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COMMERCE AND LABOR IN 1904 SECY. METCALFE’S REPORT. TUB COUNTRY'S COMMERCE THE GREATEST IN ITS UISTOKY. Itn Ini|>or*n $001,000,000 and Its Ex ports $1,400.000,00tt Its Trade With Contlauons Territories $88,000,000 8X2,870 linuititrants Were Admitted—A plea tor the Merchant Marine—'The Steamboat luspeetlou Service Reviewed. Washington, Dec. 11. Secretary Metcalfe's annual report of the De partment of Commerce and Labor, maie public to-day, is an interesting document. It covers the work of the various bureaus of the department during the second year of its organ ization. The reports of the Bureau of Labor, the Lighthouse Board, the Steamboat Inspection Service, the Bu read of the Census, the Coast and Geo detic Survey, the Bureau of Statis tics, and the Bureau of Navigation, and the Bureau of Navigation are perhaps the most interesting. The Year's Immigration. The report of the Commissioner of Immigration shows that the total number of aliens admitted to the United States during the year was 612.570, exclusive of 27.544 admitted for the purpose of passing through the United States to foreign territory. Of these arrivals 30,374 entered through ports of Canada, 10,742 entered ports of the insular possessions of the Unit ed States other than those of the Phil ippine Islands, and 771,754 were ad mitted at seaports of the United States. More than one-half of the entire immigration was composed of the Italian. Hebrew, Polish, Slovak, and Magyar races. There were de creases in arrivals of 37,326 from Italy, 29,885 from Austria-Hungary, and 5,- 704 from Japan. There was an increase of 18,643 from Great Britain, and ap proximately of 100 per cent. from China. Of the total arrivals 549,100 were males and 263,770 were females. As to age, 109,150 were 14 years old or un der, 657,155 were between 14 and 45, and 46,565 were 45 or over. The records show 3,953 as able to read, but not to write, and 168,903 as illiterate, leaving a remainder of 640,014 who, it is as sumed, could both read and write. Money Brought by Immigrants. The total amount of money shown by the arrivals was $20,894,383, or about $4,500,000 more than the aggre gate amount brought by the. larger number of alien arrivals of the preceding year. There were denied admission at seaports of the United States as members of the various classes excluded by law 7,994 aliens and 779 previously admitted were de ported upon the ground that they were in the country in violation of law. There are confined in public and pri vate charitable, penal and reformatory institutions in this country a total of 44,985 aliens; of these, 20,485 are in insane asylums, 9,825 are confined for the commission of crimes, and 14,675 are dependents—upward of 25.000 of these aliens will be confined for life. The cost of the immigration service during the year was $1,296,808.85. There was expended $75,536.10 for de porting Chinese, an average cost of $112.24 for each deportation. Of the total appropriation of $500,000 for the enforcement of the Chinese exclusion acts, $432,220.96 was expended for sal aries and expenses, including the cost of deportation. Burenn of Navigation. The Commissioner of Navigation "re ports that the documented merchant shipping of the United States at the end of the fiscal year comprised 24,- ESB vessels of 6,291,535 gross tons, the largest tonnage in our history. Less than one-sixth of this tonnage is reg istered for foreign trade. During the past four years, however, the regis tered steam tonnage has increased 212,314 gross tons, while the register ed sail tonnage has decreased 140,740 gross tons. American shipping in for eign trade has thus become more effi cient, and in the past fiscal year Amer ican ships carried 10.3 per cent, of our exports and imports, compared with 9.3 per cent, in the year ended June 30, 1900. The upward tonnage move ment of the last four years now seems to have been checked. For the first time since 1812 a fiscal year passed without the completion of a single square-rigged vessel in the United States. The United States shares in the general decline of sailing vessels, and the opportunities for their em ployment in the foreign trade grow steadily less. The completion of the Panama canal will greatly curtail even present opportunities. Training on sailing vessels, is regarded as an al most indispensable qualification of the deck officer of a steamer. If we are to have a merchant marine the lack of officers will be felt as soon as steam tonnage in foreign trade increases. The subject is mentioned now for the consideration of Congress in the fu ture. Needs of the Merchant Marine. "Contracts made several years ago have been performed, and our princi pal steel shipyards on the seaboard are building very fetv sea-going steel steamers except warships for the navy. Indeed, were it not for government work under appropriations by Congress some of them would now be closed for want of work and others soon would be. The stoppage of these large plants and the scattering of their trained workmen would be more than an ordinary Industrial misfortune. These plants are a necessary part of the system of national defense, and when they shut down and their men are dispersed the cost of warships is accordingly enhanced. "The government programme of naval construction, if executed through further appropriations by Congress, will help to keep the yards busy, but it will not alone suffice. The situation reinforces ail the arguments which of late years have been ad vanced in support of a definite and durable legislative policy for the pro motion of the American merchant ma rine,'’ The Tear’s Commerce. The foreign commerce of the United States as reported by the Bu reau of Statistics shows a larger total than In any earlier year. While the exports were surpassed by those of a No Dessert More Attractive Why use gelatine and andr 1 - ■Pnd hours soaking, M gjtVJirO sweetening, flavoring \ and coloring when M •*, wlKfJfTjf ,\ Joll-O produces better Malta i^woniimltea* rerything in tiie paolugra- Himplyaddhc* water and ■nttooaoi. It's perfeoUaa. Astir prise to tbs hnMsewil*. Hn trouble. Im* eg h*N. Try It t/erisy. la Four Knit Kim *ori Lsmuii, Orange, btcswiMry, Assp ">f/. At gfuoeHk lb* Gifts That Mean Something. It you have a gift in mind for a gentleman friend why not make it a useful one? For instance, a Lounging Robe, Bath Robe. Smoking Jacket? They give so much pleasure to a man—make his quarters more agreeable! In our immense stock are Fancy Suspenders Fancy Hosiery, Fine Gloves, Dress Collars and Cuffs, Dress Shirts. Beautiful Neckwear. You have no trouble in making selections here. A little booklet for the asking— a guide to Holiday purchases. single year, 1901, and the imports were also surpassed by those of a single year, 1903, the aggregate of imports and exports for the year is greater than that of any preceding year in the history of our commerce. The imports of the year were $991,087,371 and the exports $1,460,827,271, making the total foreign commerce of the year $2,451,- 914,642, which exceeded by $6,053,726 the high record established by the year 1903. The imports showed a reduction of $34,631,866 as compared with 1903, but exceeded those of any other year, and the exports were $26,937,720 below those of 1901, but exceeded those of any other year. Of the $1,460,827,271 of ex ports, $1,435,179,017 were of domestic production, the exports of products of agriculture being $853,643,073 and of manufactures, $452,415,921. The imports of the year were char acterized by the maintenance of the high record of manufacturers’ ma terials in a crude condition brought into the country for domestic use. They aggregated $306,524,755 in value, against $126,643,273 in 1894, $138,496,741 in 1884, and $85,095,889 in 1874. The Exports. Our commerce with all of the vari ous parts of the world shows a steady and satisfactory growth. To Europe the total exports amounted to $1,057,- 930,131, exceeding by $28,673,474 those of 1903, and by $49,896,150 those of 1902 To North America the total exports amounted to $234,909,959, exceeding by $19,427,190 those of 1903, and being much larger than those of any earlier year. To South America the total exports were $50,755,027 in value and exceeded those of 1903 by $6,617,155, and were also greater than those of any other year. To Asia and Oceania the total exports of the year were $93,202,028, a reduction of $2,625,500 as compared with 1903, due apparently to the temporary disturbance in trade conditions inci dent to the hostilities in Asia. The chief reduction occurs in the exports to China, which amounted to but $12,- 862,432 in the year 1904. against $lB,- 898,163 in 1903 and $24,722,906 in 1902. Trade With Contiguous Territories. The value of the commerce of the United States with its noncontiguous territories —Porto Rico, the Hawaiian Islands, the Philippine Islands, Guam, Midway, Tutuila, and Alaska—was $103,562,804 in the year 1904, including in that statement $6,328,524 of gold received in the United States from the mines of Alaska. The value of the to tal shipments of merchandise from the United States to all of these non-con tiguous territories was $38,096,528, and of the merchandise received from them $59,137,752. The Steamboat Service. There were inspected during the year 375 foreign passenger steamers, aggregating 1,821,880 tons; 8,196 domes tic steamers, aggregating 3,545,526 tons; 206 gasoline and other motor vessels, aggregating 9,391 tons; and 524 sail vessels and barges, aggregat ing 607,926 tons. The total number of vessels inspected was 9,301, aggre gating 5,984,723 tons. Thirty-two ves sels, with 12,389 gross tonnage, were inspected in Hawaiian waters, and 10 steamers, with 3,555 gross tonnage, were inspected in Porto Rican waters. There was a decrease of 25 in the number of vessels inspected during the year from that of the pre vious fiscal year, but there was an in crease of 447,920 in the gross tonnage. There were 7,939 officers of all grades licensed. The number of lives lost from va rious causes was 1,303, the largest per haps in the history of the service, but the number of accidents was fewer; the great loss of life being due prin cipally to six disasters, one of which was the burning of the steamer Gen eral Slocum in which 957 persons per ished. The secretary deals at length with the investigation of the Slocum dis aster and the investigation of the steamboat service in New York fol lowing the disaster and that of the entire service which is now in prog ress with a view to the passage of new laws governing It. Looking Into the Corporations. The work of the Bureau of Corpora tions proceeded along the lines indi cated in the first annual report of the department. The bureau has made examinations of judicial decisions for the purpose of ascertaining fully those constitutional powers and restrictions on which present conditions are based, and also those which must be neces sarily involved in any future legisla tion for the improvement of present legal corporate conditions. For the purpose of ascertaining and presenting in available form the legal conditions under which corporate bus iness is being carried on In the va rious states material obtained from thirty states has been compiled and tabulated. In each of these states, with regard to all the more important corporations organized In the state and cngHgrd in Interstate or foreign commerce, typical either of the state’s Industrie* or of its laws, every paper or document filed or recorded con cerning each corporation was exam ined separately, and all information relating to each corporation dlclosed by the official record* ha* been col lected and compiled. There ha* been thus far examined and abstracted the record* of over 1,500 corporations, which Include the larger part of the mors Important Industrial and com mercial corporation*, joint-stock com panies. and corporal# combination# In the United States. Moore mm Manager. New York. Dee. ll.—The Gltoey House, which dosed Isst night, owing In g dispute between the Ulleey relate and the Heuboard Hotel Company, which waa running the place, will re open to-morrow with tleorgs H* Moore ae manager. The (Mteey <wtes Mni hack Mr. Moore tu the enterprise. SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. DECEMBER 12. 1904 SAILORS CLUNG TO FROZEIUIGGING FOR OVER THIRTEEN HOURS. ALL SAVE OXE RESCUED BY THE LIKE SAVERS. The Seaman Whu Lout Hla Life Wit I roiiii to Death iu the Hlgglua of the Schooner Montana After She Ran Aground at Pea Island Life Saving Station—Body Still Hang ing on the Vessel—The Montana Will lie a Total Los*. Norfolk, Va., Dec. 11.—The 'three masted schooner Montana, Capt. Boyce, from Baltimore for Charleston, S. C., with a cargo of salt (or prob ably coal) stranded at 11 o'clock last night at Pea Island, N. C„ life saving station, fifty miles north of Cape Hatteras, during a heavy northerly gale. Within twenty minutes after the vessel stranded she was full of water and awash so that the crew, consist ing of Capt. Boyce and six men, were forced to take to the rigging, where they remained until 2 o'clock this aft ernoon, when six of the seven men were rescued by crews of Pea Island, New Inlet and Bodies Island life sav ing stations. One man, Henry Ed wards, was frozen to death and was lashed in the rigging in such a man ner that he could not be reached and his body is still aboard the ship hang ing in the rigging head downward. One other member of the crew was almost frozen to death by exposure and exhaustion when he was rescued by the members of the life saving crews, but probably will recover, al though his condition is very serious. The rescued crew are now at the Pea Island life saving station. Great difficulty was experienced 1n landing the crew owing to the fact that the vessel had sunk and a heavy sea was running at the time. The freezing weather hampered the work of rescue, and the seamen were so overcome by exposure and exhaustion that only two of the men in the rig ging were able to assist in hauling the whipline aboard the vessel. Again and again the line was shot out and one by one the men were taken off the ship in the breeches buoy, after a most harrowing experience of more than thirteen hours spent in the rig ging of the sinking vessel in a tem perature much below freezing. Their clothing was coated with thick layers of ice when they W'ere landed safely on the beach of Pea Island. An attempt will be made later to bring the body of Henry Edwards, the sailor frozen to death In the rig ging of the Montana, ashore. The vessel will be a total loss. New York, Dec. 11—The Montana was a vessel of 366 tons net, was built at Bath, Me., in 1889, and was owned by J. T. Booye of Somers Point, N. J. Ornin Elevator Burned. Columbia, Tenn., Dec. 11.—The feed mill and elevator of the City Grain and Feed Company were destroyed by fire to-day, together with thirty cars of ear corn and between 40,000 and 50,- 000 bushels of shelled corn and oats. The loss on the mill Is J 25.000; on the elevator $16,000 and on grain $32,000, a total of $73,000, with insurance of but $42,000. The origin of the fire is unknown. The elevator was one of the best south of the Ohio river. Dark llnntera Missing. Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 11.—S. A. Brewer of Wake Forest, N. C„ and John H. Gore, a prominent attor ney of Wilmington are missing and it is feared they are drowned. They started out Saturday duck hunting. To-day their boat was found capsized in Mallory’s creek. Searching parties are looking for them. Snow In Northwest. Chicago, Dec. 11.—The heaviest snowstorm in Chicago this winter reached here this morning and by night four inches of snow covered the ground. Street car traffic was badly Interfered with, a heavy snowfall al so prevailed throughout the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, lowa, Michigan, Minnesota and the north western part of Indiana. OBITUARY. Ben H. Hudson. Colnmbns. Columbus, Ga., Dec. 11.—Capt. Ben H. Hudson, one of Columbus’ oldest citizens, died this afternoon at his residence after having been in ill health some time. He was a Confed erate veteran, having been a captain in the First Georgia Regiment. He was among the best known civil en gineers in this section of the country and for years was superintendent of public works of the city of Columbus. The funeral takes place to-morrow aft ernoon from the First Presbyterian Church and will be attended by the members of Camp Benning, United Confederate Veterans, In a body. Anthony Wnlah. Charleston, Beaufort, S. C.. Dec. 11.—Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh returned from Charleston yesterday evening, where they attended the funeral of Mr. An thony Walsh, the venerable father of Mr. Walsh. He was the grandfather of Thomas F. Walsh. Esq., Leo D. Walsh and Miss Bertha Walsh of Sa vannah. The funeral services were held at Rt. Patrick's Church. Mr. Walsh was 78 years old. He was a soldier of the Confederacy, having enlisted In the Irish Volunteers, under Capt. Mc- Grath, at the beginning of hostilities, and served through the war. Ruth Marlon Clements. Ruth Marlon, the Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs. C. R. Clements, died yesterday morning at 11:30 o’clock, at the home of her parents. No. 419 Charlton street, east. She was only 8 months old. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 8:30 o'clock from the home. The services will be conducted by Rev. Robb White, and the Interment will be In Laurel Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Henry T. Unnu, llrnnsrrlek. Brunswick. Oa., Dec. 11.—Mrs. Hen ry T. Dunn, died this morning after e long Illness. Mrs. Dunn was the wife of Col. Hen ry T. Dunn, collector of customs of Brunswick She had been residing In Brunswick for the past fifteen or twen ty years and waa popular in an un usually large circle. Besides her hua band ahe leaves one eon, Capt, Frank A. Dunn• Odors of perspiration grjkJL • Royal Foot Wash lie at H^ , *ATOM , *DRUto GO.. AUaata. Ua. Maaey back tf out satisfied. Saatgto lot •*>l stamp. The Grandest Opportunity Ever Offered to Men. t r That just about explains the situation. ||U $25,000™ If ii \ Worth of Men's Clothing j I Representing the largest purchase of its kind ever brought to Savannah. fjjiylgftft J I has been obtained by us from a big Northern manufacturer at from 25 Ij-v m to ** per cent, below their real value, and is being sacrificed by us in raws L? Si [ the same proportion to the public of Savannah. WgMjrf\P /±y Not forgetting that our usual io per cent, discount will be allowed on P r ' ces q uote d. We Invite You to Read and Investigate Men's Suits MANUFACTURED TO SELL FROM $lO.OO to $12.00 ARE MARKED $7.50 Men's Suits MANUFACTURED TO SELL FROM $20.00 to $22.50 ARE MARKED $16.50 B. H. LEVY, BRO. & CO. WILL GET NO BAIL FOR MRS. CHADWICK. Continued from First Page. wick. As It would have been Impos sible In so short a time to negotiate such a large loan on the strength of that? note It Is highly probable that, if she did give her husband that mon ey. she had bona- fids securities. “I believe it most unlikely that any attempt will ever be made to bring Dr. Chadwick back on any such hypo thesis. Those who know him best be lieve that whatever wealth he has, he acquired honestly.” The prison physician found Mrs. Chadwick In excellent health to-day and said that probably he would not need to call on her again. Would Increase the Bond. United States District Attorney Bur nett is quoted to-night as saying that should bondsmen now appear to give ball for Mrs. Chadwick he would use his Influence with United States Com missioner Shields to have the ball In creased from $16,000, the amount now fixed. The Incident which may have some significance occurred to-day when a number of reporters at the Tombs ad dressed a note to Mrs. Chadwick, ask ing her if she would make a statement and also when she expected to be re leased. To this she returned the word, “To-morrow." The newspaper men were puzzled as to this answer. Be lieving that she had finally decided to waive examination and go to Cleve land, they attempted to clear up this point through the medium of another note, but the officers at the Tombs would not permit it to be taken to Mrs. Chadwick. Andrew Carnegie declined to talk to day regarding his possible appearance as a witness In the case or as to other developments in Which his name had been mentioned. AN MRS. CHADWICK’S HUSBAND. Correspondent Found Him In n Hotel lu Paris. New York, Dec, 11.—The World to morrow will saw that Dr. Leroy S. Chadwick, husband of Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, was interviewed by its cor respondent in a Paris hotel to-day (Sunday). The interview, according to the World, includes the following: "Did you leave America because you knew the transactions charged against your wife were about to be ventilated?’’ "No, I had not the slightest intima tion that my wife had any such bus iness connections," replied Dr. Chad wick. "All these accusations came as a horrible shock. But after all, I know only what I read In the news papers.” "Have you any Idea why your wife used Andrew Carnegie’s name instead of that of other immensely wealthy men, such as Rockefeller or Morgan? Does she know Mr. Curnegle?” "As far as I know *he does not know the famous Carnegie and has never met him. But I believe she simply negotiated paper which she believed to be good. I notice that the Paris newspapers are trying to draw an analogy between Mrs. Chadwick and Mme. Humbert. That is Impossible. The Humbert womun deliberately de frauded people." Dr. Chadwick said he aaw his wife Just prior to Nov. 15, and she gave no sign of being engaged in any un usual or large burin*** transactions. He said he was absolutely without an Inkling of such doings as his wife la accused of. “Did your daughter laat month cable lrt Reynolds, the Cleveland banker, asking him for money?" he waa asked. "That la something I will not deny or affirm," answered Dr Chadwick. "If Reynolds wishes to talk about the incident, he can," Dr. Chadwick and bis daughter are Men's Suits MANUFACTURED TO SELL FROM *13.50 to $15.00 ARE MARKED $lO.OO Overcoats MANUFACTURED TO SELL FROM $lO.OO to $12.50 ARE MARKED $7.00 now going to the Riviera, as has been reported. The World will say; “The correspondent describes Dr. Chadwick as a young-looking man whom he saw by appointment. The doctor, according to the story, asked the correspondent not to give the name of the hotel at which he was stopping.” Won't Be Interviewed. Pittsburg. Dec. ll.—The man sus pected of being the Pittsburg million aire who accommodated Mrs. Chad wick with money has succeeded in foiling every attempt to interview him on the subject. It is thought a state ment will be made by him to-mor row. FIGURES ON THE VOTE IN NATIONAL ELECTION. Roosevelt Got the Ilinßeat Vote Ever Uiven n Candidate. New York, Dec. U.—The New York Times to-morrow will say: A canvass by the Times of the popu lar vote at the presidential election, complete, except as to one county In Tennessee and four counties in Michi gan, for which estimates are given, shows that President Roosevelt defeat ed Judge Parker by 2,546,169. He polled the largest vote ever given for a Pres ident of the United States, 7,640,560. This is more than 400.000 in excess of the vote cast for McKinley in 1900. A comparison with the popular vote table of 1900 shows a marked change in the Socialist vote. Debs, the can didate of the party that year, was also the candidate this year and his vote shows an Increase of more than 300,000. Watson, the Populist candidate, ran strongest in his own state, Georgia, where he received 22,635 votes. He received most of his votes In the South and West, but only one was cast for him in South Carolina. The total vote Is given as 13,534.119 and that for each of the presidential candidates is given as follows: Roosevelt (Rep.), 7,640,560; Parker (Dem.), 5,094,391; Debs (Roc.), 392.857; Swallow (Pro.), 248,411; Watson (Pop.), 124,381; and Corrigan (Soc. Labor), 33,519. The electoral vote will be 336 for Roosevelt and 140 for Parker. Brunswick News Notes. Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 11. —The hos pital fair, which has been going on in the old Naval Reserves Armory for the past week, will come to a close Tuesday night with a grand ball. A little farce, "A Dress Rehearsal," will be presented at the Grand Opera House under the auspices of the fair management, and after the show the ball will occur. The fair has been a success in every particular, about $3,- 000 being realized for the completion of the third story of the hospital building, now In course of construc tion. The Glynn Superior Court will con vene to-morrow morning with Judge Parker presiding. The regular city ejection will take place Tuesday, but it promises to be a quiet affair, as the candidates nomi nated by the white primary laat month will be elected without opposi tion. They are: For Mayor, R. R. Hopkins; for aldermen, T. Newman, 1,. A. Robinson, J. W. Watkins and John P. Golden. I'apem Approve Navy Scheme. London. Dec. 12.—Unstinted appro bation of the naval reorganization scheme is accorded In the editorial ar ticles of this morning’s newspapers, the several journals recognizing there in the muster hand of Admiral Fisher, recently appointed senior naval lord of the admiralty. The Dully Telegraph says: "Never before ha* the admiral ty board been mo awake to Its re sponsibilities." Gratification 1* gener ally expressed that the Improved rela tion* with France have enabled a re duction of strength of the Mediterran ean squadron, Marian Over In Franc*. pari*. Dee. ll.—The raring season In France has ended William K. Vanderbilt to sixth In the Hat of win ning owners with 187,1611. Edmond ttlarx- |e first with lltt.Pi l-rign, the I American trainer tig* Hw tog record •motif train***, berk fee fiat race* and tm race# over obstacle*. Men's Suits MANUFACTURED TO SELL FROM $13.00 to $10.50 ARE MARKED $12.50 Overcoats MANUFACTURED TO SELL FROM $15.00 to $10.50 ARE MARKED $12.50 BELL PHONE 2173 BOARD <*TRADE BLDG. FOR A SEA LEVEL PLAN. But Buiinu-Varllln Says a Lock Nl'nlrm First. Paris, Dec. 11.—Philippe Bunau- Varllla, who, before being minister of Panama to Washington, was the prin cipal engineer of the Panama canal, gives an authorized Interview relative to the building of the canul at sea level. According to M. Bunau-Va rilla, the construction of the canal at *ea level is not only possible, but it must ultimately be so constructed, as are other connections betwen oceans, like the straits of Bosphorus between the Black sea and the Aegean sea. He, howeevr, thinks it would be a great error to begin with the sea level plan at once. "It would cost $100,000,000 more and require twice as much time,” he said. "The lock plan will be amply suffi cient until the traffic reaches 40,000,000 tons—that Is to say, seven times the probable traffic in the first year’s op eration—and will lead by experimental and secure ways to an ideal solution of a sea level passage." WHY DODGE DOESN’T" WANT TO GO BACK. Galveston, Tex., Dec. 11.—Nathaniel Cohen of New York, attorney for Charles Dodge, to-night gave the rea sons why his client attempts to resist returning to New York. "In the first place," he said, "Mr. Dodge will not return until his name has been relieved of the stigma that has been placed upon It in Texas by his being charged with being a fugitive from Justice. "In the second place he feel* that he has been so harassed and persecuted by Jerome and his agents that he will fight to the last ditch the efforts to extradite him.” JERRY GEORGE’S New Restaurant. TO-DAY LUNCH 12 TO 8—35 CENTS. , SOUPS. Ture Lima Beans. English Calf Liver Roup. FISH. Trout. Marionet i ENTREES. English Duck in Ralrn. Irish Stew. ROASTS. Roast Loin of Beef. vegetables. Spinach. String Beans. PASTRIES. Bice Pudding, or Peaches and Cream. Coffee. Tea. TABLE D'HOTE DINNER. # TO 8. 50 CENTS. KOI’PM. Pure Lima Bean*. English Calf Liver Soup. FISH. Baked Rlack Pish. American style. ENTREES. Boiled Letnh. fhope on Toast. Little Roll Veal ala Nice Lady, ROASTS, prime Rib. VEGETABLES. Little Rice Timbal. M**h*(l PASTRIES. Chocolate Pudding. Fruit or Ice Cream. Game, I4vc end alt dell reel#*. Beat service Moderate charge*. 116 MHO! GUT ON Still I.T, to KMT. Men's Suits MANUFACTURED TO SELL FROM $lB.OO to $20.00 ARE MARKED $15.00 Overcoats MANUFACTURED TO SELL FROM *lB.OO to $20.00 ARE MARKED $15.00 REORGANIZATION PLAN Of the Geriunn-Americau Bank mt Buffalo. N. V. Buffalo, N. Y.. Dec. ll.—The fol lowing statement was issued by S. M. Clement, chairman of the Buffalo Banks’ Clearing House Committee on the affairs of the German-American Bank: "At a meeting thia evening of the directors of the German-Amerlcan Bank, Edward A. Weppner waa elect ed cashier, to resume his duties in the capacity at once and Michael Nel lariy was elected a director In place of Hon. John G. Wlckser, resigned. "This action on the part of the board has been taken at the suggestion of the Buffalo Clearing House Committee and has Its unanimous approval as a part of the committee’s plan for the reorganization of the bank." There has been some opposition to the return of Cashier Weppner. but the men behind it acquiesced finally in his election. HISTORY OF THE EARL MISS LEITER WILL WED. New York, Dec. 11.—Henry Moly neux Paget Howard, nineteenth Earl of Suffolk and twelfth Earl of Berk shire, who i to marry Miss Daisy Letter of Chicago, was born Sept. 13. 1877, and succeeded to the title in 1898. He Is a captain of the Fourth Bat talion of the Gloucestershire Regiment and is an extra aide de camp to the viceroy of India. Baron Curzon of Kedleston. Miss Letter’s brother-in law. He is a Liberal-Unionist in poli tics. He owns about 10,000 acres and a celebrated picture gallery and a collection of old masters. The Earl la an enthusiastic sportsman. It was reported In 1899 that Mies Lelter, who was a guest of the Vice roy’s palace in India, was engaged to marry the Earl of Suffolk and Berk shire, but Mrs. Lelter denied the re port. geymour mm Fleet Admiral. London. Dec. 11.—Kind Edward he* approved the appointment of Admiral Sir Edward Hobart Seymour, G. C. 8., to be admiral of the fleet on the retirement of Admiral Salmon in Feb ruary. Vice Admiral Sir Lewis An thony Beaumont will succeed Admiral Hevmour In the Devonport command. Prince Loula of Battenberg will be come commander of the eecond cruiser squadron. Wanted Order Maintained, London, Dec. 12.—A dispatch from Constantinople to the Standard says the Russian and Auatrian ambassa dors have presented a note to the Porte recounting recent Macedonian outrages and adjuring him to main tain order with a firm and Importlai hand. ■■ Bank Hobber# Caaaht. Peoria. 111.. Dec. 11.—With 11.810 In currency In their pocket* tha two men accuned of robbing the Peoria National Bank. Saturday noon were captured at Toulon to-day. One of them haa been Identified aa Edward O'Regan, alias James Williams, who it Is said, ha* done time in a Chicago jail for rob bery The Identity of hi* partner ha* not been determined, laid *1 I'lttabarg. Pittsburg D<. u,~ Pittsburg was the .(.Ideal atail on to-day'* govern ment weather mag, hut to-night at l o'clock the thermometer had rt*en to 21. For the flrwt Him* thl* *a*aon. i.e closed the local rivare at many pain is. 5