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VOL. XXII.— NO. 324.
TO SAVE SHIPPING I
PACTS SHOW THE NECESSITY FOR
KAHLV ACTION ON THE PART
OF CONGRESS
OTHER MTOS ARE ACTIVE
CONDITIONS INFLUENCING THEM
AHE EQIALLY APPLICABLE
TO IMTED STATES
SUBSIDIES THE SOLUTION
Less Than One Million Dollnm De
voted to Merchant Marine by the
United State*, While Japan and
the Powers of Europe Expended
Nearly Twenty-Five Millions—Co
gent FaotH Set Forth In Detail.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.— The annual
Teport of the commissioner of navigation,
Mr. Chamberlain, which was made public
today, evidences the necessity of some
early action upon the part of congress if
the merchant marine of the United States
Is to maintain even a respectable position
as compared with the shipping develop
ment of the other great powers of the
■World. Within the past twenty years the
United States in sea-going steam tonnage
lias dropped from the second place next
to Great Britain to the fourth position be
low Germany and France, and if steamers
in foreign trade alone are considered bo
low Norway and Spain and only slightly
ahead tff Japan.
The report reviews the legislation of
other nations in bohalf of merchant ship
ping, showing that last year the European
nations and Japan expended over $26,000,
--000 to promote it in various forms, while
tho United States spent only $995,921. On
their steamship linos to China and Japan
foreign nations expended about $5,000,000,
while for the same purpose the United
States expended less than $49,000.
The establishment of two or more fast
American steamship lines on the Pacific
coast to connect with Asia will furnish
the capitals of Western Europe with
closer mall and passenger connections by
from throe to five days than Is now pos
sible by the heavily subsidized British,
German and French steamship lines
through the Suez canal.
EFFECTIVE REASONS.
The reasons which impel other nations
to develop their merchant shipping, says
Mr. Chamberlain, apply with equal force
to the United States. Among them are:
First— The relations of the navy
to the merchant marine a* an ele
ment of national defen.se.
Second— The relation* of a mer
chant marine to insulin- territory.
Third — Its relation* to new mar
kets In Asia. Africa, Australia and
South America. /
Fourth — The necessity for the
l»e*t ocean mail facilities under
the H:i«.
Fifth — The relations of the mer
chant marine to exports and Im
ports, and the value of the carrying
trade.
Sixth— The promotion of shlp
liuililiiitf and contributory imlus
t rlesi.
By various methods of computation the
amual value of the ocean carrying trade '
of the United States is estimated at about ;
$175, OK, 000, including passenger and im
migrant fares and payment for ocean
mu.:ls to and from the United States. The
contention that American shipping in the
foreign trade is handicapped by tariff
duties is met by reference to progressive
legislation, beginning in I*7B, by which in
the last few years all materials for con
struction of American vessels in the for
eign trade and all supplies for such trade
have been exempted from duty. Tonnage
taxes have been removed, and there is
no fcrm of federal taxes on American
shipping. The proposal to repeal tonnage
taxes would therefore be equivalent to a
bounty of $750,000 annually to foreign
shipping, and would relieve American
shipping of only $80,000 taxes annually.
The report then takes up the methods
which haw recently been suggested for
the promotion of the American merchant
marine. It is pointed out that discrim
inating duties on cargoes in foreign ves
sels or on the tonnage of foreign vessels
are an impracticable remedyon account of
treaty provisions. The same objection
also applies to the proposition to grant
bounties on exports in American vessels
The proposition to grant American reg
istry to foreign-bulltvessels in the foreign
trade is not regarded as feasible, on ac
count of the fact that the cost of operat
ing vessels under the American flag i<«
concededly greater than under a foreign
one.
The proposition to develop the merchant
marine through ocean mail subsidies, says
the commissioner, is only a partial' solu
tion of the question. While the need of
at k-ast two fast mall steamship lines to
Asia and one to South America is indis
putable, the establishment of such lines
w« u hi not suffice to put our navigation
and ship building on a satisfactory basis.
SHIP SUBSIDIES.
Thp report in the main is devoted to the
consideration of a senate bill reported by
Senator Frye at the last session aVa
substitute for the bills introduced by Sen
ator Hanna and Representative Pavne It
Js pointed out that the maximum expend!
ture under that bill for any one year in
fixed at $9,000,000,000, from 'which/ how
ever, should be deducted Jl.nooooo the
present cost of carrying our ocean mails
on American vessels, which will continue
whatever the fate of the bill may be
Th-e maximum annual expenditure nro
*-"- 5 ,7U y T biHIS thUS ln effect fix^ at
f7,SGG,tt». Assuming that all our vessels
registered for foreign trade were fully oc
cupied throughout the year, at the prc
ent time the expenditure under the bill
would be in round numbers <8,000,000 B e _
fore the maximum is reached the capacity
of our ship yards must be increased many
times, and the tonnage under our flag
» ■; yaged in the foreign trade must be mul
tiplied several fold.
This increase in the capacity' of our
shin yards and in our tonnage in foreign
trade will show ability on our part to
compete on more nearly even terms with
foreign nations. The pro rata reduc
ntlons in compensation provided when
the maximum expenditure of $9,000,000 is
reached will thus coincide with the les
sened need of government assistance.
During the decade ending 1898 our ship
yards produced only 213,000 gross tons
of ocean steamships, while in the same
period German yards turned out 850,000
gross tons and British yards 9,680,000
gross tons.
The difference in the cost of construc
tion and operation of American and
TnjlfiF^^ f «jrfsSßi^^ fly a^ 288 fi& Jwp i wßk^^" I
British. vessels is considered in gome de
tail. It Is pointed out that of the 3,672
steam vessels of fourteen knots or over
now in existence in the world over
80 per cent are receiving In one form
or another assistance from the govern
ments to which they belong, aggregating
upward of $20,000,000. This is deemed
justification for the proposition in the
bill to give a distinct allowance to Amer
ican steamships of fourteen knots or up
ward.
TONNAGE TAXES.
The report also recommends moderate
Increases in our tonnage taxes, equaliz
ing them with those imposed at the prin
cipal European ports; favors the passage
of bills applying the laws of the United
States relating to commerce, navigation
and merchant seamen to Hawaii and
Porto Rico, thus bringing those islands
under the coasting laws of the United
States. It Is recommended that vessels
owned by Cubans be placed by law on
an equality with vessels belonging to the
most favored nation. Under an exlstlna
statute It has been necessary to impose
a tonnage tax of $1 per gross ton—practi
cally prohibitory— upon such vessels, and
this injustice, both to ourselves and the
Cubans, can be remedied only by legisla
tion.
The total documented tonnage on June
30, 1899, comprised 22,830 vessels of 4,864,
--258 gross tons, which is our largest since
1865. The tonnage operating under our
coasting laws, 21,397 vessels of 4,015,992
gross tons, is the largest in our history
and greater than the coasting tonnage
of any other nation. Our steam ton
nage, 2.476,011 tons, for the first time ex
ceeds the tonnage of all other craft. In
the rest of the world steam tonnage
eleven years ago exceeded sail ton
nage.
Our tonnage registered for foreign trade
remains small, and last year American
vessels carried a little less than 9 per cent
of our exports and Imports, the smallest
percentage in our history. Based on
Bureau Veritas returns the world's sea
going sail tonnage in the pasl quarter of
a century has decreased from 14,185,836
tons to 8,693,769 tons, a decrease of 40
per cent. The decrease in the United
States has been at the average rate.
The world's sea-going steam tonnage in
the same period has increased from 4,328,
--193 tons to 18,887,132 tons, or 3C6 per cent.
The phenomenal increases have been
Norway's, over 1,400 per cent, and Ger
many's, nearly 700 per cent. The in
crease of the United States has been
only 68 per cent and the increase of the
American steam tonnage registered for
foreign trade on the Atlantic and gulf
coasts has been only 38 per cent.
A bill for the relief of the American
shipping industry will be among the
earliest measures urged for consideration
when congress meets. There is a gen
eral disposition to enact some legislation
to encourage and foster the American
merchant marine. The bureau of naviga
tion of the treasury department has pre
pared an elaborate plea In support of the
demand for relief from congress for the
present condition of the American mer
chant marine. The efforts in behalf of a
bill in this direction will have the earnest
support of the administration.
PIAGTJE-STEICKEN SHIP.
Every Precaution Taken to Prevent
the Spread of Infection.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.— The steamer J.
W. Taylor, which arrived yesterday from
Santos* Brazil, with the captain and cook
ill with suspected bubonic plague, has
been disinfected as far as possible without
discharge of cargo. The cabins, fore
castle, decks and engineer's department
have been cleansed and thoroughly dis
infected. The crew have been bathed
and their clothes and effects have been
subjected to steam. The patients are at
Swinburne island, and there is no change
in their condition. Deputy Health Officer
Sanborn says the crew will be kept on
board the steamer until tomorrow, when
the agents will supply a new crew. The
crew will be removed to Hoffman island
and detained for observation for ten days.
There has been no further development
among them.
After the removal of the erew T , the
cargo, coffee in sacks, will be discharged
into lighters. The sacks will be emptied
into other receptacles and then subjected
to steam disinfection on board of the
James W. Wadsworth. After the dis
charge of cargo the holds of the steamer
will be disinfected. Dr. Fitzpatrick, the
bacteriological expert at quarantine, is
making cultures of matter taken from the
patients. The result of his examinations
will determine the question of the dis
charge of cargo.
Dr. Herman Biggs, bacteriologist of the
health department, gave out the following
statement today regarding Dr. Park's ex
amination of the supposed bubonic plague
patients:
"The bacteriological examinations thus
far made by Dr. Park are rather negative.
These negative results are such as must
be expected in the plague at the stage of
the disease presented by these men, and
would be very unusual in any other
course. They form satisfactory evidence
as to the existence of the plague."
Dr. Brlggs said he had little doubt that
the two patients supposed to have the
disease are now almost well.
The bacteriological examinations will
be continued so long as the patients of the
infected ship present the opportunity.
This is the first time the physicians of
this city have had an opportunity to
study the disease directly. Up to this
time they have depended upon foreign
medical reports, which are not always
authetic.
Health Commissioner Cosby said he
had no doubt the ship could be thorough
ly disinfected. But, even so, it will not
be permitted to come to the city. The
health department will take no chances,
he said.
PRIZE " WINNING ARCHITECT.
Em 1 1 Bernard. Who Won In the
Henrnt Competition. In New York.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.— 0n the steam
ship La Bretagne, of the French line,
v.hich arrived from Havre today, was
Emil Bernard, tl»e French architect, who
was recently decorated with the order of
the Legion of Honor. M. Bernard has
come to America to consult with the re
gents and faculty of the Unhersity of
California. M. Bernard won the prize of
$10,000 in the international competition for
plans and designs for the buildings of the
University of California, to be erected at
the expense of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst of
San Francisco. He was met at the dock
by Paul B. Tuzo, who represents the trus
tees, and who recently arrived from Paris
with the plans for the university buUd
ings. M. Bernard will remain here a few
days before going to California.
ST. PAUL IN THE FIELD.
After the Repnhlican league Con
vention in MH)O.
CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-The executive com
mittee of the National Republican league
will meet in Washington Tuesday, Dec
12, to fix upon the time and place for its
convention in 1900. The meeting has been
called by President George Stone, of San
Francisco, and official notification to this
effect has been sent out by Secretary D
H. Stone from the Chicago headquarters
The indications point to considerable
rivalry over a convention city. Chicago
Louisville, Indianapolis, St. Louis st'
Paul, Galveston and possibly Philadel
phia will ask for the gathering. The
Commercial clubs of St. Paul and Gal
veston are taking an active interest in
securing tho convention for their city
The convention will be the first national
political gathering of the presldental year
MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 1899.
ON TO B.4YOMG
REPORT THAT THE TOWN HAS
BEEN OCCUPIBD BY AMER
ICAN TROOPS*
NATIVES MORE FJiIFMtLY
THEY GI.ADLY WEU'OMED THE
IOUMHM I POX THEIR AR
RIVAL, AT PAMQIK
BLOCKED BY A BAD WRECK
The Rails Torn Ip and the Advance
of the Expedition Toward the
North Impeded- Filipino* Said to
lie Flurried by the Rapidity of
tho Movement Now In Progress of
Execution.
MANILA, Nov. 19.— The following dis
patches have been received here from
correspondents of the Associated Press,
accompanying the American advance
northward: •
Gerona, Nov. 18.— Gen. Mac Arthur en
tered Qerona this afternoon. The Insur
gents fled last night after burning the
depot. Nothing else was destroyed by
them. Gerona is the first town along the
Manila-Dagupan railway where the na
tives did not run at the approach of the
Americans. The padres offered quarters
In the convents and churches. The town
has one good house. Gerona is the seat
of heavy sugar interests.
The trip here was a hard one and oc
cupied six hours in covering seven miles
and a half, most of the time being spent
in fording a quarter of a mile flood run
ning out of the Rio Tarlac. We have no
wagons, and pask mules and native
bearer 3 carry all our supplies. The na
tives here say that Bayombong was oc
cupied last Sunday by the Americans,
possibly Gen. Young's or Gen. Lawton's
division. The people are of a better class
than we have usually found, and they
welcomed the Americans, as they evident
ly realize that their agricultural Interests
will revive.
Gen. Mac Arthur said this afternoon:
"We seem to be entering a different po
litical atmosphere. The people here seem
to be less attached to Agulnaldo's cause
than those in many towns we have en
tered on the railway line."
The command will move northward at
da\ break tomorrow toward Bayombong,
Gerona will be garrisoned by two com
panies of the Thirty-sixth.
Immediately on entering Gerona,
Slaven's scouts moved up the track to
ward Paiiique. On the way they encoun
tered an intrenched party of insurgents,
whom they drove back, and then entered
the town and captured four locomotives
and thirteen cars, as already cabled. They
learned that 500 insurgents had left the
town in the course of the afternoon.
ON TO BAYOMBONG.
Panique, " Nov.» 18.— Gen. Mac Arthur's
troops arrived from Gerona in the course
of the morning. The railway beyond this
point has not been destroyed. The cap
tured railway stock is being repaired to
handle supplies. The expedition will go
north toward Bayombong probably today.
The signal corps is constructing lines
with great rapidity.
A native courier from Bayombong re
ports that the American troops left the
town soon after they entered, and many
natives remain, although no insurgents.
Gen. Mac Arthur discovered here Maj.
Johnson, formerly chief surgeon on the
staff of the Filipino commander, Gen.
Mascardo. He resides at Bacolor and is
about to return there to resume his prac
tice. Maj. Johnson says all respectable
Filipinos are disgusted at the behavior
of the Filipinos and are very glad the
Americans have the upper hand.
Many refugees are arriving at Panique
from the North, indicating the presence
of other American troops, probably off
the line. These refugees say the insur
gents have not- known which way to turn,
with the Americans occupying so many
places in the country. Panique is a
wealthy town. Some of the natives and
Chinese fled at the approach of our
troops, but they are now confidently re
turning. The rain has ceased, the
weather is fine and the country is dry
ing rapidly.
BLOCKED BY WRECK.
Monacada, Nov. 19.— Advancing through
the enemy's country by train from Pa
nique, a distance of five miles, the Ameri
cans reached Monaeada, where the na
tives have displayed a friendly disposi
tion. The train is stalled here by the
wreck of two locomotives and fifty-four
cars, evidently intentional, on the main
track. The freight house and depot have
been burned. No attempt will be made
to save the wrecked rolling stock, but the
track will be cleared, and as soon as two
small break's have been repaired the ex
pedition will continue northward. Thus
far the advance has been a complete suc
cess. Capt. Carr, of the signal corps has
laid a wire from Panique.
WITH A RUSH.
The American occupation between Man
ila and Dagupan is proceeding with a
rush. Gen. Mac Arthur is within five miles
of Dagupan, which place Gen. Wheaten or
Gen. L'awton will probably occupy. The
rai'road is practically intact beyond Barn
ban, with the exception of a distance of
five miles north, and the rails for that
porition have been discovered. Large
quantities of rolling stock have, however
been destroyed. ♦
Gen. Mac Arthur Js moving his troops by
train, and the roads within Gen. Lawton's
territory are becoming passable.
DARING COUP.
Capt. Leonhaeuser accomplished one of
the best coups of the year. Reaching
O'Donnell by a night march from Capas
on Nov. IS, he surprised the Insurgent
force, numbering 200, and captured all of.
them, with their arms, 10,000 rounds of
ammunition and four tons of subsistence
One Filipino was killed, but there were
no American casualties.
Sail for Manila.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-Wive 8 , sweet
hearts and friends of the Forty-first
United States volunteers bade them
good-bye this afternoon as the big trans
port Logan pulled out into the river from
the government pier at Brooklyn Al
though the transport will not begin her
long voyage to Manila before tomorrow
afternoon, the officers in charge had the
transport towed to an anchorage iust off
Governor's island today. otX
Will Wed a Lord.~
LONDON, Nov. 19.— Hon. Archibald
Lionel Bethuen, second son of the Earl
o f Lindsay, will soon be married to Miss
Ethel Tucker, daughter of W. A Tuck
er, of Boston.
FIVE O'CLOCK CONCESSION.
New York: Swindler "At Home" to
a Number of Hi* Victim*.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.— The police have
at headquarters James C. Hart, who
spent eighteen months in Slug Sing for
swindling a woman out of $10,000 worth
of diamonds in 18% and whose latest oper
ations, carried on in New York city,
have consisted in swindling women out of
Bums of money varying! from $75 to sev
eral hundred dollars, their jewelry or
whatever else he could successfully lift
jukl carry away. For the past three
months Hart has done a lucrative busi
ness and at police headquarters today
when he was confronted ltjy a number of
his victims he confessed to the crimes
one by one.
Hart was arrested by detectives who
were waiting for him on Friday outside
the Albemarle hotel, from which place
he was rapidly making his way after
having swindled a woman out of $300. She,
finding she had been victimized, went
to police headquarters and found the
police had Hart already under arrest.
Chief of Detectives McCluskey then
held a kind of reception of Hart's vic
tims, all of whom identified him posi
tively as the man who had swindled
them. In each instance Hart admitted
his guilt.
Hart was arrested on Dec. 10, 1896, on
the cjiarge of grand larceny, he having
stolen diamonds to the value of $10,030
from Mrs. Elizabeth de la Barre. He
pleaded guilty to this offense, the com
plainant In the meantime having died,
and was sentenced to only eighteen
months in prison.
On Oct. 20, 1898. at the Bates house, In
dianapolis, as John J. Hillis, he swin
dled Edward Qeis out of $250, for which
he received a sentence of six months'
imprisonment and $1,000 fine. Hart will
be arraigned tomorrow.
It is believed by th« police that in
his present operations Hart has secured
many thousands of dollars.
BAELEY KINGS WIFE.
She Has Been Released From Cus
tody and Will Sail for Enrope.
MONTREAL, Nov. 19.— Mrs. Evangeline
O'Neill is still at the Windsor hotel with'
her little girl, Jennie, and with them is
Harry O'Neill, the Chicago broker, known
as "The Barley King," who arrived here
from L&nsil.g, Mich. Mrs. O'Nrill has
been released on a bond of $800. Mrs.
O'Neill and her little daughter will sail
on the Dominion line steamer Dominion
for Liverpool tomorrow, Having engaged
the b?st cabin in the steamer. On Satur
day a bailiff went through her trunks,
eight in number, seized at the Windsor
hotel, and made an inventory. She has
engaged, counsel and a private detective
to look after her interests, and a hot le
gal fight appears likely.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 19.— Mrs. Evange
line O'Nfcill, of Chicago, who was arrest
ed in Montreal on Saturday on a charge
of fraud, involving: the jo.session of dia
monds, precious stones, Jewels, furs and
dry goods to the value of $10,000, ->.vas in
Baltimore this v<e?k, and detectives were
looking for her at the reauest of a Chi
cago private detective firm, but she left
the city before she could be p.ppreher.d
ed. When she left Chicago, it is said,
she took thirteen trunks with her.
O* ! <£ — ■ ■
MR. MOODY BETTER.
He Is at Hume and Much Improved
in Health i
EAST NORTHFIIiLb, Mass., Nov. 19.— >
Dwight L. Moody, -wHo recently suffered
an attack of heart trouble while engaged
in evangelical work .. in Kansas City,
reached his home here today, and is to
night resting comfortably. Mr. Moody
made no stop at Buffalo, and thus failed
to meet his wife and son, William R.
Moody, in that city. He fame direct to
Greenfield, where he was met by his
younger son, Paul, with a pair of horses
and at once driven over the road to East
Northfield, twelve miles away. The ride
apparently did Mr. Moody much good,
and he was greatly pleased to reach
home. With him were Dr. Schauffer and
C. M. Wing, both of Kansas City. Mr.
Moody was met at hfes residence by his
daughter, Mrs. A. P. FJtt, and other rela
tives, and everything h<Jd been arranged
whereby he could be given the best pos
sible attention and the rest of which he
is so sorely in need.
Shortly after his arrival Dr. Schauffer
issued this bulletin:
"The general condition of Mr. Moody
has much improved. His temperature is
nearly normal and his pulse continues
to improve. I look to see him gradually
recover. He has no valvular disease of
the heart. His circulation is rapidly im
proving."
,^»—
HOB ART NO WORSE.
The Patient Passed a Good Mg-ht
and Awoke Refreshed.
PATERSON, N. J., Nov. 19.— Vice Presi
dent Hobart passed a comfortable night.
He slept well and When he woke this
morning he seemed refreshed. At * 9
o'clock he partook of sol|d food and told
those about him that he, enjoyed it.
Vice President Hobart passed the great
er part of the day sitting at his bedroom
window, at times resnj|h>gvthe newspapers
and having Mrs. Hobart read to him. He
took less food than usual. This seems to
indicate that his stomach trouble has re
turned. Mr. Hobart appeared to be as
cheerful a-s ever and took fa lively interest
In the topics of the day as presented by
the newspapers. There is no perceptible
change in his condition, but his friends
arc not as hopeful aa tjiey have been.
They believe that *he vice president is
gradually growing weaker.
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CHICAGO KNIGHTS SECEDE.
Scrlons Break In the Ranks of a
Fraternal Order.
CHICAGO, Nov. 19.— About 2,500 Chica
go members of the Knights and Ladies of
Honor have seceded from the organization
because of dissatisfaction with the man
agement of the affairs of the body by the
supreme lodge. Fourteen lodges in Chi
cago have withdrawn and have set up a
rival concern, which is styled the Ger
man-American Federation of Illinois.
They have elected grand officers, and to
night forwarded to the/ state insurance
department papers applying for a charter
to conduct business.
The members of the fourteen lodges say
they seceded because ythey thought the
assessments which the supreme lodge
levied each month u£»on the members
were too high.
RICHARD STORES RESIGNS.
Pastor of the < liurch of the Pil
grim* l n in Health.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19. -Rev. Dr. Rich
ard Stores, pastor of the Church of Pil.
grims, Brooklyn, has resigned because
of failing health.. He had been in poor
health this fall an<l had been unable to
attend to the duties of the church for
some time. Ills plaY fo the pulpit has
been occupied by yisftini clergymen, and
today it devolved upotLlDr. Edward B
Coe, of Manhattan, the Jon-in-law of the
pastor, to read th y i«iker of resigna
tion.
Dr. Stores has W*n connected with the
church since its es-tatyUlfoient, fifty-three
years ago. A meeting of the members of
the church will be held Nov. 27. at which
action will be taken. It fe probable the
members will ask. Dr. Btores to retain
his position as head of the church
RULE BY RIFLES
I
THREAT IN KBNTITKY TO COUNT
GOEBEL OUT BY FORCE
OF ARMS
GOV. BRADLEY BACK OF IT
READY TO RELY UPON THE MILL
TIA OF THE STATE AS A
LAST RESORT
COMMANDERS IN CONFERENCE
Meeting of the Executive, Hits Ad
jutant General and the Colonel
ln Command of the Second Reg
iment — No Public Statement a» to
the PurpoMes or Results of the
Council at Lexington.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 19.— Gov. W.
O. Bradley and the adjutant general of
the state guard, Daniel Collier, conferred
here today with Col. R. D. Williams, of
the Second Kentucky regiment, and the
latter returned with them to Frankfort.
None of the party would talk.
Republican leaders, professing to be
close to the governor, but having no an
nouncement from him personally, say
that If the vote of Louisville is thrown
out Gov. Bradley will refuse to recog
nize Goebel as his successor and will
maintain his position even if forced to
use the militia. The governor's move
ments are closely watched.
OPEN THREAT.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 19.-The Com
mercial (Rep.) tomorrow will say:
The following communication from Har
lan county talks to the point:
"We, together with 1,000 able-bodied cit
izens of this county, have tendered our
services to Gov. Bradley and Gen. W. S.
Taylor, to inaugurate Gen. Taylor and
maintain him in the office to which he was
elected, however any state legislature or
state board may decide."
It is signed by a number of county of
ficials.
VIEWS OF MR. JONES.
Ken-Committal as to the Attitude of
the Party.
CHICAGO, Nov. 19.— Senator J. K.
Jones, chairman of the national Demo
cratic committee, who arrived here to
night, said he did not know what the ex
ecutive committee would do tomorrow,
but it could not call a meeting of the
full committee and it could not call the
convention. This Is the first time since
the close of the campaign of 1893 that
Senator Jones has met his colleagues on
the committee, as he was absent in Eu
rope when they met here last July. Whi:e
the executive commitfee may not do any
thing relating- to issuer?, candidates or !
conventions, it' is said that a number of
prominent Democrats from all parts of
the country will be here tomorrow to
round up the situation. According to a
telegram received today W. J. Bryan will
not be present.
Mayor David S. Rose, of Milwaukee,
heads a delegation of Democrats from
Wisconsin, who are here to boom Milwau
kee for the national Democratic conven
tion. In the delagtion are ex-Gov. George
W. Peck, J. p. Stobars, George William
Bruce, William Walker and J. G. Don
nelly. Milwaukee offers an auditorium
seating 15,000 people, and is ready with a
guaranty of $15,000 to pay the expenses
of the convention and national committee.
Kansas City offers a convention hall seat
ing 15,000; offers to pay all convention and
conunitee expenses and on top of that
offers a contribution of $50,000 to the
Democratic fund.
Senator Jones shortly after his arrival
at the Sherman house went into executive
session with Chairman J. G. Johnson, of
the national executive committee. After
the conference he was asked what he had
to say about candidates and issues for
next year. He replied:
"There Is no doubt that Mr. Bryan will
be the Democratic nominee. The Demo
cratic convention, in my opinion, will re
affirm the Chicago platform. I believe
the Democrats will declare against im
perialism and ln favor of legislation reg
ulating trusts and combinations. It is
too soon yet to say just what will be the
dominant issue. Cindldates and plat
forms do not make issues. In some parts
of the country the rinr.ncial question will
be most interesting to the voters, in
another trusts, and in another imperial
ism. And so It will go."
When told of reports that he was op
posed to holding the Democratic conven
tion in Chicago and maintaining head
quarters here, the senator said:
"There sue good reasons why the cam
paign should be managed Iron; Chicago
and good reasons why it should i.ot
be."
National Committeeman Campau, of
Michigan, who arrived during the day, la
discussing the recent elections, said the
result in Nebraska shows that Bryan is
strong enough to be certain of renomina
tion. and perhaps by acclamation.
J. G. Jeffry, of Pittsburg. national com
mitteeman from Pennsylvania, said:
"Bryan will be the candidate. There
Is no opposition to him."
MINORITY LEADERSHIP IN HOUSE.
Mr. Snleer Hope* the Mantle Will
Fall Upon His Shoulders.
CHICAGO, Nov. 19.— Representative Ful
zer, of New York, who Is In Chicago in
connection with the meeting of the ex
ecutive committee of the national Demo
cratic committee tomorrow, said:
"Yes, T am a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for speaker of the next
house of representatives, and my friends
think my chances of securing the honor
very good. I would not be a candidate
if they did not believe my selection would
Strengthen our party in the Bast and help
us to carry the doubtful states of New
York and New Jersey in the next presi
dential contest.
"I will have the votes otthe solid dele
gations from New York and New Jersey,
and have received assurance? of substan
tial support froac other states.
"At this critical time in the affairs
of tho Democratic party it seems to me
the wishes of the leader* of the East
should be consulted, and they favor my
selection, not en account of myself or
my personality, but because they believe
it will be good party politics and will
st lengthen our forces in the pivotal states
of New York and New Jersey In the
great contest of next year.
"I yield' to no one In my allegiance to
the Democratic party, and have no apolo
gy to nink? for my support of William J.
Bryan, and am loyal to the principles
enunciated in the Chicago platform."
m
Texas Club.
CHICAGO, Nov. 18.— Former residents
of Texas living in Chicago met at the
Tremont house today and made plans
for the establishment of the Chicago
Texas club. James Pfouts was elected
i president and J. M. Cox secretary.
PRICE TWO CENTS-< gf^Jw
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTAN* NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for St. Paul:
Fair; Southerly Winds.
I— British Are at Bay.
Rapid Advance In Luzon,
Sub«ldle« for ShlpN.
Bradley Threaten* Force.
2— MlulMlppl River Work.
Faneral of Miller.
Old Gmploye Let Out.
Moral* In Geneva.
3— Minneapolis Matters.
Chlppewa Grievances.
Patrla Total Wreck.
4— Editorial.
Street Riot at Havana.
s— Sporting: NeTVfi.
Revolt In Colombia.
O— Weeli's Markets Reviewed.
Clews' Stock Letter.
7— Popular Wants.
B— ln the Field of Labor.
Unknown Man's Suicide.
Section Crew Wrecked.
OCEAN LINERS.
NEW YORK-Arrived: La Bretagne,
Mavre; Norge. Copenhagen. Sailed:
Statendam, Rotterdam.
QUEENSTOWN-Sailed: Campania, New
x orit.
TODAY IN ST. PAIL.
METROPOLITAN-Neill stock company
n »^ A^ Bachelor ' s Romance." 8:15.
GRAND— "HoteI Topsy Turvy." 8:15
Palm Garden— Vaudeville. 2 and 8 p. m.
Olympic Theater— Vaudeville, 2 and 8
p. m.
Methodist ministers meet. Y. M C A
3 d. m.
Annual reception of the Woman's Work
exchange. Endicott Arcade. 3 to 6 p m
Cathedral bazaar, Sherman hall, 8 p. m
Organ recital, A. C. Koerner, First Bap
tist church, 8:30 p. m.
Park board meets, city hall. 8 p. m.
Associated Charities' platform meeting.
People's church. 8 p. m.
Shekinah Lodge No. 171. Masonic hall
West St. Paul, 8 p. m.
BULGE IN HIDES.
Price* Marked Ip Sharply in the
La#t Sixty Days.
CHICAGO, Nov. 19.— The Record to
morrow will say: All kinds of leather
and hides in the United States and Can
ada have taken a sudden Jump in price
because of a genera, 1 scarcity of the raw
and manufactured material putting the
markets almost in a state of panic. In
the last sixty days the best grades of oak
butts which are uaed for belting have ad
vanced from 36 to -10 cents a pound, and
the first quality of oak sole leather, used
In the making of boots and shoes, has
risen from 34 to 38 cents.
A year ago belting leather was down
to 30 cents a pound, with other kinds of
tanners' goods in proportion. The
Transvaal war is helping to drain the
low available supplies of American
leather and add to the famine prices.
American leather and hides have been
exported to England in large quantities
lately and the demand from across the
•■w*ier- is on the increase. Salted hide?,
which were selling at 32% cents per
pound sixty days ago, now bring 14 cents i
and . tanners cannot supply the demand
for leather. They have kept their stock
In vats so low since 1595 and 1596 that
now they are unable to deliver the leather
gcods that are wanted.
For three days last week the price of
No. 1 leather for belting purposes rosa 1
cent a day per pound. No one Is pre
dicting what the price next week will
be.
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BURLINGTON 1 EXTENSION.
Line to Ogden Is to Tap New Terri
tory In Nebraska.
CHrCAGO, Nov. 19.— 1t Is probable that
the Chicago, Burlington & Quiacy will
build an extension to Ogdon, Utah, and
make connection, there with the Southern
j Pacific. The proposed extension ?s not to
be from Denver west, but is to run from
Alliance. Neb., to Hartville, where there
are large and valuable iron deposits, and
thence due west, fifty miles north of
Cheyenne, Wyo., to Ogden. This would
place the Burlington's extension midway
between the Chicago & Northwestern'^
Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rail
way and the I'nion Pacific. Tt would run
through a fertile section of Nebraska, ard
strike some valuable iron ard other min
eral deposits in Wyoming. The line
would be as direct as the Northwestern-
CJnion Pacific line from Chicago to Ogclen.
From Denver west the Burlington has ths
use of both the Denver & Rio Grande
and the Colorado Midland, but the Denver
route is not so direct as would be the pro
posed line via Alliance. Neb.
The reason the Burlington is desirous
of running a through transcontinental
line midway between the Union Pacific
and Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri valley
is that those lines fee-long to the Vander
, bilt-Harriman syndicate, and the present
' Burlington line ie wedged in between
them. It desires to be ro situated that it
can offer active competition to tho North
western and its allied lines west of the
Missouri, ami this it hopes to accomplish
by building an extenston.
"Wild Cat" Ranker.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Nov. 19.— Leonard
B. Imboden, formerly of Fort Worth.
Tex., who two months asro was found
guilty of conducting a "wild cat" bank
in this city, has been formally sentenced
to ten years' imprisonment in the state
penitentiary at Jefferson City. Imboden's
■family are well known In Texas. He
had in his time engaged in numerous gi
gantic financial schemes in the South
west. _
Mnrdered for Money.
FORT SCOTT. Kan.. Nov. 19. -The un
known man whose body was found
Thursday night In Mill creek, six miles
from here, weighted down with a heavy
chain and a sack of stones, has been
identified as Leopold Edlinger. a farmer
living near Rockville. Mo. When last
seen Edlinger had drawn his money from
a Rockville bank. He was undoubtedly
murdered for his money.
Iron Works Humor. .
WAUKEOAN. 111.. Nov. 10-Regardinsr
the purchase of 2.000 acres of land on the
lake shore north of here, a report is
current that the Carnegie company la to
erect great iron works there and build a
new town. Nothing definite can be ascer
tained as to ihe truth of this report.
_.
Will Not Go to Paris.
CHICAGO. Nov. 19.-The Chicago or
chestra, under the leadership of Theo
dore Thomas, has decided to decline the
Invitation of the directors of the Paris
exposition to attend that show in 1900
Mr. Thomas freely admits that the ver
dict In the DreylYis case was responsible
for his determination to remain away
from the exposition^ -
After Statehood.
GUTHRIE. Okla.. Nov. 19.-The state
hood convention, which closed here yes
terday, apijo^ited a committee to draw
up a memorial to eoncress asking that
Oklahoma be granted statehood with her
present boundaries.
Memorial Service.
SPRINGFIELD. 0.. Nov. 19.— The Na
tional Grange spent a quiet day, the only
service belne In memory of those who
had passed away since the last meeting
Worthy Master Jones presided.
BRIMS AT Hi
THE BOER FORCES ARE CLOSING
IN UPOW ESTCOIRT PROM
EVERY DIRECTION
mm oj^is issiuiT
ENGLISH PREPARED TO RESIST
WHEN THE ADVANCE IN
FORCE TAKES PLACE
FIGHTING HAS BEEN SEVEEE
Detailed Stories of Encasement* J n
Front of Lady«mlth In Which the
British Claim to Have Had the
Advantage - Menage From «en.
Bnller Describing the Situation
Posted by War Office at London.
LONDON. Nov. 19. -The war office post
ed the following telegram today from
Gen. Sir Redvers Buller to the Marquis
of Lansdowne:
t n aDe . Town ' Nov. 18 (9:35 p m )— The
ssns ™ '«$£ s&snjsa
enemvs mounted patrolß were
?rn« £ ** across the whole country
Est?oSt Urt M? r ,° ad tO Ulandli moving on
mft™ ♦ y force Btood to arms. The
KM S ™ r< ; ported various bodies, from
600 to ,00 Btroiisr, advancing on Estcourt
JaTv 5m n ? rthwest erly direction. One
wav hl 8tr °!; (f » moved toward the rail-
Estcoun alf a mlle no «hwest of
nnl Ol £ °" tl)os ts nred on the enemy, and
s ftS» ?{ t , he naval sune5 une fir «<3 a shell at
t«t>,~ ards Tanße - the 6hell bursting close
"At !? cm ' V i W J° then h "rriedly retired
f™™ *l ° ?¥*■ re P°rts were received
of Bolr, 66 plcl f et9 < t! i at a lar * c "umber
of Boers was In sight on a hill above
SHS'tS^BS* 1 The troops have r -
QI7IET SUNDAY.
A special dispatch from Estcourt. dated
Sunday. Nov. 19. says: "All is quiet here.
The enemy is believed to be encamped
six miles away. Our position is good,
and our forces are sufficiently strong to
repulse attack."
THREE MEN MISSING.
The following additional dispatch was
received from Gen. Buller at 6 o'clock tfila
evening:
Cape Town, Sunday C 3:30 p. m.).— ln con
tinuation of my telegram of Nov. 16, re
ferring to the armored train at Esteourt,
I have to report that three more men of
the Royal Dublin fusileers are missing,
namely, Lance Corporal Brady and Pri
vates J. Fitzgerald and E. Maguire.
TOWNS TAKEN.
CAPE TOWN, Nov. 19.— The Boers oc
cupied Burghersdorp on Tuesday, Nov. 14,
and it is believed that they were then on
the way to seize Stprmburg Junction.
Advices just received here show that on
Thursday, Nov. 16, a combined force of
Freo State and Transvaal burghers oc
cupied Colesburg, Cape Colony, without
opposition by the residents, and proclaim
ed the district to be Free State territory.
The British troopship Manila has arrived
at Durban.
Sir Alfred Milner. governor of Cape
Colony and British high commissioner,
has issued a proclamation declaring that
the Boer proclamations annexing terri
tory, impiessing men or Mtttfig goods are
null and void, and should not be obeyed.
He promises full recognition of and fair
compensation for actual injury resulting
from loyal adherence to British allegi
ance.
W. P. Schreiner. the premier, has in
structed all civil Boquolssioners to an
nounce that there is no intention to call
out the burgher forces in the polony, as
the colonial government considers the mil
itary forces of the crown sufficient to pre
serve order and repel invasion.
"Ordinary citizens," the premier de
clares, "are only expected to remain loyal
and not to give countenance to the
enemy."
Judging from present indications, so far
from there being a prospect of a Dutch
rising, the fact Is that many of the Cape
Dutch are so incensed at the loss of their
property and the destruction of railways
an.l bridges that they are even beginning
to favor the annexation or the two re-,
publics. One prominent politician goes so
far as to say it may possibly happen that
the outlanders will be the chief opponents
of annexation.
TOWN ANNEXED.
QUEENSTOWN. O-ape Colony. Nov. 18.
— Commandant Oliver, with a portion of
the Kouxville commando, has occupied
Jamestown, hoisted tho riags of the
Orange Free State and annexed the town.
Maj. Gen. William Forbes Ga trier, with
his staff and Irish rifles, arrived here to
day.
ATTACK ON KIMBERLEY.
LOI'RENZO MARQUES. Nov. Is.-The
following dispatch has been received here
from Pretoria, dated Nov. 16:
"The statement that the Boer artillery
is officered by Germans is denied here. It
is asserted officially that all the Boer
artillery officers were born in the Trans
vaal, although two were trained in
Europe. The British prisoners of the rank
and tile have received new outfits from
the government.
"I; Is reported that the bombardment
of Kimberley was resumed this morning.
"Bate, British private, captured outside
Ladysmith and brought to Pretoria. h »a
since become insane."
SKVKIU-5 K\(iAGEME>TS.
Assault In Force Made I'pon l.itd.v-
Ninith by the H«»er*.
DURBAN, Natal. Nov. 18 (delayed in
transmission).— The Times of Natal pub
lishes the following, dated Wednesday,
Nov. 15, from its special correspondent
at Ladysmith:
"The enemy made a determined attack
on Thursday. Nov. 9. Apparently all th^
entire force participated. Their artil
lery opened at 4 a. m., pouring in shells «
thii4t and fast upon the British positions,
although with no great effect. They
adopted the unusual tactics of advancing
under cover of their guns t.> <?osit] ma
on the ridges and kopjes adjacent to
those occupied by the British troops on
the left of our camp.
"Continuing their advance the Hoers
crept up. uslnjg every available Bit of
cover. Our infantry opened with a
steady, warm and accurate fire, which
beat back the enemy, notwithstanding
a display of tenacity of purpose equal
to the desperate stands on previous occa
sions.
"The Boer attack wag most elaborate
bn all sides of the town. The main at
tack, howeyer, was made between the
Free State and Newcastle railway ]in»s
' by a company composed wholly of Jo
hannesburg volunteers. A brigade of the
King's rifle corps made a splendid de
fense. The Boers were repulsed, but
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