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PEAISES CANAL WORK. XSTHMI rS TRANSFORMED. Confirmed Pessimist Also Undergoes Change on Second Visit. V,- w Jo 1 :-. V. Boyce. United States Attorney for th* I** District of Alaska, left Juno about two months ago for Panama to spend there part of jjs vacation, after an absence from the isthmus c f thirty-one years, be was a pessimist regarding * the Fate of affairs on the canal zone. Mr. Boyce is no* in New York on his way back to his post, Sut > is no longer pessimistic; In fact, after a personal Investigation of the progress of the work on ,} . great ■waterway he is a decided optimist. -I expect to see ships going through the canal In .-.. years." sa'.d Mr. Boyee yesterday, "if the crfsert Fait is continued." Jlr. Boyce spent a long time on One isthmus tWrty years ago nnd the knowledge gained at gilt time enables him to make an intelligent com parison between the work dons by the French and that done by the American engineers. Mr. Boyos said: •1 had thought that tho United States paid too jn-jch when It B*Y« the French Panama Canal Com n} . ft&OQO.OOQ, but I have changed my opinion. I gg»r what the United States got for the money and ] think It was a bargain. "I spor.t most of my time on this trip at Panama (■:!• The first thing that impresses one on arriving there is ihe tine sanitary condition. There are no jnore pools of stagnant water where the yellow fever mosquito u^ed to males Its home. The mos quito, too. has been eliminated. In six months there was only ono case of yellow fever, and that , a < brought In from outside. "The pnjrineers ■'■■» been do'ng real work on the car.al. and the voluma of work Is Increasing by jeooetrical progression. There, ore Id locomotives In use in carting away trains of dirt and fulfilling ether purposes, and In Culebra cut there nm forty la steam shovels In use. I have examined th.> work on the Pennsylvania Railroad terminal, and also that of the New Cork Central, and I am en tirely impersonal when I say that the steam shovels are handled more cxpedltiously and better in Pan ama than they are on either of those big jobs. •Thf-ri. too. there is noticeable a spirit of good feeling .among the working corps. The organiza tion i- excellent, and tho men work with the ap predatior. apparently, that they are identified with one of th« world's greatest projects. An Instance 0 the efficiency of the working force is the rapidity irtth which the loading Is done. It takes on the sverape thirty-five minutes to load a train of ton cars with dirt The statistics show that 12.344.991 cub yards were taken out between January and September. "The American engineers have succeeded in folv izg the problems presented by tho Chsgres River and CBlebrai which proved stumbling- blocks to the French enirineers. The substitution of the Ameri . car. locomotive for the French engines has also Increased ihe output decidedly. 'The h^pital for the sick and disabled workers Is an institution to be proud of. It consists of £ft'?en or twenty buildings, all with modern equip ment. It is surrounded by a park facing tho Pa cific Men permanently disabled may. if they choose, remain there Indefinitely or accept pas sage to thiir homes. "I have seen the criticisms of Miss Gertrude B*>ks. of the National Civic Federation* but I cooM observe none of the glaring faults that Eh© points out. sly trip to the Isthmus has converted me from a pessimist to an enthusiastic optimist. "The visit of President Roosevelt to the Isthmus marked an cpocb there, and did much good. The date of every happening is now placed at so long before or after 'the President was here.* " Hr. Bnyce discussed also the work being done on the Isthmus by the Young Men's Christian As sociation. He said: • - The Young Men's Christian Association In tho canal zon* has a membership of nearly two thousand, and occupies four large clubhouses erected by the canal commission. The member ship is composed of American young men, all of whom are employs of the canal commission. Th; clubhouses contain gymnasiums, billiard ■SSBS and libraries, and are surrounded by largij IWSSSas. In the evening they are thronged with yoL-nc- men. One of the officials of the canal com minion recently Bald that no money being spent ■ the Isthmus was producing better results than that for the erection of theso club buildings and tor the maintenance of the work In them." MAY EEDUCE COST OF CANAL. Cement Needed To Be Manufactured on the Isthmus. Washington, Oct. Experiments have been con ducted on the Isthmus of Panama which prom!*" to reduce by one-third the estimated cost of cement nf<«swi to construct the locks and dams for th« canal. The department of locks and dams baa found that it will be practicable to procure cement in clinker form, transport it to the Isthmus and crush arid grind it there The cooperage cost wojlil thus be avoided. This coat la about one third of that of tho cement proper. Cement is one of ti.e highest items in -cost of the canal. METCALF TO INSEPECT BROOKLYN YARD 1■ • 9 ■ ICetcalf l"ft lay for New V'.rk to Inspect the I rer seen. ■• su-tj in the oonstrw la now In an in ■ ■ ■■ lit of the abandonment ■ work by the contractor, a;.ri some action : ■ ■ ■ - n.'lvj Department to com- SHIPOWNERS' CONGRESS AT LONDON, et. 15.— An Internationa] congress of - of ( iT>-::t Hritain and Continental Si OpePCd here fo-fiay. primarily to ion of labor In the shipping not will l»e made to found a latlon r»f European shipowners I aid and advice in t!i*' Caoe of the trengtfa of the dock workers' unions. Long -Lived Linen I Linen may be more '1* m quickly ruined by in- 11 S fenor starching than by la M wear. When cracks and 11 0 frayed edges appear pre- 11 ■ maturely they are due cither M fl to inferior starch or to lack It tl °^ proper pliability. Make 11 1 yuur linen long-lived by II H always using U iDURYEASi I GLOSS |; I STARCH I H Fr*v from all injurious substance*. Be l| ( ives an exquisite, subdued If B tiny finish of u*a*ry bright- nl lj SCSI ; extremely piiahle uiid If' l| clastic. Produces perltct ro- Si H, iuli-i at less cost and less work El I' ! than any other. IX ll Full- weight packages at Kg yk ail grocers. ¥% || BEST FOR ALL KINDS OF II Vk STARCHING — For general K2 VL nse, boil as directed. lor & *\ l»'jhl starching, uneqnaled Mi t| us 6 cold-utter starch, Ml yR repairing no boiling. X ?^ nimu. starch U yk COMPANY 1% \ITAUAN LABOR THREAT. . Railroad Employes May Again Strike -Retaliation in Turin. Romp, Oct. 15.— The administrative council of the Italian railroads will hold a conference wiin Premier <i',<.\\u\ to-morrow to determine what measures are to be taken against the Italian railroad men who took part in the recent general strike. According to dispatches from Milan this even- Ing, six thousand out of xho total <>f seven thou sand railroad employes have decided that in case the government sh..ui.i attempt to punish railroad men for t;iiun»- part In tiiis movement they will instantly pn on strike. These six thou sand men say that if they go out the letter oar rirrs and the telegraphers will join them. Turin. Oct. 15.— The Federation of Socialists held a meeting at the Labor Exchange to-night, at whit h it was decided to order another general strike, to last until Friday, in retaliation for the forty-eight hour lookout* ordered by the manu facturers yesterday to punish the men who took part In th<» first general strike. CHINESE MAN(EUVRES. Value in Cheeking Sedition — Reform Leaders' Plans. PoUinj?, Oct. 15. — Orders were issued to-day c >nfirmlngr the recommendations made recently by f'huiiK Chi Tuns and Yuan Shi Kai. the two new grand councillors, regarding the moral value of military demonstrations as a deterrent to revolutionary elements in the empire. It is or dered that the general fall manoeuvres through out the provinces shall begin on October "-■ On this date tho Second and Fourth army divisions will begin operations lasting f^r four days. The manoeuvres presume that a foreign Invader haa landed in winter at Chin-Wang-Tao, the winter port of ii kinpr, atid that he is trying to capture Kal-Ping, which is on the strategical line of ad vance. Manoeuvres on a grand scale cannot bo held this year on account of the Manchurlan com plications and because of general conditions in the empire. The ("hint si< army is* now pcat from th>' Primorsk border to th« Tang tse-Klang. The Jlrst. or Manchu, division of the modern army has been ordered from Pao-Ting-Fu to Peking to net as an Imperial guard. FRENCH LEGISLATIVE PLANS. Cabinet Decides to Press Separation and Income Tax Measures. Paris, Oct. 15. — Tho French Cabinet has de cided to rlaco in the front rank of Its pro gramme at tho approaching session of parlia ment, first, a bill to facilitate tho devolution of Church property to the communes; second, a bili providing for tho reform of military courts mart ial. and, third, an Income tax measure. The Ministry will also ask for the immediate* appropriation of $1,200,000 for tho relief of tho sufferers from thft recent Hoods in various parts of France. NINETEEN KILLED IN WRECK. Thirty-nine Injured on the London & North western at Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury. England. Oct ir>.— A London ft Northwestern train, made up of pai coaches, bound from Scotland to Bristol, H'ft the rails as It was entering the station here at an early hour this morning. Ktoeteen persons, including ten passengers, were kill l and thirty nine were injured. Tho line over which the train was running curvf-,s sharply as it nears Shrewsbury, and there is a standing order that the engineers must not exceed a speed of ten miles an hour at that point. Disregard <>f the order Ueved to hav"> been the cause of the a© Tii" engine and all the cars, with the exception of the last one, left the rails, and when tho ofll r-ial.s from the railroad Btation reached the spot the cars were n. tangled mass of wreckage. Th<> wreck did not catch fir<\ hut the doctors and salvage crews had to work in darkness :\u>] pouring rain, which retarded rescues, and sev eral hours elapsed I h I body was taken out. The killed in. luded the engineer and fireman and th<- guards and postal clerks, who were In tail car Immediately behli :.-r. It is suggested as this is the third accident of a similar kind within a year to a train entering a station on a curve, the cause may tin found in th<- failure of the vacuum t>rak<s to respond. Rumors are current here that the locomotive of the passenger train was making its first trip on thia line, and that the driver had a pilot driver with him, because \>< was not fully acquainted with the road. It seems certain that somebody blundered, for the engine was prolng at hicrh speed when the accident happened. BELGIUM'S COURSE IN THE CONGO. Government's Reply to Questions — A Check Put on Loans. }: r: ,^«f»ls. Oct IT,. —The government has Issued its reply to questions advanced by the Congo committee. It says »hat th" decree whereby Lake Leopold was turned *»ver to th.- holding stock company was Issued with the full knowl edge of the government, and that the rights of Belgium were not thereby affected. It is fur ther K-jid that the decrees and regulations rela tive to the Congo, which up to the present time have been kept secret, will be made public soon. The commission voted to-day by 12 votes to 2 that all loans exceeding $1,000,000, or guarantees of interest exceeding 140,000 a yur, must be submitted to the Chamber. Loans under $i,'">" - Mfl cannot become effective until th<- correspond ing decrees have been communicated t<> the Chamber. GREAT DISTRESS IN SPAIN. Barcelona, oct. IE Ths floods continue to cause Kre.-it damage. Five persons have ix-i-n drowned and 10.000 thrown out of work. The greatest <iis t!..ss is reported from Manreaa, the birthplace of St. Ignatius, the founder of the Society of Jesus. Tlilh village has been devastated and ths waters have washed out coffins and bodies from the local cemetery. A house fn Bantander belonging to a broth' r of Premier Maura la flooded up to th>- second story. mllj waa forced to t;ik<- refuge <>n the roof, whence they w< re res< ued The Guadalmedina i* again out of itH banks and in thin district several <>!<l persons and children have bet n drowned AN AMERICAN ROBBED !N PARIS. Parts, 4»> i !■'■ A wealthy American In the lunch eon hour yesterday of the dressmaking establish ments '>n tin- Bue de la J'alx got Into conversation viith two pretty young women who, he thought, \vi-i- dressmakers. He promised to M?nii them some picture |i"** ■■■ cards from Milan and drew out bis pocketbook <' : 'l placed s card on it for tl»-in to write tb<-!r addresses. Suddenly the :.--n recalling the j:h!s '<> work *■»:- beard and the young women rushed Indoors, taking !!,.■ pocketbook with than) ix contained fcL.2OO. The police were Informed and found tliat tbs Kirls were not known in any <ir<-s.-* rnaker'n establishment in the neighborhood. Tiio victim is a married man and the father of a fam ily. His name is given as Peter Sampson. Bm left here to-day for Milan. PHILIP COON'S DISAPPEARANCE. Fens. Oct. lo.— lt is said to-day thai Philip Coon, the young K«W Yorker who disappeared from a hotel here on October 12. has eioped. No reason can Xto fouj»d for such a course. ]YKW-r(TRK DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 16, 1007. Standard Alkaline I Natural Water | A Standard Delightful Cure Table for Water Dyspepsia with Stomach Highly Troubles Medicinal and Qualities Gout I Owned by and bottled undtr the dlrtct Q a control of the French Government a co-.trol of tie French Gowrn-ntnt j ■■!! I II I Will T A\ APPEAL TO FRANCE. Sultan Wants Protectorate — People Angry Over Police. Tangier, Oct. IS.— Judging from tho lnteat semi-official declarations here, Sultan Abd-el- Aziz, at his conferences with the French Min ister, M. Regnault, at Rabat, invit.-l France to consider the question of establishing a protec torate over Morocco, Including the Immediate occupation of the entire coast. The most disquieting feature of the general situation, with the exception of the reported re quest of the Sultan that the ports be occupied by French troops, is tho practical certainty that an attempt will soon be made to place foreign military police in the various seaports of Mo rocco. ThLs action, it is believed, will meet !;■ r< c resistance on the part of th<> natives. The Franco-Spanish authorities have announced their Intention to begin the new international police service early in November, and with tho chief. Colonel Muller, are now organising tho force. While professing warm devotion to France, Abd-el-Azlz informed the French Minister, now at Rabat, that though ho gratefully accepted the services of th" foreign officers In the or ganization of th<« International police and would pay for them, the actual police force must be composed of Moorish subjects, if France and he continued to regard the Algeciras convention as binding. France, however, desires to utilize larfco numbers of the soldiers of the Foreign Legion, Bpahls and other Algerian troops, known as "fne butchers of Casablanca.** The Importance <>f the attitude of Abd-el-Axui toward the proposed French protectorate over Morocco and occupation of thn ports cannot be overestimated. According to the view taken In diplomatic circles here it means not only European intervention, probably with a i slderatlon of the terms of the Algeciras con vention, but tho immediate and thorough re sdst.incn of tho natives, who nre now wr tught to tl •• highest pit-h of r\ ll - v..» report that Abd-el-Aziz la delivering himself complete ly Into the hands of the French. The resumption of business and restoi of normal conditions at Casablanca, a reported by t!..- pro-Fren b pr> i - of M< proved by absolutely trustworthy information received her<* from Max igan, ••■ i that Moors, returning from Cai iblanca, i' caught by government troops, have ropes put around tivir nerk.s and nr« beaten through t>;.> ,- -,: ip The overland courier service between Mai gan and Rabat was reopened, but again hi continued owing to attacks on th.« couriers. The report adds that M ■ receives all the business formerly d me ••• !'. p i Casabl v a The French steamer Artols left here I for Mogador with tr.-<- hundred ! to reinforce th.> local garrison. This step la tiinen in view of the . xpected of Mulal Hang. At the same time Cald Anfloos Is marching rapidly to intercept Mulal Hang's men. It is said on good authority that the French offer to take up the question of the r « -1. ("aid sir Harry Mac Lean was due to the fact that the British negotiations with Ralsull had lamentably failed. A lepßi complication has arisen In Tangier as the result of th-- arrival in the . !•, i f a Bwiss subject who is .-,, , used of having robbed a Geneva bank of $800,000. The application of the Swiss government to the French Coi obtain t!:.- extradition of this Individual cannot be enforced, and consequently special Instruc tions to cover the case are being sought from Paris. MOORISH TRIBES DISPERSE Horsemen Surrender to General Drude Sul tan Needs Money. Paris, <»ct. i.V— A dispatch received here from General Drude, commander of the French ex pedition in Morocco, says that th>- army of Mulal Rachid, near Casablanca, is reported to be dispersing. In a dispatch from Rabat the correspondent of the "Matin" says the extremity of Sultan Abd-fi -A/.i/ is worse than was at tirst thought. He has only money for thro-- days, and if France does not come to his rescue financially he will be forced to disband his army and shut himself up In Rabat. The partisans of Mulal Hang would then probably besiege Abd-el-Asia in Rabat. lti a dispatch from Tangier .■> correspondent of the "Petit Journal"* says that MulaJ Hang's army, eight thousand strong, is marching <>n Casablanca to attack General Drude. Casablanca. Oct. 15.— A detachment of IT.O Moorish horsemen, under the command of a marabout. Sldl el Xada. came to the French <'amp to-day and surrendered to Genera] Drude. • BLACK SEA TRANSPORT ASHORE. Odessa, Oct. 15. — The Black Bea transport Pruth ran ashore to-day <>" Berenzan Island. There were no casualties, and it is believed that tb. steamer can be refloated. The Pruth was conveying several Russian deputations to < ttcha koif to witness the unveiling ol a monument t>> General Buvoroff. Berenzan Island is where Lieutenant Schmidt, tin- revolutionary leader of tb<- Black Sea naval mutiny, waa executed a year au<>. It Is asserted that drunkenness on the part of the crew was responsible for the ac cident. CHOLERA SPREADS IN RUSSIA. ;•••. Petersburg. Oct. 15-— Cholrra la reported to be rapidly Invading the provinces at KeiflT, Chernlgofl end Kkaterineslav. There were elghl deaths and sixty new cases at K«HT yesterday. AMERICAN COMMISSION IN BERLIN. Berlin, Oct. 15. -Jani.-s B. Reynolds, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and the other mem bers of the United Stafcs commission appointed to study export and other conditions in Europe, arrived hero to-. '.ay from Budapest and began Inquiring into the general customs situation and the relations of the German chambers of commerce to the government, in order to estab lish the degree of competency in the attests of value issued by the German chambers, %mong the appointments of the week, in addition to the official .alls and receptions of the commis sion, is an engagement to receive- a deputation representing the Porcelain Manufacturers' As sociation. Russian Newspapers Comment on Decision to Retain the Philippines. st Petersburg, Oct 18. Great Importance is attached her- t,> the, declaration made by Sec retary Taft at Tokio regarding the Philippines M Indicating the determination of the United States to carry out an extensive expansion pol icy In the Pacific. The "Novoe Vremya H to-day «:ay» it regards the retention of the Philippines v -a ci.ar evidence of the aggressive intentions of the United States, which, in «pln> of tho enormous cost. Is yet determined to retain a mllitarj and naval base which Is useless to them except in rase of war' The paper adds: •We regard b clash between America and Japan as Inevitable, otherwise ths former would have go! rid of such an expenstvs colony long ago. V. t the .lash will not com- soon, an Japan Is now without resources, while America is busy digging the Panama Canal." The ••Kuss." while attaching equal Importance to the canal, says it believes that th- Japanese have no intention ««f fighting the United states, preferring to follow the lines of leant resistance, adding "Japan's real Intention Is to wags a second war with Russia, which is unable to d- fend her territories rasi of Lake Baikal." APPEAL OF KARL HAU REJECTED. Lelpsic, Oct. IS The Supreme Court to-day , ,.,,.,, the appeal of counsel for Karl llau. formerly of Washington, for a revision <>f the sentence condemning him to death for the nsur ,i, , his mothcr-ln-law. Prau Milltor. An , ,.,i for a new trial will probably be mads on non-technical grounds, whin, were not advanced in the i>r edings Just ended. Carlsruhe, Oct. 15.— 11 is understood lure that Man's lawyers, expecting thai ''"' Supreme Court would refuse '•■ Kraut the appeal for a revision of ihe death sentence, already had laid plans to move for a retrial. A retrial can be obtained only upon the "M. i "f Important new testimony, II H regarded here as extremely doubtful whether 11. will K'"t a new trial. Apparently the utmost he can hope for is the commutation from th« new Grand Duke of Baden-Baden of hi ■ present sen ten. •- to life Imprisonment. As ,i result ol Ihe Li Ipt k ilecl I. n Hau ■. .las divested ot M* clviuan clothing and clad In ihe prison garb His meala have been ui> t.i the present tune aeni In from .i hotel outside, but from t..-. lay ba must ea< Mi.- prison fare. Liverpool, Oci IE \- l reanU ol the White Star . ..!•! othei ■teanubipa \uu-r haviat started to re duce th»-lr saloon rates across the Atlantic L»rforo November, th.- Canard company has doeldsd SB put Urn reduced westwurd rates into force immediately. THE ft M 9 i F^PnU'Q U f% I I D ENDORSED and ±Il±L %# o 1 EL. IJ? 2% &L TO o Sfi V/ ii ■% approved BY A Comprehensive and Careful Selection of Charlps w - Kllot The Bess Literature for Children Kate Douglas Wiggin Helen Hay Whitney J. f!. Schurman J. T. Trowbiidse W. J. .nlft John Burroughs "\snes Rcpplier Alice Hegan Rice layman Abbott William De W. Hyde Florence Holbrook Edward Everett Hale Hamilton W. Mabie Abbie Farwell Brown Thomas W. Hi^insnn Shim Cone Bryant William Lawrence Everett T. Tomlinson Clam Louise Burnham Olive Thorne Miller ,2^j^k OO payable when you receive the books — the balance S2 monthly l"or Cleorce A. Gonlon 4jJO ■ v * v ' a short period. This will give you a collection of stories for the chil- Josepb Silvorman Sum dren not obtainable separately for less than several hundred dollars. Woodrow Wilson It provides an expert selection of fcood reading for the children. President Bchwrman of Cornell *nn*: "The efficacy of such doing the work for which parents have neither the time nor the Tories in developing a taste for literature In boys and girls can facilities. It contains 700 selections of just the kind that children scarcely be over-estimated" like and will read; at the same time all are pood, wholesome, help- - ' ' ' fill and stimulating. It Is easily obtained. The price is very low o*»¥in» m, t w^ r^v^ s~fc and the terms of payment almost Insignificant Anybody c».n 1 1 lA I fir rr R afford it— nobody can afford to be without it. especially L - ?m *-'^-'*/^-«-i VI M. ■..*.% , if there a.re children in the family. We will send FREE two sample stories, also 40-patr** President Eliot of Harvard x>hi«: "I should like to read these pamphlet with complete Table of Contents and full particu volunies myself, straight throush." lar3 - si -" and return this blank - (lii - v - Kate Douglas \\'i<><!in nuns: "The plan of the series, both as to selection ami arrangement seems to me admirable. It is clear, NAME simple, stimulating and comprehensive." John Burroughs nays: "The name is an inspiration, and backed j \DDrESS up' by such a selection as you have made Is bound to be a great ) 1 • . Tr. io.'ie." HOUCHTON, MIFFLIBM & CO., 85 FSFTH AVENUE, MEW YORK THE IMPERIAL PATIENT. .( Favorable Bulletin Catarrh and fever Deer ease. Vienna, Oct. 15. — Th<- doctors made their reg ular examination of Emperor Francis Joseph this evening, after which the following stat*- ment wa_s given out: The general condition of the Emperor is very favorable. The catarrh and the fever af« de creasing. In spite of his illness, his majesty remains in good spirits, and to-^iay he expressed a desire for physical exercise, it is understood that ar rangements are being made to heat two galleries of tho palace In order that he may take his walks in the f-;u;io tempi rature which is k- pt In his bedro >nx It la expected that this exercise will afford relief from the hacking cough. This phase of thr» Illness ed severe bead ach. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne, called to Inquire regarding the Em peror's health. He remained at the palace for half an hour, but <!!<1 not see his majesty. The sleep of the patient last night was re !•• atedljr disturbed by coughing. His majesty ' iter than usual, but received the court officials ami a Hungarian official, who m to the Emperor regarding the v.<>rk of . ir; operation. dn I i-day ln 1 his ma]' • '.ithern place v ible, bul h( :• refused i n leave SchOnbrunn Castle, saying It would be • i i . for him anywo md that ha must work, as otherwise be would fall Hick, thu.i showing clearly that the Emperor does not con i |d< r htm ■•'' I i be 111. FISHERIES BLUE BOOK ISSUED. Lord Elgin's Sharp Rejoinder to Argument of Sir Robert Bond. London, Oct 16. — There has been published a Blue Book gi* Ing al ha the Newfoundland nsheries dispute from <■ 1006, to September 26, I'. 1 "?. The terms on which the dispute w i refem i : > the Hague tribunal, however, do not appear. The correspon ■ • ■ that while Sir Rob ert Bond, the Premier of Newl >undland, was In London he waa Informed by the Earl of Elgin, ry of State for tl -• ''•■ lf in International I did riot seem to give dus weight to ths "prob abtllti< s of i retary further remarked that while his majesty's government would prefer In matters of this kind to rely on colonial legislation, it would not hesitate, If necessary, to v «r moans . open t0 it to obtain sanction for ar ments whhh it considered essential "for tations of peace and amity with a. friendly nation." AMERICAS POLICY IN PACIFIC. CUNARD'S NEW WESTWARD RATES. W&J.SLOANE j WILTpNS IN LARGE VARIETY THE variety of Wilton carpets shown by us is so great that we are able to meet the most exacting requirements. The latest pro ductions of both domestic and foreign looms are included in designs prepared under our supervision and to be found in no other stock. Many of the patterns have been reproduced in several different color combinations affording ample scope for a harmonious selection in color as well as design. Prices $2.00 to $3.25 per yard. Broadway and Nineteenth St TEST OF HYDROPLANE. Santos-Du wont's Wager — Farman Aeroplane's Flight. Paris, Oct. 15. — Santos-Dumonfs hydroplane Is said to !>•• ready for a trial, and on Thursday. October 17. he will attempt to make th»- 1<)»> kilometres an hour required to win the wag** of .<n>,t*>t> m ida with M. I 1I 1 - la Meurthei M. Dumont has announced that he will give half hid winnings to ths poor of Paris and tho other half t.> ths 1.... ha:.:-: who constructed the hydro p] me, The Farman aeroplane this afternoon »n.ide a Bight covering i distance of about I!."** yards v a height of twenty-five feet, and subsequently made a shorter Bight The "Eclair* 1 to-day says thai M. Capsmm has Invented .i combination aeroplane and dlriKlble capable of carrying tlve passengers, in addition to rwentj thousand pour.da, and stay ing aloft fifteen hours. The semi-official "T this evening re ferring to .i dispatch from Hew York saying that the Wright Brothers, of Dayton. Ohio, have sold th. ir aeroplane to an Anglo- American syn dicate, which is negotiating with European gov ernments, nays: "We have reason to believo that the Information is Incorrect, and that the attempts of the Wrights at Berlin. Paris and London to sell thete Invention failed, a* they wished to sell the secret without making a demonstration of its utility." Santos-Dumont's hydroplane, or sliding boat, con sists of a cigar shaped tube of calico stretched on hoops with two smaller tubes of similar con struction on either side, at a distance of about a yard from the central tube. T « three tubes are mounted upon two narrow planes, or blades, «n.i nr« Inflated with gas. Th« motor Is above th« central tube, on a special platform, and Is at tached to a three bladsd aerial propellor. Th« apparatus, when lying on the water, Is Immersed up to hair the depth of the tubes; when In motion It is constructed so M to rise on the planes and thus gUde over the surfr.ee of th.- water. The motor gives about 120-horsepower, and Santos-Du mont thinks this is sufficient to attain ■ speed of d hundred kilometres an hour. In view of «** fact that the entire apparatus weighs only about two hundred pounds. ARBITRATION TREATY APPROVED. Representatives of Italy and Mexico Reach Agreement at The Hague. The Hague Oct. ir..^-Oount TWtsHl and Senor Bsteva, representing respectively Italy and Mexico, approved definitely to-day the text of the Italian- Mexiran arbitration tr. .ty. This treaty la similar to the Italian Argentina treaty. The preamble sets forth the mutual desire of the contracting nations to put Into effect, through gen eral ■or.i. the principle of obligatory arbitration. Count Tornielll. Ouldo Pompiljt and r.ui.io Post nato are appointed as plenipotentiaries for Italy to carry out the treaty, and Bsnoi Ksteva, Sebastian Mier and ¥ 1... de la Barra are to act in tlie same capacity for Mexico * The contracting parties agree to submit to arbi tration all differences except (base affecting tho national Independence or honor. Th. are free, however, not to submit to arbitration any differ ences which, according to the territorial laws. must first be referred to the national jurisdiction. These exceptions are not to be Invoked in the case of pecuniary claims for losses or damages Buffered by on, of thu contracting parties or Its subjects through the unlawful acts or omissions of the other party; In the interpretation of the clauses relating to questions having a character purely ju ridical, udiainistratlvt-, economic, commercial, or re ferring to navigation, or In cases where a denial of justice is charged. ARRESTED i"OR THEFT OF $3,500. Charlottetown, P. B. !., Oct.- IS. — Charged with the theft of ■ package containing $3,500 in cash from the postofßcc at North* Sydney, C. 8.. James S. McDonald was arrested here to-day. It. was found at the residence of his father-in law. When he was searched the police found >:.'. 100 In'r.ish on his person. The package of ...:i,' was delivered at the North Sydney post cftice by the Bank ..I Nova Scotia, addressed to the bank's head in Halifax, on October 8. but failed to reach its destination. TIFFANY STVDIOS MADISON AVEIWES FORTY-FIFTH STREET A REMARKABLE COL LECTION OF AUTHEN TiC ANTIQUE FURNIT URE. PRINCIPALLY Er^GUSH AND COLON IAL EVERY PIECE L\ DER THE TIFFANY S TUDIOS GUARANTEE. CARPET CLEANSING <By Compressed Air In Fireproof Building > ALSO STORAGE REMOVAL OF T. M. STEWART, of A : e h TO 438-442 WEST 5 1ST ST. FOUNDED .^ IN 1863 Formerly \fSli Id 3381 326 7th Air. \W^/ Columba*. ASHBFRTON COLLECTION SOLD. Many Notable Paintings Expected To Be Transferred to America. London, Oct.* 13. — Another of Great Britain's cherished art collections, that known as the Ashburton collection. is about to be dispersed, and It is probable that its best examples will find their way to America and the Continent. According to a trustworthy report, this collec tion his been bought by a syndicate of London art dealers. It contains sixty-five examples of th. famous artists of the world, including such painters as Convgglo. Rembrandt. Velasquez, Murillo, Cuyp. HoaasaM and others. ARREST OF ENGLISH SPIES DENIED. Berlin, Oct. 15.— commandant of the naval station at Wllhemshaven. replying to-day to an inquiry regarding the "Tageblatt's" report from Borkum that an English yacht, having on board British naval officers, had been captured hy two torpedo boats from WHhelnishaven. says he knows nothing regarding the rumor. Arrow 1 CUHCO SHRUNK n Collar j Quarter Sizes. 15c each, : for J* CtOtTT. miOOf A CO.. « .^"^wrt Cl»tt> m 4 liaaucb Shim • 3