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w4RsnIrs SENT TO sUBIG Hir.
Admiral Watson Cooperating with Gen
Grnnt-Lnnds Marines mt SubiG.

Sp,c,ri Cdh, irIpdtch 10 TAG SuS.
MANILA Dec. ll.--Thc advance guard OF
Gen Grants command occupied OlonRapo. on
the cas,erly side ot Subig Bay, YESTERDAY. with
out resistance. Cant. Myers. with n hundred
marines went on the cruiser Baltimore to
O'ongapo and occupied the pnc" as naval
station. Tho Ulcers Of the Oregon examined
the place recently and reported to Admiral
Watson that II was good site TO establish a
naval station. There are seven faihoms Of
water within ATTY feet Of the shore. and tho
soil Ia suitable for the construction OF n dry
do"k.
WAsHiSGToN, Dec. II The Secretary OF the
Navy has received from Admiral Watson. at
Manila. n cable despatch telling OF the sending
of wnrships to Subg Bny He snvs:
"On the morning OF the 9TH, at about 1
O'Clock. | received telegram from Gen.
Schwnnn nsking for cooperation ~ tn" navy
with Grants troops scouting toward O.ongaro,
Suhig Bay ! suspended Charleston court OF
inquiry. and started the same evening for
SuhiG with the Baltimore. Oregon and q COM
pany oi marines from the barracks. Arrived
NJ daylight on tho 10Th. with landing parties
organized Found Major spence In possession
Olongapo, having arrived at dark on the nth
Relieved army forces 10y 100 marines, Meyers
commanding. Transported army detachment
to Subig. Town abandoned on arrival Con.
Grant arrived In the afternoon, Lett Oregon
Gardoqui and Mindoro. and returned to Cavite
on the 18th Olongapo Navy Yard machinery
In fair condition. Shops damaged only by
previous attack"
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POIIcEM TRIES Suicide.
n. First shoots Himself and Then Leaps
Through n Window.

Bicycle Policeman Andrew J. Hickey. at
tached to the Gates avenue station In brook-
lyn shot himself In the left breast yesterday at
his home 200 Ninth avenue. Manhattan. ana
TO make certain OF death. jumped out OF the
window In, IN ediatclv afterward. He was pick
ed up bleeding and unconscious and taken TO
the New York Hospital whore II was said last
night that his chance OF recovery was slight
Hickey is 30 years old and bachelor He
boarded with his aunt. Mrs. Annie Roben.
He Joined the police force four years ago. and
being good bicycle rider was transferred from
this city to the Gates avenue station In Brook
lyn and was assigned to a beat on the Coney
Islprd cycle path. Hickey returned home
about 6:3O O'Clock on Sunday evening. and
complained to Dennis Hogan. who boarded IN
sicrpcss. Seaing that he was low spirited.
Hogan took him around to neghhorng ply
stefan who gave hun some pills. Both men re-
Al O'clock in the morning Hickey got up
saving that he was going TO have smoke lie
rocking bi chair and shot himself through the
breast. The reIort OF the shot was heard 4, IN
Ss snG HSna Hickey Mosin fssa
his aunt on the floor She had seized him ns
be- was rushing to the wimd9w hogan aSk lea
pistol from him and quoting him. Then he
left the room 70 get help; ,,,
from the lourgr where he, was lying and push:
ing aside his aunt ran TO the window, opened II
and jumped ont He fell on the roof OF an extern
sion fifteen feet below. Then he dragged him
self 10 high picket fence on the extensions
roof and fung himself over punging head
long over the edge ~ the roof into the areaway
| nearly forty feet below,
An am huancs was summoned from the New
! srious was placed IN il, The doctor found that
| the bullet was deeply embedded In his chest.
| md that one Of his logs was broken ana tho
! other badly lacerated
! Hickey has an excellent record on the police
force and no rcns m hevond the nervous pros
| tratlon from which he had been suffering can
| be assigned for his act.
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REPuBLICty COyrtyrIOv CITE
Certain well-Informed Committeeman Are
Engaging Rooms In Chicago.

The Republican National Committee is 70
m"e' IN Washington on Friday 10 name a ilms
bHd place for the next Republican National
tory alton. New York and Philadelphia. rs-
rera!y N" city Il BrotherIy Love. ar" To make
sgr"a' bid 'orthn convention. but well Informed
E-r4uunans said last night that New York hal
- great chaGc. although the Hon. Frederick
;. q b'-. na,IOuHi Republican comm ttceman
lnt Now 'rH state, II working every hour n
while IA o. these plans hav" been ~ ng on
Scfy little has been said about Chicago 4
Etout Oi h!cagoins were at the Waldorf
Astoria Las, hight. aud for n" first
Windy City would be renr"-"ntud at The
meeting u til" Ecpul iicln Natlonal Commit.
t." IL Washington on Friday aud that III. drr-
cation would l." headed by John = Miller.
cago Sir Miller = to be- supported by strong
GeI"Rati'h ~ the most substantial citizens Of
chicago. and may not be out OF place to say
here that certain Republican National Com
mitte"m"h have already iclcgraphed TO hotels
IN Ihlcdgp 'pr accommodation for convention
S"eS, President Muller Of the Union League
tluh of hlrago and his friends are 10 put up
agr"dt hight for Chicago.
CONVENTION FUNDS
IN" Ways and Means Committee Of the Citi-
tehs Committee, which Ii endeavoring to have
u" National Conventions Of 1900 held in this
city met yesterday at the rooms OF the Board
nounced that ss4. 80" lad been " pledged DC to the
hnhi raised ~ bring the conventions here.
The committee has secured headquarters in
the Arlington, Hotel, Washington. which will
The telegram from the New York committee
engaging the rooms was received at the hotel
only ntt"en minutes before Philadelphia made
hIIlcatlOn for them.
=, To-day delegation OF Republicans will go 10
Washington 10 omen the headquarters II will
oe made up OF Howard Carroll. Gen. W. c. Wall
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GrN. ROE ON THE NATIONAL GraRD.
Says the President should Have Power to
Cali II out by Organizations.

A dinner was given last night N the Hamil-
ton Club in BROOKLYN in honor ~ the Army
the Navy and the National Guard James
MrK"cn presided. Rear Admiral Farpuhar
who IL In command 81 III" North A'!nntic
squadron. was the first speaker He declared
that a strong Navy was essential TO ia" we'll
being II republic Malor-Gen. Charles +
Roe. in command 81 III" Nat 'ounl Guar NJ III"
State. declared IN his speech TINT the National
Guard ought to he arranged that II
could no called out bv the Prcsllcnt in
times ri war 10y organizations. lie sad
that during the past war serious rniSnppreh"n-
sion had been caused hy the fact that III"
Seventh and the Tw"nty-thirh rogimcnts had
not been called out lie declared that II mad
been decided to leave som" OF tho best req
mcnts At home. and that II was his that caused
the two regiments to remain behind and be
unlusty trratel
other speeches were male hy Cot Albert J..
Mills the superintendent ~ the West Point
NJ litary Academy Capt. {. J Grain of the bat :
tleshlp MassachuS"its and Capt j. W Miller OF
the Naval Reserves
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". >. M'coRMAcK 4 SUICIDE.
Brother of n New Jersey Judge Who Got
Into difficulties and Killed Himself.

W j. Mccormack, who had lived in fur
nshcd room on tho ton floor OF l+U Avenue c.
was found dead in he'd yesterday morn
ing. He had not worked for long
time, but told the other people
living In tho house, that he owned a fiat house
In Elizabeth. y. j. and that he was worth
$1,000 He received money every two week =
from some source. Death was due TO his
heavy drinking tor III" last month
Mccormack once told III" people In tho house
TINT a brother Of his. who has been dead for
som" wears. was 0t one time Judge in New
Jersey.
EIIZABETH. n j. Doc. ll.-W. ]. Mccormack
was the brother Of the late Thomas +. Met or
mack, who was. the Judge Of this county, Two
Years ago Judg" Mccormack borrowe |
$4,000 from the National State Bank on
n note. hi. brother endorsing the note
with him. HIS brother was Wall street
g"t into financial difficulties and committed
su eide in 81 Mnry's Cemetery. Shortly he
fore he did thts, his. brother sold hi.
sI7.000 TO Tos,cE Callahan for s5,oo0
note, senator John Kran, president OF the
bank brought suit against him and two
months ago Vice. Chancellor Reed returned a
verdict in favor OF tho bank. II In believed
here that W j. Mccormack was PRACTICAL,
pennilcss when ne died'
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MOTHERS NOTIONS"
Good for Young People to Follow

~
"My little grandson often comes up to
show me how large the muscles Of his
arms are.
"He was delicate child. but has de-
veloped into a strong, healthy boy and
Postum Cereal Food Coffee has been the
principal factor.
~ was induced TO give him the Postum
coffee because OF my own experience
with il.
81 am sixty years old, and have been q
victim OF nervous dyspepsia for many
years. Have tried all sorts OF patent
medicines and had treatment from many
physicians, but no permanent relief came.
! believe nervous dyspeptics suffer moro
than other sick people, as they are
affected mentally as we'll as physically.
81 used to read the Postum Cereal ad-
vertisements every week in our paper. At
first gave but little attention to them,
thinking il was a fraud like so many had
tried, but finally something was said in
one OF the advertisements that made me
conclude to try it. was very particular
10 have IL prepared strictly according to
directions, and use good rich cream. II
was very nice indeed, and about bedtime |
said to the members OF the family that |
believed | felt better. One OF them
laughed and said, That's another OF
mothers notions but the notion has not
left me yet.
81 continued to improve right along
after leaving off coffee, and taking Postum
| Cereal Food Coffee, and now after three
! years use feel so we'll that am almost
| young again. | know Postum was the
cause OF the change in my health and |
cannot say too much in its favor. | wish
| could persuade all nervous people to
use it. have no objections to your using
J my name, II il will do good to even one
sufferer" Mrs. M. L. Turner, 26l0
Capitol Ave-, Omaha, Neb.-Adv.
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Cir"Hr .F,ER 4 YEARS cnASr.
Edward Marshall Arrested for Causing the
Break In Black River Canal.

TTIcI. y. Y. Dec II -Edwurl Marshall Of
Mich gan Is in custody ut Rome. charged with
causing the break IN the Black River Canal at
forestrort in 1855 Mhrshalls arrest was
brought about after year chase by rinkcr-
ton detectives. Three breaks have occurred in
tho canal NJ ForestTott stgce 1877. and the
state has expended thousands o. dollars in rs-
pairs. Their was All air e. suspicion about The
second and third breaks, which took place In
the fall ~ lE'S aud in October lSF'. RESPECT.
lively inaamuch "a they occurred Just previous
to the state elections, Attorney General Davies
started an Investigation Immediately following
the last break Tn. outcome was the arrest III
Michigan yesterday o. Edward Marshall. who
was employed as a lhburrr IN repalrng tho
lSrS washout The various hrraks hay" cost
the state over SliOND Nar-hal's npprrhen.
sion prom s-s Interesting developments
-Four or five other persons are imp ica'"d. and
II is understood that Marshall has confessed .
the detectives. Marsha saws so was raid
lin for his Tart In IN" job. II l. believed that
cer'hin residents Of For"s'por' engineered N"
last two hr"nAs. and II has been charged that
canal officials are implicated District Attor-
nay Curtin denied th"-" charges to-day and
tad that there was no cvidcnc" TO implicato
State officials.
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BRIAN AND SILL YER.
A Personal Friend says He's Not in Favor
of Making II an Issue.

WHEELING. W. Va. Dec. ia Nebraska
Congressman who has been visiting In this
city and who is u near personal friend OF Will
liam J. Bryan stated to the party leaders
here that Bryan was not in favor Of
making silver an issue in tho next election
and that Gen. Warmers statement was mad
the rapid increase in the production NJ gold
had "hvatcd the necessity for the free coinage
OF liver The party. said he. had never
advo 'ated the free coinage ~ silver
for the purpose OF simply having the white
metal coined. but because they believed that a
large volume OF money was needed At the
time there was no Indication Of any great in
crease in the production OF gold
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William Bouldln. Jr stock broker OF 81
Broadway. made an assignment to Carl V, Al.
rrcht. Mr. Bouldin became member OF the
Consolidated Exchange in March 1879. nm.
Pena Bros. exporters OF hardware. at 10
Chambers street. made an assignment yester-
day TO John Melon. without preference,
Richard A. Saalneld has filed a petition In
bankruptcy. with liabilities SS7 sSS5 and assets
nominal. consisting Of n claim for S500Q0
against W. Bayard ,Cutting for work and l0O.-
600 shares OF stock OF the British North
America Trading and EXplo ration Company.
pledged as collateral and considered worthless.
lishing busire
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MONEY GOES HIGH AGAIN.
THE RaTE ron can LOANS JUMPS TO
~ AND rs PER CENT
II Declined, However. Toward the Ciose OF
~. D,x-Ra,Iroad and Industrial stocks
De,lIn, I'm sympathy with tho Money

\, n.,,,,.d Uoveyer, Toward the Close OF
the Doy-Ra,iroad and Industrial Stocks
Deciin. In sympathy with tho Money
Mnrket-Two Traders Caught snort
MONEY com manded high rates for call loans
on the Stock Exchange yesterday The rates
at which the bulk OF the loans were arranged
we're 10 TO II per cent. but there was cohsiu-
cradle amount loaned at 10 per cent In the
late afternoon. however. the offerings OF money
we're more liberal. with the rate breaking
down to 8 and per cent with small exceptions
at 2 p.r cent. The National City Bank was a
heavy lender late in the afternoon. The last
loan was at 5 per cent. the closing quotations
being ; per cent bid. u per cent asked money
on time ruled firm at q per cent Tor all PERIODS
and there was q disposition In some Instances
where time loans were made. to collest the Iull
interest at once.
In the stock market the stringent money con-
ditions were reflected In the morning W ue-
n.oralizaton among the Industrial shares.
which to some extent extended TO the railroad
list. Beside the local money strlngeney an n 40,
ditiona un settling influence was the io'cs'
news from South Africa. - .....u.>,,,
Numerous stop-loss orders were upcoyerS
during tho day. the forced liquidation being on
an enormous scale, There was some let-up ia
the pressure OF liquidation however. N tne
early afternoon and the bear 2persi0l st S cen.
tracts. The railroad shares In particular rah,eu
sharply. the early losses being in most ~
stances regained Baseless rumors that SecIe
tary Gage was in this city and would probably
order some action to be taken at once py the
Treasury to relieve the situation helped n me
rally and induced some fresh buying Tor bull
ish account. The result was q strong Closing.
Among the stocks that suffered the most IN
the m orning smash In prices was Sugar keiln-
Ing which clined a. points. allowing for the
tax ing Of OF q 3 per cent. dividend. the STOCK
rallying from 1872 to 1901. American To6acco
declined points. but regained nearly 81 tne
loss Tennessee Coal and Iron declined
points and recovered \ points Brooklyn Rapid
Transit broke a. points. but rallied nearly
points ,-,
by the smash In market prices. but two opera
tors on the onsolidated stock and rstrolenm
Exchange found themselves In dimcuties
William Bouldin, Jr.. was caught long Of about
Ave hundred shares OF various stocks ana
made an assignment. Thomas +. Plunkett.
who was also long had h,s ss9iSs so'I ost bis
Clearing House engagements. He has until
to-day to settle before his suspension can De
finally announced.
No bonds wete offered for sale at the nited
States Sub Treasury yesterday under the re-
cent call Of the Secretary OF the Treasury, tho
market price for the bonds being higher now
than the price fixed by Mr.. Gage.
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SSOU ~ THE WEST
Storm In Western Missouri and Blizzard
Weather Predicted In Kansas.

ST, Louis, Mo. Dec. ll,-Snow began falling
here about 10 O'Clock this evening In tho
western part OF the State heavy snowstorm
prevails which was preceded nv rain.
Throughout Kansas tho sam" condition exists
and blizzard weather Is predicted
Southwest MissOu'i reports cold rain falling
Adyi"es from Iowa state that winter has sot IN
Rt last. Cold north winds prevail
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BRiI> B4Ck FROM HUNTING.
lie Has Gained Flesh and win write n Book
-Hogg Won't lie ON the Ticket.

ArsTIN. Tex. Dec IL. 80 William Jennings
BRYAN and eN-Gov. !. : Hogs returned here
to-day from their hunting trim on the Gulf
coast. Col, Bryan says that he has gained sew
eral pounds In flesh and Ia prepared for long
season OF hard work He and his family will
occupy "A residence which has been fitted up
frr them here bv friends Col Bryan has con-
trncted with his Chicago publisher to write
another book on POLITICAL questions and he rN.
poets to complets that work before leaving
Austin for his Eastern lrcturing trip in tho
early spring
EN-Gov Hogg said to-day that he would not
accept the democratic nomination for Vice.
President II II should Oe offered - him.
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rolicr scrgennt. shnk.n Up nt.

Chief Devcrv moved hall dozen police ser
geants around Yesterday He sent John ].
Mnrtha from Mariougal street to Mulberry
street: Walter Norris from Mulberry street to
West Tooth street: John II. Russell from West
lUOth street to West SiN'y-aighth street (:
James Churchill from West Six'y-niGhth street
TO Macdougnl street; Willinm Mccoy f'om
Fifth street To Mercer street. and James
Thompson from Mercer street to Fifth street,
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4 EIGHT At >ARziGAR4r.
Part of Gen. Pnndo's Command Caught by
Eleventh Cavalry Rebels Headed South.

FTTrInT 7 HUTF TI'NN'I'" 7" TFE WIN,
MASILA. Dec. 11.-Capt. SturRes, with troop
OF the Eleventh Cavalry. surprised forty insur-
gents OF Gen. Pando's command at Narzagaray
yesterday. Three insurgents. including a
Major. were killed; four. including n
Lieutenant. were wounded and fourteen were
made prisoners. Anumber OF rifles were cap
tured. None OF the Americans was hurt
The indications are that the insurgents are
trying to reach the district south OF Manila.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-12
NEW ELECrORdL LAW ~ BELGIUM.
Means the Death Of the Catholic Party and
Overthrow of the Present Government.

spoc,di Cabi, D,'pd'ch 10 THE suS.
DRussELs. Dec. 1.-THE Chamber OF Depu-
ties has passed the Electoral bill. which intro
duces proportional representation for the first
time In the parliamentary history OF Belgium.
Under the new system Brussels will return
seven Catholicism Liberals and Ave Socialists.
instead OF eighteen Catholics "a now. An cleo
ton by clear majority will henceiorth only be
possible IN bye-election.
The leader OF the Catholic party says that the
new law will destroy that PARTY. which has
ruled Belgium for eighteen years. W. de Smet
de Mayer. the Prime Minister. admits that the
Catholic party will be destroyed, but declares
that the only alternatives were revolution or a
one.man. one-vote measure. both OF which
would lead to absolute socialism. The Liberals
are confident OF having majority In the next
Chamber. the elections for which will take
place in June thus overturning the present
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-12
DIxov ~ THE WHITE ELEPHANTY

The Co,ored boxer Said 20 he Going to Run
the Resort for Tom ORourke.
John C. Ellis. erstwhe proprietor OF the
White Elephant in Sixth avenue, went about
the Tenderlon last night showing check for
500 made to his order, and signed by Tom
O'Rourkc, Ellis showed the check to sub
stantiate a story he told that 0Ronrke had
bought out his interest In the While Elephant;
featherweight boxer. run the place. ORourke,
Ellis said, will figure as Dixon's hacker, and
tho place will be renamed The Tiger,
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steamer. ColIid. In tn. English Channe

SPECIAL Cattle D,ipateh TO THE Sun.
IoSDoS. Dec. 1.-THE Southeastern Rail-
way Company's steamer Mabel was run down
In the Channel last night by the Italian coal.
laden steamer Lisa. Both vessels were se-
vercly damaged The crew OF the Lisa scram-
blcd on board the Mabel. which was bsached In
Dover Bay
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woman Accused Tries Suicide.

WHITE RI ANS. y, Y, Dec II Mrs, Madden.
wife Of Henry Madden. attempted TO commit
suicide to. might ut hor home In Bronx street,
compnny Of q w"l-known Young man. where
upon Mrs Madden rushed up stairs and swal-
lowed u quantity OF carbolic acid, 1t Is thought
that she will die,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-12

Sr,c,di Cdbi, D,sDd'ch 10 Tue SUI
san RENO. Italy. Dec ll,-ln collision be-
tween two passenger trains this morning In u
tunnel near Savonne. twenty-four persons
were injured. including an American o, the
name Of Nordard
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-12
Though, American. Were Bo-r spies.
Sp,rtdi Cdblr D,spd,rt 10 THE Srs

Sp,ridi Cd1l, DtIpd6h 20 The Sus.
BELFAST Dec. IL Two American drummers
who have arrived here state that they were
detained by the Customs officers at Queens
town Tor a couple OF hours on suspicion OF being
Boer spies They were released through the
efforts OF the United States Consul.
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Secretary Gage In Washington All

WASHINGTON. Dec. II. - The Associated
Press sent out despatch from washtng-
ton on Sunday night to the effect that the
Secretary OF the Treasury would be In New
York to. day to confer with bankers The
iespatch left the Inference the conference
would be upon the purchase OF more Govern
ment bonds by the United states Treasury.
The despatch WAS without authority or excuse.
Secretary Gage was at his desk here all day.
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secre,ar, white. wife Again III.


LoSpoS. Dec. IL Mrs White. wife OF Secre-
tary white OF the American Embassy. who was
thought To- be- recovering from the illness from
which she recently suffered. has had a relapse
and has gone to the Riviera in the hope Of
hcnefittnR from the more healthful climate
there
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Rewards for the Arrest Of the Lyncher.

FRANKFoRT. KY, Dec. 1l.-Gov. Bradley
Issued to-day an offer OF rewards for the arrest
OF the persons who took part In the lynching OF
Richard Coleman. the negro who was burned
at the stake at MaySville, The reward offered
each person,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-12
TWO MEN OVERCOME BIZ GAS
One Found Dead and tho Other Unconscisu s
iu q Brooklyn store.

One man was found dead and another uncon-
scious yesterday morning. from the effects Of
escaping gas In the little shoe store at 3S0
Myrtle avenue Brooklyn. The unconscious
man was Irolf katZ. the owner OF the store.
was his assistant. The rubber tube attached
to gas stove had become disconnected from
fhp
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-12

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