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ss Transport Manauense---surren n
der OF Filipino General.

Manila, Nov. 90 he transport Man
auense, with Lieut.. Col. Webb Hayes
and three companies Of the Thirt first
infantry on board, has arrived here.
She narrowly escaped disaster. The Of
fcers and sailors we're for 10 days bail
ing with buckets. The steamer was
unseaworthy undermanned and short
of provisions.
Her engines broke down and she
rolled three days in a typhoon.
The Manauense sailed from San
Francisco October 26 for Manila.
Manila, Nov. 90. Col. Bell has de
feated and scattered the brigades of
Gen. Alejandrino and Gen. San Miguel.
The engagement took place on the
summit of a mountain, the insurgents
being SO confident Of the impregna-
bility Of their position that they had
their families with them. The Amer
leans captured all the enemy S muni-
tions and artillery. ~ 4.
Manila, Dec. Gen. Conon surren-
.dered 500 officers and men with rifles,
several American and 70 Spanish pris-
Soners, and the garrison at Bay yombong,
province of Nueva Vizcaya, to Lieut..
Monroe, with so men of the Fourth
cavalry. #
Washington, Dec. g Considerable
interest is felt here in the news that
the insurgents at Bayombong have
surrendered, surr particularly as the num-
Der is said to exceed that captured by
the United States troops at any one
time. Bayombong is the city to which
gAguinaldo at one time contemplated
retreatinggs for the purpose Of locating
the rebel capital, after he was forced
to flee from Tarlac, but the American
troops pressed him SO hard that he
was unable to carry out his intention.
Washington, Dec. Gen. Otis adj
vices to the war depar rtment Friday
show that the advance into the interior
is being vigorously pushed and the
American troops continue to drive
back and disperse the scattered bands
encountered. He states that Capt.
Warwick, Eighteenth infantry, was
killed in an engagement at Passi,
Iloilo province, on the 26th inst.
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INTERNAL REVENUE.
Extracts Extra from. the Report of Conn
missioner Wilson - Estimated
Revenues for Next Year.

Washington, Nov. %. Commissioner
i George w. Wilson, Of the internal revenue
bureau, in his report to the secretary of
the treasury Of the operations of his Of
y flee for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1899,
shows that the receipts from all sources
aggregated s273. .4S4, 573, an increase over the
preceding year of S102,617, 600 and an in
crease Of $3,4S4,573 over the estimate of the
commissioner made one year ago. The re-
ceipts from the several sources of revenue
during the last fiscal year, and the in
crease or decrease in each as compared
with the year 1898, are given as follows:
Spirits, $99, ,2S3, ,594; increase, Sc, ,736, ,534. To-
5bacco, $50, 4sS, ,207, increase, s16,262685. Fer
mented liquors, $6S, GA, 55S; increase, $685.
129,1S7. Oleomargarine, 81, ,956, ,61S;, increase
S64O. .s3S Filled cheese, $1S,09S; increase,
( 81, ,579 Mixed flour, 81, $40 claw not in force
last Year,. Special taxes not elsewhere
enumerated 1921 593 Qaw in force only
small part of last year) Legacies and dis
tributive shares of personal property,
S1,235,435; stamp taxes under schedule A
dieinal proprietary articles and prepara-
tions required to be stamped under sched-
ule B Of the act, $5,219,737. 45
The collections by districts during the
year where the amount collected is over
$4,000, 600 are given as follows: Illinois, S47,-
vania, s23, ,3S5573; Kentucky, s22,215, ,2344; !;
Ohio, $21,341 ,065; Indiana, $17,213,O ,O7O; Mis-
souri,. 1886, ,075; wisconsin, ss,4e7, ,O65; Mas
sachusetts, ss159, ,e2O:: Maryland, Delaware,
District Of Columbia and two counties in
Virginia, sS. .130, 400; New Jersey, S. 074,261 "
IL The total amount expended in the coll
lection of revenues during the last fiscal
year was i$4, ,591,754, or 1. .6S per cent. Of the
collections. This percentage of cost is the
smallest that has ever been reached in
the history Of the bureau. For the fiscal
year 1898 the cost was 2.29 per cent. Of the
collections The estimated expenses for
the next fiscal year are a$4,S77, $40, a slight
increase over the last year. x,
3 In addition to the statement Of the re-
ceipts for the last fiscal year figures are
presented showing that the receipts for
the first four months of the current year
amounted to $1O3. 3,4S5, an increase over
the receipts for the corresponding period
last year Of SO, 37s, ,3O7. While it may be pos
#sible, the commissioner says, that this
large ratio Of increase will be maintained
during the current year, he is Of opinion
that it will not be wise to anticipate such
a result. All things considered, the com
missioner estimates that the receipts from
all sources for the present year will ap-
proximate s2S5, 900, 900, which is about $1l p
100000 in excess Of the receipts for the year
closed June 90 1899 Ss5ssS ;s
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THE PEN SION 8 Avs.
Secret talry Hftchcock Makes some
RecOmmendntfOna sltheraEx-
tracts frc cns His 81 . por 4.

Warrington. Dec. q. The arnual report,
OF Secretary Sof the Interior Hitchcock
while summing upsthe work In All the bu-
reaus. isi OF special interestsby reason az
It's atements regarding pension policies.
1A A. the close Of the fiscal year there were
5lg sioners. sa decreas OF 2l95 dur
Ing the year. The average annual value
OF all pensions was $13274 The Spanish
war bly, will increase the pension roll
during g the current fiscal year. s5
Secretary Hitchcock urges legislation to
dehnitely construe the act OF June IA, 1885,
relating TO widows pensions. Regarding
lnls ne says: In order to more exactly de-
nne the WordsSfm means of fsupport, approve
the Recommendations OF the Commissioners
OF pensions that the act Of June q, 1890, be
SO amended that e pensionable status be
granted TO widows whose income, inde-
pendent Of the proceeds Of their daily labor,
IS not IN excess Of $3.50 per annum & The
report talsosrecommendsl Legislative author
1ty for biennial examina ations ofSpension-
sers; legislation prohi hibiting the payment of
any compensation whatever to pension
attorneys and agents for any service III
connection with any claim or proceeding
under the pension laws, except such as may
within certain limits fixed BY congress be-
allowed by the commissioner of pensions
and paid from the pension money as now
provided with respect to claims for PEN
sion, and for the delivery free or any
part paid letter. or packet addressed to pen
sion agencies. 57sS
After tion lis called to the phenomenal In
crease IN railway traffic in the last two
years, amounting approximat tely lin in-s
creased earnings in 1899 over 1895 to SO, 600, e
0OO, and the previous year to s23, 600 900, the
increase being only limited by the lack Of
cars to carry products.
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1899,
the public lands disposed Of aggregated
9,1S2, 1926 acres. 81 s,ss
The total cash receipts during the year
$792,142.16. al
& The totaIarea Of publ Glands is approx
mately fixed at 1,0S2, 1921 acres, of which
=929, sos, ,O6S acres are undisposed Of and 1872
@3SO,15S acres have been reserved for va ::
#rious purposes. S.35 s,
Excluding 5,320 Indians In New York and
62 500 embraced in the five civilized tribes,
the Indians number approximately 181, ,586.
as against 1S0,132 reported last year. zgsS
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Loss " IS HEAVY.


Philade elphia, Nov. 30. early So ,Oo0,-
600 worth of property was destroyed by
two fires in the heart of the business
section of the city Wednesday. The
greater Of the two fires started in the
big department. store of Partridge &
Richardson, at the southeast corner of
Eighth and Filbert streets, the very
center Of the shopping district, at $3.50
a. M, and before the flames had been
put under control they spread to adj
joining property and caused a loss of
about ST 600, 900. While this fire was in
progress and spreading every moment
another fire broke out four blocks away
on the fourth floor of No. 419 Market
street. The loss of this fire is estimated
at Sic, 600. The losses of the two fires
are more than covered by insurance.
The Eighth street fire started in the
basement Of Partridge & Richardson's
store from an electric spark, and soon
the entire building was mass Of flames.
The two stores to the south of Partridge
& Richardson's were soon gutted, and
then the flames attacked the big. build-
ing Of the J. B. Lippincott Publishing
company, on Filbert street, east of the
burning department. store. This pub
fishing house is one Of the best known
in the country, many high-class refer
.ence books, periodicals and numerous
other publications being produced by
the firm. The building was completely
ruined.
Lit Bros large department store,
which adjoins the Lippincott building,
and which is valued Withits contents at
more than $1,ooO,oOo, was saved, but
only after the contents of one corner Of
the building had been damaged. Straw
bridge & Clothier, another large departs
ment store on the west side of Eighth
street, also had a narrow escape and tha
building and contents were damaged To
the extent of about S5O, 900. A number
Of other business houses, adjoining
Lippincott's and Partridge & Richard-
sons, were either entirely destroyed or
badly damaged.
The second fire was discovered at
1880 o'clock in the four-story building
at No. 419 Market street, occupied by
several manufacturers and wholesale,
dealers. The entire building was gutted,
as was also the adjoining building, No.
At. The estimated loss is $110,O 600.
More than 1000 persons were thrown
out of employment by the fires, but pro-
prietors of other department stores
offer temporary employment to all Of
Partridge & Richardson's 900 employees
at the salaries they received from the
burned out firm.
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Insane Patient Murdered. {.

J. Kankalee, Ill, Dec. William
Wiley (colored) J, a patient Of the Kan
kakee insane hospital, was found in bed
in the dormitory. Friday morning
stabbed to the heart. There were no
signs Of a struggle. Fifteen other pa
tients sleep in the d dormitory. It is be-
lieved one Of them did the murder. A
kitchen knife was discovered in closet.
The night watch was in the room half
an hour before the murder was discov-
cred, but noted nothing unusual. The
jury exonerated the hospital authorii-
ties. ssS..4 iIaH
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VIII Reduce Rates.

New York, Nov. 3O. The Western
Union Telegraph company announces
that on and after December 1, 1899, its
rate on telegraphic messages between
Havana, Cuba, and New York and all
places east of the Mississippi river, in-SS
Guiding St. Louis and Minneapolis, will
be Is cents per word, and that the rate,
toall other places west of the Mississip-
pi river will be 20 cents per word. The
present rates are respectively IS and
35 cents per word.
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New steel MilI Opened.

Birming CHAM, Ala, Dec. The first
commercial steel for the open market
ever made in the south was produced
at the new million-d liar plant of the
Alabama Steel & Ship Building com
.pany, at Ensley Thursday afternoon
Only three furnaces are in operation as
yet, but the entire plant will be going
within 80 days. The steel is made by
the open hearth basis process, and Ala
bama red ores are used. The company
has sold the entire out put nearly a year
ahead some of which will go to Europe.
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VICTORY DEARLY BOUGHT,
British Loss Mt Battle OF Gras Pan
81 Nearly 2OO-Gen. NIethuen
5558 d n Wound ed In battle. $

London, Nov. 29.A dispatch. has
been received here from Gen. Butler;
giving a list Of the casualties among the
troops engaged in what was hitherto
known here as the battle of Gras PAM
but which is now officially designated
the battle of Enslin. It proves, as an-
ticipated, that the British success was.
heavily bought. The losses announced
Tuesday, added to the naval brigade.
casualties previously notified, make a
grand total Of 1913 as the cost of Gen.
Methuen's second battle. The York
shires, apparently, bore with the naval
brigade the brunt of the fighting, as
there We're, in addition to three. of the
officers, 4s of the rank and file killed,
wounded and missing. The fact that
the list contains the casualties of the
Ninth alancers seems to dispose of the
fears that the cavalry was surrounded
and captured especially as none of
the Lancers are reported missing.
New York, Dec. dispatch to the
World from London says: The casual
ty list. of the Modder river fight is
awaited with the keenest anxiety. A
rumor is current that the English
losses, including both the killed and
wounded, probably were 500. Distress
ing scenes, were witnessed about the
war Office, where relatives Of the off
GERS and men engaged in the battle
waited in agonizing suspense for news.
It is understood that the war office re-
ceived the first rough estimate Of the
casualties at six p. M. but refused to
give out any information.
London, Dec. IT is officially an
nounced that Gen. Methuen was among
those wounded at the battle of Modder
river.
Gen. Methuen, 1T developed later,
was slight wounded by a bullet
which inflicted a flesh wound in the
thigh. @
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ROOT GIVES HIS IDEAS.
Many susEestions re Made by the
Secretary Of War N His An
nual Report.

Washington, Dec. 2.-The annual report
Of Elihu Root, secretary OF war, was made
public Friday. The first half is devoted to
the operation of the army in the Philip
pines, Cuba and Porto Rico. The report
gives a full history of the military opera
ttons in the Philippines from August u,
1893, up to the present time. An impor-
tant feature Of the report is the comprehen-
sive outline Of a plan Of government for
Porto Rico. It Is understood that Pres
ident Mckinley is in entire accord with Sec
retary Root on this question. and that the
plan outlined by the secretary will be the
Identical plan which the president will rec
ommend to congress in his annual message.
Concerning the plan Of government pro-
posed for Porto Rico, Secretary Root tcites
the Paris treaty, which provides that con-
gress shall determine the civil rights and
POLITICAL status of the natives Of the terri
tory ceded to this government. The scheme
outlined includes a definite declaration by
congress Of what American laws are to be
made applicable to the Porto Ricans. fol-
lowing which 1t is recommended that a
federal judiciary be established.
II The report cites in brief the history OF the
military operations in the Philippines,
Porto Rico and an G Cuba during the fiscal year
ended June 80. 1899. Relief work in all three
places Is dilated upon. The transport serv-
ice, it is stated. includes 81 steam trans
ports, with a saving In work done over or
sdinary commercial rates Of $5O1, Goo The re-
moval of the dead from Cuba and similar
work contemplated from the Philippines is
touched upon h Y II Ell s
IA An increased and reorganized regular
army. with many new and novel features
in the system involved, is earnestly recon-
smende. Radical changes which Scnntem
plate the betterment Of the service in
every department, are proposed. The
change in the army organization and the
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killed His Mother.

GAINESVILLE, o., Dec. i i shot - her.
Itwas an accid ent, Z was the confession
of Albert Swing the 14-y year-old son
of John Swingle, at the coroner's in
quest at Cannelville Thursday after
noon. Mrs. Swingle was found dead
Wednesday. The boy denies that he
loaded the gun, but his father declares
thad not been loaded for week. The
boy manifests no oregret over the death
of his mother. He was sent 10 jail with
ont bond.
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Dies at Ripe Old Age.

Meadville, Pa, Dec. 22James Mac,
Farland, president of the Merchants
national bank, died after a brief illness,
in his SD year. Many years ago he was
editor and proprietor of the Crawford
Democrat, and had served in various
official positions in this city and
county.
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Ex-Lnmberman Dead,

ss New York, Dec. Stanton Barnard,
formerly a western lumberman and for
many years president Of the Chippewa
Lumber & Boom company, Of Chip
pewa, Wis, is dead at his home in this
city, aged Il years.
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,WiIIERef;ur,n1 10 Cuba.

Washing ton, Dec. Gen. Leonard
Wood will return to Cuba next week
He says he expects to remain in the
line Of the army as long as, he lives
and Is pernlitte ca to remain.
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8Deafh Of I 4 y plnnelAr

SIS Muscatine, Ia, n oy. 80 Samuel Sin
nett, prominent and wealth pioneer
resident, died ednesday morning att
the age of So. He has been i recog-
nized leader il Iowa greenback and pop;
ulist parties, with more than state
wide reputation "a their connsels. u
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Lost Both Arm..

Muscatine, Ia, Nov. 80 Frank
vVeiser, a farmer, had both arms cut
off in a corn-s shearing machine Tuesday
morning He went through amputa-:
ton successfully. SSss n
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Worse Than First Appeared.

Rockport, Tex, Dec. Reports from
a number Of points on the gulf in this
section, show that the damage to
property and loss Of life by the re-
cent severe storm were greater than
at first reported. A number of small
fishing craft are missing, together
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'DrInks CarboIic Acid.

Port Huron, Mich., Dec 2 81 =. A.
Root, until recently chief clerk 81
the great camp, Knig Nof the Mac
Ecabees, committed suicide BY swal-f
lowing carbolic acid He left q note
asking his wife's forg for thus
ending his life, a week ago Root res
signed his position on account OF
nervous debni nitys
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Train Blown from TRACK.


Minneapolis, Mimi. Nov. q. spe-
cial to the Zines from Great Falls,
Mont, says: a terrific windstormp pre-
vailed here all day and resulted in a
serious. accid dent on the Great Falls e
Canada railroad. "a work train about
one mile this side Of selby Junction
was blown from the track Six cars
caught fire from the boarding car stove.
One man & nae Eun known, was burned
to death.
Anne ricnn Came for New, Zealand.
San Francisco, n Noy. 29. The govern
5ment t3of New Zealand proposes Is stock
its land with choice American game
birds. The steamer Alameda will take
s63Sdozen ofS Kan sas q qnail and following
this shipment will sbe 72 pairs 3of rufHed
grouse, 72 pairs Of prairie chickens and
3our dozen wood ducks, he whole to
come from Kansas.
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4 Severe FFishtinE Reported.

Caracas, Nov. 30. Reports have,
reached here Of severe fighting between
the government troops and the insur-
gents near Las Tejerias. Telegraphic;
Communication is interrupted.
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Rix Demnnd for 1Khent nnd F,lou,

Big Demand Tor heat and Flour.
ortland, Ore, Dec. The demand
from South Africa for wheat and -four
is greater than ever before Since the.
season opened six cargoes have been
shipped from this port. Other orders
have been declined here on account Of
lack of tonnage, but it is probable that
at least tsixmore cargoes will be shipped
to South African ports before The end
nf The season .5s I'll sfsaa
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A Daring THIEF {

Charleston, s. c. Dec. 2 ~ h un-
known white man, closely masked, held
up the two messengers in a Southern
Express company car Friday nj ght and
under cover Of q revolver compelled
them to give up 81, 700 in cash. Eight
thousand dollars in another safe was
overlooked by the out tlaw, who accom-
plishedl his work wit thout any aid. The
robbery took place near Branchville,
IS. O.. on the South hern railway.
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How We Grow,

Minnesota will be found to have pop
ulation ll Of 1,S1O,O0O at the next census.
state Superintendent Lewis is willing to
guarantee that the figure will not fall
10 900 below that. i
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Excluding $500 Indians in New Y ork and
62, 500 embraced in the five civilized tribes,
the Indians number approximately 181, ,5S6,
as against 1SO,132 reported last year. s8ss
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-01
BERFIELD & co. OF CHICAGO.
The Leading Dress Making Establish
ment in the United States Say
That ReaufifnI WOmen

That Beautiful Women.
Should wear beautiful dresses, and
those who were not SO fortunate as to
have been endowed with natures
charms can at least improve their ap-
pearance by dressing with becoming
taste under the direction of a skillful
modesto.
Tailor made suits are the
fashion for this fall and will un-
doubtedly become very popular, for
there is nothing more handsome or
becoming to the eye than q -sty lish
perfect-6tting. tailor-made suit.
Berfield s. Co. of Chicago
have world wide reputa-
ton for the beauty and
perfection of their tailor maze dresses,
and Mrs. NJ. Bridges, the stylish and
popular Ell Paso milliner, knowing this,
had ordered and just received an ele-
CANT line of suits, which are all beau
ties of the most elegant patterns and
are being sold at very low prices rang
ing all the way from SIS 90 to S35 90.
Among the shipment just received Is
an elegant line of silk skirts and silk
shirt waists of the latest styles and pat
terms.
Mrs. Bridges is pleased to know that
she has line of goods that can not be
duplicated anywhere in Ell Paso, and as
her prices are in accordance with the
times you will do we'll to call on her
before purchasing your fall dresses.
MRS. M. BRIDGES, Masonic Block,
San Antonio st.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-01

to reconvey the premises, but defend
ant refused SO do go.
Plaintiffs pray that the court compel
defendant ito reconvey the property
and ask for $500 damages.
A MINING DEAL.
Fred G. Lemley filed suit against
Fred Griese for the recovery of
S3475. 20 Mexican money and the story
told in his petition Is quite sensational
from a mining mans point of view.
He alleges that Greise represented
to J. P. Dieter, Geo. c. Sauer, 81.
Bruhn and E. J. Becker that he was
the owner of a valuable silver mine in
Mexico, known as the Pabellon and
located in Durango. and that he induc-
ed them to form q partnership to de-
velop the claim, with defendant as
manager.
Each of the partners paid over about
$50 each per month in Mexican money
until Dieter had paid $500, Sauer
S1075, 20. Bruhn $500, and Becker $3.50.
Then they discovered $50 plaintiff al
applied to the development of the
mine, which defendant knew was of
no value, but to defendants own
uses.
The interests of the partners having
been transferredsto Lemely he brings
suit to recover damages.
SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
Charles Davis, Jr., through his at
torneys Beall and Kemp, filed suit for
divorce. He asked that the marriage
between himself and Louise F. Davis, of
Davidson county, Tennessee, be de-
clsred null and void and that his wife's
maiden name, which was Louise F.
Wharton, be restored to her.
Plaintiff sets forth that he and de-
PENDANT we're married at ST. Louis
Mo-, Septem Der Is, 1894, and at that
lime he was II years of age. Shortly
thereafter defendant abandoned plain
Tiff and returned to her parents at
Nashville, Tennessee, and has since re-
'ided with them. Plaintiff returned
% school in Virginia and has since re-
tded with his parents in this county.
ANOTHER SUIT.
AS an outcome of the recent Fitzger- |
Id Moore divorce suit Mrs. /
Moore has commenced suit |
.gainst her husband for one half the |
community property accumulated dur
ng the last twenty years and amount
ng to about $3.50, 900 |
Falvey & Davis represent the plain
if. 1t is understood that an agree
nent was entered into between the
'arties whereby the wife was to re-