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_ Thirty Down With the Disease at thrf ^ National Soldiers’ Home. SEVERAL DEATHS ARE REPORTED Newport Nrn* nml Hampton to Be Quar antined — No Stringer* Allowed to Kuter the Keitervatlou—Dr. Wyman _ Will Uo to Hampton Soon to Take Charge of the Wurk of Preventing Spread. NEWPORT NEWS. Va„ July 31.— There are thirty cases of what is be lieved to be genuine yellow fever at the National Soldiers' Home, near Hampton, and three deaths from the disease were reported today. There were several other deaths at the institution yesterday, but it can not be stuted if all of them were caused by yellow fever. Newport News and Hampton will quarantine against the Soldiers’ Home tomorrow morning. The government authorities at Old Point have already adopted this step and no strangers are allowed to enter the reservation. Quarantine Officer Hobson of this port went to the Sol diers’ Home tonight and verified the statement that there are now thirty ■f* cases of the disease at the home and that there were three deaths from the malady today. While no one outside of the Sol diers’ Home know anything about the existence of yellow fever until today, it Is said the disease made Its ap pearance three days ago. The most rigid quarantine n filiations will be enforced to prevent the spread of the malady. The news has created great excite ment in Newport News, Old Point and Hampton and the most vigorous meas ures will be resorted to to prevent its spread. There are 4,000 old veterans at the home and several large excur sion parties went last week. WASHINGTON, July 31—Sifrgeon General Wyman of the marine hospi tal service was informed Saturday night of an outbreak of what was fear ed was yellow fever at the National Soldiers’ Home at Hampton and im mediately dispatched surgeons In the service from Wilmington, N. (’., Nor folk and Washington to investigate the sickness there, report on its char acter to the authorities here and take measures to prevent the spread of the disease. Dr. Wyman himself will go to Hamp ton In a few days to take charge of the work of preventing a spread of the disease if it develops into genuine yel low fever. Two of the surgeons dis patched to the home reported today that the symptoms very much re sembled those of yellow fever and while they could not be positive in ^ tbeir diagnosis as yet they were in clined to the belief the illness was the dreaded yellow jack. The government will adopt Btrict precautionary meas ures and will fight its progress with all the skill and resources at its com mand. THE SIIL'ATION AT SAMOA. Report of the Tripartite Commlnilon Mftde Public. SAN FRANCISCO, July 31—The Call publishes the report of the Tri partite eommslsion Bent to Samoa, making various recommendations re garding the new form of government decided upon by them as most suit able for the islanders. These resolu tions are based upon the best features of the Berlin treaty and included the principal features of the proposed new treaty, as amended and modified by the commissioners. The official report of the commissioners and the draft of the proposed amended treaty are said to be now on the way to their respec tive governments. WILL COMMAND THE IOWA. Capt. (loudrich Will Have Charge of the Ve.ael After Sept. let. WASHINGTON, July 31.—Captain F. Goodrich ha8 been detached from command of the cruiser Newark and ordered to assume command of the battleship Iowa on September 1, reliev ing Captain Terry, who la ordered home on waiting orders. The assign ment is of special interest, in connec tion with the plans to make the Iowa the nauclptis of a considerable fleet ou the Pacific coast ami execute an exten sive program of naval maneuvers. Be ing the only battleship of the fleet. the Iowa will probably rank first among th« ships of that station, uml Cu| tain Goodrich sill have eommund. DISASUR UN lilt RMi. t and rn|l»rrr k llnl mil a >un» tM>* Wn*»<l'4. l*ORT JKHVIH, N Y.. July 31—Tha on ih* Krl* railroad growing out of Ih* ImuUlltl* a lull* *441 of l.arkawaion I44I night wn» not H4 §*r I0114 44 nt Hr4t r*port*<l Only th* *«• man ait>I «ngln**r of ih* 4*rati*4 an* gin* uf th* w*»tt>oun<l t'klttgu rtpraaa. whtrk tnrnrd tit«r so tk* traok. w»r# hill*»l though a numbar uf |M»**ugvia on th* nipT^M. Ih* rant Hot* * (owMi'f train for ItuRato anti t’Urralaiot wb( h l» ft Now York liaiutUu) at * o‘chn h war# inju<»4 itryMM i nt* •** *****,*4 >, HT. UK If Jlny It - M«»r k«t«n of tk»4 «f» l**4t n haul In «|* |M>*lug tk* opaalng of tk* t kn »go )4II*I N 4»l»lt«' *»-4g 4 bl'l t) protwat to t*r*«M*al M» KtaUy t« <k* r«mi of tk* •ttlaana of it t*uul«, Tk* ■Miwr hit* pi ti>«i*t > *» tk* *t«Mk*r to tk* uf •* tarot* *n4 to Ik* p*«<pl* of tk* hi**f U.«l*iit|H «allay ak>ott4 Ik* •*•«•• uf tk* «tty of t’hbwpw k* illwh*'|ol into Ih* Mu •Mntppr rt*#r nhuh I* fonutm* tk* •apply of 4n«tki*g *(l»r I* lk>«. A NEWS AND NOTES BY WIRE. Blatters of Blore or Less Importance In Condensed Form. The gold reserve In the treasury is nearly $250,?oo,ooo. The movement for three-cent car fan s in Detroit has failed. Kansas City has raised nearly $50. C00 toward securing the democratic national convention. The trial of Generals Toral and Ba reja and others for surrendering San tiago dc Cuba will begin on the 31st. Sir Julian Pauncefote, head of the British delegation, gave a farewell banquet to the peace delegates at The Hague. Chauncey M. Depew was smitten with the delights of the automobile In London and will keep one In Wash ington. Farmers report that a worm is de stroying the fields of kaffir corn, sor ghum and millet In Butler county, Kansas. Mr. Michael Davltt, mrmber for South Mayo, will again raise the question as to royal clemency for Mrs. Maybrlck in the House of Commons. Secretary James Wilson of the United States department or agricul ture is in California to fumillarizo himself with agricultural conditions. General Jacob S. Coxey has pur chased the old Btcel plant of Graff, Bennett & Co., at Millvale, near Pitts burg, Pa., and will remove it to Maa silllon, O. The strike of the messenger boys of Cincinnati after a run of one week is practically over. Neither the West ern Union nor the Postal made any concessions. A fierce fire destroyed the shingle block lumber yard of the Northw st ern Lumber company at Stanley, Wifl. About five acres of wood and shingle blocks were burned. Administration officials say they will not pay any attention to the re ported petition of natives of the Car oline island of Kusale to he annexed to the United States. At New York Carl Schurz narrowly escaped death by Ptomaine poisoning. He was made violently ill by eating bass. For a time there were grave doubts of his recovery. The census in Cuba will be placed under the supervision of persons fa miliar with and experienced in census work in the United States. A wealthy Colorado merchant, whose identity the police disguise be hind the fictitious name of “George Edwards,” was robbed in Chicago of $7,000 through a “panel game.” Deputy Collector Wadham arrested two Clilnampn at Tfa Juana, on a marge of attempting to illegally enter tlie United States, and another was captured at the same place. Advices just received from the Do minican frontier say that the insurg ents have cut thp telegraph wires in tiie neighborhood of Santiago de lo3 Caballeros and also near Moca. Will Littlefield, the Horn Lake, Miss., desperado, who Is wanted for the killing of three officers of the lav/ at that place about fourteen months ago, is under arrest at Memphis, It is expected that the sub-contract ors on the Union Pacific cut-off lines in Wyoming will complete their work by August 31 and the only work left to be done will ba heavy cuts and fills. Mme. Burroughs, who sued the cities of Toledo and Fremont, Ohio, for $1,000,000 damages on account of alleged abuse, was released from the insane asylum. It is understood she will push the cases. It is officially announced from Pana ma that yellow fever has ceased to bo epidemic there. The total number of eases reported since the outbreak of the disease is eighty-eight, of which forty-five resulted fatally. “Honest” John Salisbury, a former member of the city board of aldermen of Kansas City, and for many years a prominent live stock commission man, committed suicide by cutting hia throat with a pocket knife. Reports received at the Missouri Pacific offices indicate that the recent rain was general over souiuern Ne braska and northern Kansas. It was a steady downpour lusting six hours in most places, and the first in two weeks. The State department has not yet been officially advised of the arrival in this country of Chief Justice Cham bers of Samoa and In fact it does not yet know that he has taken leave of absence us reported. Captain Frank Miller. U. S. A., re tired. Hged 53 years, died suddenly at his home in Leavenworth of heart disease. He wus a graduate of Prince ton class of ‘tip; was appointed second lieutenant by General tlrunt In 1H72, was promoted and retired because of disability In 1*90. Four thousand pout mauler* of tha ' l ulled Slate* will be Invited to attend the federal building t or n<r-alone eg. erdsee In Chicago nevt October. Tha list Include* th • Hrat-cla** poelnuuier* throughout the country and all tha pout muster* of lltinuta and some from Iowa, Indiana, Wlaconain and Muhl* gan, llrigaitdagc and lda< k.ualllng hava haum* *•• rani|*iit( in the toighlar* beul of t'anlou that *tlk merchant* hava bull oldlx'd to notify foreign ' buy-ra that they will ^tohutil) be «#• I abte to til till lb dr tuaimti*. owing to the in« cuill} of tranaimt Utica Several •**!••*«*d ■ seen of anthra* IUiV« del sloped Within a few day* among dairy hrrde about Stour tTly. The Mfth bernatal contention of Iha ItuiWr Wimeu i'bruitaa Temper i »nt« uni*<11 II la uua<utoed will rwrl t tn Fdtnhurgh gcuttaud Monday. June I ii, I*)* The rin'iiiirt c.uruutti# ! Witt he held n« Fttdey. Iun» it Utu«<iM kMairli Im« written to the ouuutllt* ua plan and e*og* of the I*-way r***(dton mint that he d* e* act ihluk it |mh i.iu or d rirwbla to hare tha rough rld t* tab* ytil In 'he land narade in that *tty when tw». , artl.ee M JND Transport Hancock, With Nebraska’s First, Anxiously Looked For. WILL PROBABLY ARRIVE SUNDAY P»r Car May I)« Attarhe.l lo tha Train that Hrlng* tlm Kevliui-nt Home— Blunter Out May lie in Nun Brauclaco— 1'ruUu tor tb» Noliller*. SAN FRANCISCO, July 29.—Yester day was spent by the anxious people of the Nebraska contingent here In awaiting the signul that the Hancock was entering the harbor, but up to ti o'clock, which Is 8 in Nebraska, no news had been heard and it was cer tain that should the ship come in after that time of day no one would be al lowed to board It until morning, hh the quarantine end custom house officers would not perform their duties until after sunrise tomorrow. There is, however, good reason for thinking that the sl»lp will not be sighted before Sunday afternoon or Monday, but these calculations are based on the supposition that the Han cock will not attempt to make Its cus tomary speed or cannot do so on ac count of the foulness of its bottom. The Hancock .eft Japan for this city on July 14. It was to come direct, six teen days would be the average time for a vessel like the Hancock, which would make it due here on Sunday. Loss of speed would bring the trip up to about Monday. Judge Kyan, Mr. Wbedan and the Bee correspondent made a visit to General Shufter and received some in formation regarding the matter of paying off the troops. General Shaf ter said there would be about (133 due each one of the enlisted men here in case they held to the resolve to be mustered cut here Instead of at home. He said they would be given the chance to vote again on the matter. i ne question or tne place or muster out of the volunteers was one which was causing the government much embarrassment, the states all being anxious to have the men mustered out at home and the Oregon people having asked that their troops be allowed to retain their arms until they reached home, even though mustered out here. The idea was to have them go home with their guns, take part in the home demonstration and then turn in the property. General Shafter had just re ceived today a letter from the war de partment showing the impossibility of granting the request of the Oregon people, but the troops of that state are to take another vote on the question of location for muster-out. General Shafter said he had re ceived authority to attach a pay car on the train that would take the Ne braska boys home, so that they might be paid off after they left this city. The amount they received would be the same as if they had received it here. None of the men could be com pelled to follow this course, however, and the idea could not be adopted un less all or a large majority of the men agreed to it. In any event the men would each be paid $133 on their ar rival In port here. There is much interest in the ques tion here and the sentiment among the large business men, city officials and the best people generally is that the volunteers ought not to be mustered out here. Their reason for this is that if the men are paid off here a large part of the money will be spent in a dissolute way, without helping legiti mate business, and a largo number of the men, after getting rid of their money, will remain here on the coast and by increasing the number of lab orers here cause a reduction in wages that is not desirable. The leaders of the labor organizations also take this view of the case and would like to see the men go to their own states to be mustered out. General Shafter bestowed much praise on the Nebraska troops and said it was a pity that a regiment with such a glorious record could not go home intact, but he had no idea that i the men would vote to lie mustered out in Nebraska, on account of the differ ence in the amount of pay each would receive. THE FIGHT AT CALAMBA. I hr First Official llrporl Kcce-lvt-d Front lira. Oils WASHINGTON, July 2S—The war department received Ita flrrt official re port of the capture of Culutnbiu In the following cablegram from General OtU: Hull, with 1,000 men. captured t'a tambia. an Important atrategic posi tion on laguna da lluy. yesterday. • driving out :n Insurgents. Command | composed of portions of Fourth cav alry. Twenty-Rrst Infantry. Washiug ton volunteers, transported In launches and raacoes. gunboat* accompanying Caaualtles: private Charles (ileesupp. Fourth, tnd Private M. Huffy. Contt>aay II. Twenty-Brst. killed. Corporal Thomas Totten. Company tl. Fourth, mortally wounded; Privates Michael Sherman. Herliert Tracy Nuiu»!e*»ii White, t« m pany K, Twenty-Brst, seriously wuund •<!, Private* Hind* and Plummer. Company tl and hansd*. Company C, Fourth: Phillips. Cmp.cay It, Christie and llollUter, Company It nnd Ash land. Company I. Twenty Brst. slight |y wounded. Insurgent • is< dtiea unsnown Forty dpanish pri'onsra released dpawUh gunboat la goat condition lung sought i,,f in i>ty, raptured This town was the diit ubh-cttve of t«*wtoa when he raptured Monts Crus ami lauh- he* In Aptil. Ant unable to ecu*A the town Ay h*at* on amount of atuwl watet, t*ikr*oi< I ul IS»c*o* NKW iuMA. July J* TAe an Ha I «i«* «oiu|n*«<.. • snico.oi. e that all wr ’ ||.,* Ill coal at |< - »• • * pet *» to jntv t fc«« Sited i*e July 11 will ha cancelled 1 the aduk»« *f 11 »»nt* per 1st will th*H go into general d*" . THE NEWS BOILED DOWN. A Variety of Item* Covering t Wide Area of C'caotrjr. Hon. W. J. Bryan bad three meet ings at Greenfield, Ind„ on the 28th. Rural free delivery service will bo established at Label), Mo,, on Aug. 1. American commissioners to thj Sa moa conference sailed for the United States July 16. The Fetlt Journal says* that Captain Dreyfus Is 111 with fever, and that bis condition is serious. Senator J. B. Foraker’s mother died on the 28th at Hillsboro, t)„ after an Illness of three months. The Interior department has decided upon Octolrer 15 next as the date of sale of the lands la the north half of section 15 In the Cass f.ake reserve. Thomas J. Fltzmorrls of Omaha was elected president of the Society of Building and Loan Associations at their nx'etlng at Nlugara Falls, N". Y, The quartermaster at Chlckamauga park started a shipment of 4;12 horse* and mules for the army In the Philip pines, via San Francisco, In compliance with an order from the war depart ment. Mrs. Kmellne M. Lndlngton of Chi cago, wife of ex-Governor Harrison Lndlngton of Wisconsin, has brought suit In the United States court against James E. Patton o£ Milwaukee for $200,000. Ten men were badly Injured and a large number of others were bruised and cut in a collision between a work train on the Cleveland & Pittsburg railroad and a shifting engine near Mingo Junction. A. Finley, third officer of the steam ship Garronne, now being fitted tip for a transport, has received word from England that through the death of bis father lie Is heir to an estate amount ing to nearly $4,000,01*0. Tourists discovered Mrne. Morel and her daughter at the bottom of a ravine ne-ar Sermatt, Switzerland. Evidently they had rolled a distance of 1.200 feet. Mme. Morel was dead, her skull hav ing been fractured. Hpr daughter was badly Injured und delirious. Four negroes, Cornelius Gardner, John Myers, Charles James and Joseph Bryan, were hanged In the Jail yard at Baltimore, the first three named for assaulting little Annie Bailey, and Bryan for the murder of Mary Pack, a woman with whom he had lived. Ex-Congressman W. F. Piper Is lying dangerously ill at the Palace hotel In San Francisco of a complication of diseases and his recovery is not ex pected. He is about 65 years old and is reputed to be worth $3,000,000. His only relatives are nephews and nieces, living in eastern states. All the convalescent volunteers at. the general military hospital in San Francisco will be held there until the regiments are mustered out. It is stated that among 760 patients at the Presidio there are only three ci.ses of typhoid fever and that th<Vo is little danger of its becoming epidemic. The London morning Post’s Paris correspondent says: ‘‘It is stated from Rennes that Major Carrier® has com pleted his indictment, which formally concludes that Breyfus is guilty. Ma jor Carrlere, who is the government commissary in the court-martial, will demand the confirmation of the first Judgment.” The surveyors of customs at San Francisco and Omaha have heen noti fied that an order has been Issued by the treasury department directing the immediate transportation of the Fili pino exhibit from San Francisco to Omaha, in bond, and upon their arrival In Omaha they will be inspected by the customs officials. The final session of the convention of the Southern Industrial league waa held at Atlanta on the 27th. By reso lution the convention pledged Itself tc secure state and municipal logislatloi looking toward the exemption fron taxation for a limited time all manu factoring enterprises to be located within the states represented in the league. The schooner Maid of Orleans has arrived at San Francisco, sixteen days from Nyak bay, Alaska, with 8,000 cases of salmon, the first of the sea son's catch. On July 4, while at Ko diak, it saw the steamer George Elder, with the Herriman expedition, com posed mostly of eastern scientists, on board. All of the party were well. The Elder was just about to start for a cruise In Bering sea. A Belleville. III., dispatch says: The Right Rev. John J. Janssen of thl place, bishop of the Belleville diocese Is about to excommunicate all th** members of St. Patrick's parish Ip East St. Louis. It is expected that nex. flumluy notice of such action will be promulgated. It will be the first In stance In the history of the Roman Catholic church In this country of the excommunication of an entire parish. The party of scientists who went to Alaska a month ago as guests of E. II. Ilarrlmaii of New York are meeting with unqualified success. They made ! teveral important discoveries. Among these Is an immense hay extending in land uver twenty miles. At the upper I end of the bay they have discovered a great glacier. Inferior only In Muir si icier In siae This bay waa named [ I'nknosn hay. Four utfevr linw gin* ii‘r* mi M< It h»v« ii» ver befote been seen by * hits men were found at the head of l>hienchantttictit bay The grand Jury at Fort Smith Ark , I h i- returned (ourteea tmtt* tun-ms i against both the Western Coal 4 Min in-.' company and the Cnttai Coni A Coke company for violation of the I « teen law. passed by the last legists* | lure. James Jeftrles. the pugilist, sailed f» r root ham pi <<n on th * Fu**r»t Hi*. Bi4»t k. lie S'• mt .tilled by his : toother John and Ross o Nell. tL ver not Wtj'oj'i k*i nominated ledge Oliver end'd! iMstrt to m* j teed ths late Wsibtidge A Field M [ tti>f ItMlce ol the supreme court of ItaMtat hueetts. A llosu •lOpsith save that Chief of Polks Utlki ol littaneisy ha* r*p luretl Ktibis* Riviere Ik* rlngteadsf | of the banditti engaged i« the re>*nt oafs rokhsty nt Mattel. Rickers sae t*h»a ta a ruined bocdtng n*Nsr iluaaa I iar. Cleveland u Again Assuming Its Old Apparaucj. CARS AGAIN Will PATRONIZED. Mayor Haja Hr Tritpoir* to Nr* that flan* an bo* lnt.rfir.il With—City KxarutUe iMd Adjutant (Inirral of tha Stile IiiiiiI.iiiI In * Controvmy Over Actlou *4 tbs Troop*. CLEVELAND,. 0.. July 29.—Law ami order are triumphing and the city 1'h beginning to resume Its old time ap pearance. Yesterday the street cars were well patronized, especially dur ing the busy hours'of the morning end evening. Mayor Farley is well pleased with the situation, but he has not relaxed hia vigilance and will not until the last vestige of dlsoredr is wiped away. The mayor und Adjutant General Ax line are at present Involved In a con troversy over what the troops shall do and what they shall not do. The adjutant general Is of the opinion that tno duty of the National Guard is merely to put down rioting and not to do police duty. Whatever the duty of the National Guard may be Mayor Farley holds that the troops are here under his authority, and they will re main here until he feels that they can be dispensed with. Ah the responsibility of preserving order in the city rests on the shoulders of the mayor he says he proposed to see that his plans are not Interfered with. He declares he Is to be the judge as to whether troops are not wanted. There have been several out breaks between Mayor Farley and Ad jutant General Axllne within the last few days over this question. Today the mayor refused to discuss the dif ficulty, saying that It was not a time to stir up any discord. “I will merely reiterate my state ment of last night,” said the mayor. "This is a time for every man to mlnu his own business.” Rumors to the effect that the city council will endeavor to reconsider the resolution of Thursday night are prevalent. The mayor feels that he has the situation well under hand and he fears any action of the council will cause agitation which will simply pro long the trouble. After the breaches have been healed and quiet has been absolutely restored the mayor would not object to any kind of an investi gation by the council, but he declares the members are treading on danger ous ground, when they undertake to reopen the discussion. The mayor takes hut little Interest in the talk of boycotting the mer chants. He believes that just as soon as quiet is restored and the fever Is gone all such talk will cease. A boy cott, he feels, is against natural laws, that a man will not pay 6 cents for an article that can be purchased for 6, and a man will not walk a mile to make a purchase when he can get what he wants at a quarter of a mile. It Is said at the city hall that there are quite a number of the recent street car employes who would go back to work if permitted, but they are pre vented by threats from some of the more radical strikers. The Big Consolidated officials stated that cars were being operated on every line In the system of fourteen in all. Even on the Union street line, which runs through a district thickly popu lated with Iron workers and where it has generally believed trouble would Inevitably come when an attempt was made by the company to resume oper ation, cars were running on schedule time this morning without any trou blo. It Is stated that the detective who have been hunting for the miscreants who placed nltro-glycerine on the tracks and blew up a Euclid avenue car last Sunday night, have flnallly secured some strong evidence bearing on the case and will make at least two arrests. A reward of $2,000 wilt be paid by the Big Consolidated on the arrest and conviction of the guilty parties. ALL WANT TO BE LRILNDLY. All Nation* K»««r to He at I'oare tVltli ITnrle Nam. NEW YORK, July 29.—Archbishop Ireland talked to reporters last night at the Fifth Avenue hotel. He spoke of his sojourn abroad and of the con dition of affairs as he found them, hut declined to make any expression of his opinion on either religious or political matters. He spent three month) in Rome and three months In France, llelgtuni. England and Ireland. “In all the countries I visited," Archbishop Ireland said, “I found a strong desire for friendly relations with the I'nlted States France Is vicing with England In trying to cul tivate our friendship. The I'nlted States Is admittedly the favorite na tion In the matter of the forthcoming exposition. We have l*>*n allotted much more space than we were en titled to. While I was In Paris the question of the reciprocity treaty wa* j discussed All France wna Intel,>rly Interested and hoped favorable t* ruts for both would be arrived at, not irom ! selfish motives entirely, but because they wanted to be able to accept a poll* y agreeable to thv* I idled St ties. “In England there is no tdeg of an ! absolute lire* t political alliance '* llh 1 thl* country They want friendship gad cannot get too moeh **f It MiotMiyH tt)«*t t *.■*•»)*•»*•*». W \SHlNtiTtiV July 1* The an i pita) ret ihe Mi** i n has bee t* I Mai W11*0*4 chief of engineer* It ! gats that there h.t* t»c-w < xp*'n«ie*l mi the river foe the y*«r ending June W, I»»g, ft uTS.***1 aa*l aibumeal* foe t» *" amounting I** ft sue have t*een made IHiring the fear the I sli d mates has built f ttd.TM ruble yards , *i bine*. gad 4)ale an I heal nuth**fl ties S IU*ti yatds It la a*»t sxpe*ud ; ii,ai the »**tk of *tate and local »s* j iisittif* will be continued to any grvat •slant hervuft* r I RIGHT ABOUT, TACE. Former French Premier I'hungM Front on the Treaty. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 29.—Tb« semi-official statement In Paris that American leather does not get thn minimum rate under the new recipro city treaty, although M. Meline’s cab inet offered this rate to American katiier, caused considerable comment in official circles here. It is one of tho recorded facts of the recent negotl* tlons that M. Mellne, who Is now at tacking the new treaty, offered far greater concessions cn American gooda than the present ministry permitted to be Inserted in the treaty as finally formed. M. Mellne was at the head of the ministry during the early stagea of the reciprocity negotiations and at that time Premier Kasson received a proposition from the French authori ties that the minimum tariff would lie granted on thi? entire list of Amer ican goods Bent ter France. This prop osition of tho Mellne cabinet stood until two weeks Hgn, although a new ministry had come Into power. The present ministry decided, how ever, that the original offpr of tho Mellne cabinet had gone too far and bh a result a new proposition was advanced two weeks ago to omit from the minimum list a large number of agricultural products, such ns leather, horses, cattle, butter, produced largely In France. Fn the final draft twenty four of these exceptions are made, largely In the Interest of French agri cultural products, so that the Instru ment Is much more considerate of French Interests than It would have been hnd It been framed tinder the original proposition of M. Mellne. who Is now at the head of the opposition to tho treaty. THE PRESIDENT ENJOYING RESI. Oat Knrljr for » Stroll Mr*. McKinley (irnwIlIV PLATTSBURGH. N. Y.. Jnly 29.— The president was out for a stroll early yesterday, accompanied by his niece. Miss Duncan, and Private Secretary Cortelyou, ' Mrs. McKinley rested well during the night and yesterday felt better than she has for several days. The president has been Invited to try his hand at golf and he may go down to the golf links and try the game. Yesterday the president received the following dispatch in reply to his mes sage of condolence sent the (lay pre vious: “SAN DOMINGO, via Haytl, July 27. 1899.—To His Excellency, the Presi dent of the United States, William Mc Kinley, Hotel Champlain, N. Y.: In the name of the Dominican republic nnd in my own. I hurry to present to your excellency the testimony of our most fervent gratitude for your con dolences on account of the death of President Heureaux. “W. FIGUERO.” MAY Bf A GENE HAL WALKOUT.) (EtkiiiiIzH lift fear Arttv# »n<l Kmplojtn Indifferent. CHICAGO, July 29.—Officials of or ganized labor In this city state that the brlckmakers* strike Is likely to precipitate a general walkout In the city. Committees from the Hrlck masers’ alliance invaded buildings In various stages of construction and where non-union brick were being ; used ordered the union men to cease work. The brlckmakers demand not only an increase in wages, but the rec ognition of the Brlckmakers’ union. The employers against whom the movement is directed preserve a stol id front of indifference. What suc cess the strikers will have in their efforts to call out other branches of the building trades will not be de termined until the various unions have held meetings to consider the matter. THEY MUST VACCINATE. Knclllh Court MmikImiiiua Uuurdlum Op* po«e<! to tlio Method. LONDON, July 29—An interesting case, the outcome of the anti-vaccl nation crusade, was opened In the court of the Queen’s Bench today, when the Leicester guardians, con sisting of thirty-five gentlemen and five ladles, appeared to show cause why a mandamus should not be Issued to compel the appointment of a vac cination officer. The guardians were elected under a pledge to resist com pulsory vaccination. During the Jour ney of the guardians to I^ondon crowds of sympathizers met them at various stages und loudly cheered them. Upon their arrival ut Ixmdon they were met by huge crowds, who cheered the "Leicester martyrs," and accompan ied them In procession. The court maudumused the guardians. llir POOR ARt IVIRYWHIRf. lu AtuerO* Thar Are Happier and lt*t Itr Off Than Abroad NEW YORK, July 29. - Among the iuvaa«ngt-ra who arrived yesterday per ateunier llrlttnulr from Liverpool end Queenstown was Arrhhlahop Ireland. Tha arrhhlahop. who la greatly Inter rated In labor matter*. aatd: "The ronteet tirtween the tnaaaea In this t onntry and the maaeaa in the ohl world In and uut of the church ta more remarkable now than ever, I think. The American poor are hap pier and Itw per tent more Intelligent. Thetr am rounding* are better, their • ha'.tea are better. Where there te one raae of mi**ry there are hun dred* abroad, and by abroad I mean Knglamt aa well aa the continent.** 100 M \NY *4,1! COMMISSIONS. llwl Appear* .« M> the r r««M* mi tUnlft) troop* In |«li*. M'\ \<HtK July 39 A special Ua the Tlmea font V\a*ht-igtun nit. f The M(K«*iiwa heard at the war de partment that it would be a wia* thing to raise mi«o Irwop.i in Cuba to rettese th • t merles a trrmpe now t,a duty there and to provide them with Vaterman dgtcer* ta part that not meet nith the mat eordtal wytod f>o«t men who are •cifteiniwd with the iMiJltwm that w-toid have to be met I ate*. M • ta almltteo. nhan frttf wt the t thane