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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
Eight Hundred Captured.

Manila, Dec. 4.-Gcneral Conon sur
rendered 500 officers and men with
rifles, several American and seventy
Spanish prisoners, and the garrison at
Baymbong, province of Nueva Vizaaya,
to Lieutenant Monroe, with fifty men
of the Fourth cavalry.
Two companies of Macabebes scouts
under Captain Baston are doing so
well that it has been decided to organ
ize full battalion of these natives.
They will be very useful in tracking
the fleeing remnants of Aguinaldo's
disorganized army
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
Fight On a Mountain Top.

Manila, Nov. 30.-Colonel Bell has
defeated and scattered the brigades of
General Alenjendrino and General San
Miguel. The engagement took place
on the summit of mountain, the in
surgents being so confident of the i'm
probability of their position that they
had their families with them. The
Americans captured all the enemy's
munitions and artillery.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
Negotiations For Surrender.

New York, Dec. A dispatch to
the Herald from Manila says: General
Lawton is at Bambong, twenty miles
south of Bayambong, in the Caygayen
valley. He IS in telegraphic communi-
cation with the insurgents over the
wire in their possession and the COM
manders of the opposing forces are
considering propositions made by tele-
graph looking to the surrender of the
rebels to the Americans.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08


Washington, Dec 1.-The report OF
the interior department estimates the
irrigable area of the arid region of the
United States at $4,000 acres, capable
of comfortably supporting, under a
proper irrigation system 5O,0oo,0 900
people. Reasonable expenditures both
by the federal and state governments
looking to a well-de6ned irrigation
system, are urged. Nearly fifty pro-
posed new forest reserves or additions
to those already established are under
consideration.
The Dawes commission reports to the
department that the time has not ye'
arrived for the installation of a terri
torial or state government in Indian
territory, owing mainly to lack of uni
form land tenures. Attention is called
to the phenomenal increase in railway
traffic in the last two years amounting
Approximately to an increase of earn
ings in 1899 over 1898 to 50, 10000 and
the previous year to 23,000,000, the
increase being only limited by the lack
of cars to carry products.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
Hail Killed Cattle in Texas.

Rockport, Texas, Dec. 4.-Reports
from a number of points on the gulf
show that the damage to property and
loss of life by the recent severe storm
were much greater than at first report,
ed. A number of small fishing craft
are missing together with their crews.
The bodies of three men have been
found in the mouth of st. Charles bay.
Several thousand head of sheep and
hundreds of head of cattle were driven
into the gulf by the storm and drowned.
George A. Brundrett lost over 3,O01
head of sheep.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08

Washington, Dec. 4.-Secretary o.
war Root, in his report on our islands
takes up Porto Rico first, as presenting
the simplest problem, and, after dis
cussing the present conditions there,
emphasizing the ignorance of the peo-
pie of any modern system of govern
ment, he holds that they should be
provided with the kind of administra-
ton to which we have been accustom-
ed. with just as much participation on
their part as is possible without en-
aiding their ineXperience to make it
ineffective, and with oppoi tunity for
them to increase their capacity for gov
eminent. The secretary lays stress
upon past failures because of the re-,
fusal of a defeated minority to partici-l
pate further in government, which,
he says is precisely the cause of the
continual revolutions in the West In
dies and Central America, and marks
a rudimentary stage OF political de
velopment.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
VIII Furnish the Power.

Leavenworth, Dec. 2.-The operators
of the coal mines in this city authorized
the announcement that they will enter
into contracts with the city of Leaven-
worth to furnish power to donate to
manufacturers who will locate in Leav-
enworth If the city will adopt the poll
cy of municipal ownership of the water,
light and power plants. They indorse
the policy of municipal ownership and
agree that the cheap coal of Leaven-
worth should not be utilized for the
benefit of other municipalities.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
Port on North Coast Captured.

Manila, Nov. 3O.-The Oregon, Sa-
mara and Callao with 100 bluejackets
and marines from the Oregon captured
the port of Vigan, province of South
Ilocos. The Samara and Callao ran
close in shore, a few shots were fred
and then the Samara, Callao and Ore
gon engaged in sharp bombardment
of vigan. The firing from the shore
ceased almost Immediately and the
sailors and marines, with field piece
were landed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
THE SECRETARYS REPORT.
Some of The Things Done BY The
Department of Agriculture.
RUBBERCULTURE-GOOD ROADS

Washington, Dec. 2--The annual re-
port of Secretary Wilson comments
particularly on the extension of the
weather bureau service around the
Caribbean sea, giving timely storm
warnings to the vessels of the navy
and merchant marine.
The division of entomology has
shown fruit growers on the Pacific
coast the proper method of fertilizing
Smyrna figs. 1t is believed that in a
few years the Pacific coast will be able
TO produce as fine figs as are now inn
sorted from the Mediterranean.
The department has gathered much
information regarding the plants
which supply India rubber and gutta
percha and expects to locate in our
island possession zones suitable for the
culture of these plants. The United
States now imports about 3o,0o0,ooO
worth of rubber annually, and it is
thought that large portion of this
supply can be raised in our new pos
sessions. The same is true of Egyp-
tian cotton, of which we import S., 00O,-
900 worth annually, while he thinks
that S2OO,O0O,O 900 worth of tropical
products which we now import can be
raised in Porto Rico, Hawaii and the
Philippines.
Much work has been done in the by
bridizing of grains to secure varieties
which will resist drouth, rust and cold.
Practical forestry work is being done
on large scale among the lumbermen
of several states.
Irrigation work in the west has been
carried on, and much alkali land has
been reclaimed The secre tary's rec
Concentrations in this line include IT,
rigation in the east and south outside
of the arid region. He thinks that
congressional action also may be nee.
essary in the west on the subject of
water rights and reservoir sites.
The experiment station work of the
department has been extended to Alas
ka and will be extended to Hawaii,
Porto Rico and the Philippines so that
they may be enabled to supply the
United States with tropical products,
of which our importations now $780,
600, 900 annually.
Extensive experiments are being car
ried on in road construction in connec-
ton with the local authorizes of sever
al states, including the building of
sample roads from the materials found
in different localities and laying of
steel track wagon roads.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
OF Interior.
Pension Figures---Recomm ida
tions of Department.
PENSION ATTORNEYS FEES.

Washington, ID. c., Dec 4.-Sccretary
Hitchcock, in his report says of pen
sions: At the close of the fiscal year
there were 9o1,5l9 pensioners, de-
crease of 2,l95 during the year. The
average annual value of all pensions
was $l3274. The Spanish war proba-
bly, will increase the pension roll dur
ing the coming fiscal year. The sccre-
tary concurs in the recommendation
for legislation providing that no pen
sion be granted to commence prior to
the date of fling the claim and urges
legislation to definitely construe the
act of June 81, 1890, relating to widows
pensions Regarding this he says: In
order to more exactly define the words
means of support, approve the rec
ommendation of the commissioner of
pensions that the act of June 81, 1890,
be so amended that pensionable
status be granted to widows whose in
come, independent of the proceeds of
their daily labor, is not in excess of
$3.50 per annum." The report also rec
ommends legislative authority for BIZ
ennial examinations of pensioners;
legislation prohibiting the payment of
"any compensation whatever to pen
sion attorneys and agents for any SER
vice in connection with any claim or
proceeding under the pension laws,
except as such may within certain linn
its be fixed by congress.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
Record Price For Range Cattle.

Denver, Colo, Dec, 4.-The re-
cord price on range beef cattle for the
past fifteen years was made in Denver
when bunch of twelve Hereford steers
raised in North Park, Colo, was SOLD
by Clay, Robinson e Co. to the Colora-
do Packing company for 1878 per 100
pounds. The steers averaged 1859
pounds each and brought the owners
$50. 25 each. They were bred from
range cows and registered Hereford
bulls and were three and four years of
age. They were bred by NJ. Blivins of
North Park, Colo.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
Situation in Negros.

+, Manila, Nov. 2s.-Reports from Ne
gros encouraging. Chief insurgent
leader north of island surrendered vol
UNFAIRLY. Move planting being done.
More sugar mills at work than at any
time since revolution against Spain be-
gan. Officers report people apparently
cheerful and hopeful; that form of
government in operation well suited to
conditions, and working smoothly.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
p,,francblsine Bill Defeated.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 30.-The Hard
wick bill, introduced into the lower
house of the general assembly for the
purpose of placing such limitations on
the negro vote in this state as to prac-
tically disfranchise the colored voter,
was overwhelmingly defeated, the re-
suit of the ballot being 100 to 3. The
result was a SUR rise, as it was expect
ed the measure would receive strong
sunnor-t.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08

Washington, Dec. Great Britain
has protested vigorously to this gov
eminent against the organization OF
expeditions in this country, intended
presumably, for the assistance of the
Beers. Lord Pauncefote made the pro-
test at the state department.
The state department, the war de-
partment and the treasury department
have informed the British ambassador
that every precaution will be taken to
prevent the sailing of armed expedi-
tons in the interest of the Transvaal-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
Live Stock.
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

In Manchuria the bubonic plague is
killing hundreds of people daily.
Two thousand more mules left New
Orleans the other day for South Africa.
Helena, Arkansas, is out Of water.
The big reservoir sprung leak and
emptied itself.
Andrew Carnegie is buying iron
mines and railroads in Cuba; all he can
get hold of.
1t is believed that VIM. F. Miller, the
Franklin Syndicate sharp, was in Kan
sas and left for Mexico.
The importation of horses into Ger
many has, in the last nine months, in
creased by 27,4O9 head
New South Wales wheat crop yields
eight bushels per acre this year, with a
total of 100000 bushels.
The Troy Exchange bank of Troy,
ILL.,, has been wrecked by safe blowers
and everything of value taken.
The State Superintendent of schools
in Nebraska decides that there is no
law to prevent reading the Bible and
repeating the Lords prayer in school.
There is row on among the New
Jersey lodges of the Knights of Honor,
over the adoption by the supreme
lodge, at indianapolis, of a new as
sessment rate.
The republicans of the house of rep.
resentatives in caucus decided to con-
tinue the use of the Reed rules. Hen
derson of Iowa was nominated for
Speaker. Other house officers were
nominated except sergeant at arms
Russell; Casson of Wisconsin displaces
him.
There is q sharp advance in logs and
standing timber in Washington and
Oregon.
The National administration is in
mourning and social dates have been
cancelled.
Letters and kilograms keep coming
to New York officials, from all parts of
the country from victims of the Frank
lin Syndicate.
The Methodist church of the United
States has decided to build and main
tain two churches in Porto Rico; one at
Ponce and one at San Juan.
The massive gold plate used at the
l~o hry In.
honor of her grandson, the Emperor of
Germany, is estimated to be worth
co 900, 900.
All the freight and passenger en-
gines of the Rock Island railroad are
to be equipped with the Pyle electric
headlight.
Since Miller's Franklin Syndicate
bubble bursted all institutions in New
York conducted ON the "blind pool"
basis are under surveillance. Some
have already been broken up.
General Miles has finished his in
spection of Pacific coast posts and is
now turned eastward to inspect posts
in Arizona, New Mexico rnd Texas.
Ex-Secretary of the Treasury, ex-
Governor of Ohio, ex-Congressman
Foster is now glad to accept the Office
of State Prison manager at $1,000 a
year.
David N. Reiger former president Of
the Missouri National bank at Kansas
City which failed in 1895, has been sen---
fenced to six years Imprisonment for
his acts at the time of the failure.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
union Pnciflc CLOSES ont It's Lands.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. A clearance
sale of lands held by the receivers of
the Union Pacific Railway company in
Colorado, Wyoming and Utah was held
here by Master in Chancery Abbott.
The property sold was lands not COW
cred by foreclosures, and this sale dis
poses of all lands in the hands of the
receivers
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
Kansas Powder Mill Blown Up.

Columbus, Kan, Dec 4.-One of the
main buildings of the Latin & Rand
Powder Works, located four miles
north of this place is blown up. VIM.
Cushman, workman, who was the
only person in the building, was killed.
Two other men who were working
near by, were slightly injured by fly
ing debris The property loss is about
$3.50. 600.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
EXCITEMENT AMONG MINERS,
General Strike Ordered Until Their Man
In jail Is Released.

General Strike Oruereu thtit Incr m"h
In jail Is Released.
Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. 2.-The excite
ment in union labor circles resulting
from the action of Federal Judge Will
liams, in sentencing John p. Reese,
the Iowa member of the national ex'
ecutivc board of the United Mine Work
ers of America, to serve three months
N Jail for alleged contempt, has cul'
minated in an order for retaliation.
An order has been issued by the execu-
tive board of District No. IA, for gen.
eral suspension of coal mining in the
entire district if by that time Mr..
Reese shall not have been released. 1t
is ordered that the suspension shall re-
main in effect until Mr.. Reese shall be
released in an honorable manner by
the federal court If it shall be strict
ly observed the order for suspension
will effect thousands of miners in the
Southeastern Kansas mining district.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
A Rear End Collision.

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Dec. "A rear
end collision between south bound Los
Angeles passenger train No. 2 in charge
of Conductor Davern, and a local
freight handled by ]. E. Miller, occur
red near Isleta, twelve miles south of
here. An Arizona man was badly
crushed. Head brakeman Pinney and
Conductor Davern were seriously hurt.
A number of passengers were cut and
bruised.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
Sharp Fighting Expected.

London, Nov. 3O.-Stories of the rap
id retirement of the Beers in Natal
must be received with caution. The
fact is the British scouts have lost
touch of the burghers, portions Of
whose forces, after withdrawing out
of the reach of observers, may make a
detour with the object of interrupting
the British line of communication.
Sharp fighting may be expected at any
time on the southern frontier Posi-.
General Gatacre's first battle will bd
in the rough passes of the Sternberg
mountains
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
Re-apportionment of Delegates.

Chicago, Dec. 4.-There is strong
sentiment favoring the re-apportion-
ment of the representation in the re-
publican national convention. The
present time is considered favorable
and opportune for the change to be
made as there is no probability of
strife for tie nomination. 1t has long
been recognized as justice that states
should have no larger representation
in party conventions than according to
the number of votes cast for the party
ticket, while they have been given
representation based on population.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
One Spark Destroys ss.ooo,ooo.

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 30.-An cleo
trio spark in the basement of Partridge
G. Richardson's big department store,
started a fire this morning that in less
than four hours laid in ashes nearly an
entire block of business houses and
caused an estimated loss of over So, OOO,-
600. Among the losses is the great
book printing establishment CT J. b.
Lippincott & Co. This loss is close TO
SO 600 600
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
A Bloody Baltic.

London, Nov. 3O.-General Methuen
has defeated the whole Boer force at
Modder river.
A special dispatch from Windsor says
that General Methuen's dispatch to the
queen after the battle of Modder river
says:
1.-The battle was the bloodiest of the
century. The British shelled the
enemy out or the trenches and then
charged. The result was terrible"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
Federal Aid Asked.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Indian Inspect
or Wright called on the secretary of
the interior, al1sing federal aid in sup
pressing small pox in the Choctaw and
Chickasaw country. Wright says there
is considerable danger of serious cpl
demic and he fears the local authorities
are unable to handle it. The epidemic
is in the mining country. So far, it is
confined to Indian-negroes.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
New Ra,Iroad shops at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Dec. s.-Mr. Hornbeck,
land commissioner of the Pittsburg
& Gulf, while here spoke of the pres
emit improvement of the shops. He
said when the shops are completed as
planned, 300 additional men will be
needed to keep up car building and re-
pairs, done in Pittsburg.
Between 800 and 400 men are now
employed and he states that by Jan 1,
work on the new buildings will haze
so far progressed that ESQ more men
will be put to work early in January.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
Aluminium to pisplace Copper Wires.

New York, Dec. 4.-The rapid rise in
the price of copper at first was viewed
with dismay by the telegraph, telephone
and electrical companies in general,
As the price scared upward and anally
began to go skyward the electricians
were in despair. 1t meant double cost
for wires and other parts of electrical
conducting machinery. Experiments
were instituted with aluminium and il
has been demonstrated to be perfect
conductor for an electric circ$t; be-
sides is go per cent cheaper than copper
wire and is lighter and cheaper tc
handle
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08

Atchison, Dec. 2.-Several months
ago a man giving his name as w. II.
Booth opened lumber Office in Atchi-
son and claimed to represent Booth
Bros, manufacturers of yellow pine at
Wise, Ark. He made a financial state
ment, through which he secured $3.50
from the Exchange National bank of
Atchison on a worthless draft. He
then disappeared but was arrested at
Milwaukee through the Bankers Asso-
citation, and brought back to Atch-
ison.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
RumOred Sale of Kansas city Times.

Kansas City, Dec. 1.-The rumor re-
garding the sale of the Kansas City
Times is again repeated and this time
by people who say they know, that the
deal has actually been consummated
and money enough paid down to alb
solutely bind the bargain. Those who
declare they are in a position to know
that their information is correct say
two of the new owners will be Alex A.
Lesueur, secretary of state, and John
Sullivan Of jefferson City. The pur-
chase price Is said to be $4,000,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
Joe Wheeler Coming Home.

Florence, Ala, Dec. General Joe
Wheeler, in a letter to w. Bunting, ed
itor of local paper, writes: "Will
you please state in your paper that let
tiers addressed to me at Washington
about matters of congressional bust
ness will be attended to, as L expect to
he there yery soon"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-02

Washington. Nov. IA recapitulation
of the casualties in actions and deaths
in the regular and volunteer armies be-
tween May 1, 1898 and June so, 1899.
contained in the annual report of the
adjutant general OF the army shows
grand total of 1906 mens The casualty
list alone aggregates of whom 90
officers and ASS christensen We're kill
ed and 1877 officers and 2. 764 enlisted
mem wounded The death list. num-
bering 6,619 was made up of PA off,
GERS and $685. enlisted MEN
Deaths resulting from various causes
include the following: Wounds. 10 Off
GERS and 1872 enlisted men: disease. 1911
officers and 5,344 enlisted men: accident
officers and 2o3 men; drowning. Off
GERS and So men; suicide. officers and
% men, apd murders and hOmicides 81
enlisted men
In the regular army the total of cas-
ualties in action and deaths Amounted
to Abs and in the volunteer establish
ment to 1921. In the casualty list the
regulars had 127 officers and 1856 en-
listed men killed and wounded and the
volunteers 103 officers and 1856 enlisted
men killed and wounded
In the regular army between April
80. 1898 and June 30. 1899. 81 enlisted
men were discharged by sentence of
general courtmartial and 2.946 enlisted
men deserted. Three officers of the reg
ular army who were killed also held
commissions in the volunteer forces in
which they are included in the above
reconciliation.