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3VENING TIMES. yclv:::: EAIXIGH. K. C, TEITAT, KOTtUEES 51, r i ITiTS 1RIAL . " AT.ai'0US I- 'rl:3 tnxr DAT HE CASE RECALLED Kimi f TVii lilj la right Mrr Ihe (aaae at Ikeata, Admiral MlVnHk Wm thin ta Hla ta Kiamlna. Aa Coattwrf yirtimntW H th AimUIm ABnaolla, Md Nor. ; It.. Tb trial of Atldahlpmaa Minor Mrt . ' wether, charged With aiaBsleBghU as th realt of a Act fight wit Mid shipman James R. Branch, Jr was , renamed 1Mb moralag, tb orations '. being' transferred from th tempo rary reception kali to th more com mod to as dab room U th officer' V ' mM building. Burgeon A. M. D. . McCormlck nu the, first witness NlM.' Ha said: , ' " mw Branch beteo 1 aad 11 Monday morning.' H was uncon scious, bta left aid was paralysed, bit fight arm And lg wero continu ally thrashing Bad be was much bruised about the face,' bead, akool t dera and forearms. : Tha Injuria could readily bar been Inflicted In a fight by suecesalv blowa ot tha flat Incased . U Ught glove. . Tha . symptoms indicated oedema of tha , brain producing " compression. I 1 think Ibat tbe condition waa brought about by tha repeated blowa he bud raralved. . 1 do not think hU Jife ' "could have been aaved by any treat - ment.'nor do 1 think tbat tha hot beta mt that trcUnent ha received from hl frlenda accelerated hla ' 'death." : . .- ..- v i . - : b CToss-xnm1naUon lij llf. Mnu- '1 roe, couosel for Meriwether, Surgeon " .' McCormlck aald that : a 'autopey might ; have, developed a cause of de'ath existing prior to tho fight and r' that It might have Indicated more ' , clearly tbe tleBnlte dause. of death. " He added; however, that his convlc tlona were tnat the brulsea Branch bad received In' the light had caused , tbe death. ' . . , ' ' . Surgeon McCormlclc was ejamlned very rigidly ."by -Admiral- A.; H. -,Mc-" Cormlck. of the court,the object be- Ing to bring 'out whether or notany possible cause of death could-liave existed prior to the Ught. The wit i , new answered that it was Impossible to say this absolutely In the absence ,r. of an autopsy, but that there wax no ' 1 reasonable doubt that the blows bad - caused Branch's death... 'Under this Mamlnatlon i Surgeon i McCormlck aald that excitement and over-exer ' tion might have contributed to '. Krannh'a - condition but only . In ' a ' 'secondary way.-r, ',,";v-"--1- . ; Admiral McCormlck'a examination .-of the wltnesa waa .very searching ; and lasted much longer than the ex i . amlnation' by ceunse.1, ' Its manifest , " intentlon l was to bring . out clearly the degree of certainty of the knowl . ' edKe tot the medical men as to how ' far antecedent causes on possible .dW- ; eased condition of, Branch might , ?have contributed to; or even (Caused ' . his death- .Admiral McCormlck.evl . ' ' ; dentlj waa not at all" satisfied that ' ' the hot applications on - Branch's . head by hla companions on the ntght 'J' of the fight had not contributed to the death. He brought out from the ' witness' that hot iapplicatlonB; might contract veins; if ' applied toy, tnein, , closely and conUnually. ' , . vThe' remainder of ther examination ' df urgeon :MoCormlck ; only, .brought " - out" details to which the otjhet medical ' ' witnesses testified. v ' '..' " As each medical officer Includes his , " testimony, the conviction grows that t "' -in serious and .perhaps fatal errcfr was t. )nnd a far as a, conviction, ,f or ,man - '' Blaughtei' lies, in falling to hold an au ""topsy."' Thore 'is' aVldetffly a serious . ','.,)ISi)Uht''lil"tlVellnU 'Ofi Borne: members , ' Uof; t)MiieourtHtta (to (Whether, there. , may - .rijihawe iofwslbly xlptpd;ji some ; unusual rt.'-itiOBdltioD. .In,th9( vrgja-nism of ypng ' r x Branch .whlih led tc hla, deathj ' ' l ' !, Dr. a P.-,ftone was recalled nd teS' i, tided from the ' Academy .records as: to " a, physical' examination . of Branch " about eight months prior to his death.' V Thla i examination, ; he said, Included the heart, and no disease of that or gan was discerned. If Branch ...had ' been in such a condition In November as to cause his death from brain trou ble, the witness thought, there would have been some evidence, of It which would have developed at the examlna " (Continued on page seven.) --, " i;iu!lS!IIPS MOVE C:::i:rci V.:!. IrArS;- Mai ImMmimm Is IHVI'wo .Ih .i U04 4 ImImt tPMH llwU K4 b.bVV fr the A nrl4 friaa I Vaaktaitsa, Nv. II T mwt mt the l atioi Pata witb tie u-eta1aB arrntory la 1MI ut-aa iu!y m4 by traay ai.il lia 4tIIara that of aay pntmtltt Yr. htwerdlag t auirtt taad by iha lrBaxtt ftf CoiBjrr aad UaW tbrongk tta Miraaa at auvla Ura. . . Tbe bareaa'a alaa Boa'ka' aLale mmmt Bditg wltk aVeaabf abowa that the htMBu tmm Um l'aJ'4 Siataa to Its bob -rol(aoa tacrtiory aaioaatad to llt.llI.Ul. Maiaat fll.!.7l la the eorraapundlng BOBlki ef the fraradlag year, aid tbat the ahlptacata of BtarrhaJHliM to tbe Talted State from Ua aon (ontlgBoai territory ta tbe aamt period amounted to . ttt.akO.lt. agalaat I47.I41.C11 la tha eorrea pondlBg month of tbe precodlag ar. ' Tbe flgurea gtvem reiate to mer chandise only hod do sot taclude tbe gold and stiver,-of which the ship ments trbm Alaska to the United 8U(m wer B early fT.OOO.OOS of gold produced la that territory and 15. SAO. 000 of foreign gold shipped from Alaska, being presumably that originating In British territory ad jacent thereto. In the merchaBdlae shipped from Alaaka to the United States there Is a falling off of a little than tl,000,00t compared with tbe previous year. , i In -shipments from the United States there was an Increase of nearly 11,000,000 to Alaska, over $3,000,- 000 to Porto Klco, about $1,000,000 to the' Pnillpplnoa ' and naarly $1,000,000 to tha UawaUau Island. In ahlpmenta ', from . the non-con tiguous territory to the United ftaies there was an , laxireaae tt . about $S, 000,000 from Porto Rico, ot over 1 4,0p0,000 from tbe Philippines and of abouU$12,000,000 from wallan Islands. . -v, ? . tbe Ha- BURTON SPRINGS. a .. A NEW POINT (By the Associated Press.l . -,Louls, Ma, Nov. . 24. United States Senator" J. Ralph Burton ' of Kansas, Si trial in the Circuit Court under an indictment charging that he acted as paid attorney" .for a corpora: tion In the matters- ttendlrtt before a department of the Federal Government, wentn tha witness stand this after noon. ' ?''''- J'5 ' ' .'. rt The1 Senator's testimony followed Closely that given in the former trial, with the exception that in describing his conversation with Thomas B. Hart lan. In regard to which the latter has already 'testified, Senator Burton, laid special stress upon the fact than before the conversation ' relating - to his em ployment by the Rlalto Company was started, the -train in whlon they were en route from St. Louis tox Chicago, had crossed the Mississippi and was in Illinois, outside the Jurisdiction ut the court before which the-case Is being tried. - - . - ,' ' ' The eyes .of all In the court were fastened on Burton as his counsel, Ieh man,' asked him whether or .not he re membered th6 conversation relative to hla employment by the National Se curities Company as related yesterday by Charles H. Brooks,! witness for the prosecution., , "No!" almost shouted Burton, In tently leaning 'forward as if to empha size his answer.-; , Contrary to the procedure of the gov ernment' during the former trial, at the close Of direct examination the witness was crosB-exiumnea uy uiiueu ouiu District Attorney Dyer..- -l- DOUGHERTY TO i THE PENITENTIARY '. ,,, By the Associated Press.'., .' Peoria. Ill,, . Nov. '24. Newton C. t)ougherty; ror years prominent a.s ed ucator and financfer, pleaded guilty to day to five of the forgery : charges against him in connection with' looting the school fund of thodsands of dol lars.; He will be taken to Jollet peni tentiary "to-night or to-morrow. Judge Worthlngton .pronounced ' sentence, of from one to fourteen years In he pen itentiary on each of the , five1 counts, the same to be concurrent. ' , ' ' FUll TURKEYaKOTBtel3a;. START FROM PIRAEUS rwt1 Yrilod'TWaa Kaa Oto t4 m Mad ll wilua ha iiilMaatai 1V rb ilt II la lUrasalaad Tha IVn la llarr mt TvvotaV la , IV J tha Aaao laiad rraa) Part. Nov. 4. It U statml la of Irlai 4artara hr that the oa thhare of eonaBiBBk-aiioM batveao the towers roataralBg Turkey's an swer to tbrtr ultimatum have wait ed M the pearl leal determination not to consider tbe taivtr aa posiponlag tba naval damonstratkia. wklrh will proceed without farther parWy. It la aifderatood that the warahlpa o tha powers axe already movlBg from Plraaua. Tbvlr objective point la not yet definitely stated, but the laland Of Mytilene atlll appears to be the objective point applltable to the situation. - Trouble Alirod. Constantinople, Nov. ?4. Tbe Port' reply to tbe demaads ot tbe powers U not only a categorical re jection of tbe demanda. but contains thinly veiled threats that the pres sure of .Eorope will possibly excite the Turkish population to reprlaals on the Christians. The communica tion slates tbat tha Turkish, govern ment finds It absolutely Impossible to accept financial control of Mace donia, as It would violate tbe Sultana sovereignty. Tbe note concludes: "If t,he powers Increase the pres sure In order to compel tbe accep tance of the control scheme the' Im perial government decline all re sponsibility .of tha . consequences which may arise from the discontent (Continued on Seventh Page.) WILL FRANCE . "DEMONSTRATE''? " (By the Aasoclated Press.) Paris. Nov. 24. A despatch from L 'Orient says the French cruiser Jean Bart Will take on her armament Docembori r2th for the purpose of forming part of the division charged to make a demonstration In Venezui lan waters.- The ministry of marine however, will not s've any additional details. ! 1 .'. .... The Foreign Office officials Insist that, po decision has yet been taken to use force, but they add that the naval branch Is taking preparatory measures so as to be ready in the event Of the failure of the negotia tions to secure a pacific solution. SWINDLED THE ' ' A. C. L. ROAD. V (Bv the Associated Press.l " Washington.-. Nov; 24. T. E Lockhart, city detective of Atlanta Oa., called at the State Department to-day and fllei na application from the Governor of -Georgia for extra dition papers In the case of James Noble Strobbardt, alleged defaulting agent of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail road. ' ; ,'It is alleged that while acting as the company's agent in Gainesville, Fla.r: he "took'- checks to tho amount ot more than I2Q,0p0 and bad them cashed In Atlanta. He was recently arrested at Montreal, Canada, and is lri custody there awaiting the arrival of requisition papers. POINDEXTER . WAS HANGED , B .the Associated, Press.). , Richmond? , Va., Nov.t" 24.'-Oephus Polndexter, the murderer; lof Deputy Marshat Zeb Walde,- was hanged at Rocky Mount, Va., at 11:13 this morn. Ing., i tii:iy'fir'iflf'.ffi -When taken to the. scaffold he was asked If he had anything to sav, his words were: 'They are hanging an in noc.ent imap."" ' r .'... i The drop foil at li.13 a.'m., and life Was extinct thirteen minutes. HIm remaliiB. will be taken, to ' his i home-near Union Hall, this ' evening;. ;dav cf ti e massacre fc4hjHn mi riaii iM' a a Imm a UMtis Hi! i as fef I I haaal tm,mm W mt m fa mt tm i bbI aBaTaBallBVBBTsvBBf aaahamnnnB' mm linaav , IThA. fHV th miI4 rraat IU(lWrtB, r K Hi'mmmT, the iwkva of tl a Maraiua HMorV tal aWtr-y, of U.Sa aw Ike tltlk aaalrrraaiy of the mrrv by ! . iaa mt MararUn thirtna at GaadrahBfttt. KavvMWr :. 1711. hew the alto of Lhltwa. Carboa eoaaty, oas otaanad Mora than a thamuad ttaltorsj from ta Lrhifa Val'rv rroadad Le- ' blgaUm sad l:m-t Trtntt l.ntkaraB : rkairh, nhore fhe lrt i-art of tbe , cwlphratlo look plmt m ovarluw- j lag The town had !" i rojrr1y i dacorated for the ooruti The memorial nddrna a d41vr- ad by the Rev. Pr. William H Rioa. of (jRadnahsat tea, O . a llnral da- j areadaat of ono of tar niaBaarred i Bulaalonariea. Tha aarond part ot the rclt-brat toa tcM.k place la -the Leblhloo (n tery, wbare a aaoand aad a mooa nient marked tha rrating place of tba martyred nataaloBark-s. la tbe ceraotery the exerclace wrre rondurt- ed by tbe ftev. Dr. Morris V. I Albert, of New York city. -Thla tnaakarr Ut lbs bloodleat ! veat la the hUiory ot the Lehigh Valley, and la Berond only in Im- non.nr l Iha Wtnn.li.. Vallo maaaacre, which took place acveral years later. ENGINEERS' ' FAREWELL Outlines Qf Canal Report Al- Goodbye to Secretary Taft and Prrl- dent RooBpvelt Laet Mn-ting of ConsiAting Engineers Thin After .noon To ' liiie With Secretary Taft Sunday Mght. . (By the. Associated Press.) 'Washington, Nov. 24. At the meet-j Ing ot the members of the board o( consulting engineers of, the Itn..iaian Canal Commission yesterday afternoon the rough outlines of the report to be made by them to the canal commission ; were drafted, To-day the memDers of the board j called Upon Secretary Taft to bid him ; on official good-bye, and : afterward went to tbe White House, where they were received by President Roosevelt. ,At two o'clock this afternoon the last meeting of the board occurred. This took the form of jl farewell be tween, the' American and foreign mem bers of the board. The members of the board will not leave Washington before Monday morning.' Sunday night "they will be the guests of Secretary and Mrs Taft at t1nnAt . -Realripa t h A mAmW, of the board It is expected that the ambassa-1 dors from France, Germany find Eng land and. the minister from the Neth erlands also will h present. When- asked whether they, felt an noyed by the uncomplimentary re- marks as to their decision for a' sea level canal made by persons favoring a dock canal, one of the foreign mem bers saidC . '!'. : ': :. "We care very little about those re marks, Wherever we go In this world to give our advice we are accustomed to meet . wtth severe criticism And op position,"; The railroads In Europe are ujst as much opposed to canals as are those in, the United States; Besides, human nature is the same alt over the world, vand it Is quite the - ordinary thing that men who perhaps have never In their lives seen a lock or canal will give us wonderful advice after we have1 studied a question for ' three months and have studied it: vlth the greatest care, - We have done our work here as best we knew how and bare met- with 1 the greatest courtesy from all officials and persons connected with 'the board. The criticism of persons absolutely unfamiliar -with: the -whole problem cannot interest us greatly nor do any harm to our reputation." , ' :. .,' The next -meeting of , the foreign members of the hoard Will probably take place In' January,' In a, city to be designated later. Brussels waa con sidered; but no decision,- has ; been reached., . ( 4 ' Young Field May Recover. . (By the1 Associated Press.) , ' . Chicago, Nov. S4; Marshall Field, Jr., Was decidedly better this morning and the chance for his :recovery are con sidered much brighter. '- ; ' -v 1 ' r i ' 1 I ' poRAHEfl : HAS - .a- fciil Cc ats 13 Sin!. Ezte tTO'SAVE MUCH TIME ahiajn rm an tlrtaai Ci a li III to imm- . , KmtW1 M to Aiaaraw Chwral. mm mmmO tarfv , M to IMatraK Ataarevy. W mm Nhali ; Mar rrttttoa to (VvM Ctoarl. (By th Aaanril4 fi aaa M'aatilaa-toa. Nut M -Iwvtun rar , at tati. In-toy praam In U IB eumakHta mm IMerat.! rmn th Mr uf bill araftad r tilm to amend th tatmat ww law. aad dvul4 abual Iwa. hoars to a atarttuat vt Ita previa iim AfW th comanttta aOyouraad fwa- alar rorakvr anao public his hill, aad aleo pn oat a etaxawiaat etBidlnc vma or in mara. ii provioM ! thai ahonrvav a ahlpiwr mar think lhal ha la charged aa aelr lair, oi la dlM-rtmlnaled aaainat. or thA Ih raUrukd la prarik-tna- rvbalaa, b may bring rom plaint hrfvra th comnila lon, and lh rommlaafcai Instaad t ) pMxwadlng to have a formal tnat aa ' brriofir. cotitiaulng thruuah eevaraj ! t vara, shall cartlfy lb complaint with i a brtvt autonwnt to th altrny rn- rral. and Hi attorney ahali erfar It t Una dlatrkt altorny. who ahali at one n, petition In Ih ctrcalt court of th L'nllad Watr. and th court shall pro- roed at one to hoar tha raaa. and upon u( h hearing may enjoin tb railroad a-alnst the xcaalv rat, th rebate or th (ftm-rtmlnattoa. Th railroad nhall have the rtaht to appeal but auch appeal ahali nol unpnd the Judgment of the court pending final dcclatoB. Henator Forakrr aald tbat thla will save much time to tha shipper, aa th flrat trial dura not hav to go before th InteratBta commission, but goes to a court ot first instance. Another proviso of tha bill la thai It will allow tha booka and papers ef any Intemtate road to be examined by an r xprrt of the Interstate commerce com mlmlun. All paaw are abolished. Still an other provision in that freight deatlned for export must be charged the aame i-nu- um over the name line and tha aame dlRlance for line within Jh United States. MAIL TRAIN RAN INTO FREIGHT WRECK ! (By the Associated Press.) I Harrlsburg. Pa., Nov. 24. One traln i man was killed and five others Injured in a wreck on the Pennsylvania Rail- road at Thompsontown to-dav. ! The wrecV was caused hv a rear-end j collision between two freight trains go Ing West. The mall train leaving Har rlsburg p.t 4:40 a. m.. ran into the wreckage, blocking four tracks and de laying traffic several '.ours. E. G. Huntzberger, of Harrlsburg, a freight brakeman, who had iust been promoted to flagman, was killed In the collision between the freight trains. None of the Injured Is seriously hurt. BIG FOUNDRY PLANT BURNED. (By the Associated Press.) Cleveland, O., Nov. 24. Fire early to-day practically destroyed the big plant of the T. H. Brooks Foundry Company, 950 to 970 Lake street, manufacturers of structural iron. The loss is estimated at $100,000. The plant of the Wis Steel Com pany, across the street from the Brooks building, caught fire and for a time waa threatened with complete destruction.- The flames were finally cnecked, however, after causing a loss of $10,000. BARGE OWNERS " CLAIM; $40,000. (By the Associated Press.) i Norfolk. Vf.iilov. 24.-Louis' Luck en bachtf New tlfork. owner of the ocean-going barge, Frank Pendleton, which was rammed and Mink in this haxbor 'NoVember 11 by the Merchants & Miners Transportation Company's steamer Kershaw, bound in from Bos ton, to-day libelled, the Kershaw in th United State court here, claiming $40,000 damages by reason of the sink ing of the Pendleton, which went down loaded ' With z.113 tons of Pocahontas cool just as she was about tb sail. for Provident,;. R. ' 1. The Kershaw will give bond in the sum of $40,000 with T. S.- Bouthgate and John Twohy, of Nor folk, sureties. t. ' ' ' SOLUTION ms enter pl-lvs Kxtwtauy j rUtta la H:::ecvtn l til tna 1k fi -i Waaiia)A , h M Tt bar k Btiii dn , I Hi m i iQ, wmi t w a (h mam lKMnM alik4 mrr r..,, 4. Hr Aairi wmmnaaw a uf im Nana A Watte h itltiH kit mnmrmm far Ut lvi n,&.t,Tiv ta tl, Cnt- Till 1M In fMMiral to ..r.T4 br : th hoard rxlaln rttang at minor tapmUK ha t In li aar apo 11 I tnlvnoaa that IH Brat aaaadrua i-ol( li ut th ballioafclM Malna'a Xauirai ti. mm mw fW H Ml Rwha ruaiiu lirt.ma tlj hw la limwui luv tiw wm Otai i a Thai kM I aaW Kra adarl libhkM ftChip Mlaamirl Kvtuerky a Khi- a oualraK whh the JaF lpn mis th Alatoma, naahlp. of the ;" a ra aat to htJl aa the -O. nvnd dMiMua Iiiid.h. loa aad In- D. Iy aa aa W tto aaoot rmmmr diana. and th fourth dtviawia U the abt crvlaaa mt sandara tlroaa. third eyuadrwa ronatatlnc of tha ar-1 Th "D. D. Deway aaasas tha Wg nxnd irviwti Waal Vlralnla, nahlp ' aallraj dry dork Oow mt B4rt of Hoar Admiral Hrowaaon. Pannayl- j aaoa e Ukaaa la Chaaapaah Bay, whu h Tanla. Colorad and Marylaad and ana ta eattae4 to dock the Urgwet ahlpa dtror MMllla anail rndavoua at i th Amorloaa naval toros ta Ibe Tjt Hampton H.odi arly In January and ! Kaal If thla great atnactor r vr prm-nrd to th (arlbbeaa Km. whr h aarraaafully pllolad thrauch four th A, im .I'l ik ia araa. tha Ileal Billaa lying totwona If hla health, will permit Admiral ewey will go aouth during th caar- rlaaa. making th mil probably oa th Mayflower, whlrh la Boon to anrlv her from th New York navy yard. Tb Ma Bower will mak tb Wl ingtoa nary yard beadquartera for tha Inter. Chaiicetoa. a. C. will b th head quarter for tha roaat squadron this winter, and Rear Admiral Dlcalna commanding will aaaembl his ship thr th latter part of thla month. From this aa a baa th squadron. constating of th second class battle ahlp Texas, flagahlp. and th monitors Florida, Arkansas and Nevada. wUl mak cruleea along th coast for th purpose of famtUa rising the ofneara with Ih waters of Important porta along tha southern Atlantic and Quit coaat. Repair Wyoming's Turret. ' (Bv thd Associated Press.) Tallejo, Cat.. Nov. 24. Tbe or ders for the repairs of the turret of tnd monitor Wyoming have been Issued. The entire work of the ma chinists on tbe vessel will cost about $20,075. CHILL TONIC FOR COMMUNION WINE (Special to The Evening Times.) Oriental, N. C, Nov. 24. A solemn yet ludicrous mistake occurred at the Disciples Church here Sunday, when one hundred persons partook of com munion, and after services Were over and the members had dispersed to their several homes, the taste of the wine used for communion still lingered. Comment caused an Investigation, and It was discovered that chill tonic had been used Instead of wine, due to the fact -that the good sister who kept the wine had placed It In her medicine chest, and being In a hurry Sunday morning, she emptied the wrong bot tle Into tba decanter. However, the good spirit and Intent was there. Pits-O'Brien December 20th. (By the Associated Press.) San Francisco Cal.. Nov. 24. The Fltsslmmons-O'Brlen contest will be held at Mechanics Pavilion on Tues day evening, December 20. This an nouncement of the date Is authorised by a telegram from Promoter Cof froth, who is In New Tork. DOTH LEGS AND AN ARM CUT OFF (Special to The Evening Times.) Ashevllle, N. C, Nov. 24. Paul Rodman, eight years of age, was run over by an engine In the yards of the Southern Railway here this morning and both legs and one arm were cut off. The boy stepped in' front of a moving engine and waa struck. He was Knocked head first from the track, with his legs resting on the tails,, And the trucks passed over htm; .When the trucks passed over the boy's legs the body was turned around , and ; the right arm wal thrown across the rails and the arm cut off. The boy crawled under the engine. . ' i - , v The doctors say he will lire. JIU5 stra:;qe: Tc.tr j tltztq t. TO CARRT LAF..E Hi ha Maiaar CmmU tto (hrvlard I t that Oat II . Ua Thn (4ib-ra tU Hat ta at to tea rsia Br a 4 Towtof LAaa a (Br tha Asaartolad Pi) ahlactaav, fv. H.J. tX. o4. b( maatar mt Morfolh. hae fmrnt Cheaapaake Bay and Manila. Bay. Mr. Wood fcs ta live aboard tba aWk durlng te voyage. Be anticipate one of laa moat Blaaaent ecpartanaea of bta Ufa. Ha' will receive UM compensa tion par month, bis vaaaal will be ao stable la the baavtast wenthar that U might be possible to play billiards aboard, according to aene offtoera. aad be will have plenty of good aompaay and solid com tort. There la a parmaaant craw of eighty macblniata. angirtaera. Bailors and electric tana aad . Bremen, . and thee people are ta remain attached to tha dock at Maaila On tba voyage acro, they will be re-lnforoed by M eaJU - . who Will be discharged wha t y ranch Manila, Thee are clvlUa;., shipped for the voyage. ' Tbe Bleeping accommodations on I i dock are as good aa on tha beat m -of-nrar, !H -rhere-f abundant i f room there Will be no crowding. .' reiving the beat of fnetejant r pay, tba crew will be abundantly f as tha ration allowance for thla cr.. -a . Is placed at M centa each dally instead of tbe usual rat of 10 cants. : , There will be small boat and wire leas telegraph Installation. The Navy Department Is atlll looking for thro operators for this same, offering to pay the men ft par month with ra tlons and allowances and to send them back from Manila, passage free. , This comparatively large crew Is needed for tbe purpose of handling tha towing line aad Operating tha pumpa and electrical contrlvanoee that keep the dock dry, ' They cannot steer the great hulk, for no constructor has been able to devise a rudder big enough to shape a course for th dock, which, could safely be attached and operated. So the dock Is to be beid on ita oourse solely by the towing power of tbe three great colliers, Glacier, , Caesar and Brutus, the whole under command of Captain FUUam, U. S. N. ', Each of the . colliers will have Ita own wireless plant, so that they may freely com municate with th dock and wtth each other. .-.i.-f ' -v. -,-.- . The towing line will b one-half mil long, a length regarded a necessary to guard against sharp, strains in a heavy sea, and evn With this, great towing bits with pneumatic cushions have been placed on. the colliers to re duce the ohanca of breaking the c" bies, the largest steel ropes in the world outside of some Of th great bus pension brodges. '-p;''. 1Tr V Estimates vary aa to the length of time that will be consumed lit th voy age, but some of the most competent 1 naval officers say ' that th? "Dewey" can be towed at th tat of about 100 miles a day and allow About thro or four months for the trip via the Sues . Canal. . - , ' ' $10,000 AND A KISS ' for n. jg;;es I, (By the Associated Press.) Chicago, Nov. 14. A dispatch ;to the ; Tribune from Memphis, Tenn., says that a kiss from a leading society wo- . man accompanied the reward , of $10,- . 000 given to Dr. ' Heber Jone, presi dent of the Memphis Board of Health, in recognition Of hi successful efforts In keeping the 'city: free from -yellow-fever during .th recent visit of the ' scourge to th Southern States. ', " ' The kiss was not on tha program for the formal presentation, which oc curred yesterday. . Th society .woman waa Mrs. James S. Robinson, wife of the mllllonalr pharmacist. ', - Following th presentation of the check ah walked up to th physician and without a word of warning, kissed him squarely upon the lips. The act took Dr. Jone by surprise, but he soon regained bis composure, . 1