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BROKERS FAIL,
Sewart s. Co. Go to the Wall With
H.. Heavy l. abilities.

S ewart 6 Co. Go to the Wall With
w Heavy L abilities.
New York. Dec. 3o.-Stanley II. Stew
art, doing business as Stewart & Co.,
bankers and brokers at No. 40 Wall
street, filed petition in bankruptcy
to-day. The petition was sworn to by
Mr.. Stewart on Dec. Is In Washing
ton, D. C. The schedules give the LA
bilities, as a firm at 1882, iii, and those
Of Mr.. Stewart, individually, at 1859.
The firms assets nominally are s1.212,'
655, and individually 81. 600. The firms
assets include S34O, 900 in stocks and
bonds Of the Commercial Gas company,
the Morley Acetylene Gas company and
the Union Railway company Of Kansas
City, Mo-: $3.50, 900. claim for damages,
of which s5No.OG0 IS against Charles A.
Mortng and s150,00o against the st.
Lawrence Construction company; s170,-
SIS debts due, the largest being s123,2S5
from the M. T. Armstrong & Crown
Explora ton company of London. Of
the liabilities, s241,4 AIT are secured by
stocks and bonds, valued at $751;
Among the secured creditors are the
Colonial Trust company, $1o5,ooo. and
the Hanover National bank, s66,2o2.
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feet of the underst landing on the ter
ritory known as "spheres of Influence"
as we'll as on the territory actually
leased to the foreign powers, such as
Talien Wan. Kiao Chau and the Brit
ish and French ports. Besides giving
these assurances, Count Cassini show
ed personally the most friendly spirit
toward the American proposition, as
well as being DESTROYS of giving an an
swer in this case, which would be an
other instance of the friendly cooper
alton long observed between Russia
and the United States. The Russian
position, it is understood, is similar to
t. ose preceding it with the same con-
dition that Russia alone shall not be
bound. but that all of the interested
countries shall join in the agreement
to keep the ports of China forever
omen.
II what order in the negotiations ia
rams favorable attitude was made
known cannot be eta ed. but it suf-
fees that Japan made her position UNI
mfstakable in favor of he American
proposition, with tie same reservation
as IN all the other cases.
Although Italy is yet to be heard from
definitely. no doubt ie entertained that
this country also will be favorable.
thus making complete the satisfactory
responses Of all the great powers.
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going to South Africa Is Captain fIol-
ford. who is one of the closest friends
of the Prince of Wales and his equerry-
The captain sails Jan. to join his
regiment, the First Life Guards. From
1883 to 1892 Captain Holford was equer-
ry to the late Duke of Clarence, and
since then has been equerry to the
Prince of Wales. He Is a wealthy land
owner and proprietor of Dorchester
House, London, famous for its picture
galleries.
The king of the Belgians goes on a
yacht for a cruise in the Mediterranean
in January. returning to Belgium in
March. ....
King Menelik of Ahyssinia is soon
going to Cairo as the guest of the khe-
dive, thus disposing of the stories that
he is collecting an army to invade the
Soudan.
Nearly all the military men in Dub
lin are wearing mourning for General
Roberts son.
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CALIFORNIA; PRODUCTION.
Annual Reorganization Shows Large In
creasen ia All lines.

creaseH ia All Lines.
San Fra ncisco. Dec. 30.-The annual
number OF the Chronicle. giving a re-
view Of the progress of Callforn dur
ing 1899, which will be issued to-mor-
row, shows remarkable gain in f1nan-
cial, commercial, manufacturing, min
ing and agricultural lines. The bank
clearings CT San Francisco show an in
crease of more than $40 COO .00o, and
increased balances Of more than s16,-
100000. The city banks resources d r.
ing the past four months Increased
S8,6OO0O0 and their depesits $6300,G0o.
More than $40, 900, 900 in dividends was
distributed to stockholders of corpora
tons listed on the stock exchange. The
business Of the port increased nearly
Sll 900, 000 in combined exports and i'm
ports.
The Chronicle estimates the wheat
crop of 1899 at 3O.S33,333 bushels; bar
ley, 20, 7S2, sos bushels; beet sugar, 81 $50
tons; hops, 1926, 900 pounds; wool, 29,500,-
coo pounds; honey, rs carloads; oranges
and lemons. 11,275 cars; decidu US
fruits, $3.50 cars; raisins. 66,000f0o
pounds; prunes, 600 pounds; drl d
fruits, 2s.150oo0 pounds; nuts, $50 cars;
dry wines. 1o,5oo,0oo gal ons: sweet
wines, 100000 gallons; brandy, $4,000
gold, s15,50o,o 900; COPPER, q, 900
pounds; quicksilver, 23947 TASKS. This
shows a most notable increase, espe-
cially in copper, which Is fast becom-
ing leading mineral product. A single
copper company distributed 3650,o00 in
dividends during the year. The total
lumber output of the redwood coun-
ties Is estimated at 200. 1863, 297 feet, an
increase of 30,0O0o00 feet over 1898.
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LIS NEW JOB.
Chinese Statesman Is Made Viceroy OF
Two Provinces.

Chinese Statesman Is Made Viceroy OF
Two Provinces.
Washington, Dec. S0.-Chinese Minister
Wa Ting Fang las received dispatch
from China stating that Ii Hung Chang
has been appointed acting viceroy of two
provinces in the south of China, adjacent
to Canton The minister says this Is
marked distinction to the venerable Chi
nose statesman. as the provinces are
among the most populous and CONNER
cially important in the empire. TIE DIS
patch clears up the m!sapprehension
created by recent unofficial dispatch
stating that Earl Ii would be made
viceroy of one province, that of Canton
The appearance of Ii Hung Chang at
the head of affairs in Southern China 1t iS
believed will have an important influence
in that quarter, where the French
sphere of influence" is supposed to be
located. ~
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T,aunch'ng Was q Failure.

Wilmington. Del, Dec. 3o.-The attempt
to launch the Windsor steamship Grecian
at the Harlan s. Hollingsworth ship
yards to-day was failure. the new ship
sticking on the ways. When the blocks
were sawed away and the vessal started
for her plunge into the icy water, Mss
Windsor, daughter of the president of
the company. broke the traditional bot
tie of wine and spoke the words that
named the ship. The huge hulk moved
only about IS inches and then stuck. An
investigation showed that the tafow on
the ways had frozen. The vessel was
made fast, shored up and it is expected
she will again be started on Tuesday for
her launching.
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OTIS is WORRIED.
Twenty Thousand Weii-Equippel Insur-
gents Oppose Hin in Cavite.

Twenty Thousand Weii-Equppel Insur-
gents Oppose Him in Cavite.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
New York. Dec. 3o.--The Worlds
Hong Kong special says: ut is we'll
known here that General Otis is much
worried over the situation in Cavite
province. There are $1,000 organized in
surgents in Cavite. and as many peas
ants have rifles and are ready to take
a shot at an American whenever OPP
portunity is offered Before General
Lawton's death it had been planned
that his movements to subjugate Ca
vlte should be pursued two weeks or
longer II necessary. His death has had
a depressing effect on the troops, and
the fighting since then, with its list
of American casualties, makes absurd
the statement that the war Is over.
Negotiations are said to be in progress
for the surrender of the province.
There has been talk of this sort of
thing before, but negotiations fell
through. If they fail now, Otis, 1t is
thought, will depend upon American
successes in the north, and famine in
the south to bring about a disposal of
the southern insurgents. No Manila
paper is allowed to crfticise the admin
istration or to publish the news from
the United States relative to the Phil
ippine policy of the government. The
$40 reward brings in few rifles. Out
side of the northern provinces no one
is safe without a good sized military
escort,
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Chicago, Dec. 3o.--A permanent arbi-
tration board to settle all differences
between labor unions and contrac ors
and the avertiug of the chances Of
labor war practically were assured to-
day At the meeting of the building
trades council and the building n
tractors council the report of the
Joint conference committee represent
ing the two organizations was &C
cepted.
The principal recommendation was
the establishment of a permanent ar
bitration board. This will consist or
all members and will deal with judicial
difficulties that may arise. The a.
ceptance of the plan settles the question
Of sympathetic str kes. as If all troub 'es
are arbitrated there will be no necessity
for any kind of a strike except as a last
reaort.
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LATEST THING IN BICYCLES.
Wheels are Now Built That Overcome
All Obstacles.

Wheels are Now Built That Overcome
All Obstacles.
From the London Leader
A large number of people yesterday
witnessed on the Horse guards parade the
application of series of severe tests to
a new patent cycle, so designed that 1t
may with safety be ridden over obstacles
of considerable size and variety.
One of tho main objects of the inventor
was to produce a machine suitable for
military purposes and the military auth
critics sent a cycle orderly to participate
in the tests. with a view. 1t is understood,
of using the cycles IN South Africa If they
were found to be all that was claimed for
them. Among those who were present
were Shomberg K. Mcdonnell, Lord SAL
fshury's principal private secretary ana
number of military officers.
The machine has an absolutely rigid
frame. hung on springs, much IN the
same mansnr as locomotive ana It's
tender, the hubs of the wheel sliding In
grooves. 1t is claimed that an average
amateur cyclist can ride along 80 or 10
rung ladder lying on the ground, with
out discomfort, and that even an elderly
rider can negotiate bricks, four or five
inch curbs, deep ruts and obstacles when
would ruin an ordinary machine and fisk
loss of life or limbs.
There were several ma chimes under test.
The weights varied from 80 to 80 pounds
and there were solid, cushion and pneu-
matte tires. The objects used were blocks
of timber inches wide by inches thick
placed singly, and pile of bricks about
Inches high, with inch takeof. Over
| all these obstacles numerous riders passed
| in safety and, although 1t appeared to on
| lockers that there was tremendous jar
| in the case of the larger obstacles, there
| was no discomfort.
| Mr.. Mcdonnell tried couple of ma
| chimes and rode first at great rate ano
| then more slowly over all the obstacles.
| He expressed surprise that obstructiens
| of such bulk could be negotiated without
| difiulty or danger, and said he regard
! ed the invention as a very remarkaol;
| one number of officers also appEec
practical tests with satisfactory results
The machine. 1t is Claimed, is equally
available for military and general pur
| poses. In appearance 1t is very little dit
! ferent from the ordinary high-class cy
| Gle The cycle orderly did his riding witt
! rifle tied to his machine.
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COLO AND Sill YER OUTPUT
Director Roberts of the Mint Is
sues Preliminary Estimate.
AN INCREASE OVER 1898
Production O. Gold in Montana Is Plac ID
at "a 191 OFT. and o. Silver at
$4,000, 4o3, G lining Value
Compare Va Tables.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The preliminary
estimate of the production of gold and
silver in the United States during the call
endar year 1899, made by Mr.. Roberts,
the director of the mint, shows total
gold produe- on of $70s94.170, an increase
over the production last year of Sc, 236, GO
The production of silver last year is es-
timated at $74,424s96. an increase during
the year of s4.04o,211 The gold produce
ton by states for the years 1899 and 1898
is given as folowe:
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Additional Time Allowed,

Washington. Dec. 30.--The Columbian
Iron Works of Baltimore, which is en-
gagged in the construction for the navy
of the submarine boat Plunger and the
torpedo boat Tingey, has notified the
department formally that the concern
has been placed in the hands Of re
ceiver and has submitted an applica-
ton for an extension of time allowed
for the construction of the torpedo
boat. The application came before the
naval construction board to-day and it
was decided to allow the extension for
an additional period of Il months.
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ON THE TRACK.
At Oakland.

San Francisco. Dec. S0.-Weather. at
Oakland cloudy track sloppy. Results:
First race, five fur,ongs, selling-san
Mateo won, Silver Tone second, Eta H.
taird; time. l:20. Second race. six fur
longs, selling-High Hoe won, Pat Nor
rgsey second, Rosaibra third; time
115s. Third race, mile and a sixteenth
selling-Imperious won Einstein second
Lost Girl third; time 1:4SM. Fourth race
mile and a quarter-Dr. Bernays won
Meadowthorpe second, Lothian third
time, 2:101A. Fifth race. seven furlongs-
sybaris won, DR.. Sheppard second, DR.
Nembula third time. 1:2SM. Sixth race
Ave furlongs-Afamada won, Plan gee
ond. February third; time, 1:15h.
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County Clerk Resigns.


Boulder Dec. 30-Eugene Picot, county
clerk and recorder, has rendered his resig-
nation to the board of commissioners, to
take effect as soon as his successor can
be appointed and qualified. Mr.. Picot has
proved to be a very popular and efficient
officer, and on Dec. 81 completes the first
year of his fourth term in that Office
seven years. The board of commission
ers Will have a special meeting on Jan.
8 to consider the matter of an appoint
ment for the vacancy. Mr.. Picot will, as
soon as released from his official duties,
take place wit.S"the Gaffney Mercantile
company of Boulder.
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New Orleans Dec. 3o.-Results: First
race selling, mile and a sixteenth
School Girl won. Nailor second, Musket
third. time, 1914. Second race, handicap.
1--WE and a half furlongs-TriaditZa won.
Tom Gilmore second. Gold dor third;
time, 1:osli, Third race, six furlongs-J.
E, Cline won, Brown Vail second. Tooa
tayne third: time, 1.14H Fourth race.
New Orleans handicap, seven furlongs-
Imp. Mint Sauce won, Andes second,
Molo third; time, 1;2sa. Fifth race. SELL
ing mile and sixteenth-Yuhadam won.
KIondike Queen second. joe Doughty
third; time. 1:50.
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Discovered valuable Mineral

winnipeg, Dec. SOW. ]. Mclean. for
merly an officer of the Hudson Bay COM
pany, who wasa reported lost in the
Northern Slave lake country, where he
had gone in search OF minerals for Chi
cago parties, has reached here in safety.
He reports having discovered valuable
copper ore IN the Athabasca region, and
says his party suffered no privations ow-
ing to the abundance Of game.
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Productive Grnom n Suicide.

Chicago, Dec sO.-While the hfeless
body of James w. Peletier lies at the
county morgue. disappointed woman at
Norfolk, Va, waits for the coming of her
betrothed. 1t developed to-day that Pele-
tier, who committed suicide Tuesday In a
cheTp lodging house, was on his way to
Virginia to be married TO woman who
has waited for him seven years. He
came to Chicago from Marysviile with
good supply of money. But before he
had been in Chicago long his money, rail-
road ticket and baggage checks were
stolen. He made his way to hotel on
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win Convene at Chicago.

Chicago, Dec 2O--In accordance with
thu call Issued by the Young Peoples
Temperance Federation of America,
through its political acton departmer t.,
a convention will assemble in this C ty
Sunday to consider the question Of APP
plying the principles of CNri=tiantty to
the national government Speakers will
present the question from different
points of view and an open discussion
will be a feature of the executive part
of the session.
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CHANGES IN OFFICIALS.
Great North~rn Announces n Number of
New Appointments.

New Appointments.
st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 30.--Ctrculars
were issued by the Great Northern to-
day confirming the reports of changes
in the staff of superintend nts and as
sistant superintendent Jan. l. One
circular announces the resignation OF
J. M. Davis as superintendent of the
Breckenridge division ard the appoint
ment of f. j. Hawn to succeed him.
Mr.. Hawn has been assistant super
intendent Of the Montana division for
several months. He will be succeeded
by j. C. Nolan, now on another divis-
ion Another circular appoints R. a.
Wilkinson as right of way and tax
commissioner OF the Spokane Falls &
Northern. the Nelson & Fort Shepard
and the Red Mountain railroads, with
headquarters in st. Paul.
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A Second engagement.

Manila Dec. 81, $50 a. m.-Colonel
Iockett has had a second engagement
with the insurgents northwest of Mon
fabian, and by brilliant sharge drove
the enemy from their position. Only
one American officer and five soldiers
were wounded, but the loss of the in
surgents was heavy Our troops cap
tured a number of rifles and a guam
tity of ammunition and provisions.
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CoIorado's Production.

Denver, Dec. 30.-In it's annual re-
view of the business progress of the
state of Colorado, which will be pub
lisned tomorrow morning, the Rocky
Mountain News gives the following es-
inmates, based on what 1t considers
authentic information. of the raw pro-
ducts of the state in 1899:
Gold, s31, 329. 056.
Silver, $40, 6s0256.
Copper. s1,s54226.
Lead, s4,64l, 259.
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New York lis Healthy.

New York, Dec. so.-The health board
estimates that the five boroughs of New
York city contain s,55o,ooo inhabitants. a
gain of LIZA during 1888. The board 9
statistics show that no other city of
/. ooo, o00 people in the world has SO low a
death rate.
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proprietor. He declared he had written
to his relatives in Missouri and expected
that they would send him money to go on
with his Journey in few days The
money did not arrive and. becoming de-
spondent he took laudanum and died at
the county hospital
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Plaque Kills Five.

Melbourne, Dec. 30.-Advices from
Noumea, New Caledonia, says five
whites there have been attacked by the
plague, one dying. Fifteen kanakas
and Chinese died from the plague and
IL are under treatment.
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MRS, MARtR DEAD.
Postponement OF 1o-Morrow's. Fight Is
Now Inevitable.

Now Inevitable.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
New York Dec. S0.--Peter Makers
wife died in Philadelphia at a late hour
tonight Mrs. Maher gave birth to
baby girl on Christmas morning. TIE
child lived only two days, and tonight
the mother died. A postponement of
the Irishman's fight, which was to
have been decided at the Coney Island
Sporting club Monday afternoon, is
now inevitable.
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Increase
Value
$40. 2N5.540
Total

Computing the gold and silver at
their mint valua ticn and other metals
at their value at the seaboard, 1t would
increase the value of the product to
Sl9C27 09S.
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cor,.r;e,s Present TO CHEYENNE.

Cheyenne wyo., Dec. 30.-Andrew
to-day made Cheyenne a
present of $50, 900 to be used in the con-
struction of free public library build
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Sir James Paget Dead.

London, Dec. 30.-The death is an
nounced of Sir James Paget in his seth
wear,
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New York at San Thomas.

ST. Thomas, D. w. l., Dec. 3G-The
United States cruiser New York ar
rived here last evening and leaves or
Jan. 2.
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UTAH'S MINERAL OUTPUT.
A Big Increase Shown Over tho Produc-
ton of Last Year.

Salt Lake, Utah, Dec. 90.-Wells-
Fargo & Co.'S annual statement of the
mineral product of Utah for 1899 shows
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Conner Strcks
silver in Londo

Boston, Dec. 3b.-Boston & Montana
1852: Butte & Boston, 4S; Parrot, 3sla
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silver in London.
London, Dec. 30.-Anaconda, GS1s; bar
silver steady at 81 3-16d per ounce.
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Gold Production

British Klondike ..... .Ea ia, $50 ...........
The estimated production OF silver dur
ing 1899 and 1898 Is given as follows:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-30
DEATH-BED REPENTANCE.
DIR. Fair Holds That II Is Possible,
nut Not ProhnhIe.

Rev. Or. Fair, pastor of the independent
Presbyterian Church, preached last night
on the subject of "Death-bed Repentance"
His text was Luke, 23:4S: To-day shalt
thou be with me in Paradise"
In his Introductory remarks DR.. Fair
said that a death-bed repentance is the
rock on which many have made shIpwreck
of the soul. This Is the secret of the in
difference TO religion which is manifested
by many. They have not deliberately and
finally determined to reject It, but their
secret, perhaps unconscious feeling is that
some time just before death. or in its
extremity they Will turn 10 God and be
saved.
Let us examine the ground on which
this hope stands" said Dr. Fair us
there such a thing as a dea th-bed repent
ance? We learn from the text that il is
possible for tie soul to be saved in the
last moments of life. These words were
addressed to the dying thief on the cross
they We're spoken by the Savior. who is
10 be the judge of the quick and
the dead. They leave no doubt or
ambiguity. Before the shadows already
lengthening over the hills deepened into
twilight, or before the evening star awake
in its amber bed and sweeping aside ~.
golden curtains of sunset, looked pitying-
ly down on Calvary the dying thief world
be with Christ. ia al the beauty and low
and eternal calm of paradise. But we
learn, also, from the text, that. while
death-bed repentance is possible, it is no,
probable The Bible covers a period o.
thousands of years; it records the exper,-
ences of many human beings; but it gives
only this one record of a soul saved N
the hour Of death And we must renern-
Der, too, this may have been the only on.
portunity the dying thief ever had We
do not know that he had ever come in
contact with Christ before, and that he
mad neglected warnings and entreattes
great divine commenting on this Incl
dent, remarked that God saved one man
in the hour of death In order thut no man
might ever despair, ard only one in order
that no man might ever presume.
This, then, is the sum Of what we gath
or from the scriptures" said Dr. Fair. an
regard to death-bed repentance. 1t Is nos
sihe but not probable. Would this h.
safe ground to stand upon in business mat
ters? Would you invest all YOU have in
financial scheme where success was ms
siDle, but not probable? A man soliciIs
YOU TO take stock in a gold mine: Won In
vestigate and YOU find that for the snaoa
of six thousand years men have been
working that mine, and so far as the rec
ords show. only one has ever found any
gold. Do you invest? You stand by tho
shore of deep, wide. stormy sea; YOU
ask, Is IL safe to navigator And they tell