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The sun., 1899-02-19

Available cash balance in
cludng gold reserve. $27oa21 .e14 s27o. .oo6. .o41
Money in London. ! 4C01 u a cent. Rate Of dis
count In open market for short and three
months bills. 2sG2 3-lB q cent Paris ad-
vices quote ~ cents at 103 francs ccntmes.
Exchange on London, 25 francs 1Sls centmes.
The directors of the Chicago and Alton Rail-
road Company ca u the attention of their follow
Stockholders TO the fact that they have agreed
to sell their holdings at 5000 Il share for the
preferred and $l75 = share for the common
stock to 8. syndicate representing number of
important connecting roads The directors
the other stockholders. because the COM
pany has no connections which IL con-
trolls either at its eastern or western terminal
and increasing competition has made it ap-
parent that the company cannot continue the
Of money is required to elevate the tracks Of
the company in Chicago and to put tho road
and Its egnipment N condition to compete
sition to purchase the stock will become bind
ing only upon its acceptance by the holders of
II majority. and the time for acceptance ex-
plres on March |, The management, there
lore. urges the stock holders to deposit their
shares at once with the United States Trust
Company.
The sales Of mining stocks at the Now York
Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange
to- ha UNNAF mt
The sun., 1899-02-19

Government bonds steady at unchanged
quotations. Railway and other bonds strong
The features were Fort Worth and Rio Grande
3-4s. Kansas City. PittsburR and Gulf lists. Mis-
souri, Pacific consols. Reading general AZ.
Union Paci flo IS. Atchison. Central Of Georgia.
Standard Rope and Twne. Texas Pacific and
Wisconsin Central issues.
Commercial price OF bar silver in New York,
50ac. Bar silver in London closed at 27Iad
Mexican silver dollars were quoted at 47ac.
Money on call, 24@2li z cent. Time money
is quoted at 81 v cent for sixty and ninety
days on mixed securities. 31s u cent. for four.
five and six months on mixed securities: In
dustrlals. y cent. for four. five and six
months. and 3 e cent. on .frst-class. railroad
dividend stocks. Commercial paper is quoted
at 2lt03tl Y cent. for bills receivable; accept
arces and prime single names, 3GD3h y cent. /;
other names. 4Df1a y cent.
Foreign exchange closed quiet at un-
changed quotations. Posted rates are: Long
bills, $4,S5i sight drafts $4s7; Actual
drafts. So 4.S8GS4 ,sGis, and cable transfers
S4,s6 ts@$4 Sia4 francs are quoted at 5,2O%C0
reichsmarks, n4AsG94 = for long and 95t4t095'.
for short guilders, 4O040 l-16 for long and
4O'IC0403 $40 for short.
Domestic exchange on New, York; Boston
-15 cents discount, Charleston-Buyi
par; selling. Z premium. Savannah-BuyinR,
1-l0 discount: selling. 20 cents premium.
New Oreans-Bank. 81 premium commercial.
par, San Francisco-Sight. 173s cents pre-
MUM telegraph, 20 cents premium. st. Louis
nati-Between banks, par. and 25 cents dis
count; over counter. so cents premium.
The weekly statement Of averages OF the
Clearing House banks shows:
The sun., 1899-02-19

Rssye S267, ,528 800 $3.50 sac, 900 Inc 81 40, 800
kS'er'd. 222,ol4,775 224. .293.o76 Inc. 227s 800
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-11

Nitrogen can be obtained cheapest by
i5"ans Of thorough tillagc Go promote
ritrifcation) and nitrogcnous green
'nanurcs.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23
GEN. LAWTOy KILLED.
He WAS ON THE F,a,Mo LINE.
Whns gsres was Attaching oaa Aasss
tAs nsavs 0sasral was Picked OF ~
. 0Aarpshooese.

Manila, Dec. 2O.-General Henry
LAwton was shot and killed at San Ma
teo. He was standing In front OF his
troops, was shot In the breatst and died
Immediately.
General i.awton left home Monday
iight, having returned from his north
ern operations Saturday, to lead an ex-
petition through MariQulna valley.
which has been an insurgent stronghold
through the war. The valley has sew
eral times been invaded, but never
held by the Americana. General Ge-
ronimO was supposed to have there
the largest organized force north Of
Manila and General Otis wished to
garrison Mariquina.
The night WAS one OF the worst OF
the season. A terrific rain had begun
and is still continuing.
Accompanied by his staif and Troop
/, Fourth cavalry, General Lawton set
out at 0 O'Clock In advance Of the main
force, consisting OF the Eleventh cav
airy and one battalion each Of the
Twentieth and Twenty seventh infan-
try, which started from La Iona Mt
midnight. With u small escort he led
the way through an almost pathless
country, n distance Of fifteen miles,
over hills and through cane brake and
deep mud. the horses climbing the
rocks and sliding down the hill. Before
daybreak the command had reached
.--e head Of the valley.
San Mnteo was attacked ut 8 o'clock
md three hours fight ensued. This
resulted In but few casualties on the
American side apart from the death
Of General Iawton, but the attack
Sn nf n
fenses Of the town.
General Iawton was walking along
the firing line within 200 yards o. IL
small sharpshooters' trench. conspicu-
BUS in the big white helmet he always
wore and IL light yellow rain coat. He
was also easily distinguished because
Of his commanding stature.
The sharpshooters directed several
close shots which clipped the grnss
near by. His stan officer called his at
tentiOn to the danger lie was In, but he
only laughed with his usual contempt
for bullets.
Suddenly he exclaimed: Il am shot"
clenched his hands In a desperate ef-
fort to stand erect. and fell into the
arms Of stafY officer.
The troops filed barelieaded through
the building where the body was laid.
and many tear fell from the eyes OF
men who had long followed the In
trepid Iawton. The entire command
was stricken with grief. us though each
man had suffered a personal loss Ow-
Ing to the condition OF the country.
which is impossible SO far as vehicles
ARE concerned. the remains could not
le brought TO Manila to-day. Mrs.
I4awtOn and the children ARE living In
government residence formerly occu-
pied by u Spanish general.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23

, and a6ofyling an excuse for the dnal
destruction Of the silver dollars A.
money and their forced sale a. bullion,
after the manner of the German pro-
cedure In 1872. The greenbacks, the
best paper the world ever saw, the pro-
duct Of the Republican party In tho
days Of Abraham Lincoln, are to be
virtually Destroyed by belLy changed
into gold certificates. to be locked up
in the treasury and paid out only for
gold.
The tax on the circulation Of the ma
tional banks to be reduced and The
amount OF the bank currency they may
issue on government bonds deposited
ID to be increased from 90 per cent to
par OF the bonds: thus making their
business enormously more profitable.
opening the way to an immediate pos
sible tndation Of the bank notes, not
legal tender, excellent for getting into
debt on, but unavailable for getting out
OF debt with. to the extent Of $500, ,000.-
600; and placing the regulation Of the
volume Of money. and hence the deter.
mination of prices and the burden of
debts. absolutely in the power Of the
banks and the creditor class. The in
evitable tendency among these banks
Will be toward uniformity and CO.
operation Of management. the result
OF which will speedily be the erection
OF great bank money trust more pow
erful than all other trusts and COM
bines. and ultimately, II the Republi-
oan party should remain In power, IRE
sistible and unresisted by the eovefn.
ment itself
"Thus. feilOw-citizens. the scheme we
denounced In 1896 Is nearing consum-
nation. The policy that was denied
by the Republican party In that cam.
paign stands now confessed. Millions
of YOU who voted the Republican ticket
In 1896 would not have done so had you
believed yOur party destined 80 soon to
be the agent Of the forces that now
dominate It, Millions Of you were bi-
metallsts in 1896 and remain 40 to-day.
Now that the promises then made are
clearly seen to have been inslncere: /:
now that consequence Of the deccp.
fion prncticed upon your honest conf
dencc. your country Is about to bc
handed to the ownership md control Of
the great speculative banks and their
associated trusts and combinations: !:
may we not appeal to you TO come to
the rescue OF the liberties Of the people
and their imperilled institutions? In
took the steps leading to the orgnnixa.
tion Of the Silver Republican party.
Against the bctrayers OF the Republi.
caniSm of Abraham Lincoln that party
resolved to wage unending war. To-
day the necessity for its work Ia more
evident than ever. Come with us and
help us. We believe that the highest
devotion TO the Republicnnism you
once venerated demand that you op-
pose to the uttermost the present ten
dcncies of the party which still wears
the name. Int has forsaken the prin.
ciples of Its heroic days.
Charles A. Towne. chairman COM
miftee: Henry NJ. Teller. Il. F. Petit
grew. Frank ]. Cannon. Edgar Wilson.
| Charles $. Hartman. John Shafroth.
Fred T. Dubois, chairman executive
| committee
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23
PANIC or WALL STREET.
nanks Only Partial succ~ssssl - Head-
Ing Up stocks.


Ing UP stocks.
New York, Dec. 19-The elimination
OF long season OF uncasne~s and
sluggish trading In Wall street. and
persistent contraction OF loans by
banks came yesterday when the Stock
Exchange was several times q scene Of
panic seldom eQualletl In its history.
The rate call for money was at one
time officially quoted mt 1875 per cent.
while Us high ax 1Sl; I~r cent. h said
to have bsen paid. The clearing house
banks cased the situatio for n time by
throwing SlO.UO.O0O into the loan mar.
lct at per cent. hut panicky consii.
tions again prevailed. and the closing
hour OF trading was full OF Indications
That to-day will witness q repetition OF
panicky features.
The failure of the Stock Exchange
Trust Company. with enormous liabii-
tiles, tended To abort the rcpressil,c
measures Of the hanks. and they now
look 10 Washington for some adequate
measure OF relief from the Treasury
Department. which In promised by the
prompt action OF Secretary Gage In
designating new depository banks and
increasing government deposits In old
ones which comply with necessary con-
dltions
The cotton market was In sympat thy
with the Stock Exchange. price nuctu-
ntions being violent. and the ciose
showing heavy declines.
Wheat sf-culators ON the other hnnd
paid no attention TO Wall street, hnv-
Ing decided that prospects Of n long
war In South Africa Justified higher
prices. Oats nnd corn tailed after
wheat In the upward movement In Chi.
cngo and New York. but pork products
declined.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Declares As.inst The E.lstsacs Of slavery
In Island

In Island
Detroit. Dec. 19.-I'he American Fed
Grafton OF Labor to-day declared
against slavery within the Jurisdiction
Of the United States In the following
language:
I'VE reaflirm our previous position
on this question. namely: That there
must be no slavery or serf,iOm, by own
ership or contract. tolerated under the
American nag. and that We will make
amy one whose action shall In anyway
initiate against this principal Of hu.
man freedom. responsible for such nc
tiOn In every legitimate manner OIca
to u.s."
II was stated that 10000 slaves are
now working under contract In the
Hawaiian Islands: that evasion OF the
contracts commits them TO prison: that
their time In prison II n,lded to their
terms Of serf,lOm. and thnt the act I'D
mitting Hawaii 10 the United States
domain provided for continuation Of
these contracts: n provision for repeal
Ing that feature having b.en voted
down by the Scnate. The convention
adopted the declaration unanimously,
Resolutions were adopted az follows:
Favoring shorter hours for BARRIERS:
urging the government to provide more
seawOrthy life boats: requesting plac-
Ing OF union lHt'elS on school books:
bringing machine cOOIern under juris.
dictIon Of Cooperx' Union: intlorxinx
granite cutters contention for an eight
hour day: requesting NIL federated
unions which nrc connected with the
Chicago Building Trades Council 10
instruct their delegates there to NJ vote
that the local unions of granite cutters
shall not h. intcrferri with In follow
Ing legitimate craft lines In Chicago,
The convention then went into cxec,,.
tive session. under special order. on the
proposition to release the lInotype
machine tenders from Jurisdiction OF
the typographical Union. The debate
between the printer and tho machinist
delegates as To whether tbe linotyf,s.
machine tenders should i,c transferred
to the mnchinsts' Jurisdiction was long
and warm. The mnchipls.s expressed
willingness TO have the question left
to arbitration. The printers held that
since many Of the tyrcsetting machine
tenders were alsO printers, that II
would bc unjust and illegal to tnke
them out of the lntter's Jurisdiction.
The convention finally vOtrd that the
executive council Of the federation an.
point n committee Of nine TO nrbitrate
the matter. consisting Of three mem.
hers Of the typographical Union. three
from the Mnchlnists' Union, aud three
from other trades.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23

In the American Journal Of Science
MI. Nudge say1 that while the present
mouth OF the Grand river is at Grand
Haven. on Lake Michigan. there is an
other point seventy miles inland from
The shores Of Lake Michigan which
wa the termination OF the old river
valley and is therefore Its mouth In
an Interesting sense He declares
mat At one time a great glacial river.
tnree-fourths of a mile in width.
lowed across the peninsula from Lake
Saginaw to Lake Chicago. Long ago
the sources Of this glacial river
(which has been called the Pewamo
sutlep failed. and the wide valley.
With ita record-bearing deposits. wa
aid bare TO give up It's secrets To the
lnQutsitive geologist. Mr.. Nudge dc.
scsihss It's course and the river de.
eosits about Its old mouth.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23

Brave Bill Anthony. the marine
who reported the blowing up of the
Maine to Capt Sigsbee. committed sui
eide In New York. owing to despond-
ency over his inability to find employ
ment. II is little to the credit OF the
great eastern metropolis. the city
which made SO much noise and fan
faronade over the home coming OF
Dewey. that a plain and simple man
who had served his country nobly could
not gain livelihood within its bound
aries. "Bilf' Anthony was unfortu-
nate In the selection OF home. Had
he come to the west he would In all
probability have'been alive aud happy
today.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23

The head Of a large corporation says
that he is tired OF having letters In
voiving thousands of dollars delayed
because his stenographer's feelings
we're hurt by reproof for tardiness,
The remark sheds light on the fact
that many corporations are supplant-
Ing women by men employees. Too
many women have yet to learn tina,
business is business. not sentiment
and that places are held. II not Away.
won. by business qualifications alone.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23

The study Of the irrigation question
By the once OF Experiment Stations
sf the United States Department OF
Agriculture is now being pursued BY
the collation. and publication Of in
formation regarding the actual status
q irrigation in the arid regions a. re-
cards laws, institutions, etc. Since
ssw OF the important streams used for
Irrigation lie wholly within the limits
u any one state. and there 10 . great
diversity OF irrigation laws In differ
mt states. interstate complications
svsr water rights have been frequent
and must become more and more
acute a. the demand for water In
sreAssa. unless some mode Of settle
uent Is devised. The departments In.
luiries into these questions have been
Inaugurated by = study Of the Bear
River Valley. The Bear river was
chosen for this purpose because 10 Its
sourse OF y little over 800 miles II
crosses state lines wyoming. Idaho
and Utah nve times. finally emptying
INTO Salt lake. which 10 less than nifty
miles distant from Its source, thus
presenting In small compass q great
variety Of Interstate problems and
snsring exceptional opportunities for
:heir study. Within 100 miles OF It's
sourse the Bear river manages to cross
the western and southern boundaries
u Wyoming four times. In Its entire
sourss these boundary crossings d.
sids tho stream into six sections.
bitches heading In each OF these sec
ions are practically Independent Of
irrigation laws or tho superior claims
u appropriations Of water below. 81
hr ~ practical results are concerned,
he state laws do not apply. II II
sssiess to determine priori,ies OF
litches wholly within the state when
atsr ones with head gates aeross the
sordsr In Utah can not bs closed, b.
Auss the water commisaioneru' au-
.hority does not extend that far. This
sAns state Of aaAirs exists along the
boundaries Of other arid states.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23
T.... w..s. :. A,s,.. s.,1,.,,

Austin. Texas. Drr. l0.-(,ovrrpor
H~yrrr today nirscnI~d 10 President
Mckinley for the surrender Of IirutS,,.
AIT Ruo,1ttom and all nou.commis.
s!oned "t!rrrs et Fort Ringsolti,
charged with rsotln9t etc, during the
dset9sbent~s which teok rlacs there rs.
c1lae1 10 aurrsuder 1Aeoe ~ N n.
civt1 Yuthesitiss onA (Seyee0ee GavSss
eo1ay eafsied tAe mottse 6Feet n ~
Iyoee6oat. askiag IT, ~ o0eyooIor n
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23

The Washington Post says there will
doubtless be meI who try the Sam
Jones business in other states. 1t lie
hopeful that they will at least try the
Sam Jones brand OF honesty.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23

Gen. Maximo Gomez opposes "au-
tonomy" for Cuba. 1t now remains
for the cuckoos to demonstrate that he
b scapegrace.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23

The mere cutting of weeds. says a
horticulturist enhances the growth OF
grass. Simply dropping undesirable
companions gives many young per-
son start upward.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23

The editor of the Abilene (Texas)
Reporter wants the people there tc
abolish the town cow" When thii
u done will he propose chalk fac
tory?
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23

Colombia government troops report
savins killed 1000 and wounded 5000
rebels 10 . recent battle. The British
ssnsor at Alden would better let
through = few more native" reports
u British victories" or the Trans
ssai war will begin to appear insis.
aiAcant
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23

Hstty 0r~en says no way has ever
essa iavsntsd TO prcvsat peopis from
sAsewing away their money. Il 10
osossaliy understood. however. that 10
sseh iaveation would b. Of the siighs.
- ~ 10 ustty.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23
II . boys mother admits he u trin,
VIM he must be pretty tough.

Il has been some time since Gen
.sral Funston has actually been in the
swim.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23

4 Ns1 FORK woman. arrested for
6ssolaG cAicksas 10 her roous. sup.
oese1 sAsy were 20 vorss thas the
eenewktng parrots ssd barking aogs
q ~ seAss rooms Of ~ apartment
eeoea Why should thsrs 10 20 much
of0osaAee - eolaioa - 70 pstsf
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23
tuvrea-v p.Ile Faases,.

Washington. Dec. l8.-The currency
hill which was debated all last week
was passed yesterday by the House by
vote of 100 To l.O. II has the united
snppor, Of every Republican Ia the
House. and Of eleven Democrats. nnmr-
ly: Clayton. Briggs. Fitzgerald. Levy.
Rupperi. Scuddcr. Unsicrhill and vii.
son OF New York. Mr.. McAieer Of Penn.
sylvnnin. Denny of Maryland. md Mr..
Thnycr Of assachurctts. All the other
Democrats voted against the measure
or were paired against II. except Mr..
John Walter Smith. governor. cleo.
from Maryland: Mr.. Staiings of Ala.
bamn. nhd General Joseph Wheeler Of
Alabama.
When the Speaker announced the rs..
suit the Republicans cliccr,st Justify.
After the vote the Speaker rather un.
"xp"ct"'ily announced the committee
selection nnd tn" reading OF the lists
was followed with intense cngcrncss
by the members whose opportunities
for distinction d-isnd so largely upon
their committee assignments.
Ws.'srn tn'"o To kss Tsi.phos.a
Omnhn. Dec. io.-controiilng stock.
holders and officers of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. on what ~
considered reliable authority. have al.
rrndy entered the long distance trj..
phone Held aud In cities where cobtli.
tionr nrr favorable. will also enter the
local irlcpbon" fi~id. Though the
Western Union and the now telephone
companies ARE operating under differ.
cnf names and charters. and will con.
Time Ia do ro for nh indefinite perio,i,
u is stntrsi ibnt whiting thr~c ,nonths
the Western Union viii h. Ia position
To Furnish Its patrous with telephone
facilities between Roston. New Yorl..
I'hiiadr'phln. Wnshinkion. Chicago, ~.
l'aui AMI Intermediate cities. and that
before the close of if1Oi Il viii have a
long distance Telephone exchange In
every Important city. or city of over
:o.uO Inhabitants. IN the United states,
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23
Fnass.e.r. ns.s,A M IIo,1 mr..

Kansas City. No.. Dcc. i0.-Pass~n.
gers ON the Missouri PacIhc'n Omaha
and Nebraska city passenger train.
which left here nt DIS Tonight, were
robbed by two masked men, who
boarded the train nj Kansas City. Kan.
sua. They levied their forced contrii,u.
tion after the trnin started. holding IN
the passengers In the Pullman coach.
The conductor was among the i,ersons
robbed
A. Ncartnan. Knnsas. six miles out
OF the city. the train slowed IN for the
station. mud the bandits drop,rsi on
ana disappeared. The iooty sscurc,i
was hvc gold watches nMi mbout 500
IN money. No shots were frsA and n,
one wns injured.
The teiegrnphlc rcIort made by the
conductor to the Missouri PaciAc on
csals states that there were three rob
hers. Two men. who wore masks,
stood the passengrrn up At the munsles
OF their rcv0lvcrS. while q third rob
tcr.. wls0 wore NO dias,ilae collected
the booty.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23

Ansflsans Afs fufnishias Q hospitai
~ - paaisA 0sfcAAats ~ co...
0o,e11ng oeos = bstsss - ~ -
V11N9 NoeD = seseA AlsieA uae.
n d1me = ~ tsaasosttea aooeas-
1 - osrnlsA1n6 ~ o1sa1tAs
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23
Asa. RAileseA i.~ssslss.,a !. nassAse.s.

AeHs11aasssad t.egssaae'va o Mlehl9as.
Lansing. Nlch.. Dsc. 2D.--ln thc
House to-day. the committee on judi-
ciary reported on the Joint rs~olutl0u.
providing for an amendment " the
state ceustitution. permitting :he pas
q railroads irom Apsci6c - q pcuepnt
% gsnssal tnxas5oo uooa thole vn1os.
u Wes repeetea wltheut soco0sneoAA.
t1oo. TAe reeeout1oo WIN soQuoge ~
veeee n the Heuse - = = u -
~ - o1fSys t
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-23

FOurth-ThNt when armed resist.
anCe 10 the authority 0f the United
States shall have ceased within said
islands and peace and order shall have
bs.cn restored therein. II In the purpose
and Intention Of the United States, ~
NON thereafter ns the same can bc
practically aud safely accomplished, 10
provide the opportunity and prescribe
the method for the formation Of 4
government by and Of the people Of
the Philippine islands. to hc iheren fter
independently exercised mud controlled
by themselves. Il iring the design Of
the United States to accord 10 the mo.
pie of said islands the same measure
of liberty and Independence which
hnve h'Nrn pledged by the Consr~s of
the United sinier to the people Of
CulM.
Flfth-Thai when n stable govern.
lh"n' shall. by the method aforesaid,
hnve 's-'n duly formed and erected In
said Islands. coi,ipctent and worthy In
the Judgment " the United States to
exercise Tho powers of mn independent
government and to preserve peace and
MAINTAIN ORDER within lis Juria,iiriiou.
Y ]. the p,irfoss. aud intention Of tho
United tsntrs. rsservinH To themselves
only such hnri1rs and tracts of land ~
may l~ needed for coalIns stations or
other governmental PURPOSES. to trans.
Ter 70 snl,i government. ujnn terms
which shall ,r reasonable nn,l juss. aii
tights nhd territory s~t'tirrti In sail
Islands under treaty with Hi,ain. and
~ ihcrcupon leave the i0minl0u snd
con,rol of the islan.is 10 their peonle.
Slxth--Thnt when said sovefnmrnt
has lsren thus formed and net up n
the 'hilipplhe iaiAsds ard approved
Ivy The inlted states, II h the 6esise
and lntrutboa of the tinitsti 0tatSa.
enrougt tvsatbea with the leodlne a.
tloes Of ths wosld. To aecurs ~ gueeL
onty o. The eeotiousd lndspeo4sneo e
~ oeDe.