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The herald., 1898-12-28
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Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The American
Newspaper Publishers association has pre-
sented to the Anglo-American joint high
commissioners carefully prepared argu-
ment in favor Of free paper and free pulp.
The following is syllabus Of the argu-
nent:
The directors of the American Newspaper
Publishers association, representing Ito
daily newspapers Of the United States and
representing the bulk of the total consump-
tion of print paper, are in favor of free pa
per and free pulp. The tariff Of SO per ton
on print paper is prohibitory and we be-
lieve that the rate Of $1.67 per ton for me-
chanically ground wood pulp is excessive;
that the American paper manufacturers
need no protection, because they can manu-
facture paper cheaper than is done in any
other part of the world, and that they are
now supplying the Australian, Japanese
and British markets in competition with
Swedish and German manufacturers; that
no print paper is brought into the United
States; but that during the last year the
export has averaged over 1000 tons per
week, and that the entire revenue received
from the importation of mechanically
ground wood pulp was only Sal ,S42 last year,
so that no serious question of national econ
omy could be urged in opposition to free
pulp and free paper.
The American manufacturers are protect
ed to the extent of SLIGO per ton by reason
Of their proximity to their customers. The
difference in the cost of transportation to
market is their great guarantee of security
against Canada or any foreign country. They
are also protected by reason of their ability
to obtain cheaper and more convenient sup
plies of coal and chemicals, which, as yet,
are not obtainable in the Canadian forests.
In January, 1893, all the big and profitable
paper mills of the United States, with
few exceptions, were merged into the Inter
national Paper company, a combination that
absorbed twenty-four mills, producing about
80 per cent OF the entire American output.
This corporation or trust was capitalized
upon basis of S50,OOO,O0O. The pretext
given for the organization of the trust was
the inability of mills to make paper at pre-.
vailing prices--that bankruptcy stared them
in the face.
The herald., 1898-12-28
cHANDLER's DISCOVERY
Shows That Money Is Actually Used
in Politics

MANCHESTER, N. H., Dec. N.-The
Union will print tomorrow the conclusion OF
Senator VIM. E. Chandler's statement on
the growth of the use of money in politics in
New Hampshire. As to the last campaign
the senator says:
UNFORTUNATELY the temptation, under the
conditions existing, to boldly seize and self
ishly use the great power of the Republican
party was too great to be resisted by certain
forces and persons. 1t is just the times of
overwhelming ascendancy of party that
designing men take the opportunity to pos
sess themselves of the party organization.
The few men who are seizing power will
WELD it with relentless mercilessness. Will
Senator Gallinger fail to issue more circulars
and money drafts like those which have
made his conduct of the canvass OF 1898 the
most notable in the history of the state? :?
Elk pede Herculeum! The game is made
up. Look to see it played.
''There is no possibility of doubt that
herein is correctly depicted new system of
POLITICAL control in New Hampshire, under
which, through money influences, all popu-
lar legislation at the coming session is to be
defeated and hereafter all Republican, eau
cuses and conventions and the election of all
delegates and nominees for office and all
Federal office holders are to be dictated by
the chairman of the state committees ac-
cording to his own will and pleasure, except
SC far as he may be influenced by the cor
porations or individuals who have furnished
to him the large sums of money necessary to
fasten upon the people scheme Of political
rule. Whether the Republican party will
indorse, approve, submit to and perpetuate
such system is about the most important
question upon which it's members have been
called upon to act.
The herald., 1898-12-28
SAYS hf'SNOT DUNHAM
BUT OHIO OFFICERS HOPE HE Is
LYING
A Prisoner at Columbus Who Looks
Like the Picture Of the Califor-
MIA Murderer

COLUMBUS, O., Dec. N.-There is un-
der arrest in this city man whom the po-
lice have strong reason to believe is James
C. Dunham, for whom there is a reward Of
Sll 900, dead or alive, offered at San Jose,
Cal. He was picked up here by Detective
Louis Wolf of the local force, as suspicious
character, he having offered lot of goods
for sale at about twenty per cent OF actual
value. He gave the name of Harry Wilson
when arrested.
He gave the name of Harry Wilson when
arrested, but in court he said his right
name was Harry Church, and that he was
born in Sacramento, Cal, from which place
he started two years ago. At different
places here before his arrest he gave tine
name of H. V. Morris, 0. H. Ross, Harry
Lewis and Harry Howard. He has been in
this city for about month, and has been
under surveillance. Mrs. Church is here in
the city, but she knows very little about her
husband, having met him about two years
ago, and does not even know his business.
They were married in Illinois.
There is difference of opinion among
those who have seen Church, regarding his
resemblance to Dunham, the murderer. At
first glance there is strong likeness be-
tween Church and the photograph of Dun
ham in the possession of the police. This
was first noticed by one Of the detectives,
whose curiosity had been aroused by the air
of mystery that seemed to hang over the
prisoner. Church was shown the picture
in the possession of the police, and at first
glance said: "Why that looks like Texas
jack"
When questioned more closely about
"Texas jack" he was unable to give very
good account of him, but simply said he
knew him as circus hand. The smile which
played about his mouth when looking at the
picture was peculiar one, and further ex.
cited the suspicious of the Officers.
Chief Of Police Kelly is of the opinion that
the prisoner is not Durham, for the reason,
chiefly, that the picture of Durham shows
him to have square jaw, while that of
Church is somewhat pointed. In the ab-
sence of minute description of Dunnam,
he does not undertake to say positively,
however, that the prisoner is not the Cali
fornia murderer. A photograph of Church
will also be forwarded with II description to
San Jose, CAL
Church is about IS years of age, is five feet
ten inches in height, and weighs about l55
pounds. He has dark complexion, dark
hair, tinged with gay, dark mustache, dark
eyes, prominent nose, ra.ker thin-faccd, and
slightly pointed chin. Three OF the upper
set Of teeth have gold crowns.
The herald., 1898-12-28
THE BoTK1N CASE
Testimony in and Arguments Begin
This Morning

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 27--(By the As
sociated Press.) The defense in the Botkin
case has closed and the Arguments will be-
gin tomorrow and the case will 20 to the
jury Today was occupied with the introduc-
ton Of testimony in rebuttal and the gath
ering up of odds and ends in the testimony.
Several witnesses were called DR.. Tyrell,
who swore on previous occasion that he
had visited Mrs. Botkin on the afternoon of
July 3lst, was recalled and repeated his tes-
timony. Miss Maggie Smith, domestic
employed in the Victoria hotel, said that DR..
Tyrell had asked her to direct him to Mrs.
Botkin's room. She was positive that it was
not on Sunday, and substantated her
statement by saying that she is never left in
charge of the house on Sunday. She stated
that she had served dinner to Mrs. Botkin
The herald., 1898-12-28
SEAMEN ARE SCARCE
Men Needed on the Vessels Taken
From Spain

NEW YORK, Dec. "a special to the
Herald from Washington says:
A cablegram has been received at the
Navy Department from Rear-Admiral
Dewey asking for the immediate dispatch
of officers and men for service on the three
captured Spanish vessels which are to be re-
fitted and added to his: feet.
Owing to the mastering out Of volunteer
officers, the department will find it'rather
difficult to comply with the request Capt
Crowninshield, however, is doing the best
he can to provide the officers and men de.
sired and arrangements are now being made
to send transport with them through the
Suez canal. w
Department authorities are anxious to
commission the navel cadets who are un-
dergoing course of sea duty preliminary
to final graduation. But this cannot be
The herald., 1898-12-28
NO PLOTTfRS AT PARIS
SEEKING TO OVERTHROW THE
REPUBLIC
General Zurlinden Insists That the
Army Is Republican to the Core.
Dreyfus Dueling

LONDON, Dec. 2S.-The Paris CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail telegraphs his
paper the substance of an interview he has
had with General Zurlinden, military gov
ernor of Paris, who denied the existence of
any military conspiracy against the repub-
lie. According to the correspondent, Gen
plot and there will be none, because the
army is republican to the core. We seek
no dictator. The name Napoleon may be
music to our ears, but we are the nations
servants and our duty is to France.
'sThe army, like the majority of the ma
ton, believes Dreyfus guilty, but declara-
tion of innocence would not induce the army
to turn against the republic"
The Paris correspondent of the Daily
News, Mrs. Emily Crawford, says that she
has reason to believe that Dreyfus will
leave Cayenne, capital of French Guiana,
South America, for France, on January
next.
SOME DREYFUS DUELS
PARIS, Dec. 27.--The duel with swords,
arising out of the Dreyfus affair, between
Max Regis, the anti-Semite, ex-mayor of
Algiers, and M. Lepic, one of the editors of
Les Droits FHomme, which was stoppediyes-
terday after numerous vigorous encounters,
owing to the sworde, of the combatants be-
ing bent, was resumed today After three
hot encounters, M. Lepic was severely
wounded in the abdomen. Several other
duels growing out of the Dreyfus contro-
versy are threatened.
Thirty officers have been arrested and all
sentenced to four days imprisonment for
subscribing to the fund started by the Libre
Parole, to enable Nine. Henry to meet the
expenses Of her contemplated prosecution of
Joseph Reinach, editor of the Republique
francaise, and Conservative, for calling her
late husband, Lieutenant Colonel Henry, a
traitor.
The herald., 1898-12-28
Make a Plea for Free Pulp and
Free Paper
PROTECTION IS NO LONGER NEEDED
By Concern Which Can and Does Pay Good Dividends
on Stock Watered to the Extent Of Forty
Million Dollars

The combination was really formed to pro-
tect the proprieors whose mills were in poor
localities or ON streams, that were running
dry. Every mill owner who entered that
trust invited withdrawal of government
favor. Excessive and improper prices were
paid for many mills that were located on
exhausted watercourses and that were trlb-
utary to denuded timber tracts.
Organizers of the trust frankly admitted
at the outset that it's common stock repre-
sented no investment, yet dividend of l
per cent on the common stock was declared
in November, payable December 81, 1898.
This common stock is now selling on Wall
street at go. A circular based upon informa
tion Furnished by officers" of the Inter
national Paper company, showed that in
July, the trust was making profit of $40
ton on its output.
The entire output oAthis corporation, rep
resenting 1920 tons per day of theoretical
capacity, could be reproduced by present
investment Of Sl5,O0O,0OOO, so that the
American consumer of newspapers are
forced to pay dividends upon an inflated and
wholly fictitious valuation of at least $40,-
OOO 900.
Immediately after the organization of the
u ust ~ iaiscu eHS plicS VI paper W iNlSNeI
possible. In three cases it raised its price
$40 per ton, and has averaged an increase of
$5 per ton on its daily output of 1920 tons,
equalling an increased tax of 49, 10000 per
annum upon the newspapers OF the country,
which now pay total exceeding $4,000, 900
per annum for their paper supply.
The present consumption OF pulp wood
by the pulp and paper mills OF the United
States, including manila, book and writing,
is stated at 100000 cords per annum,
which consumption requires the entire strip
ping of pulp timber on 625 square miles per
annum.
Our spruce wood supply is limited. We
therefore urge that the commission should
take advantage of the present opportunity
and secure sufficient supply of spruce free
from tariff complications.
The enlightened policy of New York and
other states in protecting forests should be
encouraged by putting Canadian pulp and
paper on the free list.
Every increase of quarter cent per
pound in the price of news paper adds 1884,
100000 to the value Of the trust securities.
The herald., 1898-12-28
TAGAL INSURGENTS
Seize an Island and Chase Spaniards
to Cover

MANILA, Dec. PA steamer which has
arrived here from Samar reports that the
Tagal insurgents have been in possession
of Kalbaon since December IL.
Business there is said to be entirely sus-
pended and all the Spaniards Of the vicinity
have sought refuge in the house OF an Amer
ican named Scott. The insurgents threat
ened to attack the refugees but refrained
from doing SO becauseit was reported that
American soldiers were on their way there.
One Spaniard, however, was shot and an
other was pluckily rescued by Scott, who
ran fifteen miles and demanded the mans
life in the face of armed Tagals, who have
been looting the Visayas' stores and houses,
the leaders of the insurgents being unable
to control them. All efforts made to induce
the Visayas to join in the revolution have
been fruitless.
A NEW INSURGENT CABINET
The situation here, SO far as the insurgents
are concerned, is serious. The formation of
a new cabinet has been intrusted to Fill
pino named Madi, rampant irreconcilable
OF unknown antecedents, and bitter op-
ponent of Aguinaldo, and especially on the
question of the Spanish prisoners. It is re-
ported that Aguinaldo refused to release the
prisoners although the cabinet decided to
accede to the request of General E. s. 0tis
for their release.
1t is rumored that Aguinaldo has fed to
an inaccessible region back of Cavite, with
few followers, fearing assassination. This
report, however, is denied, but his sudden
change of base is not explained.
TROOPS FOR ILOILO
An expedition commanded by General
, Miller has left here for noilo, capital Of the
island of Panay. The troops consisted Of
the Eighteenth infantry, the Iowa battalion,
the Sixth artillery and detachment Of the
signal corps. The troops were shipped ON
board the transports Arizona, Newportand
Pennsylvania. The steamers were conveyed
by the United States steamship Baltimore
! and by the Callao.
The herald., 1898-12-28
A SOLDIER SHOT
Starr Dare Of San Francisco Killed at
Huntsville q.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Dec. 27.-Private
David Dare of Company Z, First United
States infantry, lies in precarious condition
at the general hospital at Camp Forse as
result of wound received Christmas night.
Dare was shot by negro. One of his friends
and negro were engaged in fight. As he
walked toward them some one apart from
the combatants fred upon him, the bullet
entering his stomach Will Grggsby and
Mack Lightfoot have been arrested. Three
eyewitnesses who saw the shooting testified
in court today that Liehtfoot is the man who
shot Dare and that he did it in cold blood.
Dare is expected to die. He is volunteer,
is known at his home in San Francisco as
Starr Dare and is said to be the son of a
wealthy Californian.
The herald., 1898-12-28
Bovcotters Restrained

BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. 27.-Justice
Spring has denied the motion to vacate the
injunction granted by Justice Chlds, re-
straining the members of Typographical
Union No. from boycotting the Express or
its advertisers. Justice Spring, in his
opinion, holds that the action of the union
men was unwarranted and inimical to the
interests of breadwinners
The herald., 1898-12-28
TELEGRAPH NEWS INDEX

Americans at Manila celebrated
Thanksgiving Day by crowding the
canvas church; later, naval and mill
tary officers were dined by the United
States consul general.
The province Of Puerto Principe,
Cuba, is free from Spanish troops and
promises to become rich as soon as in
dustry revives.
By the retirement Of Admiral Bunce
last Sunday Admiral Dewey is now the
senior officer of the United States navy.
The American Newspaper Publish
ers' association makes a plea to the
joint commission for free pulp and free
paper, and assigns strong reasons for
granting the request.
Four rich syndicates struggling to
secure control Of the street car system
of Havana.
Trial Of the McCrillis- Gilfllan mur-
der case begun at Carthage, Mo-; tes-
timony taken in the Botkin poisoning
case and arguments begin this morn
ing.
Admiral Dewey wants men to take
the place Of the sailors whose terms Of
service have expired; insurgent disor-
der in the Philippines increases.
California State Teachers associa-
ton begins its thirty-second annual
session at Santa Rosa.
Columbus, O., officers have pris-
oner whom they believe to be Dunham.
the California multi-murderer.
Senator Morrill, Of Vermont dead at
Washington after forty-four years Of
service In house and senate.
The herald., 1898-12-28
ATTACK ON A WOMAN
By the Striking Shoe Workers u
Marlborough

MARLBOROUGH, Mass, Dec. 27.-At =
union labor mass meeting this afternoon
personal attack was made upon Mrs. Martha
Moore Avery, the Socialist t-Labor advocate
of Lynn. Mrs. Avery was jeered from the
meeting, and although escorted to her hotel
by two policemen, was called every kind Of
disgraceful name, buffeted and bruised by
rough hands, spit upon and subjected 70
many indignities by striking shoe workers.
In an interview tonight Mrs. Avery said
that she was in favor of the strike, and
should consider it crime if she, in advo-
eating the Socialist Labor principles, should
favor calling off the strike or oppose til
side Of the workingmen.
The herald., 1898-12-28
sAGAsTA's ILLNESS
Will Not Deprive Spain Of He,
Premier

LONDON, Dec. 2s--The Madrid CORE
spondent Of the Daily Mail says:
lhe dangerous symptoms OF Senor Sa.
gasta's illness are passing away. In the
course OF conversation with his intimate
friends before the malady became serious he
spoke bitterly of the anxiety which the
peace negotiations and the lack OF ceneros.
lty on the part of the Americans had caused
him -'''N' - 80 : :
Regarding the future, he said he thouoht
that n five wears he could effect radical ~
forms in all branches Of the administration.
His plan was to divide the ministry of, pub-
NC works, agriculture, commerce and edu-
s'at'nn INTO two. and perhaps into three.
The herald., 1898-12-28
An Alabama Fire

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. %, l:50 a.
m.-The Semel Solvay bi-product plant of
Ensly, suburb Of this city, was destroyed
by fire tonight. One man is missing and is
thought to have been burned to death. The
plant was the property of the Semel Solvay
people OF Rochester and valued at $500 900,
The herald., 1898-12-28
Seems Little Scared

STOCKTON, Dec. 27.--David Miller,
successful dealer in beans, grain, and any
old stuff handled on the levee of Stockton,
dropped into town tonight from Chicago,
and gave himself up to Sheriff Cunningham.
He is in jail, but seems to make light of the
charge against him of obtaining goods by
false pretenEes, and appears to think the
matters against him will be easily straight
ened out He has been missing since the
first day Of last June, but says he would have
The herald., 1898-12-28
Dewey Asks That the Buffalo Be
Hurried Along
REfITTED SPANISH SHIPS NEED CREWS
Half Thousand Sailors Whose Terms Have Expired Are
Anxious to Come Home-Renewed Insurgent
Activity Over the Archipelago

| done legally unless Congress passes the pende
| ing naval bill. There is provision in this
bill which expressly opens the way for the
immediate assignment of these cadets to
| duty as officers.
The herald., 1898-12-28

different ministries, because the work of re-
organizing the country would fall largely
upon these departments.
The herald., 1898-12-28
DR.. Stebbins Improving

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27.-The condi.
ton of DR.. Horato Stebbins is much i'm
proved today, and his physicians are much
encouraged.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-15
CHM BIS a Flag Pole.

Iron Belt, Wis, June 13.-[Special. /
John Tornado, an Italian miner, per-
formed a daring feat. partly to show his
patriotism for his adopted country and
partly to earn SO, offered by Capt. J. J.
Anderson of the Atlantic mine to any
man who would climb the 1OO-foot flag
pole and put rope through the pulley.
The old rope had accidentally been
broken and slipped out. Sixty feet from
he ground the pole had been spliced to a
,hirty-foot pole and telephone man
and pronounced it unsafe, the pole taper
ng to Il thickness Of only four inches at
he top. After some attempts had been
made by the most daring but failed to
reach the top, Formalo mounted it to
he top barefooted amid a large crowd of
spectators and conversed with his coun-
.rymen for about 10 minutes while in the
act of slipping the rope through the pull
ey and made the descent in safety.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-15
RICH CHURCH ROBBERY.
Thieves at Chippewa Falls Despoil
a Sanctuary of $1,000 in
VaIuaOIeS.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, June 11.-[Spe-
cial.] Last Wednesday night thieves
found their way into Notre Dame
church, the leading Catholic church in
this city, and secured booty valued at
about $1,000. Rich church vestments Of
gold and silver chalices and valuable
silk cloths were taken. Everything of
value in the church that could be easily
carried was spirited away and there is
no clue remaining by which the despoil-
ers may be traced.
The robbery was kept secret until
today in order to give the police every
opportunity to apprehend the criminals
unhampered by the drawbacks that
would be occasioned by publicity. No
progress has been made and it is very
probable that the culprits will never be
discovered.
They entered the church by means OF
skeleton keys, which they also used in
unlocking the cabinets and chests in the
sacristy, in which the valuables were
stored. A set Of very handsome church
vestments belonging to the late Father
Goldsmith, presented to him by one of
his parishiOnerS, were among the other
valuables taken. They were purcha sed
IN Belgium ten years ago, and it is said
they cannot be duplicated.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-15
THREATEN A BOYCOTT.
State Federation of Labor to Take
Up the WoodWorkers'
CAUSE.

Oshkosh, Wis, June 13.-Unless an
amicable settlement of the differences be-
tween the manufacturers of this city and
the striking WOOdWOrkers is arrived at by
Thursday night immediate steps will be
taken by the Wisconsin State Federation
of Labor to institute a vigorous fight
against the millmen, in the way in which
warfare Of this kind is usually conducted.
+. j. Weber, state organizer of the fed
Grafton, is authority for this statement.
Seven delegates from this city and Mr..
Weber left for La Crosse this morning,
where the state federation will be in SEES
sion for three days. The Oshkosh strike
will be one of the principal topics for dis
cussiOn. Before the session comes to
close if the strike is still unsettled, an
order will be issued to the organizations
which comprise the federation instructing
them to boycott Oshkosh-made sash,
doors and blinds.
La Crosse, Wis, June 13.-[Special. i
The sixth annual convention of the Wis
cOnsin State Federation of Labor opens in
this city tomorrow. All the preliminary
responses 10 the invitations indicate
large attendance OF delegates, and many
notables in labor circles have promised to
attend. Milwaukee has secured accommo-
dations for a delegation of ten, which
will be headed by Charles w. Teney,
secretary of the Milwaukee Federated
Trades Council. Charles X. Heinrich Of
the cigarmakers, and Charles Kath Of the
coopers. Mass meetings will be held each
evening IN the various city parks.