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NEGOTIATING FOR PEACE.
EVERYBODY AT IT RT'T BOTHA AND
EBB MEN.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO INVADE NATAL IM
PENDING—CHURCHILL'S SPEECH—
PICTUaE EXHIBITIONS.
<CY.pyrißht: 1S«»1 : By Th* New- York Tribune.)
[I'.T CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.]
London, Nov. 13. 1 a m. — Peace negotiations
re reported from every quarter, except Botha's
headquarters in the saddle. The National Lib
eral Federation is agitating for a full and ex
plicit declaration of terms from Downing
Street, but this is a political man<euvre directed
by the pro-Boers. Kriiger and Leyds are cred
ited, for the Brat time, with a willingness to
L» IwWn something less than actual national in
dependence as a basis for peace, hut the rumors
from Holland are contradictory and illusory.
There Is a story that the Boers in aims have
approached Kitchener, and have intimated a de
sire for peace, without any reference to Kriiger.
Bseva or Botha, but this is a transparent fiction.
Ftarted for the purpose of explaining Salisbury's
veiled reference to grounds of confidence which
he could not lay bare. There can be no peace
while eight thousand Boers and Cape rebels hold
the field, under a dozer, or more guerilla leaders.
Kitchener's last report shows how scattered
these forces are. and how narrow is their range
of operations. De Wet has reappeared in a
quarter of the Orange River Colony, where he
can co-operate with Botha, and it is surmised
that another attempt to invade Natal is im
pending.
The recent address of Charles Francis Adams.
o « Boston, drawing an analogy between the con
ditions in South Africa and those in the United
fltates at th- time of the Appomattox surrender,
and showing that Lee refused to sanction gue
rilla warfare because he considered It immoral
and un-Chrlstian. has produced a deep impres
fion here. The Imperial South African Associa
tion has decided to reprint the text of the ad
dress in pamphlet form for the benefit of pro-
Boer sympathizers.
Gainsborough's "Duchess of Devonshire" re
appeared In the Agne-w Galleries yesterday be
fore a select company of art critics, and will
have a public reception to-day. Three detec
tives will be on guard over her. She looks hand
some and graceful, and justifies all the trouble
and noise made over her loss and recovery. The
pose of the figure i.= charming, and the color soft
and delicate. The picture has been framed ar
tistically, so as to conceal as far as possible the
reduction in the size of the original canvas.
She is In good company, for the Agnews are ex
hibiting twenty works of high quality for the
benefit of the Artists' General Benevolent Insti
tution. The approximate value of these twenty
pictures is £170,0<>0. A portrait of the Duchess of
Marlborough and her child, by Reynolds, is lent
from Blenheim, but the other works are either
owned or have been recently sold by the Ag
news. Reynolds portrait of Lady Dartmouth
was sold to a New-York collector a fortnight
acr,. and could not be included, but there Is his
picture of a boy holding a bunch of grapes.
There are five Galnsboroughs, three Romneys,
three Raeburns. two Hoppners. Constable's
"Look." Turner's mystical "Eve of the Deluge,"
and works by F.'.ninpton. Beechey and Muller.
0 c of the worthiest companions of the Duchess
of Devonshire is Koppner's brilliantly painted
I 1I 1 lure of Miss Emma Crewe, a splendid exam
p:^ of the art of portraiture.
A collection of 145 pictures was revealed at
the press view of the Society of Portrait Paint
<-.f. in the new gallery. Whistler has the place
of honor in the north room, with a charming
tore of a girl in violet and blue, with a red
father in her hair. The central spaces of the
• .Ft room are filled with Professor yon Len
bach's grim, soldierlike portrait of the Emperor
Frederick. Watts's finely modelled figure of the
irZinililmriw of Northampton, with a color
scheme of browns and grays, and Shannon's ad
mirable child portraits of "Lord Roos with His
Dop" and "Gerald Thornton."
John La very has five portraits of varying
strength, and the Scotch school is well pre
sented. Watts has seven works. George Santer
has a striking portrait of Cardinal Rampolla.
Even without a Sargent on the walls, the ex
hibition is one of exceptional merit and Interest.
Mr. Yerkes is contemplating further triumphs
in Lon<lnn. He lnt.-n'is Jo connect the new
"tubes" with one anoth-T, and with the District
Railway, in such a way that passengers will be
;ihle to travel from one end of the metropolis to
the other without change of carriage or pur
chase of another ticket. Piccadilly 'Mreus will
soon becoir.e a g.ical railwny centre, but the ex
act position of the big station proposed by Mr.
Y<=rkes is n"t yet decided upon. Asked whether
he had any .i^signs on the Baker Street and
Waterloo lire, Mr. Yerkes replied that that sys
tem was still in the hands of an official re
ceiver.
It is generally understood in Berlin, says "The
Mail" correspondent In that city, that the Amer
ican danger toward German transatlantic ship
ping is far more sericus than had been supposed.
An American group of financiers have bought
ten thousand shares in the Hamburg Line, and
certain negotiations have been going on with,
among others, the White Star and the Dominion
lines, with a view to a mutual guarantee not to
lower rates. Should this be carried through,
says the correspondent, it would bring much
nearer a. realization of the project of the estab
lishment of a powerful transatlantic shipping
combine under the American flag.
A Rome dispatch to "The Dally News" re
por;p tfca* the Neapolitan Camorra has sus
tained almost as heavy a defeat as Tammany.
As had been generally expected. Winston
Churchill, at the Constitutional Club last night,
urged that the future policy of the Unionist
party ought to be one of retrenchment and do
mestic reform. Churchill is an acute observer
of the signs of the times, and it is not surprising
that he advocated the appointment of a Secre
tary for Electricity and a Minister for Traction.
since the question of rapid transit is steadily
growing- in importance. Walter Long, who Is a
member of the Cabinet, speaking in Bristol last
: night, maintained that the solution of the work
iiißTTien's housing problem lay in rapid electric
communication with the suburbs, and the Lon
don County Council have decided to proceed
»"lth a big scheme of shallow tramways. If Par
liament will give the necessary authority. Mean-
SORE NECK
Take Scott's Emulsion for
scrofula. Children often have
sores on the neck that won't heal
up. The sores may come and go.
Parents may not know what's
Hie matter' nor what to do.
Scrofula is the trouble and
Scott's Emulsion is the medicine.
Scott's Emulsion heals the
sores. But that is not all. Scrofula
leads to consumption. This is
the real danger.
Scott's Emulsion is the "ounce
of prevention" that keeps off
consumption.
We'll **n4 ymi a little to trr. If you like.
SCOTT & liOWNH. «•«) Pearl street. N'W York.
while, Mr. Yerkes is going payly ahead with his
plans for various "tubes" In the English me
tropolis. He is not disheartened by the opposi
tion of the Metropolitan Railway Company to
his proposals, and he expresses the belief that
another three years ought to see all his London
schemes In operation. I. N. F.
KITCHKNKUS WEEKLY REPORT.
BOER CASI'ALTIES SINCE NOVEMBER 4 IN
CLUDE SIXTY-THREE KILLED AND ONE
HUNDRED AND FOT'R CAPTTRED.
London. Nov. 12. — Lord Kitchener, in a dla
patch from Pretoria, dated November 11. pre
sents his weekly report, and, incidentally, lo
cates General De Wet in the northeastern part
<»f the Orange River Colony. He says tlie Boers
have recently been collecting under his leader
ship, and that the British are now moving to
disperse them.
Lord Kitchener gives the Boer casualties since
November 4 as 63 killed. M 6 wounded, KM
captured and 4."» surrendered.
PASSENGERS HAD TO PUM.
STEAMER BEACHES SAN JTAN WITH
XHBBE FEET OF WATER IN
FEU HOLD.
San Juan. Porto Rtco, Nov. 12— The steamer
Longfellow. ( .f the Xew-York and Porto Rico
Steamship Company's island -ervice, arrived at
Arecibo last .iigM in distress. She encountered
a storm and sprang a leak. For four hours
the passengers and crew worked at the pumps,
which finally became choked. When the steamer
anchored in the harbor the water was three feet
de-p in the hold. Her coal supply is exhausted
and she is unable to proceed without assistance.
The United States Government tug Uncas.
which has been in drydock at St. Thomas, is dv.
to arrive at Areoibo to-morrow morning, when
she will assist in the transshipment from the
Longfellow of twelve hundred cases of fruit.
BI'LG VRIA V GOVERNMENT WARXED
CONSUL, GENERAL DICKINSON REPEATS HIS
DEMANDS IN MISS STONE'S CASE.
Sofia. Rulgarla. Nov. 12.— Consul General Dick
inson, of Constantinople, supplemented his ver
bal representations to the Bulgarian Government
by a note to-day, in whir': he recapitulated the
history of the abduction by brigands of Miss
Ellen M. Stone and her companion. Mine. Tsilka.
and the steps taken to obtain their release, and
reminded the Foreign Minister of his promise to
give every assistance. He cited instances where
the attitude of subordinate officials had not con
formed with this assurance. Finally. Mr. Dick
inson repeated his demand for the non-interfer
ence of the government In the negotiations.
Mr. Dickinson also quoted from Miss Stone's
letters, saying that the chief danger to which
she is exposed is flight from hiding places by
night. owing to the approach of troops. He de
clared that the people of the United States
would hold the Bulgarian Government morally
and legally responsible for the lives of the cap
tives, should the bandits, exasperated by pur
suit, slay them
The government's reply, according to the opin
ion expressed in official circles, will set forth
that while hesitating to establish the precedent
that' the government give protection to brigands
in treating for the ransom of the captives, yet. In
the present case, involving the safety of two
women, the government, as an act of courtesy
and humanity, will comply with Mr. Dickinson
A private agent who was employed to visit
Doubritza. reports that the members of the
secret committee were discussing the lowest
terms of ransom that would be acceptable. One
member of the committee Informed a corr?
spondent that he had "been invited to loin the
band and to take part In the kidnapping, but
that he refused and depre<-at-d an attack upon
inoffensive women, pointing out that such action
was calculated to cost the committee more in
sympathy and support than the value of twenty
ransoms. This view seems to be dawning grad
ually even in Bulgarian circles, where kidnap
ping is condoned as in the interest of a sacred
cause.
DIAZ WAX A TRAITOR.
TREPIDENT OF TACLOBAN PROVED TO BE
AN AGENT OF THE FILIPINO JUNTA.
Catbalogan. Island of Samar. Nov. 12— Diaz,
the President* <>f Tacloban, island of Leyte, who
has been proved to be an agent of the Filipino
Junta at Hong Kong, has been arrested. Many
incriminating papers, implicating numerous of
ficials, were seized at the time of his arrest.
The gunboat Leyte has discovered a signal
station, working on the island of I/eyte, and
communicating with insurgents on the island of
Bazaar by the fl;ieh light system. Three opera
tors were arrested and the station was de
stroy-d. The men confessed that many recruits
have been sent from Leyte to Samar.
XEW GERMAN TARIFF API'KOYKn.
FEDERAL, COUNCIL MAKES ONLY SLIGHT MODIFI
CATIONS IN THE ORIGINAL.
Berlin, Nov. 12.— The Federal Council has ap
j proved the bill embodying the proposed new
i tariff.
With the exception of slight modifications, the
! bill is identical with the one originally pub
' Hshed. , _.. .
It is ascertained that the vote in the Bundes-
I rath for the Tariff !>!!! was nearly unanimous.
■ Several States voted against the minimal system.
j Count yon Biilow, Im;<eri-±1 Chancellor, was not
I present. .^_____
i GBRMAKV READHSQ ABOUT ROOSEVELT.
I ARTICLE DESCRIBING THE PRESIDENT ATTRACTS
I WIDESPREAD ATTENTION.
| Berlin. Nov. 12.— The "National Zeltung" pttb
! llshes an article dealing with President Roosevelt
i as a man and a statesman. After giving a descrtp
| tion of his character and tastes, the article pro
! ceeds to forecast his relations with foreign coun
i tries, and particularly with Germany.
'"■ "Mr. Roosevelt will be an American President,"
i says the writer, "In the fullest sense of the word.
without sentimentalism and basing his course solely
j upon American interests. A conflict with Germany
■ at present is out of the question, but it might
i spring up if economical differences should widen."
The article is attracting widespread attention he
: c-iuse In some respects it Is the first of Its claps
1 dealing with President Roosevelt to appear in Ger
! many. __ m
TALK OF SALISBURY RETIRING.
London Nov. 12.— Referring .to Lord Salisbury s
j eech last Saturday night at the Guildhall.
-Truth" says: "The careless composition of the
I speech of the Premier, which contained some
i singularly obscure sentences, has revived the talk
of his impending retirement and has given cause
?or believing at least that he no longer take 3 en
earnest interest in political life.
i THEY FEAR AMERICAS COAL AND IRON.
Berlin Nov. U.— The "Vosslsche Zeitung" pub
lishes a letter from Essen asserting that the Rhine
and Westphallan coal and Iron producers manifest
growing concern at the efforts of the United States
i 7 «,vten<! export" of coal and iron products to the
rv n-lnent A prominent manufacturer is described
| Continent, a v « b - :lef thftt the Unlted states in
! Tt, or fifteen Vars will supply all Mediterranean
i countries Including Austria, with coal and Iron."
! UGAJSST AM ERIC AX COMPETITION.
1 Vienna Nov. 12.— At a mass meeting of Austrian
j ■ 1,111 held la.it night at the Peoples Hall
' the burgomaster. Dr. Lueger. spoke against the «s
i tabllshment of American shoeshops in Vienna,
I Several delegates, after referring to the distress
< ,h-t exists among shoemakers, declared themselves
Porously against American competition. A reso
lution "n accordance with the views of the speakers
was adopted.
MEW-YOKK DAIJLY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 13, 1901.
MEXICANS OPPOSE QUARAXTIXE.
THEY TELL PAN-AMERICAN. CONGRESS
ARBITRATION SHOULD NOT BE
OBLIGATORY.
Mexico City. Nov. 12.— 1n the preamble to their
report the Mexican delegates to the Pan-Ameri
can Congress review the (question of arbitration.
One pa?«age deals with the making of arbitra
tion obligatory. The report says those who aim
at such an end forget the teachings of hlstory
and are only legislating for ideal societies, or
ganized in a superior and different manner to
those now existing. They are not legislating
for present day societies. In which man, while
moving under high aspirations, is at times car
ried away by passions which disturb and blind
him. The Mexican delegation looks for more
practical results. It wants something "more fa
vorable to the interests of peace than these
ideas offered by promoters of plans for the
formation of Tni'ted States of Kurope. and even
of the world."
"Xl Imparcial" says the Mexican delegation?
are united in a determination to advocate the
principle of suppression of quarantine, which
has created so much obstruction to commerce
throughout the world.
VIOLENT STORMS IN ENGLAND.
MANY VESSELS WRECKED. COAST TOWNS
FLOODED AND TRAFFIC INTERRUPTED.
London. Nov. 12— Violent winds, rain nnd snow
storms are reported from all the coasts of th<?
United Kingdom A fler.-e Kale is blowing In the
Channel, and mountainous seas are running. Half
a dozen vessels within sight of Dover the flying sig
nals of distress, and the Hfeboats are vainly fit
tempting to reach them. A ro.ket apparatus has
been sent To the South Foreland, where an Ad
miralty vessel is on the rorks. with the men clinß
inp t'> the rii;t-'lnjr. At other <"hannel ports ther»
were similar exciting scenes. Ships everywhere an
running for shelter.
The steamer CatO crashed into the British ship
Loch Vennachar. Cai'taln Bennett, which loft Mel
bourne on August 16 for London, at the mouth of
the Thames. The latter foundered, but the crew
were saved.
A number of eonft towns have suffered damage
to their sea walls, anil several rivers have broken
their banks and seriously damaged the low parts
of inland towns. Traffic in some of the streets of
Blackburn baa been stopped. There are several
feet of water ;n many of the low districts. Belfast
!s flooded ami else-vhere mills and schools are
closed on account of the Hoods. The seas are so
high off the Tyne that shi iping movements have
been stopped. Even river traffic is partially sus
pended. Hundreds of shipyard men are i<lle on ac
count of the abnormal rains. There have been a
number of wrecks or' the Suinlerland coast.
The seas sweeping over the promenade at BriKh
ton were so heavy that the fronts of the stores
had to be boarded np. The armored cruiser Mon
mouth was to be launched on ih" Clyde to-day,
but the storm obliged B postponement of the cere
mony. This is the tirst tim. In history that the
launch of a warship has been postponed on tne
Clyde.
KI.ooDS DO DAMAGE IN JAMAICA.
Kingston. Jamaica. Nov. 12. -The northern an.l
eastern portions of the Island are cut off from
Kingston by heavy weather. Rrrera haVfe over
flowed th.-lr banks and are doing considerable
damage to the railroad line to Port Antonio and
the oorthstde towns. The extent of the damage
Is not known nwlng to the interruption of tele-
Kraphlc communication. No loss of life is reported.
The American mails which arrived by the steamer
Admiral Dewey. remain a; Port Antonio.
DADI LOWERS HIS BID.
WILL BUILD SEWERS FOR HAVANA FOR HALF A
MILLION LESS THAN HIS FIRST OFFER,
Havana. Nov. 12.— Michael J Dndy. In a letter 10
the Municipal Council of Havana, says ho flgurrti
upon the Question of accepting bonds In pay for
the sewer contract, and estimated that there would
be a discount of 5 per cent In negotiating them
This sum he added to his bid recently submitted.
an«l he now offer* to deduct $572.03$ from his original
bid of 111.485. («. Inasmuch as the Municipal
Council is considering the expediency of letting
the contract without -naktnk; any provision for
bonds. He also offers to employ Cuban workmen
only
At to-day's session the Council, by a vote of li
to 3, referred th.- matter to a special committee.
FRENCH -JAIL AWAITB AMERICAS WOMAN,
MAKFTB KEBBELF LIABLE TO SEVERE PENALTY
OVER A DRESSMAKER'S BILL.
p ar ls. Nov. 12 — Next Saturday han been fixed for
the hearing of the charge BgatTnrt the Amorl.-nn
woman. Rhine her name an Falconer, and de
scribing herself as the wifr of a wealthy Florida
planter, who wan arrested on Saturday last at
Cherbourg, as the American liner St. Paul w;is
about sailing, r.wlng to her attempt to leave
France with baggage whi^h had been legally at
tached in an action brought by B well known Paris
dressmaker to recover ■ bill for dresses purchased
by her
The amount of the claim is 1.7D8 francs " >lrn.
Falconer" is liable to a \>tik term of Imprisonment,
but the dressmaker is Indisposed to press th.- case
against her.
ZELATA RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT.
Managua. Nicaragua. Nov. 12.— The Nicaraguan
Presidential election has passed off peacefully.
General Santos J. Zelaya has been re-elected Presi
dent by a large vote
STOPPED BY KURDS OS ROAD TO Ml SII.
Constantinople, Nov. 12. The Governor sf Krze
rnum, while travelling toward Mush, was assaulted
by a band of Kurds and stripped of everything-
POLICE PROHIBIT IS ANARCHIST UEETING
London, Nov. 11». —An anarchist meeting to "com
memorate the legal murder of the Chicago
anarchists,' which had been called for to-night.
was prohibited !>v th«- police, who were stationed
at the various entrances to the hall In Clerkenwi-11.
I<ondon, and sent away hundred* that came to at
tend the proceedings. Prince Krapotktae. Sfaia
testa and Louise Mi.-hel were amon« the promoters.
GOVERNOR HUNT LEAVES PORTO RICO.
San Juan. Porto Rico. Nov. 12.— Governor Hunt
and Mr. Brumbaugh, Commissioner of Education,
left here for the United States to-day on the New-
York and Porto Rico Steamship . Company's
steamer Ponce. Captain Sargent.
ARMY PROMOTIONS.
Washington. Nov. 12.— The death of Colonel John
\V. French, which occurred at Atlanta yesterday,
will promote Lieutenant Colonel James Miller to Le
colonel. Major F. W. Mansfield to be lieutenant
colonel and Captain James B. Jackson to be major.
M. DE WITTE ASKS FOR LIGHT.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 12.— The persistent complaints
of Ironworkers and coal miners in regard to the
difficulty experienced In disposing of their products
and the consequent restrictions In the output, while
Imports of these products are Increasing, are so
inexplicable that the Finance Minister. M. de
Witte. has invited the Mining Congress. In session
at Kharkofr. to explain the matter. In a telegram
to the congress, M. De vVitte points out that the
imports for the current year to October 1 amounted
to 6 621 000 poods or cast iron and cast steel. 3,383.000
poods of machinery and 184.122.000 poods of coal.
"In view." telegraphs the minister, 'o 'the \er,
high duties Imposed for the protection of home in
dustries. I ask the congress to "Plain : *™ \™
home producers can complain of a lack of marke
In the face of such considerable imports of proa
uct* which might be supplied by Russian industry?
WILDES HEAD OF THE MEADE COURT.
Washington. Nov. 12.-Secretary Long baa selected
Rear Admiral Frank Wildes to be the head of the
Meade court-martial. In place of Rear Admiral Tay
lor The date for the meeting of the court was
S^cS^WoS. c J^eMn^i
Taylor from attending the sessions of the general
board of the navy.
THE FRESIDKNT APPOINTS A VMGMO.
Washington. Nov. 12 (3pectal).-Among the
by Booker T. Washington.
NAPLES CAMORRA DEFEATED.
THE TAMMANY OF ITALY OVERTHROWN
AFTER YEARS OF CORRUPT CONTROL.
Rome. Nov. 12.— Municipal elections were held
to-day in Naples, where the municipality had
been suppressed for two years, owing to whole-
Bale corruption by the Camorra party, and
where the city administration had been con
ducted by the government.
The result was the defeat of the Camorra
candidates by a small majority.
The press congratulates Naples upon the de
feat of the Camorra organization by honest
"■andkiates. comparing it with the defeat of
Tammany Hall by the friends of good govern
ment in New-York.
CABS UPSET BY RUNAWAYS
HORSES STOPPED IN FIFTH-AYE. AS THEY
RUN INTO A CAR.
A team of big gray horses, attached to a
heavy delivery v agon, last night raced uncon
trolled down Fifth-aye. from Thirty-ninth-st..
upsetting two hansom cabs and running into a
Thirty-fourth-st. crosstown car, before they
were stopped in front of the Waldorf-Astoria by
Bicycle Policeman Shea.
The team had been driven hy John W. Flint,
of No. 45«5 West Forty-seventh-st. With him
was a boy. Flint !eft the wagon to make a de
livery. A passing automobile scared the horses.
James Price, a cabman, of No. •"'•"'•l Third-aye..
had Just drawn up In from of the Engineers'
Club, at Thirty-sixth-st. Back of his cab was
another from which a member of the club, who
refused his name, was Just alighting. The run
aways swerved toward the curb, and the wagon
Jammed into Price's cab. overturning it. ai.d
thtowlng Price underneath. The cab back of
his was also knocked over, and wrecked. The
boy In the wagon Jumped just as the vehicle
struck the cabs. He was not hurt. The passen
gers on the crosstown car saw and heard the
runaways, and some Jumped off, while others
made futile attempts to do so. The wagon
struck the rear platform <>f the car, bringing the
t.^am to a halt. This enabled Policeman Shea
to get the animals by the bits. Many of the
hotel patrons applauded the policeman's work.
FJint was arrested and taken to the West Thlr
tieth-st. police station, but was not held.
RICHARD MANSFIELD ARRESTED
ACCUSED OF KICKING A "ST'PE "-SETTLF.S
FOR S7T..
[HY TKUSGIAFB TO THE TnlntWE.]
Providence. Nov. 12. — Richard Mansfield, who is
playing "Monsieur Beaucalre" at the Providence
Opera House, was arrested this morning on a
rharße of assaulting M. Taylor Bruce. While act
tag as a "supp" for Mansfield here last spring
Bruce Incurred the actor's an*er and was kicked.
On the return of Mansfield this week Bruce sued
out ■ writ and Sheriff Wilcox arrested Mansfield
at the Nasragansett Hotel early this morning be
fore the actor had risen.
Mansfield took the matter good naturedly. and
the proprietor of the theatre went on his bond for
appearance In court. Before the day was over
Mansfield had settled for 175 and was released
from his bo.,d. To show his appreciation of th©
courtesy of the Sheriff Mansfield gave him two
tickets for to-night's performance.
SUPPOSED LETTER FROM KIM).
OLD PAPER JIST FOUND SAYS PIRATES
TREASURE IS ON ISLAND NEAR BOSTON.
Providence, R. 1.. Nov 12. A letter two hundred
years old. supposed to be from Captain Ktdd, the
notorious pirate chief, to John Bailey, ol New-
York. has been deposited for safe keepiiiß with
oth»-r papers In the office of the Record I'ranmls
sloners of this city. The letter Is the property of
Kdw.ird Fl. Id. clerk of the Municipal Court of
Providence and historian, who Is a descendant of
th- Warner family, which was among the first to
settle In what Is now the town of Warwick. It
was found nmong family papers. Apparently the
communication was written after the capture of
Captain Kldd. It Is dated Boston. 1700-'Ol. and It
fays in part:
I fear we are In • bad situation. We are taken
fnr pirate-., and you must come to Boston as soon
an you get this; tht-re Is no one I ran depend upon.
If I do not see you I will tell you where my money
Is It Is buried on Island. In Boston Harbor.
In two chests, containing from £15.000 to £20.000 In
money Jewels and diamonds. They are buried
about' four feel deep, with a flnt stone on them and
a pile of stone near by. There i? no one that knows
where it Is bui me now living. It is about - np
the hillside Don't fall to come to me as soon as
you «et this If I nm srone tn England, be there as
soon as possible Secure the money and diamonds
before you come, as money will do a great deal
for us.
The letter contains much more matter, and re
fers to many incidents which have been found to be
historically correct The words which would tell
exactly where the treasure was burled are omitted
and their places are taken by crosses. It is con
sidered likely that along with the letter went an
other writing In which was Riven the key to the
omitted portions.
SENTENCED FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT.
MANAGING EDITOR ANP RHPORTER OF" "TUB
CHICAGO AMERICAN" TO GO TO JAIU
Chicago. Nov. 12— On a charge of contempt of
court Judge Hanecy to-day sentenced Andrew M.
Lawrence, Managing Editor of "The Chicago Amer
ican." to forty days in the county Jail. The sen
tence of H S. Canfleld, the reporter who wrote
the article objectionable to the court, was fixed at
thirty days in jail. The cases against S. S. Car
va'.ho. financial manager Of the paper, and John C
Hammond, assistant city editor, were dismissed.
Judge Hanecy declared that the cases against \v.
H H.arst. majority stockholder of the paper, and
Homer Davenport, cartoonist, and Clare Brigßs.
also a cartoonist, would stand until snch time as
the respondents could be brought Into court by the
Sheriff
Former Governor Altgeid. one of counsel for the
respondents, entered a formal exception to the de
cision. "This case. I may say." the court re
marked, "is not appealable. You may tile a bill of
exceptions for a writ of error, however. I am will
ing to delay the serving of papers on Mr. Law
rence and Mr. Canfleld till you have drawn your
"We do not feel that we have any favors comtnff
from this court." Mr. Altffeld answered. 'We are
much obliged." „ , . . ..
The article in "The American upon which the
proceedings In contempt were based was a criti
cism of the court's decision on an application .or
the forfeiture of thi charter of the Peoples Gas
LlKht and Coke Company.
Judge Hanecy said If th.- matter published wer.
allowed to go unnoticed by the court, it paved the
way for other attacks, and that the judiciary, if
not held In respect would fall, with all demo
cratic government. The article, the court declared
was not merely an attack on the court, but a bold
threat to every- other court. It should, therefore,
not £•> unpunished.
A few minute* after the rendering of the de
cision and the imposition of the sentences as to
Lawrence and Canfleld. Judge Dunne, upon applica
tion, issued a writ of habeas corpus as to them, re
turnable Immediately.
PENNSYLVANIA MAY BUILD ITS OWN CARS.
SAID TO BE PREPARING PLANS FOR STEEL
CAR PLANT.
[BY ISI SIIStTn TO TH v : riUllfNE. ]
Philadelphia. Nov. l'J.-It was reported In rall
road circles today that the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company Is preparing pi ms for the erection
of a large st^-el car plajit at either Johnstown or
Steelton. IVnn. Both the properties Of the Cam
bria Steel Company and the Pennsylvania Steel
Company are controlled by the Pennsylvania Rail
road interests at the present time, and the steel
car plant will be built at the plant of one of these
two compnnles. In the course of his recent tour
of inspection. President Cassatt spent considerable
time at the Cambria Steel Company's plant, a visit
to which was said at the time to be one of the chief
objects of the tour. It Is probable, therefore, that
these plans refer to the Ca.nbrla Steel Company
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, with ItH
tributaries and main lines and Its allied interest*.
Including the Baltimore and Ohio system, is to
davthe greatest purchaser of steel cars In the
world For the ensuing year about r.'.Ortrt new cars
will be built for the systems named, and owing to
the crowded condition of all the «; iir n pla J? ts .H h "?«
country ihe company has practically deeded to
enter upon tMs venture of Its own accord.
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GENERAL MERRIAM RETIRES TODAY.
GENERAL MACARTHUR TO BE PERMANENT COM
MANDER OF THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT.
Washington, Nov. 12.— Brigadier General Henry
C. Merrtam will be placed on the retired list to
morrow on account of age. His present command,
the Department of the Colorado, will be assumed
temporarily by Brigadier General J. C. Bates, com
manding the Department of the Missouri. It is ex
pected that Major General Arthur Mac Arthur will
be assigned to command the Department of the Col
orado about January 1. He has expressed a prefer
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Issued when he is relieved from his present duties
in this city as a member of the board of brevets.
Next to General Wade, General Merriam is the
ranking brigadier general in the army. He served
throughout the Civil War In the volunteers having
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fantry in 1862. He was a major general of volun
teers In the Spanish war. His most conspicuous
service In later years was In command of the troops
In the Ctpur d'Alene labor riots. His course was
Investigated by a committee of Congress and Gen
era! Miriam's action was approved in the report.
EXPERIMENTING WITH SMALL ARMS.
London. Nov. 13.-"The Daily News" makes the
following announcement: "Owing to Lord Rob
erts's conviction that the sabre and lance have
seen their best days and must be replaced, even
for cavalry, by rifles, while the bulk of the in
fantry must henceforth be mounted, the small
..rms committee was instructed some months ago
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favor of shortening the barrel five Inches and In
creasing the twist of the rifling in order to com
pensate for the loss of range and accuracy adding
a ten cartridge clip action An exp.rimental issue
of a thousand will be made soon.
,1 DRAMA OF THE REVOLUTION.
Elizabeth. N. J.. Nov. 12.-At J acobs '«, Th^
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presence of a large audience, which Included Gov
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