1111111 1101110011111).
Our Mint and Assay Offices
' Have Busy Year.
con) coma 1111110111 1111101111111
Government Mints Have Been Run-
ning Overtime to Meet Demands.
Production of the Yellow
Metal Increasing.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—M12110};-
erts, the director of the mint, in his an-
nual reoort says 111.: t the mints and assay
' eflices operated upOh 11101'0 bullion in the
agg1egate and a «'1e11111 coinage v as exe-
cut'ed during the last fiscal year than in
any previous year.‘ 01 1g1nal deposits of
gold were slightly less than during the
previous year, amounting in value to
$143,497,190 against $147,693,194 in the
fiscal year ended June 30,1898. Donns-
tic deposits were the largest in our his-
tory. amounting to $70.25“ 4,187 against
$69, 881,120 in the preceding year, but
there was a falling ofi' in foreign coin and
bars.
The coinage of gold was the greatest in
our history, amounting to M1108117190
against $64, 634,865 in the preceding year.
and might have been considerably larger
if the capacity of the mints had been
greater. The stock of gold bullion on_
hand increased from $96. 688, 582 on J My
1, 1898, to $119,838 82, 772 on July 1,1899
' The coinage of silver dollars from bul-
lion purchased under the act of J ulv14,
1890, was $18. 254 709 against $.10, 002.
780 in the preceding year, and the coin-
age of Subsidiary silver $946681165
against $6. 482,804
The mints havc been hard pressed
throughout the year to meet the demands
upon them. the institutions at New 01'-
leans and Philadelphia running overtime
for the greater part of the year. '
The report suggests that the charges
for refining silver bullion be so reduced
as to put the government on an equal
footing with private concerns in the busi~
11955 01' to such an extent as will bring
the moderate amount of silver bullion
they» require for the treatment of gold
deposits. The total amount of silver bul-
lion refined in the United States last year
was in round numbers 94,000,000 ounces.
The superintendent ofs'the New York as-
say office, the report says, has called :1t-.
tention to the fact that although about
$30,000,000 in United States coin was ex-
ported last year no bars were taken for
export and suggests that the “export
charge” of 1-10 of 1 per cent which is
exacted is operating to? our disadvantage.
The total gold imports of the year
amounted to $88,978,882 and exports to
837550.783. The total silver imports
were $31,120,578. commercial value. and
silver- exports $56,655,335.
The stock of bullion in the mints and
assay offices 011 .‘luly 1,1899, was as fol-
IOWs: (101d, $119, 882, 772; silver (cost),
885.570, 898. _
The coinage of all nations, including
recoinages, in 1898 w.‘1 .s: Gold, 839:), 471,-
905, silver, $149,282, 935. 1
The production of gold in all of the
important goldfields of the world is i11—
creasing rapidly and with prospects of
continued gains for years to come. The
yield in the world in the calendar y:'c11
1898 was $387, 000, 000 against $338, 000,-
000'1n 1897.
The production in Australia to date in
1899'has shown a gain of 25 per cent over
the corresponding months of 1898, which
indicates a probable gain .for tht1 full
year of $16,000.000. The United States.
lanada and Mexico will doubtless in-
crease their product $18,000,000. In
South Africa the production in the first
half of the year was 35 per cent above
the yield of the some months in 1898.
Another Double Star.
CHICAGO, Dev. 11.—Professor G. ‘I'.
Plough of the Fort Dearborn observatory.
Northwestern university. has discovered
Tau Tauri to be a double star. The com-
panion star is one of the ninth magnitude
and was discovered while Professor
Hough was observing an 'occultatiou of
the moon. Th:1 discovery of the double
star bu,- been 111111401 ed with the -\' .‘11'11-
nomical soc iety. l‘ infessor Hough claims
. the distinction of having registered mmc
double stars with the Astronomical so-
ciety than any other astronomer in the
world.
3;” ~ . Federation of Labor.
I . DETROIT, Dec. 11.—Nearly all'of the
.180 delegates to the American Federation
of Labor convention have presented their
credentials at l1cmlquarters. Many un-
ofiicial visitors have arrived, among them
representatives of the Bartendcrs’ union
and others who desire to obtain full
membership. Delegates from the inter-
national unions have one vote for each
100 members represented; local organiza-
tions not members of international bodies
have each one delegate and one vote.
Accidental Shooting.
JOIINSTO‘VN, Pa., Dec. 11. —‘Villi.1ni
H. 14 001. a faxmer living near Evc1ctt
, was killed by the accidental discharge of
his shotgun while returning from a hunt-
ing trip. The entire load of shot struck
'him in the-neck, killing him instantly. He
was 30 years of age and leaves a widow
and one child.
'l‘hrce Skaters Drowned.
ALTOONA. Pa” Dec. 11.—Ralph and
('Iyde Hendricks. brothers, aged 13 and
11 years r'dspcctnciy, and Albert Schill-
ing. aged 14 you... w '11 lo skating 011 Mc-
Coys pond. at Gallitzin, bioke through
the iieaud were drowned in sight of a
number of young companions.
.1 " Horses For Belgium.
LEXINGTON. Ky., Dec. 11.—Nine-
teen of the choicest high school horses to
be found in Kentucky were shipped from
here yesterday consigned to Eugene Poot-
mans, Belgium. Among the number are
the celebrated prize winners Beau Brum-
mel and Major. ,
’ - Another Kentucky Killing.
CORBIN, Ky... lied. 11.—A riot Satur-
day night in which one man was killed"
and another wounded, resulted' 1n the mi~
litia being called out, and as friends of-
the men in custody'have,si_uceicome to
town it is feared there may be more
trouble.
Two Pcrislwd In a. Flre. ,
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 11.—A fire at
' Gloucester. N. J., a few miles below tlfi,
' city, yesterday cost two lives and a..-
stroyed the Green Tree hotel and Stables
and the Clifton House.
Spanish Prisoners Free.
.3 MADRID, '.Dec 11. —-An oflicial dis
_' patch from Manila says that. 229 Spam
were formerly prisoners in thir-
-- - 1h at Oswego. ..
GERMAN NAVAL BILL.
.Debuted In the Reichstug—The Eln-
peror Congldcnt.
BERLIN, Dec. 12.—+The reichstag pre-
sented, a highly impressive spectacle yes-
terday during thedebate on the estimates
and the formal introduction of Emperor
‘Villiam’s new naval programme. In the
court box sat PrinceRadziwill, with in-
structions to make a personal“ report to
the kaiser. The bundesrath table was
crowded. . -
Count von Bulow, when announcing
the Samoan settlement, was repeatedly
interrupted by applause. His second
speech, dealing with the necessity for a
large fleet, provoked approval and disap-
proval almost equally emphatic. The dis-
approval came from the radicals. W hen
he declared that Germany did not desire
to pursue an aggressive, pyrotechnical
course, but was equally determined not
to be pushed aside politicallyor com-
mercially by other powers and never to
allow an important international ques-
tion to be settled/without cousulting ‘her,
there was an outbreak of spontaneous
applause.
Prince Hohenlohc. whose weak voice
was scarcely audible: Admiral Tirpitz
and Baron von Thielmann were heard in
silence. The session was brief because
the house desired to see the speeches in
print before considering the proposals.
Admiral Tirpitz made a number of
technical statements in explanation of
the gover’snment (l1 .lnged opinion.
The opposition. which is apparently
stronger than had been expected, was
dumfounded by the vigorous joint gov—
ernment onslaught. After the adjourn-
ment it was said in the lobby that the
emperor had given strict orders for the
dissolution of the reichstag should the
cabinet consider it unlikely that the bill
would pass.
A press correspondent last evening ob-
tained confirmation of this report in high
quarters. E11111eror “’illiain is confident
that the proposal to increase the. strength
of the navy is popular with the elector-
ate, and he believes that the new reichs-
tag would p1 ob 1bl3 reflect this sentiment
and other nation: ll aims moie accurately.
General Gatau'e' s reverse at Stmm—
berg was joyfully. greeted on the streets
of Berlin, but the newspapers for the
most part are reticent on. the subject.
The Berliner Tageblatt. which prints a
long letter from a German in London ad-
vising the publh l‘u-re against demonstra-
tive Anglol‘ ‘hobiu gives the news of the
repulse without 1 onnnent.
Archduke ltto of Austria is selling his
racing stable. It is given out that he in-
tends to travel. A Berlinsportsman has
bought a number of the horses. among
them the famous Kisber III.
All eastern Germany is snow bound
The cold is intense. Konigsluorg reports
five inches of ice. In the province of P0-
scn several persons have becn'frozen to
death. At .‘quich the temperature is 14
below zero. and trailic in Berlin is great:
13' impeded by the heavy snowfall.
CONDENSED DISPATCH ES
John French, 61 years old. :1 wealthy
builder of Brooklyn lost $5,000 to two
confidence 111cm. '
The people of Bermidji. .‘linn., have
decided to send Admiral Dewey a large
black bear as a Christmas present.
Thus far the subscriptions to the fund
for perpetuating in marble the navy arch
in New York city aggregate $160,000.
The department of agriculture reported
that the probable cotton production of
the United States for 1899-1900 would be
8,900,000 bales.
Principal “'ashington received a check
for $25,000 toward the $500,000 endow-
ment fund desired by Tuskegee institute.
The total subscriptions are now $150,000.
It was reported in Pittsburg that Mr.
II. C. Frick had. with John D. Rockefel—
ler and ‘V. L. and A. ‘I'. .‘Iellon, formed
a combination .to figl it the Carnegie inter;
ests for c'0nt101 of the steel 111.1nufactur.e
of the countiy.
Irish Antivrar Demonstration. ‘
DUBLIN. Dec. 12.—The lord riiaym
of Dublin, Mr. Daniel T‘ullon. Drasidcd
at a meeting of the. corporation yester-
day called to protest against the Trans-
vaal war. The clerk declared that there
was no quqrum. but the lord mayor in-
sisted on making a statement. in which
he declared that the war was “wanton
and unprovoked aggression undertaken
by Mr. Climnberlain. and capitalists
against a handful of farmers." He fur-
ther declared that America was “opposed
to this iniquitous war." In the mean-
time thc members present shouted “No
quorum” and “Order!" and the. tumult
in the galleries drowned all the speeches.
Eventually the lord mayor left the chair,
with the galleries cheering for President
Kruger. No attempt was made. to adopt
the previously prepared resolution against
the war. 5 .
Counterfeit Accompllccs Arrested.
BOSTON, Dec. 12.—George IS. Litch-
field, a printer. and Porter M. Bliss, a
photograp 101', both of this city, have been
arrested, charged with complicity in the
recent counterfeit cases in ‘Vintlu-op, in
connection with which one person is in
prison and three others besides Litchfield
and Bliss are under arrest. The men tak~
on into custody appeared before Commis-
sioner Fiske yesterday afternoon, plead-
ed not guilty and were held in $5,000 for
appearance Friday morning.
Fighting For a Title.
SYRACUSE, Dec. 12.—'——Ma1'y D. Grace
of this city, to whom the Mexican courts
have given a title1 of the ownership of sil-
ver and lead mines worth several mil-
lions, is a teacher in the public. schools
and has with difficulty from her salary
conducted the'expensive litigation fox her
rights. She is confident that the highest
cou1t of ‘Iexico, to which appeal has
been taken, will affirm the decision,
‘ " To Stop Cigarettes.
' ATLANTA, Dec. 12. —-The lower house
of'the general assembly has adopted the
following resolution: “Be it rasolved by
the house, the senate concurring, That
the senators and congressmen from Geor-
gia be requested to introduce and sup-
port a bill authoi mm; the state of Geor-
gia to enact legislation looking to the in-
tervention of the importation of ciga-
rettes in the state.”
a
A Bust of Professor Sheldon.
ALB ANY, Dec. 12. —Superintendent of
Public Buildings H. H. Bender today
placed in position in the wall of the sen-
ate staircase at the capitol a bronze bust'
of‘ the late Professor Edward Austin
Sheldon, known among the educators of
the state as “The Children’s Friend. ”
During his' lifetime Professor Sheldon.
was principal- ~01 the State Normal school
' .wnnknr
MASON’S GREATPLEA
Fervid Appeal For Sympathy
For the Boers, '
ENGLAND S FIGHT FOR GREED AND GOLD
Chamberlain Called a. LlIliputian
Statesman—United States Should
Not Witness In Silence the De-
struction of Self Government.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—An appeal
by Mr.'Mason of Illinois for an expres-
lion of sympathy forthe Transvaal re-
public in its .war with Great Britain was
the feature of the senate .proceedings yes-
terday. It was the first formal address
delivered in the senate this session and
was listened to with thoughtful attention -
'by both the members and by a large gal-
lery of auditors. The resolution upon
which Mr. Mason based his speech was
referred at the conclusion of‘the address
to the foreign relations committee, Mr.
Lodge. of Massachusetts considering it
too delicate a question in view of the po-
sition Of this government to pass upon
without serious consideration. No busi—
ness of importance was transacted by
the senate, and an early adjournment
was taken.
Mr. Masan of Illinois called up the res-
olution he introduced a few- days ago, ex-
pressing the sympathy of the senate with
the South African republics‘ in their war
with Great Britain and extending to
them the hopes of the senate for the suc-
cess of their arms.
‘Vhile his address at times was vehe-
ment, almost passionate, be confined
himself during a greater part of the time
closely to his manuscript, speaking at all
times with force and vigor. In opening
he said:
“The war between monarchy and re-
publicanism began in earnest July 4,
1776, and no treaty of peace has ever
been concluded nor ever will be until this
question is settled right. The monarchial
trust company, though often quarreling
among themselves, have always agreed
on one thing—that a republic is a mis-
take.”
After quoting extensively from Daniel
‘Vebster’s speeches in support of his posi-
tion Mr. Mason continued:
“But we are told that England was our
friend in"the warwith Spain. How?
Her people were 0111' friends because her
people are a Christian people. Her gov-
ernment has never been our friend except
for purposes of its own. I have no desire
to twist the lion’s tail, but truth compels
the statement so fa'
concerned for the last half century the
government of England and the people of
England have been divided. You remem-
ber 1861? The government did all it
could to divide the Union, but the brave,
starving weavers refused to resolve
against us, saying they would starve be-
fore they would say a word for slavery.”
He urged that the interest of this coun-
try was aroused by the fact that the
South African war was a struggle be-
tween democracy and royalty, betwccnl
the divine right of kings and the divine
right of man.
Mr. Mason contended that thequestion
involved in the controversy between
Great Britain and the Transvaal prior to
hostilities was simply one of supremacy
in South Afri 1:1 "And I ask,” said he.
“in common justice what right has Great
Britain to be supreme in South Africa?
“It is a fight to control South Africa,
and the only way England could do it
was to threaten, bulldoze, browbeat and
interfere with the Dutchman until, out of
sheer humiliation and desperation, he
was driven to tight."
Referring to Mr.
Mason said:
“Let the distinguished lilliputian
statesman. rattling around in Gladstone’s
shoes. trying to undo his work and break
his promises, be assured that he is de-
ceiving no one except possibly himself.”
He declared that no nation except a
professed bully would make the demands
upon another that Great Britain made
upon the T1.u1svaal republic and in clos-
ing said:
“I have not sought to (‘\( 1te prejudice
by our past differences with England.
They are. forgotten and forgiven.
Chamberlain, Mr.
and we sit silent it would seem that we
are ashamed or tired of our institutions
and by our silence give consent to the de-
struction of self government in Africa.
Mr. Mason's address lasted
and 20 111i11utcslwitl1out interruption.
CURRENCY DISCUSSION.
Begins the Consideration of
the Finance Bill.
“'ASHINGTON. Dec. —The fea-
ture of the opening day of the debate 011
the currency bill in the house was the
speech of ,‘Ir.- Dolliver of Iowa. It was
characterized by all the wit and elo-
quence for which the Iowan is noted and
held the members without regard to par-
ty for over an hour. .‘Ir. Dollivcr de-
clared that the last doubt in the Repub-
lican party as to the wisdom or enacting
the gold standard into law had been re-
solved by the experience of the business
world during the past three years. He
scored Mr. Bryan and generiilly ridiculed
the alleged false prophecies [of the Demo-
crats in 1896. Mr. De Armoud—I.‘Io.) was
the heavy gun on the Democratic side.
He warned the Republicans from the
west that they could not deceive tl1ei1
House
constituents in the coming congressional
elections by claiming that they had yield-
:f‘d to the wisdom of their colleagues in
caucus,
Mr. Ouerstree't (1nd.) opened the de-
bate 1n sup, 101t of the bill, and Mr. .‘Iad-
.1041 (Gm) replied 'to 1111.1. 111-. 111.201.11-
lan (N: Y.) was the only other speaker.
He announced his opposition to the bill,
on the ground that it would contract the
currency, extinguish the bank notes and
enhance the value of coin bonds.
pea-led to those .of his Democratic col-
leagues from New Yorlf who it is report-
ed intend to vote for the bill not to do so.
, , Nine Car Passengers Hurt.
NE‘V YORK. Dec. 12.—A serious col-
lision occurred last night in ‘Vest Broad-
way, near North Moore street. Nine per-
sons who werein a horse ‘car, which was
thrown into the gutter by a trolley car,
were slightly injured. After. being extri-
cated" from the wreck they were taken
into the house of engine company No. 10
at 7 Noith Moore street, and cared for.
11 ' Counsel For Bcnlunn.
BATA‘IIA 1x. 1., Dec. 12—A1thur C
Wade. :1 Jamestown attorney has beer
retained as counsel for Howard 0. Ben
ham, the convicted wife murderer, suc
ceeding Senator Mackey of Budulo, He
.wlll assist \in preparing and making a
motion for a. new triaI for Beuh'anh
as our interests are:
AORWALkgGAZETTE
GRANT MOVES 1011.111
~"'1
. CHICAGO TO THE SEA.
With Montreal the Terminal.
CHICAGO, Dec. 11. —Will' 1am J. Con-
ners of Buflalo has been in consultation
here with some of the largest grain ship-
pers of Chicagorregarding an all water
route for grain to the seaboard. .Mont-
real is to be the seaboard terminal of the
route, and a Chicago architect is now
working on plans for the erection at
Montreal of three elevators with an ag-
gregate capacity of 9, 000,000 bushels.
With these cleVators there is to be a
fleet of new steamers each 240 feet‘in
length, 43 feet beam and drawing 14.feet
of water through the canals. Through
the open water months they will be en-
gaged for the greater part in carrying
grain from the various lake ports to
Montreal, but inwinter they will be em-
ployed both in coast trade and in carry-
ing grain to Liverpool. Mr. Conners ex-
pressed the opinion the project would be
in operation by July 1,1900. He said:
“Naturally I feel much gratified at the
successful conclusion of my labors. I can
say I have the support of all the large
grain interests of Chicago and Duluth.
The representative men have expressed
confidence in the practicability of the
scheme, and the syndicate with which I
am associated has begun preparationsfor
establishing a carrying trade all over the
water route between the great lakes and
Montreal. The Montreal route will af-
ford an all water way to the sea, which
can compete with the railroads because
of its cheapness. Montreal is 300 miles
nearer Liverpool than is New York, a de-'
cided advantage. '
“Besides three elevators at Montreal
we expect to build an elevator of 1, 500,-
000 bushels capacity at Port Colborne,
Ont., 16 miles from Buffalo. and through
grain going to Montreal in large ca1g0es
will be'broken there.
“During the season just ended only a,
little more than 21,000,000 bushels of the
vast amount of grain which came to Buf-
falo from the west by lake and rail was
shipped east by the Erie canal. The
great bulk of it went by rail.
“It will be the seaports that will suffer
from the new route, New York. Newport
News. Boston. Baltimore, Portland, Gal-
veston and every port through which
grain passes for export. It will simply
be a contest between rail and water, and
I am confident water will win.”
PROSPEROUS TIMES.
New Wu'g'e Schedule For New Eng-
lun Mill Operatives.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Dec. 11.—The
new wage schedule giving the mill em-
ployees of this city an increase in their
wages of 10 per cent went into effect to—
day in all the mills of this city. The em-
ployces of the Iron works began work
under the. increased schedule last Mon-
day, a week in advance of the remainder
of the cotton mill employees. The ad-
vance of 10 per cent in the wages of New
England’s cotton operatives means an
average addition to the pay of each em-
ployee of about 70 cents per week, a to-
But ,
when the colors of a republic are struck ‘
an hour.
He ap-..
tal increase of $107 .1, 000 each week and a
yearly increase in w ages of about $5,500, -
land cotton opeiativ es begin work under
the new schedule today, over 75,000
hands being affected, divided among the
following cities and towns: Fall River,
30,000; New Bedford, 13,000; Provi-
dence, IVarren, Biistol, Blackstone and
Pawtuxet valleys, in Rhode Island, 23,-
000; ‘Vorcester and vicinity, 4,000; Taun-
ton, 3,500; Newburyport, 500; Saco, Me.,
1,500.
The second group of over 60,000 mill
employees will begin work under the 10
per cent advance Dec. 18 and includes
21,000 operatives in Lowell, 13,500 in
Lawrence, 15,000 in Manchester, N. H.;
6,500 in Lewiston, Me.;' 3, 500 in Bidde-
ford, Me., and 800'in Amesbury, Mass.
Between Dec. 11 and the new year
Suncook, N. H., with 1, 500 mill hands;
Clinton and Methuen, Mass., with 2,500
and 1,500 respectively, and about 6,000
operatives infeastern Connecticut will be
employed at the advanced rate of wages.
The cotton mill operatives of New
England are now receiving or will re-
ceive shortly 1111 average rate of pay
which will equal the pxevious high rate
of 1892. when they were paid the highest
rate of‘ wages since the inception of the
cotton industry.
Admiral Cerveru’s History.
_WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—Another
contribution to the naval literature of
the Spanish war has been published by
the bureau of naval intelligence. It is a
history by Admiral Cervera of the fleet
under his cemmand which Was destroyed
by the American squadron of Santiago.
The original publication was authorized
by the queen regent of Spain on the peti-
tion of Admiral Cervera, who wished to
vindicate himself for the loss of his
squadron after having been sent to Cuba
against his earnest protest. The docu—
ment is of historical value, as it is made
up entirely of ollu 1.11 letters and dis-
patches and includes the report of Ad-
mind (01301.1 and his fleet commanders
on the action off Santiago.
Hitchcock or Allen.
OMAHA. Dcc.11.—The fight for the
sen 1t01 ship left vacant by the death of
Senator Hayward grows hotter every
hour. That eithei SenatOI ‘Villiam ‘.
Allen or(.. .‘I; Hitchcock, editor of the
Omaha “'orld- I'IL11‘..‘11(I will be the suc-
cessful competitor is now generally con-
ceded, as the candidacy of I‘ H. Thomp-
son of Giand Island was announced too
late to be of any. moment. Senator Allen
says he is in the fight to stay. The
Douglas County Jacksonian club has
adopted strong resolutions in Hitchcock’s
favor. The county committee of the Sil-l
ver Republicans met and also resolved in
favor of the Omaha editor.
French Estimate of British Strength.
PARIS, Dec. 11. —The Figaro publish-
es an interview with M. Lockroy, former
French minister of marine, in the course
of which he says: “The British navy is
twice as strong as ours. It is able to op-
pose simultaneously the navies of France
and the triple alliance. Everywhere
French fleets are stationed they are con-
fronted by twice or thrice their strength.
France must have cables. Great Biit-
rain’ 5 bases of support are all connected,
and the British are ready for war tomor-
row, if necessary, with every nation on
the globe.”
French Demand on China.
PEKING, Dec. 11.—The French gov-
ernment has formally demanded the (leg
radation of the vice1oy of Canton be‘
magistrate who was responsible for the
murder of two French officers at Montao
{has not been carried out.
yamen 15.111111611111151 refuse. »
"Plan ion-1.1111511 All Waterlloute,
The greater portion of the New Eng— '
, the consolidation,
cause the order to execute the Chindse.
The tsung-11-‘
Olangapo and Subig Occupied»
Without Resistance.
1011111; 31111111131111 dunno.
American Force Worn Out and Des-
tltute From the Long March—Thir-
teen Hours Without Food—Warm
.. \Velcome to the Americans.
MANILA, Dec. 12.—The advance
guard of General Grant’s command, an
der Major Spence, arrived at Olangapo
Subig bay, during the night of Saturday,
Dec. 9, which place was occupied with
little resistance, the enemy fleeing.
Major Spence had an arduous march
"over the mountain trails from Dinalupi-
han.
Sunday morning the Baltimore and Dr-
egon and a chartered transport arrived at
Olangapo from Manila. The navy was
disappointed to find'the army in posses-
sion of the place, which they had hoped
to capture. A detachment of marines, un-
der Captain Myers, occupied the navy
yard at Olangap'o and will hold and oc-
cupy it as a naval station. The yard con-
sists of seven new large b’uildiugs and
some repairing and machine shops, all
dgmaged by the bombardment of Sept.
During the morning of Dec ”’10 the na-
vy transported Major Spence’ s command
from Olangapo to the town of Subig, five
miles distant. The enemy was seen de-
serting Subig as the troops‘landed,‘and
the latter occupied it without resistance.
They found the place abandoned by the
retreating enemy, who fired a few shots
The Americans deployed to the right and
left of the town and killed one of the
enemy.
General Grant and the balance of his
command arrived at Olangapo Sunday
afternoon. He proceeded yesterday tr.
Subig and joined Major Spence. General
Grant moves north along the coast and
will effect a junction with the Twenty-
fifth infantriy, under Colonel Andrew S.
Burt, who was reported eight miles from
Iba Dec. 7. The enemy encountered in
General Grant‘s advance fled to the
mountains and scattered. General Grant
is not garrisoning the towns he occupies.
No casualties are reported in his com-
mand.
Dispatches dated Concepcion, Dec. 2,
from a correspondent with the detach-
ment pursuing Aguinaldo, have just
reached Manila by messenger.
The military wires 011 all lines to the
northward are continually cut by the na-
tives or are crowded with government
business when working.
According to these advices. General
Young was at Condon Nov. 29, having
three troops of the Third cavalry, Cun-
ningham’ s scouts and Major ‘Iarch’ s but
talion of the Thirty- -tl1ird infantry. The
nominal strength of his command had
been reduced one-third by sickness. The
horses were worn out and handicapped
by lack of shoes. The infantry, after a
march of 100 miles from San Jacinto.
were. shocless. and all were living on the
cou11t1y.The troops had no ammunition
except what they carried in their belts.
General Young, having then been with-
»out communication with General Lawton
for ten days and not knowing the dispo-
sition of the other troops or whether sup-'
port was being sent forward, resolved to
keep moving.
Havingreceivcd information that the
insurgent General Tino, with 1,000 men.
was somewhere to the north and that
Aguinaldo. with General Pilar, five wo-
men and 400 soldiers of his faithful Bula-
can battalion, was’in the mountains to
the east, General Young decided on Nov.
30 to divide his force. He proceeded him-
self to'ward Vigan, hoping to attack Gen-
eral T1110 with his handful of men and to
prevent him joining Aguinaldo. Major
.- March with his battalion and Cunning-
ham’ s scouts, started over the mountains
' toward Cervantes after Aguinaldo, who
"as 1"ep01ted to h. we been there on Nov.
29. This (‘olumn marched for 13 hours
without food
The Ammicaus found that the insuré
gents hid impressed the Igorrotcs, com-
pelling them to dig t1euchcs and to con-
struct pitfalls along the trails, which were
fearful traveling at the best. One stream
had to be forded 12 times in the course of
a mile. These inoffensive, stupid crea-
tures, usually pictured as bloodthirsty
savages, cheerfully tinned to undo their
own work and actually went foraging f01
the Americans.
The Ilocos region is the richest the
Americans have entered in the northern
campaign. The people are prosperous,
intelligent and more than half civilized.
They have excellent houses and carry on
flourishing industries. Many of them are
evidently rich. Several towns received
the troops with bands and the ringing of
church bells. Ca‘ttle were killed and
houses were opened to the troops.
A Big Virginia Deal.
‘I'ASHINCTON Dec. 12.—Important
meetings of the stockholders of the ‘Vest
Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway
company and the Davis Coal and Coke
company have been held in this city. By
a nearly unanimous vote of both 001 ppm-
tions the capital stock of the “est Vir-
ginia Central was increased to $10, 000,-
000, and the increased stock was applied
to purchasing all the lands and proper
ties, 1'cal and personal, of the Davis Coal
and Coke company by the West Virginia
Central. This brings under the owner-
ship. control and management of the
‘Iest ‘ir- ginia Central nearly 100,000
Jews of coal and timber lands lying east
of the Alleghanies, covering, 'it is stated,
the largest body of bituminous coal near-
est to tide water. The coal department
of the Consoli dated-1 company has about
700 Coke ovens, which will soon be in-
eieased to 1,090. The. capacity of the
mines is now about 5.000 tons daily and
about 800 of coke. It is'proposed, under
to increase the output
of‘ the mines to 8009 tons of coal daily
and the coke to 1.200 tons daily.
Affairs In Dominica.
SANTO DOMINGO. Dec. 2.—(1'on-
gross has authmirwd the government to
withdraw national coin in exchange 1'01
American gold and silver. commencing in
March. The govt-111111 cut has authorized
the minister of finance to negotiate f'm
the purchase of the. hospital of San Nico-
las and the Chuich of Alta Gracia, an
ancient? building. meitgagcd by the late
President Heureaux to private people.
The country is quiet, and business is i111.
proving.
' “’t-uflicr Probabilities.
Rain today: «ohlm 1111-! fair foamy-111111.
high scutlieasteily, shutmv to southw est-
THE MOLINEUX TRIAL.
Mamie Melundo Reluctantly 61v 1
Damaging 'l‘eltimony.
_ NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—T“ 11e star w :-
ness yesterday at the trial. of Roland '1
Mohneux for the murder of Mrs. Kathi 1
"ine J. Adams was Miss .Mamie Melant-
. and several deputies.
’ ing confer enc'cs
.house of Constable saunders was bur 1
In fact she promises to be one of t.
most interesting witnesses of this 11L
celebrated case. This grows out of t"
fact that, she was apparently an unwii',
ing witness for the prosecution, havi: ,:
been induced to cross the state line fro
her home in New. 'Jersey to Sufiern,
Y., last week by detectives. having be I:
kept in the house of detention over So.
day and having been subjected to 11 cm
1cal cross examination by Captain 1‘] .-
Clusky and the attaches of the detecti-a'
office. Though her testimony had to 501 .-
extent been discounted by the apparent-
damaging admission by the defense «1.
Fridayvlast that Molineux wrote one
the famous “egg blue tric1---escent”-lette1
nevertheless public curiosity had be
whetted to a keen edge, and those w. «
believe in Molineux’ s innocence as Wu'.
as those who believe in his guilt were e.
tremely anxious to know just what 51 -
would say when she made her appe'.1 ~
ancc on the witness stand.
Miss Melando testified that she hl-‘
been employed as forewoman of Mo
neux’s paris green department at I
Newark factory; that she was accustox '
ed to visit him at his private rooms :-
the second floor; that he frequently ma- -
her presents of books and papers am
that while in his room once during 1"
absence she helped herself to half
dozen sheets of the robin’s egg blue p1
per with the crest of three interlan
crescents. The significance of this e1
deuce is found in the fact that Molinelz 1.
in his testimony before the coroner’s ju v
swore that he never possessed any pap
of this character,
The remainder of the testimony of Mi
Melando, though interesting, was not
important. An attempt was made
prove that she was still receiving week '
checks from attorneys of Molineux, b
th0ugh the witness nodded an afiirmati ..
it was promptly ruled out by the 1
corder.
MILLER OUTDONE.
A New Jersey Swindlcr llns Victine'
In Every State.
NE‘V YORK. Dec. 12.—Osmer V
Roper of Newark. N. J., was arrested
yesterday by United States Marshal Gt
side, Postoflice Inspector ‘V. B. Sno1
United States C01 .
missioner ‘Vhitehead committed him '
jail in default of $5,000 bonds.
The charge is based upon an allegatil -
that he was using the mails for swindlhw
purposes. The autho1ities claim that l-
scheme was far and away better thl
Miller’s Franklin syndicate, in that "
took in plenty of money and seldom
never paid any out except for runnb .1
expenses. They have 50 complaints drav "
up against him and say 50 more are ill '
and that they can get thousands of then»
if need be. The swindle, as they say
was, has been in operation for thr .,
yea-1's. Roper’s business required a lar,»
force of clerks, stcnographcrs and ty;
writers, and he did an enormous bur»
HESS
It is claimed that Roper is the Real
Corporation Company of New Jersey, t ,,
Realty Loan and Trust Fund compan
the Realty Loan and Title company :12:
the Four Per Cent Mortgage compan, .
The authorities say the companies exi:
ed only on paper, although regularly i
corporated, and that in each Roper w.
the only person concerned.
Inspector Snow says Ropcr’s schei:
was alluring and that his victims are -
every state in the nation and embrace : '
classes." He says that even churches a:~ »
lawyers have been taken in by Roper.
Anti-Quay Address.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12.—The B
publican leaders opposed to the leade-
ship of .‘I. S. Quay, who have been ho? '1
in this city within t
past month, have given out as a result
these deliberations an address to the I‘
publicans of Pennsylvania in which th
declare that a “condition of affairs nc
exists in our commonwe ealth which is 1.
pugnant to Republican principles and (‘
structive of Republican governmen
and that “unless these conditions me i
with prompt effective and disinterest
action our party will cease to comma
the confidence and support of the p(
pie.”
In Memory of Professor Henry.
ALBANY, Dec. 12.—Exercises in hr.-
01' of the centennial of Professor Hem
the discoverer of the principles up
which telegraphy is based and at 0
time principal of the Albany acaden
will be held in this city next Saturdz
Right Rev. Bishop Donne and 0th
prominent Albanians will take part
the exercises. which will be a public fux
tion held under the auspices of the l
bany institute and the Albany Art :1 ~
Historical society.
Night W'ork In Mills.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Dec. 12. -—’l‘ '
‘Ietacomet ‘Ianufacturing company 11
begun to run overtime, working t1
shifts of operatives. The reason f01 tl
is that the c0mpan3 has large contrar
for quick delivery and will be unable
fill them unless ov'extime work is d011
Besides the .‘Ietacomet thiee other mi
are running day and night because 1
large contracts.
To Observe the Eclipse.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. -——P1'ofess
Langley of the Smithsonian instituti :
has asked that congiess provide men
for observing the total eclipse of the s .'
May 28,1900. He says it is only once
a' llfet1me that the path of such an eclil
passes so near I" 'ashington, and he as
$4,000 for making adequate preparatio
‘Openiug Philippine Ports.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.—Secret:
Root says that he has sent1 no directn ,
to General Otis to open up the ports .11
the Philippines. The matter was in ' .:-
disr—retion of General Otis, 11011 evei. z .1‘
the war department earnestly hoped t
the day would not be distant when all
the ports could be safely opened.
Three Boys Crennatcd.
REGINA, N. W. "_., Dec.12.—_.'-.'
yesterday morning. His three boys 1
ished in the flames. ‘Irs. Saunders, 111
was alone with her children, barel3
capcd with .hc baby, being b'adly cut
burned. J11 ' ' I
i ’ Flatt a Witness.
W ASHINGT N, Dec. 12.—Sen. :-
Platt of New ork has been snmmo 1
to Toledo as a witness in an import.
suit in. which he U'
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