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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-01
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.uef Condition Almost Hopeless Other
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.fIWHm and Mary lies al
10 f.HfH fifr physicians say
rIHIv ilst many hours
I.HE n. ...tI,.if,. u M nor
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ID .r I|I| I# $3.50. f.a rrTornsl
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-01

HAMPTON VA. Dec. 1-Special.-Th
large clothing house of Johnson & Moore
assigned yesterday. Liabilities o7O2173.
q. W. johnson. Hampton. Sl1o
Tsadore Kaufman & Co, Of New York
1927 As
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bards side. innicting a wound which Will
prove fatal.
Judge w. ssmuei Goodwin. who has
been appotnted judge OF the County court
Of Grcensville, will qualify as such to-
morrOp
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NOgFOIK. VA. Dec. 90 -rn' Ili
..r'ry ngrIttf Impr0Nn U.rnt InH I.'n DO.
AL a. bu.Incss of this city and s'rl.9n
during 1871. and particularly nullMt i
pasi ihree months, over 1876. Ihis l'
HiSasfnk fag bcr share of business f'iI-
Owes bnf with one exception. ihtf uI't
Nern comparatively triiing. IiHnD Hl,".u
up during the year. and perhaY- W.
much money was spent TINS hilell haI .'
80 aforee ae ll.f vcar-a fair indication.
puvfnr In hreadetuns and clothnF mas
Iren heavier. and the merchants AN wear
n happier look than they d'd l"eNe
Ihere W.. considerable falling Of in
fho export trade. but this ala not mate
riaIy affect local interests Last year
was phenomenal in the matter OF eA-
ports.
MANY EMPLOYED.
The outlook for 'gS is apparently bright
and hopeful All the larger merchants
have ordered heavily for spring ana an
5icipate o. good business.
Many lab0rinE men who nave been ldle
will ma employment. The new govern
menf building VIII be erected early ln
tho year. The Monticello Hotel Will hol
be- completed until March on ArrH MOI
will the new Citizens Bank, and these
are employing hundreds. q number oi
new factories, IL IS expected. VIII ne
Iamberts Point. and several along the
Norfolk and Virginia Beach road.
NEW RAILROAD LINE.
Twelve or fifteen hundred men are at
work now grading the new branch OF TINS
road from Kempsvlie 90 the sound and
this will not bee rOWploted until March.
IL Is not Improbable that "a new eleva-
tor will hC put up Ht Primers Point. the
belt line is being built. street railways eN-
tended, and numerous other enterprises
are being pushed an Of which will fur
nlsh work aud money TO the spending
classes.
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the industriaI exhibit u Richmond and
suburbs for the year 1891 including those
Industries Offlianchester, whose primer,
paI officers are in this CITY. Ihe total
Shows Lot plants. employmg lO,oJO oPel
ators and having an aggregate capital OF
StJ.Slt 20 The total sales were S5- 55i,-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-01

NEW YORK. Dec u.-The total bank
clearing for the week were N.lSSS5l, Oi5;
no.. CEN Increase. 424; total exclusive Of
W., york sp5. 52.069; per cent. increase,
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r W Feive and WHO. Cincinnati Geo
q. webb. Cincinnati. J. ~ Cullingworth
North Carolina. II. T.. =. Lake Dan
Vile. j. G.. Featherstone and wife. Camp.
boil arc at the Lexington.
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copyrighted.

There are Increases I'm sales and number
of esC ADJUSTMENTS and decreases in
amount of capital and hands There was
increas ed activity shown In the Iron In
terests and more steady employment giy-
On operators in that branch. Tho general
outlook in the manufacturing line Tor the
present year Is considered fair
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TAZEWELL. VA, Dec. 3l-Special.-
DR.. Raleigh Witten, one Of the oldest c.ti-
gems Of this county. 7ied on Tuesday night
about s O'Clock from natural causes. Dr.
Wtten lived about three miles west Of
this place ON his farm and has been quite
a prominent character in this section.
He leaves several children. one OF whom
Is the wife OF Dr.. J. r. Gildersleeve, of
this place
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Mr.. II. L. Pitts left yesterday afternoon
over the Chesapeake and OHIO on a
business trip 10 Cincinnati
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MIR h. Pleasailts

Mr.. r. 3. Peasants died az hts rosid-
ence near Ashland late Thursday after
noon. He had been IN poor health for
some time.
NJ. Pleasants from 1855 20 1892 was tho
county surveyor of Hanover, and retired
on account of 81 health. lie was the fa-
ther OF Mayor b. J. Pleasants. ~ ASH
land. and was a gentleman greatly boz
loved by all who knew HIM lie was re-
lated to the Icehmond peasants.
Richard Curzon Poultney.
LONDON. December S--Hchlrd Cur
20 Poultney, u baltimore, died 40 KEN
sinetcn. Lonlon. on Tuesday past
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RICHMONDS MANUFACTURING EXHIBIT.
Increases in Sales and Number Of Establishments The Capital
and Number Of lands Show Slight Decreases.

- "a ~ cOmpled J. II. whryJ
!, .,1, improved Mercantile
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long time been in general use through
out tho Orient. Gold became so scarce
through the export of gold coin and the
silver was taking its place so rapidly
that the Spanish government took steps
to stop the expectation of the one and
the import of the other. In the spring
of 1879 an edict was issued from Mad
rid prohibiting the importation of all
silver dollars bearing date subsequent
to 1877.
For the ordinary needs of the country
little money is used, as the credit sys-
tenn is III vogue throughout the islands,
and there is, s,sstherefore no great amount
of money needed for the payment of
wages to the laboring classes.
The question Of the future currency
of the islands is one which is of vital
Importance to all business men in the
islands. The best informed men in Ma
Mia are unanimous in their opinion
that under present conditions the silver
currency is the only one suited to the
islands. A great deal of the -rade of
the Philippines is with China, Japan,
the Straits settlements, India and Aus
tralia. In China, Japan and India the
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THE ONWARD r1ARCH OF p

America. 1t consists in alternate par
tial roasting and reduction to matte"
and eventually to black copper. 1t is
generally believed that the process
must have been introduced from China
or Japan. 1t is practiced only by one
peculiar tribe of natives, the Igorrotes,
who are remarkable in many ways.
Vague reports and the routes by
which copper smelted by natives comes
to market indicate that there are COP
per mines in various portions of Cordil-
lera Central, but the only deposits
which have been examined with any
care are those at Mancayan (about five
miles west of Mount Data and two or
three other localities within few miles
of Mancayan. The deposits of Man
cayan are described as veins of rich
ore, reaching seven meters in width and
arranged in groups. Mean assays are
said to show over 16 per cent of copper,
mainly as tetrahedrite and allied ores.
The country rock is described as large
quartzite lens embedded in great mass
OF trachyte. An attempt has been made
by white men to work -hese deposits,
but with no considerable success. The
failure does not seem to have been due
to the quality or quantity of ore found.
The Malays, who constitute the bulk
of the Philippine population, are su-
perior to most Of their congenors as re-
CARDS fitness for civilization They are
tractable, orderly, amiable, courteous
and honest. AS their wants, however,
are easily supplied, their industry is
rather intermittent than steady. 1t is
computed that not more than 10000
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permanent residents in the islands are
OF pure Spanish blood and the number
OF other Europeans is not large A con-
siderable element of the population is
contributed by the offspring of unions
between European men and native
women. No accurate census has ever
been taken, but the estimate of S,OOO,-
600 for the inhabitants of all the islands
is accepted by the war department.
The roads are about twenty-five feet
wide and are tolerably serviceable dur
ing the dry season, but very few of
them are ditched and graded, and dur
ing the wet season road transportation
is carried on to large extent by means
of sledges drawn by buffalo. That is to
say, recourse is made to sleighing on
mud. Only single railway has been
constructed. This is a single track
line, 1913 miles long, which connects
Manila with Pangasinam, an entreport
OF the rice growing district. Manila is
connected with Hong Kong by cable
and by four lines of steamers. There
is also a line with monthly service be-
tween Manila and Liverpool. There
are many local steamship companies
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| which transact the interinsular trade
one of these owns twenty eight steam
vessels, having an aggregate capacity of
$4,000 tons.
There are few Spaniards engaged in
trading but the bulk of the business in
in commercial way is done by British,
German, Belgian and American citi-
zens. These men do not meddle with
the insurrection, and they have been
able to maintain friendly relations, not
only with the Spanish government Off
cials, but with the natives as well.
Hemp and sugar were the principal ar
ticles of export.
Silver is the basis of the currencv in
the Philippines. There is no gold in
general circulation and has been none
for more than twenty years The Mex
ican dollar of date previous to 1877
is current in the islands and it is prac-
tlcally the only money in general circu-
lation. The Spanish government, in
the summer of 1897, coined Sc, coo, 600
in silver in local currency which was
sent to the islands These dollars are
lighter in weight than the Mexican dol
lars but the scarcity of money in the
Philippine islands caused them to be
quickly absorbed. There is note is
suing bank called the Banco Filipino
which has in circulation notes based on
silver. of which there was on Septem-
Der 80, 1898, approximately So, 500, 600.
PREVIOUS to 1875, the silver was often at
a premium over gold. When silver be-
gan to depreciate in value the gold coin
was rapidly exported and replaced oy
the Mexican dollar, which has for a
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whole trade is on silver basis, though
Japan has adopted the gold dollar,
which is approximately worth only
nifty cents, and its currency therefore,
III effect is on silver basis, the same as
China and India.
The natives of the Philippines are
conservative to degree in the matter
OF their currency, and it would be a
long and tedious task to educate them
to dollar which would be worth twice
that now in circulation notwithstand-
ing the Americans have force of Il, 600
soldiers in Manila who are paid in gold,
the people of the islands will have moth
ing but silver. All of the soldiers. when
they are paid in gold, take their money
to one of the banks and exchange it for
local currency
lar, worth less than fifty cents in gold,
In preference to the United States dol
lar, worth one hundred cents.
The Mexican dollar in general circu-
lation in the Philippine islands increases
or decreases in value in accordance with
the quotations for bar silver in London.
which are received every day by Cable
in Manila
The four principal industries of the
Islands, in the order named, are hemp,
sugar, cOpra and tobacco. The hemp
industry supports large proportion of
the population Of the southern part of
LuzOn and the islands to the south, and.
according to the opinion of those most
familiar with the trade, there is mo
danger OF an Overproduction. 1t is ex-
ported and there would seem to be
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lead ores are found, but are mined only
for the gold they contain.
Copper ores are reported from great
number of localities in the Philippines.
The great island of Mindanao being
practically unexplored, is full of posi-
bilities, but as yet no important cop
per deposit is known to exist there An
attempt was made to work the deposit
in Masbate, but no success seems to
have been attained. On the other hand
northern LuzOn contains a copper re-
gion which is unquestionably valuable.
The best known portion of this region
lies about Mount Data, peak given as
$500 meters (?)' in night. The range
at which Data forms one peak trends
due north to Cape Lacay-Lacay, and
forms a boundary for all provinces in
fringing upon it.
Data itself lies in the province of Le-
panto. In this range copper ore has
been smelted by the natives from time
and before Magellan dis
covered the Philippines. The process
is complicated one, based on the same
principle as the method of smelling sui
phosalss of this metal in Europe and
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fatality. The country on Snow creek is
thlckly wooded, and the only point he
could suggest that snowslide might
occur was on the pipe line leading from
the compressor to the mine. 1t is con
Jectnred that the two were repairinp
the line when they were caught in a
slide and were carried away.
The two men left here on the 18th of
last month to work at the Silver Queen
just before leaving Malcolm expressed
dread OF going in the Cariboo district.
as ne feared slides but he overcame his
temerity and left on the trip that cost
nm his life: His family, including a
wife and daughter, lives here in town.
Mrs Malcolm is at present i'll. Miss
Malcolm is employed in the Model
bakery ON Washington street. The
family also numbers three bows. Mr.
Mcdonald was formerly employed at
the Sunset No. 2. He has son in
Philipsburg, and two daughters with
his sister in Montana.
Both the dead men were Masons
Mr.. Malcolm was member of the blue
lodge at Idaho Springs, Col. Mr.. Nc.
Donald was member of Ruby lodge in
Granite, Mont, and was one of the
charter members of the Rossland chap
ter OF the Royal Arch Masons. He
would have been one Of the officers of
the local lodge, but left for Burton CITY
a day or SO before its installation.
Relatives of A. L. Mcdonald are re-
quested to communicate with Daniel
Arms, Philipsburg, Montana. Colorado
papers please topy.-Editor Philipsburg
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KILLED IN A SNOWSLIDE.
A. l.. Mcdonald and a. Malcolm Meet
Death In Snow Creek.

Alex. L. Mcdonald and Andrew NAL
colin, miners residing in this city, were
killed Saturday in a snowslide at the
properties of the Silver Queen Mining
company on Snow creek, back of Bur
ton City, says the Rossland (B c.
Miner Of Dec 18th. Edward Finch, the
manager of the corporation, left Sunday
night in search of the bodies, and a
telegram received from him yesterday
ordering two coffins, indicates that he
had been successful in his CHASTITY quest
The remains are expected to be brought
down tonight
The two men were among the best
miners at work at the Silver Queen, and
Mr. Finch was deeply grieved at the
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THE FUTURE IN POLITICS
Democrats Are ConSpring to Overthrow the
Cause of Silver.
GROVER TAKES A HAND IN 1T
Nialm They VIII Bring the Democratic
iarty to Its Senses
to BE the ue-Republican
Lines Drawing Closer.

The following interesting info-ma-
tlon is taken from a recent issue of the
Evening Star, an independent news
paper published at Washington d. c..
and indicates the political drift at the
national capital:
The short period of the session of con.
gress before the Christmas HOLIDAYS was
sufficient to develop the fact that there
are some very important political move
ments on foot.
The Democrats are threatened with
internal trouble of serious character,
The visit of Mr.. Bryan has gone a long
way toward bringing about harmony of
action among the Democrats in congress
on the subject of expansion and the en-
largement of the army, but the party
seems to be threatened with trouble
over the financial question in the more
remote future. The gold men of the
party feel, they say greatly encouraged
in the hope of being able to regain their
influence in the party They have prac-
tically no influence in this congress, but
expect to have considerable in the next.
They will not be able to regain their in
Huence, however. without bitter fight
at some point along the line.
Reliable information gives assurance
that men who possessed great power in
the party when Mr.. Cleveland was at
It's head are organizing for the purpose
OF throwing down the silver issue, and
that they are very hopeful OF success
An eastern sound money man, talking
over the situation with a Star reporter.
expressed the opinion that recent devel-
opments all but insured the absolute
overthrow OF the free silver cause H9
sald tina careful study of the present
pol!tlcal conditions throughout the
United States would result in - very
comfortable conclusion in the mind Of
any earnest advocate of the gold stan
dard eN' '''''i
The fact that Mr.. Cleveland's friends
and it may be said, Mr.. Cleveland him.
self, are again taking an interest in
politics, with the idea, they sav, of
bringing the party to its senses is n
strong indication Of the situation Even
IN the lntermOuntain and Pacific coast
states the Democrats have shown their
disposition to get out from under the
bl1ghtlng shadow of the Chicago plat-
form.
AS respects the Republican party and
the administration, it has been demon
strated that the danger of serious diyi.
sion Is so slight as not to demand any
The Republican lines
are drawing closer and closer together
and exchange Of ideas since congress
mas met developed the fact that the ten
lency OF thought among Republican
and representatives is toward,
perfect agreement along the entire line
If policy, foreign and domestic. AS to
nance and military matters, there is
10 division, and what differences Of
opinion exist as to the policy Of expan-
ION are resolving themselves into
support Of the president.
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New Years Program.

Ihe following program will be rem
dered at the M. e. church next Sun-
day evening at 1:3O o'clock. Come and
bring someone with you:
Church Rallying Song :. CONGREGATION
| scripture and Prayer.
Scatter Seeds of Loving Deeds.
| ................. Congregation
Suffer the Little Ones. Leila Erickson
~, Onr Heroes .,.:...... Myron Garden
| The Beacon Light. Choir
II l Knew ......... Harry Harding
MY Shadow and I...,... Mae Garden
Gods Helpers
Mollie Metcalf, Jessie Hoyt Mabel
The Boys We Need Raw Roller
Song, Listen to the New Year Bells"
................O Olive Smith
~ IN Guard. -. .Clevie Metcalf
The Way of Love. Twelve Little Girls
Driving Home the Cows. Walter Lewis
song. ...... Robert Metcalf
EveIrybody's Business. .. Thos Oxley
Rock OF Ages. ......... Mamie Lippert
Duet, The Eleventh Hour
...;.; Ora Roller, Margaret Barlow
Better Than New Years Resolves.
'''' : NldTd AclJOnel
song, Sweet New Years Dreams.
,,.;;.........:.'.;; Susie Wagerly
Welcome to the New Year.
...... ........, ,......... Annie Jones
Onward, Christian Soldiers .
........... ... CONGREGATION
Epworth League at $50 D. IN. and
Sunday school at 10 a. IN. as usual.
Hon. Duncan Dingwall was up from
New Chicago yesterday.
Miss Haviland of Hamilton is visit
ing in the city, the guest of Miss Gussie
Ballard.
ID. Brown, the mining man, visited
and Butte during the week
on business.
The committee having the arrange
ments for the Firemans masquerade
bal! in charge desire to announce that
all ladies whether masked or not will be
admitted free. Admission for gentle
men will be 81.
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room for the establishment of a plant
for the making of cordage. There is
practically no rope manufactured in
the Philippine.
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TO GO TO HUNTSVILLE,
General Coppingors Corps Has Been
Ordered There From Florida.

WASHINGTON. Avg T.-Major-Gonerai
Coppinecr's army corps has been ordered
from Florida TO Huntsville. Ala. it has
boon announced that this corps would
Doe moved from Florida. but not until toe
night did AdWtaut-Gcncral Corbn proc
mulgatc the official order for the move
meut of the troops.
shortly before o'clock General Corbin
buHotncd the following dispatch from
General Coppnger informing him that
the movement of the corps was being
executed PROMPTLY.
Port Tampa, Fla. Aug. d.
Admtant-Gencral War Department
Washington. ID. g.:
Telegram ordering corps to Huntsville
just received. Corps headquarters al-
ready ou train: Will. therefore. leave for
Huntsville direct. and after selection of
proper camp the troops of General Sny-
doris command at Tampa. followed by
those of General Carpenters at Fcnan-
dina. VIII be put en- route.
tSignoO COppINGER
MaiOr-Gcueral.
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THE LIVER.

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