The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 1, 1899, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, ANUARY 1, 1899. RIOTING IN PROVINCES IS NOW ON THE INCREASE Filipino Malcbr)tents Have Entered Seven Towns, Overcoming Native Authorities. Aguinaldo Gives Orders Not to Turn Over lloilo to the Americans, but He May Be Ig ing serious and are incre: entered several towns, killing native authorities. he town of I are increasing to dians half-c to A NDOODOVOLO0COCO0O0ODO0COO the half-castes. loilo was occupied quietly ed the ke ing in the American Aguinaldo sent urgent orders to Iloilo not to hand over the town to the Americans, but the able and friendly to the Americans. The cable lines to Iloilo are still interrupted. The St Paul gave immense pleasure. by Father McKinnon in Ignatius Church there was a very large attendance. Dinners were given by the dinner given by the Wyomingregiment 500 guests wete present. . Walter Brown was a guest of honor. here were occupied with .graver matters. NO NEWS OF RIOTS RECEIVED FROM DEWEY NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—A Washington special to the Herald says: No official word has been received from Admiral Dewey confirmatory of the reports that riots have occurred on Guam Island, and that Spaniards are again in con- | trol. It is expected that news will soon be received concerning the situation, as the collier: Brutus iled from Manila to Guam December 19, and should have arrived before Christmas. She will re- main until the arrival of the Benning- ton, which will start for Guam probably the last of next week, stopping on the way to hoist the American flag ov Wake Island. © The Yosemite, which for Guam, will-be pushed and is. ex- pected to start for the st about the middle of January, will carry about 400 men for Dewey’s command. Captain Louis Kempff, formerly com- mander of the Lionterey. wheo has been selected as the naval® -cominander of Guam Island, will be under the control of the navy and will not be subordinate to M With a view to the der.in Guam, as in other new possessions, of this Govern- ment, steps have been taken ‘by the truction of the ‘naval station the Secretary Long appointed a board sev eral da ider the needs of the propo: tation. d naval were made te-day in New: Yor! terials for coal sheds, which will ac- commod: 10,000 tons of coal; . a pler, storehou for officers and barracks g, ST buildings nd pier built in se ; : readily set up. The: coal- will be on the shore of f San is de Apra. NEWS FROM ILOILO IS EXPECTED TO-DAY WASHINGTON, Corbin said this afternoon that he had no expectation of hearing anything from General Otis r cting the situ- Dec. 31 T ation at Iloilo before to-morrow at the earliest. He based that judgment on the last cable m age received from General Otis. e~ WELFARE OF FILIPINOS DEPENDS ON"CONDUCT ' 5 | TWO . MISSING BOATS FOUND. |- WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—Upon consideration the authoritie: falt here have decided to adhere to their original in- | publication tention to withhold from the proclamation to be addressed to the Filipinog by General Otis, the milltary commander of ‘the islands, untjl the document has been givén public Manila. The proclamation. goe great detail into the conditions in the islands, and outlines as far as possible | at this time the intentions: of the ad- ministration at Was cople of the archiy ing the strong intimation conveyed that the whole. future/ happiness and welfare of the islander§ depends upon ! their conduct now. The proclamation was prepared with,great care atd gone over in Cabinet and then;mailed. to General Otis. That was about a week ago. Events of recent occurrence, how- ever, made Secretary Alger believe the situation in th® Philippines might be relieved of strain in a considerable de- gree by a speedy announcement of the purposes of the Government of the United States, and therefore the entire proclamation was cabled to ‘General Otis. RN HOPE ISLANDS WILL BE OPEN TO ALL COMMERCE BERLIN, Dec. 3L—The Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, in its annual report, expresses the hope that Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands will be opened to the commerce of the world on equal terms, like the German and British colonies. In view of the reports from Porto Rico, to the effect that a number of £ hington toward the MANIILA, Dec. 31.—Riots in the provinces are becom- ing. rique has been attacked and taken by 700 malcontents, who disarmed: Aguinaldo’s troops. - It is said the dissatisfied Filipinos now number 8ooo and The cause of the riots is the antipathy of n- stes who fill all the appointments, abusing their position by imposing excessive taxation. The working sses complain that they have paid more taxes in six months uinaldo’s Government than in forty vears to the Span- ish Government, and they fear they will be made slaves by 's of the custom-house to an Englishman named Flem- absence of Americans, appointing him expedition arrived later. arrived here which were all delivered to various regiments on Christmas Drinking shops were deserted and all | enjoved Christmas in some fashion. Church services were held by all chaplains. He preached an eloquent sermon. ¢ { that he had asked for-a meeting with Navy Department to exnedite the con- a) | ago, the keynote | THE nored. The malcontents have already or taking prisoners the loval 0Q00000000000000000 by natives. Their general hand- inspector. The natives there are more reason- with 7000 Christmas boxes, and Complete order prevailed. At a special service: different regiments. At a grand (GROSS ELECTION FRAUDS REVEALED Votes Counte:d. for the Wrong Man. SONOMA COUNTY SENSATION | GALLANT RAINS CHEATED OUT OF A VICTORY. Recount Shows the Contesting Can- didate for S\ipervisor Was Elected by a Good Majority Over His Opponent. | Speclal Dispatch to’ The Call. | o SANTA ROSA, Dec. 31.—Sensational |- developments marked to-day’s proceed- ings in.the election contest of Gallant | Rains, Democrat, against.David Walls, | the Republican nominee, for the seat on | the ‘Board- of Supervisors, which re- | cently ‘was decided by the official can- vass to belong to Walls by a majority of seventeen votes. In one precinct thei recount showed that twenty-five votes | cast for Rains were counted for Wall: ‘thus giving him an advantage of fifty | over his opponent, and these returns were aftertvard made out and certified | to by the election officers as being cor- | 'rect. The news has created a-big sen- | sation. | The contest of Mr. Rains for the po- | sition was filed a few days after the official canvass of the votes by the Board of Supervisors was completed, but the matter did not come up for trial until Thursday of this week. While several mistakes were found from time to time and while the usual number of illegal and defaced ballots were discov- ed, it was not until to-day that the 1 was marked by any particularly startling S. It all happened while the attorney were engaged in counting ballots in . Wilson precinct, a suburb of Petaluma, | and which by the way, is Mr. Rains’ | own voting place. The returns as can- vassed by the Board of Supervisors | after the election showed that | Walls had carried the precinct by the ome = majority of thirty-seven The recount to-day however, that instead -of the precinct iven Walls a_ majority of | even votes it had given Rains, | ant, a majority of thirteen, | eighteen ‘votes, divided about ly, in- the hands of the court fom ement. The election officers having charge of Wilsoh precinct on election night were: the contes with The generals in commiand plantations have been destroyed since ! the Spaniards retired, the Chamber re *sts:the Imperial Government to as at Washington to take:| to afford efficient protection -to:| an. property, which is considera. ste Germ ble th. - AGENT AGONCILLO WRITES TO" M'KINLEY WASHINGTON, - Dec. = Senor Agoncillo, the Philippine agent in this country, sent a letter to the President to-day and the inference was generally drawn that hé had made a.réquest. for an.interview in regard to6 ‘the-attitude | | of the United. States toward the Fi pinos. - When seen to-night he denied | the President, but he declinéd to state | the purport of his message. . He statec further that he had not so far receivec a reply to the letter. aid also that he would probably r main In Washington fe me time. 1| 1 MOST PROSPERO)> | YEAR IS. PREDICTED | Mercantile Men of the Country Say That Business Will Be Ex- cellent in 1899 V. YORK, Des. ling members of the Boarc hanges and othe associations of the country. v well qualified to judge of the ha trade outlook for the new year. 1a tnrx'e:~'|lnvxnl('1!($ in the larger cities these N le: Merchants® E tile o leading busihess men libel in anor they think of the present. condition | tacking -the character of Otto Rust, of trade and commerce and their opinion | citizen of -Anaheim. The Grand Jury au- of the prospects of 1899 The answers of | zed the District Atforney to bring | these men” show a_unanimot of that the vear wilk be oncof the most prosper ous the United States h ever seen. £ HARMON MADE RECEIVER. Placed in Charge of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern. CINCINNATL, Dec. “The Circult Court of the United Staies at Cincinnati to-day, on the application of the Mercan- | tile Trust Company of New York, ap- pointed Hon. Judson -Harmon of Cinein- nati, former ~Attorney. General of the ! Unifed States, Teceiver of the Baitimore. | Ohio Southwestern Railway Com- Judge Harmon. has been general for the company for years. It Is 1 that the receivership will beé of duration, as the plan which was | promulgated for the reorganization of the | property will be speedily consummated. | pany. coun expect " short Four - Persons From the 'Wrecked Glenavon Being Searched For. - SKONG, Dec. 31.—Two missing | of the wrecked British stéamer been found. The only per-’ u ounted for are Chief-Mate | xon, ‘Second. Steward Wilson and two |.Chinese. - - Quartermaster Smith_died of | exhaustion ‘after swimming to Lin Ting | Istand. The seareh.for the missing con- | nues Harvard Wins at Chess. NEW. YORK, Dec.’ fl.—Harvard won the | | championship in the intercollegiate chess | tournament which has been in progres: in this city.during the past six days. Columbia took second prize. In the games to-day Falk defeated Weston, }\rellgsburg‘ and Webb drew, Southard defeated Cook | | and Meyer defeated Ely. Final score: Harvard Columbia . Princeton Yale Southar 915 his.games. | n Wrecke . o Passenger Trai d DALLAS, Tex., Dec. 31.—A special to the News from Sherman, Tex., says: | North-boupd Houston and Texas Cen- tral passenger train No. 1 was wrecked two miles north of. Mc and thir- ty- miles south of this to-night city about 9:50. 'Four people are reported to be more or less painfully injured. f Presbyterian Church Burned. - PITTSBURG, Dec. 31.—The Third U'mi- ted Presbyterlan (hurch on Diamond street opposite the courthouse, was almost | ‘destroyed by fire to-night. , Loss about $60.000. The building was. one of the old- 1 men, | | having adjourned —Presidents ‘and | 4 ‘| to ‘the surface in_one of the shafts of x of the men slide bff, and they fell 500 | ;‘L:'l"’t(\ the bottom, being instantly killed. 7 was to-d pectors—W. W. Chapman, R.; D. D H: John W. Dahlman, R.; R. Theodore G. King, R.; Ma- | wa _Ballot clerks—J. J. Mendoned, R.; W. D. | Houx,.D. b The campaign made by both parties for Gains and Walls was very bitter, the forimer's enernies béing particularly | active in-their effortsto defeat him. Walls himself is one of the best known in the county ‘and Democrats as | well ds Republicans admit that if any | crooked was ‘done in his behalf | t was éntirély without his knowledge. | “The changeé of fifty vetes in this one | precinct gives the contested seat to| Rains Wwithout doubt. Walls’, original majority was only seventeen,.and the | vote as now recountéd stands forty- seven in Rains’ fayvér. The votes from four precincts are yet to be recounted, but th are all in Rains’ favor with | one exception.and give him a majority | cer his opponent of fifty-one, which, with those he had,-those he has just gained:and those in tlie hands of the court, will ‘probably put him in by | about seventy-five votes, | It is” generally beliexved that the | Grand Jury will Investigate the case at | its fiext ‘sitting, that body not yet| TWO INDICTMENTS RETURNED. Orange C.ufinty bificigls Under the Ban of the Grand Jury. | “SANTA ANA, Dec. 31.—The Grand Jury | submitted- its report this afternoon. Two indictments are found—one against Road- | wm of Capistrano, 5 S. Merritt of ng charged with felony. :d with” having d frauded ti { m the B performed of Supervigors_for labor his aistrict: Merritt is nal libelin the circulat- malicious and dafams mous publications at- | in | charged with -crinif 1alou: of reasurer R. T. Har- for derefiction of | ‘ | ist Coun r $6000 damage duty the past vea RECEIVER - APPLIED FOR. Accusations Against Boston and Montana Company Directors. - | BUTTE, Mont., Dec. 3L.—Burdett O'Con- nor of New York, stockholder in the Bo: ton and Montana Company, applied to Judge Clancy of the District Court to-d: for an order appointing a receiver for the company under the final hearing of his complaint against the directors. He | und_all its property ‘suld, o made an order to show S¢ e | tition should not be granted. The order was made returnable next Thursda O’Connor holds fifty shares of the capital stock of the Montana corporation. He charges the- directors with conspiracy to end the existence of the Montana com- and turn its property over to the York- company. - - HURLED DOWN A SHAFT. New | | | | | | Six Finnish Trammers Meet a Hor- | rible Death in a Mine. DETROIT, Dec..31.—A specfal from Ish- peming, Mich., says: This morning at § o'clock, 4vhile nine Finnish trammers, whose-names are unknown, were coming B Take Superior, Iron Company the cage ‘"r\l:t :or;e o%slrucuan in-the shaft that Iclined - the floor of the lift so as to let The three who clung to the cage were slightly injured Of Interest to the Coast. WASHINGTON; Dec. 3L—A postoffice established at Garvaiia, Los Angeles Couaty, Cal, and M. B. Powell was appointed Postmaster; slso at Quall, vate Harry s, Presidi rancisco, has been discharged the service of the United States. Private Abner C.Mcllrath, Com- iy 1, Fourteenth United States Infan- anila, P. 1., will be discharged the « of the United States by the com- manding officer of his station. 3 th Death of a Mining Man. SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 31.—C. A. Rice, well known in this section, died at Nee-; dles to-day. He had mining interests in Arizona. He was a native of Ohio, aged | 15 years. el Colored Men to Celebrate. WOODLAND, Dec. 31.—The Afro-Amer- ican League of Woodland will celebrate est churches In the city, having been | bullt in. 1848, Vi the anniversary of the emancipation proc- lamation next Monday. | Ing around-the | Tow. | zeles is at the Metropole - GENERAL EAGAN 'ON THE WARPATH General Miles Must 'Ahswer Whether or Not He Made Certain Statements Reflect- ing on Army Beef. ald telegraphs: the army. declare that the statements Miles. General Eagan General Miles wer: to regimental office: of foods. which were not pre in tons of such meat: be a certain percentage of loss. substantiating the statements LOCO0000000VOCVVOVV0VVVUOVVVATVVTVVTLAVY him on the course he is taking. p=d fofegeRaFeFRuR=RRoReFeReFeRuPeFePogeReReFoRoReRaRaRePeRaFReFo et NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—The Washington correspondent of the Her- Secretary Alger has been asked by Commissary Gen- eral Eagan to call upon-Major General Miles for a categorical answer to the question whether or not he made the staements attributed to him by a New York newspaper concerning the Should the commanding general in reply thenticity of the interview, Commissary General Eagan purposes to tdke action against the newspaper. are libelous, . Miles retract them, the newspaper will be called upon to defend it- self for the publication of allegations involving the beef industry of the country and the entire commissary department. It is General Eagan's expectation that he will receive notice from the War Commission the coming week that he will be heard in an- swer to charges made against his department by is anxious to know why only just begun to investigate the beef furnished to his army. was intimated to me by a high official that the reports obtained by _in reply to a circular letter which he addressed “Suppose you were the commanding officer of the regiment, the official, “and you were to receive a letter from asking you what you thought of your equipment. not filed any complaint before, chances are that you would have got many to make in response to inquiry. - been directed to make Major Garlington of the inspector gener- department will find men who did not like the beef; some who grew tired of it, while others liked it. be expected to furnish men on the fighting line with a great variety he beef supplieg to General Mil any eaten in the United States. There perly soldered, and spoiled in consequence, but it can hardly be expected that there would not neral Miles is busily collecting reports from officers and men he made to the War Comm! general is satisfied from the evidence in his possession that he proceeded properly, and he has received many letters congratulating beef furnished deny the to au- peaking for him, should General His friends, and that Major General General Miles has " said your superfor Though you had During the investigation he But the commissary cannot as wholesome as been a few cans army wa may hav sion. The has LOOUOGOTOVVVOVVVOHOVOOUISVBVBLBVBVOVLBHOOT CHIMING BELLS RING IN THE NEW YEAR At Midnight Ten Thousand People Assembled Around Old Trinity in New York. NEW YORK, Jan. 1L—Although a great storm of snow was raging there were 10,- 000 people around old Trinity at midnight to hear the chimes ring in the new year. The 300 policemen had little to do in the of quelling disturbances, for it was Id and blustery for anything of that kind beyond the blowing of horns. The chimes’ of Trinity rang out a number of airs, chiefly patriotic nkee Doodle” those longest drawn out. Jan dreary, rainy ~_damp weather which ardor of those pe vho had assem- bled to hear the be Paul's ring out the old and ring in the new vear and to observe Scotland’s traditional hog- many under the thedral. ) In anticipation of the event the authori- ties had caused to be put up an iron rail- emi-circular front of the steps, but the pre unnecessary, for the gathering, numbering perhaps 2000 people., smallest and most orderly in many ; The majority of those who had assem- bled were evidently Seotchmen, as was evidenced Dby the constant whistling of the “Cock o' the North.” When the stroke of midnight boomed out there was a volley of cheers and then “‘Auld Lang Syne” was sung, the crowd slowly disap- aring as the song died out. WEORGE PERRIN GRAY DEAD. Conducted a Ranch at Stockton in the Early Days. 3 CHICAGO, Dec. 3L—George Perrin Gray, who from 1861 to 1865 lived in Cali- fornia, conducting a ranch at Stockton dnd a flouring mill at Oakland, died at Wheaton, uburb of ci . a number of relative: He leay many of whom live in California.. He was promi- nent In Republican polities in this State, and was elected to the Eegislature for several terms. feeeee = Shipbuilding for Six Months. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3L—The total team and sailing vessels built a ficially numbered in the Unite during the six months ended to-day amounted to 130,000 S8 tons, com- pared with 45,000 tons for the same six months in 1897, and 173,000 tons for the same six months in 1896. These figures do not include large barges. They indicate total construction for the curernt fl 1 year of upward of 275,000 gross ton ST Where the Weather Is Cold. TRONWOOD, Mich., Dec. 31.—The cold- est weither experienced here this winter s general throughout the peninsula. Last night the thermometer registered 2 be- At Washburn, Wis., the thermom- éter registered 35 degr below. About half the members of the e Department were frost bitten while extinguishing a small fire. CALIFORNIANS IN ‘NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—Miss J. W. Rob- son of San Francisco i t the Impérial. D. J. Medbury of San Francisco is at the Plaza. James K. Kennedy of Los An- Revenue of the United Xingdom. LONDON, Dec. 31.—The revenue of the United Kingdom for the quarter ending December 31 was £28,632,324, an increase of - £863,662 over 18 making for the nine months a total of £78,340,- 488, an increase of £9074,348. Child Falls From a Wagon. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 31.—The S-year- old sen of M. C. Cotter fell from a dellv- ery wagon to-day and broke both wrists. He had climbed into the wagon for a ride, and the driver started up quickly, throwing him out. . ~ 5 - * Senator Hanna's Gift. CLEVELAND, Dec. 31.—Senator Hanna to-day filled out a check for $2000 for the Ohio buflding of the new American Uni- versity at Washington. g Violent Storms Prev.il. LONDON, Dec. 3l.—Violent starms pre- vafl along the English Channel to:night and all cross-channel servies IS suspended. Passes Away With the Year. SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 3L.—C. M: Collins, a rominent merchint, died t K native of Canada, aged o4 Football at Woodland. WOODLAND, Dec. $1.—The Woodland and Sacramento football teams will play here next Monday afternoon. Lives Saved From Shipwreck. To assist in realizing the risk to human life by shipwreck it is interesting to take into account the lives saved as well as the lives lost. The total number of sea- men and passengers saved from the wrecks of British vessels everywhere and of foreign vessels on or near the coasts of British territory during the year 1896-7 was 7459, of whom 2799 were saved on or | near the coasts of the United Kingdom, 2015 on or near the coasts of British pos- sessions abroad, 1618 from British vessels on or near the coasts of foreign countries and 1027 on the high seas. Of the 2799 lives saved on thé coasts of the United Kingdom, 306 were saved by the rocket apparatus ‘and assistance from the shore, shadow of London's ca- | aved by lifeboats, 193 were sa and other crafg, ng ships and 910 were oats. Of the ks abroad 65 and ropes lifeboats, but the the ships’ own ng ships (1044).— 614 were from rocket from shore and 108 b, majority were saved' boats AFFAIRS IN CHILE. A Narrow Escape From Political and Financial Disaster. Al’s well that ends well, yet there is nu»l-:(’lling away from the fact that (:hlll has had.a narrow ape from po- litical and financial disaster. ‘Writing from Santiago ¢n the morrow of the arbitration agreement, signed on Sep- tember 22, one of our correspondents says: “Now that the longstanding dis- pute with Argentina is in a fair way toward settlement, we shall be able to set about economizing on the enor- mous expenditure for armaments, and an incubus- will be liffed which has been all but sinking thé coi Our warlike preparations seem-to have been considered in Europe reprehensible, not to say suicidal, and Chili has been recommended to sit with her hands folded and sell some ‘of her expensive ironclads; in response to this bene lent advice T would quote the Chilian proverb to the effect that ‘a madman knows more of his own affairs than a sane man does of other people’s’ Our only way to prevent war and to oblige Argentina to accept arbitration was to arm to the teeth and bluff for all we were worth.” g Since the foregoing candid opinion was penned the troublesome outstand- ing Pun de Atacama question has been practically shelved, the Chilian Senate having by an overwhelming majority approved its reference to a joint com- mission, with avpeal to the . United States Minister i~ Buenos ‘Ayres, as ex- clusively announced a fortnight ago in these columns. The Puna issue, bv the way, is rather of & political than of a purely geographical character, depend- ent on the interpretation of different treaties, and uncomplicated by “water divide” considerations, for the suffi- cient reacon that water is conspicuous by its absence in the region. The lat- est item of intelligence from South America, coupled with the continuous all in the Buenos Ayres gold premium, is undoubtedly the most important yet to hand, affording as it does practical proof of the subsidence of the antagon- ism between Chili and Argentina. The decree ordering the mobilization of the Chilian National Guard has been with- drawn, and ‘it is to be hoped that the good example wi promptly be followed on the other side of the Andes thus en- abling both repbublics to enter on the path of retrenchment urgently reaquired by their finances. The Cabinet crisis and ministerial resignations recently cabled from Valparaiso would appear to have existed only in the imasination of certain corresnondents; at all events the portfolio of foreign affairs remains in the hands of Admiral Latorre (twice renorted to have resigned), to whose admirable handling of the .boundarv negotiations the present imvroved sit- uation is to a great extent due. As with Chill’s external relations so with her finances; the black cloud having lifted from the former, an im- mediate improvement may be expected in the latter. the strain on which wonld, if continued. have reached the break- ing point. ment of “extraordinarv” expenditure, the country” comparatively unaffected by the depre- ciation of the currency and amnly suffi- cient to meet the normal requirements of the state. The customs receints, forming three-fourths of the Chilian revenue, amounted in the first eisht months of the current vear to £26,031.- 969.02. ~mainst $24.842.619.94 in the cor- responding nerfod of 1807 crease of $1.1%9,354.08. and the export duty on nitrate in the remaining four monthe will vield a further increase of | £4.000.000. With the aid of the new taxes (amountine to $10.000,000) referred to in Mr. Salas Wdwards" official prob- Tematical surpins. brought forward from' 1898 the Minister of Finanne chon'd nossibly be able to nav off the floatine ‘debt next vear and start the twentieth conturv with-a elean cheet. A mew dav is davnire for Chili. If onlv her statesmen will ghev the dictates of | financial prudence.—Pall Mall Gazette. ST ARt ‘Legal' and Medical Doctors at Odds. - A ‘criminal case is pending in the mili- | tary courts which is probably without precedent in the annals of criminal juris- prudence. A sergeant-and a corporal of the Seventh Reglment stand accused of having caused the death of a private col- dier by beating him. Incidentally they are charged with abuse of authority and volation of the personal rights of the sol- er. . Now the medical experts have decided | that -the beating administered the dead soldler shortly before his demise was not the cause of his death. but. on the con- trary, interrupted the progress of a cere- bral 'congestion brought on by an ex- cessive nse of aleoholic stimulants. The experts held, in fact. that if the beating had been continued the man might have | recovered. In spite of this finding -the court found the accused guilty of abuse | of authority and sentenced them to two vears’ imprisonment ecach. From this sentence an appeal has heen taken to the Supreme Court, whose decision Is beink’ All denends on the curtail- | revenue being fortunately | being an in- | expected with great interest.—The Two Republics. — ce—— NORTH CAROQLINA MILLS. Statistics as to the Industrial Grewth and Conditions of ‘‘the 0ld North State.” In 1890 North Carclina was ninth in | the list of cotton-spinning States in | the South, but has now gone to second place, South Carolina leading. Geor- gia, the third State on the list, "is' over 300,000 spindles behind North Carolina. Only four other States—Massachusetts, | Rhode Island, ew Hampshire and | Connecticut—are ahead of North Caro- {lna in number of spindles. | There are 220 cotton mills, of which 29 make hoisery and 191 spin or weave or _do both. There are in operation 1,054,686 spindles and 24,535 looms. No less than 47 per cent of the mills run The consumption of | cotton is now 163,389,000 pounds-yearl The increase of spindles in mills m- | | pleted this year is 43,000, and old milis | have enlarged their plants by adding| 16,820 spindles. The only reduction is | due to two fires, which destroved 3320 spindles, leaving the year's net gain 56,500 spindles. The wages of cotton mill operatives in this State is much lower than in the New England States, and while the lat- ter have enacted laws regulating the hours of the labor, all attempts to do s0 in North Carolina have failed. The average number of hours making a day’s work in the mills in this State is eleven and three-quarters. On an a erage the mills run 293 days out of 313 working days in the year. | There appears to be an abundance of | mill labor in the State. The employes | day and night. are better satisfied than any other class, and there is practically no an- tagonism between employer and em- ployed, neither favoring labor regula- tion legislation. There are no strikes. In fact, there has never been a mill strike in the State. The average daily wages paid to skilled men is $1 0 to skilled women, unskilled, 68 cents; 63 cents; unskilled, 45 cents; children, 32 cents. The gen- | eral average is cents for all, which is said to be a gain of 1 cent over last year. Tt costs as little to live in North Carolina as in any State in the Union. About 22 per cent of the mills have in- creased wages per cent furnish | their employes hous free of rent. | There were during the year only thirt | two accidents, of which but one was fatal. Of adult employes, 89 per cent, and of children, 69 per cent, read and write. At almost every mill there is a free school. Mill owners support most of these.—Baltimore Sun. = e A Surprise for Brown. “Brown has received a setback that he will not recover from for some time,” said Dodson, as d his coffee. “I honestl bel he has cor- rupted every dec raiter in the city by his outlandish system of overtipping, making it almost impossible for a mod- est tipper to get any service at all. “He had a habit of starting with the | head waiter and tipping them all down | the line. I don’t know whether he ever | tipped the dishwasher or not, but I| | have my suspicions that he did. ‘“The result has been that the waiters ‘Inukvd upon. him as a sort of Indian nabob or a returned king from the | Klondike, and would pay no attention | to any one else when he was present. “You might complain and storm all | you liked, but it would have no effect. | When Brown entered, everything else | was-dropped until the imaginary specks | | of dirt were wiped from the immaculate tablecloth and spotless china, and Brown seated in all his solitary glory at his favorite place, which was | reserved for him. But all that is | changed now, and he is looking around | for some anti-tipping society to join.” | “Find a fly in his soup ked Smith, | “Worse than that. All his life Brown | has been trying to get money enough | ahead to build himself a home, and now he has discovered that the house he is renting is owned by his former | favorite head waiter."—Detroit Free | Press. | e Patient Waiting No Loss. | “Hasn't Longhill recovered vet from the | illness he contracted in the army | “No: his pefision applicz passed on_for several weeks yet. adelphia. North American. TREASURY HOLDS PLENTY OF COIN In Good Condition De- spite the War. INCREASE IN CASH BALANCE WAR TAX OFFSET DEFICIENCY IN REVENUES. Because of the Disturbance to Busi-~ ness Interests This Tax Will Not Be Repealed in the Near Future Speclal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Dec. A Washington special to the Her: ys: Notwith- anding the extraordinary expendi- tures on account of the war the treas- ury is in very good condition and closes the year with more cash on hand than when it opened, the cash balance to- night being $260,000,000, against $235,- 769 on December 31, 1897. This in- crease is due to the receipts from the Pacific railways, the proceeds of the war loan bonds and the war revenue ta The receipts from the sale of war loan bonds, amounting to $200,000,000, foot up $199,098,119, a balance of nearly $1,000,000 being deferred payments that will soon be made. The war revenue law has yielded about $60,000,000, mak- r fund the Government able to draw upon about Against this the war ex- s, as nearly as they can be esti- mated, amount to date to about $190,- 000,000. Nearly $156,000,000 of this was on account of the army. The ordinary receipts of the Govern- ment have fallen considerably below the ordinary expenditu This is dus in part to the disturbance of business interests by the war. Since the close of hostilities there has been marked- improvement, but there is no ground for believing the war tax can soon be repealed. For the first six months of the fiscal year, the Peceipts from all sources foot up $245,961,890, and expenditures more than $329,000,000, thus making the de- ficit for the year to date more than $84,000,000. This same proportion will not be continued through the second half of the year, for the war expendi- tures are gradually decreasing with the, mustering out of troops and ordinary receipts show a tendency to still fur- ther increase. December ing the total we been s not usually the best | month in the year for customs receipts, but it shows this year $16,764,324—the largest month’s receipts since the Ding- ley law was enacted, and $5,103.5636 in excess of December of last yvear. Tha internal revenue receipts for December were $: of which more than one-third can be credited to war taxes. 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