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NEW FINAAQIAL BILL
Republican Caucus Committee
Measure Made Public.
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THE GOLD STANDARD MAINTAINED.
Section Four of the Bill Provides For
the Issuance and Sale of Bonds
When Necessary to Preserve
.the Purity of Our Money.
\VASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—The finan-
cial bill prepared by the Republican cau-
cus committee which met at Atlantic City
last spring is now made public by the
committee. Its text follows:
A bill to define and fix the standard of
value, to maintain the parity of all forms
of money issued or coined by the United
States and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled:
That the standard unit of value shall,
as now, be the dollar and shall consist of
25 8-10 grains of gold nine-tenths fine or
23 22-100 grains of pure gold, being the
one-tenth part of the eagle.
Section 2.——That all interest bearing
, obligations of the United States for the
payment of money now existing or here-
after to be entered into and all United
States notes and treasury notes issued
under the law of July 14, 1890, shall be
deemed and held to be payable in the
gold coin bf the United States as defined
in section 1 of this act, and all other ob-
ligations, public and private, for the pay—
ment of money shall be performed in con-
formity with the standard established in
said section. Nothing herein contained
shall be construed or held to affect the
present legal tender quality of the silver
dollar or of the subsidiary or minor coins
or of the paper currency of the United
States or the laws making national bank
notes receivable and payable for certain
public debts and dues and obligations be-
tween national banks.
Section 3.—That there be established in
the treasury department, as a part of the
office of the treasurer of the United
States, a division to be designated and
known as the division of issue and re-
demption, to which shall be assigned, un-
der such regulations as the secretary of
the treasury may approve, all records
and accounts relating to the issue, re-
demption and exchange as hereinafter
provided of the several kinds of United
States money. There shall be transferred
from the general fund in the treasury of
the United States and taken up on the
books of said division as a redemption
fund the amount of gold coin and bul-
lion held against outstanding gold certifi—
cates, the amount of United States notes
held against outstanding currency certifi—
cates, the amount of silver dollars held
against outstanding silver certificates, the
amount in silver dollars and silver bullion
held against outstanding treasury notes
issued under the act of July 14, 1890,
and an amount of gold coin and bullion
to constitute a'rcserve fund equal to 25
per cent of the amount, both of United
States notes and treasury notes issued
under the act of July 14, 1890, outstand-
ing. The gold and silver coins and bill-
lion transferred from the general fund in
the treasury as herein provided shall be
increased or diminished as the case may
be in accordance with the provisions of
this act and in no other way.
Section 4.—-—That it shall be the duty of
the secretary of the treasury to maintain
the gold reserve fund taken up on the
books of the division of issue and re-
demption as herein provided, and for this
purpose he may from time to time trans-
fer to such fund any moneys in the treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated or may
exchange any of the funds in the division
of issue and redemption for other funds
which may be in the general fund of the
treasury, and in addition thereto he is
hereby authorized to issue and sell, when-
ever in his judgment'it is necessary to
the maintenance of said reserve fund,
.bonds of the United States bearing in-
terest at a rate not exceeding 3 per cent
per annum, payable in gold coin at the
end of 20 years, but redeemable in gold
coin at the option of the United States
after one year. But no transfer shall at
any time be made from the general fund
of the treasury to the division of issue and
redemption which will reduce the general
fund below $50,000,000.
Section 5.—That the secretary of the
treasury is hereby authorized to use, at
his discretion, any silver bullion in the
treasury of the United States purchased
under the act of July 14, 1890, for coin~
age into such denomination of subsidiary
silver coin as may be necessary to meet
the public requirements for such coin,
and any gain or seigniorage arising from
this coinage shall be accounted for and
paid into the treasury. W'henever any
silver bullion purchased under the act of
July 14, 1890, shall be used in the coin-
age of subsidiary silver coin an amount
of treasury notes issued under said act
equal to the cost of the bullion contained
in such coin shall be canceled and not
reissued. . I .
Section 6.—That the secretary of the
treasury is hereby authorizcdand direct-
ed to cause all worn and uncurrent sub—
sidiary silver coin of the United States
now in the treasury and hereafter re-
ceived to be recoined and to reimburse
the treasurer of the United States for the
difference between the nominal or face
value of such coin and the amount the
same will produce in new coin from any
moneys in the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated.
Section 7.—That the United States
notes or treasury notes issued under the
act of July 14, 1890,_hereafter issued or
reissued shall be of such denominations,
not less than $1, as the secretary of the
treasury may prescribe. Silver certifi-
cates, shall hereafter be issued or paid
out only in denominations of $1, . 2 and
$5 against silver dollars deposited in the
division of issue and redemption or in
exchange for silver certificates or denom-
inations exceeding $5.
Section 8.—-‘That section 5159 of the
revised statutes of the United States be
and the same is amended so as,.to read as,-
follows: . . .
“Section 5159.——Every association after
having complied with the pro’visions of
this title, preliminary to the commence-
'ment of the banking business and before
it shall be authorized to commence .bank- ;
. ing business under this title, shall trans-
fer'and deliver to‘the treasurer of the
United States as security for its circulat—
ing notes any United States registered
interest to an amount5
bonds bearing
where the capital is $150,000 or less not
less.than one-fourth of the capital, and
$50,000 where-the capital is in excess of
$150,000. ‘Such bonds shall be received
by the treasurer upon deposit and shall
be safely kept. in his office until they
shall be otherwisedisposedof in pursu-
ance of the provisions of this title, and
such of those banks having on deposit
bonds in excess of that amount are au~
thorized to reduce their circulation by the
deposit of lawful money 1... provided by
law, provided that the amount of such
circulating notes issued to any national
banking association having on deposit
United States bonds to insure circulation
at the passage of this act or which may
hereafter deposit such bonds to secure
Circulation shall not exceed in any case
the par value of the bonds deposited as
herein provided.”
Section 9.——That every national bank-
- ing association shall pay to the treasurer
of the United States, in addition to the
taxes imposed by an act approved July
13, 1898, entitled “An act to provide
ways and means to meet war expendi—
tures and for other purposes,” each half
year, in the months of January and July,
on or before the 30th day thereof, a tax
of one-tenth of 1 per centum upon the
value of its franchise, as measured by the
aggregate amount of its capital, surplus
and undivided profits upon the last day of
the calendar month next preceding.
Section 10.—That section 5138 of the
revised statutes is hereby amended so as
to read as follows: “Section 5138—No
association shall be organized with a less
capital than $100,000, except that banks
with a capital of not less than $50,000
may, with the approval of the secretary
of the treasury, be organized in any place
the population of which does not exceed
6,000 inhabitants, and except that banks
with a capital of not less than $25,000
may, with the sanction of the secretary
of the treasury, be organized in any place
the population of which does not exeeed
$2,000 inhabitants. No association shall
be organized in a city the population of
which exceeds 50,000 persons with a cap-
ital of less than $200,000.”
THE MORMON QUESTION.
Senator Rawlins of Utah Says In-
vestigation “’ill.Be Demanded.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. —Senator
Rawlins of Utah, for the present the
sole representative of that state in the
senate, furnishes the following statement
with reference to the charges against his
state on account of the election of Mr.
Roberts:
“It is claimed that the Mormon church
by deceit and fraud brought about the
admission of Utah into the Union so that
behind statehood lines polygamy might
be practiced with impunity.
“The compact between the state of
Utah at the time of her admission and
the United States that polygamous mar-
riages should be forbidden was to be ir-
revocable without the consent of the
United States and the people of the state.
“Utah, both in her constitution and
statutes, has provided for the punish-
ment of polygamy and all kindred of-
fenses.
“No complaint has been or can truth~
fully be made that these laws are not
enforced. All the members of the su-
preme court and seven out of the nine
district judgeSrin the state are non-Mor-
mons, and it is safe to say that the entire
judiciary stands ready to enforce these
laws.
“The public prosecutors are mostly
non-Mormons and all, I believe, anti-
polygamists. ‘
“During the past year the state has
been raked in search of cases of polyg—
amy with which to feed this new modern
sensation, but no complaint has been
presented against any man charging him
with this offense.
“That polygamists should be disquali-
fied to vote or to hold office was no part
of the compact between the state of Utah
and the United States. '
“Further accessions to the ranks of
polygamy being rigidly forbidden and
out of the question, it has not been
thought necessary or quite in the line of
charity to keep a class otherwise reputa-
ble under perpetual civil or political dis-
ability.
“When such a person has been ap-
pointed or elected, it is safe to say that
no thought of menacing the American
home or cramming this obnoxious prac-
tice down any one’s throat ever crossed
the mind of the president in issuing his
commission or of any elector in casting
his ballot.
“But the people of Utah are ready for
this issue. They propose to stand by
their pledges and keep absolute faith
with the nation, and they do not propose
to rest under any suspicion to the con-
trary.
“Now that this question is raised and
the moral sentiment of the country is
alarmed they propose to demand a
searching investigation and will be found
rendering full aid to any remedial meas—
ures deemed necessary to give assurance
to the country that polygamy cannot live
anywhere in the United States or in any
place over which they have jurisdiction.”
Naval Movements.
\VASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—The Texas
has sailed from Fort Monroe for Bruns-
wick, Ga.. and will go thence to Havana
to bring home the bodies of the Maine
victims now interred there. The Reso-
lute went out of commission at Philadel—
ph‘ia yesterday. The Marietta has ar-
rived at Aden, en route for Manila. The
Detroit has sailed from Curacao for Car-
tagena, Colombia, to watch American in-
terests during the revolutionary disturb—
ances there.
Illegal Liquor Selling Punished.
CAMDEN, N. J., Nov. 29.—Ninety sa—
loon keepers of Gloucester who had been
indicted for selling liquor on Sunday
have been fined from $100 to $250 each
and the cost of prosecution by Judge
.Armstrong in the Camden criminal court.
A short time ago the Camden County
Law and Order League began a crusade
against the Gloucester liquor dealers, and-
numerous arrests followed. The fines will
aggregate $15,000.
Democratic \Caucus. '
\VASHINGTON, Nov. 29.’—Congress-
man J. D. Richardson of Tennessee has
s-authorized the statement that the Dem-
ocratic caucus to select candidates .for
speaker and other officers of the next
house will be held at 1 o’clock next Sat-
cent.
' ‘ul'day afternoon. '
Nebraska's Vote.
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 29.—The state
canvassing board has completed the
count of votes of the election of Nov. 7.
Silas A. 'olcomb (fusion), for supreme
l judge, received 109,320; M. B. Reese‘
9 (Rep), 95,213; majority for Holcomb,
, 14,107. '
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South Carolina Enterprise. .
COLUMBIA, S. 0., Nov. 29.—The
Seneca Cotton mills, $200,000 capital,"
and the Abbeville Roller mills, $50,000,
were incorporated yesterday. The in-
crease in manufacturing enterprises in
this state the pastyear is over 30 per
. -- ~’ w'v
Aguinaldo’s Cabinet Decides
on Guerrilla Warfare.
AMERICAN PRISONERS ARE TRACED
Admiral Watson Reports the Sur-
render of the Province of Zam-
boanga, Island of Mindanao,
Second Largest of Group.-
MANILA, Nov. 27.—The last Filipino
council of war was held by the retreating
leaders at Bayambang on Nov. 13, in the
house now occupied by General MacAr-
thur. It was attended by Aguinaldo.
Pio del Pilar, Garcia, Alejandrino and
some members of the so called cabinet.
Information has reached General Mac;
Arthur from several sources to the effect
that the council recognized the futility
of attempting further resistance to the
Americans with united forces and agreed
that the Filipino troops should scatter
and should hereafter follow guerrilla
methods. " 3.
Reports of ambuscades and skirmishes
come from every section of the country
along the railroads. “Those districts seem
to be filled with small hands. Saturday
four men of Company D, Ninth infantry,
were foraging beyond Bamban, when 20
Filipinos took them in ambush, killing
one and capturing the other three. The
Americans resisted for half an hour. The
firing being heard at Bamban, Lieuten-
ant Frazer, with a squad, followed the
retreating Filipinos several miles. The
Americans found the body of the soldier
boloed. They burned the hamlet where
the fight took place.
Three Filipino rifiemen ambushed an
American surgeon near Capas. He shot
one, and the others fled.
Between Bamban and Angeles a mule
train was fired upon by the insurgents,
and a Spaniard, a former prisoner of the
Filipinos, who was with the train, was
shot. At Malasiqui- the officials who wel-
comed the Americans were murdered.
This was the only railroad town which
the Americans did not garrison, and on
the night the troops withdrew a band of
insurgents entered, dragged Antonio Me-
jia, president of the town, into the street
and cut his throat. The murderers then
assassinated the vice president and five
members of the town council in the same
manner and told the frightened natives
who witnessed the slaughter to spread
the news that a similar fate awaited all
friends of the Americans.
Military activity continues in every
section. Colonél Bell’s regiment has ad-
vanced from Bayambang upon Mangata-
rem, where it is supposed there is a large
insurgent force. Two battalions of the
newly arrived Twenty-eighth infantry
have been sent by cascoes to Bacoor to
rc-enforce the south line.
Major Spence, with 50 men of the Thir-
ty-second regiment, surrounded a village
near Bautiston during the night and at-
tacked the place at daybreak, capturing
a Filipino captain and 15 men, with sev—
en rifles. ,
The latest news from General Young is
that there are 10 cavalrymen and 200.
Macabebes with him, most of the horse-
men who started having been compelled
to drop out because their horses failed
them.
The Filipinos took the American pris-
oners from Victoria to San Carlos. On
the walls of the Victoria prison and of
the San Carlos convent are the following
names: ‘
Civilians—George Langford and Thom-
as Hayes.
Soldiers—Harry Winfield, Phil Better-
ton, J. I. Salisbury, A. H. Gordon, E. N.
Nugent, Frank Stone, John Desmond,
George Sackett, David Scott, Martin
Brennan, Tom Edwards, P. P. Curran,
John Cronin, Charles Baker, C. L. Davis
and Leland Smith.
On the walls of the San Carlos convent
were found the following names: '
Civilians—Charles Bird, NV. J. Sheehy
and F. E. Huber. . .
Sailors—Edward Burke, battleship Or-
egon; C. L. Powers, gunboat Urdaneta;
John J. Farley, B. J. Greene and Tilden
Herbert.
A PROVINCEISU'RRENDERS.
Revolution In Island of Mindanao
Seems to Be Waning.
- WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—Secretary
of the Navy Long has received a cable-
gram from Admiral Watson informing
him that the entire province of Zamboan-
ga, island of Mindanao, had surrendered
unconditionally to Commander Very of
the Castine. The surrender was made on
the 18th inst. Admiral VVatsou‘s dis-
patch is dated Cavite, Nov. 20, and is as
follows:
“Nov. 18 entire province Zamboanga
surrendered to Very unconditionally. De-
livery all guns promiscd. Numerous local
chiefs declared loyalty.”
The information contained in Admiral
VVatson’s dispatch was received by the
president and his advisers with uncon-
cealed satisfaction. The surrender of the
province of Zamboanga is regarded as
the beginning of the end of the revolution
in the island of Mindanao and. it is be-
lieved, will be a hard blow to those who
. are still endeavoring to maintain the in~
surrecti‘on in the island of Luzon.
On the 21st inst. Admiral \Vatson ca-
bled the navy department that Com-
mander Very had captured the city of
Zamboanga on the 16th. He was aided
by friendly natives and Moros and was
holding the town pending the arrival of
re-enforcements from Jolo. .On the same
day General Otis informed the war de-
partment that he had ordered two com-
panies- of infantry to be sent to Zambo-
anga from Jolo.
Zamboanga is the principal city of the
island of Mindanao. which is the second
largest island of the Philippine group.
Advices from Admiral Watson indicate
that the entire southern half of the is-
land. which comprises the province of
Zamboanga, has yielded to the American
forces and acceded to the authority 0
the United States. - ,
» To Prosecute Cattlemen. .
SOUTH M’ALESTER, I. T., Nov. 27.
—Prosecuting Attorney Soper has re-
leived‘ peremptory instructions from
Washington to begin at the earliest pos-
sible date action against cattlemen for
bringing herds into the Creek country.
The legal contest will be one of'the most
interesting in the annals of the Indian
Territory. . . '
Thanksgiving In Berlin.
BERLIN, Nov. ‘27.—The Rev. Mr.
Dickie, pastor of the American church in
Berlin, deliveredvyesterday a Thanksgiv-
ing discourse before a large congregation.
The church was hung with American-
flags.
{NEW FILIPINO PLANS“
'W'illiam F. Miller, president; Cecil Les-
. cashier.
man, former state senator in the Minne-
THE PLAN MAY FAIL.
Whitney and Others Retire Front the:
New Telephone Company.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 28. —' The
Evening Bulletin yesterday published the
following:
“The colossal plan to control all of the
independent telephone companies in the
United States and to combine therewith
the great telegraph companies and the
five Atlantic cable companies, for which
Purpose the Telephone, Telegraph and,
Cable Company of America was incor-
porated Nov. 9, with a capital of $30,-
000,000, received a severe blow today,,
the effect of which may be farreaching.
This was none other than the withdrawal
from the scheme. of William C. Whitney.
Thomas F. Ryan, Anthony N. Brady“
William L. Elkins, P. A. B. Widener:
and Thomas Dillon, the men whose sup-
port made the success of the enterprise
possible and whose opposition or indifier-
ence may be fatal to its existence. ’
“The president of the company is Wil-
liam J. Latta, former general agent of
the Pennsylvania Railroad company in
' stopped. The oflicers then helda council
this city, which office he resigned Sept. 1 5
last. Associated with him in the begin-’
ning of the enterprise were J. J. Astor,
P. A. B. Widener, Charles R. Flint,
Martin Maloney, F. M. Jenks, W. L. El-
kins, Frank H. Tillford, W. H. Geshel-
man, president of the Garfield bank;
Thomas Dolan, Charles E. Adams of
Boston, V. R. Francis of St. Louis, Wil-
liam H. Crocker of California and James
E. Hays.” .
The story then gives in detail the ob-
jects of the company, to manufacture,
construct, buy, own, sell, hire, use, deal
in and with and contract about tele-
graph, telephone, overhead or submarine
cables and wires and any and all acces—
series.
COALING AT SEA.
The Miller Conveyor Passes a Suc-
cessful Test.
NEW YORK, Nov. 28.—Ofiicers and
men in all the navies of the world will
doubtless be glad to know that as a re-
sult of three days’ trial of “coaling ship”
while towing at sea just completed by
the United States battleship Massachu-
setts and the collier Marcellus it may
soon be possible for any warship to re
ceive coal by the overboard wire system
atthe average rate of 20 tons an hour.
The vessels named returned to port last
night and anchored ofif Tompkinsville,
after having been away'for a week, three
days of which were spent at sea giving
the Miller conveyor a thorough trial un-
der varied conditions.
At the conclusion of yesterday’s trial—
the third ‘of the series—when 126 bags of
coal, each weighing 410 pounds, had been
transported in 66 minutes, the trial board
announced that the test was ended and
that they were satisfied with the result.
Naval Station In the Philippines.
W'ASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—Admiral
Dewey called at the navy department
yesterday in response to a request from
Secretary Long to discuss the question
of establishing a naval station at Cavite
or other point near Manila. Such a sta‘
tion is n'o‘w in operation at Cavite, but it
is foreseen that the requirements of the
navy may be much greater than those
which are temporarily attended to at Ca-
vite. The admiral brought with him por«
tions of his report to be incorporated in
the full report of the Philippine com-
mission. This discusses the establish-
ment of a permanent naval station for
the Philippines and recommends Subig
bay, about 60 miles from Manila, as
preferable to Cavite, as there isa fine
harbor, ample depth of water and many
natural advantages for making this a
strong naval establishment.
Close Elections.
CATSKILL, N. Y., Nov. 28.-—-Undis-
puted ballots at the election Nov. 7 elect-
ed Sage (Dem.) to the assembly by 15
plurality. But there were 234 ballots~ re-
turned under seal as void or marked for
identification. Jennings, Republican can-
didate, obtained an order from Judge
Chester of the supreme court directing
that these sealed packages be opened and
returned to the court for adjudication.
An examination of these ballots showed
a net gain of eight for Sage, increasing
his plurality to 23. Furthermore it show-
ed that Obert, Democratic candidate for
overseer of the poor of the town of Cat-
skill. who apparently had been beaten by
three votes, was in fact elected by twu
votes.
Barred From the Mails.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.——The post-
master general has issued a fraud order
barring the mails against the Franklin
syndicate of 144 Floyd street, Brooklyn.
The order is addressed against the syndi-
cate name and also specifically against
lie, secretary, and Louis H. M. Miller,
Applications For Raising Wrecks.
‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—The navy
department is already in receipt of an
application for permission to attempt to
raise the cruiser Charleston. The appli-
cant also has pending a request for per-
mission to raise the Maine and the Span-
ish vessels sunk off Santiago. , The ap-
plication will be turned over to Admiral
\Vatson at Manila. but there is not the
faintest hope entertained here that the
ship can be raised.
Repine Wins Bicycle Race.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 28.———Bert Re-
pine of Nashville has won the 48 hour
bicycle race. The final score was: Re-
pine, 961 miles 4 laps; Julius, 961 miles 3
laps; Miller, 901 miles 2 laps: Lawson.
960 miles 10 laps; “’aller, 960 miles 7
laps. ' .
General Miles Returns.
\VASHINGTON, Nov. 28. — Major
General Miles, commanding the army, has
returned to \Vashington, after a tour of
inspection which included the fortifica~
tions on the Pacific coast and the gulf of
Mexico. .
Samoan Treaty Rejected.
W'ASHINGTON, Nov. 28.——The Unit-
ed States has given notice to Great Brit-
ain and Germany that the government
has declined to accept the disposition of
the Samoan islands as decided by the
British-German combine.
Alonzo Whitennfii Jiflfé'd.
CHICAGO, Nov. 28.—Alouzo J. White-
sota legislature and prominent inUpolities
in that state, who disappeared after be-
ing convicted of forgery in thiscity and
who was recently rearrested in New
York, has been taken to the house of cor- -
rection to serve a sentence of two years.
Whiteman said that he would at once ap-
peal his case to the supreme court.
TRANSPORT IN Pun.
The Manuense at Manila After
a Terrible Experience.
FACED DISASTER FDR TWELVE DAYS
Officers and Soldiers Landed? In an
Exhausted Condition - Engineers
of the Ship Were Incompetent.
Colonel Bell Scores a Victory.
MANILA. Nov. 29.—-The transport
Manuense, with Lieutenant Colonel
Webb C. Hayes and three companies of
the Thirty-first infantry on board, has ar-
rived here. She narrowly escaped disas-
ter. The oflicers and soldiers were for 12
days bailing with buckets. The steamer
was unseaworthy, undermanned and
short of provisions.
The typhoon lasted two- days and a
half, and in the midst of it the engines
and found that there were 420 persons
on board, with lifeboat accommodations
for 213. ' ~
In the meantime the men below, igno- '
rant of. their extreme peril, were passing
buckets and singing “What the Hell Do
We Care ?” while the ship rolled helpless
on the ocean, with hatches close .
The heat was intense untilz'the -~,’yphoon
passed, and then the Peking, w/«fljlch had
retraced her course about 70 mi-es, came
alongside the Manuense, which was roll-
ing so heavily that the soldiers in the
hold could at each roll see the Peking
through the hatches overhead:
Colonel James S..Pettit, the command-
er of the Thirty-first volunteer regiment,
ordered the Manuense to proceed to Gu-
am and await relief, but the captain of
the Manuense demurred, the officers
say, because the government was renting
the ship for $500 per day.
Throughout the remainder of the voy-
age the engines of the Manuense failed
frequently, and the ship would roll for a
few hours while the engines were repair-
ing. Then the steamer would. proceed
again for a few hours.
The meat and vegetables rotted be-
cause of the failure of the refrigerators
and were thrown overboard. '
After the storm the water supplied to
the ship at Honolulu had to be used for
the boilers, and there was little or none
for drinking. ‘In fact, it is asserted that
during the last week of the voyage the
men lived almost entirely on whisky.
beer and hardtack.
The officers and soldiers were utterly
exhausted when they reached Manila.
They declare the engineers Were grossly.
incompetent. The officers also say that
the behavior of the troops was beyond
praise. For days they worked in the
dark, suffocating hold, with water some-
times up to their shoulders and planks
washing about in a manner dangerous to
life and limb. The officers took the lead
in bailing and encouraged the men.
The captain of the ship promised the
men 25 cents an hour for bailing, but he
.nogv proposes to pay them $1.50 per day.
The soldiers talk of attaching the ship.
The regiment will "proceed to Zambo-
anga on the Peking to garrison several
ports on the island of Mindanao.
Colonel Bell has defeated and scattered
the brigades of General Alejandrino and
General San Miguel. The engagement
took place on the summit of a mountain,
the insurgents being so confident Of the
impregnability of their position that they
had their families with them. The Amer-
icans captured all the enemy’s munitions
and artillery.
The Ship Was S'eawort-h-y.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29.-—Trans-
port officials at this port are at a loss to
explain- the alleged unseaworthy condi-
tion of the transport Manuense, whose ar-
rival a-tMani-la is reported. It was stated
by a number of officials that the Man—
uense was in first class condition when
she left this port on Oct. 26, Her engines
had been thoroughly overhauled, and her
fittings were in the best condition. It is
held that enough supplies were taken for
a six months’ trip. Her hold, it is said,
was full of supplies for the soldiers.
That she was undermanned is denied,
and it is urged that had she been clear-
ance papers from this port would not
have been issued. She was thoroughly
inspected by the treasury department
and was passed as in first class trim be
fore sailing from here.
Another Transport Storm Tossed.
SEATTLE, W'ash., Nov. 29,—With a
cargo of dying horses and mules and 55
empty stalls, the United States transport
Victoria has returned to port, having
been forced by an unprecedented stress of
weather 0E Cape Flattery to turn back
from her voyage to the Philippines. Of
the 410 horses and mules carried'by the
Victoria 55 were literally pounded to
death against the sides of their stalls in
the storm, and the remaining animals are
so badly bruised that the officials of the
vessel believe that many cannot be saved.
The Victoria sailed for the Philippines on
Nov. 23.
New Beet Sugar Factory.
LYONS, N. Y., Nov. 29.—-It is an-
nounced that New York capitalists will
erect a beet sugar factory here, having
a capacity for 450 tons daily and consum-
ing the product of 4,000 acres, which has
been contracted for for five years. \Vil-
liam Bucheit has been representing the
syndicate in the preliminary work. It is
stated that the buildings will cost $350;
000 and that building operations will com-
mence Jan. 1 next. The company will be
capitalized at $2,000,000.
Sponsor‘For the Decatur.
“’ASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—On the in-
vitation of the secretary of the navy,
Miss Maria Ten Eyck Decatur Mayo,
daughter of Mr. W. R. Mayo of Norfolk
and great-granddaughter of Admiral De-
catur, has consented to act as sponsor for
the torpedo boat destroyer Decatur, now
under construction by the William R.
'I‘rigg company of Richmond on the occa-
sion of the launching of that vessel on a
date to be fixed hereafter.
Chile’s New Cabinet.
VALPARAISO, Nov. 29.—Senor Al-
bano, formerly minister of public works, -
has formed a new cabinet in succession
to the Liberal ministry which assumed
oflice June 27 last. The following minis-
ters have been selected: Senor Armeneta,
minister of foreign affairs; Senor Salinas,
minister of finance; Senor Matte, minis-
ter of war.
_ Two Burned to Death.
NEW YORK, Nov. ,29.—Two persons
were burned to death, several were in-
jured, and a score or more had a narrow
escape forlife in a fire that burned fierce-
ly in a four story brick building at 140
Houstdn street yesterday afternoon.
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’ Formation of a. Treaty Doubt-
ed at Washington.
NEGOTIATIONS BY' SECRETARY llAY.‘
Chinese Minister Sneers at the Ru-
mors of Treaty—Thinks His Na-
tion Should Bo Consulted
as to the-“Open: Door.”
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—-In official
and diplomatic circles much interest wasl
manifested in. the plan put forward in':
London. cables of a treaty among the!
great powers defining spheres of influenceA
in China. That anything in the shape oi; ‘
a formal treaty is to; be made between?
the- powers interestedT‘clu, the future of
China as the outcome of‘ihe negotiations
now in progress is not believed here,
though an understanding; of a less formal
nature is possible. These negotiations;
followed the. frank request of Secretaryi .
Hay on some of the governments which
have already given verbal and informal
assurance of the continuation of all our5
treaty rights in- Chinese territory to have
these agreements reduced to form.
At some of the foreign establishments
the proposition was considered a “feeler”
resulting from the recent inquiries made
by the American government as to the
attitude of the great powers. Other in‘
fluential members of-the diplomatic corps ,
pointed out that the plan was the logical .
consummation of the scheme initiated
between Russia and Great Britain where
spheres of influence would be defined.
The Chinese legation views the proposi-
tion as purely conjectural‘, and the Chi.
neser minister, Mr. Wu Ting Fang, when
his attention was directed to the matter,
regarded it as preposterous-
“This is about the most refreshing sug-
gestion we have had of late.” remarked
Mr. Wu. “\Vhat, can it be seriously
proposed that a document shall be form~
ally drawn up concerning interests in
China. and China shall not be a party to
it? It cannot have escaped attention
that China is a sovereign nation, and
when it comes to writing treaties con-
cerning her interests and territory this
sovereign nation is quite likely to have
considerable to say on the subject. ]
hardly think any of the great and sell
_respecting powers would give counte-
nance to a plan such as is outlined. It is
as though a ”party of your neighbors met
and agreed how they would occupy your
house. One would take the front door,
another would select the side doors, oth
ers would appropriate certain rooms. .
_ And all this without consulting you, the ,
' owner of the house. Such a course by
individuals would seem strange indeed;
,and it would amount to the same thing
among nations. Of course all things are
possible, and it is difficult to see how far
a plan once entered upon may proceed.
The suggestions of a treaty of this char-
acter appear to me to be entirely vision-
ary.”
Metcalf Sho; In Self Defense.
SPRINGFIELD, 310.. Nov. 27.—-C. L~
Grogan, late of Company L, Twentieth
Kansas, says concerning the alleged kill
ing of a supplicating unarmed Filipino
by Colonel Metcalf that he is surprised
at the statement made by Callahan, who
was his lieutenant. Grogan says Calla-
han and Hall were five companies back
from Metcalf at the time of the killing
and could know nothing of the matter
from their personal knowledge. Grogan
says he and five other privates were de'
tailed to bury the dead Filipinos after
the battle of Caloocan on Feb. 10. While
he and a private from Company I were
at work together they came upon the
body of a Filipino with a knife in his
hand, who seemed to have fallen while
fighting. His companion looked at the
body and said it was the one Metcalf had
shot. He said the fellow had been taken
prisoner and was unruly. Metcalf stop‘
ped to talk with him and tried to get him
to go along. The Filipino sprang at him
with his knife and would have plunged it ‘2- '
into Metcalf’s body had not the officer
shot him instantly.
Boy Prevents Railway Wreck.
BRAZIL, Ind., Nov. 27.—The courage
and presence of mind of 14-year-old .
Frank Williams prevented a disastrousi:
wreck on the Vandalia railroad yester- "
day. Williams was coming from KnightSc’f"
ville to this city when he noticed a bro- '
ken rail which had been pressed out of
position by a freight train some hours be-
fore. The lad heard the west bound
passenger and mail train whistle for-the
Knightsville station. Knowing that the
train did not stop there, the boy ran up
the track and when he sighted the train .
stood between the rails and waved his
hat. The engineer, seeing the boy would
not leave the track, reversed the lever
and applied the air brake, stopping‘the
«train Within a few feet of the broken rail.
The engineer said he was running 50
miles an hour when he saw the boy, and
had his engine struck the broken rail at
such great speed a fearful wreck would
have resulted.
A Sheep Trust.
BILLINGS, Mon, Nov. 27.——Repre-
sentatives of an American-English syn-
dicate have been in this state all summer
and fall- traveling over the large sheep
raising sections securing options on the
best sheep ranches and best watered land
for the purpose of consolidating the
ranches into one large company. Al-
ready options on nearly 5,000 head of
sheep and 500,000 acres of the finest
sheep raising land in the state have been
obtained. Bert Reiss of New York is
counsel and organizer of the company,
which will be known as the Consolidated
Montana Sheep and Lamb company,
with a capital of $10,000,000. '
Champion Miller Falls Behind.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 27.—As the 48
hour bicycle race at Convention hall
draws to a close the struggle between the
five leaders becomes keener, and interest
among the .spectators is likewise en-
hanced. At 8 p. m. yesterday Julius and
Gus Lawson led, with 773' miles 6 laps
each. Repinc was third, 'with. 773.5
miles to his credit; Miller fourth, with
”3.3 miles, and Waller maintained fifth
place, one_lap behind the world’s cham— ; d
pion- - .~ " ' "
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Silver Republicans to Confer.
CHICAGO, Nov. 27.—Senator :R F
Pettigrew of South Dakota and
gressman Charles A. Towne of
sota, members of the national exe
ccmmittée of the Silver Republican }
,ty, are in Chicago.’ A conferenceof’t e
executive committee of the party will be;
held here tomorrow, at which plan for I
the coming presidential campaign will be
discussed.
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