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THE MORNING NEWS,
established ISSO - . incorporated ISSN
1. H. ESTILL. President.
ENGLAND TO SEND MORE MEN.
all interest centers in gath
ering VOLUNTEERS.
Admiralty NVHI Dispatch Another
Naval Brigade to South Africa.
Militia Will Be Called on in Mo
blitzing Eighth Division—Bailer's
Casualty List Much Larger Than
First Thought—Some Royal Vol
unteers—Comment on Lord Rob
erts* Address.
London, Dec. 22, 1:45 a. m.—There is still
no definite news regarding the military
operations in South Africa. Probably this
it !cause the only cable that Is now
working Is choked with official dispatches.
Gen. Buffer's casualty list at Colenso,
Just published, shows that 146 were killed
and 746 wounded. Two hundred and twen
ty-seven are described as missing, and of
these about forty ore known to be pris
oners in the hands of the Boers. This
mikes a total larger than Geu. Buffer's
orig.nal estimate.
Koyai letters, signed by the Queen, are
being circulated by the Archbishop to the
bi-hops of the various dioceses, authoriz
ing a coilection in the churches through
out England on Jan. 7, in aid of the fund
;or siek and wounded soldiers and their
families.
Interest! centers for the moment in the
preparations to send out reinforcements.
The various city guilds have given an
additional £12,000 for the expenses of the
imperial volunteers, besides gifts of
horses, ambulances and other parapherna
ii i. The latest notable volunteers Include
two nephews of Lord Roberts, Maj.
Charles Sherston and Maj. Maxwell Bhera
tcn. Their brother was killed at Glencoe.
The admiralty has decided to dispatch
another naval brigade of 700 men to South
Africa.
It is beffeved that in mobilizing the
Eighth Division the war office will have
tv ourse to some extent to the militia,
it ling deemed inadvisable to depude the
h mo garrisons over-much of regulars.
T ■ Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach, has issued a formal
denial that any differences exist in the cat),
intt regarding war expenditures.
According to a dispatch from Cape Town
the re is a good deal of distress in the
Orange Free State, owing to a scarcity of
grain.
Lord Roberts’ Address.
The morning papers give prominence to
Lord Roberts’ message and most of them
comment editorially upon It.
The Times says:
ri an admirable message to America
' r.d Canada. Lord Roberts has given an
adequate welcome expression to our na
tc ” and sentiments.”
TK Dally Telegraph says:
""■ e feel sure the message will be wel-
in both the United States and C.in
!rd Roberts describes in ant wods
' t all Englishmen feel. There is noth
- hke adversity to test the value of our
h • i is and the sympathy of the United
and the magnificent devotion of our
"" pi "-' stand out in strong contrast with
l: "'ld carping and envy of some coati
n' n::il nations.
T ' Standard says: "The British emntra
In its mettle and giving the world a
i | is to the extent of its laiest re
*■ "•>•••• in fighting material. Nowhere is
1 demons:ration watched with more in
terest, and we believe, with mare s.ttis
fii 'ion than among our k nwn in the
I lined States, whose sympatr.y will be
full further aroused by Lord Rober.s' ad-
Durable message.” i
AGAINST a mail of mullets.
UrifiKii I'linlied Actonn the Hlver in
Face of Boer Eire.
London, Dec. 21.—Belated stories from
Chievely camp, Nat'al, ail concur in say
ing the British did marvels in an impos
*i!>le situation.
1 is oldest war correspondents say they
nevir saw anything comparable with the
bravery of the men and officers. The
r r. and contingent created an immense fu-
r '"'. engaging the Boers single-handed,
| hailing shrapnel and lyddite shells on
;i ' fortifications north of the town, in a
in effort to silence the murderous fire of
■ Boers, while the British forced the
I issage of the river.
■’be advance of the second brigade along
1 road leading to the bridge, in the face
°| i deadly fusillade, is described as tnag-
L | ent. The British forced their way
f the fire zone under a perfect
o nutlets from the invisible Boers. The
Patter of the bullets on the dry plain, it is
■*’ raised the dust like heavy rain
drops on water.
1 " Queen has been greatly annoyed by
" unfounded statements that she Is in
a- i' ilth and perpetually weeping. A par
jnrr .ph contradicting these stories appears
'■ : 'no papers, which aids that It has
i• v, r been Her Majesty’s habit to “dls-
Pa Y Brief like a hysterical schoolgirl."
RUDE nEI’LY FROM CRONJE.
H** hay* Lieut. Cliitnilo* Pole-Gell I*
Helenrdeil n* Spy.
London, Dec. 21, 4:30 p. m.—The war
off!." hns received the following from Gen.
lor -iier-NVaiker, the British commander
■’ Cape Town:
, :| pe Town. W“dnes'ay, Dec. 20.
••■"'liuen wires that he has received a rude
fr in Gen. Cronje respecting his
' ■ sent, l lions as to Lieut. Chandos Po'.e
-aying that this officer Is regarded
a spy. Gen. Cronje abo states he will
~ 1 no further communication with
Metnuon."
I TRANSVAAL EXPEDITION.
* ■* r *>' of English Horsemen Report
Finding No Doer*.
i, Monday, Dec. 11. via Ixmrcnzo Mar-
Haturday, Dec. 16.—CoK I’lumer,
' : ‘ a rirong reconnoiterlng party of
t hi'i , has returned here after a
II : expedition j nto Transvaal territory.
; I 'i -hed a point fifty miles from
1 'sfiurg. In the Houth African Repub
, found no Boer*, the country being
: ' kly empty of men,
•-1 Di SMITH WELL II’PPUEO,
Il ‘*' In Ibe Report Heretred by the
London Dally Mall,
-oMon, lose, is,.—' The Dally Mail nays;
“itdemand that near, has arrived
w " WUU* Ut Inc effect that Lady-
*
smith is well supplied with food and am
munition. nnd can hokl out much longer
man has been estimated. The troops ar
described as in good spirits and anxious
to fight.”
ROYALTY GOING TO FRONT.
Duke of Marlborough and Others to
Fight the Boer*.
London, Dec. 21.—The Duke of Marlbo--
ough, who is a lieutenant in the Oxford
shire yeomanry, and who has volunteered
for service in South Africa, will take with
him 150 men and horses of his troop. 11.
will personally furnish the equipment for
these men.
The Earl of Warwick, the Earl of Dud
ley. the Earl of Lons late and Viscount
Galway, are among the other members of
the aristocracy who have volunteered for
service in the campaign against the Boer-.
KITCHENER’S TRAIN DERAILED.
Rut He Reached Cairo All Right anil
NVn* Given nn Ovation.
Cairo, Dec. 21.—The train conveying Gen.
Lord Kitchener, now on his way from the
Soudan to South Africa, via this c'ty, was
derailed north of Luxor.
Gen, Kitchener subsequently arrived in
this city and was given an ova in by
l|°rd Cromer, the British consul general
in Egypt, and others. He immediately
boarded a train bound for Alexandria.
Kitchener Han Sailed.
Alexandria, Dec. 21.—Lord Kitchener ar
rived this evening from Cairo and went on
board the British second-class cruiser
Iris, which immediately sailed for Malta.
DISPUTE OVER RIGHT OF WAY.
White Man Mortally Wounded and
Tvo Injured by Negroes.
Meridian, Miss., Dec. 21.—Word has
reached this city of a fight between a
party of whites and blacks on the Kem
per county overland road about six miles
north. One white man, Oscar Ford, was
mortally wounded, and two others more
or less seriously injured.
It appears that the whites were with
out arms, while each of the nine negroes
were armed with a revolver.
The two parties met on the highway and
a dispute over which was entitled to the
right of way precipitated the difficulty. A
posse, consisting of the sheriff and twenty
five deputies, is being organized to go
in search of the murderous blacks. There
is much excitement.
DELAY OF FOREIGN MAILS.
Withdrawal of Trans-At lan t ie
Mwimuhtpr wm Panne Tf7
New York, Dec. 21.—The withdrawal of
the three White Star liners, Majestic,
Cymric and Brittanic, and the Cunard
liner Umbria, all royal mail steamships,
from such service for the purpose of being
turned Into British army transports, has
upset the plans of the postal authorities
for the prompt delivery of Christmas let
ters from European countries. The with
drawal of these four steamships necessi
tates the use of slower traveling steam
ships running to Boston and most likely
Philadelphia. This change will cause con
siderable delay in the handling of thous
ands of mail bags.
COMING EXPORTS OF GOLD.
Relieved That $5,000,4)00 Will Go
Abroad on Satnrilay.
New York, Dec. 21.—Sterling hankers
predicted to-day numerous gold engage
ments for Saturday, but all said it was
impossible to estimate with accuracy how
much the shipments would amount to.
One firm reported that it might ship from
$500,000 to $1,000,000 as to-morrow’s require
ments suggested, and in other quarters
it was believed that at least $5,000,000 alto
gether would go out.
At present rates the margin of profit on
gold exports would be small, It was said,
but the demand for the metal abroad was
sufficient to make “special transactions"
profitable at this time. It was said to
day that Heidelbach, Icklehelmer & Cos.,
and Muller, Schall & Cos., might each ship
$500,000.
JAMAICA’S MILITARY FORCES.
Exigencies Seem to Demand a Large
Increase tn the Number.
Kingston, Jamaica, Dec. 21.—Owing to
the growing seriousness of the South Afri
can War prospects and, particularly, the
probable withdrawal of the imperial gar
risons from the colonies, coincident with
the unprecedented drafting of French
troops to the West Indies, a proposal is
afloat to augment the British West Indian
militia forces to the fullest possible extent,
if necessary, under special conscription.
It is proposed to increase Jamaica's forces
from one regiment of SOD men to possibly
twenty-four regiments, as in 1836, the ex
igencies of the present situation being re
garded as of an exceptionally grave and
menacing character.
ATTORNEYS’ DEADLY QUARREL.
Harrell Shot nnd Killed at Dallas,
Tex., by Etheridge.
Dallas. Tex., Dec. 21.—F. M. Etheridge,
one of the most prominent lawyers In the
city, to-day shot Attorney Edwin O. Har
rell, who Is eqindly well known, four times,
in a crowded elevator in the North Texas
building. Harrel died later at his home.
Harrell had a pistol half cocked in his
hand as he fell in the lobby in front of
the elevator shaft. Etheridge is In cus
tody.
The men were employed as counsel on
opposite sides In litigation involving cot
ton miff property, and quarreled concern
ing professional affairs.
SAILORS OUT OF FARMERS.
Interesting Experiment Being Made
on Cruiser Dixie.
New York, Dec. 21.—The converted
cruiser Dixie arrived from Philadelphia
to-day. having on board 300 landsmen
from the Mississippi valley, who are to be
converted Into sailors.
The Dixie will remain In dry dock until
after Cbrtatmaa, when she will go to Nor
folk, thence to the West Indies and later
to Europe-probably to France first of all.
As no other government haa ever triad io
make salaws out of farmers, the experi
ment will be watched with Interest by the
naval powers of lit* world.
SAVAiNAAH. CiA., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 22 183:),
INJUNCTION WAS REVOKED.
RALEIGH AND CANTO N MEETING
NOT INTERFER ED WITH.
Judge Parnell Gran ten I an tnjunetion
to Stop It. and Tlie.ta Cancelled It.
Wit I lam*’ Telegram to Ryan Stat
ing Every Possible Fair Proposi
tion Had Been Made—Only Sixteen
Antagonistic Shares—First Step or
Seaboard Consolidation I* Accom
plished.
Raleigh, N. C. p Doc. 21.—Uix>n applica
tion this morning of attorneys for Thomas
F. Ryan of New York, a temporary re
straining order was Issued by United
States District Judge Thomas R. Purnell,
to prevent any action of the Raleigh and
Gaston Railroad stockholders, looking to
ward the consolidation here to-day of the
various lines of the Seaboard Air Line
system.
A few hours later Judge PuS-neil grant
ed the parties a hearing, and revoked the
temporary restraining order in a written
judgment as follows:
“The order inadvertently sifrned this
morning, is revoked and the servSce there
of held to be invalid. In the exercise of
a sound judicial discretion, the re.uraining
order is refused.”
Upon the charge of Mr. Ryan's counsel
that the Interests of his client would be
irreparably jeopardized by the cotwolida
tion plans of the Williams syndicate,
Judge Watts, general conns-1 of thu Sea
board Air Line read the folowiny dis-
I>ateh from President John Skelton Will
iams to Thomas F. Ryan under date of
Dec. 12:
No More Offers to Make.
“We have already submitted all the of
fers, suggestions and propositions that any
fair-minded man could reasonably desire,
including propositions for the arbitration
by court or disinterested persons of (he
differences between us, and we have noih
ing further to propose. Our efforts to , e
eure a peaceable solution of the qu stion
have been in no way reciprocated by yoii,
but you have appeared to be determine 1
to place in the way of this great enter
prise. which means so much for this whole
section of country, every obstacle within
your power directly and indirectly.
At the solicitation of yourself or your
.attorneys, meetings were proposed, hop
ing that an adjustment might possibly be
reached, and your attorneys have, endeav
ored to make capital out of those adjourn
ments by securing the sending out of
newspaper reports intimating that these
adjournments were forced upon us by your
-■opposition. Your attorney visited e news
paper office in Norfolk Saturday night and
succeded in having sent out over the wires
a false statement to the effect that you
had 'held up’ the meeting which was held
in Raleigh on Saturday by your ‘unex
pected opposition,’ whertyts our pro
gramme for Saturday’s meeting was car
ried out precisely as we had pfianned.
Would Respect His Rights.
“We have told you frankly that we In
tended to respect ail of your rights as a
stockholder in this system, and to accord
to you terms as favorable ns those ac
corded to any other stockholder. If you
will join with us in an honest effort to
work out this proposition on a wise, con
servative and equitable plan, you have the
opportunity of doing so, hut if your aim
!s (o obstruct, deiay and injure, you can
go ahead on your own responsibility. We
are prepared to protect to the fullest and
to Promote the interest which we repre
sent, and you will find out this will be
done.
“In conclusion, I will again remind you
of the statement which you made to me
in one of our first interviews, to-wit: that
it was not your intention, to use your own
language, to 'sand-bag' the situation, and
if you did not feel warranted in joining us
ip our plan of reorganization, that you
would name a price on your stock, which
your attorney. Groner, informed me in the
presence of your attorney, Page, had aver
aged you between 90 and 100.
“I would aiso remind you of your request,
which you urged upon me in our last in
terview, that I should advise my feilow
members in the Seaboard syndicate to seli
out their holdings at S2OO per share for
Seaboard stock, which you said you
thought was a full price for that stock,
and one which they ought to be only to)
glad to realize.”
Resolution Was Adopted.
The meeting of the stockholders of the
RaJeigh and Gaston Railroad was aceoul
ingly held at 4 o’clock p. m., pursuant to
an adjournment at noon.
The purchase of the proposed commit'ee
stock of subordinate companies of the
system was reported by Vice President 12.
St. John with the prices paid and a reso
lution approving and confirming the same
was adopted by a vote of 14,967 shares to
16.
The following resolution was also adopt
ed by the same vote:
“Whereas, it is proposed to unite the
railways and properties of the Seaboard
Air Line System with those of the South
Bound Railroad, the Georgia and Ala
bama Railroad, and the Florida Centra!
and Peninsular Railroad Company, thus
creating a system operating railroads from
Richmond, Va., and Portsmouth, Va„
through the states of Virginia, Norih
Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Geor
gia and Florida, therefore, be it
“Resolved, by the stockholders of the
Raleigh and Gaston Railroad Company,
That they approve a corporate union of
the railways and properties comprising the
Seaboard Air Line System with those of
the Southbound Railroad, the Georgia and
Alabama Railway and the Florida Cen
tral and Peninsular Railroad Company
upon such fair and just terms, to the
stockholders of such properties as
may be agreed upon by them,
and they hereby authorize and empower
the presi'l' nt and directors of this com
pany to join in such agreements, contracts
merger or consolidation, or other measure
as may !>e legally necessary or proper to
bring about the closest physical connec
tion or corporate union or merger of such
properties, for the accomplishment of the
creation of the system so proposed."
The meeting was then adjourned until
Jan. 17, next, when final action 1 expected
to be taken.
IKAHOAiUM CAPITALIZATION.
Total Is *33,000 a Mile Against the
Noil!hern's $71,0041.
Baltimore, Dec. 21.—When President
John Skelton Williams of the Hahoard
Air Line Hysttrn heard of the action of
Judge Purnell, he said It waa only what
he expected,
“Every step which has been taken hi
carr/in $ through tide conaoUdaUvn/' be.
continued, “has been under the advice of
the ablest counsel, and the various ac
tions which have been taken have not only
been ratified 'by the boards of directors,
but also by the stockholders of the sev
eral companies In general meeting. Thera
is no single slop which has been taken
to which the Slighest objection can be
legitimately made.
"1 have just receive 1 a statement of the
earnings of the Seaboard Air Line for the
month of November, which shows an in
crease at the rate of niion-t $1,900 a day
over last year, which was the biggest
year in its history.”
Mr. Williams was asked whal he had to
say in regard to the recent statements
that the capitalization of tie new Sea
board system was excessive.
"The total capitalization of the G eater
Seaboard System,” said Mr. Williams,
“under the proposed plan of consolidation,
will bo lean than one-halt of the capitali
zation I* ol mill> of the Southern Railway.
The total bonded debt of the Greater Sca
lxiard System will lie about sls.fli)o a mile
of road owned, against a debt on t. e
Southern Railway of ;ilK>ut $28,100 a mile
of road owned. The preferred st ck of the
new system will l>e about $1 .900 a m le.
ugainst $15,090 a mi!e of road owned on
the Southern Railway, while cur common
stock will be about SB,OCO a tribe against
$30,000 on the Southern Railway for etch
mile of road owned.
“In other words, the total cipita iza'lon
of the Seaboard will be altout $33,000 a mil \
including bonds und stocks, against a to
tal capitalisation on the Southern RaiWay
of $71,000 a mile of road owned. Thrs ■
figure's speak for themselves."
EINEK AL OF GEN. LAM TON.
Ceremonies Will Take Place When
tile Transport Nalls.
Manila, Dec. 21.—Gen. Lawton's body
will be removed from his late residence
to the cemetery to-morrow. In accordance
with Mrs. Lawton’s wish there will be no
ceremonial, but simply a prayer. The late
general's staff and Lieut. Stewart's troop
of the Fourth Cavalry, which accompa
nied Gen. Lawton through the campaign,
will compose the escort.
The actual funeral ceremonies will take
place in about ten days, when the trans
port sails, under the direction of Gen.
Schwan and with military honors. The
civil organizations, including the Supreme
Court, will participate, and Bettor Calderon
will lead the lCjlipinos, who were associat
ed with Gen. Lawton in the organization
of the municipalities. Senor Calderon
said it was “the saddest day to the Fili
pino nation to see lost not only the fore
most advocate of peace, but their best
friend.”
Mrs. Lawton hears her grief bravely.
President McKinley’s und Secretary
Root's messages to Maj. Gen. Otis have
been posted at tjie palace y’usre the flag*
are at half mast.
FUNDS FOR LAWTON ESTATE.
Ijfeiit. Col. Eilwnrds Will Accompany
Remains From Manila.
Washington, Dec. 21.—Adjt. Gen. Corbin-,
the head of the committee charge! with
the collection of funds for the benefit of
thi' family of the late Gen. Lawton, is In
receipt of expressions of sympathy and of
willingness to co-operate from all quarters
of the country.
Some of these are accompanied by contri
butions of money and altogether there is
promise of a generous response to the
committee's appeal Issued yesterday. The
committee aims to collect at l ast $2>,009.
Lieut. Col. Charles R. Edwards, who
was temporarily acting as Gtn. Lnwton’a
chief of staff, has been lnstiueted by the
Secretary of War to superintendent tho
transportation of Gen. Lawton's remains,
und accompany them to tills country.
LAWTON'S DEATH ANNOUNCED.
Appropriate Observance to Be Had
at All Militnry Posts.
Washington, Dec. 21.—A general order
was issued from the war department to
day announcing to the army the death of
Maj. Gen. Henry W. Lawton. After re
counting Gen. Lawton's military services,
the order goes on to say:
"Tho swift and rosistless movement of
his column on the Ilio Grande and across
the northern boundary of the plain of cen
tral Luzon, which h ad just been complet
ed, was the chief factor in the destruction
of the insurgent power, and w r as the
crowning achievement of his arduous life.
“He fell in the fuljness of his powers,
in the Joy of conflict. In the consciousness
of assured victory, lie leaves to his com
rades and country rite memory and (he
example of dauntless courage, of unspar
ing devotion to duty, of clc-anly character
and of high qualities of command which
inspired his troops with his own indomit
able spirit.
The flag will he placed at half-mast and
thirteen minute guns will be fired at every
military post and station on the day after
the receipt of this order, and the usual
bodges of mourning will be worn for
thirty days.”
IT MAY BE BATE!! OH YOUNG.
Lawton's Successor N nt to Re Named
t alii After Fiinernl.
Washington. Dee. 21.—1 t is said at the
war department that the vacancy in the
list of major generals of violunteers caused
by the death of Gen. Lawton will not he
filled until after the funeral services over
his remains at Manila, prior to their trans
portation to the United States.
It Is said among well-in forme! officers
of the army In thi* city th.it the appoint
ment will go to either Gen. John G. Bates.
Gen. S. M. B. Y'oung, or Gtn. Lloyd
Wheaton.
It is also understood that Brig. Gen. A.
R. Chaffee, who has been chief of staff to
Gen. 'Brooke, commanding the division o.'
Cuba, is likely to be relieved of duty in
that division in a short time nnd given an
lm7ortant lormnaiid with the *rm,y In thi
Philippines.
EXPERT STILL ON THE .STAND.
Tyrrell Explained TeelinleaUtic* of
Mullnens's Writing.
New York. Dec. 21.—John F. Tyrrell, the
■Milwaukee expert on handwriting, wits on
the stand nearly all day in tha trial of
Roland 11. Mollneux.
The testimony of Tyrrell was entirely
technical and dealt In |>inlona Gonrvrtiiag
the "pen habits” and “mental conception'
noticed In the admitted handwriting* of
the defendant ar.J la tho address ot> the
poison package.
RECEIVER FOR GLOBE BANK.
STOUKHOLDERS LIKELY TO HE THE
ONLY LOSERS,
Itmik’s Taint Assets Are More Than
*ll .OPP.OOO—Receiver Appointed
for Protection of the Unsecured
Urcdltorx—Flurry in the Uoppci*
Market llronght About Its Failure.
Efforts Will He Mode to Avert a
Pants, But Another Flurry May
Lome.
Washington, Doc. 31.—Controller Dawes
this evening api*>inted Special Examiner
Daniel G. Wing temporary receiver of the
Globe National Bank of Boston.
The hank's resources ate ns follows:
Loans and discounts, $5,573,101; United
Statis L>n.!s to secure circulation, $1,009,-
000; Untied Siales bonds to se ute Untied
Stab s deposits, $190,(00; premiums on
bonds, $139,350; stock and securities, $! "02,-
202; cash on hand and duo fiom hiuk', $2,-
533.297. Total, $10,529,963.
Controller Dawes, in explanation of his
action, enld:
“In view of the fact that to allow the
bank to remain oi>en longer will result
in injustice to unsecured creditors, now
that the condition of insolvency is found
to exist, it becomes my duty under the
law to appoint a receiver. A consider
able cash dividend can be iaid lo creditors
at once.
"The condition of the bank was discov
ered by Special Examiner Wing in time
to secure such action on Ihe part of the
directors as w ill probably prevent the fail
ure from Inflicting heavy losses upon the
depositors, but the directors and stock
holders will lose heavily."
In UittliMilly for Month*.
The bank ha* been In difficulty for some
months, in fact ever since the resign"-
lion of Charles Cole, for many years Us
president. Mr. Cole's retirement caused
a sensation ut (he time, for it was known
thut ho was heavily Interested in the cop
per combination known us tho United
States Mining Company.
One o; the directors, H. H. Stevena,
was elected to fill the position of president,
and since then has done everything possi
ble to keep the bank from going under.
Every known method was adopted to keep
up the tone of the market in copper
shares, and It was expected that the hank
would gradually be able to realize on
greater part of loans on those stocks with
out loss. The tight money market, coup,
led with tile great decline in all stocks,
however, carried down the coppers, and
last Thursday the bank was forced to call
upon the clearing house for assistance.
After a consultation the clearing house
came to the rescue, and issued $3,500,1*10
in certificates, to enable the Globe to meet
ils indebtedness to the other hanks.
The action of the clearing house was
generally regarded as timely, although
there was much surprise, when, Iwo days
later, the clearing house refused to rescue
the Broadway Bank from the hands of a
receiver.
On Monday came the failure of the
brokerage firm that financed tho mining
company, bttl as no other firm followed,,
and as the Globe Bank gave no intima
tion of succumbing through the had fall
in copper stocks, confidence in the situa
tion seemed In a fair way of being re
stored.
The slumps In the New York markej on
Tuesday brought no material reverse in
this city, and this was regarded almost an
additional guarantee that the crisis here
had passed.
May Be More Trouble,
Whether the old wound will be opened
again to-morrow remains to be seen, lint
it Is known that every effort will be made
on the part of the strong financial insti
tutions to avert a panic. Upon their suc
cess depends the status of many brokerage
houses which have been carrying over
Christmas heavy block* of copper stocks.
A tew of those houses have already at
tempted to protect themselves, and attach
ments have hecn filed against the promot
ers of the United Slates Mining Company,
Charles H. Cole, late president of the
Globe Bank. William H. Coolidge and Ed
ward C. Clark.
The action of the controller In waiting
a reasonable time for the guaranty to tie
made good regarding the bad assets of the
bank. Is geneally acknowledged to have
been very generous, and Indicated a desire
to assist as much as possible, and It ts
generally agreed that if the bank had been
closed last week a severe panic would have
resulted, which would have undoubtedly
carried down Us stockß and wrecked many
strong institutions.
During the past week the withdrawals
from the hank have been exceedingly
heavy, amounting. It is said, to over $2,-
000,000 in deposits. It was stated that the
closing of the institution could not af
fect any great number of Individual depos
itors.
A flurry in copper stocks is anticipated
at the opening of the Stock Exchange to
morrow.
SUICIDE OF JAMES I). TAYLOR.
M as Secretary of the Wug:ner Palace
Car Cos in pun y.
Washington, Dec. 24.—James D. Taylor,
secretary and treasurer of the Wagner
Palace Car Company, of New York, com
mitted suicide at the Grafton, in this city,
to-day, by cutting his throat with a fazor.
He was suffering from mental depression.
WITH IT FOR THIRTY YEARS.
Absorption by Pnllninn’s Affected
Taylor’s Condition.
New York, Dec. 21.—Mr. Taylor had
been connected with the Wagner Pqjaee
Car Company for thirty years, serving as
secretary and treasurer. An intimate
friend of Mr. Taylor said to-night:
"The arrangement for the absorption of
the Wagner Palace Car Company by the
Pullman company undoubtedly aggravated
Mr. Taylor's condition. For more than
thirty years, his whole time was devoted
to the Wagner company. He naturally
was deeply concerned In the growth of
the company, and of course the plan to
absorb his company had a serious effect
on hi* condition."
Clioynski vs. McCormick.
'Milwaukee, Dec. 21.—Joseph Choynskl
and Jack McCormick have signed a con
tract to meet In a six-round bout before
the Milwaukee Athletic Club on Jan. 19.
Llptou Made Rear Commodore.
Ixmdon, Dec. 21.—Sir Thomas ljpton haa
been unanimously elected roar commodore
of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club.
JONES LOOKS FOR SUCCESS.
Hfllf\p (lip Democrat* Will Win
tilt- Fight In 1000.
Chicago, Dec. 21.—Senator James K.
Jones, chairman of the Democratic Na-
I onal Commute*, looked Into party af
fairs at headquarters In the Unity build
ing to-day.
He assured everybody (hot the prospects
for Democratic success next year are
brighter than they were in 18SM. He said
only William Jennings Bryan would bo
mentioned as a candidate for President In
the convention. The Senator would not
say when or where he thought the con
vention should be held.
With reference to next year’s contest,
the Senator said:
“No doubt the convention will reaffirm
the ClTlcago platform. It will declare
against Imperialism, and in favor of reg
ulating trusts. 1 think, too, that It will
condemn the efforts which have become
100 common, to control elections by the
use of money. In my opinion the pawsage
of the bill establishing the gold standntd
will old us greatly.”
The Senator said he never saw such a
diversity of opinion ns to where the nom
inee for Vice President should come from.
Regarding the currency bill, Senator
Jones said:
"1 think tlie adoption of a gold standard
hill by the present Congress would have
an enormous effect In shaping the money
Issue. It Is a declaration on the part of
tile Republican party for which It will
have to answer. A gold bill, if adopted
by th, Senate—and there is no doubt In
my mind that the present bill substantial
ly will be accepted by the Senate—will
force the Republicans lo explain what la
on Its face a stroke of treason against the
pronouncement of the St. lands platform.”
The Senator figure* that the currency
bill could command fifty and possibly
tifty-two votes In the Senate.
DEMOCRAT# OK LOUISIANA.
Chicago Platform Wn* Indorsed and
Trusts Denounced.
Raton Rouge, La., Dec. 21.—At the Dem
ocratic State Convention to-day Senator
Kstopinal of Bt. Bernard parish, was nom
inated for lieutenant governor and John
T. Michael of New Orleans was nominated
to succeed himself as Secretary of fttate.
The resolutions adopted by the conven
tion support the Chicago platform; de
nounce trusts; favor the federal control
of levees and the building of the Isthmian
canal, and the deepening of the passes of
the mouth of the river, and Indorse the
administration of Gov. Foster.
The platform concludes:
“We congratulate the people that the or
ganic laws of the state have wlthoht un
due political excitement or upheaval been
so amended as to Insure the supremacy of
the white race and Iho salvation of Cau
casian civilization In Txmlslana, at the
same time that the host Interests of all
the people of the state, both white and
black, have been carefully protected.”
An attempt was made to provide that
future nominations be made by white pri
maries throughout the slate, but It foiled
to get a quarter of the votes in the con
vention.
The result of the convention Is consid
ered as an administration victory with the
single exception of Judge Gjjion, as at
torney general, in which the argument that
hts opponent was a corporation attorney
was used with telling effect.
The result practically Insures the elec
tion of Gov. Murphy J. Foster to the Sen
ale lo succeed Senator Cattery. It had
lieen conceded that Senator H. D. Mc-
Knery would be re-elected, and the sugar
parishes will make a strong light for him,
but his attitude In this campaign was re
garded as anti-administration, ami there
was talk of ex-Senator Blanchard enter
ing the Hats against him.*
PAT C VI,IBM VS LARGE CLAIM.
Ills Brother Indebted In Him In the
Sum of Nearly fintMHlO.
Washington, Dec. 21.—Falrlck Calhoun
to-day filed the papers In a suit in the Su
preme Court of the district against John
C. Calhoun to recover $197,035.83, alleged
to be due him as the result of several bus
iness transactions.
In 1897 these brother* agreed to leave the
differences between them to be settled by
Gen. M. C. Butler as referee,and the result
of this arbitration is found In the follow
ing statement set forth In the papers filed
to-day:
“That the defendant, John C. Calhoun, Is
Indebted to Patrick Calhoun, upon general
cash account, in the sum of $127,212.08, and
further, on account of the Kentucky coal
and iron stock, $17,411.®; also in the sum
of $7,801 on the preferred and common
slock of the company; also In the sum of
$!2J)90.9 on account of stock In the Rail
way Realty Company; also for one-half In
terest In stock valued at $100,000; also
$8,747.28 on account of the Port Royal Com
pany stock, and $3,430,00 la Roger Ameri
can Mechanical Carriage Company stock.”
The summary, after allowances made to
the defendant, shows that the latter is al
leged lo be Indebted to the plaintiff in the
amount claimed.
SKI/,I 111 l OK AMERICAN KLOI'R.
State Department Ofllelals AVIII Ex
press No Opinion.
Washington, Dec. 21.—1n the absence of
a formal complaint, the state departm nt
officials do not care to express a specific
opinion in the case of the reported seiz
ures of American flour by British cruisers
off the South African coast, under sus
picion that It was Intended for the Trans
vaal.
But under the general rule adopted by
our government and adhered to by most
of the other civilized governments, mr
chandtse of this description sent by one
neutral nation to another, as in the ca a
of the United States and Portugal, Is ab
solutely exempt from seizure.
SW IFT’S CLAIM SETTLED.
final Beef Wn* United Stales Proper
ty When Condemned.
Washington, Dec. 21.—Mr. Tracewell, the
controller of the treasury, has passed upon
the claim of Swift & Cos. of Chicago for
the j<rlce of 300,(100 pounds of fresh beef,
which, according to contract, was shipped
from Newport News, Va„ on Aug. S. 1898,
tor use tn the army of Porto Rico.
The Controller finds (bat at the time of
Its condemnation the beef was tile pro|>-
erty of the United Stuiee, and directs that
the claim be settled accordingly.
DArLT. $9 A TEAR.
S CENTS A COPT.
WEEKLY 3-TIMES-A-WEEK 13 A TWMW
INCREASED RATES OPPOSED.
HE VItI NO BEFORE THE INTER
STATE COMMERCE COMMISSION.
(barges Made That the Proposed
Rates Are 1 iijnstly Illserlmlna
tinK—C. E. Gill, Representing the
Rate Committee Snld More Ex
pensive Equipment Made Advance#
Necessary—Mnnnetl claims Favor#
Vre Shown lll*' standard OH Cos.
Washington, Dec. 21.—A hearing was be
glm to-day by the Interstate Commerca
Commission In tho matter of charges in
freight classification and advances in
freight rates by carriers using the offi
cial classification.
Many complaints have been filed with
tho commission alleging that discriminat
ing changes in freight classlffeatlon byt
carriers have, been agreed upon to taka
effect on Jan. 1, 1900. To determine this
question the hearing of to-day was held.
At the opening of the hearing Mr. C.
B. GUI of New York, chairman of the
“Official Classification Committee,” said
the railroads wore without knowledge at
the persons who had requested the hear
ing. and askeil that they be called upon
to slate W'heredn the proponed changes wvr#
unjust.
Mr. Gill maintained that the proponed
advance In freight rates were due to th#
Increased cost of railroad plants and
tnnlntalneneo and the advance had been
applied to classes of freights that could
well pay them.
In the course of a long examination by
W. A. Day. attorney for the <x>mmlssk>n.
Mr. Gill gave no reason for the proposed
advances main special articles or elasse#
of freight except the general reason#
which applied lo ull freight.
How It Was In IHBT.
Judge C. A. Prouty, a member of the
commission. Instituted a line of Inquiry,
the questions or the unswers Indicating
that In 1887 the railroads paid more lor
steel rails and other articles of equipment
than they bad to pay now. In view of
these facts, he desired to know why th#
Classification Committee deemed it neo
essary to Increase the rates. Mr. Gill re
plied as he hail previously, that In tha
Judgment of the committee, articles on
which advances were made could well
stand them and that the railroads needed
the additional revenue which the advance#
would give them.
Mr. F. .S. Momiott. attorney general of
Ohio, questioned Mr. Gill as lo the cost
of shipping petroleum, endeavoring) to
elicit from him some statement to the
effect that the Standard Oil Company was
favored by the railroads at tho expense
of the small shippers. Mr. Monnett said
that on less than carload lots of petrole
um, the proposed classification Increased
the rate 289 per cent., depending on tha
distance. This, ho said, was a dlscrlml
mitlon which would break up the small
nlilpi>er. Mr. Gill explained that his com
mittee had nothing to do with, the carload
rates on petroleum.
Without reaching any conclusion tho
hearing was adjourned until to-morrowi
morning.
Would Divert Western Grain.
Chicago, Dec. 21.—Executive officers of
the Western line* held a meeting to-day
to consider the contemplated action of tha
Eastern roads In billing all through freight
via Chicago at a rale to be tho sum of th#
locals. They say the Immediate effect of
the system would lie to divert the West
ern grain to the North Atlantic coast and
Gulf |s)rt*. The commlflee will be ap
pointed to confer with the Eastern lli.es.
MAINTAIN A LARGER GUARD.
Close Wall'll Now Kept nt the llocW
Yard at Victoria.
Victoria, B. C., Dec. 21.—Whether or not
there wa's an attempt to blow up tha
orultter Leander, as reported a few nights
ago, the Esquimau authorities have be
come more strict. Where there was on#
officer lu charge of The dock yard at night,
there are now two, and twelve additional
marine sentrle* patrol the naval yard.
Visitors are refuels! admission, and th#
big gun commanding the port Is now
manned by a crew of gunners night am]
day.
The officers disclaim all knowledge of
the reported plot against the cruiser Lean*
der. i
CHAPPELLE HAS RETIRED. ’ 1
He Is No Longer Vice President of
Chicago and Alton.
Chicago, Dec. 21.—Vico President and
General Manager C. H. Chappelle of tha
Chicago and Alton road to-day retired
from that office. No successor will be ap.
pointed, President Felton assuming tha
work of the general manager's office In ad
dition to his own. Mr. Chappefie will con
tinue as a member of the board of direc
tors of the Alton company and a* pr, sl
dent of the St. Louis. Jacksonville and
Chicago road and of the Mississippi Bridge
Company, auxiliaries of the Alton c m
pany. ,
QUITE A FIRE IN ATLANTA.
Losses to Several Firms Aggregated
About $37,000.
Atlanta, Dec. 21.—Fire bioke out to-night
In the wareroems of the Cotton State#
Belting and Supply Company, In the rear
of the Maddox & Rucker Bank, and for
a time It threatened to do very great
damage. The belting company lost $20,000,
and the Rucker building was damaged $lO,-
000. There were other minor losses that
footed up $7,000. all of which were fully:
covered by Insurance.
HOI TELLE SERIOUSLY ILL.
Maine Congressman Has Congestion
of the llralu.
Boston, Dec. 21.—Congressman C. A.
Boutelle of Maine, who la at Young'a Ho
tel, has been taken seriously 111. The na
ture of hts trouble Is not given out.
A bulletin out this (Friday) morning,
stated that the Congressman was suffer
ing from congestion of the brain, Induced
by a severe attack of Indigestion. It was
the opinion of the physicians that th#
malady is only temporary.
LI Hung ('hang May He Degraded.
Pekin. Dec. 21.-14 Hung Chang has
been appointed acting viceroy of Canton.
It Is believed thh* I* preparatory to his
degradation In compliance with the French
demands.