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DEMANDS GKANTED.
.Spain Cedes a Vast Empire to the
United States Government
'Cubit, Tort Itlco, Uumu nnd tlio I'hlllp-
rilno Inland Cllvitn Up for 880,000,000
Spnlti'x Atmnrr Very llrlof Com-
iiiltHlontim' Work About Ended.
Purls, Nov. 29. Spain has ncccptcd tho
United Status' offer of 20,000,000, und
at a joint session of tho peace eotumls
ulons yesterday afternoon consented
without condition to relinquish Cuba
und to cede Porto Kleo, Guam and tho
Philippine islands. Tho document
presenting' this acceptance contained
.only 800 words. It opened with a re
ference to the final terms of the United
.States and that tho Spanish commis
.sioncrs, after having taken cognlzanco
of the terms proposed by tho Amor I
cans, replied that their government
had tried to give as equitable an an
swer as possible, but that they
were not prepared to commit
their government to tho acceptance
of the principles embodied in tho
American argument Spain rejects
these principles, tho note continues,
"as she always has rejected them."
Uaslng her attitude upon the justico
-of her cause, tho note then says, she
still adheres to these principles,
"which she has heretofore Invariably
formulated." However, the note adds,
In her desire for peace she has gono
so far as to propose a certain com
promise, which tho Americans havo
: always rejected. She has also at
tempted, It is further asserted, to havo
submitted to arbitration some of tho
material particulars upon which tho
two governments differed. These pro
posals for arbitration, it is added, tho
Americans had likewise rejected.
Spain's reply, in substance, continued
by declaring that the United States
has offered, as a kind of compensation
to Spain, something very inadequate
to tho sacrifices the latter country
makes at this moment, and she feels,
therefore, that tho United States' pro
posals cannot be considered just and
equitable. Spain has, however, ex
hausted all the resources of diplomacy
in an attempt to justify her attitude.
Seeing that an acccptanco of tho
proposal made to Spain is a nec
essary condition to a continuance of
negotiations, and seeing that tho re
sources of Spain are not such as to en
.able her to re-enter upon war, she is
prepared, in her desire to avoid blood
shed and from considerations of hu
manity and patriotism, to submit to
the conditions of tho conquering na
tion, however harsh they may be. She
is, therefore, ready to accept tho pro
posals of tho American commission as
presented at the last sitting.
CmmnlHAlnn'rt Work Nrnrly Kndnd.
"Washington, Nov. 20. It is the im
pression at the state department, in
the absence of anything save press re
ports of the proceedings at Paris yes
terday, that the commission's work Is
now near at end and that about
two weeks' time will sulllce to close it
up. This idea is based on tho belief
that, Instead of undertaking to ar
range tho several matters yet to bo
settled In the treaty of peace, a gen
eral clause will bo placed in tho
treaty binding each of tho parties
to begin negotiations In tho near
tfuture upon those subjects.
Madrid Culm but Hitter.
Madrid, Nov. 29. The city is calm.
'There have been no disturbances re
sulting from tho announcement of
Spain's acceptance of tho terms of tho
Americans. Tho papers, however,
publish gloomy articles, sadly remind
ing the country that tho day is one
long to be remembered as marking
"the closing scene of a glorious colonial
history." All agrco that tho govern
ment has adopted the only possible
policy, though much bitterness is dis
played toward the United States.
EUROPE NOT PLEASED.
Kx'fliit Kncland, .Ml the Old World Ciiun-
trlf Keituut America's Tiiklni: tho 1'hll-
Ipplliun The l'npe Kspeulully Hitter.
Paris, Nov. 20. The whole European
continent will bitterly resent Ameri
can acquisition of the Philippines.
This sentiment is not confined to dip
lomats, but especially here in Paris it
is the opinion constantly heard in tho
highest French society. It is known
that a high oillcial of tho French for
eign otlice said yesterday: "Tlio appear
since of the Americans in eastern waters
is a disturbing factor to tho whole
of Europe. Americans, as is well
known, lack diplomatic manners and
will surely bring constant trouble to
all of us." As to the general sen
timent, William T. Stead, who lias just
returned from a tour of France, llel
glum, Germany, Uubsia, Austrln, Tur
key and Italy, and who has seen tlio
highest politicians in each country,
and, In some cases, their rulers, said:
Tho IminoMso majority of Europuuns uro, of
oourso, absolutely Ignorant of what hns hap
pened. Intunt upon tholr dully toll, thuy
notthor Ituow nor caro what occurs In tliu other
hemisphere. Hut Kuropcuns who read tho
newspapers uro ublo to form what may bo
nailed "publlo opinion" in tho old world.
Thoy uro pructlcnlly unanimous on tho
mutter. Outside of Knglund I havo
not mot u single non-American who
was not opposed to tho expansion of America.
Nor through my whole tour of Kuropo havo I
mot u Kuropoau who did not receive tho pro
testations of tho gcnulno sincerity with which
tho Americans cntored upon tho wur with
tnoro or loss mock Incredulity,
Mr. Stead roports that tho bitterest
hostility of all was found at tho Vatican.
ST. LOUIS' CENTENNIAL.
Tho City Is Pinhlnir Altoucl With It lMiwia
for n Celebration In 10O.1 of tho
LouUlntm l'urclini.
St Louis, Nov. 20. At a meeting of
tho general committee of 50 appointed
recently to take preliminary steps
looking to the proper celebration in
tho year 10011 of tho one-hundredth an
niversary of tho purchase of Louisiana
from France, the committee on design
made Its roport favoring an expo
sition. It was decided to request
tho governors of every stato and
territory Included In the purchnso to
appoint ono dolegatc from each con
gressional district and two from the
stato at large to meet in this city on
or before January 15. The purpose of
tliis meeting will bo to decide upon
tho time, plnco and manner of cele
brating tho event in history which
added so much territory to the domains
of this country.
THE WEST PROSPEROUS.
Mr. Warner, of the MUnourl I'd cl lie, Say
Varmint; anil Industrial Inturrsts Are
in u Highly Satisfactory Condition.
New York, Nov. 20. Mr. C. (. War
ner, of St Louis, vice president of tho
Missouri Pacific Kailway company, Is
now paying a short business visit to
New York. Ho has nothing but cheer
ful views to express regarding tho out
look. Ho feels that the decision of
the supreme court on tho joint tralltc
matters renders legislative notion by
congress necessary. Ho said: "Gen
eral business conditions in the western
states arc highly satisfactory; farm
ing, railroad and industrial interests
are all getting the benefit of the change
which has gradually been making it
self felt during tho last year and a
half in every department of trade."
l'lm Tri'Mldi-nt Invited to Detroit.
Washington. Nov. 29. Secretary Al
ger, Senator McMillan, Gen. Henry M.
Duffleld, Maj. G. II. Hopkins and Al
bert M. Homy, all of Detroit, to-day
extended an invitation to President
McKinley to attend tho celebration of
the Sous of tho American Revolution
to bo held in Detroit next summer.
Tho president was unable to make a
positive engagement so far ahead, but
it is understood that ho Intends to
make nn extended trip next summer
and probably will slop at Detroit dur
ing the celebration.
Dark I'lcttiro of Manila.
Port Townscnd, Wash., Nov. 29.
Capt. Frederick Keye, First North Da
kota volunteers, who lias arrived hero
from Manila on leave of absence, re
ports that among botli volunteers nnd
regulars tlio feelingis strongly against
the retention of tho Philippines. Tho
ofllcers avto all desirous of returning
home, and a largo number hnvo ten
dered their resignations, which will
not be accepted. The insurgents are
very insolent and even refuse to' obey
tho orders of the American authori
ties. A Collect) Drmtrojri'ri by Flrn.
Little Hock, Ark., Nov. 29. Gallo
way college, located at Searcy, was
destroyed by fire yesterday. Tho flro
originated in the fourth story in some
mysterious manner and in less than
one hour the building and contents,
save two pianos, were a total loss.
Two hundred people, of which num
ber 175 were youug lady students,
wore asleep at tlio time, but not one
person was injured. Several thrilling
and narrow escapes wero reported,
however.
Hold Hold-Up III Kaunas City.
Kansas City, Mo , Nov. 29. Two
masked robbers entered the hardware
store of liurnett & McVey, at 28 South
west boulevard, about nine o'clock
last night, and while one of them
covered tho proprietors of tho estab
lishment with a brace of revolvers, his
companion broke open the money
drawer and took S75 in bills and small
change. Then they bound and gagged
both liurnett and McVey and coolly
walked out of the store and quickly
disappeared in tho darkness.
IllKhwaymii Cunturml With Itooty.
St, Joseph, Mo., Nov. 29. The police
captured a gang of highwaymen
who have been terrorizing the city
for a week. Many prominent busi
ness men wero victims of the
thugs. The prisoners aro James Gil
more, John Allen and Harry Howard.
The arrest was effected by a posse of
ofllcers, who surrounded them in their
rendezvous in a disreputable quarter
of the city. Pooty was recovered, in
cluding a $200 watch taken from Attor
ney J. C. Davis Saturday night.
I.lttln Japan Will Krsl.t.
Victoria, 1$. C., Nov. 29. The steam
er Glenoglo has arrived hero after n
tempestuous passuge, bringing an In
teresting budget of news from tlio
restless east. From Tien Tsin comes
news which shows thnt Japan has de
cided to resist Russian aggression.
She Is preparing to drivo the czar's
troops from Korea and to this end
largo detachments of troops tiro being
landed in the hermit's kingdom.
Tiohim'h in tint Kitltb fire.
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 29. The
losses from tho burning of the Keith
building ut Eleventh and Grand ave
nue yesterday morning will not ex
ceed 8100,000 on tho stock of tho Rob
ert Keith Furniture k Carpet company
and S 10,000 on the building, owned by
, Mrs. Harriot llryaut, of Independence,
i Mo. Tlio losses aro fully covered by
insurance.
UNCLE SAM'S MAIL.
Postmaster General Smith Gives
Valuable Facts and Figures.
tnternsttnir VIows Ketrardlnc tho Work In
Our Ncr Colonic AiiimzIiir drouth
of tli ii l'osttl Mmlntm Ka
ra 1 Kron Unlivery.
Washington, Nov. 2(1. Tlio most in
teresting view of tho postal sorvlco for
some years, owing to its operations in
military and naval fields, is tlio report
of Postmaster Genoral Chnrles Emory
Smith. Aside from tlio- discussion of
tho regular branches of tho depart
ment it tells of tho work accomplished
and policies adopted In our territorial
acquisitions. The postmaster general
says:
Tho wnr entailed tho nocosslty of n military
postal servloa nnd prompt measures wore re
quired for handling tho mulls of nn army of
250,00'J men. Largo post oillcos wero suddonly
created nt tho camps of concentration, iho ex
igencies of constant changes nnd movements
woro mot, and tho military und naval forces on
nctlvo Horvlccs In tho West Indies and Philip
pines had prompt nnd constant postnl com
munication with home. Thoso military post
ofllccH woro clothed with all postnl powers.
Some of tho Inrgorcntnps Incronsol tholr vol
ume of postnl business to that of cities of high
rnnh.
Postmaster Smith calls attention to
the rapid and amazing growtli of tho
postal business in all its branches.
In tho last fiscal year tlio gross reve
nue was 380,012,018 against :J5,:it5,l70
in 1880, and tho gross expenditure
SS,03a,fi2ll, against 8:10,512,801; tho
number of post otllces, 7:$,000, against
43,000. Within this period tho pop
ulation has incrensed about 50 per
cent., while postal business has
multiplied nearly threefold. Tlio
general increase of expenditures for
the past year lias been little more than
tho preceding one, despite the fact
that nearly 81,000,000 earned In mall
transportation by tho aided Pacific
railroad companies was paid this year
directly out of the department appro
priations. There was an increase In
postal receipts of nearly 8(5,500,000 over
the aggregate of 1897, which Is cited
as a proof that the country is again
prosperous.
Tho estimate of revonues and ex
penditures for tho fiscal year ending
June !10, 1000, follows: Total revenue,
S100,058,112; estimated expenditures,
8105,221,000; deficiency for 1000, esti
mated, S4,205,S88. Hut for the gross
abuse of tho second class matter privi
leges, tho deficit would have disap
peared long ago, and Its present and
promised decrease is in tlio face of this
abuse.
Discussing rural frco delivery, the
postmaster goneral says replies to cir
culars sent out suggest some assurance
of tho permanence of the service. A
revision and rearrangement of tho
service established prior to 1897 is con
templated. The most marked advance in tlio
volume of money order business in tho
history of the system was this past
year, tlio increase being 1,700,000 in
number and 810,000,000 in money car
ried. There were 28, 75S.112 money or
ders issued; face value, $204,59:1,891.
Legislation is asked for at the next
session of congress to correct tho evils
growing out of tho practico of bid
ding for star route service.
There were 15,000,220 pieces of mail
matter registered at the post oflico
during the year and the aggregate of
8908,199 in fees collected was an in
crease of ovor seven per cent over tlio
previous year.
Among recommendations for legis
lation are thoso to make depredations
of railway postal clerks a continuous
offense; to provide a severe penalty
for employes embezzling or destroying
newspaper mall; severer statutes
covering green goods and obscene mat
ter; tho issue of a special stamped en
velope of superior puper quality for ten
ceuts for greater security and safety;
for at least curtailing the use of post
ago stamps as a medium of exchange,
and for allowing postmasters of tlio
first and second classes to pay for tlio
special delivery of letters by salaried
postal ofllclals, and to allow car faro
to special delivery messengers in tlio
great cities.
CHIEF SALMON'S REPORT.
Work of tho I in roan or Animal Industry
During th rust Year Hut Forth
( Interesting Statistic-.
Washington, Nov. 2G.Dr. D. K. Sal
mon, chief of the bureau of animal in
dustry, in his report to tlio secretary
of agriculture for the fiscal year ended
Juno :io, 1898, says:
During tho year meat Inspection was In oporo
tton nt 1.15 nbbutolrs, as ugalnst 128 for the
previous year, and In 35 oltlos, as against :t: In
1807. Tho numbor of unlinals Inspected boforo
HlnuKhtarcu numbered 51,3 ,308 Of thoso 8,--.8.2.17
woro cattloi 0,0lti;i,iT woro snoop!
408,103 cnlvos nnd 3l.0Iit,075 hogs. At tho thin)
of Mnughlur, 31,llO,HUnnItnnls woro Inspected
und 03 OW wero rojsctcd, 01,508 enrcussos woro
condemned Tho moat inspection slump was
affixed to 11,58:1,78') packages ( mutton and beef
nnd pork products, of which 371,131 conta'ncU
microscopically examined porlc.
Suveri to Vlvn for Conviction.
Kansas City, Mo , Nov. 20. Tho jury
in tlio caso of David V. Relger and
Richard D. Covington, president and
' cashier respectively of the defunct
Missouri national hank, was un
able to agree on a verdict and was
discharged by Judge Philips in the
federal court. Tho jury was out for
nearly 00 hours during which time a
score of ballots wero taken, with prac-
' tlcally ,tho mime result each .time
I seven for conviction to five for acquit-
1 tal.
MANY LIVES SAVED.
Snportntnmtant of tlio I,tr-Savlmr Htirc-
Ico Make n Itnpnrt of it Yr'
Splendid Work.
Washington, Nov. 20. Tlio follow
ing Is an abstract of the roport of tho
general superintendent of tlio life
saving service:
At tho closo of tho lust llsonl your tho
establishment embraced 201 stations, 10 i being
on tho Atlantic, 50 on tho lnlcos, 15 on tho l'a
elllo nnd ono nt tho bills on tho Ohio nt I.ouls-
111c, ICy. Tho number of disasters to docu
mented vosscIh within tho Hold of tliu operations
of tho sorvlco during the year wus 402. Thoro
wero on board tlio vessels 0,111 porsons. of
whom 12 wero lost. Tho ustlmntcd vnltio
of tho vessels nnd enrgoos Involved wus
17,103.300, Of this amount 0.4t0 was
saved nnd 1757,803 lost: 003 shlpwrcclod
porsons received succor nt tho sta
tions. Tho numbor of vessels totally
lost was M. In add It Ion to tho forogolng there
woro during tho year 30) disunities to small
craft, on which thoro woro 81 porsons. of whom
10 woro lost; value of tho property Involved,
ilOJ.703, of which ir7,fti was unveil. Forty-six
other porsons woro rosoued who hud firllcn
from wharves, plors. otc, tho most of whom
would hnvo perished but for tho nld of tho
Ufa-saving crows. Tho crows saved, nnd as
sisted to Hnvo, during tho year 471 vessels,
vnlund with tholr curgoss nt ti 808,055, nnd ran
dom! assistance of minor Importance to 3M
other vessels In dlstross, besides warning from
danger by tho signals of tho patrolmen U'id ves
sels. SEVENTY LIVES LOST.
Thn Storm on Nmv l'a;liiud'rt Const lie-
Miiltn In Droit Loss of I.tfo nnd Ovor
loo Voisnls tiro Wreokml.
Boston, Nov. 29. It is known defi
nitely that more than 70 lives have
been lost in the wreclcs of tugs, schoon
ers and coal barges during the sorm of
Saturday niglTt and Sunday morning,
and, If tliu steamer Portland has also
gono down, as now seems possible, tho
list of casualties will rise to 140, with
over 100 vessels of all descriptions
ashore, two score of them known to bo
wreclcs and and an unknown number
probably beneath tho waves of Massa
chusetts bay.
There is scarcoly a bay, harbor or
Inlot, from tlio Penobscot to Now Lon
don that has not on its" shore tho
bones of some stnnch craft, while along
Massachusottts bay, and especially
Boston harbor, tho beaches aro piled
high with tlio wreckage of schooners
and coal barges. Tlio record, although
hourly lengthening, is still incom
plete, for that ocean grnveyar,d off Capo
Cod is still to bo hoard from.
Hint Among Kiiiihh Subitum.
Leavenworth, Kan., Nov. 20. A riot
broke out in Camp Waties, of tlio
Twenty-first Kansas, last night. An
attempt was made to demolish the
cook house, operated by Green & Co.,
of Topeka, Kan., under contract Tlio
trouble was tlio outgrowth of dissatis
faction over tlio quality and quantity
of tho food. Tho contractors dared
not show themselves until tho ofllcers
cume to tho rescue, driving tlio men
oil" with their swords.
Drowned WhlUi Txntlni; tho Ion.
Ithaca, N. Y., Nov. 29. Wilsou
Klinger, of Will county. 111., u gradu
ate student in tlio school of pedagogy
at Cornell, was drowned in tlio hy
draulic laboratory canal in Fall creelt.
Tlio theory is that ho was drowned
while testing tho ice to ascertain its
strength for skating purposes. He
was preparing at Cornell for an ap
pointment as professor in the 'Missouri
state university.
Ihn Alton Ontlnii Withdrawn,
Chicago, Nov. 29. Negotiations for
tho purchase of a controlling interest
in the Chicago & Alton by a syndicate
headed by President Stilwell, of tho
Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf road,
hnvo been dropped for tlio present
President lilnckstone, of tho Alton,
Is said to havo withdrawn the option
ho had given and announced that his
stock is no longer for aalo and advised
his friends not to sell.
Car l'llinliio I SitIoiih.
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 29. Tho rail
roads centering in Kansas City aro
faco to face with tlio most serious car
famine which has ever existed in tho
west for years. If tho present equip
ment of every railroad in Kansas City
were increased 50 per cent, it is prob
able that tlio demand would not bo
filled. Tho car famine has existed for
weeks and there is no indication that
tlio end is near.
Thn I'.xpnrlniiMit rotations.
Washington, Nov. 29. Dr. A. C.
True, director of the oflico of experi
ment stations, in his report says that
tho agricultural experiment stations
are, as a rule, working more thorough
ly and efllcicntly for tho benefit of
American agriculture than ever before.
Tho appropriation of 720,000 by con
gress for the support of tho stations
was supplemented by ovor 5100,000
stato funds.
Khlpplm; Lohiuh on tlio Iikon.
Chicago, Nov. 29. A careful estimate
of losses to shipping and vessel owners
on tho great lakes for the record break
ing year of 1898 places tho probable
figures at 32,500,000. This may be in
creased before the closo of navigation,
but, oven without more storms or
foundered vessels, It will hold first
placo for losses In tlio history of navi
gation. Dntcetlvcn Aro Aftwr Olllntt.
Woodbine, Kan., Nov. 29. Pinker
ton detectives aro on tlio trail of G. G.
Gillott, tho ux-cattlo king. A fund
wns formed yesterday to organize and
continue tlio pursuit. Tlio informa
tion hero is that tlio absconder hns not
yet crossed tlio Mexican Hue. Tlio
story from Now York that Glllett had
sailed for Spain is believed to bo u
fake.
IT IS UNEXCELLED.
Our Navy Put to Supreme Test and
Not Found Wanting.
Words of l'nilno from Secretary I.onsr, Who
Ituvlnws thn Work of tho Itncnut
Wnr unit (lives Filet Not Ilcrn-
toforn l'ublUlKHl.
Washington, Nov. 20. Tho annual
report of tho secretary of tlio navy is
much longer than tlio usual annual
roport Tho first sentence explains
this ns follows:
For tho llrst tlino nlnco Us rehabilitation tho
nuvy has bcon put to tho mipromo tost of war.
Years of p.ulont, persistent trulnln nnd de
velopment hnvo brought It to a point of high
cfllalenoy which resulted In tho unparalleled
victories nt Manila nnd Santiago victories
which havo given tho nnmos of our naval com
manders world-wide futno und added nn addi
tional pngo to tho glorious naval history of our
country.
The roport describes In rapid ordur
tho stops that woro taken to consoli
date tho squadrons and put the navy
in readiness for hostilities. Sigabue's
famous telegram asking a suspension
of publlo opinion In connection wth
tho blowing up of tliu Mnlno la quoted
and tho secretary says: "This judi
cious telegram did much to secure In
tho publlo mind a dispassionate view
of tlio disaster."
Tlio story of Dewey's victory at Ma
nila is told, and of it tho secretary
says:
Asldo from tlio moro fact of having won
without tho loss ofiiHlnglo llfo, such a brll
llnnt nnd electrifying victory at tho very outsot
of tho wur, with nil tho eoultdonco whloli It In
fused throughout tho country nnd Into tho
personnel of ovory branch of tho sorvlco. It ro
moved nt once nil apprehensions fur tho 1'nclllo
const. Tho Indirect pecuniary advantage to
thoUnltod SttitcH In lliowav of saving nn in
crease of lusuranco rates nnd In assuring tho
country freedom from nttnolc on thnt coast Is
Incalculable.
Ono fact disclosed by the history of
tho days boforo tlio surrender of San
tiago is that Sampson asked to bo
represented In any conforonco held to
arrange tlio terms of surrender of San
tiago by vlrtuu of tliu fact that ho had
engaged in tho joint operations.
Shaftor replied that lie should bo glad
to have Sampson represented, but tho
surrender tool: placo boforo his repre
sentative could reach tho camp. Ad
miral Sampson's chief of stall did.
arrive boforo the final articles woro
signed, but Shaftor declined to permit
him to bo ono of tlio signatories.
A brief chapter in the report tells of
tho operations of the blockade. It la
said that this was of an extremely ar
duous character, generally unrelieved
by tho exhilaration of combat. Many
devoted otllccrs and crows from tho
beginning of tlio war till tho end ren
dered most valuable and conscientious
sorvlco without onportunlty for win
ning distinction In battle. High praise
ia awarded tlio marine corps for tholr
work throughout tho campaign.
In view of tho prospcctlvo incronso
In tho navy and tho necessity of guard
ing tho naval stations which will bo
needed in tlio newly-ncqmrcd territory
of tho United States and especially in
view of tho genoral cfliclonoy displayed
by this corps tho secretary says that It
should bo increased to 5,000 men, with
tho necessary oillcors.
Touching upon tho naval militia,
Secretary Long says thoso organiza
tions woro largely recruited outside
of the seafaring class und lacked tho
cxperlenco in gunnery, navigation and
tho habits of tlio sea which uro essen
tial to immediate etliciont service in
the navy. On the other hand, they
wero men of a high standard of edu
cation nnd intelligence, and rapidly
acquired while on shipboard tho knowl
edge necessary for their clllcloncy.
Praise is accorded to tlio oillcors and
men connected witli the auxiliary
naval force and tho const signal serv
ice. Secretary Long gives a complete
list of all the merchant vessels and
yachts that woro acquired by lease or
purchase for tlio navy and in each
caso shows tlio purohuso price. Tliero
were 110 of these vessels, including
the warships bought abroad.
Tho secretary, in summing up tliu
work, imposed upon tho department,
in its vastness, says that tho country,
as well as tho service, has cause for
congratulations in tho results which
have followed, und which have been
so generally approved, and in tlio
further fact that no personal feeling
has arisen to mar tiio glorious victories
und magnificent work of tho service.
Tho score tary compliments tho equip
ment bureau for tho satisfactory man
ner in which, notwithstanding tlio
many difliculties which developed, in
providing coal for tho Hoots. Tho
largest single item of expenditure was
for tlio purchase of coal 452,551 tons
being bought ut a cost of 82,122,000.
In tho (lurh of n .Minor.
Paris, Nov. 20. To avert a strike of
minors at Lens, In tho department of
Pas do Calais, ut tho extreme north of
France, President Faure, with his
suite, visited the town yosterday.
The president put on minors' clothes
and went down into tho pit. lie
talked with tho men and made a brief
speech to them, in tlio course of which
lie said ho wanted to bring to tlio
workers proof of tho government's
solicitude for thorn.
I'mtMioutlou Not l'robalilo.
Washington, Nov. 20. Criminal
prosecution of porsons connected with.
tlio wrecked Lmpnrla bank is not now
probable. Comptroller Daws Is in
clined to believe that tho suicide aud
subsequent publication of tliu confes
sion of Mr. Cross renders unnecessary
any proceedings ugalust the remain
log ptllclulb.