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®l)e ®l(K»£t0t)Ulc matin Ccalter. VOL. XIH, NO. 83. G j LOVERSVILLE, N. T., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5,1899. WHOLE N O . 432. WCOSGtESSIO DAI JOUBERT SETIEIRGI The Robert’s Case Will Come Up Late This Afternoon. ROBERTS WILL BE ALLOWED AN HALF HOUR TO MAKE A PER SONAL DEFENSE AGAINST THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM—HIS NATURALIZATION CERTIFICATE PRONOUNCED GENUINE AND REGULAR. WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—In both House and Senate to-da: convening, ■was read. Senate to-day, shortly after the president’s message 3C. 5.—The readii ■was C( n the House, come up has been reached by which ei shall have one hour, and an half hour h a ll be allowed to Roberts, who will The Roberts’ case was to immediately afterward. An agreer 3 been reached by v ‘ ‘ ' cate of naturalization, ■ lawyers of the House, who have exam ined it, pronounce as genuine and reg ular. It is believed that the charge that Roberts was not legally natural ized cannot hold. HUGHES A D V nG Has Occupied Santa Barbara and Cabutan. AMERICAN LINES EXTEND THIR TY-FIVE MILES NORTH OP ILO ILO—INHABITANTS ARE RE TURNING WITH WHITE F L A G S - INSURGENTS ARE AFRAID TO FIGHT AND ARE REARING TO THE MOUNTAINS—NO RESIST ANCE EXPECTED. MANILA, Dec. 5.—1:20 p. m.—Gen eral Hughes now occupies Sant\ hara and Casbutan, in the Island of Panay, h is lines extending thirty-five m iles north of Iloilo. He has occupied twenty towns. The inhabitants are re turning with white flags, their fear of the Americans diminishing as they learn that they will he well treated. It' is impossible to get the insurgents to flght. They arc retiring to the mouh- tains and no more organized resistance is expected. Artillery wagons and mules are being used for packing. Wa ter buffaloes are also .being used for this purpose. General Hughes contin ues advancing nortli and spreading lim TROOPS ORDERED HOME. Orders Issued f o r Soldiers to Leave uers were issuea ro-nay lo give eiieci. to the decision to reduce the force of United States troops in Cuba. The headquarters and eight companies of the 15 th infantry, now in Santiago and Puerto Principe provinces, are ordered home. Of these the headquarters and D p . HltehcOBk on the Stand. NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—In the Moli- neux trial to-day, the examination of witnesses began. The first witness was Dr. Edward F. Hitchcock, who attend ed Mrs. Adams immediately after she had taken the poison which caused her death. Dr. Hitchcock circumstantially d at Mrs. Ad- Reported That He Has Blown Up the Colenso Bridge. INTENDS CONCENTRATING NEAR LADYSMITH—BOERS' LOSS ’AT TH E BATTLE OP GLENCOE PLAC ED AT 1,800—REPORTS OP THE ABANDONMENT OP THE SIEGE OP MAFEKING ARB NO'!' CON FIRM E D -OTHER WAR NEWS. LORENZO MARQUEZ, Wednesday, Nov. 29.—-The following dispatch has been received here: “BEAD LAAGER, (undated).—Gen eral Jonbert bas retired from Estcouirt and i s now blowing up the Colenso bridge. He brings a large herd of cat tle and intends concentrating around Ladysmith.” men at what is known as. battle of Glencoe. It is also said that irvy and dysentery/sentery arere riajmpantnpai a naa g the burghers who are belcaj uering Ladysmith. A dispatch from Pretoria mentions an unimportant sortie from Kimberley Nov. 27 and says; “The British pris oners are well. The government has permitted them to subscribe to the state librairy and also a llows them to purcliase beer and newspapers.” Reports of the abandonment of the siege of Mafeking, although coming from various quarters, are not confirm ed. Apparently, General Cronje left there a force sufficient to b.old the gar rison in check. twenty-seven hoc have since floated to the surface of the river. The people say that some bodies were binded and that others were tak en on mules to Jacobsdal, where the Eiislin wounded were also taken. Com mandant Albrecht’s wagon, which was perfectly fitted up as a pharmacy and surgery, was captured. The enemy’s loss was more than ours and there •als have been much shsaken.” REPORT NQT CONFIRMED. Nothing Kno'wn In New York of the Rumored A rrest of W. F. Miller. NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—Captain Mc- llusky, o f the detective bureau, to-day said that he had heard nothing of the capture of William F. Miller, of the Franklin syndicate of Brooklyn, who was said to have been placed under ar rest in Montreal. He said he had re ceived no information of that nature from the authorities there and he be lieved that he would have heard from them if they had arrested Miller. He did not believe that Miller had been arrested, because he had not beeii notified. Miller’s legal representatives in this city also refuse to believe that Miller has been arrested. here of the arrest of W. P. Miller, th« fugitive manager of the Franklin syn dicate of Brooklyn.’ It i s positively stated that Miller has not been arrested in Montreal or Quebec. Detective itherland, whose name is piEsmffinE Submitted to Congress on Its Assembling T o-day. To fcho Senate and House of Representa- §? At the threshold of y o u r deliberations you are called to mourn with your coun trymen the death of Vice President Ho bart, who passed from this life on the inorning of Nov. 31 last. His great soul now rests. In eternal peace. His pri vate life was pure and elevated, while his from the high office which he honored dignified, but his lofty character, his de votion to duty, his honesty of purpose and noble virtues remain with us as a priceless legacy and exanxplo. .• The fifty-sixth congress convenes in its first regular session with the country in a condition of unusual prosperity, of uni versal good will among the people al home, and in relations of peace and friend ship with every government o f the world. Our foreigh commerce has shown great increase in volume and value. The com bined imports and exports for the year sre the largest over shown hy a single year in all our history. Our exports for 1899 alone exceeded by more than a billion dollars our imports and ejrports combined in 1870. The imports per capita are 20 poi cent, loss than in 1870, while the exports per capita are 58 per cent, more than in 1870, showing the enlarged capacity of the United States to satisfy the wants of its own increasing population, a s well as to contribute to those of the peoples of other nations. Exports of agricultural products were $781,776,143, Of manufactured products we exported in value $339,593,146, being larger than any previous year. It is a noteworthy f ^ t that the only years in all our history when the products of out manufactories sold abroad exceeded those brought abroad were 189S and 1899. Government receipts from all .sources for the fiscal your ended June 80, 1899, in cluding $11,798,814.14, part payment of the Central Pacific railroad indebtedness, ag gregated $610,983,004.35, Customs receipts wore $206,128,481.75, and those from inter nal revenue $373,437,161.51. For the fiscal year the oxpondituros were $700,093,584,03, leaving a dedoit of $89,111, 659.67. The secretaiw of the treasury estimates that tho receipts for the current fiscal year will aggregate *610,953,113, and upon the basis of present appropriations the ex penditures will aggregate $300,953,113, leaving a surplus of *18,000,000. For the fiscal year ended Juno 30, 1899, the internal revenue receipts wore in creased about $100,030; OOO. Ti-e*Bury’8 Stroi treasuiry DAMAGED BY COLLISION. Aged Catholic P riest Dead. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 5.—Rev. John B. Hespelin, C. S. R., the oldest member of the Redemptionist order in the United States, is dead at the rec tory of St. Peter’s Roman Catholic church here, in his seventy-eighth year. Father Hespelin had been rector of various churches in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and New Jersey. Eaton and W a ltheur Leading. NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—In the six-day bicycle race, at noon to-day Eaton and Waltheur led with a score of 727 miles, 7 laps. Miller and Waller, Gimm and Pierce and Maya and McEachren we're tied for second place, with a score of 727 miles, 6 laps. ' Major Armstrong Dead. WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—General Otis reports the death of Major Frank 0. Armstrong, a surgeon of tho Thirty- second Infantry, yesterday at Manilla. - 'Pbe cause of his death is given as lym phatic leukaemia. Prom inent Millionaire Dead. PIl'TSBURG, Dec, 5.—Ohns. G. Olai'ke. a prom’lnont millionaire and philanthropist, died to-day from con cussion of the 'brain, Ho ivna thro-wn from n wagon Inst SnUirdny nnd did not regain consciousness. The Steam er Lassell Beached and Her Cargo Under W ater. NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—The steamship Friesland, from Antwerp, while pass ing the quarantine station this morn ing, collided with the steamer Lassell, one of the Santo steamers being held In quarantine on account of a suspected case of bubonic plague. The Lassell had a hole stove in her port side and so badly injured that it was neces- ■ to beach her. Her cargo of 2,000 water. I trifling d TURKISH OUTRAGES RENEWED. Statem ent of Condition Called For. WASllINfITON, Dor, r.,—Tho rorai)- jrollor of n irrnnrv I jhh iHsiiod a call on tao nnttoun .1 ImnUii For it ritutmnciiL of iliclr mnaitlun tit tljo cloru oi’ ImblntAU Siturdnji7 DerwnUKn’ s. Village of K o stur Pillaged and 300 Inhabitants Massacred. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 5.—Pri vate advices received here report that the Kurds have avenged the recent in- ■curslon of Russian Arm'enlans into the Alashgerd diistrlct, in Turkish Armen ia, by pillaging the Aa’menian village of Kostur and massacreing three hun dred of the inhaibitants. A P o stm aster Murdered. NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—Postmaster B, Fellows, who -was also the expi agent at Scarsdale, N. Y., station the Harlem railroad, died to-day fi a pistol shot Wioand inflicted by some one unknown. Postmaster Fellows,af- ter ho closed tho station late last night, was followed and shot down -at a lone some place. Tho satchel In which ho carried tho express money and tho ro- colplB of tho postoffico, was missing nnd is supposed to hnvo bcon carrlocl off hy tho nnirdoroi’B. ZINO AND GRINDINU MAKE DovoQ Load and Zinc Pftlnt wear twice M long M lead and nil mixed by band. Buhicrlh* {or Ths Lsuderi -.j i sngttv- Cra-tlfyiiig, present gratifying strength of th i is shown by the fact: that on De< i, tho available cash balance wa in goldcoin and bullion. I’he conditions of confidence which pcevall throughout tho country have brought gold into more, general use and customs receipts are now almost entirely paid in that coin. Tho strong position of tho treasury with respect to cash on hand and tho favorable showing made by the revenues have made it possible for the secrotaxy o f the treasury to take action under fcho provisions oJ section 3694, revised stafcutes, relating to tho sinking fund. Receipts exceeded ex penditures for the first five months of the current fiscal year by $13,418,889.91, and as mentioned above, fcho secretary of tho treasury estimates that there will be a surplus of approximately $40,009,000 at the end of tho year. Under such, conditions it ■was deemed .advisable and proper to re sume compllanco with tho provisions of tho sinking fund law, which for-eight years has not been douc because of de fioioncics in the rov^emies. The treasu department thei-efore offerod. to purchc November was $18,408,600, The pron paid by the govorument on such pur chases was $3,263,631 anR the not saving in interest was about $3,883^9. The success of this operation was su tho government to cont purchase bonds to and i day of December, iastamt, unless the re- • 'er m off thoo $25,900,000called35,000,000call for should maind o th $ ho presented in tho uieaTitlnKlean time for redemp- duly 15 sell United States bonds and to employ such other effective means as may Joe necessary to those ends. The authority should include the power to sell bonds on long and. short time, as conditions may require, and should provide for a rate of interest lower than that fixed by the act of January 14, 1875, While there is now no commercial freight. which withdraws gold from the government, but, on tho contrary, such widespread confidence that gold seeks the treasury demanding paper money in e.Xohange, yet the very situation points to the present as the most fitting time to make adequate provision to insure the continuance of the gold standard and of public confidence in the ability and pur pose of the government to meet all its obligations in the money which the civl- l world recognizes as the best. 'The ocial transactions of the government pre conducted upon a gold basis. Wo receive gold when we sell United States bonds and use gold for their payment. We are maintaining the parity of all the money issued or coined by authority ol the government. We are doing these things with the means at hand. Happily at the pro?en,t time we are not compelled to resort to'loans to supply gold. It has been done In the past, however, and may have to bo done in the future. It behooves ns, therefore, to provide a t once the besl moans t o meet the emergency when il arises, and the best means are those whici are the most certain and economical. Those now authorized have the virtus neither cit directness nor economy. Wt have already eliminated one of the causes of our financial plight and ombarrassmen 1 during the years 1893, 1894,1895, and 1896. Our receipts now equal our expenditures; deficient revenues no longer create alarm. Let us remove the only remaining causs by conferring the full and necessary power on the secretary of the treasury anc impose upon him the duty to uphold the present ggld standard and' preserve the coins of the two metals on a parity witl each other, which is the repeatedly de Blared policy of the United States. In this connection 1 repeat my formei recommendations that a portion of the gold holdings shall be placed in a trust fund from which greenbacks shall be redeemed upon presentation, but when once redeemed shall not thereafter be paid out except for gold. V alce of (A m erican M e rch a n t M arino. Tho value of nn American merchani marine tn tho extension of our commer cial trade ahd the strengthening of oui power upon the sea invites tho immediate action o f the congress. Our national de velopment will bo one-sidcil and unsatis factory so long as the remarkable growth 1 industries r are obnoxious not only to the common law but also to the public welfare. There must he a remedy for the evils involved in such organization. If the present law can be extended more certainly to control or check these mpnopolies or trusts it should be done without delay. Whatever the congress possesses over this portant subject should bo ascertained and asserted. promptly monopo lies was passed by congress on the Snd of July, 1890. The provisions of this statute are comprehensive and stringent. It declares every contraqb or combination, in ble groiv mins unao- inland eompnnied hy progress on tho seas, is no lack o f constitutional authority foi legislation which shall give to the conn tiy maritimo strength commensurate with its industrial achievements and with its rank among tlio notions of the earth The past year has recorded excoptlonal mctlvlty in our sliip yards, and tho.prom ises of continual prosperity in ship build ing arc abundant Advanced legislation for tho protection of our seamen has beer, onaotod. Our coast trade, under regula tions wisely framed at the beginning ol the gcverniuent and since, shows results for the past fiscal year unequalled in out records of those of any other power. Wt shall fall to realize oiir opportunities however, if wo complacently regard only matters at home and blind ourselves tc the necessity of securing our share in the valuable carrying trade of tho world. Last year American vessels transported a smaller shorn of our exports and im ports than during any former year in all our Iilstory, and the measure of our do pendonco upon foreign shipping was pain fully manifested to our people. Without nny ■ choice |of our own, bub fromyneces sity, tho departments of tho government charged, with jiiilltary and naval opora- tlonsin tho East and West Indies had to obtain from foreign flags merchant vo.s- sels essential tor those operations. The o ther great nations have not hesi tated to adopt thq required means to de velop their shipping as a factor in national defense and ns one of tho surest and speediest means of obtaining for producers a share in foreign ma Like vigilance nnd effort on our part can not fail to improve our situation, which is regarded -with humiliation at home and with .surprise abroad. Even the seeming sacrifices, ■which a t tho beginning may be involved, will he offset later by more than equivalent gains. Tho expense is as nothing compared to the advantage to bo achieved. Tho ro- cstahlishment of our merchant marine involves in a largo measure our continued industrial progress and tbe extension ol ourur commercial triumphs. I am satisfied o oomi the judgment of policy of aid to ■which. iimtry favors thi lerohant marine, body of the people a larger power to absorb ' which will broaden our commerce and tho circulating medium, It is further markets and upbuild our sea-carrying true that year by year, with- larger areas capacity for the products of agriculture of land under cultivation, tho increasing and manufacture, whir’ - .... „ capa under cultivation, the increasing and volume of agrioultaral products, cotton, corn and wheat, calls for a larger volume of money supply. This is especially noticeable, at the crop-harvesting and crop- moving period. In its earlier history fcho national bank ing act seemed to prove a reasonable avenue through which needfui additions thehe Circulationirculation couldould fromrom timeime too time to t C c f t t bo made. Changing oondltions have ap parently rendered St inoperative to that end. The high margin in bond securities required, resulting from, large premiums which government bonds command in tho market, or the tax on note issues, or both operating togotho)', appear to he tho in fluences which impair its public utility, Tho attention of congreas is respectfully Invited to this Important niatter with the trado'end compotltlon. They have no( vlawof ascertain ng whether or not such yet oomploted their investigation of this s a r if.” hich, with thesin- eans more work and partof the world. • rx'usts stifle T rade Com p etition. ibinatlons of capital, organized into to control the conditions o f trade among our citizens, to stifle competition, limit prodilction, and determine tho prices of products used and cotisuined by tion o f the congres Tho industrial coinnilssion, created by the act of tho congress of Juno 18,18'98, lias been engaged in extended hearings upon tho disputed questions involved In tho subject of oomblnatl :adoanclc< lions in restraint 1 . They hav may result f how far the restraint of those combi tions of capital commonly called ‘trus Is matter of federal jurisdiction. When organized, as they often are, to crush out all healthy competition and to monopo lize the production or sale of an article of commerce and general necessity they are dangerous conspiracies against tho public )d, and should be made thi 1 penal le d commerce fieorelnry of Trcaiury lo fltll liontiii. I (jontj-atliig iiioro or loss numerous ontor- I urgently rocomnioiiatbnt to support , prisos ima ostabllshnionts, whioli pro- tlio existing gold stniidmil, find to main- | vlously to tho formation of tho eomblna- tain •'The parity It* valiinof tho coins of i tion wore carried oa sopmatoly. Cho two inotnls (gold anil Rllvor) and th e ' it Is iiiilversnlly conceded that romblnB- pipial power of ovary dollsr at nil times In I Honii wliloh engross or control tho market the market and In the peyinefit of debts,” of any partlculnr kind of mercbandlHo or tho Morotayy of tlvi trimsury ho given commodity necessary lotbo genawil com- by 4 8 j S S L t i S he restraint of trade or com merce ampng the several states or with foreign nations, to he unlawful. It de nominates aS(a criminal every person who makes any such contVaot or engages ip any such combination or conspiracy, and provides a punishment by fine or. Im prisonment. It invests tho several circuit courts of the United States with juris diction to prevent and restrain violations of the act, and makes It the duty of the several United States district attorneys, .under tho direction of the attorney gen eral, to institute proceedings in equity to prevent and restrain such violations. It further confers upon any person who shall be injured in h is business or property by any other person or corporation by reason of anything forbidden or declared to be unlawful by the act tho power to sue therefor in any olrouit court of the United States without respoot to the amount in controversy, and to recover three-fold the the damages by him sustained and the costs of the suit, including reasonable at torney fees. It will be perceived thot the act is aimed at every kind of combination in the nature of a trust or monopoly in restraint of inter-state or international commerce. The prosecution by the United States ol offenses under the act of 1899 has been frequently resorted to in the federal tourts, and notable efforts in the restraint of Interstate commerce, such as the trans Missouri Freight association nnd the Joint Traffic association, have beeq suc cessfully opposed and suppressed. It is apparent that uniformity legislation upon this subject in several states is much to be desired. II is to be hoped that such uniformity founded in a wise and just discrimtna- and studied between what is What is useful and nec ness operations may b that means may be found for the gress within the limitations of its stltutional power to so supplement an effective code of state legislation as to make a complete system of laws throughout the United Slates adequate ,to cpmpel a general observance of the salutary rules to which I have re- The whole question is so important and far-reaching that I am sure no part of it will be lightly considered, but every phase of it will have the deliberation of the congress, n in \vi.se anti judicious action. N Icarngun Cniial Franchiso Forfcllert.- The'contract of the Maritime Canal c.ompany of Nicaragua was declared forfeited by the Nicaraguan govern ment on the 19th of October, on the ground of non-fulfillment within the 10 years’ term silpulalert in ihe enp- Iract. The Maritime Canal company has lodged a protest against thl.s ac tion, alleging right.s in the premises which appear worthy of consideration. I'his government expects (hat Nicar agua will afford the protestanls a full and fair hearing upon the merits of of examination and survey for a ship canal route acro.ss Nicaragua, having its labors and made The Nicai which has been engaged upon the vvorl nation and survey for a shir :anal commission, iged upon the work npleted its labors and made its r port, was dissolved on May 31, and c .Tune 10. a new commission. ! the Tsihmian canal eonunisi organized under Ihe terms of approved March 3. IS'JO, for the of examining Reliekble Goods - A S - mimi m. Diamonds from 1-8 carat upwards, and all personally selected from origin al lots, direct from importers and be fore the rise in price. You can rely, on our ability and choice. O o l d a n d Q o l d F i l l e d W s t c h e s , of beautiful designs and reliable'time-keepers. The latest in jewelry, r'in^s, and sterling silver ware and novelties, ebony mounted goods, rich ctlt glass, artistic mounted . - - - • LADIES’ OR GENTS’ SILK DlllBRELLAS. Onyx and gilt tables, lamps, and, in fact, our stock of strictly first-class goods was never more attractive, and purchased direct of manufacturers, eiiables as to give you the best value for the mon ey invested. MORAL !—look well twice before jumping. Our store open every evening thi» month. H A R R V A . D I L U O N . Diamond Merchant and Jeweler. ^ 98 NORTH MAIN STREET. on. knot imission, wao purpose tlie American isthmus with a view to determining the most practicable and feasible route for a ship canal across that isthmus, with Us probable cost, and other essential de- In view of disturbances in the popu- lous provinces of Northern China, where are many of our citizens, and -of (he imminence of disorder near the capital and toward the ceaboard. a guard of marines was landed from the Boston and stationed during last win- 4er In the legation compound at /Pe king. With tlu- restoration of order this protection was withdrawn. The interests of our citizens in that vast empire have not been neglected during the past year. Adequate pro tection has been secured for our mis sionaries and some injuries to their property have been redressed. American capital has sought and found various opportunities of compet ing to Carry out the Internal improve ments which the imperial government is wisely encouraging, and to develop the natural resources of tho empire. Our trade with China has continued to grow, and our commorolal rights un der existing treaties have been ovory- whoro maintained during tho past your, ao Ibpy will ho In tho future. OoriUnl Itolatlons Witli Clorinsiiy> Our relations with Germany continue to bo most cordial, The Increasing In timacytlmacy of directf ssiociatlonirect hastlon beenas o d ssiocia h of permission In April for the lai ' pinisslon Ih Aprvii for the jAiujihR Cohtinued op iscoad pif«« There is a certain something which at tracts trade to' the ‘‘National Line” of shoes— all embodied in the single word, Their outline denotes refinement, sensibility, durability. Good dress ers appreciate these. It is not a question of price, for this is just right. The same as the shoes. 3 o l d O n l y B y M . M a r k , “ V o o i v f e A t * Main St. IF I T 'S STOVES we have them. Peninsular Steel -AND- GARLAND PARLORS. We lead all otherjs^lin asso rinient and B earner, THE STOVE MAN. 12 c-nurcu Street Remarkable Offer in Furniture —for the— H O L I D A Y S . Some o f the things mentioned boTow: Fancy cobbler rocker, $1.88. Gold Oak jardiniere stands, 55 q ., 75 c . and $1.00. Good oak extension table, $4.50. Six dining chairs, $4.08. Oak side board, $12.00. Hall trees, $8.50. Morris chairs, $4.75 t o $15.00. Turkish chairs, $17.00 to $25.00. 3-Piece Parlor Suits, $15,00, and oth-' er things in same proportion, sdl t o b© had a t , ;, Tost, Jones I Co «0 WEST PULTON STEBSET An Especially Handsome .•.•.'.•.'Lot of INGRAIN CARPETS . . J U S T l(M Should have been here before, but the manufacturer wgs too far oversold. Pretty good evidence of their style and quality. W. H. DIXON & CO. 27 NORTH MAIN «rM«T, >
