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25 Cents a Month 0. 0.222 ;r RALEIGH N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JDLY 11, 1900. ! CHINA DISCLAIMS '. i S RESPONSIBILITY Cablegram Received by State Department Today, TAKU ENQAGEMENT DUE TO BOMBARDMENT Carman Carnal Wires tkajt . legation Wert Standing Jaly 4-Boxsr Up?' rising Said to bt Subsiding Emperor StIH Alive, . DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY. Washington, D. C, July 11. The Chinese Minister brought to the State Department thin morning a cablegram received from the Chinese Imperiul Government. The Chinese war de partment disclaimed any responsibili ty on the part of the Imperial Gov ernment for the Boxer troubles, and asserted that the engagement at Tien Tsin was the direct result of the bom bardment of the Taku forts by the foreigners. . REVOLT DECREASING. Berlin, July 11. The German con sul at Che Too cables t hat the Govern ' or ol Sb.au Tung reports that the for eigners and ministers were safe July 1 4th, and the revolt was' decreasing.-; , HARD PRESSED. Washington, D. C, July 11. Admir al Remey cnbles that the allied force at. Tien Tsin is hard pressed. ; - GROWING WEARY. London, July 11. According to 1W.I 7ell's agency the allied troops at Tii Tsin are growing weary with con stout lighting. If they were , not f spjendid scouting Cposacks f they would have been crushed long ago. HOLDING OUT. London, July 11. In a despatch to the Times from Sheng, director of railways and telegraphs, informed the cehsul's ' that he has received a tele gram from Pekin stating that, the le gations were holding out July 5th, and the number of Boxers had diminish ed. ' ' ' ' ' . - REBELS SCATTERING, i Paris, July 11. The Chinese. Minis tor has communicated to Foreign Min ister Delcaese a telegram from LI Hung. Chang, dated yesterday,, saying that the rebel soldiers surrounding ' the legations in Pekin had scattered V somewhat. ;', " ' Che Foo. July 11. Reports from i.V. 'LJ ..11 e Kmrnikl. niliMflTA hy Boxers who burned a church in lJondon Mission when it was filled with helpless converts who had fled to the building for safety. All the men, women and children were burn ed to deathrwhile the Boxers watched their agonies with delight. , EMPEROR ALIVE. Shanghai, July 11. The Emperor is alive in Pekin and well. The highest authority declares the . Emperor was not spirited away nor is he dead. -: REMEY ARRIVES. Washington, D. C, July 11.- Admir al Remey cables that he;ajrived Mon day at Cb ''oo; with' two ,.batallious of the Ninth Infantry and a. batallion of marines. Col Meade landed today . ' I ,.MAAa 4i rIVnn 'IV in ThiV nl. lied forces at Tien Tsin engaged the maintaining defences. ' - CANNOT HOLD CHE FOO. i Shanghai, July 11. Che Foo is now on the point of danger. Four China men were killed in the street yester . .day. : The. Europeans ore fleeting to Wei Hei Wei. English and American Admirals deelare that they cannot hold Che Foo.' V a 3 NEW CORPORATIONS three Concerns Incorporated by Secre ' - tary tf Slate Today. Three concerns were incorporated . Ut. kA C...M,r. tan4. inAnv ThftV were: , -.' The Cliffs Investment Company, of . Burke county, with a capital stock of v SlO.OOO.with privilege to increase to H.in Odd ' Th hiiainesn nf the trnnn- 1 ny will be the buying, eeUing. Tenting and improving of property; the erec- tion of factories, stores, hotels, resi dences; the running of auto vehicklesj the erection and 4ope ration of electr'n and gas plants, the establishment of parks, etc. The place of operations wiH be along the line of the Carolina and Northwestern Railway in Burkf county. The Incorporators are: L. T. Nichols, E. F. Reid and W. C. Irwia. t The Grange Manufacturing Compn nv was Incorporated by'R. F. Broad hurst, G. F. Smith and C. L. Ives. The principal place of business will be 'at . 1-n.Grange, Lenoir county. The oupi . tal stock is placed at $2,500, with .), . ; 000 limit. The purpose of the cor poration is to conduct a general cotton u.nit. nnttAn fiMd tllislness. -- frinniii?. lulling, pressing, etc. It is. also empow ered to build and operate an electric . light plant, and a water works pl-wil, The ColUas Gin Compa,ny was in- ,1 iWEprated by A. J. Collins, K. 1!. Hay and T. R. Hytnan. The prinuipat plaoe of business will be Mayesvilh?, in 'Jones county." The Capital stock 1- . nluced at S3.500. with Drivile-re to in- crease to $10,000. It proposes to:do ' general ginning business. . ivy.'. -V'.,;. ; Mayor. Powell had only two cases v to engage his attention 'today. Sam Dnpree, for being drunk, was fined " $125. 'Albert, Yalowday, for ' being ill 1 1 1 1 rv uuu v t . .'w. . i i iT . nan uiauD w '-.' contribute to the city's exechequer $5.35. :T-; :-,'' -;'' , One of the large, plate glass win dows in tlie Trade building was '1 smashed yesterday by a ball thrown by a. small negm-hoy who wa playing ' ball .with ofher-boj-s. DEATH OP MR. THOS. M.ASHE . Funeral Rrom Christ Church it 5:30 ' Tomorrew Afternoon. Mr. Thomas Martin Ashe died last night. Seldom has an announcement met with more universal sorrow in Raleigh. The end came peacefully anil unex pectedly at 11:50 d'clock last night at his home in this city, after a painful Illness of Ave weeks. Although Mr. Ashe had been des perately ill for so long, since lost Sat urday he had gradually grown better and presumably stronger - Even up to two hours prior to dissolution his recovery was hoped for and even ex pected, his physicians last night so expressing themselves. "'. , But just before death an attack of heart, .'failure was encountered ami in the weak frond it Ion of the patient the result wns necessarily fatal. Thomas Martin Ashe, the third son of Capt, Samuel A. Ashe, was bom in Raleigh in 1876. Ho grew uri to be an unusually bright and promising and popular lad, and a few year ago graduated at. the College of Agricul ture and Mechanic Arts in this city, since which time he had pursued' llie profession chosen as his life-work, that of an architect, being a member of the firm of Pearson and Ashe, and already he had made a name and re putation, for he was a man of fine talents. Little more than a year and a half ago he married Miss Nannie Branch Jones, daughter of Armistead Jones, Esq.. of this city, and one of Raleigh's fairest and most intellectual and lovable young women. .Many who read this sad announce ment this evening will recall the hap py and brilliant event .at Christ Church, this city, and cannot fail to be impressed with the. uncertainty of life in now learning of tin; ali-.ipt termination of what was predicted to be a long and useful ami tinnpy life for the popular young people. The.heart of this whole community will go out. to the stricken : .young widow today, and the heartfelt sym pathy of all will be. extended to" his honored father and h.s brothers and' sisters all so well known and generally beloved in this community. The deceased was live brother of Messrs. W. W. Ashe, S. A. Ashe, Jr., and Misses Elizabeth,; Marv Porter and Josephine Ashe. . He also, leaves three younger brothers and sisters, Grange, Hannah and George. The mother of Mr. Ashe preceded him to the grave eight years ago, and no dbubt added to the, joyfulnesa of his reception into that City not made with hunds, eternal in the' heavens. On her death his care largely devolved on his aunt. Miss Willie Ashe, who was as a mother to him and tenderly guided hiin and brought him to the highest type of true manhood. Deceased was a member of the Sigma Nu Greek Letter Fraternity. ", The funeral will be held tomorrow ofternoon at 5:30 o'clock from Christ Church. . DECREE IN MURRAY'S FAVOR Ex-Supervisiors Brine Suit One Di. vorce Proceedings lo To-;-. day's Court. Criminal Court convened again this morning, Judge Bowman presiding. Fred Stevens ami J. L. Prince, both white men, were reinstated in citi zenship. -The following cases wex-e disposed of: ; Sun Chatham, carrying concealed weapon, plead guilty, six. months on the roods. v Ed. Brinkley, assault with a deadly weojwn, 6 months on roads. W'm. Henden, currying concealed weapon,- 6 months on the roads. Junius Holland, carrying concealed weapon, 8 months on the roads. Eugene Grady, assaulting his wife with a deadly weapon, 6 months on the roads. John Jones, assaulting his wife, judgment suspended on payment, of costs and put under $100 bond to keep the peace. . Lee Williams, assault with a deadly weapon, 0 months on the roads. H. II. Poolcrum and Molly J. Pook rum 'were -gjranted a divorce on the grounds of abandonment. - The court.' issued a decree in the cose of T. H. Murray against the city of Baleigh in favor, of Mr. Murray and taxing the city with the costs in the cast. About $N0 wa involved in this action. W. It. Dixon and J. T. Pope, two ex supervisors on State penitentiary farms, are suing for' their places. The prison officials were given SO days to file answer. ' ' ' " i LIGHT SHOWKKS. .-. The forecast of the Weather Bureau for Raleigh and vicinity says: Con ditions favor light showers tonight and Thursday. There has been a considerable change in the weather conditions throughout ( the ' country during the past 25 hours, Increasing tie prospects for rain in. North Carolina; soon. The pressure is highest on the middle and North Atlantic t-oat, and a new high area has appeared over the' Dakotas. A moderate depression exists over the lower Lake region. The weather has become generally cloudy throughout the entire country east of tha Rocky Mountains with- rain at many points. , EXCURSION; TO NORFOLK. The Weathers and Christian excur sion left this morning for Norfolk. It started from ' Durham., There was a large crowd on board when it reached here. , Quite a number got on at this point. It will take on a good number at Wilson and .Rocky Mount. , ; , ; i free State sukrexdersJ ": Pretoria, July 1L The whole gov. ernment-of President Steyn has sur rendered, wept Steyn himself. AYCOCK RATIO. THAN ADAMS I Col. J. C, L. Harris Will Vote for Former in Preference 0NLV QUESTION 0F DEM OCRATIC MAJORITY IN STATE Col. Harris WJII Advise the Nef rots in the County Not to Vote Says Pritcbard and His Crowd Hsve '"' Already Disfranchised them Col. J. C.. L. Harris, who is popu larly termed the God of war, in on the war path in earnest and Pritcb ard and the Revenue doodles will "feel his weight in the coming election In an interview this morning 'Col. Harris said that if on the day of flec tion lie hud to choose between Aciims and Aycock ;' he would certainly choose the latter, and that' he w4juld vote for Aycock cheerfully. Asked as to what he thought the Democratic majority in the Sfeite would be, he said: , "If the Revenue crowd . kept .'up their fool policy of arrest insr regis trars there was no telling to What figures the majority would go o. That such conduct only had the ten dency to EOlidffy the white people; of the State and give the Democrats 'an overwhelming victory." . ' . ? From what, was gathered; from. the Colonel, Pritcha.rd and his crowd a;re in a. pretty leaky canoe, and they will be a pretty sick crowd after vu gust 2nd. : I The. Colonel will show. Prltchnrd and his crowd who have rufled the God of war's fesi.thers and snubbed Governor Russell on every occasion, a thing or two in this 'county.'.-. J He predicts defeat for the fusion ticket and says that he don't believe that the negToes are going to vote "for it, . At any i-ate' he is going to adyise them not "to vote, but to stay at home home and attend to their own affairs just as, he expects to do. - He Will tell them that, thev will be better off ( as Fritchard and his gang' hlk-vej al ready disfranchxsied them in , advance of the election, and if they expect to prosier they -would dn well to. have nothing to do with I'ritcnard and1' his gang. He statel that the white people had paid $19 out of every $20 for the erec tion of their school houses and for their education, and if ttioy .'didn't take cave they 'would be cut out of this advantage. Yes, the God of War has oii his war paint, and 'will 'make it uncomfort ably warm for Pritcbard, Adams. Hol tou and Coinnan v. FOR SWEET CHARITY. The managers of the St. Luke Home for the' Aged and Infirm have place 1 at the hotels and a number of stores neat glass contribution boxes in which a generous public may. contribute to this noble institution. On the box is displayed a card with a half tone print of one of the. aged inmates of the home. This inscription is also print ed on the card: "10 cents keeps an inmate, one day." "Supported by vol untary subscriptions." It is a pleas ure to note that though they hove only heen up a day or two. they are gathering in the dimes and nickles. Today's Market Reports. dBPORTGD By Bai.righ Office, Men: piiy & Co. Opening. C losing 1181 m 7i m ; 1.54 54i 'i 30 Ajuerlesn Sugcr .... 119 Am Tobacco, usr j UODt. " ; ........ 2Sf ' " p ti Am. 8. & Wine 83 Federal Steel. . . ..... S3 Tenn. Coal & Iron. ... 8i Peoulei G-s........ . Vettopolitan St. Kwy l.EU u ooklyn Mp Tr 6i Manhattan ...... t'8 8lto.&Ohlo 74j Cites. fc Ohio... . 'Ml COTTON. V Opening. Closing. 829 ' anusry ....... Febinary. . ... MrrU,..i.-....-... Aptil . -i,.'. . May . June... July......... ... AuauBt.. September ... October ........... Kovtmber P.35 8 31 10.no 9.70 e.f7 8 4S 8.30 8 28 10.01 itti9 8.88 8 50 f.83 3.30 Ceceniber . - - CHI JAGO BOARD. Wheat 8 U; Corn 43 h Lird 0.85; Pork 12.60; Ribi6.H0. .. Georgeton, Ky.. July 11. Many of the best known fighting men in Ken tucky arrived here yesterday and trouble- is expected before night. The streets are .deserted and the women and children are keept. closely in their homes. The only men seen are those whose business takes them to the court house, where the trial of Caleb Powers if being held behind closed doors. All persons are searched for weapons before they enter the court house. 'n.."v-' Philadelphia, Pa.. July 11. The Bal tinflM, Ohio and Washington express for New , York was wrecked at 3:10 this rooming outside of the city. The train carried three million dollars In 'gold for the New York sub-treasury. The switch had been tampered with. Officials believe that it wa the work of robbers. Nobody was hurt. . FALEIGn TEAM;. VFORGINQ AHEAD New Players t.ave Arrived to Strengthen Team DURHAM GOT A BLACK EYE YESTERDAY Ratalgb Heels Tsrborj Next fflday iai : Saturday Tna DJoksan Confrev rsy ' Settled at Charlatte Last Night Tarbare Defeated t tatef- ' . villa Yesterday. The Raleigh ball cranks and rooters went wild yesterday -when "King" Kelly's knocked Durham out of the gume by a score of 10 to 6. It was a great game of ball and nothing- too good could be. said for the iluleigh boys who played snappy ball and smashed all the, kinks out. of the twirling of Clark, of the visiting team. In the. sixth inning where the Tied and White Sluggers pushed, the score ahead of Durham by two runs, the crowd almost went wad.- Manners, the quick catcher, was the Idol of the ' rooters. Quick pitched good ball it. was u great day for Baleigh sports, and baseball stock went. . up with ji rush a-i to almost demoralize the stock market. Since the bud defeat the Turboro boys game the home team, the Ral eigh, Association has gotten on its metal and it is determined that Ral eigh must have the best team pos sible. And right here it might be well to add that, the public spirited people of Raleigh ought to come to the aid of the association and hold .them up. They cannot bear the bur den without adequate support. The members of. the association have the grit and are made out of the proper he their future home. Mr. Wicker stuff, and we glory in the spunk thev ' position there in a large publish have showm in the matter, although house, where he will remain until being greatly handicapped. Now let .-the spring, when he and Mr. Edgar those who have ine means show their public spirit. In the next game Raleig'h plays it is believed that she will be stronger than ever. . Yesterday afternoon Stidman, a new player, arrived and last night Bur banks and Atokison came in. Anoth er new player is expected this after noon. It is predicted that these men will greatly strengthen the team SUMMARY OF YESTERDAY'S GAME Raleigh Durham Two base hits. Manners, Bass, Burns, l.egrand. Three bast hits, Kelly. Bass, Card. Hit by pitched ball, by Quick, 1, Struck out, by Quick, 5; by Clarke, 1. Wild pitch, by Quick, 1. Stolen bases, O'Brien, Bass, Man ners, 'rime of game, two hours. Um pire, Ir. Fleming. Scorer, Mr, Lewis. Attendance, 500. RALEIGH'S NEXT GAMES. On next Friday and Saturday. July 13th and 14th. Raleigh will pliiy Tar boro at Raleigh. '' ' On the Kith and 17th Raleigh and Statesville play at Statesville.. On the 18th and 19th, Raleigh and Charlotte, cross bats at Charlotte. On the 20th and 21st Raleigh and Durham meet again on the grounds of the home club in Raleigh. STANDING OF. THE CLUBS. Won. Lost. P. C. Turboro , . . . ... ...... 8 3 .720 Durham ...... .. 6 4 .000 Raleigh ............... (i 5 .545 Charlotte................ 4 4 ..iiii) Statesvil le . . . .... . . .... 2 5 .28? Wilmington 2 6 .250 TARBORO 5; STATESVILLE 1. The Statestille-Tarboro game re sulted in a score of 5 to 1 in favor of Tarboro. NEW SECRETARY-TREASURER. The executive committee of the North Carolina Baseball Association met at Charlotte, last night. Compos ing the committee were Mr. S. B. Al exander, Jr., of Charlotte, president of the association; Mr. Eugene Mor rison, of Statesville; Mr. F. G. Bnttle, of Durham, and Mr. W. Stamps How ard, of Tnrboro. The other members of the committee were represented by proxy. r Mr. F. G. Battle resigned us secre tary and treasurer of the association and Mr;; Howard Was elected to that position. Mr. James A. Southgute, of Durham, was elected as Durham's rep resentative on the executive commit tee. DICKSON CONTROVERSY SETTLED The Dickson-Durham-Charlotte con troversy then cn.me up for settlement. It will be remembered that Mr. A. King Dickson was claimed by both the Durham and Charlotte teams: each allce-inip a seniority of contraet. After a, thorough exam'inot'on into ther case last nicrlit, the committee 1- cided that. Mr. Dickson's contract, with the Charlotte management was valid and that he might legitimately remuia, ceptlon. His genial nature and gen with the. local team. In reaching this ' 'vily beanng win Invol'intarilr conclusion the committee absolved Mr. Dickson and the Durham and Charlotte baseball niaiiairement from any suggestion of criticism. The d if- fenng opinions of the parties were due . solely to" a . msapprehension. Therefore the protesf to the games in which Dickson pluyed for Cljar- lotte are considered as withdrawn or ineffective. : , -: . -i. .-., -I-!' 'TTi mvi u n-iui t oi una j uiuh o.iu, luiieiirn, .. l., win meet in 5riM'uSH!!n ov",clti,zfn8' Klnal Bank Thursday, July 12, 1900. nt 8. O ClOCk P. B1. " V v J- w- HUNT, R. 8. '' Mr. John K. Morris went to Golds - boro this morning. PERSONALS Familiar Faces Anwne the Paisinf Throng. Mr. Alf Haywood, of Haw Tliver, came in this morning. Maj. W. A. Guthrie, of Durham, was in th city today. Mr. Wiley V. Clifton left this morn ing for New York to visit his son, Dr. Edward G. Clifton. Mrs. J. Dan Dorsett. of Siler City, arrived in The city this morning to visit her son, Mr. V. L, Dorsett. Miss Mary iampkin, of Spencer, is visiting in the city. - 1 Barnes, tike safe mon, went to Louisburg fmW morning. ; Mr. W. P. Rose, the urchitect," went to Goldsboro this morning. ' ,Dr. R. J. Noble, of ijelnm, returned hirxn. this moningC ' Mr. W. L. Banks, of Wilson, return ed home this morning. Judge Robinson; of Goldsboro, re turned home this morning. Mr.: John L. Boyden, of Statesville, who has been visiting his sister. Mrs. T. K. Bruner and his brother, Mr. V. H. Boyden, left, this morning for a trip to Eastern North Carolina. Dr. KiljfO, president of Trinity Col- ' letre, passed throuch the citv thin morning on his way to Washington to attend tne Aietnociist district, comer ence at that, place Rev. J W.. Jenkins came in this morning. N. W. West, Jr., has been elected a clerk in the Raleigh. Suvtngs Bank. He is a very bright young man and we predict for lu in a great future. Mrs; J. M. Skinner and two little daughters, of Atlanta, aiv here on a visit to Mrs. W. B. Kendtirk. Miss Florence Denton left for Wil mington this morning to visit Miss Maud Vaughn. Miss Elsie Haywood and Miss Flor ence Boylan left .his-fternooii for Morehead City. ' Mr. Edward F. Wyatt left this morn ing to visit the nationaJ capital Mr. Jack Perry went to lieaufort this afternoon. ';. ' " Mr. K. U. wicker and fomiiy left today for Richmond, Va., which will ,i. u icKer, ins sou, win enier iiuo the book and job business together. STREET CHAT Some Comments - and Observations by the Wayside. PoWPth. wrd. First Division White . ' ' Supremacy Club, at. the Mayor's, of J 1000000:1 6 ' ,.,' . The Wright. Band gave si concert at the Park last night. There are 4."0 guests at the Atlantic. Hotel at Morehead City. . ' A large number of these are prominent, peo ple from Tennessee and eGorgia. The Atlantic is enjoying a most prosper ous season under . the able manage ment of Messrs. Scoville Bros. State Treasurer Worth went to Greensboro today to attend the nnniw nl meeting of the -ri North Carolina Railroad Company. ' He-will take a statement showing the interest and dividends from 1H81 to WOO. (May HI.) Starting 1882 with receipts! o! $40,740 and -disbursements' $.6."5.', the receipts from 1899 were $195.0in, and the disbursements $159,210. The total of receipts is $3,993,555 - and the bal ance on hand May :il, 19110. was $221. 545. ' The Copperville Rrick Company, composed of Raleigh men, yesterday put. their plant in operation. Its daily output, will be 50,000 brick. There are large orders in hand. There will be a' meeting -of the reg istration committee of the Set" in d Di. vision of the Second Wind tomorrow night at 8:30 o'clock at the oftice of Mr. Brown Shepherd. . LEAVES FOR HENDEICS0N Co'. Colliet 0e:s to Henderson in In t'res!; of Natioaal Union. Col. B. A' Collier. .State represen'taT tive of the National Union, left tnls morning for Henderson, where he haa an naent workinsr up a Council. He goes to assist in the. work and 'to in stitute the Council. ' The National Union is one of the most, jiopular and strongest, benevo lent insurance associations in this country, and is making wonderful progress in this State. Ten Councils have already been organized in North Carolina nt the past six months un der the direction of Col. Collier. Col. Collier will remain at Hender son a. week or ten days before petnrn insr to Rnleijrh, his headquarters. Th. Colonel is a native; of Georgia arwl is u ! typical gentleman of the old fhool During his two month's stay in this city he has made a larsre circle . of friends among the mewt proinmen. people of the city. Raleigh is no ex 'or him friends. He has made them ' " every town in the St:te which he has visited. The Times- isitor com niendu him and bis company . td th goon people, ot Heiuierstm. HEARD NOTHING OF. IT. Washington. I). C. July 11. Thie Secret Service men, when rtuestiowed I this morning regarding t hie allegwl I plot to Kill President McK.'nley, rf.e. e!are1 ." ih'y bad. heart: nothing j A.OOllij It awv!, .t..k- ni.ri,di,. 'o'Dell, of the Republican' Oomtnitte, confirms the report, of a plot to ass- I lWi,l.nl. tnKinlV V,n. ,ir4h. j er he will not speak. The World's ac- count says that somie Spaniards nodi , l ubans concerned in the plot weaken, ed and divulged the, plot, . ALL SEEM WELL PLEASED Democrats and Republicans De lighted with Platform STREME0US EFFORTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC HOUSE Effect ef Porta Ricaa Tariff Our Trsaot " slniufficent Topics frsm tha Washington, July '10.--(8pecial.) Singularly enough, both Democrat y and Republicans in this city seeiti -V genuinely pleased with the adopt iom of the silver plank at Kansas City, and the only jjeoplc who look dis gusted are members of the gold Demo cratic tail, which left, the party in 1890,. and now comes back apparent ly desirous of wagging the. dog. The Republicans are pleased because thev claim that the adoption of silver will keep the anti-imperialists of their own party as well as the gold Democrats from voting for Bryan, us there was a good deal ot fear that they might do. The Democrats are pleased be cause, they say that no weakening of the words of the platform could alter the fact that Bryan stands for silver and that, any such change would only result , in lending force to the lie- publican charge that Bryan is an in sincere demagogue. Henceforth they su.v. even his opponents, must admit that Bryan is honest in his belief and that lie would rather he right than get the nomination. The gold Demo crats alone seem utterly disgusted. It is difficult, to say at present, just what themajority of them will do this fall. From their point of view the fact, that Bryan is not. a demagogue but only a, fanatic makes him even more dan gerous to the safety of the country, as there are many arguments that will appeal to n. self-seeker but none that will have any effect on a. fanatic. Opinion here generally seems to hold that the gold men are likely to vote for McKinley for President and for a. Democratic House, which will curb his imperialistic tendencies. This course neems to be advocated by the Baltimore Sun. a gold Democratic sheet, which has much influence oil through this section of the country. 'There wei number of important changes in the amount of pa,er mon ey outstanding on June 30th, as com pared with the close of the previousv month, and mast of them were due to the operations of the new currency law. The total amount of paper money outsanding at the end of the fiscalyear, June 30, was $1,376,1(10.638. an incrco.se during May of more than $4.000,000.. The outstanding green backs were unchanged at $346,681,016. National bunknotts increased no less than $9,000,000, and the total is now $309,640,443. the highest figure since 1886. Gold certificates increased to $227,797,179, and silver certificates in creased a few hundreds of thousands of dollars, the amount outstanding be ing now $416,015,000. The I nited States maintains everv dollar of this billion and u quarter of paper on K parity with gold, and this policy has been in force for more than twenty years. The task is a delicate one, and it has been accomplished largely nv reason of the tact that the people have been taught, not to distinguish ' between the different forms of monev. The somewhat humiliating admis sion 'has been made bv Secretary Root that the United State cannot spare any troops from the Philippines to send to China. He says flatly tlust all that, are there now are needed and that more must be sent. The regulars" brought back from Cuga and Porto Rico will not be sent abroad again for some time, but will he used to relieve other regulars who will be dispatched to Manila. -The route of these last will be such that they can be -livei'tcd to China, if necessnrv. at t!i' last mo ment and this may possibly be done. : But' it is certainly not. '.contemplated, now as there can be no reason whv .Secretary Root should wish to eon ceaV the fact if it were. Just where the responsibilitv for this deficiency of troops rests it is hard to say. The administration, of course, asserts that it rests on the Democivt.-s who re fused to permit the army bill to be passed at the last, session. But on the other hand as the presim- need for troops has developed sino Con gress adjourned, '-and the Democrats might, now be more amenable, has called Congress in extra session and it has refused to grant the needed in crease. The effect, of the new Porfo Ricun tariff act, Is plainly perceptible In the commerce between the United Stat en and that. Island (luring the month rf May. The Monthly Summary of Con merce and Finance, just, issued by the Treasury Bureau of Statistics shows that, exports to Porto Rico have more than doubled as compared with the preceding Mayl, and imports from the Tsland have nearly doubled. This in crease is the more remarkable be cause it had been understood that the people of Porto Rico had little to sell and little with which to buy, since the hurricane of last August had gone far to impoverish the people of tha island. --.' The Commissioner of Internal Rev enue lms extended the former ruling of the department so as to exempt the members of the diplomatic corps from stamp tax on entries of. any goods, wares or merchandise at any ctMtoan. house either for I comromption. or warehousing. Such goods are also , exempted by the Secretary of ., the Treasury from customs duties. : " C. L. Spaulding, Assistant. Secreta ry of the Treasury, has Issued an or--. (Continued on 4th page.) .
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