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The herald., 1895-11-23
GOLD FOR EXPORT
The Demand Causes an Order to sell Bars at
Q Premium

tu0 Oeulou0 OuuBcB IN OT0oT 10 SeII Bars IT
Premium
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-The recent
withdrawal OF gold has reduced the freq
coin in the treasury here to a little over
$33, ,O0o. 900, and as further Withdrawals
might inconvenience the treasury tho sec
rstary last night authorized the sale of
United States gold bars to exporters at a
premium OF one-tenth of one per cent.
The bankers, however, could not afford
to pay more than one-sIxteenth of one
per cent premium and after some discus
sion the secretary o. the treasury author
ized the assistant secretary and the SUPER
intendent of the assay Office to let ex-
porters have bars at premium of one
sixteenth OF one per cent. Accor dinghy
about ", 500 600 in bars was engaged by
IL o'clock. There was some delay, how
ever, In sslling the bars, because the sn-
perintendent of The assay office was no, in
structed to sell the bars al the redu ed
price until communicate n had been had
with tho treasury at Washington by tele.
phone.
Barring. MaGoun Co. Withdrew 5000. 900
geld IN bars from tho assay Office through
tHe subtF asLr this m0rnlng in accOri-
nnce with the announcement m ade ysst r.
DAY for exports tomorrow for acc iunt of
Al der, Peabody & :. of Bost n. m .k-
ing shipment of $1,000, 90 for the Bos-
ton house. In aud ton to thu, sun W.
II. Crossman & Bro. also took 81, ,OJ0, 0OO
in gold com fiom the subtrsisiry r
SHIPMENT tom morrow, making $1,000, 900
sh pped BY that firm this week.
Tue shirmel lts to.no.row, besides those
already mrntioHed, will include So %. GOO
by Lasard Frerss. which will pi oba Div be
increastd to 81. $50 900; S75U 700 by Heidel-
bach. lckelhsimer Il Co., and $500, oOn BY
Muller, Schell e. Co.
The herald., 1895-11-23
Some Actual Fighting

HAVANA, Nov. % An insurgent
force of 1900 has burned the villages of
Guiana and Miranda, near the Trinidad,
south of Sancti Spiritus. in the province
Of Santa Clara, from which vicinity Gen.
eral MaxImo Gomez, the insurgent leader.
WAS recently reported to have been driven
across the river Zssa.
An insurgent detachment under the
leadership of Blamonte has attacked
Fort Fluriarch, in the province OF Porto,
Principe. After an hours fighting the in
surgents wee compelled to retreat.
Biamonte and many of his followers are
reported to have been badly wouHded.
A dispatch from Pinar del hIo, capital
OF the province of that name, announces
that twenty-one political prisoners were
arrested yester isy st Guan0, not far from
PiRar Gel Rio, and were conveyed under
escort to the later place.
1t was officially announced today that
the Spanish government approves of all
the deportations hich have taken place
by order of General Campos without dis
tinction or regard for the social positions
of the persons sent to the African colonies
or elsewhere for taking part IN the insur-
rcction or for conspiring against the gov
ernment
The herald., 1895-11-23
A Chicago Bull Fight

CHICAGO, Nov. o2.-An equestrian
show was held at Tatters all's tonight and
one of the events, the roping and riiing
of wild cattle by cowboys, turned out to
be practically a bull fight. Some uf the
COW boys were the worse for liquor and
after teasing big, long horned stee- un-
til it was neatly mad iensd they turned it
loose and tried tC rope it. Before they
succeeded the steer riphed UP pony in
shocking manner. Loud cri of indig a.
ton came fiom the spectators and many
people left the buli.ing. The cowboys
weie disposed to contii IL, their brutal
work but we're prevented and after much
trouble the steer was taken out. The
entertainment was under the auspices of
the Cnicaso Hussars, but they had no
idea of what the "roping" would result
The herald., 1895-11-23
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATOR'S
Meet to Consider the Matter OF Senate
Organization
No Move Il Likely Until tho Program Of
this Republicans and Popuiists
Becomes Known

WARRINGTON, Nov. 22.-The fact
transpirsd today that the Democratic
| steering committee Of the senate neld a
meeting in this city of three hours dura
ton on Wednesday last. This members
who we're present are very reticent as to
what occurred, but it is known a thor.
ough canvass was mado of the Democrat
&c situation with q view to deciding upou
line OF policy in this next SESSION. The
question of organization of the senate
was discussed at length. Tho commit
tee did not reach final conclusion on
this matter, but when it adjourned there
was a general understand ng tnat unless
future events should make q change de-
sirable the com m ittee will recon m md tn
the Dem ocrats of the senate to mako no
move whatever until the Republicans
and Populists shall dsvelop their mans.
1t appears that the Democratic senators
are divided as to what policy to pursue,
some advocating an active effort to retain
democratic control of the senate, while
othsrs advise surrender to the Republi.
cans without struggle. The steering
committee finally concluded it would be
wise to wait until 1t was rnade plain
whether the Republicans would be unit
IN their dasir. to take control and
whether the Populists wonld hold the
Ground or some OF Ihem would agree TO
assist the Republicans. This the commit
toe felt the Democrats could afford to do.
In view of the fact that the senate is a
continuing body, and the present orcnni-
cation hulds until supplanted by another
at the Will OF the senat'. In Gu e of the
nbsence of the vice president 1t will be-
oome necessary t, elect \ president pro
tenn, but 1t is b lieved that Vice .prcsi-
dent Stevenson's presence can be counted
on.
Some OF the Democrats, senntors consid-
cred it very do. .bttui il the Republicans
can get together on plan of orsaniza-
tion. At any rate, they do not expect the
Republicans to take a grsssis 20 stsrs until
after the Utah senators have come and it
shal. he determined .ha. aispnaition
shall he made of Mr. Dupont's claims to
the vacant ssat from Delaware.
There ara ind cations tnat the commit
tee also considered the general ouestinn
Of party policy with reference to lep;sla-
tim which shll be proposed by the Re-
puolicans in the senate s,d house, and
there are reasons for believing that the
steering committee will reco M mend de-
termnsd effort all along tho line to re-
store Democratic prestige in the country.
On. plan which probably will be adopted
20 this end Is that of insisting upon
thorough discussion of all que tinns
which may be prsse 1ted. Mem bers of tho
com rnittee, therefore. scout the idea of a |
short session
The herald., 1895-11-23
TREASURY STATISTICS
As Ser Forth In the Report Of the Depart.
ment Head

As Ser Forth in the Report Of the Depart
ment fiead
WASHINGTON, Nov. CD. N. Nor
gan, the treasurer of the United States,
in his annual report on the operations
and condition of the treasury says the
extraordinary revenues Of ths govern m q Mt
for the fiscal year ended June so, 1896,
were $3l3, $50, 075, an increase of SIS. 66s, :
05o as compared with the year before;
net ordinary expenditures 1856. 1876. 2D8.
a decrease Of $1l, 328.9s Including the
public debt, the total receipts OH all ac-
counts we're S720. SIG 625 and the expendi-
lures $40. 472, l57.
A further sum Of S31, 700 was de-
pos tel IN the treasury prior to the end
OF June on account of purchase of
guaranteed coin to maintain the soll
reserve. but was not formally covered in,
and tn .refIre does not appear in the ao.
couts for the fiscal year.
AZ de fir m the variations IN the total
stock of gold in the country which are
dependent upon tie domestic production
AM consum tion as we'll as the IMP .rts
and exports OF the metal, the most i'm
portant change now going on in the COM
uos.tion of the money supply arises, the
report says, from the Gradual retirement
redemption in silver dollars. BY this
process. which began in August,
1873, and has cont nued since, the
total issue of $l55.9Sl, ,0J2 of
these was rsdu ed by September
-, 1895, TO $143, 666, $50. As the reduction
bean before ori lnal issue in the
p rchase OF liver bullion vas di.contin-
ued, the amount of the tai C S: o. the
paro,.ases wa never outstanding at any
one time eth highest point ev, r reached
being $i3, $50. 2o0 on Novsm Der ID, 1893.
UnourreDt gold and silver CONS of the
face value OF $4.57S, ,647 vera transferred
during the year from tne treasury to Q
mint for recoinaRe. The loss thereon.
ari ,ina from dimin ition Of weight. $
S20l, 157. Up to the end of Septsm Der
last, $S26, 73O i'll Colum bian half dolla.s
had been exchanged for gold coin.
The amount of national b nix notes
received Tor redempt on was nea ly ST.
600 90, OF which $35, 100. GOO fit for circu-
lati II was reared to the banks OF issue.
Inclusive of charges fer the tIansporta-
tion, sal es, stationery and cont ig ent
expsnses, The total ccst of the redemp p
sinls + r the year were sl0o, 352, which
I'VE been assessed upon the banks ut
tie rate of s. 10 per $1,000 of notes re-
deem d. The deposits on account of the
reduction or retirem Mt Of national bank
circul lion amounted during the year To
$l2, o. ,li2, aud the REDEEM pIions ON the
same account to $-3, ,g69, $50.
The herald., 1895-11-23
The Sugar Interest

NEW YORK, Nov. IA special dis-
patch to the World says:
Amerioan-owned sugar property ~
Cuba, worth $40 600 900, is jeo dizeI by
q neral Maxine oomez's recent order to
destroy every estate whose owner tries to
make sugar this winter. Consul Gen raj
Williams, who has been in the sugnr husi-
ness in Cuoa, or N clo.a uch with 1t
for more than furry wears, thinks that
the estimate is not too high. Iha bulk
of the sugar property in Santa Clara is
ow ed by foreign capital. lhe S. anish
holders are in tue minority. Tue CUBAN
owIers hold more than the S anlards.
Such great estates as Caracas and Los
Hermanos are owned by CUhars. Ihe
iirst m ,nti ned. the largest in tas world,
belongs to tho Terry heirs.
The following are some of the extern
sive American interests involved: The
Soledad estate, near Arimao. owned by
Edward A. Atkins OF Bu.ton; the Harmi-
guero estate, owned D. tue Brothers Pom
We Of New YORK; the Constanzia estate,
owned by Parkins and Walsh, New Yorx;
the San Augustine and the lie Quietero
estates, owned by an American syndicate
Of which Col. james S. Murray is mana
ger. These are in the Cienfuegos district
and represent value in good times OF
$7,000,0J0
In Trinidad there is the great property
owned by the havsmeyers OF New York.
In the Sagua district Is the George
Thorndyke estate, those of Hemingway
of Boston. the Santa Ana and the st.
George.
The Victoria estats is an American
property and Psrkins and Walsh of New
York control a large sugar estate.
The valus of the American interests in
Sagua is about $2 700, 900 in good times.
In Puerto Principe province Americans
hold sugar estates worth nearly 81. 900, 600
ana In Matanzas province the Madden,
the Terry and the Heydiser properties
are very valuable.
Tho owner of one, after a brave srug-
gle, is about to abandon fields represent.
ing tae toll OF many years. Many Of the
America sugar properties on the island
will be forced into bankruptcy if they
are not permitted to MAKE a crop the
coming winter.
The herald., 1895-11-23
SKlRMIShING AFTER JOBS
Republican Politicians Needing Positions
in the House
There Arc naHy Applicants for Each Place
But the Chaplain Race Has
the Host Entries

WASHINGTON, Nov. 92.-The can.
vass Of the principal Offices at the dis
posal of the house OF representatives,
which opened in slow and quiet fash
ion this week, is becoming more amin ed
as the time approaches for the Republi-
can caucus which is Announced for Satur-
day OF next week. The elective Offices OF
the bouss are those of CLERK, with q salary
OF $4,000; sergeant at arms, $500: door
keeper, $500; postmaster, S2500; chap
lain, S900 There are from two to seven
cand dates for each of these places, the
hlehest helng IN the race for chaplain.
There are only two candidates for the
ouse clerkship. They are ex-Uonsress.
man Thomas J. Henderson of Illinoie
and ex-Congressman Alex Mcdowell of
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Mcdowell began bis
canvass year ago. as soon as 1t becam
apparent that the Republicans would
havr the house. IG is claimed he has the
solid support OF the New York ana Penn
syivania delegations. This clam is made
the basis of opposition on the pa-t of Mr..
Henderson adheren.s, as also that the
speskershlp is conceded 10 Mr.. Reed,
who also comes from the eastern states.
Captain I. Ii. Mckee of Indiana, Sec
retary of ths Republic congressional
campaign com mittee, and B. Russell of
Missouri are SO far the only announced
candidate, for the office of sergeant-at-
arms. Each has his state delegation be-
hind him, and Mr.. Russell is und erstood
TO be working In conjunction with the
Mcdowell forces. Mr.. Mckee, however,
has the advantage of a more extended
pui teal acquaintance.
There has been sosre talk among mem
bers from Minnesota of again bringing
out Mr. Reed of that state. who was q
defen tsd candidate for this office IN the
Fifty-fTst Congress. A Mr.. Hartshorn of
Iowa has also been mentioned in this
connections.
The p inciral candidates for doorkeep-
er are Mr.. Glenn of New York .and W. /.
II ton of tennessee. Glenn has been
identified with New Yo,k state poll.i s
fr some wears and Upton is the edit, r
of newspansr at Cleveland, Tom.
Henry Sherwood SO ar is the only pro-
nounced candidate for the houss post
mast. rship. He halls from Michigan and
WAS house postmaster dur ne the Forty
third and Forty-se' enth congresses and
for four years unGer Pfesidsnt Harrisuu's
appointment. 1t is considered pro abls
thai Oni nay bring ont a candidate for
either this Office or tnat of doorke.per.
OF the several candidates for chaplain
six are Washington preachers They sre
Revs. Rams ia ard f .ston, Preshyt,.
rians; Parsons and GottS val ], Lutherans;
Biown and Sn itn, Baptiss. The one
outsider in the list is Rev. Ar. Fisher of
Kansas.
The patronage of the house consists,
outside OF clerks OF committees and clerks
of mem nbFrs, OF lS5 PLACES. the averags of
salaries paid being sllz5 All the places
except those named are filled by appoint
meIlt.
The herald., 1895-11-23
NAVIGATION MATTERS
A Demand for the Repeal OF Ancient nari-
time Laws


time Laws
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-The annual
report of the bureau of navigation shows
that the number and tonnage of our m err
chant heet for the year has been nearly
stationary. On June 30 it composed %. :
240 documented vessels of 4,635, $50 tons,
a decrease of so. 900 tons since June 30,
1894.
The chief events have been the initial
trips OF the st. Louis and st. Paul.
The report is devoted chiefly to recon-
mendations for the repeal of many OF our
navigati on laws of the last century,
which were copied verbatim by the earl est
congrss from laws of King George ii.
Passage of the free ship bill is again
recOmmn ed.
The repeal of the law exempting from
tonnage taxes in our ports vessels com ing
from pOrts In which our vessels are ex-
e.npt from that tax, is strongly recon-
mended. During the seven years of its
operation American vessels have been re-
Hev-d OF about $4,000 axes in German
ports, while We have exempted German
vessels OF nearly S50j0c0.
Inc report a SO recon- mends a reduction
from centa to cents per ton tonnage
tax on vssses from nearby norts. Free
ship building materials for American
vesssls IN the cOastwise as well az the
foreign trade is reco nj In nded and the re-
peal OF eighteen sections or statutes relat-
ing tJ minor matters is advised on the
ground of their useessness.
The herald., 1895-11-23
For Securing the Convention for
San Francisco
THE MISSIONARY COMMITTEE
Will Leave for Washington on Wednes.
day Next
st. Louis Is the Latest Candidate for cons
vention Hon,rs-A Guarantee el
All Expenses Given
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22.-Plans are
bsing perfected for tina work to ba done
in the east to secure the Republican na-
tional convention for San Francisco.
Next Wednesday the executive com nit.
tee will bold a meeting at which the
delegates recently chosen to present San
Francisco's claims to ths natio nal com.
mittee will be present. Details OF thA
eastern trip will be discussed and the del.
egates will receive full instructions and
will be authorized to make definite offers
to the national committee in behalf Of
this city.
George A. Knight has declined to a ct
on the committee appointed to 60 to
Washington and present tie claims and
advantages OF San Francisco for holdine
the next Republican national conven.
tion. He says he is going east on bust.
ness and will act as a volunteer at Wash.
ineton in aiding the mmittes. He
recommends that his place on the official
committee be filed by the appointments
of soma member IF the Republican ct ate
central com mmittee.
The herald., 1895-11-23

WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.-In his an
nual report Drigadier General John G.
Coppinger, com N ndine the department
o the Pl.'t@, sars that the only disturb
ance during the last year necessitaling
tie use oi rUops occurred last July In
Jackson's iole country AS be made
this TIE subject If special report to the
sary OF war, he rives but brief
Ofssthe facts in this report and sides with
! Indians, as he did in nis September
report.
The herald., 1895-11-23
Death To Bucket Siia,s

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 70 The super
visors dealt the death blow to bucket
shops and pool rooms about today by de-
Gliding to pass the order recommended by
he grand jury. which proaibits the
p eng of BETS on races except at the
rack. At joint m.et.ne of the judic,-
a.y and health and police comm tees OF
the hoard of supervisors today the order
recon nj ended by the er nd jury was, by
majority vote, nsssdd for adoption.
The herald., 1895-11-23
A St. Louis Bid

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 22.-The Pusiness
Mems League of st. Louis this afternoon
issued an address to the mem bsrs of the
national Republican com nittss notifying
them that comm. ties CT twenty Eve
citizens of this city would attend ths
meeting at Washington with a guarantee
for all expenses connected with the na-
tfonai convention. The league claims to
have pledges from two-thirds OF the mem.
bers of the com mittee. with enough
s,cond choice promises from among San
Francisco advocates to secure the con-
vention for st. Louis. The finance COM
mittee las called a mass meeting for De.
cember I'd, when the fund will be com.
plete.
The herald., 1895-11-23
AN INSANE PREACHER
Rev. r. II. Smith Admitted to Be Insane
Ircat Grated

Rev. r. II. Smith Admitted to Be Insane and
Ircafcerated
BOSTON, Nov q. Rev. Frank Hya 1t
SIN tn vas today adjudsed insane by
judge Ne.s IN at the cuss OF the hearing
in the United States circuit court. He
will be sent to thu United States hospital
for the insine at Washington al soon as
the necessary papers can be made out.
mf. Smith was recently inflicted for
Sc ding scurr lous and dsfamatory postal
cards 10 members OF his former church
in Cambridge. who ha favored a change
of pastors. TIC government did not con-
test Smith's plea of insanity, as soth its
merical expHrts admitted the fact and
advisei that the defendant be sent to an
asvlum.
The herald., 1895-11-23
CONFEDERATE PENSIONS
Based Upon the Alleged Moral Rights O
Southern pe0DIe

Based Upon the Alleged Moral Rights Of tha
Southern People
CHICAGO, Nov. ga special to the
Post from Washington, D. G.. says:
Representative Otey Virginia con.
Nessman, announces his purpose to in.
tro'luos bill to appropriate s27, 600, ZOO
for the benefit OF confederate soldiers.
conditional upon an equal amount bein.
appropriated by the states in whiub the
confederate veterans live. His propnsi-
tion Is founded on the plea that The S27.- :
900. 400 represents the procerds Of captured
property turned into the federal treasury
dur'ns the war. and that the people af
tne south have moral claim for the
lnOneV.
The herald., 1895-11-23
Reach the People

tectioI resulted in immensely increasing
instes sd Of decreasing her ira lie with Grea {
Britain. England. he said, was the only
country which in respect to trade treated
her colonies as foreigners and he thought
the time had arrived when this subject
should be dealt with in manner likely
to prove to the advantage of both Eng
land and her colonies.
The herald., 1895-11-23
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN
Who Thinks the Mexican Courts Treat Him
Unfairly

OMAHA, Nov. 22.-W. A. Paxton of
Omaha reported a peculiar case involving
complications WITH Mexico today to the
state department. Paxton received let
ter from Mat Stuart, an old ennlove NJ
bis. who Is under sentence of death at
II daiso Del Partell, Mexico for shooting
q policeman WIN was trying to- kill him
tor trivial offense. Stuart is anxious
that h" may he placsd In court where
he may bs allowed to plead seif-de fense,
can laws.
stuart declares Americans are imp posed
on daily in Mexico.
Secretary of State Olney, it is under
st od, has Instructed the American con-
sui at Chihuahua to stop the execution of
tae entence imposed upon Stuart pend
ing an investigation.
The herald., 1895-11-23

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-The deputy
collector of customs at Lewes, DEL, h as
been informed that the John W. Foster
has cleared dow1 the Delaware and is ex =.
pected to take aboard somewhere around
the break water party of Cuban sympa-
thizsrs. which she will deliver On board
the Norwegian vessel Leon, now lying
off shore. The Leon is expected to take
the men to Cuba The deputy coil ctor
II instructed to keep sharp lookout for
the Foster and if possible ascertain her
destination
The herald., 1895-11-23
Wagner Released

ST. JOSEPH, NO., No. 23.-Ex-Prssi-
dent Dominiok Wagner was released from
Jail at moan today, all the remaining
cases ala nst him bsing no le pross- d.
he was acquitted OF the charge of en- bez.
element, ana tho charges OF rape, kidnap-
ing and uniawfu, concubinage could OF
be sustained wit t.out the testimony Of
his victim. who Is now his wife.
The herald., 1895-11-23
Sen enced for Life

PRESCOTT. Ariz., Nov. 22.-Despite
Me asrocity ef @. e. Hobart's crime In
the m urder Of John Miller, he was SEN
fenced today TO lifs imprisonment in the
teIrifsfial prison. This, accnf- .gito th
expsffeacs OF the past, maans term Of
abfAt f~ur and half years, ss trat has
rsnitsntissy BY psrsens sentsnced for
The herald., 1895-11-23
DURRANT'S SENTENCE

Goes Over for a Week at the Request of His
Attorneys
SAN FRANC ISCO, Nov. 22.-Theodore
Durrant was taken to court this morning
for sentence. His attorney desired first
to argue the motion for new trial.
After some liminaries the case went
over until next Wednesday at the request
OF the uefendsnt's attorneys, who wanted
further time to prepare shidavits on
which to base a motion for new trial.
The herald., 1895-11-23
SAN FRANCISCO BEASTS
Are Finding Embodiment In the nesaes Of
the Law

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22.-Polise
Judge Campbell today held Philip Ratz
for trial before the superior cour. in
bonds OF $4,000. Ratz is charged with
the same crimes as those for which old
Peter Lane has peen held for trial. Juiia
Christianson, a 14-year-old girl, testified
against him. as did another girl the same
age. They told how they had visited
Ratz OF his house and were assaulted by
him, after which he gave them 25 conts
and somo cake. On Friday similar
charge against him will be heard.
Eugene Pardlui, who is in Jail for out
raging young girls. is almost insane. He
has already tried to commit suicide and
means and cries continually.
Frank Edmonds, known as "Blind
Frank," was arrested today charged with
criminal assault on five little ones.
The herald., 1895-11-23
skipped Out for Folsom

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 22.-An ex-con.
Wet giving the name OF H.Websr skipped
out for Folsom yesterd ay and gave Po-
iiceman TALBOT ana saloon keeper a
vii d goose chase. Weber defranded sew
eral persons In this city of various sum,
OF m oney. He was a man OF nIausinIa
manners and his victims fell into the
trap without the least suspicion. 1t n s
reported tnat he got money by foreii g
checks from Carl Newbern, Frpd Sch nei-
der. Dr. Schaw and several others.
The herald., 1895-11-23
Coionial PeIg tjors

LONDON, Nov. 22.-Th Standard this
m ,rning says that sir Charles Tulp r,
$ aking at Newcastle on, Tyne, defended
the policy adopted by Canada in her re-
l tons with England. He coutended
that Canada's system of incidental pro-