"
o TITJD OM.AIIA DAILY BEE : 3TJJTDAT , DECEMBER 131 , 1807.
senatorial matter that DM rot .been pub
lisher ! , . I To s&lil-
"Notwithstanding Mr , Snydcr'a statements
ntftdo from onn end of tlio state tint ho was
for Mr , Boxwoll for speaker and against Mr.
Hanna for United States senator , notwith
standing elmllar statements toy him today
In this city to a score of friends , we have
11 over looked upon him AS a reliable man.
Wo have norcr counted him In our calcula
tions of our vote. "
Mr. Kurtz also stated that ho had never
counted Heprcsciri&Uvd Button , who tonight
came out for Senator llamu , among hla
forces.
Tomorrow Senator Hanna's workers will
open headquarters 1a the Great Southern and
ChUte-mlen's hotels ki oddlllon to liiMO
opened Tuesday In the Nell house. The num
ber of persons holding poiltlcus by appolnt-
mnnt at the varlow itatc Institutions ccid In
tSid vorloun sta'to ' dcc-irtmontfl , who arc act-
Ivnly Interested In the campaign against
Senator Hanna , la the moat noticeable foi-
turo of the contest tonight. At leaet Q sccro
ere working actively under the dlrcctlcn of
Mr. Kurt * . This phone of the contest ! bo-
ghralag to oxclto a great deil of comment
'nnd no little- criticism of Governor
who Is cognizant of what Is going on.
DISCl'SS HISTOUY AMI KCO\OMIC8.
Two SopletU'H Hold a Joint
at Cleveland.
CLEVELAND , 0 , , Dec. 30. There was n
Joint session this morning of the American
Historical association and the Economic as
sociation at the Hatch library , Adalbert
college. 1'rof. Glddlngs of Columbia col-
Icgg and President Schaulcr of the Ameri
can Historical association presided Jointly.
A paper on "Uate-Maklng nnd Taxation
Their Hcs6mblanco and Difference , " was
read by Prof , Arthur P. Hadloy of Ynlc. This
* was followed by flvo-mlnuto discussions by
members of both associations. Discussion of
the subject of "Tho Halation of Teaching of
Economic History to the Teaching of Politi
cal Uconomy , " was led by il'rof. 'Henry ' 11.
Gardner of Drown university , Henry H.
Scager of 'the University of Pennsylvania
nnd Prof. George W. Knlglit of the Ohio
State university. At 10 o'clock luncheon was
served In the college building.
At the afternoon seoslon cf the American
Economical araodatlon Prof. V. W. Tousoy
of Harvard college rcud a ppr ) ou "Somo
Results of an Inquiry on Taxation ! u Ma&ui-
chust/its. / " This was followed by a discus
sion onthe methods a ! teaching economics ,
In which Prof. ( Arthur Thadloy of Yale , Prof.
Richmond Mayo Smith of Columbia. and Prof.
1' , > M. Taylor of .Michigan milverslty purtlcl-
I .tcd.
Tomorrow will bo devoted to a discusslcu !
of the currency question. Secretary Gngc
wao expected to be present , but cannot come.
In his absence tiio question will be dlycusseci
by Prof. Tcusoy , Horace Whi e , Senator
Hanna anil others.
At the attcrnoc.fi session of the IIlAtorlcal
association a paper on "State Supported His
torical Societies and Their Functions" wa
read by It. G. Thwalteu of the State Histori
cal society of Wliwnsln , and "The Func
tions of Research and Publication" Vias the
subject of a paper by Prof. J. I < \ Jamescu of
Brown university.
The following ofllccrs were olecteJ : Presi
dent , George P. Fisher ; vice presidents ,
Jainoa P. Rhodes and Edward Egglcston ;
secretary , Herbert 15. " Adams ; treasurer ,
'Clarence W. Biwcn ; assistant secretary and
curatA ' , II. H. Clark : secretary church
Cilstory eectlcu , Samuel McCaulay Jackson ;
executive council , Hen. Aadiew D. WhKe ,
Chules K. Adams , Hon. William W'lrth-
c-noy , Jamea II. Angell , Henry Adams , Hon.
George P. Hoar , Jamco Schuler , R. S. Starrs ,
Prof. II. .M. Stephonu , Prof. F. J. Turner ,
Hon. IMolvIlle W. Fuller and Prof. iD. .
Hart.
K was decided to hold the next meeting of
the a&soclatlcci ! n New H > ivon. It WES re
ported that the association has a nurplus oJ
$10,000. Of that sum ? 1,000 was vu ed. In sup
port of the American Historical Kevlow and
. J590 to the historical manuscript commission.
IS ? I i evening there were seveial reccptlciw
4o ,1'he delegates , among those entcrtatnjjg '
beog Senator cijdllrp. Hanna , Mr. and 'Mrs.
Samuel Mather cud Mr. and Mrs. Henry C.
'
3IHS. 'IIOO'l'lI-TUUICHIt'S ' STATKIIBXT.
'Her ' Connection ivllli Illness of 3Ii-N.
IlnllinKtoii lliioth.
NEW YORK , Dec. 30. Emma Ucoth-
Tucker , wlfo of Commander Bc-oth-Tucker ,
rcado the following statement today :
I am amazed nnd grlaved beyond expres
sion to rend In thla morning's Issueof
certain papers the message from Chlcaso ,
which purports that Coinmiinder Booth-
Tucker spoke of Mrs. Balllngton Booth's
lllncsa an of a nonscrloui and even feigned
character. I am 'noplng to catch the com
mander on his Journey west by telegram to
day , that I may pet his own denial of
thla alleged statement ,
r In the meantime 1 would most unhesi
tatingly assert that there has been some
grave misapprehension on ths part of the
Informant In this case , and I point to our
written statements , both to the press and
as contained In our periodicals , as proof
positive that no such attitude has for one
moment been taken by us.
It Is true , wo have rjgrotted sincerely
that the Volunteers should have seen fit to
make the lamented Illness of Mrs. Booth
the occasion of so painful an attack on the
Salvation army. For this , however , we ore
not responsible , but wo viivo absolutely re
fused to cuter Into any controversy on the
BUbJect , asserting from the llrat that our
only feeling In the matter has been that
of love and sympathy for UIP oufforers. In
this all our headquarters staff ! and Intlmat ;
friends can boar me out.
One word of personal explanation from
myself socms necessary In icgard ta my
visit to the hospital. It Is elated that I
was refused entrance to Mrs. Jlooth's room.
l\ils was not the caa ? , since I did not ask
I to sen the p.xtlent re ardlnfir her condition
na too Berlous , I particularly requested
that the flowers and llttlo card 1 left should
not bo taken to Mrs. Jiooth until euch
time iui without disturbance she should bo
nula to receive , them. I may Hay that the
clcik at tho'hospital treated mo with every
courtesy. "
Mrs. Tucker tonight iccclved the follow-
* ins dispatch from Commander Ilcoth-Tucker
in cnswcr to on Inquiry aa to the truth cf
the statement credited to htm In recent pub
lications concerning the Illness of Mrs. Dal-
llngton Dooth :
NORTH l Jj.\TTB. Neb Greatly ri'grpt
renewed controversy. DM not Imputn rham-
neither did I deny se.rloun Illness.
COMMANDEll 1300TII-TUC1CICU.
Gi-lH a Vcrillct on Cross Illll.
CHICAGO , Duo. 30. After a tllal lasting
exactly njvonveuka a verdict was returned
In Judge .Seanmn'x court today In the
breach of contract case of the Columbus
Construction company against the. Crane
company , awarding t'JVKii damages to the
Crnne company. The basis of the suit was
on ulU'Rcd breach of oontinut upon tlio part
of the Cruno company , which hail been
plvcn the contract , for luruiablni ; thn line
of the Indiana Natural Gas uompany b -
tweon the lattcr's wells and Chicago. The
' CoUimbui ) Coustruetloii company originally
, * - . claimed ? 1,000CCO damages , Uut latfsr reduced
t.hla to J200.000 , The Crans i-ompany hrought
u cross flamnpo HUlt for JISO.OOO , The t-ase
Is tiulto a celebrated one. Tim trial Just
concluded was tlio thlid , ami besides tliu
case hau twice boon through the court of
Are coining tauir rapidly , KS NH n
lIushiMS men and twielOKjjIn U
lers carry them In vest IB U W
u "
pocket , laUlci carry them * " -
tu punci , liouscltcepcri locp : tlicm hi mcillclno
cloiuti , ( rlcuili rucommcml thorn to friends. Vic.
GOVERNMENT FOR ALASKA
Working Ont a Sohorao for Action by
Congress.
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES AT WORK
Sentiment Oj > | inxcil to thrI'ornintlon
of HcKtilnr TcrrKorlnl IJovpm-
inctit I'niiulnlliiti IIN Yet
, Too UiiiMTtnln.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. The senate and
house committees on public lands and on
torrltortcs arc at work en legislation for
Alaska , preparing the way for notion by the
two houses. The matter has -been talked
over In committees , and there will .be . some
decisive action shortly after the holiday
recess. Tlio chief problem Is to provide for
a better government. Secretary Bliss recom
mended In his annual iteport that Alaska bo
made a regular organized territory. The
sentiment of the committee Is that the time
Is not yet ripe , that the population , practi
cally dependent on the rich mining strike , 1s
a roving one , and that even towns having a
large population today may ibc abandoned to
morrow. It Is prc-bablo that there will ba
some enlargement of Its present govern
ment , as preferable to a general system of
local legislation and territorial organiza
tion. Tlie jurisdiction of federal olllclals
there may bo extended and their number
Increased. This Is to 'be a temporary bridg
ing ever of the problem until the transitory
feature of the population Is largely elimi
nated.
As to the estocolon of the go.eral land laws ,
the sentiment now Is that tnu Liccy bill
providing for this Is too sweeping. The
right-of-way act for railways , etc. , carried
by the Lacey 'bill. Is likely to bo modified ,
whllo there will bo some special legislation
for the protection of timber. Tlio 'homo- '
stead laws will bo extended. Mineral and
townsite laws are already In force. A prime
dllficulty Is the absence of surveys , and It la
sali that In oil probability there are some
portions of Alaska that never will bo sur
veyed. This Interferes with the operation of
the public land law extension.
OO.VSIUKH aiimions ov IIKI.IKV.
OK 11 u ill tin llcpri'McntnUw Consult *
Aitlntniit Scorrtnry Mrllcfl.lolin.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. Mr. Slfton.the
Canadian minister of the Interior , called at
the War department < by appointment today
and had a long conference with Assistant
Secretary .Melklejohn , who Is giving his at
tention to the Klondike relief expeditions
during the Illness of Seciotary Alqor. Hav
ing secured the consent of the British gov
ernment to the passage of United States
troops to bo used as guards , over Canadian
territory , what remains to be done Is to ar
range for the admission of the supplies to
bn taken to the m In era without payment of
duties , provided they are not sold for more
than their actual cost
j It Is expected that this matter can be
I shortly arranged and that Mr. Slfton will
'
bo able 'to leave Washington at 3:30 : this
afternoon on his return to Canada.
Mr. Slfton says that the only practicable
route to Dawscn City Is what Is known as
| the White Pass , or commonly called the
"lake route , " commencing at Skagway , on
i I.lnn c.mal.
He states that they have eighty-five men In
the territory , and expect to have ilfty 'more
at Skagway on or before January 5. They
1'avo twenty tons of supplies now stored at
Skagway for transportation over the pass , to
which will bo added ten tons within
the next ten days. The Canadian authorities
have a post at Lake Bennett , another at
Tngash , at which latter plr.co twenty men
are stationed ; another post at White Horse
Rapids and two peats Intervening between
tlio latter point and Fnrt Selkirk.
It Is the Intention of the Canadian govern
ment to .have . a detachment of 2.050 men In
the territory 'within the next thirty days.
This detachment , will < be ready to leave Skag
way on January 15 , ibut the minister has
kindly consented to hold the expedition that
It may accom.pany . the expedition of the War
department , which will leave Skagway on or
before February 1. The government has
kindly agreed to grant escorts to our expedi
tion , provided the co-operation cannot bo
consummated. The government duties upon
all supplies sent In under military control
will be waived by the Canadian government.
Tlio minister was over the pass In October
last. Ho sLatoi that -nis government -would
be very glad to grant our expedition the use
of its posts on the- route , and grant all other
facilities to the movement of our expedition
over Its territory.
THE SKA a WAY noun ;
It the nHt for the Oovern-
inciit'H
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. Secretary
has received two reports from Captain Rob-
Innon , the contract quartermaster at Seattle ,
touching the respective merits of the dif
ferent trails leading from the scabcard Into
the Klondike country. He made a thorougn
Inquiry under the direction of the secretary ,
snd In substance , his concluslcas , reached
t'ter conference w'ltli Jajlc Dillon and othpr
c.Npcrts. Is that the D > alton trail Is ciot well
adapted to t'lo usca or the Government ex
pedition during the winter , but that the Skag
way route Is probably the best.
The captain says he has had an Interview
with one man who claims to rave 70,000
oounds of beef stored at Dike Bennett , which
ha Is willing to sell at $1 per oound. The
Mme man eaya ho has 10,000 pounds of corn
and twenty or thirty lursea at the same
place , wll'a which ho proposes to organize a
sled tialn into Dawecn.
Captain Robinson bays himself that hla
opinion Is that the difficulty of reaching
Dawbon has been very much exaggerated ,
and that a good arniy officer could make his
way In with an expedition , Montana ho.-ocf ,
Ehould be used.
TWO coii.vritncH wtmic i.v H.UUIOAY
CaiinilliuiM anil United States Arriiiifre
for Kellff K\i > f < lltloii.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 10. The arrangement
effected between Mr , Slfton In behalf of Can-
oda and tlio War department contemplates
that the relief expedition shall be executed
Joint'by the United States r.rmy and a
fo.cf > o ! the mounted police of Canr.dn , which
conntltutos thtt military arm of the Domin
ion. The United States.force will proceed
with the relief stores to Skagway , where it
will bo Joined by the Canadian mounted po
lice , about forty In number , and the two
forces will then proceed together to the
points where thn relief Is to bo distributed.
The determination as to Skngway U , however ,
still open , The Canadian olllclala concede
much latitude to the American authorities In
the actual distribution , iccognlzlng that the
expedition Is flttt-d out on this side , although
a considerable part of Us work will bo done
on the Canadian side of the border. No du
ties will bo Imposed on the stores carried by
the relief expedition.
Mr. Blfton also held a confercnco with Sec
retary Gagn and dlacussod the unsatisfactory
condition of cuntoms regulations along the
border and at coast ports where goods are
locelvcd by one country for transportation to
the other country. It was the mutual feelIng -
Ing that un Improvement of the system
, . .1HE CEF.
Be-
FOR.
Queen of the Ice Carnival
MY CHOICE FOU"QUEEN POLARIS
is .
Ballot Uoxea located at MIHa rd Hotvl. Bee I31dg , King Pharmacy , 21th
and Itpavenworth sts , ; Chan. A , Tracy's , ICtb and Uouelan ; Shradei's
Drug Store , North Slth and Seward sts.
- - MORRIS & LOVE , Carnival Malingers.
DtC. 31 This ballot must bo deposited within 3 days from date.
. Coupon * tray ba mailed within two days to Carnival
Fep't. . Bee Qlllcc. Omaha.
could bo made and negotiations arcIn
progress which are hoped to effect changes
advantageously to both sides. Mr. Slfton left
for Ottawa at 4 p. m.
IMtOVtIIlS KdR XAVAlT T'lltlMOTIOXS.
Incniiindritt Olllrer * ( n lie AVeoilcd
Out of ( lie Scrvlee.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. Assistant Socre.
tary Uooicvelt has submitted to Secretary
Long a most exhaustive report upon the per
sonnel of the navy. Ho was charged with ft
special beard to consider and report upon
means to show up the present etagnatlon In
promotion , to settle long standing differ
ences between the Iao ! and engineer corps
and to establish a better condition for ttu
enlisted men on board ships. All thcs *
things have been done In a bill , which U
submitted to the secretary for his approval ,
the features of which have already been , sent
out by the Associated lross. But Mr. Reese
velt's presentation of the ovlla of the present
nltuatlon acxl the roisons which have In.
flucnced the board In making Its recom
mendations are sol forth In the accompany-
KS report In a stronger light then has ever
teen thrown tipoc. this complex subject and
It Is presumed that It will have Influence
with congress , to which the matter Is soon
to be > committed ,
Mr. Hoccuvelt pays his compliments to the
members of the board for the conscientious
mrnncr In which they have generally sunk
personal opinions , and remarks with picas-
uro that on no one point could It fte said
that the line and staff members divided as
classes. As to the results attained , ho says :
"I am able , without qualification , to re
port to you that the bill they have produced
would , If enacted Into law , bo of literally In.
Mlcuablo good to the navy nnd would make
our naval service the pioneer In the proper
oolution of problems , some of which arc old ,
but some of which arc so now that they
have not yet been solved by any naval na-
tlcn.
tlcn."The board recommends , ( a ) that the Una
of officers and englnecrii be amalgamated ; ( b )
that wlmn the number of officers to bo promoted
meted Is so far In excess of the Aacanclm
as to cause stagr-atlon In the service tha
rcqulElt" numtcr of vacancies shall ba
caused by weeJ'ng out the men who are least
fit to meet the heavy requirements of moJ-
crn uaval duty ; ( c ) that the enUsted men
aboard ship bo given , the same reward ot
ponoton and retirement esjoycd by their
brethren who fight cnhore , while the upper
most machinists are made warrant officers
to rank with the gunners and carpenters. "
AI'TEIl ' Till. : 1'nXSlOX ATT01VXI3YS.
oiuT Ilvaus Try hip to Get
Itlil ot Tli cm.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dec. 30. Com
missioner ot Pensions Evans has been giv
ing Borne attention to a proposition whereby
the services of pension attorneys , engaged
In the prosecution of claims befoie the nfilcr
mav bo dlsnens d with , and thsl.- work done
by officials under government jupcrviMon ,
Informally , ho his besn discussing the mat
ter with mcmheia of th'3 h-.sso committee
on Invalid pcnjioi1 * . but ! s not yet pre
pared to outline iho details of ills plan. Mlo :
present system , ne suys , U wrong , rnd
should have t > n done away ' .vlth long ago.
Discontinuing the services of the attorneys
would result In a xroat s.ulng to both pni-
filoncrs and the government , and liability to
frauds In issuing pensions would b > reduced
to a minimum. Under govornnmnt ij01 \ \
vision the pauslon bureau would have c.irecl
control of the persons appointed to look after
the cases , v/ao.io business It would be to sec
that all honest clu < ufl worn prompMv and
Intelligently presented. The commissioner
notJs the fact that $13.500,000 has bosn
paid during the last thirteen years to pen
sion attorneys by applicants for the prose
cution of their claims.
VKXKKIIKTyA SRI3KS UISCIPROOITY.
1'rofltn by HM Hxiierlencc Under tlie
? U > Kliilcy Hill.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30. It Is said that
one of the purposes ot the presort
to AVashlngton of the United States
to Venezuela , Mr. Tomas , Is to start negotia
tions for a rejloroclty treaty between Vene
zuela and the United States. TjLs Is rather
an unexpected step , as Venezuela wan one
cf the few South American countries which
did not make a reciprocity trraty under the
former system. At this time , liowover ,
Venezuela suffered by having Its coffee prac-
tloillv excluded from the United States be
cause Bmzll and other coffee producing coun
tries had the reduced duties under the re
ciprocity trt'illes. This experience makes
Venezuela one of the first of the southern
republics to consider the question of a re
ciprocity treaty rader the Dlngley law.
OIIK.MI.STS CLOSE TUKIlt 3IRETIXG.
Klect I < nrwe iYmnl > er ofevr Memlievx
to U e Hoi-U-tv ,
WASHINGTON , D&c. 30. The meeting of
the American Chemical society was con
cluded today. The chief business transacted
was the election of thirty-seven new mem-
b is and two associate members. The new
members nearly all hold Important positions
In the large manufacturing concerns of the
world , and the list , while largely confined to
the United States , Includes almost every
country 'from ' England to the FIJI Islands ,
A raper on "Glucose In iButtcr , " by Prof.
C. O. Crampton , and one on "Some Thoughts
Concerning the Teaching of Chemistry , " by
Prof. Mason , were piesentciJ at the day ses
sion.
sion.Tho delegates were received by President
McKlnlcy this afternoon , Tonight they VIPIO
imtertclned by the resident members at a
banquet , and tomorrow will bo devoted to
sight-seeing.
_ _
r n Slticljof Ciiiu F
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. Acting Secre
tary Iloosovelt wra today In consultation
with the chiefs ot 'iho ordnance , navigation
and engineering burcaua , respecting the
aubject of gun fire on shipboard. It la the
Intention to make a set of experiments on
a largo scale to ascertain whether It Is not
poailblo 'to ' greatly Improve the present
me-thoJs of gun firing , particularly In tiio
points of accuracy end rapidity of lire.
Pensioner ' .tiny IIu Iteluxlalcil. I
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30. The Postofllco de
partment L'as ruled that an ox-union soldier
drawing a pension under the dependent peu-
slici law may be reinstated In a poaitlon ho
formerly occupied In the service. The case
arose In connection with the application of
a veteran employed In the Philadelphia post-
office. In order to obtain a pension under
the ddiendent act ho must swear that ho Is
without means of support and Is uaable to
do manual labor.
3llll < itry Attnelui for StvtMlon.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. Major Llvor-
moro of the engineer corpa has been detailed
as military attache at Copenhagen and Stockholm
helm , an caslgnment that Is said to relieve
him from any Imputation that might have
resulted from his failure to receive the as
signment as engineer member of the Nicara
gua Canal commission At present Major
Llvermore Is stationed at Boston In charge
of lighthouse work.
Comptroller Krkelx I.eiiveN Toilny.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. Comptroller of
the Currency James II , Kckels , whose- resig
nation will take effect tomorrow , called upon
the president this afternoon to pay Ills
rcsrccta and say goodbye. Mr , Kckels will
leave for Chicago tomorrow morning. Ills
tuiccessor , Charles G , Dawos , will qualify as
comptroller tomorrow and take charge of the
office next Monday ,
'llutlfy '
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. A. dUatti ro-
celveil at the Interior department announces
that tbo government of the Semlnolo na
tion of Indians has ratified the agreement
recently entered Into between the Dawcs
ladlan commission and a similar body repre
senting ( ho Somluoles. The agreement must
now bo ratified by congress to become ef
fective.
lleHprneHy with Venemu-ln.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. Francis n.
Ixomls , United States minister to Venezuela ,
has arrived In Washington. Ho Is on leave
of absence from bis post , and whllo In Wash
ington during { he coming week he will ad
vise with the olllclals on the subject ot nego
tiating a reciprocity trraty and also a parcels -
cols post convention between the United
States end Venezuela.
SHUTTING jjOCT SEAL SKINS
Regulations Is&t/ell & / Under the Polagio
Scaling Bill.
STATISTICS FOEAL ' ! | SKIN GARMENTS
Union PrnUHitllnK Ininnrlntlon
Into Tlilx Couiitrr , AVlieHier MM ,
or Peru on ill
, I
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. The secretary ol
the treasury , with the approval of the presi
dent , has Issued regulations under the act
of congress signed jtsterdny , prohibiting the
taking of soalskUis by American citizens
except on the Prlbylolt Islands , and Inhibiting
the Importing Into thla country of pelagic
sealskins.
The regulations provide that no soilsklna
raw , dressed , dyed or otherwise manufac
tured , shall bo admitted to entry In the
United States , except there bo attached to
the Invoice a certificate signed by the United
States consul at the place of exportation
that said iklns wore not taken from soils
killed within the waters mentioned In ealil
act , specifying In detail the locality oNsuch
taking , whether on land or at sea , and also
from the persons from whom said skins were
purchased raw , the date of said purchase
and the lot number. Consuls shall require
satisfactory evidence of the truth of ranch
facts by oath or otherwise before giving any
certificate.
It Is further provided that no fur seal
skins , raw , drcssoil , dyed or otherwise manu
factured , shall bo admitted to entry as part
of a passenger's personal effects unless ac
companied' ' by an. Invoice certificate by the
United States consul.
All fur se3klns , whether raw , dressed ,
dyed or otherwise liianufactured , the Invoices
of which are not accompanied by the certifi
cate above prescribed , are directed to bo
seized by the collector of customs and de
stroyed.
SKINS MUST BE STAMPED.
.Every article manufactured , In whole or In
part , from fur sealskins , to bo Imported Into
the United States , Is required to have legibly
stamped thereon the name ot the manufac
turer < and place of manufacture , and shall
be accompanied by a statement In writing
under the oath of the manufacturer that the
oklns used In said article "were taken from
seals not killed at sea within the proscribed
waters .mentioned , specifying the locality In
detail , and also the person from whom said
skins were purchased Intheir raw and
dressed state , the date of said purchase and
the lot nuniber.
It Is also provided that when an applica
tion Is nindo to a consul for a certificate
under these regulations the Invoice- and
proofs of origin presented by the exporter
shall .be . submitted to the treasury agent
designated for < ttie ipurpose of Investigation.
All manufactured articles , from sealskins
and Imported Into the United litatcs shall
have the llnlnps mo arranged that the pelt
of tlio skin or skins .underneath shall .bo ex
posed far examluatlod , and all such skins or
articles , whetherxlmported as merchandise
or as part of a.passenger's "effects , are re
quired to be sent to the public stores for
careful examination Inspection to pre
vent evasion of the lAw.
All garments of this character taken from
this cout'try ' may5 Tie re-entered on presenta
tion of a certllltfate W ownership from the
collector of custfims ot the port of departure ,
which certificate rshnll have been obtained
by the owner of.ithe garment by otferlng the
name to the colje.ctcr for Inspection before
leaving thla country. '
In speaking of the'scope of these regula
tions. Assistant'Secretary iHowoll said that
neither the la'.vmiior .the . regulations .would
bo made to apply either to skins or garments
made of skins which were shipped to the
United States andrwece actually on the ocean
Wednesday mornlng/oUqcemlbcr 29 , 'the ' time
the act was signed by the president. Evi
dence of the .tline . of shipment , however ,
would be requlredi ,
OHANCISS FOR * Wit A 1)12 I.V CHINA.
lloxtllc TIciiiuiiMli-ailoiiK ItnlnliiK ti
Illirrlc'l' .
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30. Some facts of
value to business men .contemplating an ex
tension of trade Into China are offered by
United States Consul Covert at Lyons ,
Prance , In a special report to the State de
partment. The consul had before him some
of the conclusions reached by the French
commission , which has Just returned to
Franco from China , whore It had been sent
to discover means of extending French trade.
Because the results of a former commission ,
through publication , had been of more value
to British manufacturers than to the French.
the present commission docs not publish Its
report In full , but retains the detailed In
formation for communication privately to
French merchanta. Meanwhile a brief report
hao been made to the Lyons Chamber of
Commerce and this sets out In concise form
the wonderful opportunities for trade exten
sion In populous China , the undeveloped
mineral resources of the country , and the
progress already made by the Germans
now become redoubtabla rivals of the Eng
lish la China. The consul says that while
the great nations of Europe are grasping
for Chinese territory , It Is probable that
the most dcslrnblo conquests may bo achieved
by peaceful methods. Civilized nations have
equal Interests In opening the trade of China
to the world and the powers that attempt
to accomplish It by war .and conquest do no
more than strengthen 'tho Chinese wall.
TAKISS SUPPLIES TO CU1IA FJtlCi ; .
Stciimsliln Line IteMpoiulN to llellef
tinll.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. Assistant Secre
tary Day has Just received a response from
the superintendent of the Ward line steam
ers In Now York City , In answer to his In
quiry as to whether he could announce that
his line would convoy supplies to Cuba for
the relief of the suffering people free of cost.
The prompt answer jwas :
Will bo pleased to uccopt supplies for
Cuban sufferers , free of cost. Presume they
will bo consigned to General Lee ,
The Anaconda ( Mont. ) Standard telegraphed
last night that the secretary of state could
draw en the National Park bank ot New
York for $800 , already subscribed and paid
In by Montana people for the benefit ot the
Cuban sufferers , 'More ' money Is promised
from the same source January 1.
All of this mqiioy Is being distributed
through Consul Gpnctal Lee.
The secretary oitato has directed the
disbursing officer jot .the ntato department ,
Frank A. Dranagan , .to take charge of any
money and suppU ca 41iat may be delivered
to him nnd forward the sameto Consul
General Leo at Havana.
Mr. Iloosa , the- despatch agent of the State
department at Nejy York , has bon directed
to draw the | SOO contributed by tbo people
of Montana through" t/io / Anaconda Standard ,
and with that sum , purchase and send to
General Leo condensed milk.
I'UKSIUKXTiTV COMI.VG WEST.
0
ProiulHi'M to VlMlt Itoelc iHlanil Diirliiu
r\TIKUNt.
WASHINGTON etKe. 30. President Mc-
Klnley's western trip.next August is now i\ \
certainty , unless' congress ohould remain In
session and thereby prevent his leavlnc
Washington , Ho has promised to attend
the meeting of the Union Veteran league at
Hock Island , 111 , , next August unlcza some
thing unforeseen should prevent. After that
the president will go further west , If nossl-
ble , and visit the Yellowstone park and
other places of Interett.
Protecting Inilimtrliil Property.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. A dispatch ro-
celvod at tbo State department from Min
ister Storer at Brussels reports the adjourn
ment on December IB ot nhe International
union for tne protection of Indus
trial property. The union , which
baa 'been ' in session for some
time , was composed of representatives from
moat of the European countries , the United
States and Brazil. There was a general
discussion on the aubject of patents , trade
marks and other matters pertaining to the
proteotton of Industrial property. Tlie
union , reached an agreement on a number
of recommendations that had been submitted.
As to others , some of the delegated tell
they xvcro without power to act and ncgdila.
lions regarding- them -will bo conducted be
tween Kovornmrntg Interested. The next
meeting probably will ( bo held In Washing
ton.
KAVAh COUUTS I/ACIC AUTltOIIITY.
Cminot Compel AUrmlnnce of Civil
ian Wltncime * ) .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. The naval au
thorities have long regarded the provlalotia
of existing laws relating to the admlnlntni-
tlon of Justice a.i defectiveIn that naval
courts-martial are not empowered to secure
the attendance nnd testimony of civilian wit-
facts. It often happens that Important facU
are exclusively known by civilians and
their testimony Is required before almost
every Important navel court-martial. H
rarely happens tint witnesses that
can avoid so do'.dg ' are willing to
appear In such cases. Secretary
Long EUJ-S Unit from on examination ef
legislation on this subject It doei not appear
by aciy moana clear 'that ' congress Intended
to leave courty-martlal In such n position.
Ho has ( submitted to the house naval com
mittee a draft of a bill to remedy theiio
ovllu without giving iho naval courts undue
authority. The first section Involves only an
extension to the judge- advocate of caval
courts-martial and courts ot Inquiry of powers
now possessed by Judge advccatos of army
courts. The section has been dmwn In con
formity with the t'lmllar ' design to meet
precisely the pa mo difficulty which had arisen
In Iho British service , providing for certi
fication tor contempt It necessary to the near
est United States court for punishment.
Clinticv for Stump Cjimtrnetorx.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. The Ponofnco
department has prepared advertisements ,
which will soon to Issued , Inviting proposals
for furnishing adhesive postage stamps foi
the government for the four yc-irs beginning
July 1 next. The Issues advertised for In
clude the ordinary oMmpa , news and periodi
cal stamps , pwlago duo stamps and those
tor special delivery. The number required
per year approximates 3,000,000,000. Undei
a special arrangement made nearly four
years ago the work of furnishing stamp * 1&
now done by the Bureau ot Engraving and
Printing , the bids received by the Pastofllco
department at that tlmo for furnishing
stamps having been rejected. The arranigc-
ment terminates July 1 , when the new con
tract which will result from the advertise
ment about to bo Issued will become ef
fective.
Report * oil Mure iKlnmt l\nvy Ynril.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. Lieutenant J. J.
Knapp has arrived at the Navy department
from Mare Island , Cal. , where ho has made
a thorough Investigation of the conduct ot
the navy yards , co far as concerns the em
ployment of labor. Mr. Knapp gave particu
lar attention to the complaints that have
como to the Navy department from the vet-
crans who allege they have suffered from
dbcrlmlnatlca. The results ot the Inquiry
have ibecn embodied In a leng report which
hai-j been submitted to Acting Secrctarj
Roosevelt but until he has an opportunity
to go through It nothing will bo made public
as to the conclusions and recommendations
reached by Lieutenant Knapp.
Snvcs IllH Citizenship.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30. The president
has granted a pirdon to L. I. nbscucra > ns of
Montana , sentenced January 30 , 1S9G , to cue
year's Imprisonment In the Minnesota state
penitentiary for violating the pee'.al laws.
The pardoa was Issued to restore Itoscucrans
to citizenship.
\ViiNliliiKTtnii "XntcH ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. Assistant Sec
retary Day left Washington tonight for a
abort visit to Canton. He will return Sun
day.
Commander Hanford has been ordered to
take charge of the Tenth light house dis
trict at Buffalo In place ot CommariHer
Jewell.
Bally TrejiHiiry Statement.
WASHINGON Dec. 30. Today'o statement
of the condltica of the treasury shows :
Available cash balance , $250,721,730 ; gold
reserve , $160,647,190.
IDAHO STAGE COACH IS HELD UP.
lloli the PnHHcnKpra nnil
Mnil SIIL-UK.
LEWISTON , Idaho , Dec. 30. The Lewls-
ton-Mount Idabo stage was held up at 0
o'clock Tuesday night by two highwaymen ,
one mile from Grangevlllc. The passengers
were relieved of about $ CO , and the robbers
secured the contents of two mall sacks , 'but '
missed the one containing registered money
packages. After the robbery the Orlver was
Instructed to turn the staso back toward Cottonwood -
tonwood , Iho robbers following at a short
distance. When the robbers disappeared tlie
driver resumed the Journey to Grangcvllle.
At urangevillo tnero 13 great excitement
and a vigilance committee ias been organ
ized. Last night's robbery Is supposed to ha
the work of the same clement who have
made two attempts within the past week to
destroy the town by fire , and the citizens of
that place are determined to use every means
of protection.
STHICICISA DOWN WITH A HATCHET.
Coloreil AVonmii'H Kate at IlniiilH of
Her IIUHlmiicl.
KANSAI3 CITY , Dec. 30. Nolllo Johnson ,
a young negrcss , was chopped to death with
a hatchet last night In an alley near Tenth
an3 Wynndotto streets , In the business dis
trict of the city. IHor husband was trio mur
derer , die called Jier from their 'house Into
the alloy and attacked her with the hatchet.
The woman threw up her hands to protect
her head. When men who heard licr cries
ran to the scene they found her dying. Each
ot eight blows upon her head had split the
skull and her hands had bean literally
chopped to pieces. One finger was missing.
Near by stood a horse and an express wagon ,
In which there were ropes tied with a heavy
stone. It had evidently been tlio Intention
of the murderer to throw his victim Into
thn river , but the 'woman's outcry had prevented -
vented this being done. Johnson is still nt
large.
IIISTKIUUTIOX 01P TKIIIAr , VUM1S.
loirnx Semi a'Petition to tlie Federal
COIIKI-UIIH.
CHICAGO , Dec. 30. The Pest's Washing
ton special says : The Iowa tribe of Indians ,
living In Kansas and Nebiaska , has just sent
to congress a petition asking to have their
tribal trnut funds distributed pro rata among
the members of the tribes and credited to the
several shareholders Individually on tbo
books of the Treasury department , to bo dis
bursed for the the benefit of each Individual
at the discretion of the secretary of the In
terior , the balance , If any , to bo paid to tbo
heirs of each on his death , according to the
etato laws governing Inheritance. Their peti
tion Is signed with full written signatures ,
with the exception of one man , the only adult
In the tribe who cannot write his own name.
Henilei-H tin * X-ltay
ST. LOUIS , Dec. SO , In a letter received
by a physician of this city from George A ,
Apostoll , the noted French physician and
surgeon , Apostoll says ho has discovered
the secret of preventing the evil rffectn
whlcTi usually ensue from the.application
of the X-ray. Ho saya that he simply connects -
nects the machine with the ground by a
metallic circuit. Under that system he has
turned tbo X-ray upon hundreds of pa
tients and not once has there been any
deleterious cffccta ,
Two Million for iv IloHiiIlnl ,
PHILADRUPIHA. Dec. 23.-Uy the will
of Mra. Henrietta R , Fales Baker. $2 , < XX > , CW
Is bequeathed to the Pennsylvania hospital.
The will was probated today and the be
quest Is made contingent upon the death of
the BOH and daughter of thu testatrix with
out Issue , The estate Is estimated at over
12.000.0GO. Other Institutions to which be.
quests are made are the Pennsylvania
Museum and School of Industrial Art anil
the Zoological gardens.
Pool .StocUn of
LOUISVILLE. Dec. 30.-LoudIng Kentucky
distillers ftavo Inaugurated a .movement for
a pool of the bitstocks of past yearn. It la
amertcd that GOO.OOO barrels of whisky will
be put Into the pool. A committee on dis
tribution will bo employed , The whisky
linns at Cincinnati , St. Louis , i'eorla. Chicago
cage and other iilacca are Interested In the
enterprise , which has not yet been perfect/ !
arranged for operation.
CHALLENGE FROM CORBETT
Tenders Pitz Money in Ono Thousand
Dollar Lots ,
THROWS SOME BOUQUETS AT H.M3EIF
PnxtN n Forfeit with n
f4l > i > rtliiK Man JIH an Knr
iivnt tlint Ho Mean * ,
i j Htmlncfifii , i
CINCINNATI , Dec. SO.-Oames J. Cortbett
today gave to the Tlmea-Stir for publlca-
tloa Ills challenge to fight Robert Fltzalnv
monn ns follows :
CINCINNATI , ' Dec. 30. Your published
declaration , Mr. Flt.slmmons , that you In
tend re-entering , plcnse-a mi ) more tlmn 1
can nt present express to you , for I know
that tbo public esteems mo to bo the only
candidate for the honors 'you thus place
within reach ,
I am sorry , however , to note that In
wording this declaration , you give me the
Impression that since wo last mot you i < ive
become unwlssly forgetful. For Instance ,
you say that bcforo 1 can claim a return
match with you , I must prove myself to
bo worthy of It You certainly Intended
this na a Joke , for no one In the world
knows my ability better than yourself.
You cannot so soon have foreiotten your
remark to me- tit Carson , Just nfter the
battle. "Jim , you m\ld In your simple ,
earnest way , "I'll never light ngnln. You've
Klven me n bloody Rood lioUlng. " You , the
winner , uttered those words , with face and
body HO battered us to leave no doubt of
your sincerity , whllo 1 , the loser. Untuned
with never n bruise or scratch from head
to foot which could contradict you.
la this consistent with your now request
ing mo to go prove myself to bo n worthy
opponent ? You will llnd the confidence of
the public In my ability to entertain you
still unshaken. You will find that the pub-
He will Insist upon your rccognlzlni ; my
claim that you must incut mo again. Hut
surely you Imvo been misrepresented. I re
fuse to credit you with th3 lame memory ,
bioken Judgment , poor taste nnd entire
untruthfulnosa which the printed remarks
alleged to have been made by you would
Imply. I prefer to think that those who
have entered the rlnp with mo were men ,
ihonest , bravo nnd Incapable of the vulgar ,
lying and cowardly langxiago In which the
newspaper version of your remarks was
couched. However well I know that the
great journals try to bo , nnd usually arc ,
accurate to the letter In reporting , utter
ances made by Important men upon Im
portant subjects , 1 prefer to bejlevo that
in this case a 'grave ' error bus been made
somehow , somewhere and .for a purpose not
worthy of ono who wishes to bo consid
ered above contempt.
WHAT COUUETT OFFRHS.
What the public expects from me Is to
maintain the manly dignity of the rliiR nnd
not bo a brawler , nor n shifty evader of
the honest principles which govern honest
men when adjusting their respective
merits.
This Is nil I have to say. nut this Is
what I propose to do : The day we sign
articles , I will give you $1,000 In recogni
tion of your courtesy. The moment you
enter the ring ready to ofter mo battle 1
will give you a second $1,000 In toksn of
my pleasure. Upon the completion of the
tenth round-If you are still undefeated , I
will K'VC ' you a third $1CCO as iv souvenir
of my surprise. Upon defeating you no
matter In what round I will glvo you $2,000
more as a reminder that I nm not an un-
Ecnenaus foo.
On the other hand should you again de
feat me I promise , If still able to move , to
place my 'hnt ' upon my head and then ,
removing It In your honor , to proclaim you
In frank and unmistakable terms to be my
superior nnd state that I then and there
quit forever all possible claim to the cham
pionship of Iho world.
Let further remarks on this subject bi ?
made by 1,000 clean , honestly earned Ameri
can dollars , given mo by the public that
believes In mo. 1 have tnls day forwarded
these to Will J. Davis of Chicago In testi
mony that I mean every word I have
herein spoken. JAMES J. COHBI3TT ,
Champion of America.
IGXOUU : nitAUY's cii.viii\i ; .
Julian IiiNlHt * Unit CoK iett llu.st Klrst
Whip MuliiT.
CHICAGO , Dec. SO. "We shall pay no at
tention to It , " bald 'Martin Julian today
when asked what he and Fltzslmmons wou'd
do In regard to Corbctt's formal challenge
of the champion. KltKslmmons himself re
fused to discuss the subject In accordance
with his new plan of operations , which Is to
let Julian do all the talking.
"Wo have told Corbett > , vhat he can do , "
continued Julian. "Bob did not > vant 10 reenter -
enter the ring nt all. but nt last 1 persuaded
him to 'promise ' to fight again on certain
conditions. These were , as I explicitly
stated , that hewould consider fighting only
two men Corbett and McCoy and that ho
should fltjht them only after Corbett had
defeated Maher , and after McCoy had de
feated a man n.imed by nip. I have name.'l
Choynskl for McCoy to llsht. Now , Corbett
may wear hlniftolf out talking about betting
S10.COO that he can whip KItzslmmonp. "
Concerning McCoy anil Choynskl , Julian
said : "I am going1 to hold McCoy to his
promise ; that he would Klvo Choynskl the
next show at him. He cannot get out of It
by savlnK Choynskl must come down to 15S
pounds , for he knows Joe. cannot do that. "
Julian admitted that If 'McCoy ' Insisted lie
wanted to fight no man outside of the mid
dleweight limit , he ( Julian ) might consent
to name a middleweight. "Hut , " ho said ,
"It Tvlll not bo Walcott , nor will It be
Tommy Hynn. "
COllIJISTT MUST TRY MAHKIli V 111 ST.
1C He AVI us KltzNlminniiH Will Give
Him a Clianee.
KEW YOUK , Dec. 30. Tom O'ltourkc. has
wired to the Associated Press from Fort
Wayne , Ind. , ns follows : "Julian nnd Fltz
slmmons have named Joe Walcott nt the
middleweight limit to meet iMcCoy nnd
Peter Maher to meet Corbett. It McCoy and
Corbett win from Walrott and Maher. Klts-
slmmons will meet both of them nftenvard
Those arc the only conditions KltzHlmmons
A 111 make with McCoy and Coibett , "
HAHVAllD WINS 310 II U MATCHISS.
Jleii Ie.ail III tlie Chcwx
Toiii-iiniiient ,
NEW YORK , Dec. CO. The fourth round
of the Intercollegiate chess tournament was
begun at the Columbia Grammar school In
this city today , when the pnlilniw and openIngs -
Ings 'were as followt ) : Southard ( Harvard )
and Meyer ( Columbia ) , sulcco plann. which
turned Into un Evans gambit ; HewltiH
( Harvard ) ami Swvard ( Columbia ) , counter
center gambit : Young ( Princeton ) and Cook
( Yale ) , Frencn defense ; Carter ( Princeton )
and Murdoch ( Yale ) .
Dutallx of the play :
On the. first board Southard opened with
n gulcco piano and afterward turned the
game- Into a regular Ilvans gambit. Tim
Columbian made a oed light , but ho had
finally to submit to a reverse nftor twunty-
clijht moves , owing to the superior tactics
of the Harvard man ,
Howard tried a eountcr center gambit
against Hcwlns nnd belli his o.vn until thu
middle singe of the game was reached , .when .
ho compromised his position and lost
after twenty-live moves.
Cook got much the better came against
Young , who pl.iycd rather carelessly at first.
Later on Coolc made a fatal error and the
contest ended In favor of Young after fortj-
ono .moves.
Carter was no match for Murdoch , who
hud matters nU his own way , Tlie game
lasted for twenty-alx inovcs , when Carter
resign ed ,
Follo.vlng H the record of the tournament :
Player , Won , Lost ,
Harv.inl . i-j ; ' 1U
Columbia . 3V , 4 > A
Yale . 3'yi 4',4
Princeton . . . 2H GV |
HVH.vrs o.v Tim UU.YMXU TUACICH.
Only Two FavorlteM Are 'Wlnuern t
.Veiv OrloaiiM.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 30.-IIarry Duke
and Viscount , both of whom outclassed
their fields , were the only winning favorltt-H
today. Of the successful Jong shots Dud
ley E was the only one fancied In tbo leant
and even ho had but mild mipport , The at
tendance was good and the track fair. He-
suits :
First race , one mile : What Next won ,
Springtime second and Arduth third. Tlrnu ;
1:45 % .
Hecond race , thlrtccn-slxtoentlw of a mile :
Dudley E wun , IJellu of Memphis second
and Chiffon third. Tlmo : irtlli.
Third race , mile nnd cm nlghth , over four
hurdles ; Ilrakeman won , Hepcater second
und Undo Jim third. Time : 2:09. :
Fourth race , six furlongs : Harry Duke
won , 8Hto Second and Hlbcrnla Queen third ,
Time : 1:10-5 : } .
Fifth race , rnllo and a sixteenth : Vis-
rount won , I.nmorn gccond and Mount
Washington third. Time : 1:53. :
SAN FUANCJ&CO , Ucc. 20. Weather
rleur nnd track fast at Ingleulde today ,
The Blxth race was declared oft and a nix-
furlong selling race substituted , IleaulU :
- ifirst , race , fursc , seven ( urlonea :
Triumph won , Twinkle Twin jieconiX unit
Hey del Diablo third. Time : l:30U. :
Second race , nix furlonga : MMllfrtit won ,
Cash Day second nnd Miss Lynch third ,
Time : 1:1414. : V
Third rare , one mile , gentlemen rldprsj
Dick liehan won , Attlcua second nnd Pro
Millo third. Time : lMG i.
Fourth race , ono mlle , purses Iluckwix
won , The Roman second and Orlmnr third.
Tlmo : 1:41. :
Fifth race , mile nnd an eighth : Persons
won , Can't Danoo second and Bun Marco
third. Time : ltt : J.
Sixth rare , six furlongs : Major Cook won ,
Meadow I.nrknecoml and Pat Murphy third.
Time : 1:15J4. :
1MH.I. n.VOH OTlllCIl TO A DHAW.
Turners nnil TonrNln I nil nineIn n
TiiK-of-\Vnr.
Them wan a royal tug-of-war match last
night nt Grrmanla hall between picked
teams from the Tourist Wheel club nnd the
Turner Wheel club. For live minute * tlio
eight men on a sldo tupgod and pulled and ,
Jerked against the other eight men anil
whi'ii tlmo was called neither side- had suc
ceeded In budging the chalk line over the
mark. "The contest was therefore declared
a draw.
The match was tbo result of a challenge
that was lulled several weeks net ) by the
Turners to any wheel club In the city. For
a time the dull was allowed to lay , but the
Tourists finally picked It up. Hotb teams
have been training for some tlmo In an-
tlcliMitlon of the .contest nnd they were
both therefore In pretty Rood condition.
In the start there v/as a llttlo dispute be
tween Captains Hartry and Kuhn regarding
the nuniber of men to bo allowed on each
side , no condition regarding this having
been previously mad ? . Thu trouble aroao
over the fnct that the two teams hail
worked up ai different position on the slats.
Ily their scheme the Turners could not get
moro than eight men down , while the. Tour
ists ihnve 'boon ' , working with nine. Captain
Hartry of the Tourists finally conceded the
point and the match was pulled oft with
eight men to a team.
The Turners had _ the foUowjng team :
tDta'l weight was 1411 pounds.
The Tourists' team was made up ns fol
lows ; II. 15. Fredrlckson , anchor , 203
pounds ; E. A. Proulx , 1G3 pounds ; Pete
Peterson , 175 pounds ; Lou Mather , 1CT
pounds ; Lou Atlanta , 1C2 pound j ; Hud Bax
ter , 178 pounds ; Tom Spencer , 103 pounds ;
C. 11. Hall , 1R3 pounds. Thu total weight
was 1200 pounds.
IJDth tenms were greeted with cheers from
the audience. In which there was a good
sprinkling of women , when they took their
positions on the slats. The Turners were.
In their grey uniforms ui..l tbo Tourists
had n rig of duck pants and red , whllo nnd
blue sweaters. D.ivn O'Brien was time
keeper nnd Clinton Franklin was referee.
For the first three minutes of the contest
the chalk mark was pulled to nnd fro
across the line with honors about even. A
concerted pull on the pirt ot one ot the
teams gained air Inch or two , but this was
speedily regained by the other side. Finally ,
In the next minute nnd a half the- Turners
succeeded In pulling the rope about two
Inches , but before the final 'halt mlnuto
expired the Touilsts succeeded In getting
the chalk mark back to the line again.
Referee Franklin therefore declared the
contest a. draw.
Neither team expressed lliomsclvcst na
satisfied with UIP result and therefore there
It likelihood of another match In the near
future to determine tbo matter of su-
prtmacy. It la very probable , also , that
some ot the other wheel clubs In the city
will get up teams to compute In a sort of a
tournament , now that the Ice Is broken.
After the match lant nlclit the Turners
and the visiting Tourists enjoyed n couple
of hours' dancing , the nlpht being thn oc
casion of one of the series of monthly
dances the Turners uro giving during Iho
winter.
Convention of O > iiiiiMMhini Dlreetor * .
NEW YORK , Dec. 30. The directors of the
college gymnasiums of the United States
will hold a convention nt the Knickerbocker
Amateur club -tomorrow. After forming n
permanent organization and electing ofllcers
the directors will discuss the adoption ot a.
uniform system of strength tests for all col
leges. It Is proposed to ndopt a uniform sys-
tpm In testing tbo strength of different
groups of muscles. If a student la pro
hibited on account of physical disability
from parf clpatlng In certain sports at ono
collpijo he will be debarred by nil unlversl-
tleu'nh'ero the uniform system li accepted.
Among those who have promised to attend
the meeting tire : D. H. Anderson , Yale ; Dr.
Sargent , Harvard ; Dr. Savage , Columbia ; ,
Prof Coldlp , Princeton ; Dr. Llnhart. Ohio
State university ; Dr. Hitchcock , Cornell , and
Dr. Yoorhee ? , Pratt Institute of Brooklyn.
< lveUp HKndimr Content. * *
MONTREAL. Dsc. 30. The council of the
Canadian Amateur Skating association has
decided not to hold any speed skating
Championships this year , ns there are very
few skaters available. The figure skating
championships will bo held at the end of
February.
Strike a Cooil Fioiv of OH.
CROWN POINT , Ind. , Dec. 30. J. J. Van
Husklrk of Mcdnryvlllo , whllo drilling for
water , has struck a good flow of oil of flno
quality. The Indiana and Ohio Oil company
hah Investigated the surrounding territory
In Jasper county nnd has filed with the
county recorder oil leases , which cover sev
eral farms In the vicinity of Medaryvllle.
The company will at once sink ; wells and
search for oil.
Crew of WreeUeil iStcamei- Saved ,
PORTLAND , Me. , Dec. 00 The Ilafhi
schooner Arcolu , Captain Weeks , bound to
Boston from Randolph , Me. , with a cargo
of lumber , was wrecked on Croon Island
early this morning. The crew , after cling
ing to the rigging for four hours , were-
taken off. The schooner Is rapidly going
to pieces.
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