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Enormous Experts of Amer-
_ ican Farm Products.
noun nus nu uors SHARE
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Four Ycurs’ Figures Show an Aver-
lge Annual Export of $663,536,-
201—0f This the United Iiing-
don: 'I‘ook Sixty Per Cent.
1? WASHINGTON, Jan. 15,—Mr, Frank
H. Hitchcock. chief of the foreign mar-
kets division of the agricultural depart-
?“ ment. has prepared an interesting colla-
tion of figures showing for the first time
the respective amounts of our agricultural
exports which go to the several countries
gaff Europe and to other countries. The
period covered is 189—1 to 1898. The state-
} uncut shows that the agricultural prod-
ucts exported from the United States
during the live years had an average an-
nual value of $663,536,201. Of these.
‘ enormous exports about 60 per cent found
a market in the United Kingdom and its
various dependencies. The sum paid by
the British people for the American farm
produce purchased during the period men-
tioned reached as high as $403,953,854 ,a‘
year. Great Britain alone took more than
one-half of all our agricultural exports,
the consignments credited to that coun-
try forming about 55 per cent of the total
} shiplfibnts and having an average annual
‘b
value of $362,407 ,7 01.
Germany, which ranks next to the
United Kingdom as a market for the
products of American agriculture, re-
ceived about 13 per cent of the exports
for 1894-98, the average yearly value
amounting to $86,320,274.\
France, with purchases that averaged
$43.988,790 a year. or about 6.6 per cent
of the total, was the third country in im-
portance. These three countries—the
United Kingdom, Germany and France—
received together nearly 75 per cent of
the total agricultural exports.
After the three countries just mention-
ed the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada,
Italy and Spain afforded the most im-
portant markets. The Netherlands bought
4.3 per cent of the total, Belgium 3.6 per
cent, Canada 3.5 per cent, Italy 2.2 per
cent and Spain 1.5 per cent. The average
annual values of the exports to these
countries were: Netherlands, $28,803,-
156; Belgium, $23.731,669; Canada,- $23,-
020,517; Italy, $14,264,424, and Spain,
$9,761,870. Brazil took $6,258,729; Cuba,
$6,099,824; Denmark, $5,990,952 (exports
to that country doubling during the five
year period); the British “’cst Indies,
$5,241,657: Mexico, $4,636,486; British
Africa, $4,138,920, and European Russia.
$4,060,236.
These figures show that with very few
exceptions the leading foreign countries
materially increased their purchases of
American agricultural products during
1894-8. In the total value of the. agricul~
lural exports there was an advance from
$636,633,717 in 1894 to $858,507,912 in
1898, making a gain of 31221374197). The
countries of destination .that“(armtribnteu
most to this increase were the ‘Iinitet
Kingdom, Germany, France, Belgium,
Canada. the Netherlands, Japan, Italy,
Denmark and British Africa.
Our exports of farm products to the
United Kingdom increased $82,588,854
during the five years, to Germany $46,-
441,338 and to France $33,415,208.
The summary brings out the fact that
about 88 per cent of all the farm produce
shipped from the United States during
the five years mentioned was marketed
in Europe, the annual average being
$586,958,903.
A Bold Robbery.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 15.—'In true
western fashion a lOne robber, masked
and armed, cleaned out two restaurants
in the center of the city at 6 o’clock yes-
terday morning under the glare of an
electric light. In Lewis’ restaurant, at
1210 “'aqut street, he pointed a pistol
at the cashier and robbed the cash regis-
ter, while he kept his revolver in plain
view of two customers eating nearby.
'--He went across the street to the restau-
rant of Robert' McClintock, covered the
cashier and commanded two waiters and
three cuStomers to hold up their hands
They complied promptly, and'the robber
mnptied the register in a twinkling. He
pocketed the contents, $146, and disap
pcared.
Harrison \Vill Not Run.
CHICAGO. Jan. 15.—Mayor Carter
Harrison has ref-used formally the often
of the Detuocratic nomination for gov-
ernor. He was waited on by ChairmaL
\X'atson of the Democratic stale commit-
ice, in company vith ex-Congressman
'rIim-ichscn and M. F, Dunlap of Jack.
sonviile. nominee of the party for state
treasurer in 1896, and asked if his in-
formal declination of the nomination was
final. Tin y urged that it was his duty
to the stale Ilcltmcracy to accept the
nomination and make the race, The
mayor replied that he did not look at il
in that light. that there were plenty ol
good men who would make acceptable
candidates, and he must decline.
Letter Carrier :1 Thief.
("IIII‘AGO, Jan. 15,—The mystery 0!
the lhefls of thousands of letters sent
out for city delivery from the (.‘hicagt'
posmllice in the last three months has
iaccn solved by the arrest of a mail car
rier. Fred Lawrence Buck of 2256 NY”
cox avenue, Inspectors who watcheo
him for hours discovered convincing evi-
dences ol“ his guilt, and after he was
taken into custody stolen letters, money
orders, ('llm'ks and cash were. found it
his ])1.H'i\'(‘i.f<. Then he confessed to pil
luring for more than three months.
'W'rc-cl; Still Unidentified.
S'Ii .IOIIN‘S, N. 1",, Jan. LIL—Th:- gale
has not yet blown itself out. and the sea
is still too rough to allow boats to get
near the wreck in St. Mary‘s bay. As
yet there is nothing to show the name ol
the vessel. Tcu' bodies have been located
among the rocks, and others can be Seen.
floating about, Plans have been madt
for recovering these as soon as the
weather permits, and it may then be pos-
sible to get at the name of the steamer
from pieces of boats wedged in the «left:
(if the rocks.
. ,. Dynamiter Sentenced.
"ITO'RON’I‘O, Jun. Ill—Leander Kim
ballzwus sentenced Saturday b: Judge
Meredith to seven years’ imprisonment ll.
Kingston penitentiary for having dyna
mite i‘n-his possession. The two Yarcoe
murderers—Mclntosh, who'was killed by
a policeman, and \Villiams, awaiting tlu
death penalty—were safe blowers, anc’
enough dynamite to blow up the whole
, “turn, shipped by them to Kimball, wht
ran a repair shop here, was found or
Kimball’s premises alter his arrest.
. .‘fil ~ c-
"three academics and -
" an attempt at a ‘corner.’
o . W". .E
EDUCATIONAL FACTS.
Board of Regents Makes
Annual Report. '
ALBANY, Jan. 16,—The annual'report
3f the state board of regents shows that
there were 31,499 students in 1899 m
er York
New York colleges, professional, technic- _’
:11 and other special schools as compared
with 69,776 in New York high schOols
and academics. The repent says that
"there has been during thepast year a
decided advance in the standards of busi '
nes's education in New York, and largely '
on account of the movement in this state
there has been also a distinct increase in
the interest taken in business education
in other states. . '
“The better class of business schools in
New York and in many other states are
urging the necessity of longer and more
thorough courses than they have hereto-
fore advocatec .” /
Beginning with 1901. business exami-l
nations will be held in January and June
each year. .
The report of.the high school depart-
ment shows the number of high schools,
now in the university to be 541 and the
number of academics 134, an increase 01
il—
.1
ing the past year.
The average salary of high schoo’
teachers has increased from $615.11 to
$697.01 in 1899, while at the same time
the average salary in academics has de-
creased from $606.61 to $595.27;
In 1898 500 high schools expended $2,-
239,226.45, or $43.91 for each student in
struetcd. In 189!) the amount expended
by the 541 high schools was $3,708,195.53.
or an average of $62.19 for each student
The average expenditure per student in
the academics was $149.73 in 1899, an
increase of $18.14 over that of 1896.
A Tailors’ Trust.
CHICAGO. Jan. 16.——The Record to
day says: "Negotiations are pending for
the consolidation of Chicago ‘tailors tt
the trade,’ with a capitalisation of $5,
000,000 or more. The new combinatim.
will be known as the United Tailors one
will apparently control the wholesale cus
tom tailoring industry of the country
Interests to be merged represent a busi
ness volume of over $10,000,000 a year
lelief from trade abuses and the. evils 01
excessive competition are named as the
motive of the amalgamation rather that.
In the one item
of sample books alone it is estimated :3
saving of $1,000,000 :1 year will result.”
Twelve - Physicians Dismissed.
NEW" YORK. Jan. 16.—Commissione.
of Charities Keller has dismissed fron-
the Metropolitan hospital on Blackwell’:
island 12 physicians who because of dif
ferences with Superintendent. George ’1‘
Stewart of .thc institution on Sunday
hanged him in efiigy in the morgue, using
a cadaver for the purpose. Pinned to thv
breast of the corpse, which was suspend
cd from the ceiling by l'llL‘flllS of a rope
was a placard bearing an opprohrioué
reference to the superintendent. Tlu
matter was referred to the visiting board
of physicians and reported to Uonnnis
sloner Keller. who summarily dismissco
the physicians from the service.
. Naval Tvlovenncutl.
\VASHINGTON, Jan. 16.—-Telegramr
were received by Quartermaster Genera
Ludington announcing that the trans
ports Olympia and Pennsylvania have ar
rived at San Francisco from Manila and
that the transports Sheridan and Port
Albert will leave Seattle on the'17gh anc
19th inst. respectively for Manila. The
Sheridan will take forage and will pro
ceed direct to Manila, stopping at Na
gasaki only in case of necessity. The
Port Albert will take horses and mules
and will touch at Hilo, Hawaii. en route
The usual stop at Honolulu will be omit
ted because of the existence there of the
plague.
Dr. McGifl'crt on Trial. .
NE‘V YORK, Jan. 16,—The. charge:
against the Rev. Dr. Arthur Cushmar
McGiflert were brought before the pres
bytery yesterday by their formulator, the
lcv. Dr. Birch, the stated clerk of the
presbytcry and the prosecutor of Dr
Briggs. The charges, with the accomlpa
nying specifications. 'were long. ’It tool:
Dr. Bil-ch time hours to read them to
the court. The tev. Dr. Francis Brown
one of Dr. Mt-(iill‘crt’s colleagues am‘s
warmest partisans, enlivened the winding
with at least one motion to adjourn.
Rapid Transit Sure.
NEVV YORK, Jun. ill—At once and it
its entirely the rapid transit railroad i;-
to be built. Tvm bids for the crmstruc
l'iou, equipment and operation of the mac
vere received yesterday by the Commis
sinners. Both were from responsible eon
tractors, both were within the estimates
nade by the commissioners, and butt
were accompanied by certified checks fm
$130000 as a guarantee of good faith
The lowest bid was for Ellilfilmtxulli).
Absconder Returns.
GL ENS FALLS, N. Y., .Ian, 16.—
Claude \Yilliams. tln- abscomling collecto.
of the Glens Falls (his and Electric Light
Company. has returned to Glens Fall:
and was promptly arrested. lie has con
tossed to the (ll-l'alcal‘ion, but as yet de
nies the attempt in burn the books anc
OfilCO of the company. ‘
Fire In (:hnrlestowu Navy Yard.
BOS'I‘I'IN. Jan. Il;.'——i\ fire in one of tin
construction buildings at the Charlestowt
navy yard,destroyml property belonging
to the government amounting .to nearly
$45,000. The fire started from'some un
known cause. but was soon extinguished
most of the damage being from water.
Dropped Dead In IIer‘l/lome.
SUFFBKN’. N. Y., Jan. 16.-—-Mrs. Le-
vina Springsteen. 3'5 years of age ant:
widow of the late Lennard Springsteen
of this place, was found dead at. her
home Saturday night. She was making.
preparations to entertain a number 01
her friends.
Sentenced For Criminal Operation.
BOSTON, Jan. lit—For performing a
criminal operation Year] G. Kimball ha:
been sentenced to state prison for not
more than six years and not less that
four and lined $1,060 by Judge Sheldor
in superior court. '
Governor‘Mclmurin Very Ill.
JACKSON, Miss, Jan. 16,—G0vernm
Meluiurin is very ill with pneumonia. Hi,
physicians have not given up hope, but
his. family fear the worst.) Lieutenant
Governor Harrison is acting governor.
ExéConsul Mat-Jun! on Ills Way.
PORT SAID, Jan. 16.——Mr. Charles E
~Macrum, formerly United States eonsu.
at Pretoria.‘lcft here on board thesteam '
er Konig' yesterday on
way 1191119..
. N aples’ on [bin
,‘fi ‘2
high . schools due ..
THE KENTUCKY CASE
- Hearing Before the Legislative
Committee Begun.
REPUBLICANS PLANIO llli-T Alli OFFICE
Fix-Governor Bradley Denounces the
Report of His Conference W'ith Re-
publicans and Anti-Goebelites.
Senatorship Pronlise Denied,
FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan.. 15,—The
hearing of tbe‘evidencc in the contests
for governor and lieutengnt governor be-
gan at 9:30 this morning. The,cdmmittee
to try the contest in the case. of the 'gov-
ernorship is composed of ten Democrats
and one Republicans
The committee in the case of the lieu-
tenant governor is composed of nine
Democrats arid two Republicans. Rep-
resentative Hickman is chairman of the
committee trying the governorship case,
and Senator Coleman is chairman of the
lieutenant governorship committee. Un-
' der therrules already adopted by the com-
mittee the contestants are given four
days in which to introduce their proof.
The contestees then are given five days in
which to present their side, and one day
is allowed the contestant to bring in re-
buttal evidence. Both sides are to be
given a reasonable time for argument by
counsel in addition to Louis McQuown
and John K. Hendrick, who will act as
general counsel. Mr. Goebel will have
special counsel who will look after his
case when certain counts are being con-
sidered. Judge James P. Tarvin of Gov-
ington, Seack Philips and Aaron Kohn of
Louisville will be among the Goebel spc.
cial counsel. Former Governor W. 0.
Bradley, Judge \V. H. Yost of Lexington,
Judge A. P. Humphrey and David W'.
Forlcigh of Louisville will be among
those who will look after Governor Tay-
lor’s case. .
Senator Blackburn, who has been in
\Vashington for several days, will return
tonight, and his close friends call silly the
stories that he. bus relaxed in his su port
of Goebel. It is said,he will remain ere
and assiztj loebel till the light is ended.
The Republican leaders claim to have
encouraging news from the eminent law-
yers who are representing the Republican
contestces. They claim to have assur-
ances that even if Governor Taylor and
Lieutenant Governor Marshall be un-
seated by the legislature they will insti-
tute proceedings before Federal J udge
Evans at Louisville to restrain the Dem-
ocratic contestants from taking the of-
fices and that a year or more, will elapse
before the case can be finally decided, as
the case will be carried up to the su-
preme court no matter how it may be de-
cided by the inferior courts. Meanwhile
they say the Republicans will hold the
offices. Senator Goebel’s attorneys and
the Goebel leaders generally do not think
there is anything in this claim. as they
insist that no federal question is involved,
and the case if filed would have no stand-
ing in the federal courts. Ex-Governor
.Bnad-leygave out an interview last night
in re:_=pon50..to..the charge that ho was in
conference with IheéRepublicaus and the
nnti-Goebel Democrats at Louisville prior
to the election. He said:
“The statement that I was the agent of
a plan to confuse or terrorize the voters
in Louisville or to carry the election by
force of arms or money is a malicious
falsehood. The statement that I was in-
duced to take part in the campaign by
promise of the senatorship is also a de-
liberate lie. I went into the campaign
because I felt it my duty to the part} and
to the country, especially after the oppo-
sition speeches-and platform Were leveled
at my administration.”
_
Sought Death In the Genesec.
ROCHESTER, Jan. ISA—An unknown
young man, well dressed in a dark suit,
with a dark cap. was seen to leap from
Central avenue bridge into the Genesec
.river yesterday afternoon and was car-
ried over the falls and drowned. The
young man, whose. identity promises to
remain a mystery for some length of
time, walked out upon the bridge and
after watching thc rushingwaters below
several minutes with the evident purpose
of locating the deepest and swiftcst part
of theriver suddenly, without a word,
jumped from the bridge and struck the
water on his back. A short distance be-
low the bridge the body was thrown into
an upright position in the rapids, and the
stranger was seen to pull his cap down
more firmly upon his head. Then he shot
over the falls and struck the river below,
a distance of 96 feet.
I). and 0. [slipruvemenim
MITl'I-IELL, Ind... Jan. 15.——"hc Bal-
timore and Ohio Soullzwcsu-ru is spends
ing $1,500,000 straightening and shorted
ing its line through Indiana more than
five miles preparalory to cutting the
schedule betwwn St. Louis and Cincin-
nati from nine to eight hours. Four thou-
sand men will lr: worked just as soon as
the weather pcrmiis. and the road will
be practically rebuilt across Indiana.
One of the grealest changes is made by
tunneling the hills in the “'illow valley
and the big hill west of this city. The
‘Willow valley tunnel will be 1,080 feet
in length and will cut off more than two
miles and many sharp curves. The big
tunnel cast of Mitchell is being lowered
nine feet. It is 1,700 feet in length.
Killed In :1 Coal Shaft.
“’IIJUCSI‘IARll’lrl. I‘a.-. Jan. 13.-Two
nn-n lost their lives in an accident at the
lat-nun) shaft. of the Pennsylvania Coal
company at l’iltston Junction. The vic-
tims were Fred Smalz and Michael Ma-
loski, both laborms. "In-y wu-rc ascend-
ing'in the carriage, wluu in some mann'r
they were josllcd off and fell down the
shaft. a distance of 1140 foot,
Editor 'l'ulu's u Ill-NI.
“'A'l‘lflltBIllll'- t'onn., Jan. 15,—-
Thomas D. \Vells has retired from the.
'editl'rrship‘df the. iV'aterbmy Republican,
aking this step in order to gel rid of
night work. Mr. Wells has been mn-
llt‘CItd with The i:(.‘1?‘.llllll‘lll] l‘or ll years.
After a brief vacation he will res-mug
nev.'.~:papcr work.
Shirtmakers Get .‘llou- l’ny.
DUNKIRK, N. Y" .Ian. 13,- Jl‘lw 100
girls employul by the llmyki l. Shirt
company who struck last wot-k l‘ol- an
advance. of 20 cenfs a dozen on colored
shirts returned to work today. a comm-0.
mice having been reached, 'the girls an:
to twelve an advance ol‘_10 coals, equal
to about $1.25 per week.
.llculh of Gnrllmhll‘s Sou.
1103212. Jun. 13.—A dispatch mm Bor-
‘dl;," cu, on the Riviera. anmmmws tho
h of .‘lunllo um-mnn,
l. latoMUrucrul (Garibaldi.
o
a sun of the
AMERICAN SOLDIERS BEST.
One of Gatacre’s Scouts In South A!
ricn So Aanertu.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.—In the seconc‘
. cabin of the St. Paul, whichhas just ar-
rived, was a young man dressed in a
~khaki uniform, A sword clanked from
’his belt, and he carried a carbine in a
leather-ease, The young man was George
ca, where he was one of General Gato-
cre'a scouts. He was taken with the to
vet, and his, horse fell upon him, he said
He has come here torecuperate.
“l was in Cuba during the Spanish-
American war,” he said. “You can say
for ,me that Tommy' Atkins is .a good
‘man, but he is not the equal of the
American soldier. Tommy is better fed,
though, than was the American soldier in
Cuba”? _ .
In speaking of the way General Gata
ere was ambushed at Dundee the rough
rider said:
“As one of the scouts it was my duty to
go ahead of the army, For two daysbe
fore the battle we knew the disposition of
the oers, but the kopjes areso much
alike in that country that you cannot tell
' one from another. Although you can use
a compass,‘ you cannot tell where you are,
and so it was that General Gatacre found
himself early in the morning with the
Boers on each side of him. Three of my
comrades fell in the fight.”
A UNIVERSITY CRISIS.
President and Faculty at odds—0n
or the Other Must Go.
CINCINNATI, Jan.'15.——Tl is is a time
of anxiety among those connected either
directly or indirectly with the University
of Cincinnati, Following the declaration
of President Ayers that the members of
the faculty should all resign and that he
would then accept such resignations as
he might select comes a mOvement on the
part of the professors to stand together
and not only refuse to resign, but for all
to quit if the trustees at a special meet-
ing today sustain the recent decree of
President Ayres. The trustees last year
before electing President Ayres adopted
a resolution giving the president power
to appoint members of the faculty and
declare vacancies. One of the professors
said yesterday:
“Every bridge has been burned: Even
if the trustees should refuse to sanction
what has been done we would decline to
be longer associated with Mr. Ayres. One
or the other must go.”
The students, alumni and others have
been industriously conferring with the
trustees regarding the erisis.‘
CU BAN SCHOOL STATISTICS.‘
Blanks Prepared For Information
Disintcrring American Dead.
HAVANA, Jan. 15,—Mr. Alexis E
Frye, superintendent of Cuban schools,
has" prepared a series of blank forms tc
be filled in by the mayors of the various
municipalities with statistics regarding
schools in' their respective districts. It
is also intended by means of these reports
to determine the share the various
! schools should have in the furniture and
other school material now being ipur-
- chased.
The work of disinterring the remains
of Americans is in progress at Colon
cemetery. The bodies of '70 have been
disinterred. Some 40 workmen, who be-
gan at $1.50 a day, went on strike for
twice that amount. but other workmen
were immediately hired.
The sugar planters have suffered se-
verely from the drought this season.
In consequence of the war in the Trans-
vaal the price of coal is now prohibitive,
and wood is being burned in furnaces,
which is a source of great inconvenience
CONDENSED DISPATCH ES.
Prince Alfieri, commander of the papal
guard'of nobles, died in Rome.
Colonel W. S. B. Hopkins, one of the
leaders of the Massachusetts bar, died in
I’inehurst, N. 0.!
Santa Domingo’s attitude in regard tc
the. Boismare-Caecavelli claim has been
sustained by the French admiral,
One hundred and fifty colonists started
for La Gloria, a settlement established
by the Cuban Land and Steamship cone
pany. .
Congress will investigate the transfer
of the postoflice funds in New York city
from the Chase to the Seventh National
bank.
Dorman B..Eaton, in a will filed for
probate,. gave $160,000 each to Columbia
and Harvard and many other liberal be-
quests.
Members of the St. Louis house of
delegates took prompt action on the light.
ing bills demanded by the citizen mot
that stormed the house chamber and
threatened personal violence..
New York diamond importers have
been compelled to close their factories,
and several hundred men have been
thrown out of work. because no more
rough diamonds can be obtained.
Gold Seekers Reported Lost.
VICTORIA, B. 0., Jan. lei—News has
been received from Dawson that Cor.
poral Skirving, who was in charge of a
party detailed by the Northwest mount-
ed police to go in search of the missing
Moll'at party and who left Dawson Aug
29 last, returned Dec. 19, Corporal
Skirving confirms the report of the death
of three persons who constituted the
Mollat party, A. I". Molfat of Pem-
broke. Pail Bellevue of Duluth and one
Holmes of Fresno. Cal. They-were the
persons who remained of a party num-
bering originally 25 persons en route t(
the Klondike over the Edmonton trail
during the fall of 1897. ' .
Big Mining Deal. * .
VANCOUV’ 32:, B. (1.. Jan. Iii—One
of the biggest mining deals on record it.
Illitish (‘olnmbia was consummated in
the transfer of the White Horse c0ppel
claims to the llothschilds for $2,000,000
.The deal was made by Manager Bowker
of a British-American syndicate. This
group of 20 claims was examined some
time ago by the Ilotbschilds’ engineers
who reported that $1,000,000 worth ol
ore had been cxfimsed by a creek washing
away the formation. ~
\Vil'c No. 2 Got Hint. ;
SIHI’X (.‘l'l‘Y, Jan. 153,—le remain:
of Dr. t'lusiave Mahe, whose bodytwc
wives claimed. was buried yesterday by
win- No. 2, Although wife No. 1 in Sat.
l-‘roacbmn (lumamled custody of the re
mains, local ollit-ials decided to. issue a
burial perm t to wil'c Na). :2, and she had
charge of the ceremonies.
“ft-other Probabilities.
l Fair and colder; light to fresh north
westerly winds.
E K L Y LOYW Aha GA mm
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Clarke and said he was from'South Afri-~
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'TO ELEVATE THE NEGRO.
Professor Washington Untold: His
Plans In Chicago.
CHICA GO, Jan. 15.—Hundreds of col-
ored people of Chicago crowded into
Bethe! church to hear Booker T. Wash-
ington discuss the movement for a new
fraternal insurance organiation for col-
ored peeple: Among those seated on the
rostrum were the Rev. Jenkin Lloyd
Jones, Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch, State At-
torney Charles H. Deneen, Judge 0. C.
Kohlsaat, Judge Orrin 0. Carter, Judge
Richard Tuthill, Hon. Patrick H. O’Don-
nell and Miss Jane Addams.
Professor Washington said: “In seek-
ing to give encouragement to this move-
ment I do so because it is in line with
the teaching to 'which my life is largely
devoted, that of helping the race to pre~
pare itself for industry, business, to ex-
ercise thrift and economy, to. save money,
to help lay up something for a rainy day.
Neither actively, officially or financially
can I enter into the business of this or-
ganization, for I am determined to let
nothing draw me aside from the work
that I have undertaken for the elevation
of our people through the medium of the
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial insti-
tute at Tuskegee, Ala.
“A few days ago I was asked by a gen—
tleman in the north in what manner
could thenegroes’ interests in the south
be protected. My answer was, ‘Assist us
in making the negro the most useful man
in his community.’ Usefulness will con-
stitute our almost lasting and potent
protection whether we live in the north
or in the south.” -
INDIANS MAY RISE.
Canaan Fears Trouble With Her
Northwest Tribes.
MONTREAL, Jan. 15.—There is fear
of the Canadian Indians in the North-
west rising owing to the withdrawal of
some of ‘ the mounted police for the
Transvaal. The condition is considered
serious. Clifford Sifton, minister of the
interior. and the commissioner have tele-
graphed the Indian agents to warn the
Indians that misconduct on their part
will mean a stoppage of the government
bounty, and any outbreak will be sup-
pressed by force. The white men and
half breeds who have been doing their
best. to foment trouble will be made to
leave the country.
The departnn'nt of the interior was in-
formed by cipher telegram that a serious
state of affairs exists in the northwest
portion of Assiniboia and Alberta along
the Saskatchewan. The Indians of the
northern districts. principally the Crecs,
it appears, have been taking‘a great in-
terest in the South African war and
have been most anxious to get every
scrap of news concerning it. At first
their anxiety to get news seemed to be
merely that of members of a lighting
race who took an interest in any trouble
anywhere, but within the past fortnight
affairs have taken on a dangerous aspect.
Says Hoar Caused Insurrection.
CHICAGO, Jan. 15,—John Barrett, ex—
Unitcd States minister to Siam, for the
first time publicly named Senator Hoar
at Lake Forcslnuniversity as the United
States senator whose
speech was cabled to IItiligl;011g and sub-
sequently put in thd hands of the Fili-
pino soldiers, causing. as Mr. Barrett be-
lieved, the open insurrection. Frequent-
ly this speech and its presumed effect
have been mentioned, and the reading
public has connected the name of Sen-
ator Hoar with it. and it is probable that
Mr. Barrett would not have used the law-
maker’s name on this occasion had he not
been facing an audience known to be
largely hostile to the administration’s
policy in the oriental islands. It appear-
ed further from the ex-ministcr’s speech
that the gtwm-nmen-t had discovered pri-
vately the stages by which the antiex-
pansion address reached Luzon.
Ohioans May Not Celebrate.
TOLEDO, Jan. Iii—The directors of
the Ohio Centennial company have an—
nounced that unless $333,000 stock-suba-
scriptions are forthcoming from the pub-
lic within one week they will abandon
the project of celebrating the one hun
dredtb anniversary of the admission t
Ohio into the, I'nion in 1902. The di-
rectors of the enterprise have been trying
for nearly a year to raise $500,000, which
amount is necessary before governmen-
and state appropriations are available. It
is thought that if the present company
abandons the centennial project a new
company will be formed here or that the
centennial may go to Cleveland or some
other Ohio city.
Home After Nineteen Years.
TRENTON, Jan. 15,—Richard Ray-
wood, 19 years missing from home, ate
dinner yesterday with his wife an son.
The latter was but a' little boy wh his
father one day disappeared, leaving no
trace. From that time until recently
nothing was heard from him.‘ He will
not talk about himself, neither will his
wife nor son say anything about what he
.did or where he was during his long
years of absence, Mr. and Mrs. Ray-
wood will leave here this‘week to take up
their residence at Springfield, Mass,
where, it is said. Mr. Haywood has a
handsome home awaiting her.
Factories Short of Coal.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15,—Inability
to secure bituminous coal in sufficient
quantities is necessitating the shutting
down of some of the 'manhfacturing con-
cerns in the Schuylkill valley. At Bords-
bore the plant of the E. & G. Brooke
Iron company has been shut down for
several ,l‘ays. The Reading Iron compa-
ny is practically without coal, and unless
it can be secured a temporary shutdown
must follow. From other points through-
out the valley (-ome reports of coal short?
ages for manufacturing plants.
Sherman For Sennte Secretary.
\VASHINGTON, Jan. 13.——\\'hen the
caucus of Republican senators reassem-
bios next Friday, the caiurusconnnittee ap-
pointed to select candidates for the elect-
ive ollices in the senate and to distribute
the patronage will present the name 1
James S. Sherman of Utica, a member of
congress from the Twenty-fifth New
York district, for secretary. of the senate.
It is said there is no doubt of his accept~
. anec.
The Plague In Australia.
ADELAIDE-1,. South Australia, Jan.
Iii—The health authorities report two
cases of bubonic plague here, one being
fatal. The victim was a runaway sailor
from the British bark Formosa.
Another Carnegie Library.
O'I"I‘I:'l\.1\VA,. 19... Jan. 1-5.——Andrew
Carnegie has'ol’fered to give $50,000 to
Ottumwa for a public library if the city-
.\-:ilI agree to spend $5,000 a year to main-
f
f v
antiexpansibn'
WICKED NEW YORK.
The Mazet Committee Repor 2;
Paints a. Dark Picture.
- PERFECIl-CENTRALIZ‘ED PARTY POW E: .
Man Behind Mayor’s Chair Hold. Ab -
solute Swflyéclllxinals Protected
and Conscience Debauched.
The Minority Report.
ALBANY; J an. 16,—The reports of tin
majority and minority members of th-
Mazet investigating committee were pre
sented last night to the assembly. Botl
are lengthy documents. The former is».
Signed by Assemblymen Robert Mazet,
eEdward H, Fallows, Harris Wilson,
Thomas M. Costello and James B. Mc-
Ewan and the latter by Benjamin Hoff-
man and Anthony J. Boland.
The majority report opens by stating
that a great part of the testimony was
directed to the conduct and control of the.
various offices and departments and in
this connection says: .
“In many of these grave evils weré>dis~
closed. For such as were administrative
In their nature the remedy must be sought
at the ballot box and not at the hands of
the legislature. The one clear and 'dis-
tmct fact brought out by this investiga-
tion is that we have in this great city the
most perfect instance of centralized par-
ty government yet known.”
It declares that “we see the central
power not the man who sits in the may-
or’s chair, but the man who stands be-
hind it. We see the same'arbitrary pow-
er dictating appointments, directing ofli-
cials, controlling boards, lecturing mem~
bers of .thc legislature and the municipal
assembly. We see an enormous and ever
increasing crowd of officeholders with
ever increasing salaries. W'e-see' the pow-
ers of government prostituted to protect
criminals, to dcmoralize the police. to de-
bauch the public conscience and to turn
governmental functions into channels for
private gain. The proof is conclusive
not that the public treasury has been di-
rectly robbed, but that great opportuni-
ties have been given by manipulation of
public offices to enable favored individ-
uals to work for their own personal ben-
efit. The people alone can remedy these
evils. There is no legislative ,panacea for
such administrative ills. >
"We are strongly of the opinion that
the mayor’s term is‘ too long aml advise
that it should be shortened to two years,
to take effect with the next incumbent.
"\Ve urge the immediate passage of an
amendment to the charter by simply
striking out the seetion which restricts
the borough board’s voting capacity to
matters exclusively relating to their own
borough.
“The conduct of the present police de-
partment of the city of New York is un<
qualifiedly bad. Not only are the laws
against poolrooms, gaming houses, policy
shops, excise violations, dance halls and
wicked resorts of all kinds not enforced
' or enforced in such a way as to be ridicu-
lously inclIective, but the. general disci-
pline is lax, grave offenses of personal
dereliction in the way of drunkenness,
absence from post, inattention to duty,
etc., go unpunished or are visited with
such small lines as almost to be an en-
couragement and not a deterrent for
wrongdoing.
“Robberies, bunko games, deceits,
frauds, thefts, have increased in an
alarming degree, and the detection of
these crimes and the. recovery of property
has steadily decreased during the last
two years.
“We believe that the great mass of the
rank and file of the department under
proper leadership would execute all the
laws with courage and vigilance. but it is
not in the nature of things that subordi-
nates dependent upon their superiors for
continuance and promotion in rank should
conduct themselves in direct opposition to
the clearly known views of those superi-
ors. IVhen at the direct instance of the
gambling and pool selling fraternity offi-
cers have been ‘pounded,’ captains trans-
ferred and a chief retired. it is hopeless
to expect any other administration 01
such laws than that which the over-
whelming evidence proves to exist.
In conclusion the report urges that the
meetings of all city boards be. public be-
cause “in a free government publicity is
absolutely essential.”
The majority of the committee present-
ed eight bills for the (-(msideration of the
legislature. One provides for the appoint-
ment of a connnission by the governor to
revise the New York city charter.
In its report the minority declares that
the entire investigation was actuated by
partisan spite and a desire for revenge.
“As to the report of the majority in
general, we feel justified in claiming that
it is grossly unfair. conspicuously parti-
san, course in language, vituperative il:
temper and absolutely unjustified except
by the reckless disregard and perversior
0f the proof advanced before your com
mittec. In all these respects it agrees
with the methods pursued by the counse
of the committee at all its hearings,”
In the opinion of the minority the par
tisan character of the investigation am
the fact that it was prompted by rcvengo
rather than reform aroused “disgust ant
indignation” on the part of "the people '
the press and the pulpit.” which led t:
condemnation at the polls.
Smallpox In North Carolina Town.
RALEIGH. Jan. 16,—Mayor Taylor oi
Greensboro. N. C.. has made the follow
ing statement in regard to the smallpox
situation there: "'Inspection today b;
government experts shows only eight
cases of smallpox within the city limit:
confined exclusively to the negro dis
tricts. A thorough inspection of the cit:
will be made at once and all cases sen
to the hospital, as well as those wh
have been exposed.”
New Jersey Lawmakers.
T lENTON, Jan. 16.-—Thc two housc
0f the legislature were each in sessio-
about an hour last night. The scan col
firmed the nomination of Job Lippinco:
for supreme court justice, and the got
ernor sent in the name of J. Frank Fo‘
for reappointment as connnon pleas jud;
of Essex county. lIis nomination was r
l‘erred.
Arms For the British.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 16.——'An age:'
of the Colt company says that his (:01
puny is war-kins.r night and day on a ru:
order or the British government, priz.
cipally for a large number of the Cr'
machine guns. The Union Metallic Ca -
tridge mnnpany has a rush order for se.
eral million Lee-Metford cartridges.
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