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COAST DEFENSES NEEDED,
General Flagler Outlines the
Requirements of the
Nation.
Over Eighteen Million Dollars Desired
to Carry On the improvements
Contemplated.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 14.-At the
meeting of the Senate Committee on Coast
Defenses to-day General Flagler, chief OF
ordnance, U. S. A., submitted estimates of
the amount required in addition to the ap-
preparation made for the present fiscal
year for the running of the Watervliet gun
factory, also as to the authority required
to make contracts for material during the
present fiscal year.
His estimate for the next fiscal year,
made July last, for his department was
So, 327,57S. His present estimate for prose-
cutting the work for the next fiscal year in
all the branches of his department, to the
full capacity of existing facilities and pro-
viding for working the shops sixteen hours
per day, is SIS, 5S9.877. This includes the
amounts named in his July estimate.
General Flagler gave the committee in
formation as to the progress of the devel-
opment of the various inventions and i'm
provements relating to artillery ana coast
defenscs made during the past twenty-five
years. He stated that the advance in I'M
provement of this character since 1870 has
been as great as had taken place in the
fifty-ive years previous to that time. To
meet present requirements all the guns
and mortars must be of new and modern
character. He strongly impressed on the
committee the necessity for providing for
the manufacture of sixteen-inch guns
which is now fully apparent, although up
to the present time no appropriation has
been made for their production.
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WILL MAINTAIN
SACRED RIGHTS.
Continued from First PGge.l

gineering at the university, but practically
covered the entire field of chemistry
and mechanics in his four years at col
lege. AS soon as he completed his educa-
ton he was off to the mines. He was first
engaged at the New Almaden quicksilver
mine in Santa Clara County. Suisse
quently he went to Colorado, where he had
been sent by New York syndicate. Later
he went to Cuba, and after remaining
there for a short period, went to Central
America.
During this period of travel from place
70 place he perfected process of extract
ing the precious metals from ore by means
of chemicals. This system, which is en-
tirely his own, is called the cyanide
process.
Returning from Central America seven
years ago he located works of his own at q
mine in Shasta County. His interests there,
together with the 1900 acre tract on
which the mine is located, are valued at
about $4O,O
About four years ago oVertures were made
to him to go to South Africa to push
the mining interests of English capitalists
under contract for year. He was so sue
cessful in his work there that he has been
taking contracts in various parts of the
South African territory for the last two or
three years on his own terms. He is now
interested in the Rand Ore Reduction
Company, and has met with such good
fortune that he has accumulated upward
of half million dollars.
He was about to leave for America bv
the way of England and Germany, where
he was to give some lectures on mining,
when thrown into prison by the Beers.
His relatives here have some apprehen-
sion lest the Beers will confscate his en-
tire property, or at least exact a large ran
som for his release.
His brother-in-law, P. R. Boone. stated
to-day: 1--WE have but little fear but that
he will be released from his captivity with
out bodily harm, but we are afraid that he
will lose at least large portion of his vast
estate there. We have cabled him, but as
yet have received no reply. We ought to
hear something from him by tomorrow at
any rate"
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the bond payments. It is readily recog-
nized that there are two view points of the
situation, viz: that of the treasury and
that of the bidders from whom the gold is
to be received. The object of the treasury
is to do the best they can for the Govern
ment, and the object OF the bankers and
bidders is to get the bonds on the best
terms for themselves. 1t is recognized
that most of the gold received for the
bonds must come out of the banks of the
country and principally out OF New York.
The effect of this would be to reduce the
gold holdings of the banks and necessitate
the substitution of some other form of
coin or paper currency for the reserves
thus withdrawn.
This would naturally produce conges-
ton in the money market and the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury knowing this, will, as
stated, use his discretion in the premises,
alike for the benefit of the treasury and
the banking community at large.
The substance of these assurances has
been communicated in various letters
written within the last week at the Treas
ury Department to bankers and others
throughout the country. While no prom
Use Is given that the payments for the
ponds Will not be required to be made with
IN forty days, the Secretary has stated
that he, being the Judge of the circum-
stances, will exercise his discretion in the
matter to prevent as far as he can any in
Jurlous contraction of the currency.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-15
THE DEFENDER SUSTAINED
Report of the Regatta Committee
of the New York Yacht
Club.
No Allusion to the Charge of Fraud
Made by Lord Dun
raven.

NEW YORK, n. ", Jan. 14-The re-
gatta committee of the New York Yacht
Club issued its report to the club to-day.
While thereport enters fully in all matters
concerning the international races, it has
nothing to say on the subject OF the Dun
raven charges of fraud against the De-
fender syndicate and confines itself to the
races and the results. In speaking of the
international races the report gives the
outline of the conditions, courses and sig
nails, and tells of the care taken by the
committee to have the courses properly
laid out.
1t discusses at length the subject OF
"crowding," which was the cause of the
first protest on the part of Lord Dunraven,
and says:
"0n September the wind at Sandy
Hook lightship was northeast at the time
fixed for making the preparatory signal,
and therefore according to agreement the
start was shifted down the coast. The ac-
companying vessels were mixed up by this
shift, and in consequence they took up a
position which somewhat cramped the
starting line and compelled both yachts
for short period after the start to work
through portion of the fleet.
cit is our opinion that with this excep-
ton there was no more interference
through the match than there was in
1S93-if there was as much"
The report also discusses the foul which
occurred on September 10 and gives in
full the claims OF both yachts and the de-
cision of the committee to whom these
claims were referred in favor OF the De-
fender.
In its decision the committee quotes
section II, rule Is, which reads:
ga yacht shall not bear away out of her
course so as to hinder another in passing
to leeward,' and as will be seen on page 81,
1t was on this section that the committee
based their decision.
At the same time the Valkyrie, on her
own showing, was steering .well clear of
the committee boat and even after her
huff she had room to spare. In addition
she was to windward and according to her
statement neither vessel had sheets i'm
And for these reasons she was also in
violation of section 4, rule 16, which
reads;
"When both yachts are free or both have
the wind aft and have the wind on the
same side, the yachtto the windward shall
keep clear"
The Valkyrie cited against the Defender
the following sections under rule 16, Sec
ton Z: can overtaking yacht shall in
every case, so long as an overlap exists,
keep clear of the yacht which is
being overtakeu"; section 10, "a yacht
may huff as she pleases in order
to prevent another from passing her to
windward, provided she begins to huff be-
fore an overlap has been established" and
sections IA and 16, which treat of room in
passing marks" or distractions.
"But in our opinion" says the report,
1.-THE Valkyrie's infringement of section IL
nullifed sections 7 and 10, and the fact
that even alter luffing she passed well
clear of the committee boat throws out the
Others"
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sPECIFICATIoNs FOE BONDS.
No Change VIII Be Made in Secretars
CdrLisIe's Circular.

No Change viii Be Made In Secretary
Cdrlisle's Circular.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 14.-No
change or modification in the circular
issued by Secretary Carlisle inviting bids
for 500, 000,0 600 per cent thirty-year bonds
on per cent basis is contemplated at
the Treasury Department. Already under
this circular bids have been received for
the bonds, which bids, it is held, would be
vitiated by any change now made which
would work hardship upon those already
having bid. Under the circular bidders
have forty days within which to complete
payment for bonds accepted by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, and should there be.
as is feared in some quarters, a congestion
in the money market because of the large
amount withdrawn from banks and other
repositories with which to pay for the
bonds, it is understood here that the
Secretary of the Treasury will use his dis
erection according to circumstances in ex-
acting payment within the time specified
in the circular. 1t Is not the desire of the
administration to bring abouta congestion
in the money market.
Considerable interchange of views on
this point in quiet kind of way has
been going on for the past few DAYS be-
tween treasury officials charged with the
responsibility of perfecting the details of
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CONFIRMED By THE SENAT TIE.
Important appointments to Various
Federal Offices.

Important appointments to VaTtous
Federal Offices.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 1.-THE
Senate in executive session to-day con-
firmed the following nominations:
Herman Kretz to be superintendent, and
William E. Morgan to be coiner of the
mint at Philadelphia.
Edward A. Bowers of Connecticut to be
associate Comptroller of the Treasury.
Joseph H. Herod of Indiana 20 be Sec
rotary, and Stephen Bensal of Maryland
to be second Secretary of the legation to
Japan.
J. W. Comman, receiver of public moneys
at Alva, O. T.
R. ]. Ray, Register of the Land Office at
Woodward, o. T.
Stanton G. Fisher. Indian agent at the
Nez Perez agency. Idaho.
Lieutenant Colonel Amos Stickner,
Major w. Huer and Major I. II. Hand
bury, engineers, to be members of the Mis-
souri, River Commission.
Major I. Hanburn to be member of the
Mississippi River Commission.
Frank G. Armstrong of the District of
Columbia, L. B. Cabannis of Georgia and
A. B. Montgomery of Kentucky, Commits
sioners to negotiate with the five civilized
tribes.
Also promotions in the navy, headed by
Commander Nicoll Ludlow to be captain.
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an6 repudiate the speech OF the gentle
man who said that every neighborhood
was honeycombed with pension frauds
throughout this country2"
Cummings replied: 'If l were Com
missioner of Pensions I might be able to
do so, knowingly. Applause.
Now, Mr.. Chairman, / speak on behalf
OF every veteran, on behalf of every widow,
on behalf of every orphan who draws a
pension in the United States. They are
all included in this work at the Pension
Office up here. One fraud ought not to
punish forty innocent people, and l be-
lieve that the ratio would reach one to a
thousand. 1 believe for every fraudulent
pensioner who has been stricken from the
list or suspended at least thousand who
were receiving only their just dues from
the Government have been punished.
81 shall vote for the proposition of the
gentleman from Illinois with pleasure, and
II it fails it will have one good effect-it
will call the attention of the Commissioner
of Pensions to the fact that the people of
the country are watching him and that in
process of time we shall have q tribunal
either there or somewhere else that will
do justice 10 the men who fought in the
Union army IN the great re bellion." ZAP
plause.]
The committee rose at the conclusion of
Cummings speech and Curtis (R.) of New
York presented the military academy
appropriation bill, which was placed on
the calendar, Speaker Reed announcing
the following members on the joint COM
mittee on the inauguration of the Chicka-
mauga and Chattanooga National Park,
the report of which has not yet been made
TO Congress: Grosvenor, Kiefer, Strong,
Avery, Bowers, Republicans; Wheeler,
Cox of Tennessee, Maddox and Crisp,
Dem ocrats.
By the admission of Utah as State and
the consequent retirement of Delegate
Cannon, reassignment of delegates to
committee service was made necessary,
and the Speaker announced the assign
ment of Delegate Murphy (R.) of Arizona
to the Committee on Claims, Mines and
Mining and Coinage, Weights and Meas
ures, and of Delegate Flynn (R.) of Okla
Iona to the Committee on Agriculture.
AT 4:15 o'clock, on motion OF Watson,
the House adjourned.
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HELD UP THE PASSENGERS.
HOLDERS Raided a Missouri Pacific DeDof
for the Third Time Within
q Year.

FALLS CITY, NEBR., Jan. 14.-For the
third time within a year the Missouri
Pacific depot here has been held up. EarIv
this morning while three passengers were
IN the walting-room two masked men en-.
tered and ordered them 10 hold up their
hands,. They complied and their watchesL
jewelry and small amount of money
were appropriated.
Agent Hunt, who was in his cage, re.
fused them admittance, whereupon they
smashed the ticket-window with coupling
pin and fired upon him four times without
effect. Hunt escaped through a back
window and gave the alarm, but when the
officers arrived the highwaymen had fed.
The terrorized waiting passengers made
no attempt to follow them.
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DEBTS OF PACIFIC ROADS,
Representative Shraffroth of Col.
orado Has a Bill for Their
Settlement.
1t Provides for Foreclosure on Both
the Union and Central Pa.
cifc Lines.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 4.-Repre-
sentative Shaffroth of Colorado to-day in
troduced g bill for the settlement of the
Pacific roads debts. 1t provides for fore
closure on both the Union and Central Pa
cific and the formation of Government
railway company, to be managed by a
board of directors.
The company is to deliver to the United
States tifty-year per cent bonds to the
amount of the total indebtedness of the
roads to the Government, secured by a
first mortgage on all the property (subject
only to the bonds secured by the first
mortgage) in event the United States has
not purchased or paid the same.
Stock of the new company is to be sold
at public auction and the amount realized
applied to the indebtedness to the Govern
ment and when the latter is fully paid the
stockholders are to organize new corpor-
alton. The Government Railway Company
is then to convey the roads and properties
to it upon surrender and cancellation OF
the stock of the old company.
The Senate Committee on Pacific Rail-
roads will begin consideration of the prob
lem next Monday. Hearings will be al
lowed before the committee. Among those
who will appear will be members of the
Union Pacific reorganization committee.
A bill introduced by Terry of Arkansas
to-day will be read with especial interest
by Californians who have had experience
with the Southern Pacific of Kentucky.
The bill provides that hereafter railroad
corporations or companies organized I'M
der United States laws shall, for purposes
of jurisdiction, be deemed citizens of the
respective States into which their line of
railway may extend.
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view recently on the strength OF the insur-
gents said:
I'VE can count now in our army in all
the States of Cuba nearly 1900 men, and
at least 80, 900 are fully armed and equipped,
q large number with the latest and most
perfect guns. The total number of men in
our ranks IN considerably increased by the
accessory contingent, who lend their as
sistance in a civil capacity as postmen,
farmers on our plantations In the Sierra
Maestro and workmen in the several
Cuban army shops. Besides these there is
a large number who have not as yet left
their homes, though enrolled as soldiers,
because we cannot supply them with arms.
"Our cavalry is far superior to that of
the Spanish. The horses are the best in
Cuba and the men are good riders, having
been used to the saddle since childhood.
They are commanded by veteran cavalry
men of the ten years. war, who know
every good as we'll as every bad road on
the island.
During the present war there have
been no engagements between our cavalry
and that of Spain. This is significant.
They do not care to match their horsemen
against ours, and usually their cavalry is
in the center of a hollow square OF in
fantry.
The infant-y branch of the Cuban army
is fully up to the standard. 1t comprises
men who are sturdy and untiring. They
are used 10 hard labor, and their tramps
through the thickets and the long marches
have no evi! effects. In some instances
our infantry has marched forty-fve miles
IN one day. Our infantryman can handle
the machete with the greatest ease and
exterity, and he is much dreaded by the
Spanish soldier, who apparently should
have the advantage with a rifle, sur
mounted by a bayonet nearly the length
of an ordinary cavalry sabern
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HANGED BY INSURGENTS,
Fate of 1tVo Hen Who Refused to CT
Up Horses.

dSc " 1CCO -heh ~ no heJHSeC 20 O1CG
Up Horses.
SAN JOSE DE LAS LAJAS, CUBA. Jan.
4 (via Tampa, Fla, Jan. IA party of
rebels to-day that had encamped in this
vicinity moved on to Melena
Rumors were current here to-day that
two men had been hanged by the rebels on
the Carmen estate. The facts as related
are as follows:
Three men were taking seventy horses
to pasture on the Somorsostro estate,
when the rebels surrounded them and
wished TO select several horses. When re-
sistanee was offered they hanged two OF
the drivers. The third escaped. They
were colored men.
Many fires are seen at night. It is re-
ported here that the town of Melena has
been sacked and that all the cane of the
San Jose estate has been burned.
Rebels entered the store of Don Joaquin
Terrier and took all the trousers in the
place.
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nc Second Cabinet Di,ner.

WASHINGTON. D.. c., Jan. 14.-Secre-
tary and Mrs. Carlisle tonight gave the
second dinner of the series of Cabinet din
ners to the President and Mrs. Cleveland.
There were present besides those named
President Stevenson, Secretary and
Mrs. Olney, Secretary and Mrs. Lamont,
Acknowledgement and Mrs. Harmon, Post
master-General and Mrs. Wilson, Secre-
tary ana Miss Herbert, Secretary Smith,
Secretary and Miss Morton, Sir Julian and
Lady Pauncefote and Mrs. Stanley Mat
theWS
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Ordered the school, Closed.

PERRY. o. t., Jan. 14.-The City Super.
intendent of Public Schools, as last resort
to prevent mixed schools in Perry, ordered
every school closed this morning until soma
mpromise could be made so that all par
ties could be satisfied. Officers seated sew
eral coIored children IN the high school
this morning under protest from teachers
and superintendent.
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Senate Finance Committee.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. IA. There
was no meeting of the Senate Committee
on Finance this morning on account of the
absence of Allison and Aldrich and the in
ability of the Republicans to see their way
clear TO report the tariff bill without
amendment, in accordance with the in
structions of the recent caucus.
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One Disp,tte Settled.

LONDON, ENG, Jan. 1.-THE West
minister Gazette says that the Anglo
French dispute in regard to Siam and the
banks of the Mekong River has been
amicably settled, and other steps toward
complete agreement of the powers will
follow.
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He's hustling to get one of those elegant
Partisan Writing Portfolios that were given
away with every purchase of $40 and up.
These Portfolios alone are worth 81.
Big reductions in the famous Brokaw Bros and
Rogers Peet dS Co.'s clothing. Broken sizes re-,
duced from So to 81 so q suit. We haven't MANY
of them, though, SO be quick. It's a very, VERY
chance.
blues and blacks at 81 so and Sl0-not the chesr,
John tailor made-to-his-own-order kind.
Prices down in every department..
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case by reason of its inability to serve
subpenas upon Theodore Havemeyer,
president, aud other officers of the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Company, whose tes-
timony was essential to its maintenance.
The defense then opened and motions to
dismiss the case for want of evidence were
overruled.
Attorney Jere Wilson then proceeded
with his address and had not concluded
when the hour for adjournment arrived.
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Death of MAYOR Tuler,

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. IA. - Mayor
Henry s. Tyler died this morning OF a
complication of diseases. His death puts
the entire city government in control of a
Republican-A. P. A. combination. which
holds all the seats in the General Council,
this body electlng the Mayors successor.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-15
Mineral Lands aud schools.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. A. - The
House Committee on Public Lands to-day
duced by Wilson of Idaho granting States
% per cent of all money paid the United
States for mineral lands within their re-
spective borders for the support OF schools
of mines
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Arrest of a Matt Robber.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 14.-Chief
Postotfice Inspector Wheeler to-day re-
ceived advices of the arrest at Helena,
Mont, of James Tate. who on October %
Inst attempted highway mail robbery near
Nampa Idaho.
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SEVEN MILITARY PRISONERS.
Escorted by Volunteers They Here Placed
an Prison,


HAVANA, CUBA, Jan. 6 (via Tampa,
Fla, Jan. 14.-To-day seven military
prisoners, escorted by volunteers, arrived
here and were placed in the City Prison.
Men of the same detachment of volunteers
had brush with the rebels on the 31st
ult. and killed two OF them. They met
on the Capitalize sugar estate.
Yesterday a detachment of the Estra-
maduya Regiment, accompanied by de-
tachment Of guerillas, met a body of
rebels, said to be under the command of
Fuste. AT the first volley the rebels fed,
abandoning horses, arms and supplies. 1t
is said that number of the rebels were
wounded.
Trans of empty cars are being brought
into this city to prevent their destruction
by the rebels.
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F1o,U of the Gold Reserve.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan 1.-THE
treasury gold reserve at the close of bust
ness to-day amounted to So, 312, 271. The
amount Of Withdrawals at New York to-
day were $1.184 0O0-$1, 100 900 in gold bars
and S84 600 in coin.
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Il liberal Gain.

GOODRICH, ONTARIO, Jan. 1.-THE bye
election in West Huron to-day for mem
bers of the House of Commons resulted in
the return of NJ. G. Cameron (Liberal).
This is Liberal gain.
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Pensions for Ca,iforn;on,.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. IA. = The
following California pensions have been
issued: John Caffrey, San Francisco;
Charles s. Wilson, Soldiers Home; WILDER
Hesser, Covina.