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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-29
NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS.
They Declined 10 Endorse the Chicago
Iafform-Elyin Crane for Governor.

I"''"I III ~ ~ - '''i' '"' "
TRENTON, y. j. Sept. 2S-The Demo
cratic state Convention to-day nominated
for Governor OF New Jersey, Elvin W.
Crane. OF Essex county, and adopted
platform. which in a measure supports
the Democratic National platform.
The convention. however defeated
proposition 10 speclncally endorse the
platform adopted ~ tbs CHIC lgo conven-
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[. A. W. RIVALS.
The Breach Between the Organiza-
tionS Widened.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. %.-The
breach between the professional circuit
chasers and the League OF American
Wheelmen. which began in Trenton. n. j..
on Monday night was widoned tonight
when the riders met In this city and form
ed a permanent organization.
The officers elected at to-nights meet
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Forecast for Thursday:
virginia and North CarolIna-Threaten
ing weather with showers In western
portion; light easterly winds.
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falling floor were boys IA to 16 years of
age. Some of them managed to crawl
from under the beams, where men could
not move. Despite this, however, nun
Der of them were killed, their lives being
crushed out by the beams which grad
ually settled upon them, borne down by
the heavy iron safe and the steam coil
which had fallen on top of the wreckage.
Aldermen Carothers and Taylor, al
though injured and covered with blood,
tried to secure some sort Of order and
system in the rescue work Ae ex-
citement was so great 70 they could
make but little impressiol on the crowd.
Although the platte m on which the
speakers Of the evening were standing
was apparently the first to give way,
the Mayor-elect and many Aldermen
escaped the death that overlook so
many others who followed them into
the lower portion of the building.
An inquest has been ordered for to-
morrow morning.
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DANGEROUS C0UNTERFEITS.
BOGUS SILVER CERTIFICATES
IN CIRCULATION.
Are of the Hundred-Do1lar De-
nomination and Very Closely
Resemble the Genuine Notes.

| WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-One of the
| most dangerous counterfeits ever dis
| covered has made its appearance. Mr..
| John Cremer of the Sub-TreaSury at
| Philadelphia to-day brought 10 the
Secret Service five 500 counterfeit sill
yer certificates, head Of President Mon
| roe. The general appearance is excel
| lent and after a close examination the
| officials of the Treasury were undecided
as to their genuineneSS, and only after
the notes had been soaked in hot water
when the two pieces forming the front
and back of the note came apart, We're
they convinced of the fraud. On exam
inatfon of the days Treasury cash a
number of spurious notes were discov-
cred The notes had been turned over
to the Treasury by two leading banks
and the Philadelphia Custom House.
which had received them as genuine
Agents of the Secret Service every
where have been wired a description of
the notes, with instructions to be on the
lookout for persons attempting to pass
them. Inquiries have also been sent to
all the leading cities as to whether any
of the notes have appeared elsewhere
than in Philadelphia and Washington,
and the best men in the service will
be put on the case.
The chief engineer at the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing announced the
counterfeit very dangerous produc-
ton.
In view Of the dangerous character
of the counterfeit, Secretary Gage to-
day decided to stop issuing and to call
In all 500 silver certificates, of which
there are about S26,O00, 900 outstanding.
These will be exchanged for silver GER
tificates of smaller denomination, and
the plates destroyed. AS soon as new
plates can be engraved a new series
will be issued Assistant Treasurers at
all the sub-Treas,lry cities will be re-
quested to send to the Treasury in
Washington all 500 silver certificates
in their possession. and to request all
banks, trust companies and other mon
eyed institutions to do the same.
Secretary Gage desired this statement
made, that in his Judgment it was un-
safe for business men to accept certifi-
Gates on this denomination, and in case
any were now on hand they should be
sent to the banks for transmission to
Washington.
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NEW YORK, Jan. Mayor Van
Wyck's message to the Municipal As
sembly, which was read upon the or
ganization of that body to-day. treated
at length of the financial condition of
the greater city. The document was
accompanied by lengthy tables fur
nashed him by the Comptrollers of New
York, Brooklyn, Richmond and Queens.
The figures indicated a net indebted
ness of the entire city of $227 ,453, 529.
and an assessed valuation of real estate
of the entire city of 81, ,464, 763, 1872.
There is, therefore" the Mayor said.
an apparent margin within the con-
stituuonal limit of further indebted
ness of about $19,000OO0"
Continuing, the Mayor says: This
exhibit of the financial condition of our
city submit without further comment,
than that it must impress every one
with the stern necessity for the utmost
caution in the authorization of any
bond issues, until We have provided q
greater margin as between the per-
centage of our real estate valuation
prescribed in the constitutional limita-
tion and our outstanding net bonded
debt"
Regarding the duties of his subor-
dinates, Mayor Van Wyck said: "Ev-
cry one in public station must under
stand that they will be held to strict
accountability in the honest, intelli-
gent and prompt discharge of such
public duties as they may undertake.
In no other way and by no other in
tiuence can they retain their positions.
Fidelity to the pledges upon which
the suffrages of our citizens were asked
and secured demand that we demon
strate the advantages of the response
bility of the government. We approve
that an administration for which q
great political party stands sponsor
can be depended upon not only to re-
ward merit, but as we'll to deal Sc
verely with betrayal of the public con-
fidence, including in this designation
not alone every form of dishonesty and
every degree Of inefficiency, but also
any want of industry and any indiffer-
ence to the safety, comfort and con-
venience of the public"
The Police Commissioners had all the
commanding officers and Captains In
New York before them to-day. In an
address, President York said there
would be no political preference in the
department, and that all laws on the
statute books must be rigidly en-
forced. Gambling and lottery laws
We're especially alluded to.
In regard to the widely discussed
action of the old board under Theodore
Roosevelt, President York said:
I'VE don't want men detailed on the
street to arrest women for the purpose
Of discovering disorderly houses. That
is not part of your duty as officers, but
we expect you to break up such places
and enforce all violations, whether
gambling or social. The impression
has gone abroad through the public
prints that the incoming of this board
meant that there would be an open
city. There will be none so far as this
department is concerned, but we want
the laws broadly construed and liber-
ally enforced
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COAST and EASTERN RACES.
SOME SENSATIONAL EVENTS AT
fNGLESIDE.
Veiox, Rank Outsider, Captures
the Seven Fur1ong Dash-Spun-
well Badly Injured.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 3.-The
weeks racing at Ingleside opened in
sensational fashion. Velox, a rank out
slider, and who was not played. although
40 to l was offered against his chances
IN very moderate field, captured the
seven furlong dash. Dr. Sharp beat a
clever field of twoyear-olds, and the
Roman had to be kicked out to finish
ahead Of Horatio. The Roman looked
like a certainty, and went to the post a
favorite al Q to 20, but the lightly
weighted Spunwell came in for fair sup
port Spunwell went out in the lead.
but just before reaching the half-mile
post stopped very suddenly, as if shot.
1t was afterward ascertained that the
youngster had broken a bone in his
leg, and will never again be able to race.
Seven furlongs. Velox (Stevens), 40 to
/, won; Little Singer Gray, 31b to l.
second; Rufalba (Conley), 3la to l, third.
Time-l: :293i Rel Del Diablo. Dur
ward. Malplaquet, Florimel, Draught.
Los Tr0cos, FL Venado. Pleasanton and
Nonchalance also ran.
Five and a half furlongs, DR.. Sharp
CThorpe). 31a to /. won; Official Gray,
10 to L, second; Martha H. (Jones). .
to /, third. Time-1:0734. Free Lady,
Attainment. Highland Ball, Lo Goleta
and Racie also ran.
One mile. The Roman (Conley), 9 to
20, won; Horatio CIV. Martini, 10 to i.
second; Red Glenn III. (<iley), 200 to l,
third. Time-1: :411a Oscuro and Spun
well also ran. Spunwell, who has been
raced too hard, broken down in this
race.
One and one-half miles, Argentina
CThorpe). even, won; Personne CIV. Mar
tin). , 10 /, second; Charley Ref Con
ley), to /. third. Time-235lh. Don
Clarencio. Doyle and Marcel also ran.
Six furlongs, Cash Day CThorpe). 9
to 10, won; Rubicon (Conley), even, sec
ond: Benamela CMacklin), 80 to /. third
Time-1:1324. Peril also ran.
Six furiongs, selling. Fashion Plate
tClawson). 10 to /, won; Kamsin CIV.
Martini. , to l, second: Stentor (Con-
iey). to l, third. Alma, Walter j.,
Mamie Scott. Meadow Lark and San
tuzza also ran.
RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 3.-Mazarine
and Tremona We're the winning favor
ties to-day. The event of the day was
Bcmbardon=s win at 100 TO L. Results:
One mile. Rushields won, Liewanna
second. Jim Hogg third. Time-1:43lb 3.
Six and half furlongs, Mazarine won.
Crystalline second, Ben Frost third.
Time :22i5.
Seven and a half furlongs. J. A. r.
won. Elkin second, oresau third. Time
II 81.
Mile and twenty yards. Bombardon
won. Lobengula second. Tranby third.
Time-1:i5,
Seven and a half furlongs, selling.
Tremona won, Verdi second Mcmillan
third. Time-1:3 3I$a.
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A College President Shot.

JACKSON (Miss.). Jan. 3.-The news
has just been received from the Algorn
Agricultural and Medical College for
Colored People, near Rodney, Miss,
that the President of the college, E. G.
Triplett, was shot and fatally wounded
last evening while on his way to prayer
meeting by an unknown assassin.
State Superintendent of Education
Kincannon was notified of the shoot
ing, and requested to send bloodhounds.
There IS no clue to the assassin. Mr..
Triplett at 8 O'Clock this morning was
sinking rapidly.
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BRITISH wARsH1Ps IN EGYPT.
Capture a Number of Boats Laden
With Wheat.

CAIRO, Jan. 3.-The British gunboats
made a reconnaissance past Shendy and
Metemmeh, Dervish posts between
BerDer and Khartoum, on Saturday.
The Dervishes kept up smart fire fr m
the banks of the Nile. The gunboats
proceeded twenty miles south, and
captured a number of boats laden with
grain.
LONDON, Jan. st is semi official
ly announced in this city that the
movements of British troops in Egypt
are entirely due to the news of threat
ened northerly advance of the Der
wishes, and that they do not imply an
immediate advance in the direction of
Khartoum.
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RAILWAY SAFE ROBBED.
A Thief Extracts Three Bags of
Money With a Fish Line.

STOCKTON, Jan. 3.-With a fish hook
and line the safe at the barn of the
Stockton Electric Railroad Company
was cleverly burglarized the other night
The money taken in on the cars at night
is deposited in bags, which are placed
in the safe through an aperature at the
top, and forced down through a slide
running at an angle. BY considerable
cleverness and much patience the burg
lar succeeded in fishing up three of the
bags, securing about $50 all told. He
showed familiarity with the barn, and
is believed TO be a discharged en-
ploye. A night Watchman was in the
building at the time, but heard nothing.
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MINERAL LANDS BILL.
Prospect That 1t Will be Favora-
bly, Acted Upon.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-When the
Public Land Committee of the House
meets next, one of the first matters to
be laid before it will be the report of
the Secretary of the Interior upon the
California mineral lands bill.
Congressman De Vries sent the bill
to the department for recommendation
recently, and it was turned over to
Commissioner Hermann, who has a re-
port in preparation. That it viii be
favorable is indicated by the fact that
Hermann has within a week declared
himself in favor of the LEGISLATION and
practically promised to recommend the
passage of the bill.
Every member of the delegation is
behind the bill and a strong effort will
be made to have it brought up soon,
should it be reported favorably from
the committee, as now seems certain
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GAGE on Currency Reform.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Speaking
to-day of the report of the Monetary
Commission for the reform of the cur
rency, Secretary Gage said: I have
read the report with great interest and
much profit Avoiding abstract terms,
it proceeds in plain, comprehensive IAN
guage. to point out the sources OF
financial weakness, and the remedies
proposed are so clearly set forth that
all may understand. The reform meas
ures recommended, I regard as well
adapted to cure the ills with which we
suffer. and which threaten our future.
I sincerely hope it will bear fruit in leg
islatiye action
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ANTI-SCALPING BILL.
Will be Opposed by the CONNER
cia1 Travellers League,

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-The CONNER
cial Advertiser" says: p E. Dove, Pres
ident of the Commercial Travellers
League, said to-day that his organiza-
tion is prepared on the reconvening of
Congress to vigorously oppose the anti
scalping BILL
This bin prohibits the sale of railroad
tickets by any one except the authoriZ-
ed agent of railroad company.
Mr.. Dove disclairnS any connection
between his organiza ton and the scalp
ers, saying that the league will not op-
pose any legislation directed against
the business Of scalping. He thinks the
BILL if passed, will be a prelude to a
general advance in passenger rates all
over the country
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SUPPOSED FILIBUSTER.
A Revenue Cutter Fires Upon a
Suspicious-Lookin Steamer.

CHARLOTTE HARBOR F'la), Jan.
3-(Correspondence of the Associated
Press. .)-Informatfon has been received
on board the United States steamship
Montgomery that during the night of
December 9th the revenue cutter Nc
Lean chased a suspicious looking
steamer and also fired upon her. The
supposed fllibuster kept on her course.
and as the Somers N. Smith has not ar
rived here. il is believed she may have
been the vessel fired upon.
There are three expeditions fitting
out. on at Plant City, one at Bartos
and another at Punta Gorda. All the
channels are guarded. Two more rev.
enue cutters are expected here.
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Farmers Institute.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3.-The Far
nlers' Institute of Southern California
began this morning three days ses-
sion. Professor A. r. Sprague read a
paper on almond culture, and there was
a discussion OF the reasons for the fail
ure of the law to prevent food adultera-
ton. The institute is well attended and
much interest is taken in the discus
SiOnS
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Six Years at San Quentin.

RIVERSIDE, Jan. 3.--John F. Milner,
who shot and killed S. j. Darrah at
Snow Creek, near Banning, last Sep
tember over dispute about a watch.
was to-day sentenced by Judge Noyes
to six years in San Quentin. Miners
attorneys will appeal the case to the
Supreme Court. and hope TO secure a
new trial, on the ground that one OF
the jurors, George H. Dole, is a citizen OF
Hawaii. Miner asked for new trial
on the above ground, but it was denied.
ard sentence passed
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Young Woman Commits Suicide.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3.-The wife of
Charles Harris, an employe of the Hub
clothing store, committed suicide this
morning by taking carbolic acid Two
weeks ago she attempted the same
thing, but was prevented by her hus-
band. She seemed to have developed
a suicidal mania She was 26 years old.
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Arizona Land Gases.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-PracticalIy
all of the cases on the Supreme Court
docket involving titles to private land
grants in Arizona We're to-day reas-
signed, to be heard on the first Mon
day in March
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Cricket Game at Melbourne.

MELBOURNE Cictoria), Jan s.
In the second test match between the
Australians and the visiting English
cricketers, the former Were all out to-
day for 800 runs. At the close of play
this afternoon the Englishmen had
scored - runs for one wicket down.
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Visible Supply of Grain.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-The statement
of the visible supply of grain in store
and af1oat on Saturday, January 1st,
as compiled by the New York Produce
Exchange, is as follows: Wheat, oo,-
S16.00O bushels, increase 2.197 900;
corn IS. .421. 900 bushels, increase 212.-
600; oats 12,244000 bushels, decrease
52S. 900; rye 4,O9o,0O0 bushels, increase
345. 600: barley 4,411,OOO bushels, de-
crease 34S000.
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Monaghan Pheasants in Fresno.

FRESNO. Jan. 3.-Game Warden Fer
guson to-day received four pairs of the
Oregon pheasant for the California Fish
Commissioner He Immediately set out
with them for the Bassingame ranch.
thirty-five miles east Of here, where the
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Two English War Vessels.

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 3.-The English
Phaeton, conveying the torpedo de-
stroyer Sparrow Hawk, both en- route
for Esquimalt, arrived here at , p. m.
and will sail for San Francisco on Sat
urday.
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Insurgents Cheer the Spanish Flag.

MADRID, JAM 3.-Official dispatches
from Manila, Capital of the Philippine
Islands announce that the Spanish flag
has been hoisted at Canmorent and
Biaeubato 1t is added that the in
surgents rendered military honors and
cheared for Spain.
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Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-To-day's
statement of the Treasury shows:
Available cash balance, $235, ,4T4, 769;
gold reserve, S160. .911, ,546.
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birds will be liberated. More pheasants
are to follow this consignment, as
Fresno County is said to possess many
advantages for their introduction.
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new YORK CITY'S
new GOVERNMENT.
Mayor Van Wyck's Message Read
to the Municipal Council.
Urges That Caution be Exercised in the
Authorization Of Bond Issues.

Everyone in Public Station Will be
Held to Strict Accountability in
the Honest, Intelligent and
Prompt Discharge of Public
Duties-By No Other Influence
Can They Retain Their Posi-
tions.
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can be successfully eontroverted. Fur
thermorc, think We would. In that
event. be held liable for the payment
of interest on the Spanish bonds which
are secured by the Cuban revenues.
but OF greater weight with me than
all these considerations Is that con-
viction that il we Interfere IN the CON
flict between Spain and the Cubans
without recognizing the present gov
eminent in the island, we shall witness
the spectacle OF the Cubans being COM
PEELED to make terms with the bond
holders for their recognition. after all
the sacrifice they shall have made and
we shall have made for chem. This ~
the thing that Is most repulsive to ms
in the proposition to deny the present
Cuban government It's just dues. / do
not want to see the Cublns compelled
to enter into a decker to secure their
rights after the Spaniards shall have
been driven out"
Senator Lodge OF the committee on
foreign relations said today that he
thought the committee would not re-
port before Tuesday. lie also OK
pressed the opinion that the Senate
would dispose of the resolution re-
ported at one sitting.
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May Make Us Liable for the Debt OF the
Island.

washington, April S.--The steering
committee appointed by the conference
of House Republicans last "Wednesday
to canvass the situation to see now
many Republicans would stand by
them If the occasion arose for immcdi-
t,s action. and In a general way to de-
eide on a course of procedure, held anr
other meeting this afternoon. From
the reports presented. 1t was claimed
that more than one hundred Republi-
cans will act with them.
The main question before the com,
mittee was as to whether they should
stand for Independence and interven-
ton. or for Intervention without inde-
pendence. The feeling in the commit
tee has been strongly in favor OF the
recognition of the Cuban republic, but
they do not desire to break with the
administration except as last resort.
Meantime sumo of them are much ex-
ercised over the legal phases Of the eff
feet OF intervention without independ-
ence. A fear was expressed among
the members that intervention by the
United States might bind the United
States for the Si00.000,000 of Spanish
Cuban bonds issued against the reve-
nues of the island.
Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota stated be-
fore the committee that some writer's
on international law maintained that
in case of the requirement of territory
by conquest all the legal obligations OF
that particular territory are assumed.
and II was argued that If the United
States intervenes with the ultimate
intention of turning over the island to
the Cubans, the United States would
practically have acquired the island by
conquest and then conferred 1t as n
gift upon the Cubans.
In this view Of the case the UnN ID
States might be held liable for the
bonds. The sentiment of the commit
tee is against the United States assum-
ing such possible liability.
Others. like Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois.
do not think Mr.. Tawney's contention
tenable. He argues that the bonds
We're issued by Spain and the revenues
of Cuba pledged MS security. If Spain
loses Cuba as a result OF war. the Sc
curity Of the bondholders is simply
gone. Spain's liability remaining. But
the committee lacked light on the sub
| ject. The international authorities will
| be looked nm by members of the com
mittee tonight, and attempts viii be
made to ascertain exactly In what way
the bonds are a lien on the Cuban
revenues.
Tomorrow the committee will meet
again, and Senator Davis of Mime
| sofa. who is considered one of the
| authorities on international law In this
| country. will be asked to appear be-
| fore them.
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THE CUBAN SITUATION.
Recognition of Independence is Important
Senator Thurstou Says.

Washington. April S.-Among the
senators seen today who expressed
themselves in opposition 10 any modi-
ficatiOn of the resolution to be present
ed by the committee on foreign rela-
tons We're Messrs. Thurston, Petit
grew, Allen and Mason. I'VE cannot"
said Senator Mason, agree to amy
change that would rob the present Gu
ban government of the victory which
they have so nearly won"
I'm my opinion set of men who
have maintained themselves as the Gu
ban insurgents have, In opposition to
the entire Spanish arms. deserve our
fullest endorsement" said Senator Al
len, adding that he would oppose any
effort to curtail their rights.
Senator Thurston said. IF we
should intervene without recognizing
the present government of Cuba, we
should place the United States in a
position of responsibility to all other
powers and to the citizens of all other
countries for any damage done them
in case Of war. This is my interpreta-
ton of the International law bearing
upon the case, and I do not believe 1t