RUSSIANS MALIGNED Recent Sensational Reports False and Libelous. ——... fl...— RELATIONS WITH JAPAN NOT STRAINED Figures Given by a Competent Au— thority to Prove the Sound Financial Condition of 4 the Czar”: Country. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—M. Rout kowsky, the agent of the ministry of finance of Russia in Washington, in a communication which has received the approval of the Russian embassador, complains of the attempts which he says were made in Europe recently to create in this country the impression that the relations between the governments of ' Japan and Russia were strained. “Immediately after these statements had been authoritatively denied by the Russian embassador and the Japanese minister here,” says M. Routkowsky, “other sensational rumors were started, presumably at Berlin, and directed against the credit of the Russian empire. These were followed by libels directed against the eminent statesmen to whose care was intrusted that credit and an appeal made to Japan in an article on Russian finances to attack that country ' before her Transsiberian railroad could be completed.” M. Routkowsky adds that in view of the fact that all of these false rumors and misstatements, if not exposed, might leave among capitalists and financiers in this country an erroneous impression he has decided to give to the press some figures on the subject. These figures show that during the 12 years from 1887 to 1898 the ordinary revenues of the Russian government steadily increased from 820,000,000 rubles in 1887 to 1,584,- 000,000 rubles in 1898 and that during the whole of that time. with the exception of two years (1887 and 1891), the expenses were considerably less than the receipts, this surplus for the 12 years amounting to 790,000,000 rubles. For the same‘ 12 years the extraordinary revenues and ex- penses of the government make a total of the former of'1,126,000,000 rubles and of the latter of 2,075,000,000 rubles. The items in the extraordinary revenues are shown to have been: Loans, 941,000,000 rubles; reimbursement of debts to the government of private railroads, 111,- 000,000 rubles; all other, 74,000,000 ru- bles. The items of the extraordinary ex- penses during the same period were: Purchases of high rate bonds and pay- ment of various debts, 1,035,000,000 ru- bles: construction of new state railroads. including 'l‘ranssibcrian road, 653,000,000 rubles; relief of the distressed population during famine of 1891, 101,000,000 ru- bles: increase of capital of Imperial State bank, 43,000,000 rubles; warships, 90,000,000 rubles; all other, 93,000,000 rubles. On Jan. 1, 1887, the national debt was 4,357,000,000 rubles. and Dec. 31, 1898. it was (3,109,000,000 rubles. This increase, it is stated, was due part- ly to the refunding of. high rate loans in- to bonds at a low rate, but principally to the purchase of many railroads by the government, which are earning large re- turns on the money invested. The de- posits of the people in the savings banks on Jan. 1, 1887. are shown to have amounted to 44,000,000 rubles, while on June 1, 1899, these deposits had in- creased to 567,000,000 rubles. _Disinterrlng Maine Victims. ‘HAVANA, Dec. 18. — The United States battleship Texas, Captain Sigsbee commanding, has arrived,~..and_Captain Greene, commandant of; the naval sta- tion,- has conferred with Captain 'Sigsbee with regard to: the removal. from Colon cemetery of the bodies of the victims of the‘ Maine disaster. The present inten- tion is to remove the remains with as lit tle ceremony as possible. The work of disinterment began this morning. Each coffin willbe jinclosed in'a metal casket and be surrounded by a disinfecting com— pound. The caskets will be removed dur- ingthe night to the naval-wharf, where they will be under guard until all is ready for removal to the battleship, which, it is expected, will take place Wednesday night or Thursday at daybreak. The Texas will then leave at once. Father Chidwick will identify the coffins as they are, taken from the ground, having a chart showing the exact location of each. Will Build In Cleveland. CLEVELAND, Dec. 18.—The execu- tive committee of the Brotherhood of L0- comotive Engineers has decided to look no further than Cleveland for a site for the big building which the Brotherhood intends to erect for its permanent home. The committee had intended visiting a number of cities before coming to a de- cision, but concluded that Cleveland of- fers sufficient advantages. The land and building will cost $300,000. ‘ , CONDENSED DISPATCHES. The river Seine at Paris was nearly closed by ice. An unknown man committed suicide beforethe high altar of St. Peter’s, in Rome. ' 'Edgar F. Bailey of Orange, N. J., was wounded in a duel with a burglar in his kitchen. , The Michigan legislature met in special session, and Governor Pingree’s message urging new method of railroad taxation was read. The-Texas tax commission's proposed readjustment of rates was made public. It is especially severe on corporations. An advance of 10 per cent in Wages went into effect in the New England cots ton manufacturing cigtics and towns, af- fecting 70,000 hands. . Cholera has broken out at the Famine Relief/works at Hissar, northwest of Del- hi, India. There have already been 997 cases and 563 deaths. Missisdippl Steamer Burned, MEMPHIS,._ Dec. 19.——The, steamer State of Kansas, which was burned at New Madrid yesterday, left Memphis Saturday for northern river points load- ed with general merchandise. The cargo included 1,500 bales of cotton consigned to eastern buyers. The loss will be about $50,000. ’ ' ‘ Naval Movements. 'WASHINGTON, .Dec. 19.—Admiral Schley’s flagship Chicago sailed from Bahia for Buenos -'Ayres Sunday. The Detroit has sailed from Colon for Key West, the Dixie from League Island for Norfolk- The Philadelphia and the Iowa have arrived at, Santiago. The Porter has arrived at Newport. ' \ A CHRISTIAN SCIENCE,” CASE. A. So Called Healer Describes no! Mode of Treatment. ’ ROME, N. Y., Dec. 19.——The coroner’s inquest in the case 02 Mrs. .‘l'. M. Davis, who died under Christian Science treat- ment, was continued yesterday. ' Dr. W. B. Reid, who made the autopsy, said he examined for strychnine or arsenic, but found none in the stomach. There was a strong alcoholic odor to the contents. Mrs. Jennie Watson, a friend of Mrs. Davis, said she called to see the deceased a week before her death. Miss Moore. the Christian Science healer, and others Were present. They refused to'let Mrs. Watson see Mrs. Davis... Witness said several times on other visits when she had seen Mrs. Davis she expressed the thought that she would need a doctor. Miss Moore testified that she had been a Christian Scientist for 11 years. She has a certificate from the Massachusetts Met- aphysical college. The district attorney endeavored to get her to describe the course of study there. She said it would take ten days or two weeks to deseribe it. The attorney said there was plenty of time, and her reply was that she could not give a description. During her exam- ination she said: “I do nothing physically. I do not do the same thing with every patient. The , mentality of the patients is not the same. The healer does not' touch the patient. The understanding of the commandments is necessary to do healing.” Among other things in reply to the dis- trict attorney she said she would treat patients by the truth—by the God power. She also said Christian Science teaches that a physician should not be called in with a healer. Asked what sickness was. the witness said it was the opposite of health. She would treat sickness by changing the mentality. She would tell patients they were children of God and teach them the commandments. In that way she could heal any disease. She could heal a broken leg if the patient ful- ly understood God. She had had some instruction in physiology and had read medical books. The coroner’s verdict was that Mrs. Davis came to her death from paralysis of the heart caused by valvular disease of the heart and that her death was has- tened very much by the treatment ac- corded the deceased by the persons hav- ing her in charge. The verdict recom- meuds that the district attorney present the case to the grand jury. ' new Je‘i-seym‘eg‘isiature. TRENTON, Dec. 20.——The Republican _ house caucus for the selection of officers for the assembly during the coming ses- sion of the legislature, which begins next month. was held in the assembly cham- ber yesterday, and the principal places were filled without opposition. E. W. “’akelee was elected permanent chair- man, which makes him leader of the house. Following are the officers: Speak- er, Benjamin F. Jones, Essex; clerk, James Parker, Passaic; assistant clerk, George E. Poole, Morris; journal clerk, Noah F. Morrison, Union; sergeant-at— arms, Frank Tantum, Monmouth: assist- ants, Horatio Hazens, Ocean; John G. Cooper, Somerset; bill clerk, George P. Powell, Essex. New Depository Banks. WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—The secre- fury of the treasury announced at the close of business yesterday that he would increase the funds in depository banks now existing and would designate new depository banks which may apply and qualify themselves by deposit of United States bonds as the law requires. To such banks the incoming receipts from internal revenue, estimated at about $1,000,000 per day, will be-distributed. The large balance in the treasury will enable the government to deposit to a to- tal of $30,000,000 or $40,000,000 should so much he applied for. Sampson Joins the. G. A. R. T—‘ALMYRA, N. Y., Dec. 19.—-Admiral Sampson was mustered into membership in James A. Garfield post, No. 193, G. A. IL, last evening. He promised to join the local post some time ago, sending in his application and the usual dollar bill. Sunday he. arrived unannounced from Rochester and spent the day quietly with his sister, Hannah Sampson, at the home- stead. After the ritualistic ceremony there was a campfire and hard tack and pork and beans. There was a large at— tendance of veterans. The dollar bill has been framed and hangs conspiculously in the local lodgcroom. \ Steamer Plymouth A s'li‘ore. NE‘V YORK. Doc. 19.—Thc big side- wheel steamer Plymouth .of the Fall River line went ashore on a reef on the north side of Rikcr's island at 8:30 o'clock last night. She had about 600 passengers aboard at the time. A hole about five. feet in diameter was stove in the boat well forward, and she. filled rapidly. The captain appeared to have lost his hearings on account of the fog, which was almost impenetrable at the time of the accident. No Spanish and Russian Alliance. MADRID, Dec. 18.—Senor Silvela, the premier, replying to a question» on the subject in the chamber of deputies, said the report of an alliance between Spain and Russia based upon the cession of i'euta. the Spanish seaport town in Mo- rocco opposite Gibraltar, was without foundation. “Neither now nor in the. fu- ture,” he declared, “will Spain on any account cede her African possessions.”- One of the James Gang. , SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 18.—John Smith, who was last'Friday convicted of attempting to dynamite Judge 0. W. Powers and who took morphine with sui- cidal intent Saturday night, is dead. Smith declared that his real name was Louis James and that he was a cousin of Jesse and Frank James. He claimed to have traveled with Frank and Jesse James for years. - Prominent Obionn Dead. . ' BELLE-FONTAINE. 0.. Doc. 18.—— lion. “'illiam Vance Marquis, who was lieutenant governor of Ohio under the (.‘ampbcll administration. died suddenly yesterday of heart trouble in the office of Dr. Chalfant, upon whom he had called for treatment. Mr. Marquis was 72 years of age. He had been engaged in mercantile and banking business here for . m 2111 )’ 3301113. Three Person's Burned. PLAINFIELD, N. J., Dec. 18.--—Three persons were badEy burned here yester- day by the explosion of gases in a collar. The injured arc Mrs. William Chamber- lain of East Thirdstreet, her-daughter Lottie, 15 years of age. and-J‘oSeph Ste- vens, a man employed by Mr. Chamber- lain. Mrs. Chamberlain 'and‘ her daugh- ter-are not expected 'to live. *' To amnion MEN EVERY VOLUNTEER REGIMENT lNVllEll Enlistments Are Being Made With Great Alacrlty—Complete List of Casualties In the Tugela River Fight Not Yet Received. LONDON, Dec. 20.-—The government has at last consented to mobilize a force which General Buller is credited with having demanded all along as an essen- tial of success-in South Africa—namely, 10,000 mounted infantry. This morning the war ofiice issued an order to the ef- fect that the government haddecided to raise for South Africa a mounted infan- try force, to be called the'Imeperial yeo- manry and to lie—recruited from yeoman- ry, volunteers and civilians possessing the requisite qualifications. Enlistment will be for one year or during the con- tinuance of the war. The men must be between 20 and 35 years of age and of equal physique to the ordinary caValry soldier. Officers and men are to provide their own horses and to wear neutral tint shooting jackets (not necessarily uni- form), felt hats, breeches and gaiters. All must be good riders and marksmen. The same order invites every volunteer regiment that is linked with a regular battalion serving at the front to supply a full company, which will take the place of the mounted infantry of the regiment. ' These arrangements are expected to re- sult in a considerable force. The enrolled strength of the yeomanry forces which originated in the troublous period of the French revolution is now 10,433. Their services have never before been called for in war. _ The lord mayor of London, Mr, Alfred Newton, is raising and equiping a force of 1,000 volunteers among the city corps. The large city firms are contributing the necessary expenses. Colonel Sir Charles Howard Vincent, commandantof the Queen’s Westminster volunteers, has also offered to raise a regiment of 1,000 picked marksmen. The enthusiasm of volunteer enlist- ments continues and promises to give the government ample material. Mr. Rudyard Kipling addressed a meet- ing at Rottingdean last evening, called for the purpose of forming a volunteer company. Special reports regarding the fighting at the Tugela river are still filtering. through, but all the newspapers complain that these are severely censored, and it is still impossible to get an accurate idea of the battle. From the latest accounts, however, it appears that General Buller was in personal command. A correspondent at Chieveley camp says the Boers excuse themselves for fir- ing on the stretcher bearers by asserting that two squads of the Connaught rangers took cover under civilian bearers of the Red Cross and that this act drew the Boer fire, three being killed and sev- eral wounded. Much anxiety is caused by the fact that the war oflice has not yet received a full list of the casualties at Tugela river. . Spanish Steamer Stopped. . MADRID, Dec. 20. —— The Spanish steamer Ciudad de Cadiz, which has just arrived at Las Palmas, Canary islands, from Cadiz, reports that she was pursued and overhauled last Saturday by a Brit- ish cruiser, which fired guns, compelling her to; heave to, interrogated her as to name and route and then allowed her to proceed. Aid For British Widows. CAMDEN, N. J5, "Dec; 20.—A move- menthas been startediin this city by the Order 'of the Sons of St. George to raise a fund; for the widows and orphans of ‘the.__.British soldiers killed, in the'T-rans' vaal and isimeetingywith a promising» re-v spouse“. from the ‘vai‘idus ; lodges .vthr-ough- out-the country. The idea ,-originatedéwith Captain ..W' P. Mockett of~this city, for- merly an ofii'cer in'ethe Brit-ish army and more recently identified 4with the New Jersey militia: In Camden and Philadel- phia contributions amounting to over $500 have been made, with several lodges yet to-,be heard from. The three lodges at Trenton have subscribed $1,000. The grand lodge of this state and the supreme lodge at Chicago have become interested in the fund.‘ - Aid For “Mr Suil‘crers. BOSTON, Dec. 20.—A meeting of the representative British residents in Bos- ton has been held for the purpose of or ganiziug for the relief of" those seriously affected by the war in South Africa. G. Herbert W'indeler occupied the chair and, after stating the object of the meeting, asked for an expression of opinion. A unanimity of sentiment was manifested that a sum similar to that which has been started in other parts of the country should be begun in New England. The meeting finally organized under the title of the “British South African Patriotic Fum." Before the. meeting closed more than $1,000 had been subscribed. It is believed that over'$100,000 can easily be raised in New England alone. Crisis Passed In Boston. BOSTON. Dec. 20.—Notwithstanding the financial day in this city opened with the failure of a prominent brokerage firm and closed with a large attachment filed against two of the three leading mem- bers of a combine in copper stocks, it is generally believed that the crisis has been passed and that a panic has been avert- ed. Earthquake In Germany. LONDON, Dec. 20.-——A special dis— patch from Berlin says: "Sharp earth- . 'quakc shocks were felt about 9 o'clock Tuesday morningin the Rhcingau dis trict, between Frankfort and “'icsbaden. The houses were shaken. and the people rushed wildly into the open air. No loss of life is reported.” Receiver For Baltimore Firm. BALTIMORE. Dec. ESQ—Judge Phelps. in the city circuit court, late yesterday appointed Harry A. Parr receiver for the Columbian Iron “'orks and Dry Dock company. Mr; Parr gave bonds for $100,: 000. The receiver was appointed by con- sent. . ' Actor Russell Very Ill. CHICAGO, Dec. 20.——‘Sol Smith Rus- sell, who collapsed on- the stage in the second act of “The: Hon. John Grigsbm’.’ is reported tobe in’such a serious condi- tion that it~is poSsible that allhis en- gagements for this season will. be came. celed. v' : crine J. Adams. l, THE MAINE. worms. Exhuminz the Remains Ii huvuuu Preparatory to’ Sliip‘l'n‘é‘nt. ' HAVANA, Dec. 19.—Yestcrday morn- ing a gang of.14 gravediggers, superin- tended by Chaplain 'Chidwickand= Dr. Macour, began the exhumation in Colour Cemetery of the remains of the victims of the Maine. After clearing away the: tops of the mounds from a majority of ' the graves the men set to work at 7 o’clock to open up the first three, which contained 20 coffins. About 1 o’clock in the afternoon the first coflin was raised. It contained the remains of Joseph Seery and was one of the few tin lined coffins in which bodies were‘placed some days before the funeral took place. The next contained the remains of 'Harry Keys and the third those of Eldon Nero. As the coflins were raised to the grave side the remains were immediately placed in tin lined cofiins prepared with lime and charcoal bottoms, after which more lime and charcoal were used, and then the coffins were carried a few yards away. ' where tinsmiths nailed down and her- metically sealed the lids, the names be- ing distinctly painted thereon. - Chaplain Chidwick, using his chart. kept a strict account in each instance. Forty coffins were carried to the ceme- tery chapel, about 100 yards away. Two watchmen were on duty last night. The weather was favorable, a gentle breeze stirring the pines which stand around the graves. Twenty-five soldiers and about as many other spectators were present, . . . . A most distressing but unavoidable fear ture was the necessity of removing the broken remnants of'several coffins. Fa- ther Chidwick at first refused to allow this to be done in the only way it seem- ed practicable to remove them, but as the lime which was originally put in as a disinfectant had caked firmly there was no alternative. , A farewell banquet will be given to General Brooke Thursday at the Hotel Inglaterra by Cuban friends under the direction of a committee including Gen- eral Mario Menocal and General An- drade. - Expert Kinsley on the Rack. NEW’ YORK, Dec. ISL—William *J. Kinsley, the handwriting expert, was again cross examined yesterday by Bar- tow S. Weeks during the trial of Roland B. Molineux for the killing of Mrs. Kath- was technical in the extreme, size, slant, shape, shade, spacing, speed, proportion, pen pressure, movement and. alignment being discussed in detail. Mr. -Weeks took up each one of these particulars and questioned Mr. Kinsley at length regard- ing each letter which appears in the ad- dress on the poison package. Though Mr. \Vceks asked many questions that seem- ed to annoy and embarrass the witness at times, on the whole he was unable .to shake the'position of the expert or to in- duce him to waver in his contention that . Molineux wrote the address on the fa- mous poison package. Opening of Grand Opera. NEIV YORK, Dec. 19.—The grand opera season at the Metropolitan Opera House, under the direction of Mr. Mau- rice Grau, began last night with a per- formance of Gounod’s “Romeo and J uliet” that was made especially notable by the first appearance here of Albert Alvarez, the tenor of the Grand Opera House at Paris. The opening performance was brilliant in the matter of audience and enthusiasm, despite the fact that the opera was not a novelty, and the cast derived its interest from the fact that it served to introduce, besides M. Alvarez, such popular artists as Emma Eames, Edouard De Rezske and P01 Plancon. Amherst Students Suspended. AMHERST, Mass, Dec. -19.-President Harris of Amhert college hasannounced the suspension for an indefinite period of four students, the-alleged ringleaders in an attempt to break uptheaunual ban- quet of the freshmen class in-Springfield last W’eduesday; evening. The sopho- mores had a battle with the police in at- tempting to pass the door of the banquet hall, and a patrolman andseveral of the hotel employees were severely. injured, while a number of students were badly battered. Several of the. freshmen after dinner speakers were captured by the sophomores. " . Logan’s-DefamersPunished. IVASHINGTON,» Dec. -19.-.—General Shafter, at San Francisco, . has tele— graphed the war department as follows: “In the matter of the stories concerning Major Logan's death the matter has been carefully investigated, and as a result I have, according to direction of the secre- tary of. war, ordered Koppitz discharged; also Second Steward Englan. Full re- port mailed today.” Koppitz was accus- ed of circulating stories to the effect that Major Logan was shot by his Own men in revenge for ill treatment. A. Camera Trust. NEW' HAVEN, Dec. 1f).——The E. & H. T. Anthony company of this city, manufacturers of cameras and photo- graphic supplies, have sold out their hand camera business to a combination of photographic manufacturers in Roch- ester. The Rochestcr combination which has purchased the local company. is made up of five manufacturers of camera supplies, The combination is capitalized at about $3,000,000 and is pm-clxasir”' various nmnufactories throughout .ne east. . More Libraries Sént Out. TRENTON, Dec. 19.—Statc Librarian Buchanan has sent out 15 more traveling libraries, makimr 21 in all. He has six more on hand, which will be sent to places applying for them. The places to which libraries were sent yesterday are Bellevillc, Bloomingdale, Belviderc, Belle. Meade, Pemberton, Mill Stone, " Millburn, Hamburg, Pompton, River-vale. Tuckahoe, Fair Haven, Penns Grove, Eatontown and Lawrenceville. Suspension Bridge Fails. WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 19.—The suspension bridge across the Brandywine partially collapsed last evening and precip; itated 30 men and three horses and carts into a deep pool. Five men were moge or less injured. It is not known that‘iany one was drowned. The bridge was 100 feet long and 153 feet above the water. The wire cables at one end broke. Woodrufl For Vice President, NEW’ YORK, Dec. 19.—At a meeting of the executive committee of the Kings county general committee held in Brook? lyn resolutions indorsing the candidacy of Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Wood- ruff for vice president of the United, States were unanimouslyladopted. l" Vial.- No other witness was . examined during the day. The evidence i STOCK mmm Slump In Prices and 3‘. Sharp Rice In Money Rates. links. count to sum concerted Effort 61' Clearing House Banks P151301? $10,000,000 For Loan at‘ Low Rates and ‘ Prevented Disaster. NEW YORK, Dec. 19,—Panic condi- ; tions developed. on the Stock Exchange yesterday afternoon with the‘ imperative need of money developed by the violent contraction in values. Stocks were being thrown over without the slightest regard to the price they would bring and at dis- tressing sacrifice of values. No endto the helplessness of the situation seemed in sight, when, in the .last half hour of the market, some $10,000,000 wasoffered on the Stock Exchange by the concerted ac- tion of the clearing house banks to force 1 the rate arbitrariiy down to 6 per cent i without regard to the distracted bidding. I at higher rates which was being done by 5 other brokers for distressed operators. The collapse in the money rate checked l the decline and drove the bears'tocovera The recoveries produced by their at- gent bidding were almost as violent. as the declines had been, but the losses were by no means entirely retrieved. : Large I offerings of stocks continued at the'rally, and at“some points of the list prices , broke 'anew before the close, making the closing exceedingly irregular and unset- tled. The excitement continued to the end, with sentiment looking forward anx- 1 ilously for the developments of another ay. Sofar as actual news was concerned yesterday, there was a suspension by a ' newly organized trust company and by a firm of bankers and brokers who have figured as traders in stocks .to an extent of some. importance. Neither event in it- tate a crisis, but they were supplemented with a whole crop of wild and incoherent rumors which spared no interest however powerful, long established and hitherto free from suspicion 'it may have been. - One would think from the tone of some I of the gossip that was flying about by telephone, telegraph and by message boy or by whispers and even by shouting in the lobbies of the Stock Exchange that the whole financial fabric had been an- dermined and was about to tumble in ruins. Before the concerted relief by the clear- ing house banks the money rate leaped to 50, 3’0, 100 and, according to the oflicial record, 125 per cent. Credible reports assert that 186 per cent waspaid for money during the day. The official rec- ord of such a transaction was lost in the excitement. An idea of the severity of losses may be gained from a few specifi- cations. Ame'rican Tobacco fell an ex- treme 211/2, Metropolitan 2054, People’s Gas 14, Sugar 121/12, Continental Tobacco 111,1), Tennessee Coal 17, Manhattan 9 and Leather preferred 91/, all in the list of industrials. . In the railroad lists such stocks as Northwest, New York Central, Great Northern preferred, Rock Island. South- ern Pacific, the Union Pacifics, the Northern Pacifics, Atchison preferred and 'in fact the-most prominent and ac- tive railroad stocks in the whole list showed losses all the way from 4 to 9 points. The rallies with the final offering down of the money rate to 6 per cent ran from 5 to 10 points. The day’s transactions run up to a to- tal of nearly 1,650,000 shares, which is the recordfor a day’s business. .The ex- citement. was intense all day. and there can be no doubt that a large volume of transactions and a record of many quo- tations were entirely lost in the seething and turmoil of brokers and operators whichsurged over the floor-of the .ex- change and about every post all day long. . The Slump In Boston. BOSTON, Dec. 19.-—.Confidence in financial circles in this citywas appar- ently restored yesterday morning by the united efforts during Sunday of bankers and brokers only to be again shaken by the failures in New York. Thus while the entire situation is not particularly alarming it is still unsettled enough to cause severe apprehension. The local stock market quickly followed New York in the stock decline, but the slump did not bring with it any failures among lo- cal brokers—that is, none had been an- nounced up to the closing of the Stock Exchange. ' . a Philadelphia Market Pauicky,‘ PHILADELPHIA, Doc. ‘19.—The Philadelphia stock market did not escape the panicky conditions that ruled in the New York Stock Exchange. though the losses here were not as serious, save in one stock, United Gas Improvement, which lost 91/; points. having opened at 15-5 and closed at 14514. Great interest was taken here in the “311] street slump. Gale to Succeed Settle. FRANKFORT, Ky.. Dec. Ill—At the special election in the Seventh Kentucky congressional district yesterday to elect a successor to the late Congressman Evan E. Sc tlc, June 1". Gayle (Dean) of Ow- '~n county was elected over ex-Congrcss- man \l'. C. Owens, who ran as the fusion candidate of the anti-Goebel Democrats and Republicans. About two-thirds of the vote was polled. At Gayle’s head- quarters his majority is placed at 3,000. Stars For Letter Carriers. WASHINGTON, Dec. lit—The post- master general has ordered that hereaft- er thealength of service as letter carriers shall not be indicated on the uniforms of carriers by stripes, but by stars. For 5 years’ service they will wear one black silk star, two stars for 10 years, one red silk star for 15 years and two for 20 years, one silver star for 25 years, two for 30 years, one gold star for 35 years and two for 40 years. More Pay For 'I‘ln-eudmnkerl. PAVVTUCKET, R. 1., Dec. 19.-—No- tices announcing a general advance of 10 per cent in every department of the J. & P. Coates Thread company were posted yesterday morning. Employees to the number of 2.200 will be benefited by the advance. The Harrison Yarn company also posted notices of an increase of 10 per cent, the advance to go into effect at once. . Noted Art Dealer Dead. the famous art dealer and vendor of rare books, has just died in his eighty-second year. Hehad a world wide reputation among bibliophiles. self would have been sufficient to precipi» l LONDON, Dec. ISL—Bernard Quaritch, ‘ LIEUTENANT BRUMBY DEAD- Devvey’o Faithful Flog Oilicer tho Victim of Fever. , WASHINGTON . Dec. 18.—Lieutenant Thomas M. Brumby, flag lieutenant to Admiral Dewey during the Manila cam- paign, who had been ill with typhoid fe- ver for several weeks, died at Garfield hospital shortly after 6 o’clock last even- ing. ‘ ' ' The death of Lieutenant Brumby, while not unexpected, was a great shock to Admiral Dewey. The relations of- the two- men for several years past had been very intimate, and a strong friend- ship had grown upbetween them. Lieu‘ tenant Brumby went out to the Asiatic station with the admiral and had been there with him until they both returned to the United States. , . ’ The.lieutenant’s present illness dated from about the 27th of November, the first symptom being nothing more than a cold, which, however, failed to yield to ' treatment, and soon afterward he went to the Garfield hospital, where he died. Admiral Dewey was unremitting in his attentions to him until his condition be came precarious and visitors were’not al- lowed to see him. Some days ago Mrs. W. L. Heyward of Marietta, _..Ga.,_a sis. ter, was summoned, and Thursday she was joined by her husband, both remain- ing with the lieutenant until he died. The lieutenant’s aged mother is still living in Marietta, Ga. The father, who is dead, was colonel of the Fourteenth Georgia regiment in the Confederate army. Lieutenant Brumby was 44 years old and unmarried: ‘ ' The lieutenant was appointed a naval cadet from Georgia, entering the service on the 29th of September, 1873, and his present commission dates from the '24th of August, 1892. Practically all the time during the last two years he had been with Admiral Dewey. In his report of the battle of_ Manila Admiral Dewey spoke in very complimentary terms. 02 the services and gallantry of his flag lieu- tenant and recommended that he be ad- vanced some numbers on the list of lien— tenants. His recommendation was adopt- ed by the navy department and’the name sent to the senate, but together with a number of other promotions made by the department failed to be acted upen. The promotion recommended placed him about 13 on the list of lieutenants, and had i been confirmed he would in less than a year from now have reached the grade of lieutenant commander. The lieutenant’s death is the third of those who were closely associated with Dewey at the bat- tle of Manila who have died since that time, namely. Captain Gridley, Com- mander Wood and Lieutenant Brumby. Lieutenant Brumby was presented a sword by the legislature of Georgia on the 26th of October. He remained in Georgia some days after that and re- turned to “'ashington about the middle. of November. AGUINALEO DISGUISED. Young's Forces Still Operating In the Mountains. MANILA, Dec. 18. — The following dispatch, dated Dec. 15, has been re- ceived from Laoag, .province of North Ilocos: “Natives at Manitoug, province of North Ilocos, report that Aguinaldo, in disguise and accompanied by several of his generals, left Manitong last Satur- day with 500 men, going in the direc- tion of Salsona, from which point he in- tended to proceed to Cabugaon, province of Cagayan. “An insurgent major. claiming to be in command of 100 Filipinos who have been guarding 23 American prisoners at Ca- bugaon, surrendered. He wrote his cap- tains to deliver the prisoners to General Young. , “General Young’s command is now di- vided into six or seven parties, which are operating in the mountains about Laoag. Several parties are hunting for General Tino. ., ' “Major Swigert. with a detachment of the Third cavalry, had an engagement with 120 insurgents near Dingras. Two Americans were killed and two wounded. Several Filipinos were killed. “Captain McCalla of the United States cruiser Newark has occupied Claveria and Pantelona. The Filipinos surren- dered 1,000 rifles." An Indian Dcn‘th Feast. _ ‘ BUFFALO. Dec. 18.—A death feast was held on the .Cattaraugus Indian res- ervation at Gowanda Saturday afternoon at the conclusion of the mourning period in honor of David Stevens, the Wolf chieftain, who died ten days ago at his home near Lawtons. During this mourn- ing period fire and fresh food have been kept 011 his grave, and a small excavation to the body has been open to let the dead chief's spirit absorb the spirit of the food and warmth. The feast was held at the late pagan’s home. The braves were slow in assembling, but after a time the pagan high priest. Herman Crow, arose and, turning his back upon the people. began to talk in the native tongue, look- ing out of the open door, his eyes resting upon the ground. After he had spoken for a time the effects of the dead chief- tain were brought out. the speaker taking piece by piece, talking at length about ‘each one and giving them to the persons appointed to receive them. This ceremo- ny continued until all the clothing, in- cluding boots, canes and satchel. was dis- posed of. At the conclusion of the speak- ing services the feast was served. . Rich Shipment of Gold. DENVER, Dec. 18.—A train load of broad gauge cars of gold ore from Crip- ple Creek has arrived in Denver., This shipment is worth more than any train load of ore ever sent out probably from any mining district in the world. One carload of first class ore is without ques- tion the richest that was ever known on the globe. This car contains about 30 tons, and it is estimated at $250,000. The other 13 cars are also high grade. Five armed guards arrived with the train. It ,is'believed that $500,000 would not be a bad guess as to the value of the train. Tunnel Builder Dead. MONTREAL, Dec. 18.—Walter Shan- ley, a well known civil engineer, died yes- terday ,morning at St. Lawrence hall, where heresidcd. He constructed the Hoosac mountain tunnel and was general manager of the'Grand Trunk for four years. He was associated with the de- velopment of the St. Lawrence canal sys- tem. He was in his eighty-first year. A Successor to Settle. LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 18. ——The * election of a successor in congress to Hon. E. E. Settle, deceased, occurs 130-. day, and "from present indications it will, be the quietest election ever held in the Seventh Kentucky district. J une Gayle, the Democratic candidate. seems tofhav ' slightly the better of the: fight, . (
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