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VOL. XXII.—NO. 362.
FOIGHT FOP, HOIIS
COI,. LOCKBTT ATTACKS A FORCE
OF 1N«»1 lit.KN T> INTRENCHED
NKAR .HONTABLAN
nurno loss was large
TWO AMF.HH V\* WERE WOINDED,
SIT THERE WERE NO DEATHS
OX THE FIELD
BIG FORCE WAS ENGAGED
TLere Were Twenty-Five Hundred
American*. I nder Command of
1 «l. l.oi-i ett. Opposed to One
Thousand Insurgents. Presumed
to Be the Force LiiKHgeil In the
Battle in Which Uen. Lav* ton Fell.
MANILA. Dec 27,-Col. Lockett, with
Jl - ' men, including artillery,
feed this morning a strong force of
-nts intrenched in the mountains
Montablan, about five miles north-
San Mateo. The enemy was corn
routed, the Americans pursuing
them through the hills, across which
they fled in every direction.
Two Americans were wounded. The
Filipino loss was large, resulting from a
heavy artillery and infantry fire for
three hours into the trenches.
It is supposed the insurgents were those
who were driven out of San Mateo the
same day Gen. Lawton was killed. They
numbered probably 1,000.
Zen lines of insurgent trenches
covered the steep trail to the hills and
the valley below, along which the Amer
icans passed.
The main attacking party consisted of
the Forty-Sixth volunteer Infantry, a
troop of cavalry and artillery. Col. Lock
mmanding in person. The rest of
the command operated from remote
points in an endeavor to carry out Col.
Lockett s plan of throwing his lines
around the enemy and thus cutting off
retreat. The nature of the mountainous
country made It impracticable to execute
this movement successfully.
After the Insurgents began to run there
was a vain attempt to use artillery.
WORK FOR MISSIONARIES*.
I'rof. Sohnrman Writes of Daty to
the Philippines.
NEW YORK. D-c. 27.-The Independent
for the current week will contain an
article by Jacob Gr. Schurman, president
cf Cornell university, chairman of the
United States commission to the Philip
pines, entitled "Our Duty to the Phil'.p
- " Araong other things he gays:
•'We hav c xorty to fifty tribes to civilize
seven or eight of iii;-e tribes have
some 306,009 members oach. On the '
Island of Luzon there 1* one tribe of
1. >00,<"00 people who gpeak one language
as totally distinct from the other lan
guag-es as Spanish is from Enc
Another tribe on the same island, num- !
tering aJjoUL 600,060, is its distinc from t
others in language and characteristics as
they are from the Spaniards themselves.
Then on the great island of Mindanao
there are many tribes tha: are entirely
different from each other. In the tfuiu
archipelago we come to another class of
native*', about wh,,3e custom of slavery
so much has been salk recently. These
are all Mohanused&ns, while in Luz.-n
the natives are all Catholic Christians.
"The pries is have ruled in Luzon so
long: that their influence is widespread,
and the natives know of r.o other t
of Christianity. The Roman Catholic
church has be-n established there for 30^
veers, and the archipelrgu wa.« rea'lj
governed by the priests and roc by the
Spanish civil or military commas
Of the Sl-%30^090 raised on '.he island an
nually, about Jl.so".wti wa s used for ;he |
churches" support. Each small churcfe
would receive about $500 for its support
and the priest an allowance of $:JOO. W«
must credit the church with having d
a great deal of pood .york among t;ie
natives. We must reckon with these
facts when we ssnd missionaries to the
Philippines.
".Missionaries are needed in the island
and I hope they will be sent there in
laige, numbers. Tl -n ry of work
for them to do, and I hope thc-y will k<"> !
with a complete anderstahding of the
Eitviaticn to accomplish g> od. They must j
realize that thty are contending with a I
Catholic-educated population that knows
nothing about the fine differences be
tv, i-en Protestant sects and denomina
tions. Therefore, it would be hlgWy im
ic tv send missionaries of different.
denominations to confuse the minds of
the people. I So hope that when we send
the missionaries we will decide before
hand on one form of Protestant Chris
tianity. Send enly one type of mission
ary. The Filipi.-.os will then have Cath
olic Christianity and Protestant Chris
tianity presented to them so they can
take their choice. We have no adequate!
idea how confusing to the simple minds
of an uncivilized people the different
forms of our Protestant faith appear.
The Chinese, who are perhaps more in
teliigent than the Filipinos, regard our
different denominations as io many dlf
ierent religions."
AMERICAN KILLED AT SUBIG.
It now appears that one American was
killed in the attack upon the Subig gar
rison by Gen. Santa Ana.
WHEATOVS VICTORY.
One of the Mont Sanguinary Battles
of the Philippine War.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—Mail advices
have reached the war department in re
gard to the crushing defeat administered
by Wheaton's brigade to the Insurgents
n^ar San Jacinto, early in November, In
which engagement Maj. John A. Logan
Jr., lost his life. According to the corre
spondent of the Manila American, the
Thirty-third .infantry, under Col. Hare,
encountered a force of the enemy between
San Fabian and San Jaclnto and brought
on one of the sharpest engagements of
the war, resulting In the death of more
Insurgents than in any other fight since
the beginning of the Insurrection.
The battle raged for two hours, and
at irs conclusion, seventy-seven dead Fil
were found in the trem he.s. Many
wounded were found hidden in the high
md creek bottoms. It is estimated
that over 100 insurgents were killed in the
fisht: from twenty to thirty being found
together in several places. Twenty-nine
prisoners and 100 rifles were captured.
The Americans lost one officer killed
and six men wounded. The officer killed
was Maj. John A. Logan Jr., who was
sho: through the head during the first
few minutes of the engagement, while at
the head of his battalion, which formed
an advanced guard. Jfe was In the act
of assisting a wouhded soldier and was
hit by a Mauser bullet, fired by a sharp
shooter concealed, in the top of a co
coanut tree. He died a few hours later.
The St. Paul GLobe
CIVIL. MARRIAGES.
They May Now Be Celebrated In the
Philippine*.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—Gen. Otis has
issued a decree authorizing the celebra
tion of civil marriages in the Pniiipj*
He telegraphed Secretary Root, who Im
mediately approved the action. Hereto
fore all marriages were performed by the
Catholic church, so that Protestants and
non-Christiana were prohibited from mar
rying. The decree does not interfere with
the Catholics, who may be married ac
cording to their own rites, but extends the
privilege of civil marriage to tliaetf' who
desire it. Just as it fs practiced in the
United States.
HOMES OX THE THOMAS.
Remains of Gen. Lawton and Other
Officers Will Be Sent.
"WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—Quartermas
ter General Ludlngton received a cab'e
message today from Col. Miller, of the
quartermaster's department at Manila,
saying that arrangements have be n m
to send home the remains of Maj. Gen.
Lawton, Maj. John A. Logan Jr., and
Maj. Armstrong 1, on the transport Thom
as, which will leave on the 30th instant
for San Francisco.
Philippine Casualty Lt»t.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—Gen. Otis at
Manila sent to the war department today
the following list of casualties not previ
ously reported:
"Killed in action,engagement near Ban
na, Dec. 11. Third cavalry. A, Harry
Sweger, Charles W. Frazee. action
against Romblon. Panay, Deo. 10, Eigh
teenth Infantry, C. Charles J. Feeley.
"Wounded—William J. Sheesy, hospital
corps, abdomen and head, slight: wound
ed and taken prisoner during attack on
train near Angeles, Sept. 22. escaped dur
ing engagement near Mangataren, Nov.
2S, action near Alimodian, Panay, P. 1.,
Nov. 20, Twenty-sixth Infantry, F.
Thomas Russell, foot, slight; H, John
Nadeau. thigh, severe; Nineteenth infan
try, I, William Hicks, arm, severe; ac
tion La Granji, Samur, Dee. 7, Sixth in
fantry, M, Payton M. Womack, buttock,
slight: Reed M. K*en*y. shoulder, slight:
attack on Ginagaran, Samar, Dec. 8, Sixth
Infantry. I>. Raymond D. Burbee, thigh,
slight; William Huergard. both wrists,
slight: advance on Sibul. Dec. 10. Fourth
cavalry, E, Lorenzo A. Declaremont. ■
poral. chest, moderate: H. Winthrop
Richardson, corporal, thigh, severe; ac
tion lvo. Dec. 13. Twenty-fifth infantry.
E. Gish Wade, leg. ."light: action near
Tarlac, Dec. 10. Twenty-fifth infantry. H,
Burt McCoy, corporal, thigh, severe.
—"Otis."
TOKENS OF LOVE.
Grave of L.ate Dwijffht I*. Moody
Covered With Flower*.
EAST NORTHFIELD, Mass., Dee. 27.—
The mound of earth which marks th->
grave of the late Dwight L. Moody to
night is heaped over with flowers, the
tributes of many loving friends, who
have come to East Northfipld to visit
Round Top. The grave was Tilled in last
night, and the tombstones were put. in
place today. Many of the friends of th<->
family, who were at the services, left
today, but first walked to Round Top.
An appeal to the world to provide funds
for the continuation of the work begun,
and for twenty years carried on by
Dwight L. Moody, was issued today by
the trustees of the Xorthfleld seminar;/.
Thl-; plea will be the only action taken by
the trustees until their meeting a month
her.ee. Tb« pl^a is entitled "Moody ile
moiial Endowment," and begins: ,
" 'I have been ambitious, not to lay op
wealth, but to I*3;:-vp work for you to
(i almost ihe last worda of D. L.
his children."
.6 plea says that Mr. Moody** "r.stiru
* are* unique in character. They eon- !
of the N'>rthrield seminary and the ]
ning School for Toting Women, the
nt Vernon School for Young Men and
Bible la.stiruLe of Chicago. The North- '
field plant consists of 1,200 aer*>s of land
t about thirty buildings, which, i
nt endowment, are valued a 1 |
nd is practically free from li^bt. At :
tgo the buildings, land and endow
exceed 125&.00G in valu^. Xorthfteid
>is have about +X} students, each of
i is i-harged $100 per annum for
1 and tuition. The annual cost is
about $200,000. At C hies go the amount re
quired approximately i? 51t> each for stu
dents. In brief, therefore, the sum of
about $125,000 anaually is required to con
tinue the work inaugurat''u by Mr. bloody
on the principl - - sssfully pursued for
the past twenty years. This sum has j
heretofore been largely raised by his per- j
s^nul efforts. A fund of $3,009,000 is asked j
t which, at 4 per cent, will ptripe;ua:e |
»'ork of Mr. Moody."
WARSHIPS ""cm LAKES.
aty Inhibitiou Asiair>*t Their j
Building May Be Rai-.-d.
A.SHINGTON. Dec. 27—Secretary
g stated in his recent annual report
that negotiations were pending between j
the United States and Great Bk tain to i
overcome the treaty inhibi'ion against
building warships on the great lakes. It
has transpired that the negotiations to
which the secretary of the r.avy referred
were those earned on by the joint I
commission, which dealt with Canadian
affairs. The American members of that
commission put forward a. i»'an for per
mitting the lake shiuv;.ids to build war
ships, with the understanding that the
iseis would not be fitted up and remain
on the Utkefl r'or !:«va! rervice. This
-pted by she Briii h Canadian affic
with ih^ adcii ionai provision that rh
mor should nor. be placs-d on the wai -
until after they hai reached salt water.
This provision would have been incor
porated in the final agreement had not
I the commission failed of an agree
(cause of the Alaskan boundary t
SPARTAN MOTHERS.
»em on Transvaal War From Fen
of Alfred Austin.
TEW YORK. Dec. 27.—1n this wppk's
v...ition of the Independent win appear a
poem by Alfred Austin, poet laureate of
England, on the war in the Transvaal,
entitled "Spartan Mothers." The last two
stanzas follow:
"The sister's sigh, the maiden's tear,
The wife's, the widows stifled wail.
These nerve the hand, these brace the
spear,
And speed them over veldt and
"What is to him,
Or life or limb
When rends the chain and breaks the rod
Who falls for freedom, falfs for God.
Ann should it be h!s happy fate
Hale to return to home and rest
She will be standing at the gate
To fold him to her trembling brea«t
Or should b« fall
Ky ridge or wall.
And lie "neath some green Southern sod
Who dies for country, sleeps with
MICHIGAN "LEGISLATURE.
Interest Centers in the Pingree Tax
Resolution.
LANSING. Mich^ Dec. 27.—80 th
branches of the legislature reconvened
tonight, afrer the Christinas adjournment.
The center of interest was the senate,
where the Pingree joint resolution, pro
viding for the submission of a constitu
tional amendment to amend the state law
tax. is pending. The committee to which
the measure was referred last week re
ported it, with several amendments, and
after a sharp struggle to proceed with Its
immediate consideration, it was referred
to the committee of the whole and made
the special order for tomorrow after
noon.
THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28, 1899.
IT FOR CHICAGO
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVEX
TIOX WILL BE HELD IN BOMB
WESTERN Cm
i
MILWAUKEE IS II THE LEAD
KANSAS CITY NEXT. WITH CHI
CAGO'S (HA\(ES APPEARING
DECIDEDLY SLIM
ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN
Elliott Danforth, t hnirmnn of the
New York State Democratic Com
mittee, Has Talked With National
Chairman Jones, ajutl Sees Anti-
Trnst and Ant i-Imperiu 1 i*m Lend
ing? the Money Question.
NEW YORK, Dec. -27.-Elliott Danforth.
chairman of the Democratic state com
mittee, returned to New York today, after j
a trip through the South, during which >
he talked with Senator James K. Jones, j
chairman of the national committee, and i
most of the chairmen of the Southern j
Democratic state committees. This aft- i
ernoon Mr. Danforth gave an Evening >
Post reporter the result of his observa
tions and some Information about next
year's national campaign.
"I found," he said, "that the sentiment
was generally in favor of selecting some
Western city, other than Chicago, as the
place for holding the next national con
vention. The members of the national
committee have a strong feeling against !
Chicago, on account of the treatment j
they have received from newspapers
there since they established headquarters ;
there, in 189 C It looks now as though j
Milwaukee or Kansas City would secure |
the convention. Milwaukee seems now to
be in the lead. It now has an auditorium
with a seating capacity of 15.000, and the
citizens have offered to treat the dele- !
gates generously. I also found there is \
a general feeling in favor of establishing :
the national headquarters next yea* in
Washington. Senator Jones favored I
Washington in 189?, but gave way to Mr.
Bryan, who was in favor of Chicago.
PROBABLE ISSUES.
"In my trip through the South I ob
served one thing which will be consider- i
ed of particular interest in New York,
namely, that none of the leaders seemed
disposed to insist on free silver as the
main issue of the campaign "next year.
They did not say that they had aban
doned the 16 to 1 Idea, but they acknowl- {
edged that the situation had changed !
since fSM and that the dominant issues !
next year were trusts and imperialism.
That is to say. they are unwilling to re
pudiate the Chicago platform, but they i
see that new issues of far-reaching im
portance have come up lately, and that
their Importance should be recognized
Even In states like North Carolina I found !
that the anti-trust and anti-Imperialism I
Issues occupied the attention of the peo- \
pie more than the free silver issue. In *
fact I might sum up my observations by j
saying that thp sentiment of the Democ
racy of the South is such that I am con
fident there will be but little trouble in
bringing about a union of the Democra
cy of the whole country.
"The next national convention." Mr.
Danforth added, "will be held a short
time after the Republican national con- i
ventlon. according to custom. No matter !
when it is held, thpre is no doubt about j
the head of the ticket. I heard only Mr. 'i
Bryan's name mentioned. They are not \
talking about candidates for vice presi- '
dent yet. An Eastern man will probably
be selected."
SOUTH DAKOTA FISIONISTS.
Meetlna m Stoux Fall* I nder Direc
tion of .Senator I'ettigrew.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. Dec. 27.~rnder
the direction of Senator R. F. Pctt'-grow
about I*'*} fusionists met tonight in Ger.
mania hall and organized an American
league, a? a protest agairst "irape lalism.
militarism, and control of ail industrial
institutions and the government itself by
organized capital. ** W. ML Pritchard was
elected president; Eugene Riley, secre
tary; B. H. Lien, treasurer, and S. Ta c
C. O. Bailey. E. H. SI olwell, S. M. Hurs:!
P. J. Marston and H. P.trker. members
of executive committee. All officers are
fusionlsts, and supporters of Mr. Petti
grew In his fight for re-electinn.
Gov. A. E. l.?h spoKe briefly against
trusts, and denied that prosperity had
come to American people.
Senator Pettigrew made the principal
speech. lie said:
"If I were a Filipino I would fight until
I was gray, if I was not killed sooner."
KENTUCKY MIDDLE.
Fi«ht Over Election Cnmiuiwsioi.er
■kiff Is Notv On.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Dec. 27.—Gov. Tay
lor this afternoon appoinied W. H. Mic
koy, anti-Goebel Democrat, and A. M. J.
Cochrane. Republican, stite election com
missioners. The Republican minor statn
officials-elect, whose contests wiil come
before the board, have not decided ex
actly what course they will pursue, but
aa Clerk Shackelfoid will swear in the
Democratic commissioners appointed by
Commissioner Poyntz, It is probable Tay
lor's appointees will institute mandamus
proceedings to get possession of the of
fices.
A few scattering members of the legis
lature began arriving today, and it i^
anticipated that, owing to the unusual
interest growing cut of the contests for
governor and lieutenant povernor, ri
al! will be here by Saturday or Sunday.
Friends of ex-E eof.on Commi=Fio>-,er Bi
lls are. with his authority, discouraging
a ii.ovfment among some of the anti-Goo.
bei Democrats to give him a boom for
senator. Ellis is unqualifiedly for Black
burn.
WAS MISINTERPRETED.
Recent Decree From Rome Regard
inn Catholic Indulgence?*.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.-Archbishop Kain
today received a communication from
Mgr. Martlnelli. the apostolic delegate at
Washington, saying that the recent <!•■
--creee Jssued from Rome regarding in
dulgences and other favors from the pop •>,
does not in any way abridge the faculti s
heretofore held by bishops and archbish
ops of issuing dispensations for mixed
marriages. The message from Mgr. Bfar
tinelll was in reply to a request from the
archbishop for a ruling in the matter.
Archbishop Corrlgan, of the New York
diocese, last week sent a circular to his
clergymen which gave rise to the report
that no dispensations could be obtained
during the Jubilee year except directly
from the Vatican. Th« statement of the
apostolic delegate effectually settles this
question.
It Is explained that the dispensation for
the marriage of a Catholic and one of
different faith is only issued In the naoow
of the holy father, the pope. Without th.
seal of the holy gee Hai document wou'd
have no authority. So that in this case
the wish of the pope that Rome shall
be "the rt-al fountain of mercy and spir
itual favors for the Catholics of the en
tire world" during the coming year will
still be fully carried oui. The decree re
ferred to. It is now understood, related
only to certain indulgences which are or
dinarily within the faculties of the arch
bishops and the minist~is.
LETTER CARRIERS REVOLT.
Decline to Inilm v K. of L. DeiiKii
ciatiou of Administration.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2T.-8y the unanimous
action of Local Assembly No. 14*9,
Knights of Labor, the ranks of that • r
ganizationN were reduced nearly 500 last
night. At the meeting the members of
the assembly, which Is composed of Ut
ter carriers, decided to withdraw from
the national organization in accordance
with a ruling made by District Master
•-Workman E. J. Lindholrn, on Dec. 16,
when he suspended the local body be
cause it attempted to repudiate the ac
tion of the national assembly in Boston
recently, In adopting resolutions against
j the administration of President McKin
| ley. Last night the resolutions were re
' pudiated, and then the members voted
j unanimously to withdraw from the na
j tlonal body. Xot only did they agree to
j withdraw, but they decided to surrender
j their charter, thus dissolving the local
I organization. The derision was reached
I by a ballot, and not one voted against
dissolution of the local assembly.
WEARIED OF BUDDHISM.
C'oontM* Canavara Would Like to
Return to America.
SAX FRANCISCO, Dec. 27.—The Coun
tess Canavara. says the Chronicle, a con-
I vert to Buddhism, has either found her
new faith unsatisfactory, or at least her
ardor to devote herself to an ascetic life
;in the Orient has cooled. The mid-No
! vember papers of Ceylon, where the
j neophyte went to study the mysteries of
j Buddhism, tell of her leaving "the Singa
| mitta convent, conducted by the Budd
hists, he Standard of that place adds:
"The countess finds hi-iself in distressed
circumstance?, and has applied to her
, friends in San Francisco for assistance."
The efruntess Is the daughter of the
late Maj. McElroy, who died in Meroeda
about seventeen years a«o. Her mother
was Spanish, and she was born in Texas.
j She received her title through her hus
j band, who Is the representative of Portu
gal in the Hawaiian islands. Count A. de
Canavera is said to be related to the
royal family of Portugal.
♦.
RAPID TRANSIT SLUMP.
Inquiry an to Canae of It Ist loan
garatrd.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—The grand jury
today began an investigation of the al
j legation that false reports affecting th>
j status of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company were circulated recently, with
the purpose of depressing the price of in..
company's stock on :hj stock exchange.
i The ttrst witness examined was Clinton i
L. RossUer, president of the Brooklyn j
Rapid Transit company. It was expected ;
other persons to be called before the jury
i will be J. S. Bache, a. banker and proker,
j n.nd EL S. Hooley, a broker. Among oth- j
' ers subpoenaed are Ed Jones, manager j
| for Talbot J. Taylor; a man named
i Schuyler. and Thomas E. Keith, a news
paper man.
WHOLESALE EVICTION.
Le»siee<.«( of Lnnd in Indian Territory
Mu»t Vacate Jan. I.
PERRY. I. T . Dec. 27.—0n Jan. 1 every
lessee of land In the Indian Territory will
be compelled to leave the territory or sub
mit to ejectment by the United States au
j thorlties. The number of farmers who
| are leasing- lands on the five civilized tribe
reservations will reach into the thou-
I sands, and all will have to vacate. Con
gress will be asked to_ repeal the law.
RACE RIOT.
\lnrmlrnc \>w* Come* From Buford
County. Sooth Carolina..
COLUMBIA, S. C. Dec. 27.—News has j
reached here of a race riot at Rldgeley. j
In Buford county, in which two white
men were killed and three injured. Ridge
| ley is in the midst of a "country thickly
settled with negroes.
-OE»--
BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Miner Kills Himself With Giant
Powder.
MARQUETTE. Mich.. Dec 27.—Henry
Paui. a miner, committed suicide In sec
tion 21 mine, Ishpeming, today by dls- J
charging 100 pounds* of giant powder in j
his immediate vicinity. All the remains j
that have been found are a toe, knuckle
and boot heel. He lefi a note saying he
was tired of life.
«^»-
BOILER EXPLODED.
Locomotive Kugia««T and Fireman
Killed and Two Men Injured.
DENVER. Dec. 27.--'* i boiler of a loco
motive on the Denver & Rio Grande rail
way blew up at Minturn today, killing
Engineer S. H. Quackenbush and Fire
man Satden. Alex T r. Wilson. round
house foreman, and •'. E. Richardson,
caller, were Injured, but not seriously.
—<a»
SMALLPOX AMONG INDIANS.
Congress "Will He Aaked for FundM
to Fight Pliißne.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.— Smallpox
among the Indians in the Indian territory
and at Crow Creek agency. In 9.;uth Da
■kota, and other reservations, has assumed
serious phases. Congress, immediately
after reconvening, ■will be asked for an
appropriation of ,ii which to
stamp out the epidemic.
0t
Honton t'lrni X*.,«.
BOSTON. Dec. 27.—Edward C. Hodges
& Co., bankers and Woker* >>t 53 State
street, suspended *>ti?ines*f today. The
firm is one of the largest In th.- city. ltd
dealings have been, principally In mu
nicipal bonds.
-The firm is a r.Amkr of the Boston
■ and New York St<H-k exchanges and Chi
cago Board of Trade.
ChiruKO Planing Mill Burned.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—The planing mill,
pail factory. offic<= building and lumber
yards of the P^poka-T.eycht Lumber
company, at Ilrtnoia and Seneca street,
were completely daa^Bsyed by fire t.o
--i night, entailing a loss- of $176,000, which
is covered -by Insurance.
i ~*m- — z
•Frisco Vote« farlTßondfi.
i SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27.—At a spe
. clal election held m this clty tC oday. it
: was decided to bond! the city ofe i Fran
j cisco in the sum o* J>fc4so,ooo »*• public
; park purposes. About 30,000 Vu^es were
; cast and the proposition carried by a
1 vote of four to on«.
HO FEAR OF PANIC
COMPTROLLER OF THE Ct'RREXCY
DAWES DIM I SSES THE REIEST
STOCK FLURRY
SOT A BUSINESS BAROMETER
ILLEGITIMATE SPECULATION HAS
CAISED ALL THE TROUBLE
OX WALL STREET
LOAN MONEY WAS A FACTOR
Proiipect of Gold Shlpmeutx Also
Cut a Big: Figure In Bringing
About Squeeze—Legitimate Busi
nenj* of the Country Was Xot Af
fected—Xo Recurrence of Flurry-
Probable—Bank to Resume.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—Comptroller of the
Currency Charles G. Dawes passed
through Chicago today, en route for
Springfield, where he will address a gath
ering of state Republicans. Concerning
the recent financial panic and present
conditions, the comptroller said:
"The general financial condition of the
country, so far as it can be Judged from
the banking, situation, is sound and
stable. The recent flurry in the specu
lative centers of the Ea#t was a natural
sequence of_the conditions last summer,
when the West did not need Its capital
and deposited it in the banks of the East,
in order to procure interest on its creiit
balances. The immense accumulation
there- stimulated illegitimate speculation
on stock exchanges, and bubbles of credit
were blown, which could not but burst
at the first disturbance in an abnormally
cheap money market. Tnis disturbance
commenced when, in order to move its
crops and to furnish legitimate Industry
with proper funds, the Weut commenced
to call for its own, and to withdraw cur
rency from the East.
LOAX MONET FACTOR.
"The situation was ateo aggravated by
the loan money market, and the pro«p?ct
of gold i-hipments. Speculators simply
hart to liquidate, and the legitimate de
mands of industry and commerce had to
be satisfied. There is ample money In
the country to provide for legitimate
business. The business of the country
was never more prosperous, nor the
credit of the government better. "Whil?
the prices of stocks were tumbling on the
New York dtock exchange, two weeks
ago. wages of workingmen were being -
increased in Pennsylvania. While the
prices of speculative stocks were lowest
the prica of government bonds— the best
iniJieattor of the nation's credit—remain
ed at about their highest point.
NO MORE PANICS.
"The wheels of legitimate busfr.-ss are
moving, and thG rtot-nt stock panic ;
simply release the more capital to aiil
their motion It has not opetated to le
tard tham. Some lecr'.timate business
concerns, with too extended lines of
credit, have suffered, but the tight
money market in most Instance* only
precipitated a failure which was inevi
table sooner or later.
' I see nothing in the conditions exist- !
Ing which might cause a recurrence of !
the flurry of two weeks ago, and an- j
ticipate nothing of that kind.''
TO RESIME BVSI.VESS.
Doom of Produce Eicliuiige Trust
Company Will Reopen .Tan. 10.
NEW YORK. Dec. 27.—The Produce
Exchange Trust company, which sus
pended Dec. 19, will reopen for business
under what will be practically new man
agement and new capital, on Jan. 10 next.
Thi3 decision was arrived at today after
a meeting of the trustees, the reorgan
ization oommittee, headftd by Edwin
Gould and some other Interests, prom
inent among whom was Gen. Samuel j
Thomaa. The process of rehabilitation
j is contained ir the amended form which
was issued after today's meeting:
"We have the satisfaction of announc
ing to the depositors and stockholders of
the Produce Exchange Trust company
that a reorganization of Its affairs has j
been arranged, and the board of trustees i
this day approved the same.
"Edwin Gould and Gen. Samuel Thom
as have agreed to advance sufficient
funds to enable the company to open its
: doors for business as heretofore on Jan. ;
10 next.
"To fzcilitate the reorganization all the
[ executive officers of the company, to
gether with the executive committee, ten
dered their resignation, and the same will
be aocepted.
"Edwin Gould was elected president
and Gen. Samuel Thomas was elected
vice president of the company."
GOVERNMENT TO BLAME.
James H. Eckels Attacks the Sub
treasury Evil.
CHICAGO. Dec. 27.—James H. Exkels.
former comptroller of the currency, to
day explained to the members of the
Commercial Teachers" federation, in an
nual convention, his views on the causes
of the financial panics. They were due ■
largely, he said, to the government's
tendency to let millions of dollars lie
idle in the various eubtreasurtes. "This
country, in the full tide of prosperity
nnd rich in all that goes to make up the
wealth of a great nation." said Mr. Eck-
J elf, in beginning, "suddenly felt a strin
j gency in the money market and recently
a panic all over the T'niteil States wa* |
Imminent. This, in a large measure, was j
c&osed by the fact that thousands and !
millions of dollar? are dally being cast
Into the governments subtreasury, to ;ie
idle in the vaults instead of going into
the channels of circulation of the coun
try. Secretary Gape realized the situa
tion in a. moment, and diverted the mon
ey fn>m the subtreasury to the bank. 15.
Statesmen and capitalist? of the coun
try are duly impressed with the need of
a change in this direction, and baiieve it
will not be long before the subtreasury \
«yst<-m will be Inquired into by congress.
„\ 5 a result It will not take long before
the currency Is put on a safer basis."
Hi«r Financial Transaction.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Dec. 27.—One of the
largest financial transactions ever closed
in this city was completed today when
the sum of $4,500,000 was turned over to
the order of th* Continental Bank of St.
.Louis, to be paid to the holders of the
deferred payment certificates of the
Maryland Trugt company in payment of
the 65 per cent due on the stock of the
Southern Electric Ond Rational railway
PRICE TWO CENTS-) Jf^SSr.
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for St. Paul.
Fair; Continued Cold.
I—Battle Near Manila.
Plans for 1000 Campaign.
BuNlneas Interest* Safe.
Boiler May Advance.
2—Tax Budget PaMed,
Yale Men In St. Panl.
Retail Liquor Men Meet.
3—Minneapolis Matters.
Northwest .\ew».
Hilda Blake Haugcd.
4—Editorial.
State Teacher*' Se»»lon».
s—Sporting Sens.
Ca»e «jf Senator Clark.
Moltneax .Jurors Pro-test.
«—Markets of the World.
Bar Silver, 58 5-Sc.
Chicago Deer Wheat. 66c.
Stock* Firmer.
7—News of the Railways.
Detective on Trial.
B—ln the Field of Labor.
Game Comml««ion Report.
St. Paul Paitar Called.
OCEAN LINERS.
NEW YORK—Arrived: Anchoria. "Glas
gow; steamer H. H. Meier. Bremen.
Sailed: St. Paul. Southampton; West
ernland. Antwerp; Teutonic, Liverpool;
Eihiopa, Glasgow.
PHILADELPHIA—Steamer Switzerland
sailed for Antwerp.
HAMBURG—SaiIed: Belgravla. New
York (passed Liizard, 271.
BREMEN—Arrived: Wlilehad. New
York.
HONG KONG. Arrived previously: Em
press of China, Vancouver. Nippon
Maru, San Francisco.
NAPLES—Arrived: Bolivia. New York.
MANlLA—Arrived: Port Stephens, Seat
tle, etc.
ROTTERDAM-Arrived: Steamer Am
sterdam, New York.
TODAY IX ST. PAIL.
METROPOLITAN—"Phro-so." 8:15 p. m.
GRAND—High class vaudeville, 2:30 and
8:15 p. m.
Paim Garden—Vaudeville, 2 and 8 p. m.
Olympic—Vaudeville. 2:30 and 8:15 p. m.
Cantata. "The Light of Life." Dayton's
Bluff German M. E. church. 8 p. m.
Ancient Landmark Lodge No. 5. A. F. &
A. St., Masonic hall, opposite postofilce,
8 p. m.
Elks' lodge, Lowry Arcade, Fourth end
St. Peter, 8 p. m.
Minnesota Educational association, gen
era, mteting. Centra] church, 9:30 a. m.,
county superintendents, capltol. 2 p. m.;
elementary section. Central church, 2 p.
m.; graded school section. Central high
school, 2 d. m.; music section. Central
high school. 2:30 p. m.: city superin
tendents and associated school boards.
Central high school. 2:30 p. m.
ME. BOUTELLE'S ILLNESS.
It Is Far Mwe Serlou* Than Ha*
Been Admitted,
NSW YORK, Dec. 27.—A special from »
Bangor says:
"The report comes tonight from a trust
worthy Portland man. who talked with a
physician acquainted with the case, that J
Congressman Bouteile is suffering from I
Brighfs disease in its last stages, and
that the violent attacks, bordering on de- :
lirium, which he has experienced in the
last few days have been caused by •
uraemic poisoning, which results in con
vulsions, resembling symptoms of insan
ity. While the utmost secrecy has been
maintained ever since Congressman Bou
telle's return to his home concerning his
real condition, it has become known
through various sources that his case is
far more critical than has been admitted :
by the doctor* or members of the family.
His departure from Bangor was made
with the utmost secrecy on Christmas I
night, when few persons were about, and
nothing was known of tt. even by the
newspapers, until late on Tuesday night."
AN OHIO FAGIN.
He Tanitht Children How to Pilfer
From Stare*.
LIMA. 0., Dec. 27.—James Poorman. p.r
rested here this evening, has been con- !
ducting a school of crime, according: to |
the Btories of Aggie Scanned aged eip-'nt,
and others. The Bcannel girl says Poor
man instructed her and several others to |
mingle with crowds in retail stores and
to pick up articles from the counters.
How well he schooled them is evidenced
by the fact that none were detected, but
.when the police searched Poormans room
they found two trunkfuls of plunder
jewelry and small articles of value.
SHOITED AS THEY LKFT.
Prinoncrn Released by the French
Hi*rh Court.
PARIS. Dec. 27.—The public prosecutor
closed his speech before the senate sit
ting as a high com t in the conspiracy
cases. He asked that a specially severe
sentence be pa-ssed on M. Jules Guerin.
the president of the Anti-Semite league.
The president of the court, M. Fail
leries, then read the decision of the high
court liberating those prisoners, whose
prosecution was abandoned, owing to
want of evidence. The prisoners in ques- !
tion then left the court, one of their num
ber. M. Catlly. shouting. "Vive la Repub
lique!" and "A Bas Justlfs."
FAMINE IH IM)1A.
British Government Feeding- Mill
lon* of Nutive*.
LONDON, Dec. 27.—The viceroy of In
dia, Lord Curzon. of Keddleston, tele
graphs from Calcutta that there has been
no increase of rain and that 2.451,000 na- j
tives, suffering from famine, are now re- j
ceiving relief.
lona Teachers' Conference.
DES MOINES, 10., Dec. 27.-The attend
ance on the lowa State Teachers 1 a>>.*
clation this year is a record-breaker, al
! ready numbering about 1.58 C and more
i coming by every train. The discussions
I are most interesting and animated. The
1 tnlurational council this morning eenstd
• ered the state industrial school for
\ at Mitchellville. and sharply criticised the
action pf the state bward of cmun>l tot
its alleged mismanagement, which rpsult
ed in the recent riot there, suggesting
establishment of Industrial board!-ir
scboofa in ( rery congressional district or
county for truants or vagabonds.
XorlhTTfxtcrn Trnvellnjs Men.
CHICAGO. Dec. 27.—The asncal meet
ing of the Noithwestern Traveling Men's
association was held tooay at the Tre
! Mont house, when the following officers
: were elected: President, Willis Yonng;
vice presidents, W. D. Main. Illinois; W.
E. Mitchell. Iowa; F. M. Noble. Minne
sota; W. J. Sherman. Wisconsin; Prank
X. Gravell, North Dakota: J. C. S;,el
drn. South Dakota; \V. F. Wilson, Mon
tana.
Mines to Be Reopened.
LEAD, S. D., Dec. 27.—The Old Emerald
and Virginia mine?, located immediately
south of the rich Hidden Fortune mine,
which made Otto Grantz rich this fall,
*\ere today sold to a Colorado syndicate
whose chief representatives live in Colo
rado Springs. A shaft is to be at once
sunk four hundred feet. The ground la
closa to this city.
BIILLER TO ATTACK
ALL INDICATIONS POI\T TO SICB
MS I.XTBXTIOX O\ PART OF
BRITISH GENERAL
BOERS ARE SOT I.IACTIVB
ARE STRENGTHENING THEIR DE
FENSES AND MAKING POSITIONS
IMPREGNABLE
BBITONS WILL BE CAUTIOUS
Military Critics Predict That It Will
Be Weeks Before Gen. Roberts
Will Be Ready to Amnmr the
Aggrewlve—Wlaatoa Ch archill*
Arrival at Chieveley Camp < nu»ea
Sensatlou—Ladysmith Needs Help.
LONDON, Dec. 28.—Winston Churchill's
arrival at Chieveley camp is perhaps re
sponsible for some overcoloring of the
gravity of the situation, but all today'i
news conveys the impression that Gen.
Buller may be contemplating an aitacH
upon the Boer position. Certainly ths
Boers are not inactive. At both Moddtf
River and the Tugela they are said to b«
strengthening- their forces and extending
defense works, which in both cases are
seemingly almost impregnable.
An illustration of the difficulty of ob
taining accurate information: A corre
spondent of the Daily News at Cape
Town, under date of Dec. 21. announces
that "Gen. Buller is coming to Cape
Town to meet Sir Charles Warren, and
then both go to Modder River. '
As five battalions of Gen. Warren's
Fifth division are said to have gone to
Natal, his arrival at Pietermaritz
seemed natural.
A dispatch from Chieveley In<ii< ares
that Gen. Buller's forces will remubiiiza
at Frere before he attempts further ad
vance. Doubtless he would be glad to
redeem the Colenso reverse before the
arrival of Lord Roberts, yet he is hardly
likely to attempt another frontal attack.
It is more likely that he is prt-p..
to strike should the Boers make any
offensive move.
Mr. Churchill's reference to Ladysmlth
may imply that the situation of the gar
rison is more desperate than has been
supposed. The Boers continue fortifying
the hills. A heilograph message <=ai<l that
all was well to Ladysmiih on Dec. 26.
Military critics In London consider the
campaign a deadlock for the present, ow
ing to the dispersal of the British force*
■ and the lack of wagons for trans]
I They believe it will be many weeks be
fore Lord Roberta will be able to arc z^
and make a movement.
The Boer trench work Is so good that
■ it enables the enemy to hold a long line
j with very fsw men and to travel great
; distances under pc -er, to us to
| rapidly reinforce any point au«tvk<-ri.
The Timor-, which comments ed
upon the severe strain, -
""It is difficult to avoid the conclusion
that our troubles ate dv - mreality
of the presumedly praci - —
In the maneuver? it A" lershoL"
DUTCH DISAFFECTII -N.
A dispatch from Modder river repre
| sents Dutch disaffection in Griqualand
i West as arrowing ve:y sertotrs. In -
j towns the entire Dutch populai
I joined the Boers. The rebels have farmed
| a laager at a point about thirty n
west of Modder river camp.
It is also Announced the R^r? have
raised the siege of Kuraman and have
all withdrawn to Sfagerfonteln.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Times, under date of Friday. Dec. 22.
says:
'•Anxiety regarding- the attitude
Colonial Dutcfi is steadily growing. They
make no effort to conce sympathy
| with the rwo republics, and the onlj .
! ti m now is whether, !f the military s1
tion is changed, they car, k^op fron
belling. Ever, in ; - - -hat have
j been visited by Boers, in the western
part of the province, the Dutcl
are riding about armed. T:
also in districts on!y flfty miies front
rape Town, where a seditious moveo
is being propagated. The British f<
are inadequate to guard 1,086 miie> vt
communication."
A dispatch to the Times from M.ifek
in-r, dated Monday. Dec 11. by way of
Mochnd-di. Tuesda>, "Dec. 19, says that
Lady Sarah Wilson, aunt of t'
i of Marlborough. who was captured by the
Boers while acting as cci s for a
i London paper, has arrived thi r
been exchanged for Villjoen. a I
horse thief and convict.
LOYALISTS IMPATIENT.
A special correspondent of the Ds
Chronicle telegraphing from Sterkstroora,
Thursday. Dec. 21, -
"Strong measures are necessary to
i check the hostile feeling among tfi«
j Dutch colonists, whose sympathy is
( shown by the removal of railway I
switches, bridges and culverts, ami «t
--tacks upon loyal men. Disaffection is
bound to break out unless reinforcements
soon arrive. The loyal Dutoh and Brit
ish settlers are becoming alarmingly im
patient."
SUSPICIOUS CARGOES.
A dispatch to the Times :er
maritzburg, dated Thursday. Iw< . 21,
says:
"A strong suspicion exists here that the
ostensibly innocent bills of lading fur-
I ntshed by German steamers arriving in
Delagoa bay really conceal
and the local newspapers are urging a
more rigid examination of cargoes."
ASTON'IoHED BRITONS
The Dai!y Chronicle publishes the fol
lowing from Cape Town:
"Herr S<.h!esir.ger, an ag • New
York Equitable Assurance POctcty, who
has arrived here from Pretoria. 5-a;. s th*
Boers pcs?e~3s immense store? of '
imported by speculative capitalists under
a belief that ml: \ be allowed
during- the war. He sj I r.<»re
were thousands of spt he Pre
toria railway station wh -n the B:
who were captured at Nicholson Nok
were detrained. The people w^re ordered
by the Boer command.ir.t to bare their
ids, and they did so. The BirtLsh, as
tonishfd, returned the salute."
AT CHIEVELEY CAMP.
CHIEVELEY CAMP, Natal, Monday,
Dec. 36.—Although the two armies were in
sight of each other, with ihr> tempera
ture 102 degrees in Etta shade, the Eiritish
soldiers enjoyed characteristic *'h:istmas
cheer.
G'.enfell and Kirkwood, of the Bouth
African light horse, left here to inspect
the patrols along the eastern hills.
Their horses returned at night alone.
Col. Donald, of the Royal fusileer6, had,
his collar bone broken by being thrown
from his horse while on outpost duty.
The naval guns began shelling thd
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