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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06
LARGEST ROOM IN THE WORLD.

From The Chicago Inter Ocean
The largest room in the world under one loo'
and Unbrokcn. Ly pillars is at ST Peierspois'
II Is $40 feet long by 100 feet IN breadth
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05
wILHEtniNA IS A WOMAN.
Therefore sh. Objects tn Postage stamps
of Unfiattering Design.

Though a queen. little Wilhelmlna
Of Holland is not above the pardonable
vanities of her sex Therefore she OBJ
jected strenuously to an issue Of prs-
tage stamps bearing something in
tended for a likeness OF her face. but
which really Is the reverse OF fatter-
ing. Postage stamps OF I. PIG and )
gulden respectively. which are issued
To commemorate wilhelmina's Access
zion 10 the throne. have been with
drawn, II IL reported. because the
young ruler Is not pleased with the
picture of herself upon them. With
her hair drawn tightly up from the
sides and at the back and massed near
the top OF her head. she certainly does
appear more like a woman Of 30 than
a girl of II. Perhaps the p~hotogra-
pher Is at fault. but. wherever the
blame lies. IL II the royal wish that
the stamps be recalled. This sudden
stopping of the issue Is likely to make
the specimens scarce. and a hint Of
this is already arousing the collectors.
In view OF the fac that Wilhelmina
now objects to having her subjects
think her too old. IL is interesting %
read that six years & she was wor-
ried lest they should believe her young
err than she was. In 1892 a series OF
stamps was issued bearing a picture
OF the child queen as "A little girl with
short hair. This was evidently taken
from a portrait not strictly up to date.
for by the time the stamps came out
Wilhelmina's hair had grown long and
she wore IL hanging loosely down her
back. when the stamps were shown
to her the ~12-year-old monarch was
greatly annoyed at the short hair,
which. she said. made her look too
childish. and she insisted upon having
Il changed. Those in charge Of the
postal department were willing enough
TO do this. hut To the frugal Dutch
minl Il seemed impossible to waste
a perfectly good steel plate. 40 to the
old block from which the stamps were
engraved lines We're added 20 lensthen
out the Objectionable "~shingled" hair.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05
OAKLAND TRACK JOB
A Scandal Which Promises Sen
sational Developments.
A FORTUNE CLEANED UP
uudge Murphy Says q o OF the Most
vie Sort Wa Perpstrated When
Cameron's May w. Wa Pulled.
Omcial Investigation.
epec,.I p,spatch TO the standard.

0RtCfaI bi>latCn 70 ~ cAahoate
San Francisco. Dec. "A turf scandal
mas developed at the Oakland track
which promises the most sensational
developments. Already Jockey Gouin
and Don Cameron. the Montana horse
man. are badly involved and the indi-
cations are hat some leading book
makers will be drawn into the net OF
The officials who are investigating.
Cameron's May w. was the bait used
60 defraud the public. on Monday the
Montana mare made her first appear
anc in a six-furlong race. She was
backed to n finish by the talent, the
price against her being : 10 .. D. I'm
ashed a bad fourth, being beaten by
Miss Rowena. Hugh Penny and Eta III.
Gouin rode May w. n apparently
tried honestly TO win. so no suspicion
was aroused. but the form players were
paralyzed.
MAY w. started again Friday. ard
cameron substituted Bullman as jocker.
She ran level I~furlongs against n good
6eld n won easily under "A wrap N
5.27 fiat. demonstrating c~oncluslvely
hat she had not been ridden to Nn
on her first start.
Investigation has disclosed a Job -
~stupendous proportions. The Montana
mare was played heavily all over N"
country and It Is stated that n FORUM"
was cleaned up by N fraud IT,"
Judges have suspended Jockey Gouiu
sndefinitely and some further action is
expected. Cameron declares that Dr."
lost 81. 1000 on May W. Monday, but this
IS denied by some I'm a position 90
know. Jockey Gouin declares that bis
snount could not win Monday. and d.
mics that there was any job. II H. d
little significant hat Phil Archibald Of
fered a long price against May W. on
Monday. Judge Murphy said. when
asked about the matter:
There Is 10 doubt that a job OF the
most vile sort has been perpetratod.
and we hope TO land the guilty men
and punish them properly"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05

London. Dec. 1.-THE upward movement
In the markets received a sharp check by
the gold Withdrawals. being as much af-
fected as money. Fortunately. however.
there was a cover towards the close OF
the week. prices finishing steady or with
good advances. At one time American Sc
curities showed a distinct advance. but
this rise had not been sustained owing
to the profit taking. although the hnal
prices were considerably above last week.
Union Pacific preferred advanced q; Gen.
trail Pacific. y; Northern Pacific prefer
red. a. Northern Pacific common y;
Denver & Rio Grande preferred, u: Dem
yer e. Rio Grande. ordinary, u; Denver
preferred rose one point. Money was
plentiful az 2H2hz per cent. except on Mon
day, when 3 per cent. was asked on three
months bills.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05
Deaths at

Washington. Dec. 4-The war depart
ment has received the following report
from General Otis OF deaths among the
troops in the Philippines:
Following deaths since last report:
Nov. 2LOtis w. Drew. private "a oregon.
smallpox. Nov. 3-I. J. Willett. musician.
list South Dakota. ~dysentery; James +.
Link. private. Company l., LIST South Da-
tota. dysentery; John J. Mahoney. pri-
vate. Company X. LIST South Dakota.
typhoid: Clyde ID. Pitts. private. Company
J.. Ord artillery. acute melancholia I.
Charles +. O'Donnell. musician. Company
+. LIST Idaho. dysentery: Frank Temple.
private. Company I. LIST California. small
my
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05
DID HIS OWN COOKING.
Disastrous Experiment Made with Rice
bN q North side Cullen.

by n North side Citizen.
While his wife and baby were paying
n Thanksgiving visit to her former
home i'm Iowa, n certain north slider
kept bachelor quarters. Before going
away the wife Informed her liege lord
he would find plenty To cook in the
pantry. but added warningly hat he
better not try IL II he did not feel equal
TO the task. For a few days the hus-
band took his meals at "a
but he tired Of this mode Of living and
decided to try his hand at home cook
ing. As a result of the experiment, ne
knows a great deal more about rice now
than he did before. The gentleman in
question thought boiled rice would
make a good dish. and about the easiest
thing To cook that he knew Of. He got
two pounds of the cereal from the gro
Gerry and proceeded to ooh the whole
OF IL at once. He believed that this
amount would last him two meals.
The rice was dumped by him into n
small dish and set on the fire. In about
Il minut the rice began to swell and
run over. n portion was taken n and
put into another dish. but the rice con-
tinued TO swell. until the husband had
every dish In the pantry smeared over
with rice. He had no idea that rice
would act I'm that n His wife al
ways seemed TO him to have an easy
time I'm cooking Il. At last he gave up
the Effort as a bad Job. when the wife
returned she found partly-cooked rice
in every dish In the pantry. ON the
kitchen floor. and stains OF ~ m the
stove She told a few women friends of
her husbands efforts. and II was soon
known in every home in the block. Ills
male friends are now all smoking nj
his expense. and Mr.. Northsider Us con
WINGED that rice Is expensive food.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05
1T rs DENIED.
Controlling Interest I'm the Chicago &
Alton Has Not Been sold.


81. Louis. Dec. l-Thc Republic to-mor-
row will say: John j. Mitchell. one OF
the largest stockholders In the Chicago a
Alton. denies that there Is AN option on
that railroad or hat Il has been sold. In
this respect he said:
There is not a word of truth I'm II: at
least. so far as I know. and. II there were
! would know IL. BY hat ! mean. II the
controlling interest of the Alton railroad
has passed into new hands ] would be
promptly Informed Of g.. The controlling
interest Is for sale. Of course. IL anyone
will pay the price asked
What that price was Mr.. Mitchell wCSld
not say.
HAS anyone option on the stock
"No most emphatically not. and. what
g. more. no one ever Will"
"Has there ever been a bid for the con-
trolling Interest,""
Yves. there was: hut Il was not salts
factory. AS I said before. the stock Is
for sale n we are paid what we want for
II. The bid was made by the Illinois
Trust company. with which my nephew
II connected. II any deal was made at
present Il would be through that com
pany. but up TO Saturday night there was
none"
"Did the Kansas city a Pittsburg peo-
pie. through President stillwell. make the
bid?'
mo. no. said Mr.. Mitchell, there new
err was anything In that"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05
SOLDIER Return.

New York. Dec. 1.-THE United States
transport Port Victor. which sailed from
Santiago Nov. % via Ponce. Nov. IS. ar
rived to-day with all well on board. The
Port Victor brought 40 passengers. most
OF whom were soldiers returning home on
(urlough. Among the cabin passengers
are Capt. T. J. Sharpe. Captain Sampson.
Captain Harrison. Lieut.. L. L. woodside.
Lieutenant O'Malley. all of the 5th T.. =.
infantry. The Port Victor brought as
cargo about 5000 Mauser rifles and seven
Spanish cannon taken from the MORO
castel at Santiago.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05

lishcd abroad. There have been numerous
arrests OF Carllsts at Barcelona n else
where in Catalonia. The Carlist general.
Isasi. and several colleagues have disap-
peared."
The Madrid correspondent OF the stand
ard says: THE conservative party and
Senior Silvcda. through their organs. have
made percmptory bids for power. Senior
treats the matter calmly. ridicul-
ing the smallness OF Silvela's following
and declining TO hasten the assembling OF
the cortes 20 be convened I'm January on
the conclusion OF the peace negotiations"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05
SPANS DEBT.
Securities Rise on the Belief That Spain
VIII Accept the Twenty Million.

Madrid. Dec. t-Thc government has
reached a fun decision regarding the Gu
ban and Philippine debts. but the Oficial
Gazette to-day published an announce
ment that the drawing for the redemption
of the Cuban bonds will occur Dec. 10.
The speculation in the Cuban and Phil
sppine debts on the bourse has seriously
displeased the cabinet. The rise IN those
securities L. attributed 90 the report that
the government will devote the indemnity
received from the United states To the
colonial Indebtedness. regarding which no
decisive steps have been taken by the
ministers.
An official dispatch from the Viscayas
island. In the Philippines. announces that
the insurgents have doubled their attacks
upon Iloilo. The government advices say:
1.-THE rebels have their guns trained on
the city and FIRE on our troops nighN.
Our troops maintain a spirited fire and
have killed a number of the nemy."
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05
DepopuIation In France.

The returns OF the census for France
which was taken i'm March, 1897. have
now been published and compared with
the statistics OF IN previous census.
which were taken six Ear before. A
year ago the number Of people IN
France was 3S.22S. 300. and AZ the 1921
census II was $50 $50. so that in the
six years the population OF france had
only increased by 13S.Si9 persons. And
even this trifing increase Is more APP
parent than real. for IL has taken
place entirely In the large towns. and il
due TO the influx 90 foreigners, such as
Belgians and Italians.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05
ZeIa,a's New Cabinet.

Managua. Nicaragua. Dec. =, via Gal
weston. Tex-President Zelaya's new
cabinet will take the oath tomorrow.
IL is made up as follows: Minister Of
foreign afairs. Joaquin Samson: minis
ter for the interior. Fernando Abaun-
Ia: minister Of public works. Rug. Ra-
miriez Mariena: minister OF finance,
Feliz Zelaya.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05

Get out OF Deer Lodge for a day or
two and attend Hennessy's grand open
ing in Butte on Wednesday. The
Northern Pacific agents sell tickets
from all points at low rates, good from
Tuesday and Wednesday. to return on
Thursday. This gives an opportunity
TO see and examine the most beautiful
assortment of goods ever brought to
nnta
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05

The report says: The conditions in
the northern Rocky mountain district
are. in one respect, very unfavorable
for swine breeding. The farmers have
not yet learned that isolation should
be the chief factor In the prevention OF
CONTAGIOUS diseases. Furthermore. the
popular belief is that hog cholera Will
not exist at this altitude. and COnse-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05
Carli.ts Are Active.

London. Dec. THE Daily News pub
fishes the following dispatch from Biar-
ritz: The censorship is so severe that
the Spanish newspapers are prohibited
even from contradicting Carlist news pub
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05

New YORK. Dec. Fire early tbs
morning wrecked the end Of 81. Agnes
Catholic church on 0rd street. destroying
gan.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05
Earl OF Buchan Dead.

London. Dec. 4-David Stuart Erskine.
1sth earl OF Buchan. died yesterday in his
Sith year.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05

Death Of Arthur stirling.
London, Dec. Arthur Stirling, the
well-known actor. is dead.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-02

Among the latest arrivals at Gravesend is PA
DAYS. combination OF future bread winners. They
wlntered well az Hartford, and the green above the
red promises to be as prominent as usual in over
night events.
LEXINGTON. March I'D A. Upton shipped q car
load of trOtting horses tonight to Montana, the ma
1ority OF the ANIMALS going 10 the ranch OF Marcus
Daly at Hamilton, Among the number was the slal'
lion Ponce de Leon. purchased last week at auc'
tiou at New York.
John McCancrty, owner, trainer. and Jockey. seems
TO have struck n better stroak OF luck at New orleans,
Mount Washington landed a purse on Monday. this
being his second win within a inoAth. The horse
started at long odds each time, but McCaifertyrs
friends are hoping that he gathered IL something
more than the purse on each occasion.
The Official limit allowed for the registration of
two year, lds with the Jockey club was reached last
night, and some interesting innovations In the line OF
nomenclature are now In order. SO far the palm Tor
originality IL conceded 10 The MOrrisrs, but " hen the
lists arc ready for scrutiny several other puzzles for
the sheet writers viii probably I've discovered.
Entries for the stakes of the Queens County Jockey
Club and tho Saratoga Racing Association closed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-02
THE FLAG ~ NEW JERSEY.
DISPLAY OF p triotic Feeling In tho Legislature
Hills Passed.

TprSToS. March l.-Patriotic feeling was
A,,nlo we'd in thu House of Assembly this morn
inc. Leader Gledhill moved the reconsideration
Of the vote by which the Flag bill was passed to
third reading. The bill is designed to prohibit
the use of the American flag for any
advertising scheme and to prevent the
placing Of any inscription, design. or device
upon the flag. Mr.. Gledhill announced that he
asked a reconsideration of the vote for the
purpose OF Offering an amendment allowing he
use OF the flag as a political party emblem dur
ing q campaign.
Mr.. Carroll, who introduced tho measure.
strenuously objected to any such amendment.
and, supported by Mr.. Allen. he insisted that no
party should have the right to appropriate the
flag. Mr.. Allen thought it was an insult to the
Gag to use it as u party emblem. The flag is
sacred. he said. Mr.. Benney denounced the Ma
tional Chairman of the Republican party. and
concluded By saying that the flag. was adopted
long before any party came into existence.
Mr.. Gledhil reminded the members that the
Republican party had adopted the flag as its
emblem recently. and that 1t had led the people
Mr.. Gledhll's motion was adopted by a vote
Of 81 to 90. The bill was then recommitted.
Among the bills passed by the Senate to-day
were tie teachers retirement and pension
BIZ; the bills annexing TO Palisades town
ship. Bergen county. a part OF Scraalen-
UuIRt Incorporating bhIlltii- UOlOuEh, DGIeCu
county; providing for the publication OF rec
ords OF New Jersey soldiers In the early Amer
IAN wars: permitting savings banks to invest
money in borough bonds, and enabling Hoboken
TO provide for payment OF the expense incurred
In repairing paved streets.
The House passed the Mr.. DAILY label and trade
Lark registry bill. and the senate amendment
to the bill appropriating money to defray the
expenses OF the Hudson county Investigation.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate were
these:
By Senator tokes-Raquiring Insurance companies.
before beginning business In the State, to deposit
with the Banking and Insurance Commissioner
$4,000, In approved securities. which sum NAV DO
Increased TO $lO0. 900 at the discretion Of the Com
missioner.
By senator misunderstanding the erection OF Q
nome for INDECENT, aged. and intrIn hremen, the cost
tobe d frayed from moneys contributed by the local
nrrmen's relief associations and from moneys con-
r1butcd by fire insurance companies on account of
the 2 per cent. tax levied; when built. the home to
be managed by the President OF the New Jersey Fire
mems Association, the Banking Commissioner, the
stale Comptroller. and eight trustees appointed by
the Governor.
These bills were introduced In the House:
By Nj. Holdrum-Giving the consent OF the state
pthe Northern Railroad OF New Jersey leasing its
property and franchises to or merging them with the
By Mr.. Bradley -Requiring all salaried municipal
omeers TO turn In to the treasurer OF the municipal
ny all Tees received by them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-02

The Registration Committee of the A. A. U.
wns in q forgiving frame of mind yesterday
and restored the following basketball teams and
players to good standing:
University OF Pennsylvania Freshmen-Mallery.
Crowther J. X. McCurdy. Diefendorf. and +. 5. Nc
Curdy; Friends Gymnasium Team-Tlerney. Dob
bins. II. White. Jacobs. and willett
In discussing the basketball situation yester-
day a prominent member of the committee re-
marked that some of the malcontents were be-
coming as slippery AS the old school of amateur
boxers. when We seem to have them fairly
corncred," he said, e they bob up again screncly
under assumed names and as representatives of
n club invented for the occasion. The chances
are that we have been suspending clubs which
never existed except on paper. Doubtless these
versatile dodgers are enjoying many hearty
laughs at our expense, but they can't always
escape our draK.nets. and we will land them
some time when they have exhausted the
directories"
NEW ROCHELLE, March 1.-The second team
of the Twenty.third street branch of the Y. NJ.
c. A. were the opponents Of the New Rochelle
i've at the Casino tonight. The latter had out
their strongest team and the hong ROSTERS
figured that their team had an excellent chance
to win. They sustained this confidence through
out the first half and put up n fine defensive
game. allowing the Y. NJ. c. 4. PLAYERS to score
only six points. New Rochelle failed to score.
The second half WAS n hummer from the start,
and Twenty-third street. rolled up ten more
points on pretty rlays by ,Moir, Wilson. and
Critic. New Rochelle scored four points, max
ing the final score 16 to 4 against the home
team: The opening game between NcW Ro,
ond team was won by the former. 6 to A..
n. V, March Tho crack Cam
den quintet. generally acknowledged as the
champion basketball team of New Jersey, was
pany's outfit at tho Yonkers armory tonight by
q score of 20 to q,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-02

onicially last night. Inspired by the promised rivalry
in the lightweight division between Jockeys sloan
a trophy to be competed for by the pair. The con.
test will, of course. be decided by q comparison OF the
winning mounts.
Trainer Billy Lakeland has q promising string OF
twelve in active work at Brighton Beach. The gem
OF the collection Is Marcus Days recent purchase,
has been ieclared out OF the Louisville stakes. the
presumption is that he will do most OF his racing in
the East. Peep o. Day. In Charley. Oxx'e stable, 10
also doing well at Brighton. The Keene horses. To-
Gated at Sheepshead Bay: are running satisfactorily
In their preliminary work.
English sporting papers have been paying consider.
able attention to the American horses quartered 40
Newmarket. James r. Keene's clever pair OF four
for the Lincoln Handicap. Critics are divided as 20
which + r horse viii 9n be- relied upon C i BY the stable Il specu.
lators who are anxious TO get a wager down are con.
siderabiy puzzled: The various reports agree .nas
NJ. F. Dwyer has returned from Florida and taken
up quarters at Gravesend. adjoining the stable where
his formidable string of horses is located. The train
ing hereafter will be done under his personal super.
vision. He was out early Yesterday morning. and
attention. In looking through the local papers later
on he was astonishcd to mud himself the subject OF
seriously iii. The facts are that the only alment
troubling him is an occasional bilious attack. He had
one OF these ON Monday. but soon got over 1t.
Sportsmcn wintering at Bermuda are looking for
ward TO some pleasant outings with the thorough
breds this month. The annual spring meeting. pro
March eS. under English Jockey Club rules. The red
letter event is the bermuda Derby. at one mile, horses
adopted in order that gentlemen riders may get q
chance with the professionals. other events on the
mile; the Shelly Bay Stakes, for ponies; one mile.
the Shaft stakes, for harness horses, rvc furiongs.
stakes, nvc furlongs, and the Winter Handicap, at q
mile and a quarter; The meeting. which wiz take
able function. Much of the track. which is a half Q
mile in circuit. Is cut through the solid rock and
coral; and to say that the going is hard Is putting IL
mildly. i
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-02

WASHINGTON, March LIN the Senate this
morning a joint resolution for the erection In
Statuary Hall. in the Capitol building. of a
bronze tablet to commemorate the Of
hcers and men OF the battleship Maine
who persisted in the harbor Of Havana
was reported from the Naval Committee. The
resolution was amended so rs to provide that
the tablet be erected in any suitable place in tho
Capitol. 1t was then passed. Five thousand
dollars Is appropriated.
The House substitute to tho Senate Bank
ruptcy bill was taken up. and Mr.. Hoar of Mas
sachusetts moved to non-concur and ask for a
conference. Mr.. Stewart Pop, Nev) opposed
any action on the bill. rs he considered
1t the most atrocious and diabolical
bill that could be conceived by mortal
man in the present condition of the country.
He spoke till the close of the morning hour, and,
when his speech was then cut off. he promised
to take 1t up and go on with it when the next
occasion presented itself. The bankruptcy bill
went over till tomorrow.
The Alaska bill. extending the homestead
laws to that district and providing right of way
for railroads. was taken up, and Mr.. Rawlins Of
Utah criticized adversely some Of its provisions.
At the close of Mr.. RAWLINGS argument, and
without action on the bill. the Senate at $40
went into executive session and soon afterward
adjourned.