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T 1 H RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY,, DECEMBER 8, 1900 s.'l; .' No 18 Mornings- Post r- f)S FOB WAR SHIPS Eleven Piist Class Vessels to Be Built OF THE OFFERS 5hiP I.MlUlins Firm Enter the IJaxtlesulps to He the . mail" - i- - . m 'o-rni Ever umic"" Have the speea oi to (.rc .Hounds The outlay win 33,000,000. ITJ-3- V;:-' IV-- ..vi r.11 .h 7. Bids were opened r the Secretary of Ihe i, day for the construc armorelads of the first li -hips and six armored nting a tost to the gov .(,u $.;5.000,000. These :ie in tonnage more than the entire navy of the i v years ago, anu me concerned is greater . r of battleships and ar ii..v in the American ser-!-..peuing was the initia vatest construction pro- iroveinmeut lias ever Meiklejohm Rosewater and Thompson, it will be impossible to evade a long fight. - A caucus may not be possible for at least a month after the legislature con venes, .as each, candidate is suspicious of the other. THE N. G. CONFERENCE t;'!l RACES. AT BENNINGS Washington, Dec. 7. Results at Ben ning's track: First race, handicap, mile Charen Jtus 7 to 5, lrince Richard x'Z to 1, Isia 10 to 1. Time 1:20 2-5. Second race, selling, 2-year-old, mile Cherries 4 to 1, The Rogue 8 to 1, King Favorite 20 to 1. Time 1:04. Third race, 1 mile and 50 yards Tvr shena 7 to 10, Judge Magee 12 to 1, Thermos 40 to 1. Time 1:50 2-5. Fourth race, 2-year-old, :4 mile Sadie S 1 to 4, Beggar Lady 6 to 1, Queen Carnival 4 to 1. Time 1:1(1 2-5. Fifth race, 1 1-1G mile Matrhim 20 to 1. Lofter 8 to 5, The Outcast 20 to 1. Time 1:54. Sixth race, Qy2 -furlongs Quite Right 7 to 5, Rabunta 4 to 1, Lex Pirate 10 to l. lime l:li. .The following horses were scratched: i First race, Kinnikinic, Carbuncle, isuf-1 foon. Oread, Sentry and Blueskin. Second race Automatan, Flaneur, B. ' is. Iliggins, ban Luis and Edgefield. Third raceHoldup. Fourth race Novelty, Cherries, Amo rita, I Know and Hija. Sixth race Moor. Eutrjei for Today Everything Serene at the Ses sion Yesterday. GATTIS HOLDS HIS TONGUE When Invited by the Bishop to Speak lie Re marked That There WasNotti lnz He Needed to Say Reports Read and Referred Resolutions Adopted--Impressions the Prcackers Make on New Bern People. New Bern, N. C, Dec. 7. Special. The North Carolina Methodist Confer ence met at the usual hour of 9:30 this morning. It could not be expected that the interest in today's session would equal that of yesterday to the general public as the Kilgo and Gattis matter was up and finally disposed of, so far as this conference is concerned. The best of feeling has prevailed regarding it, and the disposition to do what was right was the only thought. At the various homes about town these TAlOJf SHAM BUTTER Spicy Debate in the House on 1 an Oily Subject THE "GROUT BILE PASSED The Bill Taxes Oleomargarine, When Colored In Imitation of Butter, Ten Cents a Pound Strong Opposition Developed and a Hard Fight Blade, but the Vote on the Passage of the Measure Was Decisive IT .- it II All tlie oig smpouiiuuig .1. .mil the representatives j , .:; attended the opening, j iv. 41 titieials were present! I cruisers are the West T.:; 31:.:". M. rr:;. tu:: f r. V... First race, 54 furlongs Staten Island 99. Red Spider 112, Allaire 104, Lady Ilnsheen III). Innmin.i tinn flf) 4!nl13iv 100, Impartial 115, Velasquez 97. Hop- i Methodist ministers have come in con brook, 99, Directum 99, Dame lm-'tact with people who do not know as per.iiilli-t . , , 1 much about the cloth as they might. The following can start in order named v i. i i twi... t as auy of above scratch: ine such Person remarked, Why, I Bansot-k 115, Blarney Stone 115. G. thought they were a solemn lot of men, B. Iliggins 97, Tenderloin 00. False but they're not; they're mighty good Alarm 107 Hawk 107, Marblehead 110, company." Woolgatherer 97, Decimal lu4, Cara-, So, too, others have discerned that a N. lua-kii, the California, ! f'J0 l;ha.I1am ijive ana conference is an interesting tiling to ' the Colorado and the: P:lke Alleea Wilson 99, N. Bona- attend. It is really a meeting of busi 'i i . )..ittishin :in the parte ! ness men. whose business is also the .1... v.. v i,;,v,.v thi i Jsecona race, x mue, -year-oia, rur .,:.,?!. nti ihnii ' Ions Callear 110, I Know lOf, Isaac '"r1""' 11. T.- 1 -I i T tut l, ;iri!ioril cruisers i nv, riouiu jwi, iiuie nu airs give rp, wnn encouraging he failed invitation "Any church daily and never did say anything lunkind to his Kishnn Alomsori is a stron KkJ, Governor Build 1;S, Old lank li. . friend of all women's church societies. is of lnmis? 14.J, IJaroba Bc-,jie se(S the nii pnorus 16V. ua lieatner loU. 'members l.mrth race, maximum 4-year-old up. i w.lvttPvill will nsk for the next meet- ne last one nd the Meth- to secure the Washington, Dec. 7 The Grout Oleo margarine bill, to tax that'article, when colored in imitation of butter, ten cents a pound, was passed by the House to day by the vote of 198 to 92. The measure in one form or another has been before Congress for several yaers, and at the last session 285 mem bers signed a request to the Committee on Rules for an order for its considera tion. It was a foregone conclusion that if ever it reached a vote the bill would be passed, the only question being that of the size of the majority. The Com mittee on Agriculture was almost even ly divided, the Grout bill receiving the support of nine members, the other eight recommending the passage of a substi tute to fregulate the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine, requiring it to be stamped for what it was. The debate was interesting and ani mated, tharges of fraud and deception on one thand and of a desire to crusn eil-until 1875, when he was appointed a captain. In the commis,s.aiy department. He has passed through the grades ot major, lieutenant colonel and colonel in the subsistence Apartment. General Weston served in the Seventh cavalry on the frontieT from the time of Ms appointment., in the regular army during a greater part of Ms line service. He attended the artillery school at Fort Monroe, Va.r and graduated therefrom in 1875. At the outbreak of the with Spain he accompanied General Shaf ters. expedition to Santiago and render ed such efficient service that he was ap pointed a brigadier general of volunteers. He has been acting commissary general during the suspension of Eagn. KICK ON Bl'NCM Demoeratlc Senators Insist That He Is a Pull Fledged Republican Washington, Dec. 7. A great many Republicans, in common with all Dem ocrats, do not think it was in the best of taste for the President to send in the nomination of ex-Representative Bynum, of Indiana, for commissioner to codify tne civil and criminal laws of the United States. Mr. Bynum, it will be remembered, as a gold Democrat, advocated the election of Mr. McKinley in 1896. When Mr. McKinley became President, he nomi nated Mr. Bynum for one of the posi tions on the board of general appraisers of customs assigned to the Democrats. The Democratic Senators would not con sent to this, .and. their, opposition was so effective that the president was con strained to acquiesce '. and appointed to the . position Representative . DeVries, of California, of whose orthodox Democra cy there was no dispute. ' In the last campaign Mr. Bynum no longer posed as a gold Democrat, but, according to reports which he has never contradicted, announced his purpose to act permanently with the Republican party. His last nomination, sent'in by the President Tuesday, was ..to fill the tdace of David B. Culberson, of Texas,, deceased, a Democrat. The Democratic Senators make no fight on Republicans who are nominated for offices, except on wnat are recognized as proper . - . - t ... ; i L': :,..d and coppered. Each ; Jlnore llvik)vtTn,e V?' mvlta His happy comments on aff .v .....! in ihis class is to have ' 1 ,VWJ" T 'J ivV 1,l,SVe,i Jlut ,VL'" 1 to tlie session and are sna . r-.H-t The sheathed ' T'n ' ? i. ..;., out a sting, or soft and 1 ' ' i,-,v, :i disnlaeement of ' kara 1U J: A: V,rWtt V1'' lin 19" when needed. In saying that V: i h..th...i i:uii 11". leuup liu. 1- aneur lUi, ... is. nig- to incimie the laymen in an : ' 'Vrmoretl cruiser will be ?ns 10 ' oodspike 110, Kinln 110, to come and see him, he said , .-.).,,. ,,.! win iiiv. steenm- Cursey 10 4. ... ... la vman can come who reads the -t- " ' ." 1 Ti,n lhird race, handicap, steeplechase, 3- ,inill,rS hn fnmilr nravm - . - . v. , wii.i auu 1 1 MiOn s nut DieasnuLiitfs are u uu means , onr. a comnetincr inn isrrv on tne OLuer. nnn-ia fni rnTYrtciirtTi Rnf fhnir , 1 1 . . 1 ' C ' I glUUnUi i. J-V0 tM -9 IX Y, I. X-X Jf SJ lJ forhirldeii. Thev 'Ould not ' be. witn ihinsr madp nnd rmiofHlpd. Sanmles of Tor f tvq,ti r-f rJucr Vt va ,V , . . I " . ; jv-t w xxx lx xxkj i, aLiug n nu niu uai l, llenry Ulay Morrison as bisnop presia-1 butter and oleomargarine added a spice j at least twenty-two knots -hips will bo the most pow- ! tod. three of them will - f.nas'used of. double deck V.i-tailed only on the Kear !.. Kentucky, and the same :.: 1 e sheathed and coppered. :;-d vessels Will be40 teet . 1 . - V x. o a aispiacemenc oi aouui The unsheathed vessels s:;uie lenjrth and have a c.-,;:-"nivn: of about 14,000 tons. The J c.;il for a speed or at lease r r.':.i--. t:re V." . in aonr. -n nve or in? will lie fitted to carry Hag t!i-j complement of each will :s and men. .1 A. a! . . as ior me consirucnon 01 i'Uttleships have been avail- year-olds and un, 4ut 2V- miles Decam eron 170, Sir Hubert irJ), lxst Chord attcr plainly before the i nines iviiiuai ui nit- aviufi v im jn. 0f tue conference. 1 Ahip IO4, Silver lox 104, Alsike 10-4. uq(i thero was jn 1887. a Sir Fitzhugh 100, Asqnith 100, othes- Qayts of Favctteville hope ter '.,, Unttls Queen Ui. ! session of 1901. r ifth race. Handicap, 2-year-old. np 1 One of the unrent seven iuriong Jiarioet 14U, feneedmas 139. Charawind 130, Hut'lo'poch'e Godfrev 132. Borough 132. Prince Rich ard 131, Alsike 131, Sadie S 130, R. Waddell 129. lxx-Pirate 128, Isia 128, Ter ley 122 iim -w i c.s 1 Mor 12,. ban JUIS 1S.J, llmoilta thp nrnnertv ' , .Moor 14. i nnf nt .12 . .11! 4P .1 . ixrn race, selling, -year-om,. up. x is vaiuei at $40,CKK). matters that has come before the conference has been the saving of Fifth Street Church at Wil mington. Most people know its sad history, and the pastor, Rev. J. H. Hall, onlv touched on tnut part of the subject to the conference to The bonded indebted- 000 and the property of reality to the proceedings. The substitute was adviK-ated by Mr. Williams, (Democrat.) of Mississippi, a member of the CosurnU tee on Agricul ture. There was as much fraud, he jsaid, in the coloring of butter as there was in the coloring of oleomargarine. While butter was made yellow for the pur pose of inducing the purchaser to be lieve that it was something that it was not, it' was not with a view to getting more nionoy than otherwise couid be procured for the article. As to tlie matter of coloring, Mr. Williams said it was not true that oleomargarine was colored in imitation of .butter. The oleomargarine makers had discovered and patented the article known as "standard butter color" and butter mak ers colored their product in imitation of oleomargarine." (Laughter.) The r.al fraud in the butter business, Mr. Wil liams asserted, was that practiced 5n the 'ronov-;ed butter process." The geu&ral debate was concluded by Mr. Tawne.v, (RepuiWiean), of Minnes ota, who said at the close of the discus- The mortgage falls pshn, that' it was conceded that in being appointed to pi profit which, under the law or custom, are considered to be th. prerogative of Democrats. If Mr. Bynum were nomi nated for any office, as a Republican, no opposition would be made to him, ,but they are determined that he shall not be charged to the Democratic party when, accoraoig to common acceptation, he has 'left it for good. The Republican majority in the Sen ate has it in its power to confirm Mrl Bynum, but it is thought they will scarcely be disposed to do this in the face of the protest from the Democratic side. The Democratic Senators have not come to any. conclusion as to united action, but it is urged upon them that they stand in a body as insisting that the nomination of Mr. Bynum be withdrawn. THE STATE OF TRADE V Volume of Business Reduced1 in Wholesale Lines WEATHER IS A DRAWBACK Southern Trad Reported Good Manufactured Cotton Falls to Re spond to the Ulgher Price of the Staple-Iron Furnaces Sold Ahead Railroads Report 'increased Earnings-Bank Clearings Increased REDUCING WAR TAXES I I 1 -i -i -kv :i ! 1 1 inn a.x 1 vrt 1 m n ti . i t-uvi ri i ni nui-i i 1 n 1 ' . v . .-v - s y-v mi 1 iiim 11 11 ic 11 m i i 'i i 1 1 1 xi ui 1 11 1- 1 v , 4 . w . V v .vv . w - -V I II A 1 1) 1 II 1 ' II 111 I V III n v r - I : -fu.y 1, loit, our, owinCio 1 u.iro yvrfiime 100. The Driver 87. Lof- ! 't'iu'u" ,i' ."" ! fraud and deceit were practiced and the tee, in his report o uat-. t-itiate armor controversy, the t s- Tyrshena 100, Holdup 97. Fulmi- ! ?i ' c !Z ?; nir tinker n A vJa- ! public was deceived. He asked the the war revenue ta Mvy P, ;..n ;:::. Mit was unaoie to miiKe , n,t. K:lr, Fon?0 nr. Rlindman n. "". tTil." and farmers on the I the war for which t . 1 a. : . ' niPivr w if 31 1111 1 1 11 mi i ii;i l i a uuu iiiuuiio 1 .... - - . -:. t-'j:r-M-:. i. :- tiuir construcuou. iui K;rkwood 100; Miss Mitchell 10(5. Prince , " i"AiT 7ntn ! "01 n n was sare tor lhem t0 arena 13 aoed, tne actual c: ev, :-v has now been adjusted in a 1 i;chard 105, Elsie Skip 85, Thermos j w p"'Smith hw left to attend I i(1t protection of those interests upon not ceased with the-u-y manner and all eleven ships'. K7 R.inn0f.k i0i: I.ancewood 91. Beau L Ke- ' leglartim drafted by friends and de- tilities. He says it iria W i.r..teeted by the best armor to Ideal lo: H. McCoun 103. v ater ! it"1. '"V ut Y,A5nn i fenders of the manufacture of oleomar- to maintain an I ' . lllmiselO. "7' -ru garine. and to provide for Tx. ,-i:is.,s of bids were received, : nere, mm t;iL jum.. ja the course of the five minutes con- cations re t:i.:v;y. ; i-r f.Sui r:- :.. -SZnl 1-v ; 1h :. : y ' ::'. i- ! I- a t- th. 'in-. TV t ; i'h: r. . : r !iiathed and coppereil ves the same ships not sheathed :-.-d. the ilepartmeut reserving to aJ)it either form of con-Th-1 two battleship author- act of June 7, l'.HtO, are to . l-.id, and bids for them were i. Bidders were permitted- I on the department plans ("as 1. or the plan prepared 1 m e known, as Class 2. "-t irit cresting feature of the v;- tli... entrance into competi t 'nstructiun of arniorclads ;ii t:;iiw that have heretofore ;h .i-elves to building small ! t !-;. nlo boats. The Cramps ! 'I'iiia. the Union Iron Works . ::' :. and the Newport News Newport News, Va., have battleships and armored w.:h the exception of one con ir the navy yards, that the has in service. All .the bids M-i ;i the department plans. RATHER TA31E END1XG Indictments Quashed lu the Criminal Libel Cases in Duplin County Wilmington, N. C, Dec. 7. Special. The trial of Populists for criminal libel; on bi wisdom and directinc nower. Ijast night's sermon by Rev. J. D. Pegram has left a fine impression. Cen tenary Church was again packed to the doors and the aisles filled, an audience even larger than the night before. The text was from Hebrews vi. 1-d, and was The Perfection and Development of pi:oti-.vi t; vi.wr wilcox t! Mtfonof n. le-ate Irom HaTali Al- i--d to lim e I!ceu lrr?sular i 1- 1-: 1 1 1. 'g m - .' I I . - t: :.. t:' n i., i-.-l .: . i- 'I .- :r L.. .;.'; , Mi". t.-!.., Dec. 7. A protest RrUrt W. Wilctfi, the Hawaii, has Ik en fid ('...innitteo on fikctious, : - -ative Moi.uell, of .VvUl.nj,', N : - tie i.etition oi Ai'bri B. ii and A. N. Kvperkai. citi i i -payers in Hawaii territory. th-it the election November ' i n-ithcut authority and is vuid. t.'jti .f Novemfo-TT was ordcr - 'vernor of Hawaii by virtue s" of the Hawaiian govetn '. whlh provides that the elrc a ! :eMte to Congress shall bo - :.v-l hy law. The petitioners : ' a e is no law whatever con ; " an election. further that W51cox is not ! t have seat, and ask that . i'e la-nuittrd t" file charges , 1 - ;-uiiical and private charac--' They ask that tlKir 1 ' t referred to a House com mi t- - i i iv.tiuation. The petition Honolulu, Novcnil-er 20. n 1 x has mt yet arrived 5n -t Mail for him is cc:u- - -is the lloue postofrice. No - know where he 1. which was expected to create a flurry at Duplin Superior Court week, ended rather quietly today. The bills of indictment were quashed and all the defendants discharged. This was after the court had overruled a motion by the defence to have the cases re ,moved to Sampson county where the defendants lived. It is thought that the tame ending of the affair is due to a private understanding between counsel of the opposing sides, who thought that partisan agitation had been carried far enough. One hundred and twenty-five witnesses were ready to testify. DE WET IS ELUSIVE Conflletins Reports as to Ills IVIove meuts Received f rom the Seat of War London, Doc. 7. A dispatch from Aliwai North, Cape Colony, of yester day's date, saj-s that Ceiieral De Wet's main force is laagered. The fore i hard pressed, and the men appear to Le suffering from continual trrkkmg. A British patrol cauve in contact with the Boer outposts, and captured apiis oner, who said a Krupp gun had leen abandoned near Caledon River. All the British prisoners, except the officers, j who were capiurea at jo ecsuorps hav been released. It was stated in dispatches from South Africa this morning that Gtn era! DeWet was making for Cape Colo ny, and that when last he.ird from he was trekking toward Odendaal drift, on the Orange River, near Aiiwal Nor.h. It was added that the Orange Rher is now in ilood, and that troors are ho'd ing the drifts, but that it will bs almost impossible to stop DeWet from crossing into Cape Colonj-. . ",w o,, Plications In the Contest Tor s natoria Nebraska Dec. 7. Senator John aas suddenly developed in- "tive dark horse in the sena-"-: here. 1 atld Mi'tl-Vi'nTin bflVA OrTrm- r forces and propose to make ur Hinrstoti's actions in tliis re 1 thing of a surprise to his m as had declared his intention ..,.. !!a,IUI: out of the contest and not a re-electdon under an. cir-i-.rJ1,- f' -'r- However, Thurston hh a a.at.'.p- tli o'v" and his candidacy has tin "l y ''"'"'litatcil the 'situation in ;W-!-a- Wi,h the Ftrengih of the rUtlUns .lii-t.l.,.! or-x rm.iiMtnn U v. -. I'-ol-.l m. I- .' ' i.vlv Hlnson Gets Twentj.flve Years Albemarle. X. C. Dee. 7. Special. Will Ilirson was today sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary- the jury J wns out seventeen hours. It is said the i first vote stood eight for murder in the first degree and four for second. Sheriff MeCann carried the prisoner to Raleigh tonight to avoid the possibility of lynch ing by Swaringen's friends. IVIUner to Be Gorernor TjtmAtm. Dec. 7. In the House of Com iw.iiniTi stfl ted that ir Aiirei Jiuner, governor general of Cape Colony and British high commissiontr to South frien, will oe appomiei governor or the Transvaal and the Oraug?- Free State. The latter country, he aid, would also have a lieutenant governor and both countries .would have the as sistance of execut!e councils Ir was not proposed, however, that the govern ment of both 'countries should De the same. 3ir. tflani"'"1"" y big; the Christian Life." The talk was full this of bright sayings, as "One of the things which arrests -our sympathy "is arrested development." Sunday promises to be a great day in New Bern for good. It is probable that many of the churches will invite the Methodist brethren to occupy their pulpits. The arrangements are not yet announced. The Day's Procerdluss - The chief business of the" day was the resumption of the 20th question, and this was concluded and all the minis ters' characters passed. A communication from the president of Greensboro Female Coilege was red and referred to the board of education. D. H. Tuttle made an appeal for the Galveston sufferers and Bishop Morri tron urged tlie help of the Methodist church. The roll was ordeied called and the responses, with the basket col lection, amounted to $933.50. Rev. J. H. Pritchett, missionary sec retarv spoke at length of the wotk, ts-piciailly of tire field in China and the causes of the present trouble-. there with the Boxer: He a'iso spoke of the im portance of the ecumenical missionary conference to be held in New Orleans next April, for closer connection be-tw-en mission schools -and the church, and the importance of literature issued by the board of missions. The following resolutions were read by N. H. D. Wiison and adopted. "Resolved, That the North Carolina Conference respectfully but urgently begs that the United States Comgre s repeal so much of the wur revenue law of June 13, 1898, as applies to legacies for charitable, educationa'l and religious purposes, and that we request our mis sionary secretaries tc ercbod.v this, our memorial, in the appeal that they shall make to that body."- Dr. Swindell spoke in behalf of the Lucy A. Cuninggim home and school in Corca, established by the missionary " soki ciety, and urged all to appeal to their people for its support when entering on their duties of " the coming year. - The special order for Saturday morn ing at 11 o'clock was made the recep tion into full church connections of eligi bles passed by the committee. " - The only echo of Kilgo-Gattis matter was when Bishop Morrison said: 1 see (Brother Gattis is with us. Has he ant thing to say?" Whereupon Mr. Gattis arose and said: 'Thank you, bishop; there is nothing I need to say." Tonight at Centenary church Dr. J. C. Kilgo, president of Trinity College, spoke to an immense audience on the educa tional anniversary. - sideration of tb bill Mr. Dahle, (Re publican) of Wisconsin, said he stood ready to reduce the tax on natural oleomargarine for the poor and to im pose a tax: upon colored oleomargarine for the rich Mr. Bartlett (Democrat) of Georgia, moved to strike out the proviso in the first section of the bill which seeks to regulate State legislation on the sub jest. Lost, 48 to 117. "Mr. Butler (Republican) of Pennsyl vania, said a condition of things existed in Pennsylvania which justified a vig orous support of the Dill. For fifteen years efforts' had been made to suppress the- vice of deceit in the matter of coun terfeit butter. By the existence of that vice the farmers of Pennsylvania were deprived of three millions annually Which jusly belonged to them. There ar epnding in that State now 936 pros ecutions for violation of the antiloleo margarine law, and 121 convictions were had last year. Mr. Fleming , Democrat) of Georgia, said that this bill, if it becomes a law, would be the only one on the books where the principle of protection would be applied to one class of American' cit izens And one American industry against another class of American citizens and another American industry The substitute proposed by the minor ity of the committee was defeated, 113 to 178. The Grout bill was then passed 198 to 92. . Mr. Payne. (Republican,) of New York, chairman of the Ccmmitree on Ways and Means, reported back the bill to reduce war 'taxes. He gave notice that he would call it up for aiction after the disposal of 4he legislative, executive and jndicial appropriation bill which he thought will 'be next Tuesday. At 5:55 the House adjourned until tomorrow. " WESTON SUCCEEDS EAGAN military Record of the New Commissary-General of Subsistence Washington, Dec. 7. The President sent to the Senate today the nomination of Colonel John F. Weston, assistant commissary general of subsistence, to be the commissary general of .subsist ence, with the rank of brigad'kr general, as successor to Charles P. Bagan, who, after having been suspended from the head of the commissary department for conduct unbecoming aa officer, and a igentleman and on other charges grow ing out of the rotten beef scandal of the Spanish-Aemrican war, was yesterday restored to actrve duty and immediately retired with the rank, pay and allow ances of a brigadier general out of ser vice. This completed the whitewashing scheme that Eagan's friends had boea engineering' from the moni?nt he was suspended by the President bacause of the verdict of a court-martial that he Foss Succeeds Boutelie -s. had been guilty of flaigrant offences (Brigadier General Weston, who takes Washington, Dec. 7. The House Com- ! Eagan's place, entered the service as mittee on Naval .Affairs this morning' first 'lieutenant in the Fourfli Kentucky unanimously elected Representative cavalry, November 20. 1801. He rose Foss, of Illinois, chairman of the com- to be. major of volunteers and continued nil hi towns in tlie two colonics would j mittee, vice Representative Boutelie, cf to -serve until August. 18G5. cAnn havo. municipal government: w, n a 1 Chairman Payne Explains the Eflteet of the Bill Washington, Dec. 7. Chairman Payne of the House Ways and Means Commit- a the bill reducing xes, says that while he taxes were levied expenditures have termination of hos is still necessary army of 100,000 men, manning the fortifi- cently built. The increasing navy also brings new necessities. Chairman Payne refers to the recent report, of Secretary Gage, and says that the committee deem it safe to make a reduction of $40,000,000, while the sec retarv suggests a reduction of only $30,000,000. a "The committee,'"' the Report goes on to say, "have sought to remove the more annoying taxes." In this connection the report announces a recommendation for the reduction of 25 cents net per barrel on beer. The tax on cigars is reduced 00 .cents per thousand. After enumerating the various stamp duties abolished , by the bill, the report" says that the committee have stricken out the stamp tax on bank checks, certificates of deposit, drafts, postal money orders, express receipts, telegraph messages, etc., from the law. Tlie committee repeals all of Schedule B except the tax on wines. This in cludes proprietary medicines, etc. It is recommended that the bill take effect on its passage. BOERS SUFFERED HE WILY Their Recent Attack on a British Con voy Failed in the ITIalu Object Pretoria, Dec. 7. It is stated that the Boers suffered . heavily in the attack on the British- convoy that was pro ceeding from Pretoria, to Rustenburg. Their casualties are estimated at 100. They were; also frustrated in their at tempt to obtain supplies. It is hoped that direct railway commu nication Avith Johannesburg, which has been interrupted by the destruction of a bridge at Irene, would be restored in a day or two, and that the use of a deviation from the regular line, would not be necessary.' v Owing to the heavy rains, however, it has been impossible to repair the break caused by the wash out, and it is now reported that another bridge has been washed away, making a further deviation - necessary in the line oetween here and the Cape. Heavy supplies are - now being sent here to guard against any shortage that might be caused bv-'-further breaks. It is probable that a town guard of British' residents will be established here similar to the one at Johannesburg. DirLOaiATIO COOLNESS ' New York, Dec. 7. Bradstreet's to--morrow will say: There is a quieter tone and reduced' volume of business doing at wholesale in many lines, but this is not unusual at this season, and is partly balanced by a larger interest in retail and holiday distribution. Weather conditions are still a drawback to the trade in winter-weight , goods, but it is notable that a better report comes from the Northwest than for some weeks past. Southern trade advices remain good, but retail busi ness at Eastern markets Is still re-? ported backward. In the larger lines of trade new features are not numerous. Textiles are quiet and rather, dull with agents pending the opening of the spring season. . Wool and woolens are still quiet. Cot ton is irregular and the market is at a balance, pending the publication of the next government crop report, which, however, is expected to approximate 9,750,000 bales. The high cost of raw cotton has not as yet been equalled by the advance in manufactured goods. A hopeful feature this week, however, was the taking of a large lot of brown cot tons for export to China. The higher trend of values in Novem ber has been duplicated in the first week of December, and cereals, long back ward in this respect, have led the ad vance, which, however, has not been steadily maintained. The better busi ness in November is being reflected in renewed gains in railway earnings over last year's exceptional .returns. Bank clearings, swelled by enormous interest payments, are the heaviest ever re corded. Finished products monopolized activl ty in the iron and steel trades with bars, plates, sheets and bridge material most active. Even in finished lines, however, there is less reported doing in new business, but Pittsburg and Chicago miljs are reported sold ahead ; sixty to, ninety days. Much is heard about forth coming reductions" in cost of ore, Coke and labor, and this undoubtedly checks ordering - ahead; but higher prices for.-, rails are talked of, and Southern fur;; naces are reported heavily sold ahead There is little or nothing doing in Bes semer pig. ' , . ! Among , other metals copper is active- ' and firm, but tin is weaker. The shoe trade is cheerful. Hides are rather easier. Snow and wet weathe are helping retail , trade in shoes aiui rubbers in Northern markets. A bet- ; ter report comes from the. flour milling industry, but the demand is hardly what was expected. Sugar is higher for raws, . but the refining branch presents the old , appearance of irregularity, and another price war is foreshadowed, despite the , fact that holiday requirements should be at their best. . - The scarcity of small sizes of anthra-' " cite coal is still a feature, but no ad vance at wholesale is looked for Daily products are again higher for fancy grades, which are not in excessive sup ply. Failures tor the past week number 224, as against 184 last week and 220 in this week a year ago. Break in Cordial Relations Between Holland and Portugal soon have municii the). usual powers. ine. who resigned the chainunnshir nnnninfed kocotkI I on account 01 in neaiin. Disflxra, Dee. 7. In consequence .of the Poc'tuguese government withdrawing the exequatur of Herr Potts, the DuUfc, consul at Lorenzo Marques on the ground that he used his position to as sist the Boers and exoosed Portugal to a row with Great Britain .the minister of Portugal at The Hague, count De fcklir, and the minister of the Nether lands at Lisbon, Dr. Van Weeds, have been withdrawn from the respective cap itals. Dr. Van Weeds has already left Lisbon. ;:- ".' : , Hexr Potts also represented the Transvaal at Lorenzo iMarques up to . a short time ago. When Portugal withdrew He was his exequatur' for the same reason as lieutenant in the I was given when his Dutch credentials I Seventh cavalry August, and serv- were cancelled two days ago. Dan's Trade Review. New York, Dec. 7. Dun's tomorrow will say: Business is progressing along conserv ative lines. It is without excitejnent and without great speculative activity, but with" a confident undertone, which is to be explained" largely by the fact rhnt lefldincr concerns in most of the great industries have orders ' booked to . employ their machinery at nearly iuu . capacity during months when curtailment i nsnfil. This situation " should auiet fears of bad shocks, such as some previ- ous seasons have seen, xso new reduc tion of working force has appeared in tho last, fnrtnirht. and new ware sched ules in some branches of the steel trade are effected without trouble. Prices of commodities are generally ctPflHv. nnd holiday trade is brisk at all points. The South is particularly cheer fnT. with cotton firm and the rice croD coming in at very full prices. Bank clearings maKe excellent com parisons. At rsew xorK this weeic the gain is 21.8 per cent over the same week in 1899, and 45 per cent over 1898. For ' the leading cities outside of New York the gain is 3 per cent over 1899 and 20; over 189S. Railroad earnings in Novem ber Increased 1.3 per cent over last year and 13 per cent over 1898. Granger lines show a decrease, though there are signs of a recovery of tone in business in the spring wheat belt. Collections are excellent, particularly in dry goods. Heavy absorption of money by the Treasury from the banks, with a renewal of moderate shipments South, have led to some uneasiness among bor rowers on collateral and on discounts, but there has been no actual advance in rates. Exports from this city declined sharply to $7,171,130, a decrease of ' $5,800,000 from the previous week, and still more than a million dollars in ex cess of last year. Imports increased ?4,400,000 over 1899. A smaller trade balance for November will be the re sult. V " Mrs. mcKelvle Dies In Wilmington . Wilmington, N. C, Dec. 7. Special.' Mrs. T. Arlington McKelvi died to night at seven o'clock. Her death was somewhat unexpected ae it was not known that her condition was so serious.' Mr. OIcKelvie arrived at noon, today from Raleigh. ..They were married m August. Ex-Senator Irby Dying Columbia, S. C, Dec. 7. 'Former Uni ted States Senator John L. M. Irby, who defeated Seoator 'Hampton, is dy ing at his home in Laurens. He may not Uta through the night, . ' A 0 ' ) c
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