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SEVLVTY-XIXE DEAD. QCEBEC BRIDGES FALL. Miscalculation of Tensile Strength Advanced as Cause. Quebec As--. Although twenty-four ho-rs t.a/stu since the Qut-bic Bridge crashed into the St.

Laurence, threescore bridge- Trorkers are still held in the meshwork of wrecKage at the bottom of the river. A roll call this afiot-noon confirmed the early estimates of lots cf life. Seventy-nine men failed to answer to their names, and ivere not among the injure! the Lt-vis Hospital. Fifteen bodies lie at the irorjrue awaiting the result of the coroner's Inquest. Of the total of sevrnty-nlne mi or missing, sixteen were skilled American m---cianica brought here by the Phoenix Bridge Company, of Phanixville.

to work on Via structural steel parts of the bridge. tfome of the bodies car. seen below the surface of the water, tightly in a network of steel, where it is impossible to reach v. m. Although tugs, rowboata and rafts were used touay to patrol the water over wrecked bridge the result of their wcrk was the recovery of i-ne body at low- tide this evening.

This victim was almost cut In two. Another body was lotatcd near the pier and an fort was made to remove it. but it was and that the whole er pan of the body was held In a grip at steel that it was impossible to break. Twenty-nine Indians and nineteen white Canadians are missinp. Daykrcak revealed the fact that the collapse of the c- was not caused by any defect in the masonry work, as was supposed last night.

The piers and buttresses stand firm the mass of twisted and torn steeL Ii -was ssJi this by one of the few survivors ci tha Miwtfc there had betr. of a coiiappe some time, but that they had not been regarded as serious. This man. Jesse J. Xeas.

who worked on one of the big electric cranes, said that a week ago the steel ai tlie bate the arch outside the foremost pier had buckled slightly, but no one had considered this a serious BBBBBVca, since the outer end of the Big half arch. ISO ieei in the air. seemed perfectly rigid. Although the immediate cause af the collapse 1b to have been the running of a heavily loaded train out to the end, it seems likely that this merely hastened the disaster, since every hour the weight at the outer end of the t-truciure was being increased as tho hugre girdtrs were riveted into place. Several expert engineers visited the scene to-day.

It was evident, they said, That there had been a miscalculation of the tensile strength in some spot and that the weak spot had given ay under the strain of hundreds of thousands of tons of steal, upsetting the balanced parts of the stxucture. When a correspondent visited the scene of disaster to-day bridge employes ere busy looking for bodies among the piles ct iron which fell on the shore. Old and young were en logs weeping. As the ere found they were carried to one of "pany's buildings. Ihe few at work on the bridge at the time of ihe accident who are known to have been saved are Laberge.

who has a broken leg; Roberge Cfadpret, Johnson, Charles Davis, whose back is broken; a. man named Hailey, of New York; Jess, an engine driver, and Thomas Sewell, of Fredericton. Afl the bodies, with the exception of those v.nose homes were at St. Romouald, were sent here Jury will be eworn in to-morroar morning. The Jury will visit the scene of the accident in the afternoon and the inquest will begin on Tuesday.

S. K. Purent, ayaaMSwt of the Quebec Bridge he to-morrow morrir.g, of the company will be hcid. ebJ auMaiuueut has appointed a of Mr. Butler.

Deputy ber of 1 si Collingr. ood Schreiser. chief eng I gate the cause or lent. XO NEW METHODS TRIED. Engineers Here Refuse to Express Opinions on Bridge's Collapse.

The collapse of the great Quebec cantilever bridge was a subject of conjecture among New York engineers yesterday, and none was more mystified than the resident engineer of dM Phoenix Bridge Company, which had the construction contract. John Sterling Deans, chief enpiijctr or the company, left New York at o'clock last night to Investigate the cause the accident, which coat over seventy lives. Deans will be Joined at Quebec by other oncers of the company, including David the president, who was In communication aw his office, at No. 41 Walnut street, Philadelphia, -with S. P.

Thomas, the resident ngineer at v. York office. Ho. 49 William FtreeU Nobody couM be found yesterday -who would express an opinion as to the reason for the callapse of the structure. Speaking for the Mr.

Thomas said yesterday: "We have had no private advices from Quebec. jmd all our information has been what we read In the r.ewFpaper dispatches. We called up oar -Tents Quebec by long distance telephone ive could learn nothing as to the probbX- causa of the accident, since the men who were in charge of the construction work were killed. We expect in a week or MB days to have an official report on the case from our officers who will start for Quebec to-night." In reply to a Question, Mr. Thomas said that in the building of the Quebec cantilever, no untried methods had been followed.

"We had," he said. work and the general rules of other Engineering companies before us. Everything was done feccordLic to tried principles. We were proud of the Job. for it was to be the greatest work of Its kind ever done.

All the v.as tested before it was used." "We nave been informed by the dispatches that there MM a wind blowing at the velocity of twenty-eight miles an hour when the crash ca.rr.e- Whether this wind could have bad anything to dc with it we cannot at present decide. Of course, the effect c' and temperature sad other influences metal work were all taien Into consideration and guarded against. Therefore we cannot accept that a cause." Mr. Thomas declined to discuss the financial of the of the on which the company bid worked for years He said he could not talk about the terms of the MMjact v.tich the Phoenix Bridge Company for the construction work with the Quebec Bridge Company, which, in turn, had obtained contract from the government. "The work k4 Good Digestion WAITS ON' APPEI a roan regularly breakfasts on Grape-Nuts VIEW OF APPROACH SPAN AND OF SOUTH ANCHOR AND CANTILEVER ARMS.

Record. be begm again." Bald Mr. Thomas. "That is assured." The Quebec bridge was being built on the same principles as BlackwelTs Island Bridge. The Pennsylvania Steel Company, of No.

71 Broadway, has the contract for the Blackwell's Island cantilever, and the superintendent of erection, L. M. Gross, said yesterday that he could not pass Judgment or. the cause of the Quebec accident. "From what I have read in the newspapers," said Mr.

Gross, "I that nobody on the scene of the accident has been able to figure out just what caused or mieht have caused the fall. The principle of the cantilever is well known and understood. There is nothing experimental about It. Therefore, It would not be wise for me to hazard what would be virtually nothing more than a guess on this accident." Mr. Grosa laughed i might be a possibility for a i the Madm ell's 1 II," "on the part of the rk done slble problem that might arise, i in the work will be a Ui ation ol already done.

aei vatfons as we went i to be no chance of anything going amiss." M. M. Baker. who is an authority on 1 c. nCessed bis ii dent.

Other engineers refused to opinion A SHOCK TO OFFICIALS. Four Phoenix Bridge Men Sent to Quebec The Muting. Philadelphia. Aug. The Tha-nix IJridge Company, -which has the contract fur building the bridge which collapsed yesterday nc-ar Quebec, has offices in this city.

The plant at Phoenixvllle, thirty inik-s from Philadelphia. The officers of the company are: President, David Reeves; secretary. George G. White; treasurer, Frank T. Davis; chief engineer.

John S. Deans, and general superintendent, William 11. Iteevt-s. The id i of the accident was a groat shook to of the officials. Four representatives of the company were sent to Quebec to-day, and until their report is received the company will make bo statement.

The officials say they clo not know the cause of the accident and have no idea of the monetary loss incurred. Mr. Davis, the treasurer, said: "I pray that the loss of life is not as great as reported. do not know bow it happened- I thought everything was well up there. We had entire charge of the construction and had two hundred men at work under A.

B. Milligan. of Phoenixvilie." The great bridge was built In sections at the company and was bolted together Quebec. The officers of the company in this city and the superintendent at th plant at I'hoonixvHlo sire unable to furnish a list of the men who were employed on the bridge. The complete list.

they say. can only be had at the bridge site. Those who are known to have been there are H. Blrks, resident engineer, formerly of Peoria. 111., but recently a resident of Phnr-nixville Che was graduated from the Boston Technical School); E.

A. Tenser, general foreman, of Lehighton. W. I- Worley, assistant foreman, of ilauch Chunk; A. D.

Atterholt, chief Inspector, and Thomas Norton, bridgeman, of Phaenixville. Of these Norton is known to be alive, as his family to-day received a telegram from him. So far as known here others mentioned missing. While great bridge was expected to cost a total of about $10,000.00 the company's contract 601 the ironwork amounted to about $5,000,000 The company has been at work on the contract for about six years, and nearly all the iron and steel had been manufactured and delivered The officers of the company are making every effort to get further information from the bridge site, but it is probable no statement will be made until the company's chief engineer reaches there. An official of the company said that the company at fully Insured.

THE SUSSING AMEBICAIX Quebec, Aug. SO. The following is a list cf the misting Americans: ATTFRNOLT. J. ehlef inspector, Phor.is-iille.

Tcni). BIKKfC A. 11. chief PhoenlxvlU. Pern.

IVORI-ET, John foreman. Mancb chunk. TENSER. B. Term.

Bridijeworkera whose home eddrtsscs are unktirtwr: BOWES. J- VNOLD-- CAIJ-AHA-N -Mini F. COOK. BTEVENSOX. Ourl.

TABT. EARL GREY SENDS SYMPATHY. Ottawa. Aug. Lord On the Governor "orcU, and Sir Wilfrkl Laurier, the Premier, have telegrams sympathy with the families who lost relatives In the Quebec bridge NEW-YORK DAILY TTfTBUXE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1907.

THE QUEBEC BRIDGE WHICH COLLAPSED. THE PERIL OF TANGIER. 7.57 LI I TNOPPOSED. AH Foreigners Except Missionaries Escape from Fez. Tangier.

Aug. General Bagdani, chief of the Sultan's forces, having given up the struggle against Raisuli. nothing now stands In the way of the bandit chief robing on Zinat and Tangier. General Bagdanl will ret it to Tetuan. lie will not await attack by the new contingents which the larous, Bon Idder and Ben Igorfet tribes have Raisuli to enable him to drive the imperial forces out of the Tangier would be an easy prey as most of the local garrison has been withdrawn to Fez.

reen here i 1 the tan. Hea now of that after re- Saflg, 1 nor of i Ben iratlons to AH the foreign nts of Fez with the exception of the American missionaries arrival here to-day way of El-Araish and 1 were welcomed with heartfelt enthusiasm by the entire diplomatic corps. The Journey is without Incident AJth Ameri to leave I-Vz with maries their own entire 1 reign colony ar 1 MOORISH ATTACK FIERI E. Tribesmen Repulsed by French Troops Near Casablanca, 1 The lighting yesterday camp een the Moon and is one the since the occn unexpected, and the tribesmen, on previous ac ashowed absolute fearlessnesa. Th" cnhl Mh In prominent, and his burnoose was seen in the thickest of nt, like thai of Augusi 18, Pn i party by Moorish cavalry.

TheJFrench drove enemy off, 1 1 the nativei rements, and this obliged a del I ment extricate t.i* party. After the first conl beli that the engagement was over, but es had been reinforced they In great ni mbera From two tions. i irregular AJvarian cavalry, the reconnoitring party, found ist surrounded by the second attack, but thej formed a square and slowly fell Ui until the reinforcements arrived. the 1 battle tamed- Native auxiliaries rs. satring them furiously, and the finally broke and fled in disorder.

the i eanwhile the Preach warahipa had showered shells into the hiiis tho natives i beltered. The cr.frajreir.erit lasted three hours. The line of battle extended over two miles, and It Is estimated that over twelve thousand Moors were engaged. The loss of the latter is not known, but It is believed to have bean heavy. French i en counted the bodies of twenty Moors in one roadvray.

The French loss was fifteen men killed or wounded. This afternoon another French reconnoitring party was attacked by fifteen hundred Moors. The natives, however, were beaten off with the aid of the guns of the cruisers Gloire and Gueydon. Thess two vessels also bombarded the beach beyond Casablanca, where a force of Moorish cavalry had gathered. The Moors -were aoon dispersed by the fire.

THE FRENCH INDEMNITY. European Powers Seem to Favor Demands on Morocco. Paris, Aug. 30. The report that Franca intends to insist that Morocco shall pay the heavy expenses resulting from the French military and naval action in the latter country appears to be correct.

The expenditure is increasing steadily with the enlargement of the activity of the French forces. Germany, Great Britain and the other powers of Europe are understood to be In sympathy with France's attitude. it is also in well informed ofF-ici circles that the other powers intend to demand payments for the losses sustained by their subjects in Morocco. It recognized, however, that the existence of two Sultans in Morocco Will render it difficult to fix the responsibility for the payment of the C-XP4 nses Incurred. The French cruiser Deaalx.

which is due to arrive at Tangier on Sunday, was sent there as the result of an lntervi between the British Ambassador here. Sir Francis Bertie, and Premier Clemenceau yesterday, in which the ambassador pointed out the dangerous position of the Europeans at Tangier. According to the latest advic a received here from Casablanca the French losses in the fight- Ing near the camp on August 28 were three men killed and twelve wounded, the killed including a cavalryman of the regular Algerian force, who was decapitated, his head being carried off by the Moors. The enemy's loss is believed to have bct-n heavy. tatic corps has been Morocco SPANISH GOVERNMENT CONFIDENT.

Madrid, Premier Maura saU to-day that the proclamation of MulaJ Hang as Sultan of Morocco tiari rendered the situation extremely j'lizzlinK. anil that ha had devoted all his time since his return from France to its -ration. He could say. however, that there was nothing to fear in the future, preparations had been made MATUSCHEXKO EXECUTED. Leader of Mutiny in the Black Put to Death at Sebastopcl.

oko, the RusfS.in who led mutiny Potemktne and satkmal the Black Sea in the summer of. 1905, I 2 BT al S- bastopol, am st hr trl- by la 1 sentei After abandoning tbe batUeahlp at Kustendft Rumania, hi uko went to New York, orked two years in an iron foundry ss him last July to return thl city, where the att I i I police was directed to htm nn.l he rrested with other members of a revolutionary organization torn hip. JAPANESE SCHOONER SET FREE. Department of Justice Disapproves of Pro ceedings in Nitto Case. Washington, After careful consideration of th.

facts the seizure and eedinga to forfeit the Japanese Nitto, i bei engaged Illegal sealing operations In Alaskan waters, the Depart i pproved. The therefore, will turned over to her to depart from Unalaska. nga Instituted by this government involved crews of two Japanese scbooaers, ft Kaiwo the Nitto, Individuals of both ng been caught in the ad of taking within the American water boundary. se men were but remainder of the crow were acquitted. A libel was Bled acainsi met Nitto, although tha Kaiwo released.

This libel proceeding Urn Department of Justice now has abandoned. CHOLERA SPREADS IN Two Hundred Persons Die Daily in Streets of Lower Yang-Tse Towns. Shanghai. Aug. The epidemic of cholera among the Chinese In the lower Yang-Tse pcrts la spreading.

About two hundred persons die daily in the streets of Wu-Hu, in the province of Ngan-Hwel, and Kin-Klansr, province of Kian-g-Se. TEN PERSONS KILLED; 150 HURT. Platform Collapses at Oporto King Carlos Scuds Condolences. Oporto, Aug. A platform erected by a local newspaper for a lottery drawing collapsed to the ground about five hundred peraons, or" ten were killed and 150 injured.

King Charles has telegraph? 1 is conaolaneaa to the Mayor. ABYSSINIAN MISSION IN GERMANY. Hamburg. Aug. An Abyssinian mission, consisting of two high dignitaries of the court of Emperor Merelik, arrived here to-day on their way to Berlin, where they will be received by Emperor William, in return for the visit paid by German beaded by Dr.

Rosen, more than two years ago to the Abyssinian Emperor at Adis Abeba. Kmperor Menelik has sent the German Emperor a lion and a rhinoceros, which have already arrived at the zoological gardens here. The head of tbe Abyssinian mission, in an Interview here, expressed the hope that German traders 2nd planters go to Abyssinia and assist In developing the country, acidii tula particular wish of the Abyssinian Emperor, who desired to establish a consulate in Berlin as soon as lie was able to an, DISCUSSES PEIBCE "BID. SATS CITY WOULD LOSE. Commissioner Chadzcick Surprised at Criticism of Ashokan Award.

Charles N. cne of the water supply commissioners, returned yesterday from a tour inspection of all the work that the board of water supply Is having done. He was much surprised at the 1 1 till law aroused by the action of the board in awarding the AEhokan dam contract to the Mac- Arthur Brothers Company and the Winston Cor.i- Fany, whose bid was some higher than that of the John Peirce Company, the lowest bidder. "It was not awarded to the John Peirce Company," the commissioner, "for sound business reasons. Their bid was about lower Uhan cur consulting engineers estimated the work would cost.

Mr Peirce himself told me that he did not he could do the wort satisfactorily for the amount he bid. He said that his employes had made a mistake in the estimates while he was abroad in Europe." course, I could have held the I'eirce company to Its bid and forced it to undertake the work, and eventually I suppose made it lose its $1,250,000, the amount it had to put up. but what does that sum amount to in the end? It wou'd have coat the city far more eventually: board of water supply dors nut wish la any practice like that. "We want to see that the city's Interests are protected In this nutter, and in awarding the contract as wo did we acted for the best Interests of the city. That la our judgment of it.

It is simply a straight proposition, and we had. of course, to be advisod by our expert engineers what the work Bhould cost, and act in a measure on thfir advice." Commissioner Chatlwick said that Mr. Peirce had. however, evinced perfect willingness to stand by his bid. He said that he himself had taken tuinitiative in the matter, and without any expression of opinion on the part of Mr.

had asked him if he would not suffer a heavy financial loss in carrying out the work. In reply Mr. Ptircc had he thought he would lose on the contract, although never made any request to withdraw it, but said that he would stand by it. "I did not believe that Mr. I'eirce would do the work satisfactorily if he was losing several millions on it," declared Mr.

Chudwlck. "I dM not act especially, or ir. fact at all, from a feeling of generosity to Mr. Prtree or company when I rejected hia bid; I acted for the best interests of the city. You know that when he found that he was losing largely on the contract he would not have done satisfactory work, and would have probably brought the matter up 'n the courts and tried to gal new appropriations as well." "Do you think that the Mac Arthur and Winston companies will make on the was asked.

COMPANY WILL. LOSE MONEY. "No." was -the answer, "I think they will lose. The feeling seems to bo that they will lose about $130,000 on It." Asked if he did not think this company would also npply for money if It found it was on the contract, Mr. Chad wick said he di.i not know, but that he felt with that compaay, and that It had undertaken the work "cheer- The criticisms that have recently been mads of Commissioner Simmons aroused Commissioner Chadwlck's Ire.

He termed them "unfair, unjust and He heatedly exclaimed "that minute of Mr. Slmmons's time is worth more to this commission than twenty-four hours of the time of any other man the city could employ to take his place," and added that he spoke advisedly and meant literally what he said. The commissioner went over the whole history of the letting Of the contracts. He said that the board had had four of its engineers. its chief engineer "and three consulting engineers, prepare estimates for the work, find that their figures had differed only slightly, although each engineer made his report without consulting another.

One of the engineers employed to make estimates was Frederick P. Steams, who. Mr. Chadwick said, was Intimately associated with the MacArthar company. The hoard's engineers all estimated that it would require abojt 512,500,000 to execute the contract.

After the bids had been opened Mr. Chadwick for the "representative of the Peirce company. Mr. Debrich. vice-president of the company, came in reply to his request.

"The first time I talked with him," Raid Mr. Chadwick. "he seemed to be 'up in the air' over his bid and was badlj scared, fearing that his company would heavily on It. The next time he came to see me he took a more hopeful view of the matter, but the third time he took a most pessimistic view, evidently thinking the firm would lose enormously." Mr. Chadwick then told of sending for Mr.

Peirce. "I wanted to size the man up and find out whether I thought ho could do the work." he fold. Mr. I'eirce made an appointment with the commissioner lor August ID. but requested later it be put off to the next day.

On the he made a similar request, which was also granted, and It was not until the following day that he finally called on the commissioner. HELD MART CONFERENCES. In the mean time it is said that he held many conferences with different contractors and construction firms. He also went to see J. Waldo Smith.

chief engineer for the commission. After these numerous conferences Mr. Peirce then saw Commissioner Chadwick. In reply to questions. Mr.

I'eirce told the commissioner that he had had no experience in earth excavation, and could not start work on that part of the contract at once should be get it. lie also told the commissioner that his company was capitalized at 51.2j0.000. It was after this talk that Mr. Chadwick decided that it would be beat not to award the contract to him. "Did you doubt the Feirce company's ability to execute the contract?" "No," replied the commissioner.

"I dM not. I know, too, that that company has done some of the largest pieces of work in the city. I questioned Mr. Peirce about the work his company had done, and he explained to me the delay In the construction of the Hall of Records. But I felt that ho would take this contract up without any enthusiasm." Mr.

Chadwl was asked If Mr. Peirce had given him any written statement, and he said he had not. Later Mr. Chadwick said that his stenographer had taken down the conversation that he had had with the contractor, and that he would give copies of it to the press on Tuesday. The commissioner said that the Mayor's letter forbidding the letting of any more large contracts did not apply to contracts where a large number of men were employed.

"We would be cowards." he amid, "to stop this work now." When his attention was called to the fact that there "was co large Dumber of man at work on the Ashokan Dam contract." DOW, he replied that contract was already let when the bids were advertised for." Chief Engineer Smith he had prepared the estimates himself, and that he felt certain that the company could not do work except at a heavy loss. "I think the commission acted wise In rejecting the lowest bid." he said. "Had they accepted it the probable result would be thai litigation would have followed, and that finally the. company would get additional appropriations. I have known of many cases where the lowest bidder bid under the actual cost of the work, but I have not known of a single instance of that kind that did not result in litigation and bidder finally teing reimbursed.

Besides, that means long delay, and I insist that It was the best policy of the commission in thl3 case net to accept the lowest bidder." Commissioner Chadwick laughed at the idea of the- Board of Aldermen investigating the awarding of the contract. "It might as well try to Investigate the Supreme Court of the United States," he said. "They have no jurisdiction whatever. Our board was created by a special act of the Legislature, and we ha'-e a perfect right to award a contract to other than the lowest bidder." There was a rumor yesterday that Mayor Mc- Clellan would investigate the letting of the contract on his return. It Is understood that he li not entirely satisfied with the award and will institute a probe.

ITALIAN ARMY MANOEUVRES. Aosta, Anil The Italian army manoeuvres began to-day a grand scale, and will continue until a i.j>ter»ibtr 6. The plans provide that a l. Ml army attempt to Invade quadrilateral, the deftndars taking Kledmont as a the point of principal concentration. Before you fly off for the holiday you forgotten anything? A telephoned whisper will send you the needed clothing, furnishings, hats or shoes.

Closed a 12 o'clock until Tuesday. Rogers, Test Company. Three Broadway Stores. 253 12M at Warren st. I3thst- 32 nd ST.

A ERITISH MILITARY BALLOON. Airship Believed Similar to La Parxie Soon. To Be in Use at Aldershot. Aldershot. Aug.

1t was learned to-day for the first time that for the last two years the) construction of a military airship has been in progress here, and it is probable that within the nest luchth Aldersho will see the first of the British aerial fleet iloating over the parade grounds. It is believed that the new airship will be similar to La Patrie. the French military ball It will be named for King Edward, ho recently inspected it. A SCHOONER LuSNED AT SEA. Crew's Hard Fight with Flames in Heavy Captain Injured.

Liverpool, N. Aug. American schocnf 3. S. Hudson.

Captain Williams. OS Bridgeport. lumber laden, from Musquodoboit. N. for New York, was destroyed by off Little Hope, near here, to-day.

crew escaped. Fire broke oat in the forecastle by the upsetting of the gr.l'.ey stove, and for hours tho crew battled Vith flames, while the wind tossed the unamanapeable craft about In a heavy sea. The flre spread with srreat rapidity. Blackened by sincke and blistered by the heat, the caataws and crew fought gallantly to save th- vessel, but when the flre reached the cargo all hope was given up. The boats were then hastily lowered over the side of the schooner and provisioned.

the saving what effects they could reach. The awaaaa swept over the afterpart of the vessel first, and then climbed the main ar.d ignited the sails. The mainmast, a charred mass, soon toppled over the side of the ship, and the and fore masts followed. Not until the ship was a mass of flame from stem to stern did the captain and the crew leave her. and when ail hope was abandoned they set out for Port ilouton.

tea mils distant, which place they reached Captain Williams was burned badly about tha legs, and he with several of the crew 1 1 HwaHi medical treatment. The Hudson was at Mays Landing. N. In and registered tons. Captain was the principal owner.

CHINESE ISTO CANADA. British Schooner Seized for Attempt to Defraud Canadian Government. Louisburg. C. 8..

Aug. A scheme to defraud the Canadian government out of a head tax by smuggling Chinamen from Newfoundland was detected here to-daj. In darkness of last night thirty Chinamen were landed on a lonely spot r.ear Gabarus. on southeastern coast of Cape Breton. The- customs authorities to-night seized the British schooner Chlorous off this port, and will hold pending investigation.

The officers have eighteen unknown Cr.nese at various points. FRENCH SIGXAI DEVICE STOLEN. Microphone to Indicate Appearance of Enemy Taken from Cherbourg Harbor. Cherbourg, Aug. A sensation has bewa caused here by the discovery that one of tka) special microphones, which would aive notice af the approach of an enemy from the sea, disappeared from Its nr.

coring In the bay. The way in which the anchor cable was cut indicates that the apparatus was stolen by a foreign ship. HEALTH CONDITIONS IN CTBA FAIR. Dr. Villaldo Makes Report on Yellow Fever Situation Following Investigation.

Washington. Auk. Dr. VHlaldo has made report to the Marine HosDltal and Public Health Service on the yellow fever conditions, from a sanitary roint of view, among the American troops at CU-nfuesos. Cuba, and In that city.

says: "The American camp Is located on a small plateau in the outskirts and to the east of the town, and the military hospital Is within half a mile south of the camp and nearer the town than the camp Itself. The hospital shares enly cne-half the building with a orivate hospital. "I made a. careful Inspection of the whole town and found It to te In a fair condition. The streets were very clean and kept In good repair, but in a quarter of the town called 'Barrio de the land is almost on a level with tho tea and rams and refuse water accumulate In pools.

There is also a large "manglar" en the shore ax foot of Hernan Cortes street. Another part of the town near the cemetery is a regular swamp, and houses in that vicinity have to be built raised from the ground. "There no aqueduct in Clenftteaps. and many houses have water reservoirs, where father the rain water and use It for drinking. Some of these tanks are not covered; others have a warden cover with a hole in the middle about 10 by 10 inches, through which the water is said to be aerated; others properly covered." STRIKERS RIOT AT ANTWERP.

Antwerp. Aug. Disorders have teredo out the striking dock laborers and mea brought in to take iheir places. To-day band of strikers seriously injured four British strike breakera, and minor skirmishes between strikers aai workmen have been Farrow 1 CLUPECO SHRUNK Sizes, ijc each, 2 for 35c CI.CETT. P2ABODV CO.

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