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FILIPINOS TALK FIGHT
Military Ghie s Urge Aguinclclo to
Resist Americans.
PROOLAMA'I’IO N IS DISLIKED
Gen. Bios Cables to Madrid of Strained
Relations oi‘insu'gents and Americ xrs
‘Ten I’rirsns Vice in Disguise. New (3.21.2.
n1} lfiunilu.
Manila, Jan. 7.-—Thc governors of
various Philippine provinces have vis-
ited Aguinaido offering him their un-
conditional allegiance to the Filipino
republic ard declariz‘g that the pecpl’:
are disposed to give up their lives and
property in a struggle against the
forcing of any domination over the is.
lands. .
Several of the Filipino mil‘tiry Chis-ls
have urged Aguinaldo to fight the Am—
ericans. . .
The Spanish newspaper Oceania: in
an article commenting upon the proc-
lamation issued by General Ot‘s, says:
"We venture to predict that the effect
of the proclamation will not be vrry
favorable.”
The Independencia, the leading or-
gan of the insurgents, says in an arti-
cle discussing the proclamation:
“If America persists in disavowing
our acquired rights and flings legions
of. soldiers against our well defended
lines, she will have a dark road to
travel. Vie have the example of the
heroic city Of Iloilo, which prefers to
risk the sorrows of bombardment to
becoming a dependent territory. The
Filipinos will accept resignedly any
sacrifice when they see their country‘s
independence endangered. Do not
plunge us into a cruel and brutal war.
Remember the words of the greatest
historian of the century: ‘England.
”with 16,000,000 could not withstand 2,’
500,000 of- North Americans.’ ”
Agoncillo is Silent.
Washington D. 0., Jan. 7.--The mem—
bers of the Philippine junta, Agoncillo.
and his secretary, Lopez, have had no
word from Manila as to the alleged
action of Aguinaldo going to Ilolio to
take charge of the insurgent forces.
Both Agoncillo and Lopez read the
dispatches in the papers but when
spoken to replied that they had no in—
formation on the subject.
Mr. Lopez, who speaks English. said
the last word they had, from Aguinaldo
came from his headquarters on the
island of Luzon. He dld'pot care to
express an opinion as to the truth of
the report on the situation in the Phi—
lippines.
“We cannot make a statement." no
said, “until we hear from the junta in
London, Paris and Hong Kong. ‘.-.'o
have no confirmation of the story re-
cently printed and know nothing of
it except that we see in the papers.
Therefore we cannot speak about it."
Gen. R‘os Powev-luss.
Madrid, Jan. 7.——General Rios, the
Spanish commander, telegraphs from
Manila that the strained relations be-
tween the Americans and insurgents
prevent steps being taken in favor of.
the release of the Spanish prisoners in
the Philippine islands.
He adds that, he will act in that di-
rection as soon as it is possible.
. To Build Manila Cable.
San Francisco, Jan. 7.--Major Gen—
eral Merriam has chartered the steam—
er Morgan City as a government tran-
sport.
She will sail for the Philippines haw
tween January 15 and 20. She will
carry mostly freight and governing-r23
supplies. In the freight will be ’52:".
miles of telegraph wir—s and sulhcicnt
equipment for forty separate telegraph
offices and four and one-half miles of
submarine cable.
The Twentieth infantry will sail on
the Scandia.
l‘lcd frmn Aguina‘do.
San Francisco, Jan. 7.--Among the
passengers on the steamship Doric
were ten Spanish priests of the St.
Augustin order, refugees from the
wrath of Aguinaldo. They were in hid-
ing in Manila several months and fled
in disguise. They are on their way
to Central America.
Yukon Stvamvrs in Danger.
Seattle, \Vash., Jan. 7.--Advices from
Dawson City say that a,number of.
Yul-ion river steamers will be lost when
the ice breaks up in the spring. Some
were caught in very unprotected places
and can scarcely escape being wreck-
ed. The Robert Kerr Of the Moran
fleet is stuck fast on a bar fifty miles
below Circle' City. The fine steamer Ar—
nold of the Alaskan Transportation
Company’s fleet was caught in the ice
while fast on a bar about thirty miles
below Fortv Mile Creek.
A boat of the Empire line, the Sea:-
tlc, is reported caught twelve miles
below Circle City. She is on a bar
and ice is jammed up all around her.
The Hacoma and John C. Barr are also
fast and in a dangerous position.
Thirty citizens of Dawson have been
indicted for perjury in connection with
a recent stampede to Kentucky Creek,
a short distance below Dawson.
Swearing to false statements regard-
ing claims is the charge against them.
Teal! Divorce Sui 3..
Providence, R. 1., Jan. 7.--The suit
for divorce brought by Mrs. Oliver
Sumner Teali, in so far as it relates to
the l’lhode Island courts, is dead. It
was assigned for a hearing yesterday
when Teal! was to appear and make
”32532.9? to thn allegations set forth in
Thomas .lar-lrs'on's deposition. No coun-
sel appeared on either side and the
r,»»?tit:m1 was allowed to slumber undis-
turbed.
it will not be called up again, as
Mrs. TEaIl has transferred her suit to
the New York courts.
Sn sq nehan n a. River Rising.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jan. 7.--The Sus-
quehanna river here is rising rapidly.
It is now twentytwo feet above low
water mark and has overflowed flats
between this city and west side towns
stopping all trolley traffic and other
communication. ‘
It is still rising and heavy running
ice promises to do considerable dam-
age.
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was EVENING GAZETTE
DUN’S WEEKLY REPORT.
l’l‘he Country is on the Up Grade and Bus-
iness for the New Year Brisk,
. New York, Jan. 7.--The failures for
the year 1898 were 12,266, banking and
other financial concerns included, with
liabilities of $149,057,993 against $148.—
684,251 estimated last week, 18.3 per
cent. less than, last year and 46.1 pei
cent. less than in 1896. Commercial fail-
ures were 12,186, with liabilities of
$130,662,899, 15.3 per cent. less than last
year and 43.2 per cent. less than
1896. i
The average of liabilities per failure,
$10,722, is the smallest ever recorded.
The year begins with the kind of
business demand that counts. For
months there has been a rising demand
for materials, but now the crowding
demand for finished products begins to
advance prices, in the iron and steel
industry about one per cent., without
quotable changes in pig except at the
East. Beams have advanced 32 pe;
ton, angles one dollar, bars one dollar.
and plates are strong, with an Austra-
lian order for thirty-two thousand
tons refused at Chicago because the
works are already overcrowded.
The demand has never been greater at
the beginning of the year than it it"
now.
The movement of cotton thus far in-
dicates a crop over three hundred
thousand bales larger than that of last
year in spite of all natural disposition
and concerted efforts to hold it back.
As producers are not this year in up"
usual need, a. movement so heavy hin~
ders any advance in price, although
takings of spinners have been as larg
in 1898 as in any other year and ex
ports larger than before.
The wheat movement has to sustairt
it the largest foreign demand even
known for wheat and corn togethei.
and Atlantic exports of 5,214,420 bush-
els, fiour included, against 2,840,318 lasx‘
year. with Pacific exports of 614,83.I
against 872,446 last year, would giVL
some reason to anticipate higher price:
were not the western receipts 4,101,~-
532 bushels against 2,876,072 for the.
same. week last year.
The wonder is that the foreign. de-
mand for corn Continues so heavy, 3,»
572,412 bushels having been exported in
the week against 2,954,890 in the same
week last year.
Nobody can speak without some re-
serve of a state of business which re-
sults in exchanges of over three huh--
dred and fifteen million dollars at New
York in a single day, while last year’s
exchanges passed all records, with $68,-
883,000,000 paid through all clearing»;
houses, the new year beginning with
an increase of 17.9 per cent. over 1892,
The country is on the up grade, and
the men who expect it to take th
downward road have yet some time ti
wait. There are no indications of th
reaction which always follows a larr;
and rapid busine-SS recovery, and ex
isting conditions in the industries ant
in foreign trade by no means forb‘i'
the hope that the increase may cor.-
tmue, as it did after the revival i:
1879 for several years.
Exports compared with imports con-
tinue to indicate an enormous balanc-
in cash due this country, and gold ini-
ports begin again.
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NORWAY AND SWEDEN.
A “'arllc‘wren the. Two Coulrics May It: -
suit from Present, Situation.
Christiania, Jan. 7.——Norway
Sweden continue in a state of dissen
sion that makes a war between Lth:
two countries not unlikely. The mrzl
for was aggravated the first of th
year, when Norway flew her flag min Li-
the emblem which signifies her uniu
with Sweden. The Norwegians‘ thii:
for indcpendence, and it is stated 12’.
radicals have already taken steps .r
secure this by secretly alienating ti:
Norwegians in the joint army fron‘
Sweden. Both sides continue. strength
ening their defences. '
Norway’s chief grievance is a clout.
in the constitution which makes
minister who is alone responsible t0
the Swedish rikstag the real directo‘
of the foreign aairs or both countries-
The Swedish grievance is that Noa-
way. taking advantage of antiquatei~
laws, contributes but a few more mm;
to the Scandinavian army than shr
did in 1914. about 25,000, while Swede-2'.
give-S 100,000.
Enamel-“’are Combination.
Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 7.--A prelimi
nary step in the consolidation of en»
amel and tinware plants of the c0un~
try has been taken.
A number of capitalists, headed
Ferdinand Kiechef‘fer of this city. h":
purchased the plant of Kiecheffer Bro
thers in this city for one million do”
lars.
The plant is one of the largest in th
country.
Ferdinand Kiecheffer, who will b-
manager of the local plant, says the
negotiations are pending for a consoli
dation of enamel ware manufacturers
The capital stock of the new organ-
ization will be twenty million do‘
lars.
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Bic; Explov-a‘ion Company
New York. Jan. 7.-—The Exploratln
Company of the Amazon (Campani.
Explorodora (lo Amazonas) has be
organized under the laws of the stat
of Virginia. with an authorized capitr
Of ten million dollars, with the powe
to purchase rubber lands and cont-es:
sions in foreign countries.
It is understood that a number 0
the leading rubber manufacturers c
the United States are infiierested in thi:
cox poration.
Mr. Richard F. Sears has arrivml
from the Amazon with option. on sev
eral important producing districts.
Death of u. Negro Woman 110 Years Old
Wilmington, Del., Jan. 7.--R~uth Lew.
is, a. negro woman 110 years old, is
dead at the Newcastle county aims-
house. She was once a servant in a
prominent Delaware family.
Dreyfus Very Ill.
London, Jan. 7.~-A dispatch from
Cayenne, French Guiana, to the Daily
Telegraph, says that Captain Dreyfus,
who is still at the isle du Diable, ls se-
riously ill wiéh dysentery.
0i: Smut-Inter Damaged.
Halifax, N. 8., Jan. 7.--The oil stea.
mer James Brand, from Hamburg for
Baltimore, has :‘-jut in here with he:
machinery damaged She will be strip-
,chl» and. examined.
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“OWNS—HEW PAYS.
The Moral of T his Old, 0
Anecdote Will Save a
Heap of Trouble-
. and a File of
Money.
Something had gone wrong with
some simple part. of the machinery of a
stationary engine, and the stOker
could not. fix it. After spending a. day
or two on it, he was for-oed to ask the
aid of a. more competent workman. He
failed also and someone suggested the
employment of a. local celebrity—a.
sort. of tinker at. any mechanical job.
There is generally one in every local-
ity. He gavetwo or three raps with
his hammer and touched upa rod or
two, when the pounding, or whatever
ailed the machinery ceased. When
asked to make out. his bill. it. read as
follows: '
Fixing engine, 8' ..50
Knowing how, 10.00
Total, $10.50
This anecdote has nothing earthly to
do with Mr. Wm. F. Knapp, engineer
and fireman at Roth & Goldschmidt’s,
South Norwalk, but. it. serves to intro-
duce him to the Norwalk public, and
at the some time shows the close rela-
tion between the tinker’s work on the
engine and average humanity’s, when
they tinker with their kidneys. Mr.
Knapp tells how he cured his. Read
this statement :
“I am an old time engineer, and like
a. great. many men who follow my call-
ing, the Weak spot in my anatomy is my
back, probably caused by becoming
over-heated in a. warm atmosphere and
then exposed to cold. Be that as it.
may, I had considerable trouble with
my kidneys, and although I used sim-
ple household remedies and on one or
two occasions took medicine, I was
never able to completely rid myself of
the attacks. Reading about the work
performed by Doan’s Kidney Pills in
- and around the Norwalks, I came to
the conclusion that. they might help
me, and procuring a supply, I com-
menced the treatment. After com-
pleting it. I was so greatly improved in
my general health that I conscientious-
ly endorse Doan’s Kidney Pills.”
Just. such emphatic endorsement is
plentiful in Norwalk. Drop into Glen-
dening & Co.’s drug store. and hear
what. their customers report.
Doan’s Pills for sale by all deal-
ers. Price 50 cents. Mailed by Foster-
Milburn 00., Buffalo, N. Y.,sole agents
for the U. S. Remember the name
Doan’s and take no substitute.
NOT A COWARD, AFTER ALL.
The Happy Relief of the Soldier When He
Learned He Was Hit.
A young surgeon, after his return
from the wars, told a story of an Of-
ficer which was both pathetic and
amusing. It was before Santiago.
The surgeon, going to the front, came
upon the young Officer, sitting beside
the road, trembling like a leaf, and
Whiter than the dead men around him.
At sight of the surgeon he began to
talk. ,
“I’m a coward. I’m a. coward. I’m
a coward,” he said. “I knew I’d run.
and I did. 0 Lord! I Wish you’d kill
me! I’m disgraced forever. I just
got scared. I knew I would. I was
going along all right, not thinking of
anything but getting at the dashed
Spaniards, yelling to my men to come
on, and running ahead as fast as I
could, when all of a sudden I stubbcd
my toe or something, and then I can’t
remember being scared, but I must
have been, for I came galloping back
here, sick as a do". 0, ,I feel so aw-
fully gone. I’m a blanked coward,
and I wish I was dead! 0 Lord! Why
don’t somebody shoot me? I’vergot
such an awful goneness right here,"
and he put his hand on his stomach.
The surgeon gave him a quick look and
caught him as he plunged forward in
a faint. Where the awful gonéness
was. a Mauser bullet had found its
oillet. They carried the wounded man
to the field hospital, and he‘ chuckled
all the way. '
“O, my; 0, my!” he said over and
over. “I wasn’t scared! I wasn’t
scared!” And then he would laugh
delightedly. “I wasn’t scared. I was
hit—p I ain’t a. coward after all.”—
Washington Post.
TlmPTeIl-talo Boot-heel.
Nebuchadenezzar J ones was a small
Dov whose name might better have
been Ananias, for he had a habit of
telling “whoppers” for the mere pleas-
are of lying. One afternoon he ran in-
to the sitting room breathlessly. and
began to rattle on? a yarn about a
snake that he had seen swallowing a
frog, legs first, while the frog was
swallowing the snake tail first, till
they had swallowed each other up.
Just as Neb finished his story and his
father and mother were partially re~
covered from their astonishment, the
boy’s boot-heel dropped off. “There!"
exclaimed Neb's father. very gravely.
‘you see what you get for telling lies."
Neb shuffled away shamcfacedly.
but a day or two after he told another
story that sounded quite plausable.
Its untruth probably would never have
been known had not Neb lifted up his
foot, looked at his heel carefully for
l moment, and then said: “It didn't
come off this time}:
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HOSTETTER’S
ZLEBRATED
neys filter im-
purities from
the blood and
keep it red and
p u r e. S i c k
Kidneys don’t.
HOSTE'I'I‘ER’S
Brr'rnns stim-
. ulates the Kid-
neys to the
p r o p e r per-
forms 11 c e of
their duties,
and thus
in a k e s t. h e
' blood pure.
From all other Sources . _ . . . .
DUDLEY OLOOTT
Healthy Kid- I
OF NEW YORK.
storms]: ~ A. McOU'RDY, President.
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Statement for the Year Ending Dec. 31:97.
According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York.
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INOOME.
Received for remlums . . i . . $42,693,201 99
1 1,469,406 2.4
$54,162,608 23
DISEUESEMINTS.
To 011 cy-holders for Claims by Death . . .
$13,270-53u
To alloy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. . 12, -.
Far all other Accounts . . . . . . 10,3: ‘ ‘ g .
w—ssafl .. ,sg.
ASSETS}.
$132,017.34! 45
United States Bonds and other Securities . .
First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage . . . 69,423,937 3;
Loans on Stocks and Bonds . ' . . . _. 12,880,308 00
Real Estate . . . . . . . 21,618,454 88
Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . .' . 11,705,195 83
Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . . 6,141,200 ,0
2 8 3
Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities . ' . 3,3373%; o
Surplus . . . . . . $35,503,194 a,
Insurance and Annuities in Force . . . $936,634,493
lhave carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correu.
liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Audit-we;
From the Surplus a. dividend will be igportioned on 118119.
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Report of“ the EXamining Committee.
0 Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York.
TO THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE MliTUAI. LIFE IHSURANGE GOMFAHY OF NEW YORK.
The undersigned, a Committee appointed by your honorable body, on the twenty-
second day of December, I897,to examine the Annual Statement of the Company and
to verify the same, respectfully“
B.EPC).'IE‘-¥.“if?a
That, pursuant. to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have, at. various dates between the
date of the said reference and. the date of this Report, attended at. the office of the Company, and have been waited 0,.
by the Treasurer, the Compm'ollei',the Auditor, and the Cashier, together with the respective assistants of such ofl'chrL
and have carefully gone over all the items contained in the said Statement, and have found the same to be corp,- on. Thu
have examined and counted every certificate of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company, and compa; i; .1
the prices at. which the same are carried in said Statement with the market. quotations, and find the same not exceed up
such quotations—in fact, in many cases below them. They have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages 0,‘
property held by the Company, and find the some to be as stated. They have also verified the valuation of thr, 55-7, .
pany’s holdings of real estate and have verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust compamgi i. .2 {,1
have counted tho cash on hand held by the Cashier.
And the Committee certify that; all the books, papers, documents, and evidence of title of every description in. - :
sary in such examination have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said officers and their assistants, and than,
the same are accurate, in good order, and well kept. _
And the Committee further certify that the investments of the Company are of a. high order, and that the System
and methods adopted by the Company in recording its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendatim
All of which is respectfully submitted. CHAS, R. HENDERSON ELBRIDGE T. GERRY A. N. WATERHOUSE
NEW Y ORK. January 21, 1898. S. V. R. CRUGER J. HOBART Hmmox JAMES C. 130me
Board. of Trustees-
GEORGE G. HAVEN
ADRIAN Isnmn J n.
Gnonon S. Bownom
WILLIAII C. Warm“
WILLIAM Roam-mm;
J AMES N. JABVIE
CHAS D. DIOKmr J3.
ELmuDan T. va
JAm Srmn;
HENRI H. Room
Jno. W Aocmnonoss
THEODOBI Mormon
WmmAit BABOOOK
Summon!!- F1311
Andrews D. J mum:
Cum.“ E. MILLER
Want R Gm'r-rr
H. WALm Wnu
FREDEBIC CBOMWELL
JULIEN T. DAVIES
A. N. WATERHOUSE
S. V. R. CBUGEB
CHARLES R. HENDERSON
RUFUS W. PEGKHAH
J. HOBART Human
WM. P. DIXON
ROBERT A. GRANNISS
SAMUEL D. BAucocx
RICHARD A. MOCUBDY
[Anna C. HOLDEN
HERMANN 0. Von P031-
WILLxAM J. SEWELL
OLIVER HARRIMAN
mousse ()LYPHAN'I'
Gzonos F. BAKER
' ROBERT A. GRANISS, Vice-President.
W ALTER R. GILLETTEGOneroi Manager. '
l‘SAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President. ' DUE“ du—P. BRECK. Corresponding Secretory
WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. ALBERT KLAIIIOTH, Assistant Secretary.
FBEDE RIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. - '
JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMI’SON. 2d Assistant Treasurer.
WILLIAM B. SANDS, Cashier. EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cushion; if"?
EMORY M OCLINTOCK, Actuorv. - ~ '
JOHN TATLOCK, In , Assistant Actuary.
CHARLES A, PBELL’ER, Auditor. . WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller.
' C. CLIFFORD GBE'I‘SINGER. ASuistant Auditor. HENRI 8. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller j 3
JOHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies.
EDWARD LYMAN SHOBT. General Solicitor.
MEDICAL Dmorona: '
ELIAS J. MARSH. M. D GRANVILLE ll WHITE, M D
G. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting.
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