1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
841 
Events of the Week. 
Domestic.—The heaviest November snowstorm 
for many years prevailed all over the Eastern 
States November 26-27. Trolleys were blocked in 
many places, and country roads were impassable. 
New York City, Philadelphia and Boston suffered 
severely. At Boston, 20 lives were lost by injury to 
shipping in the harbor. Reports of shipping disas¬ 
ters continued to come in for several days,the east¬ 
ern coast being strewn'with wrecks. The life-sav¬ 
ing station at New Boarshead, N. H., erected at a 
cost of 510,000, was totally destroyed, even the 
foundations being washed away. Near Boston, 
the tide rose to within two inches of the high- 
water mark of 1851, which carried away Minot’s 
Light. One pilot boat, reported a total wreck, 
was piled up on top of a Summer cottage. Sum¬ 
mer homes are carried away all along the Massa¬ 
chusetts coast. Two Boston ocean tugs were 
lost with 50 men. Twenty vessels were driven 
ashore on the Hudson between New York and 
Newburg. Trains between New York and Boston 
were 30 hours late. All eastern railways suffered 
loss and delay. The sidewheel steamer Portland, 
running from Boston to Portland, Me., foundered 
at sea, off Cape Cod, on Sunday morning, Novem¬ 
ber 27. The passenger list being missing, the 
exact loss of life in this disaster is unknown, the 
estimate varying from 120 to 100. The vessel was 
literally smashed into small pieces, and the 
Cape Cod shore is strewn with wreckage. Many 
bodies are coming ashore. An unknown schooner, 
having five bodies frozen in the rigging, was 
found drifting outside Provincetown Harbor. 
The Long Island coast is strewn with wrecks, 
and the full loss of life will never be known. It 
is estimated at 200, and 56 vessels are known to 
have been lost off the Massachusetts coast. The 
marine insurance companies lose at least 
81,000,000 through the storm, and underwriters 
are dismissing an increase in rates. . . It is 
reported, November 26, that Kansas is experi¬ 
encing a fuel famine. Many small towns are 
without coal, and the railroads are confiscating 
coal at the mines. . . November 27, a boiler 
explosion on a steamer plying between San 
Francisco and Stockton, Cal., resulted in the 
death of six persons and the injury of 30 others. 
Most of the victims were horribly scalded. . . 
The liabilities of Grant G. Gillett, the Kansas 
cattleman, amount to fully 81,500,000. He is said 
to have fled to Spain. . . Dr. Lyman Abbott, 
who succeeded Henry Ward Beecher as pastor of 
Plymouth Church, has resigned his charge, in 
con equence of failing health. . . Thousands 
of sheep were reported, November 28, as being 
imprisoned by snow in the mountains near 
Pendleton, Ore. . . At the union public meet¬ 
ing of the railroad brotherhoods, at Norfolk, Va., 
a determination was expressed to banish negroes 
from the locomotives. They undersell the whites 
in the labor market. . . Gov. Black, of New 
York, has ordered criminal proceedings against 
State Engineer Adams and Commissioner of Pub¬ 
lic Works Aldridge, in consequence of the report 
upon the canal investigation. . . The United 
States Court at Columbia, S. C., has presented 
indictments against a number of prominent citi¬ 
zens implicated in the race riots at McCormick, 
they having intimidated a person employed by 
the United States Government. . . Demurrers 
to the indictments charging Senator Quay and 
others with conspiracy, were overruled, and the 
case is set for trial December 12. . . The 
Macoupin County, Ill., grand jury has indicted 
Gov. Tanner and several others, in consequence 
of the Virden riots. Tanner is charged with mal¬ 
feasance in office, in that he did not make efforts 
to protect life and property, and others are 
charged with manslaughter, assault and riot. 
Hawaii.—The Hawaiian Commission Is in favor 
of starting territorial government in the islands 
July 4 next. . . Typhoid fever is raging in 
Honolulu; 700 men of the First New York are 
being sent home, presumably to escape the 
disease, and 300 are now in hospital. . . The 
American Sugar Refinery (the sugar trust) has 
contracted with the Hawaiian planters for the 
entire output of sugar for the next two years. 
Most of this will be shipped to New York, to be 
used in competition with the independent re¬ 
fineries. 
Peace Commission.—November 28, the Spanish 
Commissioners presented their acceptance of our 
terms. Through this, Spain gives up the Philip¬ 
pines, but no further details were settled. This 
assures peace, but leaves many minor questions 
undetermined. It is said that the American de¬ 
mand includes the islands of the Sulu Archipel¬ 
ago. . . It is thought that an arrangement 
will be made to buy one of the islands of the 
Caroline group for a cable station. . . Novem¬ 
ber 30, the two commissions met in joint session 
to discuss the draft of the treaty articles now 
prepared; 13 articles were laid before them, 
covering the following subjects: 
First, the relinquishment of sovereignty over 
and claim of title to Cuba. 
Second, the cession of Porto Rico and other 
Spanish possessions in the West Indies, together 
with Guam in the Ladrones. 
Third, the cession of the Philippines. 
Fourth, the terms of the evacuation of the 
Philippines. 
Fifth, the pledge of the United States to pre¬ 
serve order in the Philippines pending the ratifi¬ 
cation of the treaty. 
Sixth, the release of military prisoners, mu¬ 
tually. 
Seventh, the cession by Spain of the Island of 
Kusaie, or Strong Island, in the Carolines. 
Eighth, the mutual relinquishment of indem¬ 
nity claims. 
Ninth, the religious freedom of the Carolines, 
assuring the rights of American missionaries 
there. 
Tenth, cable landing rights at points within 
the Spanish jurisdiction. 
Eleventh, the release by Spain of political pris¬ 
oners for offenses in Cuba and the Philippines. 
Twelfth, the pledge of the United States to in¬ 
augurate in the Philippines an “open door” 
policy and to guarantee the same to Spain for at 
least 12 years. 
Thirteenth, a revival of the treaties broken by 
the war. 
No real progress has been made, as the Spanish 
commissioners continue to make delays. It is 
understood that the Cuban and Philippine debts 
will not be mentioned in the treaty. 
Manila.—American capitalists are seeking 
opportunities in the Islands, and it is stated 
that a large American brewery company is buy¬ 
ing saloons in Manila. Opportunities for indi¬ 
vidual labor are poor, as it would be impossible 
tocompete with Chinese and Filipinos. . . The 
independent party in the Islands is discontented 
with the articles of peace, and opposes American 
sovereignty, declaring that Spain cannot cede 
the Philippines, because they are not hers. Span¬ 
ish authorities declare that the United States 
will require 70,000 men to put down the rebellion. 
. . . E. W. Harden, who has been investigat¬ 
ing financial and industrial conditions in the 
Philippines, has presented a copious report; he 
states that silver is the basis of currency there. 
War Investigation.—In testimony offered at 
Boston, November 30, witnesses testified to lack 
of medical supplies, food for the sick and trans¬ 
portation, in Cuba, and to bad conditions at 
Camp Wikoff. 
The Army.—Officers engaged in obtaining re¬ 
cruits for the regular army say that the work 
proceeds slowly. The authorities believe that 
the most desirable men are reluctant to enlist, 
because of the prospect of garrison duty in re¬ 
mote parts of the world. . . Few volunteers 
are being sent to Cuba, the intention being to in¬ 
crease the regular army for this work. . . Sec¬ 
retary Alger submitted his annual report to the 
President, December 2. It is a complete official 
history of the late war. An increase of the regu¬ 
lar army to 100,000 men is recommended, this to 
include recruits from the new possessions. 
Cuba.—On November 26, Marshal Blanco re¬ 
signed the offices of Governor and Captain-Gen¬ 
eral of Cuba, in favor of General Jiminez Cas¬ 
tellanos. . . General Wood has appointed 
three prominent Cuban lawyers as Justices of 
the Supreme Court of Santiago. . . Lieutenant 
Hobson is anxious to return to Santiago to 
superintend wrecking operations upon the Span¬ 
ish ships. A Swedish wrecking company has 
sent men to examine the Vizcaya and Colon, to 
determine whether it will be worth while to 
attempt the salvage of these vessels. . . The 
discipline of Cuban soldiers in Puerto Principe 
is bad, and many of them have become bandits. 
. . . Several Santiago merchants have peti¬ 
tioned General Wood for permission to close 
their stores on Sunday, which has been granted. 
Under Spanish law, they are compelled to keep 
open until noon Sundays. General Wood has 
issued orders for the closing of all saloons on 
Sunday. . . The recently reorganized Supreme 
Court of Santiago convened December 2. 
Naval.—The battleship Wisconsin was launched 
at San Francisco November 26. She has a dis¬ 
placement of 11,528 tons, and has in her main 
battery, four 13-inch guns and 16 six-pounders. 
In sliding off the ways, the great vessel stuck in 
the mud below, and must be dug out. . . Sec¬ 
retary Long, in his annual report of the Navy 
Department, calls for three more battleships and 
nine cruisers, which he considers necessary if we 
are to hold the Philippines. . . Naval Con¬ 
structor J. F. Hanscom is undergoing court mar¬ 
tial at Philadelphia, on charges of approving 
fraudulent vouchers during the Spanish war, and 
for general incompetency. . . The cruiser New 
York received orders December 2 to proceed to 
Havana immediately. 
General Foreign News.—Marines from the 
cruiser Boston were landed at Tientsin, China, 
November 26, and will be sent to Pekin, to guard 
the American Legation. . . Don Carlos, the 
Spanish pretender, is buying arms extensively, 
and it is thought that a Carlist uprising in Spain 
will follow the declaration of peace with the 
United States. . . The bubonic plague has 
broken out in Madagascar. . . France issued 
a decree December 1 forbidding the admission of 
fruit and plants from the United States. This is 
a precaution against the San Jose scale. . . 
The fiftieth anniversary of the accession of the 
Emperor of Austria was celebrated December 2 
. . . The British steamer Clan Drummond 
sank in the Bay of Biscay; 37 lives lost. 
The 19th annual meeting of the New York State 
Cider and Cider Vinegar Makers’ Association 
will be held the last Tuesday and Wednesday in 
January, at Albany, N. Y. 
FARMERS' INSTITUTES. 
NEW YORK STATE. 
Place. 
County. 
Bate. 
Rockdale. 
..Chenango. 
Oxford. 
. .Chenango. 
Sinclairville. 
Delhi. 
Plattsburg. 
..Dec. 9, 10 
Union. 
Peru. 
Hobart. 
..Dec. 12, 13 
Sherman. 
..Dec. 12, 13 
Newark Valley. 
. Dec. 12, 13 
Owego. 
Halsey Valley. 
Cbazy. 
.. Clinton. 
Jefferson. 
Fredonia . 
Mooers. 
Gilboa. 
. .Dec. 16, 17 
Collins Station. 
. .Erie. 
Spencer. 
..Dec. 16, 17 
Ellenburg Depot... 
Chateaugav. 
Halcottsville. 
Manila. 
..Dec, 19, 20 
Dryden. 
Bombay Junction.. 
..Dec. 20, 21 
Ciarenee Center. 
..Dec. 21 
Akron. 
Hensonville. 
.. Dec. 21, 22 
West Groton. 
..Dec. 21, 22 
Nicholville. 
.. Dec. 22, 23 
Gov. Black appointed the following delegates 
to the Farmers’Congress at Fort Worth, Texas: 
Henry S. Abler, Chatham; James Hopkins, North 
Castle; N. G. Spaulding, Schodack Landing; W. 
W. Ware, Batavia; D. P. Witter, Richford ; J. D. F. 
Woolston, Cortland; F. E. Dawley, Fayetteville; 
Seth Fenner, Aurora; Charles E. Fuller, Conklin; 
O. H. Hale, North Stockholm; A. W. Litchard, 
Rushford; I. P. Roberts, Ithaca; W. H. Jordan, 
Geneva; F. J. H. Kracke, New York; George L. 
Flanders, Albany; E. J. Preston, Amenia; M. V. 
Stupplebeen, Ghent, and Henry C. Pierson, Chat¬ 
ham. 
The annual meeting of the Breeders’ Associa¬ 
tions of the State of New York, which comprises 
The New York State Breeders’ Association, 
Western New York Jersey Cattle Club, New York 
State Shropshire Breeders’Association, NewYork 
State American Merino Sheep Breeders’ Associa¬ 
tion, and the New York State Sheep Breeders’ 
Association, will be held Wednesday and Thurs¬ 
day, December 14 and 15, at the Chamber of Com¬ 
merce in the city of Rochester. Addresses will 
be made by the following: Peter Martin, Dr. C. 
D. Smead, Frank S. Peer, of Mt. Morris; Frank 
D. Ward, Mortimer Levering, of Lafayette, Ind.; 
Aaron Barber, Henry Van Dreser, of Cobleskill; 
Dr. W. H. Baker, of Buffalo; Hon. John Dryden, 
Minister of Agriculture, Toronto, Can.; Hon. 
Jas. Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, Washing¬ 
ton, D. C.,or a representative of the Department. 
The athletic 
woman is the wo¬ 
man of the day. 
The past twenty 
years has seen 
wonderful pro¬ 
gress in this re¬ 
spect. That this 
tendency will re¬ 
sult in a more ro¬ 
bust womanhood, 
better able to bear 
the burdens and 
duties and pleas¬ 
ures of life, there 
can be no ques¬ 
tion. But this 
result will be ac¬ 
complished by 
the Duilding up 
of those women 
already in rea- 
sonably robust 
health, and the 
killing off of their 
weaker sisters. 
Athletics will 
make a naturally strong woman stronger 
and healthier; they will make a naturally 
weak, sickly woman weaker and more 
sickly, and if indulged in to excess, may 
result fatally. 
A woman who suffers from weakness and 
disease of the delicate and important or¬ 
gans distinctly feminine, cannot hope to 
recover her general health through ath¬ 
letics, so long as she remains locally weak. 
A woman suffering in this way is unfitted 
to bear the strain of athletics just as much 
as she is unfitted to bear the duties and 
burdens of wifehood and motherhood. 
There is a sure, safe, speedy and perma¬ 
nent cure for all disorders of this descrip¬ 
tion. It Is Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescrip¬ 
tion. It acts directly on the organs con¬ 
cerned in wifehood and maternity, making 
them strong and healthy and vigorous. It 
soothes pain, allays inflammation, heals 
ulceration and tones the nerves. It fits a 
woman to indulge in, and be benefited by, 
athletics. All good medicine stores sell it. 
“ Your valuable ‘ Favorite Prescription ’ cured 
me of female weakness and a catarrhal dis¬ 
charge from tke lining membrane of the special 
parts,” writes Mrs. T. H. Parker, of Brooklyn, 
Jackson Co., Mich. “I am now perfectly well.” 
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure consti¬ 
pation. Constipation is the cause of many 
diseases. Cure the cause and you cure the 
disease. One “ Pellet ” is a gentle laxa¬ 
tive, and two a mild cathartic. Druggists 
sell them, and nothing is “j’ust as good.” 
From hard work 
or outdoor exercise 
Soreness and Stiffness 
sets in. 
St. Jacobs Oil 
will CURE it after a few 
applications, and make 
the muscles limber and 
strong. 
There Are 
Bigger Profits 
in the patent medicine business than in any 
other business in the world. Great fortunes are 
being built up every day—built up swiftly, too. 
An interest in a paying medicine is better than 
a share in a Klondike mine. It never stops pan¬ 
ning out. 
The Milton Medicine Company is about to place 
upon the market and push vigorously a medicine 
called Milton’s Tablets. Their medicine is bound 
to be a big success—it has certain unique and 
valuable advantages over all other medicines. 
A limited amount of Treasury Stock, full paid 
and non-assessable can be bought at par—8100 a 
share. 
The Company welcomes the most rigid inves¬ 
tigation as to its solidity and reliability, and as 
to the merits of the Tablets. 
This Is the chance of a lifetime—but it won’t 
be open long. 
Address H. M. RIPLEY , Secretary, 
51 Lincoln Street, Worcester, Mass. 
ANYONE INTERESTED 
_ . in Agricultural PurmiltM can’t well 
afford to bo without the 
AGRICULTURAL EPITOMIST 
/Price 36 cents a year in advance, 
regular price 60 cents. Sample copy 
Free to any mldrcNH. Name paper 
............. .__in which you saw this ad. Address 
EPITOMIST Plli. CO., Iniliunnpolis, Ind. 
SAVEmYOURFUEL 
By using our (stovepipe) RADIATOR 
With its 120 Cross Tubes, 
ONE stove or furnace does the work of 
TWO. Drop postal for proofs from 
prominent men. 
TO INTRODUCE OUR RADIATOR. 
where we have no active agent we 
will sell at wholesale price. Write at 
once. 
ROCHESTER RADIATOR COMPAHY, 
27 furnace St., ROCHESTER, N , Y. 
ELECTRIC 
lwta that long under ordinary conditions. 
This < 
HANDY 
WAGON 
First the life of a wng«n 
. . This one is equipped with our Electric 
Steel Wheels, with straight or stagger spokes and wide tires. 
Wheels any height from 24 to 60 inches. It lasts because tires can’t 
^et loose, no re-setting, hubs can’t crack or spokes become loose, 
„*IIocscan’t rot. swell or dry out. Angle steel hounds. 
depends u^on the wheels. 
. THOUSANDS NOW IN DAILY USE. 
Don’t buy a wagon until you get our free book. “Farm Savings.*’ 
ELECTRIC WHEEL CU., Box S8 Uulney. 111a. 
DON’T CUT ANY ICE 
until after yon have written forcircular and price of 
the Buckley Ice Plow. Cuts two grooves at a time. 
Adjustable for any sized cake. Runs easily. Will 
do as much work as any $50 plow made. Special price 
to introduce them into new territory. 
ROSS BROTHERS, 102 Front St., Worcester, Mass. 
ICE PLOWS 
816 50. Circular free. 
H. PRAY, Clove, N. Y. 
Fn r Q Q Q~ De La val Baby Separator No. 2, in good 
I Ul OQIG condition, $80. Also, lti-bottlo Babcock 
Tester, 20-gallon Diamond Balance Churn and Eureka 
Butter Worker. F. L. MDLFORD, Edgewood, I’a. 
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE. 
Winter Course 
in 
Agriculture. 
January 4 to March 29,1899. For particulars address 
GEO. C. WATSON, 
Professor of Agriculture, State College, Pa. 
A large, well appointed frame house on 33 acres 
of land at Hampden Sidney College, Va. House 
has large halls, two stories and attic, 15 rcoms 
and two bath rooms. Furnace, gas, water in 
house. Large conservatory and porches. 
Servants’ Houses, Stables, etc. Price, $12,000. 
WALTER BLA1K, Hampden Sidney, Va. 
I St’d pear, 5 to 10 yrs. set; 1,500 bearing rasp, cur¬ 
rant, etc. On free gravel road, M mile from R.R • town 
1,000 population. ELMORE BURKETT. Markle Ind 
neighbors, schools and churches convenient. Mild, 
healthy climate, free from extremes of both heat and 
cold. Low prices and easy terms. Write for free cata¬ 
logue. R. B. CHAFFIN & CO. (inc.), Richmond, Va. 
