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THE WEATHER.
Minnesota — Fair; continued cold
Wednesday and Thursday: light west 10
north winds.
lowa Kaii-; continued cold Wednesday
and Thursday; light west to north winds.
Wise onsin — Fair; continued cold
Wednesday and Thursday; light west to
north winds.
North Dakota —Fair; continued cold
Wednesday and Thursday; winds mostly
northerly.
South Dakota —Fair; continued cold
Wednesday and Thursday; winds mostly
northerly.
Montana—Fair Wednesday and Thurs
day; winds mostly northwesterly.
ST. PAUL.
days observations, taken by the
T'nK \! States weather bureau, St. Paul,
P. F. Lyons observer, for the twenty
four hours ended at 7 o'clock last night.
Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation.
Highest temperature 12
Lowest temperature 0
Average temperature 6
Daily range 12
Baroiiii.'tcr 30.14
Humidity 82
Precipitation 0
7 p. m., temperature 10
7 p. m.. wind, northwest; weather, clear.
YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURES.
*SpmHighi "SpmHlgh
Battleford .. 1 4'chit-ago IS 20
Bismarck ...—1 B|Cincinnati ...24 2S
Calgary 14 241 Cleveland ....16 18
Havre 20 24 Denver 33 5->
Helena 20 2SlGalveston ....62 6G
Huron 4 12 Jacksonville .50 5C
I Hat .... i' 2 26 New Orleans.sß 70
Minnedosa .. 14 14 New York 24 20
Pr. Albert ... 2 lO!Omaha 18 20
Qu'Appellp ..—2 8 Philadelphia .22 26
S. Current .. 10 ldPittsburg ....10 13
Williston ....—6 4!Pueblo 26 'o'l
Winnipeg ... 2 10 San FranedscoSO 52
ffalo 18 20 St. Louis ...,24 24
Boston 24 32
•Washington time (7 p. m. St. Paul).
--Below zero.
"THERE LIES THE EAST."
Ihe above declaration was made by
Senator Thomas H. Benton over half a
century ago as he faced and pointed to
ward thj Pacific. His allusion was to a
then much-supposed fabulous wealth in
the East Indies, and not to the real
wealth of Europe. For Europe has for
a hundred years been the real seat of
capital ana power for all the Western
world, v.iule America has been a source
of production and energy, but the capital
of nothing but liberty. The great Mis
souri senator was nevertheless correct,
for the Pacific is the true highway to
Asia and Ocearlca, for all the purposes
of America; and his protege and son-in
law, Fremont,was as wise as the old man
when he planted the flag at the peak of
the Rocky mountains in his hunt for a
railway route across the continent.
Tlu Vaikee baUe that was named after
Fremont in 1856 Is now In the prlrno of
life, and finds his country supporting an
army of 35.009 soloiers in the extreme Ori
ent., a watch upon Die break-up of China;
vrhile one of the early Western congress
men, John A. Krsson, is vigorously press
ing the trade relations of the United
States wiih the Western nations into re
ciprocal customs treaties that must yield
large markets for all our products of for
ect, field, mining and manufacture?.
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the
PhUippir {.'%, without reference to pop*u-
Ififion, may reasonably be expected to
sell i) u~ within the coming ten years
the bulk of all cur demands for coffee,
Ettgar*. tobacco, fibers and tropical fruits.
These items alone will cut off from us
a bill in London each year of not less
than 5<200,0u0,000, not to mention the
freights for the carriage of the goods,
which are now paid to foreign vessel
owners, nnd which cannot amount to less
than $25,000,000 per annum and might easi
ly reach ?50,000,000.
In exchange for so vast a purchase we
can reasonably hope to add to our sales
to these island possessions more than
three fourths cf the total sum heretofore
purchased by them In merchandise from
other nrtions, which, in a like time, will
result in our making their hands wash
cur hands—as now happens between Mln
rosota and Ohio, or Missouri and New
York. Our bill to London, Berlin and
Paris, on account of tho balance of trade
against us for coffee, sugar and tobacco,
and the tropical fruits purchased from
Si uth American countries, we may thus
hope to «cc lopped off by the accession
of the new possessions. For South Amer
ica must soon sell her coffee to Europe,
or else buy our cotters and our steel
and our canned gcods in exchange—and
carry the freights both ways in American
vessels. And that biings us to the Asiat
ic question. For the result of the Span
ish war settled at one stroke the problem
of South American trade. South Ameri
can states will within a year tumble over
themselves to get into cur markets free
of toll, and will make almost any concrs-
Fien of trade for the purpose.
Uvt. Asia! Besides Japan, Siberia and
the Southern peninsula, 400,C00,C00 of pej
ple swarm in Eastern Asia. Five times
the population of North America—living
by agriculture, on lands as thickly set
tlted as Western villages—2oo, 300, 400,
600 people to the square mile, according
to the wealth and fertility of the soil in
the particular province. And all waiting
for the galvanic shock of Western life
to produce in them something of an af
firmative character. A people without
stomach for any great enterprise, or
they would hundreds of years ago have
inundated America and Europe—they are
that receptive that the Pacific coast
states and those of the Mississippi valley
ra*y reasonably look to them to absorb
within the comjng decade some hundreds
of millions of "dollars' worth of Ameri
can products per year.
Under the hint of C 5.000 Yankee soldiers
and forty-five war vessels across the bay
from Hong Kong, a fury of vessel build
ing should attack the Pacific coast ship
yards, as it has emigration to Alaska In
gold ;-oekingr, for there will be cargoes
Rttj cargoes to be carried under some
flag and paying somebody freight mon.
eys in New York or London.
The United States—now prepared to
undersell the world In steel and iron, and
possibly, alF.o, in cotton goods—can deliv
er upon contract In less time than EfSan
or Birmingham any sized steel structure,
and should not be behindhand in steel
vessel building- for the Pacific trade. S nee
ISSit the maximum cargo capacity of
freight steamers upon the great lakes has
Increased from 2,500 to 7,500 tons, or 200
per cent. And there is no longer any ves
sel commerce in the world to parallel
thai of the great lakes, except that of
the kingdom of England and Scotland.
So that we may now safely turn to the
Pacific and Caribbean sea for a still new
er .:iiil prodigious development and anoth
er explosion of American energy like that
which has builded 200,000 miles of railway
in fifty years. In flvo years any sort of a
vessel will get cargo from Seattle and
Portland and San Francisco to Manila
or Hong Kong, and be well paid for the
trouble. And there is no reason why the
Minnesota iron fields, the smaller prod
ucts and novelties of Minnesota for
estry and manufacturing, and the vast
product of her flour mills, should not fur
nish a very large percentage of those
freights.
For the Minneapolis saw mills are ex
pected to saw for twenty years at the
rate of half a billion feet per year; the
Minnesota iron mines are expected to pro
duce all the way from ten to twenty mil
lion tons of ore per yoar for fifty years,
or enough to keep the furnaces of Ger
many and France in constant flux; while
the flour mills of Mlnnnesota (including
those of Superior and Duluth) can grind
out eighteeen million barrels per year, or
enough to absorb the total average crops
of Minnesota and North Dakota, and
still they barely touch the "ring-side"
of their possible markets when China be
gins the feabt of wheat flour. Within five
years Alaska itself will absorb all the
flour that the mills of the country towns
of Minnesota can grind.
Then is it not high time that some or
ganized effort were made to make the
Twin Cities the mart and' exchannge for
Its reasonab'.e share of this enlarg; d mar
ket?
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CHRISTMAS GENEROSITY.
The most remarkable circumstance
which an examination of the daily press
of yesterday presents to view is the
wonderfully generous provision all over
the country for the enjoyment of Christ
mas by the poorer members of society.
The telegraphic dispatches unite with the
local news articles in reciting the details
of this wondrous liberality. The same
spirit prevailed everywhere. Private busi
ness establi.-hmeras vied with private and
public charitable and benevolent organ
izations in the work. Charitable citizens,
church organizations, public institutions,
social and fraternal societies, all impos
ed on themselves the obligation to see
to it that no one, however poor, might
suffer from the absence of the chaiaceer.
istic good cheer of Chiistma3 time.
The student of all this beautiful display
of sympathetic feeling finds himself won
dering whether the time will ever come
when such a disposition will manifest it
self generally at seasons oth&r than
Christmas, to make light the burden of
the poor and to save one's deserving
fellow creatures from want. It is true
that the bountiful distribution of good
things at Christmas involves not a little
self-sacrifice among individuals. But it
is also true that that distribution was not
of the things which are regarded as abso
lutely necesssary to human wants, but
rather of what most of God's creatures
regard as the luxuries of life.
This land of ours ia a greatly pros
perous one. With a perfected distributive
system there need be nothing like want
prevalent among any of our industrious
population. All the good things which
were so lavishly distributed on Chiistmas
day were produced here at our very
doors.. Their production gave added em
ployment to the masses, and, so far, en
abled them to provide themselves
with a much larger proportion of the
luxuries than would otherwise be in
their power. The waste of every-day life
was in a sense saved, and humanity in
the mass was the gainer in all that makes
life a blessing and a joy.
This lesson of Christmas liberality is
a far-reaching one to those who desire
to understand it. It may not give any
indication of the approach of the day
when men and women will be at all times
intent on seeing to it that their deserving
fellow creatures shall not suffer for want
of the necessaries of life; but at least it
teaches to us all that, with anything like
the spirit inculcated by the lessons of
the Man of Calvary prevailing among
the American people, suffering from act
ual want can be made unknown among
us.
Whatever the future may hold for us in
this direction, it is none the less delight
ful to reflect on the glorious display of
open-handed charity which Christmas has
brought with it from end to end of this
broad land.
"Some say. that ever 'gainst that season
comes
Wherein our Savior's birth is celebrated
The bird of dawning singeth all night
long:
And then, they say, no spirit dare stir
abroad;
The nights are wholesome; then no plan
ets strike.
No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to
charm.
So hallow'd and so gracious is the time "
WOOD IX CUBA.
The reports already received from Ha
vana give ample evidence that unless
something entirely untoward happens the
administration of Gen. Wood, as governor
of Cuba, will be as successful and as ac
ceptable to the people of the island as
was his administration in his former of
fice acceptable to the people of the prov
ince of Santiago.
Gen. Wood's beginnings have all been
promising:. To dispense with the issuing
of any proclamation, on his assumption
of power, was a clear indication of the
good sense of the men. That act, of it
self, made clearer his way to the sym
pathies and good will of the Cuban peo
ple than any other possible act or omis
sion could have done. With this begin
ning he has within a few days gone on
his way, showing how earnest and single
minded he is in his determination, ex
pressed iij his brief address on the oc
casion &t Gen. Brooke's departure, to
carry out the purpose of the American
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1899.
people, of aiding the Cubans to establish
a permanent form of government which
will be best adapted to the needs and
requirements of the race, and to set the
machinery of that government in motion.
As Gen. Wood began his work In San
tiago by improving existing sanitary con
ditions, so now he turns his hand at once
to the work of reopening the highways of
the Island, which have been either blotted
out or rendered Impassable by the rav
ages of war. Easy access, at least by
the country road, la one of the first es
sentials to establishing normal social con
ditions on the island. It la the first pre
requisite to the revival or domestic trade
and commerce, and to social intercourse
among the people. It will materially aid
In putting an end to any traces of law
lessness which may have survived the
war, and will even end the false reports
of brigandage and armed conspiracies
which huve been sent up here from time
to time, doubtless in the interest of the
promoters who have stood at the door
way of Cuba's entrance Into the sister
hood of nations to defeat, if possible, tlio
mission, the only mission, which American
arms have had in Cuba.
Following all this up with the grim
assurance that neither social position nor
political Influence will suffice to save
those who have been arrested for con
spiracy to rob the Cuban people through
the Havana custom house from the pun
ishment they merit, he shows that he does
not propose, so far as It is in his power
to prevent, that there shall be a resump
tion of Spanish corruption in the admin
istration of the affairs of the new nation.
The Cuban people are to be congratulat
ed. The Globe has believed steadfast
ly in them from the beginning. It has
advocated the speediest restoration to
them of control of their own affairs. It
has defended them against the attacks of
their enemies and has exposed many a
falsehood affecting their good name as a
people. All its contentions have been
maintained; and not even the most opti
mistic view of their concerns has been
found unwarranted when gauged by their
conduct as a whole since the withdrawal
of the Spanish forces. Between Wood and
Gomez the honor will largely lie of hav
ing placed Cuba on its feet, thus realizing
the dreams and hopes of many genera
tions of Cuban patriots.
AN IXSISTKXT DUMAXD.
The high protectionists of the United
States are evidently much disturbed by
the remarkable disposition of public
thought to turn toward the existing tar
iff. This disposition certainly deserves
to be called remarkable when one reflects
how fully the public attention has been
occupied, and, indeed, still is, with the
problems growing out of our recent war
with Spain.
It is, of course, true that the action of
the president in recommending the abo
lition of all customs duties between the
ports of the United States and these of
Puerto Rico has given some impetus to
the movement of thought toward the tar
iff; but that recommendation is far from
explaining the space devoled by our pro.
tectionist contemporaries to tariff ques
tions.
Yesterday our contemporary, the Minne
apolis Tribune, devoted itself in a some
what lengthy editorial to demonstrating
the folly of the belief that the mouillca
tlon of the protectionist policy would in
any way aid in the solution of the trust
difficulty. The Tribune's article is not re
markable in point of lucidity or ability,
and perhaps its most noteworthy feature
is Its lament that "certain old-time pro
tectionists have been led away" into ac
cepting the arguments of the other side
so far as to urge the abolition of duties
on all articles controlled or largely man
ufactured by trusts, as one of the avail
able means of destroying these dangerous
organizations.
A Republican congress has already re
fused to adopt this greatly needed re
form. But, strange to say, public opinion
has not accepted the refusal as final, and
tho demand is growing stronger each suc
ceeding day that the trusts shall not con
tinue to be bolstered by the practically
prohibitive tariff. It is not difficult to
foresee the return of popular thought to
the enormities of the present tariff just
as soon as attention has ceased to any
considerable degree to be concentrated
on the progress of events in the Philip
pines, Cuba and Puerto Rico.
As the Globe has frequently pointed
out, the entire edifice of industrial fa
voritism is bound to topple to its ruin
wrhen the American people rise to the wis
dom of re-establishing their foreign tiaJe.
England's enormous foreign trad« is cen
cededly the product of the free access
which she permits the products of ev
ery nation extant to her domestic mar
kets. The fair-trade movement in that
country, at times assuming what appear
to be at this distance formidable propor
tions, has invariably collapsed by sheer
force of this consideration. The folly of
expecting that we can maintain an indus
trial Chinese wall around our borders
and be at the same time a successful
bidder in the markets of the world is too
manifest to waste argument on.
Whether the existing administration
decides to abo'.is'n customs duties on Pner*
to Rican products or not matters little
to the prosperity or trade of this country.
'Xi.e action taken in that direction will ba
governed wholly, we pred;ct, by cons:dera
tions of party political expediency. But
the demand that the trusts shall not con
tinue to be buttressed by a prohibitive
protectionism is one which will not down,
and which the administration must con
cede unless it is to stand exposed in Its
true character of the national guardian
and sponsor of the entire infamous con
spiracy of the trusts.
The Chicago Chronicle, in its Issue of
Dec. ?2, betrays a surprising ignorance in
criticising Mr. E. V. Smailey, of St. PauT,
for the faults and omissions of Mr.
George W. Smalley, of New York and
London.
A Detroit burglar, who pleaded guilty
to a fourth offense after three unfortu
nate trials by lury, showed the courage
of his convictions..
Thirty-seven stabbing ond shooting af
frays in the 9tate on Christmas evidence
that Texas caught the "poace-on-oarth
idea" all right.
For the benefit of a North Dakota
farmer the Globe states that pateni
leather pumps are not used to raise wa
ter from wells.
Or. Leyds is willing: to do the fair thing
and turn the war into a Joint debate on
the subject of the opening of the new
century.
California correspondents overlooked a
good opportunity to write, "Thl3 section
was shaken to the center," etc.
The story that cakes of Chicago river
ice are being used for building stone Is
probably a St. Louis libel.
The use of naked lights in coal mines
appears to be not only Immodest but d:ui
f.n (HIS.
The music of the old-fashioned carpel
loom was frequently in rag time.
Seemingly not even one snow storm is
necessary to make a winter.
In the matter of immigration things
r-t-em to be coming our way.
Talking through. Medicine Hat is not a
case of hot air just now.
MUSIC AND THE STAGE.
METROPOLITAN.
Charles Frohman's company, with
Odette Tyler and R. D. Mac-Lean, in the
romantic drama, "Phroso," is playing to
big business at the Metropolitan opera
house this week. Hope's stirring story
has been tiansformed into a delightful
play, full of life and action, clear and
concise In dialogue and full of exciting
situations and dramatic cilmaxes. a
popular price matinee will be given this
afternoon, and "Phroso" will continue
to delight the patrons of the Metropolitan
I for the remainder of the week, the en
gagement closing Saturday night.
"Hurnpty Dumpty," which scored a hit
at the Metropolitan last week, will be
seen at the theater for one more pei
formance, Sunday evening. The sale will
open tomorrow morning.
Otis Skinner, in '"The Liars," Is booked
for an early engagement at the Metro
politan.
It Is with a great deal of satisfaction
and a pardonable pride that Manager
Scott announces "The Little Minister," a
comedy adapted from the famous novel
of that name, by J. M. Barrle, will b«
seen at the Metropolitan all next week,
commencing with New Year's matinee
Monday
GRAND.
A popular comedy event will be pre
sented next week at the Grand—"A Day
and a Night," brand new as far as S3l.
Paul is concerned, but which for three
months made New Yorkers laugh at the
Garrlck theater. The play Is written in
Hoyt's wittiest style, and has an aver
age of several laughs a minute.
A good vaudeville entertainment Is 'be
ing- presented at the Grand this week.
The performance will run the entire
week, including a matinee every day at
2:30.
LONDON GLEE SIXGERS.
The London Glee singers, who concluded
the artisls' ?eric-s at the People's church
last evening, cannot be said to have been
the most artistic ending of i series that
has given first-class artists only, thus far
in the season: However, the performance
pleased to some degree and appealed to
portions of the audlenco.
The different folk songs were prettily
costumed and made an attractive picture
to the evergreen background. Miss Carr
Shaw was an attractive soprano, and
dressed her part well. Miss Rmlen Jones
has a contralto voice of pleasing quality,
but variety and style are wanting. The
concerted work of the company is good,
the male portion possessing natu
ral voices. Mr. Isadore Marcil h«Cs a
rich, resonant bass, and carried off the
honors of the evening. Mr. Frai'k Pein
berton, the tenor, has a swoet natural
voice which should be cultivated. Enter
tainments of this calibre shoukl be con
nned strictly to.courses that demand per
formances of a popular grade. The au
dience was large, and applauded as bo
came the merits of the programme.
GERMAN SONG EVENING.
The programme to be rendered at the
German song recital, to t>e given at Mo
zart hall this evening \mder the auspices
of the Mozart club, is unique In many
respects. The numbers were selected
because they were both representative
and typical songs of the fatherland, the
literal translation of the German title
of this form of entertainment, Deutsche
Lieder-Abend, being German song even
ing. The compositions are by Schumann,
Schubert, Wagner and others, and the
whole entrusted to soloists whose mu
sical education was acquired in Germany,
and whose familiarity with the language
and German temperament is a positive
guarantee of their capabilities. These so
loists are Mr. Claude Madden, violinist;
Mr. Lewis F. Shawe, baritone. Many
familiar songs will be rendered, such as
Wagner's "O Dv Mem Holder Abend
stern," Schumann's "Dv Bist wie cine
Blume," Schubert's "Dv Bist Die Ruh"
and Sonata Op. 136 No. 3, the latter be
ing arranged for the violin in flve move
ments. The accompanists are Frau Jo
hanna Holtzermann-Madden and Herr
Aasenberg.
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Pleases tlie Farmers.
To the Pidltor of the Globe:
Our farming interests are much pleased
with the failure to effect a threshing
-machine trust. For, with competition cut
off, the price woulfl have been advanced
20 per cent. Let the manufacturer put his
ability into giving better goods for the
present price, rather than conspiring to
force an additional fictitious price. The
farmers hail with delight every failure
of conspiracy, trust or amalgamation
against them. —William Richmond.
St. Paul, Dec. 25.
PACKARD CONVICTED.
Get-Rleh-QuJefc Mun in (IhlHim of
Inrle S-em. »
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Eugene L. Pack
ard, who formerly conducted the Invest
ment and Security company, a get-rich
quick institution, was today eonvictfd in
the federal court of vising the mails to
further .schemes to defraud, and was re
manded for sentence. Packard, it is al
leged, formerly ran the Hughes Invest
ment company, with an office in Wall
street. His defense was that he acted as
Rgent for one James S. Robinson, but
neither sido was able to produce Robin
son.
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BURIED ALIVE.
Two Men Die Beneath Tons of Hock
and Kartli.
CHICO. Cal., Dec. 26.—While engaged
In digging a cut for a miners' trench on
Butte Creek this morning Frank Cable
aiid a man named Connor were buried
under tons of rock and earth. After sev
eral hours' work the terribly mutilated
body of Connor wa.s recovered. Cable's
body has not yet been found.
NOT COMING NORTH.
Gen. Brooke Will Not ( Utiuee tke
Wintry Blaat*.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.-Gen. Brooke,
who arrived at St. Augustine, Fla., today
from Cuba, Is not coming NoTth at once,
but it is expected will stop at St. Au
gustine or some other convenient South
ern resort for a time in order to avoid
a sudden climatic chance.
lowa Tcaehera Meet.
DES MOINES, 10., Dec. 26.—The annuil
convention of the lowa State Teachers'
association opened with a meeting of the
educational council this evening and other
preliminary committee work.
Mr. I?ou«elto-'s Illrn-** Serious.
BOSTON, Dec. 26.-The condition of
Congressman; C. A. Boutelle. of Maine
who was tafeoii ill in this city last wcok
and later taken to his home at Baneor
is under stood to be seiirms, and It Is
stated he was brought to a sanitarium in
thi.s city yesterday morning. i
Chat of the Capital
Washington Gossip, Political and
Otherwise, for the ReaJsrj
of the Globs.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 26.—(Spe
cial.)—The announcement from Senator
Hanna that he will not remain at the
head of the Republican national commit
tee in 1900 has not createa any undue e*
cltemont among the politicians or prom
inence in this city. Some time ago I
forecasted that Mr. Hanna would retire
from ihls position, for the reason that
his health would not permit him to con
tinue in active political work. Mr. Han
na is very seriously afflicted with rheum
atism, and his physicians have warned
him against the possibilities of the excite
ment growing out of the national cam
paign. President McKlnley would feel
satisfied if Mr. Hanna would assume all
the political duties of national chairman
next year, but as he has been informed
by the Ohio statesman that he will not
accept a re-election as national chairman,
he will be compelled to select some other
man for this Important work. The pres
ident at this time has only two men in
view, viz.: Henry C. Payne, of Wiscon
sin, and Representative Dick, of i_#ro.
In view of the fact that the Wisconsin
politician is not a vigorous man phys
ically, Mr. Dick will probably be chosen
to manage the McKinley campaign in
litOO.
• * •
Chairman Jones, of the Democratic Na
tional committee, is giving his colleagues
a great deal of trouble in attempting to
dictate policies for the next Democratic
national convention. Col. Bryan, who un
doubtedly will be the choice of the Dem
ocrats for the presidency, Is also Inter
fering In the tight between the different
cities for the convention prize. It would
be wise, it is thought by the Democratic
politicians here, if the Nebraskan would
permit others to decide upon the next
Democratic convention city, and in som o
instances allow them to force to tno
front certain issues which they believe
will injure, if not defeat, the Republicans
in the next house and bring about the
election of a Democratic president.
• • *
The situation at this time is favorable
for the selection of Chicago for the next
Democratic national convention, not
withstanding the fact that Milwaukee,
Cincinnati, Kansas City, St. Louis and
other cities have made better offers from
a financial standpoint than has the West
ern metropolis-. Chicago will probably
be named as the Democratic convention
city by the national committee whicn
will meet in Washington In February,
and only the interference of Col. Bryan
or Senator Jon^s will prevent Chlcagu
from winning this prize without any fi
nancial contribution. Milwaukee will
guarantee the committee $100,000, as will
Kansas City and St. Louis. Cincinnati
is apparently the second choice of the
majority of the Democratic committee
men, and this is due to the fact that
Philadelphia, in the far East, was se
lected for the Republican convention,
probably at the dictation of President
McKinley. The contest next February
will prove that it will not be wise Tor
either Col. Bryan or Senator Jones to In
terfere wllh thp committee In making its
choice for I'JOO.
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The money of the Philippine Islands Is
discussed In a report by the British vice
consul at Manila, a copy of which has
been received by the treasury Dureau of
statistics. It contains the following
statements:
Gold—The currency of the Philippine
islands was originally gold, Spanish
"onzas" of Charles 111. and Ferdinand
VII. predominating. Small gold coins,
with "Filipinas" inscribed on them, were
localy minted at Manila, and were not
current in Spain. The Manila mint was
open to the public.until ImGS for the coin
ing of the above three pieces at a small
charge. Coined gold (principally Amer
ican double eagles) was recoined. Very
few ingots, if any, were used for this
purpose, the operation leaving 1 a clear
profit of IS to 20 per cent. This practice
ceased when exchange declined heavily
and left no profit.
Silver—Mexican and old Spanish dollars,
with fractions of the latter, constituted
the silver currency. These Spanish coins,
which comprised the now rare "Dos
Mundos" set and specimens of Ysabel
11., together with the imported Mexi
cans, were frequently at a premium over
the gold dollar, similar conditions also
existing in the island of Cuba. "When,
however, silver began to depreciate the
gold coin was rapidly exported and re
placed by Mexican dollars. In 1577 the
gold currency was considered a failure,
owing to the above reasons. About this
time a law was passed by the Spanish
government prohibiting the importation
of Mexican dollars, but permitting the
circulation of those that were already in
the. island. Smuggling from China of
Mexican dollars (dated previous to 3875)
was carried on during- the Spanish
regime, in many instances with the aid
and knowledge of the Spanish customs
and other officials. Gold consequently
left the island completely. The dollars
fluctuated according to the price of sil
ver; as the fluctuation reached sometimes
10 to 15 per cent the smuggled importa
tion continued until it would drop to
par. For example.during the export season
when money was scarce, Manila rates
would rule as high as 10 or 15 per cent
over those of Hongkong and China,
whence the dollars were smuggled, which
attracted contraband, while in the autumn
the exchange would fall to par in those
places, there being frequently an export
of Mexicans at this season to be again
replaced by smuggled coins when re-
Quired.
In 1897 the money question became se
rious, and at the commencement of Ihe
Philippine insurrection some 6,000,000 of
coins of $1 each. GOO line. 45 grammes,
were minted in Spain and sent to the
Philippines. They were similar to the
Spanish current dollars, but were marked
••islas Fliipmas." and bore the head of
Alfonso XIJI. These dollars wore 8 per
cent under the value of the Mexicans
Some seven or eight millions may be
considered as a fair estimate of the num
ber of Mexicans circulating in the Phil
ippines at this period. Besides this a
large number of half-dollars was ex
ported for use in Morocco—presumably to
Day part of that country's indemnity to
Spaln-until legislation put an end to
the business. On the arrival of the
Americans a large amount of T'nitecT
btates gold was brought by tho military
Some difficulty was experienced at the
beginning, as th*> natives and Chinamen
did not know the values. The exchan-e
States go.d or silver to the
Philijmme or Mexican silver is com
monly accepted at $1 United States for
?2 Mexican or Philippine; but the ex
change varies a* the banks and large
commercial houses according to the value
of the Mexican dollar in London a^d San
1-rancisco. Mexican dollars irrespective
of dates, have been recently imported
through the banks in large quantities
lhere is a shortage of subsidiary coinage'
no fraction of the Mexican dollar hnvhV
ever been in circulation. —Van."
WILL NOT AFFECT CLARK.
DlsbßTment of Attorney Wellcome
b>- Montmsn SuitrMne t'oart,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—Members of
the senate committee i.n privileges and
elections declare thoy will carry on the
Investigation of Senator Clark's case
without regard to the decision of the
Montana supreme court, under which
John B. Wellcome was disbarred from
practice on charges of bribery In con
nection with Senator Clark's election.
"We sit as a court," said one of the
members, "ard we consider all the facts
bearing on these contest cases In a purely
judicial manner. Even if the supreme
court had declared that Clark himself
was guilty of attempts to bribe, or
whatever they charge him with, we could
pay no attention to it. He was not a
party to the case, and, of course, had
no chance to present his side. We have
nothing whatever to do with Mr. Well
come. We will try the Clark CRse on Its
merits."
Lawton Fund Grows.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Adjt. Gen.
Corbln's list of subscriptions to the Liaw
ton home fund aggregated $15,000 at noon
today. The committee announce that the
subscription list will be kept open until
Jan. 5 next, when the money will be
banked and placed to Mrs. Lawton'*
credit. The amount now in the hands of
Gen. Corbin probably is less than half
of that actually subscribed, many sub
scriptions not yet haviug reached him.
TRANSCONTINENTAL SYSTEM.
Proposed New Railway Scheme, In
cluding the Great Northern.
CHICAGO. Dec. 28.—Paul Morton, third
vice president of the Santa Fe railroad,
may be asked to accept the position of
president of the reorganized Kansas City,
Plttsburg & Gulf System. His name was
seriously considered at a meeting of the
executive committee, lasting from early
afternoon till near midnight, and plans
were discussed which, if carried out In
their entirety, will result in a new rail
way system which will reach from the
Atlantic to the Pacific seaboards, and to
the Gulf of Mexico on the south. The
proposed transcontinental system neces
sitated a combination of the Baltimore
& Ohio syndicate and James J. Hill. The
men who are in the scheme engineering
the deal explained It ns follows:
"As soon as the reorganization of the
Gulf road and its associated properties
is completed there will be a combination
with tho system controlled by James J.
Hill. By the Port Arthur route the Gulf
road people will have lines running from
St. Louis to Kansas City, and from Kan
sas City south to the gulf. Mr. Hill con
trols the Great Northern, which runs
wes to the coast, the Baltimore & Ohio
and consequently the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern. The plan is to have Mr.
Hill come into Omaha with the Great
Northern, and make connections with the
Omaha & St. Louis road, which In turn
connects with the Gulf road at Kansas
City, thus giving a complete line from
the gulf to the Pacific coast. North the
combination will have tho Omaha & St.
Louis road and again the Hill system
will come in. By means of the Balti
more & Southwestern they would get
from St. Louis to Cincinnati and there
connect with the Baltimore & Ohio.which
would take them east to the Atlantic
coast.
DISASTER AT SEA.
Unknown Bark and Twelve Men
Probably Lost.
NORFOLK, Va.. Dec. 26.—The big
Johnson line steamer Noranmore arrived
here this afternoon, light, from Liver
pool, after one of the most tempestuous
passages on record. Capt. Richardson,
her commander, reported having seem an
unknown bark founder at sea with her
crew of twelve men.
The Noranmore flies the Belgian flag,
and Is of 3,650 tons register. She sailed
from Liverpool for Norfolk, Dec. 17, and,
being nearly a week overdue, her agents
were anxious about her.
Tne hurricane which swept the coast
last Saturday struck the Noranmore at
sea at night. The waves rolled over her
almost continuously, and would, Capt.
Richardson says, have swamped an ordi
nary ship. Soon after the storm arose
the Noranmore overhauled a strange
bark, which was on the point of founder
ing. Only the stump of one mast still
stood, the others having been cut or
carried away. Several lights were burn
ing aboard her, and twelve men, believed
from their gestures to be foreigners, were
seen running about her decks, which were
awash. A boat's crew in one of the No
ranmore's boats was put over the side,
and the men pulled for the bark. The
boat was swamped almost Immediately.
The men, who wore life jackets, were
picked up by a second boat, which was,
however, compelled to return to the No
ranmore.
While the rescue of these men was
being effected the bark disappeared in
the darkness, and Capt. Richardson says
that beyond doubt she and her crew went
down. Search made after day broke re
vealed !io sign of her.
The Noranmore's steel bow was stove
in, two blades of her propeller were lost,
but she managed to make this port with
out the loss of a man.
BRAZNELL MINE HORROR.
More Gruemime I'iiuis by the Seelt
ers After Victims.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa., Dec. 26.—With
sightless eyes peering into tho dark
depths below, the corpse of Andrew For
ber hung for three days and three nights
from a beam half way up the mine shaft
of the Braznell mine. The body was fifty
feet above the level of the mine, from
whence it had been blown by the force
of the explosion. Since the accident oc
curred living and dead men had been al
most constantly passing within a few feet
of the corpse.
The accident wrecked both cages. One
was hastily repaired and operated on one
side of the shaft On the other side, with
in reaching distance of the cage in use,
hung Forber's body, but owing to the
darkness in the shaft it was not found
until today.
Two other bodies, or rather pieces, were
found this afternoon. They were located
deep among the debris and were worse
mangled than any yet found. The heads
and trunks were together, but the arms,
hands, logs and feet were picked up here
and there, and placed in the same box.
They were foreigners, and it was impos
sible to Identify them. One of the rescue
party said that much of the bodies still
remained in the mine, and he shoveled up
a great pile of fragments of flesh and
clothing which it was useless to bring
from the mine. With these three bodies
recovered the number of dead Is Increased
twenty-three.
AARON WOLFSOHN ALIVE.
Insurance Company Hnd Paid. Big
Policy on His L.lfe.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—As a result of tele
grams sent to Los Angeles, Cal.. stating
that Aaron Wolfsehn. on the finding of
whose supposed body a life Insurance
company paid the public administrator of
his estate §10.000, was alive in this city,
Attorney Edward O'Brien, of the com
pany, received several messages tc lay
asking: for a confirmation.
"W'r.lfsohn's identification is complete,"
said Mr. O'Brien. "Besides his own affida
vits I have the sworn statements of
twenty others who knew him. among
them his brother-in-law, Michael Hessel
berg, of St. Lflfute, ynd his cousin. Rose
Blumentlml,.of this city. Tke company
will have no trouble in recovering its
510.C00."
Wolfsohn loft Chicago late in the day
after signing an affidavit establishing his
Identity "and the fact that he is no corpse.
His oath is attached to a pfeotosraph
taken in this city.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 26.—Allen B.
Roorke, a prominent contractor and
builder and Republican politician of this
city, died at his home here today from
paralysis.
BOSTON, Dec. 2f>.—William B. Gale, a
well known criminal lawyer, died today.
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Flan arena's »w Superintendent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2T>.—Tndlan Com
missioner Jones has appointed Charles F.
Price, supi'i-intv-ndent of OneVda school,
AVls .'to succeed Leslie 23, Davis am super
intendent of the Flandreau Indian school,
South Dakota.
One Hntfieltl Kills Another.
MATEWAN, W. Va., Dec. 2fi.—Wayne
Hatlield. son of KUas llatneld. and a
nephew of "Devil" Anse Hatfield, shot
and killed George Hatfield's son, of Bear
Creek. The shooting occurred in George
Brazeur's store. Wayne Hatfield escap
ed to the mountains.
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Triifferty Due to .Tenlonsy.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 26.—John A.
Hoover, an elevator conductor, nged
twenty-four, early today shot his wife
twice In the head, fatally wounding her.
He then turned the weapon on himself
and sent one bullet into his brain and
died from the effects of the wound un
hour later. Jealously was the cause of
the crimes
XojiKittionnl Rubble Rnmt.
NIAGARA FALLS. N. V.. Doc. 2G.-H
Is the general belief here that the story
telegraphed from Niagara Falls, Ont., rel
ative to the disappenra/nce of two men
is without foundation beyond the fact
that the men left the carriage ar.d de
scended to the pathway.
FINAL TRIBUTE PAID
FUNERAL, SERVICES OVER rk.
MAINS OP DWIGHT L.
MOODY
WAS A GREAT AND GOOD MAN
Ira D. Snnkry Wn« Among the Hon
ored Pallbearers — Dr. Schofleid
Delivered the Ealo R , at the p a b-
He Services—Bnrlul Was nt Round
Tap—Memorial Service* Held in
New York.
EAST NORTHFIKLD, Mass., Dec. 26.—
The funeral services over the remains of
Dwlght L. Moody were held at the Con
gregational church today before a large
audience. Men who for many years have
been connected with Mr. Moody'a work
took part. Rev. C. I. Schofieid, D. D.,
officiated, assisted by Rev. A. Torrey, of
the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago. There
were services at the late residence of Mr.
Moody early In the day, only relatives
and close friends being present. Dr. Scho
field read the scriptures, and Mr. Torrey
offered prayer.
When the family had withdrawn, the
corpse, which had been permitted to re
main upon a leather couch, was placed
In the casket, which was of simple de- j
sign. The body was borne to the church
on an oblong, black covered bier, by about
forty students from the Northfield in
stitute. Before the bier was raised, white
roses were sprinkled about the casket. Dr.
Schofleid and Mr. Torrey led the proces
sion, while following the bier came the
following honorary paiibearers: Ira D.
Sankey and George C. Stebblns, of
Brooklyn; R. C. Morse and D. W. llc-
Wllliams, New York; Rev. W. J. Herd
man and Rev. George C. Needham, of
Philadelphia.
The bier was placed in rront of the dul
pit and the lid of the casket was removed,
showing a spray of pair* and ivy extend
ing from the feet to the breast. A large
number of villagers and visitors then be
gan to file past the body. Mr. Moody's
face had every appearance of one enjoy
ing peaceful sleep. The body remained on
view in the church until 2 o'clock.
At the public services the music was
rendered by the choir of 150 students. Th«
Invocation was followed by" the scripture
lesson, read by Rev. A. T. Plerson, of
Brooklyn. Dr. Schoflela then delivered
the eulogy, in which he cave an estimate
of the man and his work, and made ex
tended reference to the source of his
greatness. Dr. Schofleid said in part:
"We are met, dear friends, not to
mourn a defeat, but to celebrate a
triump. He walked with God and he was
not, for God took him. There in the "*"
West, in the presence of great audiences
of 12,000 of his fellowmen, God spoke to
him to lay it ail down and come home.
He would have planned it so. This is not
the place nor am I the man to present a
study of the life and character of Dwight
L. Moody. No one will ever question that
we are today laying in the kindly bosom,
of the earth the mortal body of a great
man."
The Rev. Mr. Torrey followed Dr. Scho
field. His eulogy was based upon Mr.
Moody's life exemplifying the grace of
God.
Following Mr. Torrey, remarks were
made by the Rev. H. G. Weston, of Cro
zier Theological seminary, Chester, Pa. j
the Rev. A. T. Pierson, of Brooklyn, N.
V.; Bishop Mallalleu, of Boston, and Rev.
J. W. Chapman, of New York.
The body was then carried to the burial
place at Round Top. The chorus sang
'■Jesus, Lover of My Soul," and after
prayer and a benediction the body was
lowered to its resting place.
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Memorial serv
ices for D. L. Moody, the evangelist, wer©
held today in Calvary Baptist church
simultaneously with the funeral services
at Northfleld. The auditorium of the
church, which seats about 3,000 persons,
■was filled. The service was or an un
denominational character, arranged by
the friends of Mr. Moody here ana a
number of ministers of all denomina
tions.
The services opened with the render
ing of Chopin's funeral march. Rev. R,
F. Morse, assistant pastor of the chur<j?l,
conducted the ceremonies. Jn his re
marks Mr. Morse said mat Mr. Moody
did not read the Testament in the orig
inal Greek, nor the Old Testament in tha
Hebrew, bur he was an assiduous stu
dent of the English Bible. He said it
was hardly exaggeration to say that Mr.
Moody was more familiar with the En
g-lish Scriptures than any man in this
country.
Rev. Dr. R. F. Mac Arthur, In his ad
dress, related a peculiar coincidence,
dating back to last summer, when ho
had written Mr. Moody asKlng him to
preach In a tent and at night in the Cal
vary church. Mr. Moody wrote that he
was not feeling well, but said:
"I shall be with you. though, and we
shall have a great service In Calvary
church."
Dr. Mac Arthur said:
"Moody has taken his p:ace among tha
immortals. Mr. Moody's evangelism
marks an era In the history of evan
gelism in England and America. With
out the learning of the schools he was
still an educated man In his sphere. Mr.
Moody was a willing student In the
school of Christ, which, after all. Is tha
noblest of all schools."
Dr. Mac Arthur'? addrcs? was followed
by the singing of one of Moody's favor
ite gospel hymns, "Some Day the Silver
Cord Will Break."
Rev. Dr. Hillis, of Plymouth church,
Brooklyn, said:
"Moody was, in my opinion, tho great
est evangelist since Whitencld. and since
the Apostle Paul there has been no man
who has preached to so great a multt
tutude of people and lea so many to
Christ. To the end of time Mr. Moodys
teachings will last. The simplicity or
his words went right to the heart of
common men. His conscientiousness, hi»
enthusiasm, hi? inspired common sens*, ,
hi 3 kindness, ail made him especially
fitted for his work,"
DATS NEWS IN BRIEF.
Binghamton, N. V.—The Jones scale >-
works of this city were badly damaged
by fire and water today.
Boston—The John P. Lo-01l Arms com
pany assigned to Charles B. Barnes.
West Liberty. Ky.— James Patton. of
White Oak shot and killed Harlan Cisco,
during a quarrel. Cisco fatally stabbed
Patton.
St L<ouis—The Siegei-llMman Dry
Goods company, which operated a large
department store here, today filed a deed
of trust to secure creditors in the sum
of $200,000.
Middleton, Conn— Threo colored chil
dren named Dlxon were burned to death
during a lire which destroyed the home
of their parents. They were seven, rive
and three years old. ' *
Pitfsburg, Ky.—Alex Fisher was shot
and killed "by his brother. Pies Fisher, last
nsrht. in Clay county. They dlseuss.nl tha
Philpot-Grifnn feud in which the brothers
were on opposite sides.
Baltimore—Franklin B. Ltviagstotte, a
blind man, aged lifty-stx years choked
hi •. wife Rofle Livingstone, to death at
their home in this city, and then gave
htmsolf up to the police.
New York—Mrs. Henrietta Ftngerhut,
found guilty, at Somerville. N. J.. or
manslaughter in having killed her land
lord Patil Roehrlcht, was sentenced to
six months In the county jail and to pay
$500 fine.
New York—James and Allan MacNaugh
ton of the Tradesmen National bank and
the Wool Kxchange, filed a petition in
bankruptcy.
Barboursville W. Va—Three members
of the family of Manford Pollock dted last
night having been mysteriously poisoned
while eating their Christmas dinner.
