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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-09-07
Notice.

The Improvement Club will sell q
500 scholarship for $50, good for ten
months's course in the Commercial,
Shorthand and Typewriting, or = r.
emic Depar tment of the Nevada Bus
ness College, to the first person who
will secure ten pupils for full course
at the Nevada Business College.
For particulars apply to
Ed. WALSH
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-09-07
Notice.

" Notice is hereby given that on or
after August /, 1899, the Office, or
room, occupied by the County Assessor
situated in the county building, next
door to the store now occupied by
Joseph Platt, will he for rent. For
particulars apply 10
GEO. w. COwING,
Clerk of Board Of County mission
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-09-07
ON EVERY BOTTLE

OF Shloi's Consumption Cure il this guarantee:
"Aii W. ASK OF you is (" two-thrds of the
tents of this bottle fat h lny then If you say
you not benefited return the bottle to your
Druggist and he may 7efuIi the price paid
Price 25 cts 20 cts. and g -
For sale at Nevada Drug Store.
FOR SALE-Five corner lots in the
eastern part of town. Inquire of Mrs
Fox.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-23

of your laws have been modified and
changed to suit the times in which you
live, as we'll as the interests Of good
government. Your courts have been
reorganized and are In operation. Peace
reigns; law and order rule.
by your own industry and by
careful observance of these conditions,
the full restoration of your social af-
fairs and prosperity Is assured. With
the feeling that the future Is in your
hands to make or to mar, and trusting
that wise counsels may prevail among
you, I say to you farewell"
Manila. Dec. 19.-Information from
Hong Kong and Negros shows that late
Negros uprising was work of Hong Kong
junta. Three junta agents visited
Negros in the latter part of November
and took in 800 Tagalos from Panay and
much junta literature which they cir
culated. They announced great victo-
ries in Luzon: that insurgent indepen-
dence! would be recognized soon by the
United States. and warning Negros Of
punishment in store and directed an up
rising throughout the island for Dec. 2.
The result was gathering Of a few hun
dred Of the ignorant masses and rob-
bers and consequent fright of the better
element. General Smith has imposed on
the towns concerned fine to be paid
into the general treasury. He reports
the guilt of two priests, and says Ameri-
can clergymen are needed. Negros
would be easily controlled II left to it.
self, but fears Tagalo vengeance when
Aguinaldo fully establishes himself by
driving the Americans out of Luzon.
The most improbable statements are
believed by ignorant natives.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-23
ANTI-IMPERIALISTIC BILL.
HOar PRESENTS His Views to Senate
for Action.

Washington, Dec 2l.-Among the res
olutions introduced into the senate yes
terday was one by Senator Hoar. ex-
pressing his well-known anti-imperial-
istc views.
The resolution recites the fact that the
late war with Spain left the people OF
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippine
islands dependent upon the United
States, and resolves: That this re-
public adheres to the doctrines which
were in the past set forth in the Declara-
tion of Independence, and In its ma
tional and state constitutions" 1t
further outlines the home problems to
be worked out, namely: Equal rights
for the negro, pure municipal govern
ment, free ballot box. punishment or
illiteracy, expansion over the continent
and islands of the sea where we can
bring equality and self government
without the aid of cannon and bayonet.
Senator Pettigrew brought up his res
olution, calling on the president for the
report O. the commission to investigate
the conduct Of the Spanish war, and
made a rather bitter speech on the
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Didn't Read the Papers.

Asheville. n. c., Dec. 21.-Job Cleve-
land. a cousin Of ex-President Cleve-
land, was initiated into the mysteries
of the war tax in the office of Internal
Revenue Collector Harkins yesterday.
The old man is manufacturer of wine.
and leads a secluded life in Buncombe
county. He has been violating the rev.
enue law by failing to affix stamp to
each bottle he put up. Mr.. Cleveland
stated to the collector that he had
heard nothing of the new law to raise
money for prosecuting the war, and he
had gone OH innocently violating the
law. lie made out a statement Of back
taxes due. paid the amount aad bought
a supply of stamps for future Use.
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THEY STAY LOST.
Butler Has Not Recovered His
Abandoned Guns.
Stuck in the Mud, However, and
Protected by British Fire-Gen.
Roberts En- Route for South frica
Great Anxiety Regarding Meth.
uen,

London, Dec. 21.-General Butler has
not taken the guns he lost at the Tugela.
That seems certain from last nights
dispatches. though some reports yester-
day morning said he had recovered them.
The latest news last night says that the
10 guns in question remain where they
were abandoned. Eleven were lost alto-
gether. one being shattered by Boer
she'll
The war office states it is improbable
that the Beers will attempt to take the
10 guns now stuck In the mud on Tie
Tuegla bank, for it is believed that Bull
ler's artillery corps command the spot
from not far distant range, and. more
over, it is reasoned the Beers would have
to cross the river TO get at the abandoned
cannon.
However, it Is admitted the British
have not attempted to retake them since
the day of defeat.
The Daily News has the following dis
patch from Cape Town, dated Dec. l6:
The Beers intend to make big stand at
Stormberg and are massing great force
at the abandoned British camp. One
commando of 26OO consists chiefly Of
rebel Dutch"
General Lord Roberts, who Is to have
full command of the British troops in
South Africa, accompanied by Lady
Roberts and their two daughters, ar
rived in London yesterday. having
travelled from Dublin with Mr.. Cham
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subject. He charged the Republicans
with smothering inquiry resolutions and
with hiding news which would injure
the administration. Mr.. Hawley
wished the resolution referred to the
military affairs committee, but Mr..
Allison said he knew of no reason why
the resolution should not pass, and why
the senate should not be in possession
of this information, which he considered
valuable; and the resolution was agreed
to.
Bills Were introduced in both branches
of congress granting the widow of Cen
eral Lawton Il pension of $4,000 year.
The senate foreign relations committee
reports favorably the Samoan treaties.
The only opposition in the committee
was from the new Democratic members
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served together, and that combination
of generalship creates the greatest sat.
isfacton in military circles.
The papers are now generally joining
In free criticism of the government and
the war office, US day by day fresh proofs
of funpreparedness come-tO light. Special
stress is laid upon the failure to provide
proper transports. which compels the
columns to stick tight to railways, and
upon the inferiOrity of the British an.
tillery
The Australian colonies are respond
ing eagerly to the imperial governments
appeals for second contingents.
1t is reported that the queen will aban-
don her proposed visit to Italy in conse-
quence of the war.
The Madrid correspondent of The
Standard says: The Bocr govern
ments have recently intimatcd to their
agents in Europe their readiness to be
moderate in regard to peace conditions
The chief anxiety of the burghers Is as
to the question of receiving supplies by
way uf Lourenzo Marquee.
chicago, Lee. Ile SIeulcSl pIoD-
lem that England will have to face ir
South Africa" said DR.. A. c. Hammett
who yesterday returned here from
Mashonaland, in Rhodesia, will in al
probability be that of the natives anc
not of the Beers. Even if the Beers are
suppressed and English supremacy es.
tabiished in a very short time the natives
will still be left to deal with. They are
not causing any trouble just yet, but
there are many signs that they will pui
England in Il very difficult position at nc
distant day. Traders from the north
think now that after the difficulties be-
tween the whites have been settled the
conquerors will find big native prob
lem on their hands, and that the blacks
will have to be conquered all over again
almost all of the British and Ameri'
can subjects in Mashonaland have beer
compelled to take refuge in kraals, OF
fortified camps, as direct result of the
war. The whites fear the blacks more
than they fear the Beers in that region
ana expect at almost any time to see the
natives make use of the opportunity af,
forded by the concentration of British
forces in Cape Colony and Natal for &
general uprising"
DR.. Hammett spent three and hall
months at the mission school settlement
established by his uncle, Bishop Hart.
zell, Of the Methodist Episcopal church
at Old Umbali, far up in Mashonaland
He went there to organize a hospital, but
he reports that neither the hospital moi
the school work was advanced as far this
year as had been hoped because the
British war made the conditions too un-
certain and dangerous to warrant any
further investments. For that reason
he, with Bishop Hartzell and many OF
the workers. came away early. leaving
only enough Americans to continue the
work already opened UP.
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Prohibiting Balloons in War.

Washington. Dec. 2l.-The president
yesterday sent to the senate the treaty
negotiated by the powers at The Hague
last July for the pacific settlement of
disputes between nations and the dec
laration to prohibit for five years the
launching of explosives from balloons.
The presidents message was formal
letter OF transmittal except that 1t in
vited attention to an accompanying re-
port from the secretary OF state, urging
immediate action by the senate. The
provisions Of the treaty were published
at the adjournment of the convention.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-23
EVIDENCE PILING UP.
Handwriting Expert Testi.
flying in Murder Case.

New York, Dec. :1.-John F. Tyrrell, a
handwriting expert, was recalled TO the
stand in the Molineux trial yesterday.
The entire proceedings in yesterdays s
session were devoted to his examination.
Mr.. Tyrrells evidence was mainly
technical, being devoted to the pc
culiarities in slants. curves, loops, "pcn
pressure" and pen habits of writ
ings which he alleged were done by
Moineux. One of his points was that
most of the writing was vertical, with
out having any of the vertical styles
usually accompanying such writing.
One of his statements. which was in
direct contrast to evidence given by Mr..
Kinsley, tn. other handwriting expert,
was In regard to the dOtting of the a."
Mr.. Tyrrell maintained that the writer
completed his word and often his sem
tsnce before returning with his pen to
dot the a. Mr.. 1[insley gave 1t as his
opinion that the writer stopped to dot
the ''i'' before completing the word.
Mr.. Tyrrell brought out the point that
the writer of the poison package ad-
dress could only write certain distance
without lifting his hand or changing the
position of his pen. In this connection
he made comparisons between the ad-
dresses on the poison package, the
bogus Cornish h-Harpstcr" letter and
some writings admitted to have been
done by Molineux. He said the sim
liar words of all the exhibits had the
same pen habits" He also pointed
out what he claimed to be pertinent
similarities in the formation of many
of the letters. loops, strokes and curves
When asked the strength of his Opin-
ion that the defendant wrote all the ex-
nibits from which the word ''oblige
had been taken and analyzed. he said:
"As strong as anything terrestrial; as
anything can be on this earth"
The examination proceeded on these
lines. taking up word by word and
phrase by phrase. until 4:40 o'clock
when court adjourned.
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tion taken. even remotely; connected
with the money question or other pend
ing political issues. Among the clos
ing items OF business transacted vas the
adoption of resolutions appealing to con-
gress to submit to state legislatures u
10th constitutional amendment to pro-
hibit disfranchlsement of citizens on ac-
count Of their SEX and directing Presi-
dent Gompers to correspond With the
trades unions Of the continental Euro
pean countries with view of ringing
about fraternal relations. Samuel
Gompers was reelected president.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-23
Fearful Condition Indicated.

Des Moines, Dec. 21.-The state board
of control is stirring up great SEN
sation by publication of detailed re-
ports on the condition Of the insane
asylums of nearly 80 counties in Iowa.
The board is required by law to in
vestigate these establishments. Its re-
ports indicate a fearful condition of
affairs; men and women are. in come
counties, being herded together indis-
criminately, and no expert care or reg
ular medical attendance is afforded.
The expose of these conditions has de-
termined legislators to make a strong
fight for a law to entirely abolish county
asylums. and compel all insane to be
maintained in state institutions.
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$4,000 Per and PARSONAGE,

New York, Dec. 21.-By unanimous
vote Of the congregation Of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian church, at meet
ing last night, 1t was voted to extend
anew to Rev. George T. Purves, d. D.,
LID, professor of New Testament
literature and exegesis in Princeton COL
!ege, to be pastor of the church and
successor to the late Rev. DR.. John Hall.
The salary offered to Dr.. Purves is
$4,000 per annum, and he is to have the
use of the parsonage. Furthermore, DR..
Purves. according to the resolution
adopted last night, is free to preach and
minister as he sees fit within the lines
of the Presbyterian faith. 1t is thought
that DR.. Purves will accept the call.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-23
Corruption in Custom House.

Havana, Dec. 2l.-An immense sem
sation was caused in Havana by the
arrest Of 10 of tine chief appraisers
IF the custom house staff. on charge of
being in colluslon with many Havana
merchants 20 swindle the government
out of large sums. Colonel Bliss OBJ
tained evidence enough to warrant the
arrests, and. as he believes. to insure
conviction. The swindle was accom-
plished by classification Of articles
under which valuable goods went into
cheap classes. Many merchants are
likely to be arrested within the next
few days.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-23
LAWT0N KILLED.
Filipino Sharp'hooters Lay Low
Brave Man as Ever Lived.
Born ON Historic battle-ground and
Was a Gallant Soldier in 1891
A Lifeof Warfare-FilipinOs Want
Independence. Says Mabtni-Gen.
BrOOkes' Farewell.

W. Lawton, who braved death many
times while leading his men against the
enemy during the Philippine campaign
now drawing to close. was shot In the
breast and killed Tuesday ut San Ma
teo, while he was on the firing line di-
recting the attack of his troops upon
General Geronimo's entrenched insur-
gent force.
Henry w. Lawton was born on the
historic battle-ground at Maumee, o.,
where, in 1872, 800 American soldiers
were massaered by British and Indians
under Tecumseh. He was educated in
the public schools of Fort Wayne In
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Providence, Dec. 18.-Mrs. Antonis
sculizer, 3s years old. whose husband.
Nicholas Sculizer, left their home in
Aanton last Tuesday. saying he was
going to Join the Beers in South Africa
was found dead in her home yesterday.
and 1t is believed she committed suicide
by taking paris green. She was q
weaver in the Manton mill, where her
husband also was employed at the time
he left home.
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when General Lawton fell
Manila, Dec. 20.-Mabini. formerly
member of the Filipino cabinet, and
considered the strongest and brainest
follower of the insurrection, said to a
correspondent of the Associated Press
at i.anila:
The future peace of the Philippines
depends entirely upon the form of gov
ernment the Americans esta ablish. We
are vanquishsd because we lacked food
and munitions and mismanaged our af-
fairs. But the spirit of independence
Is craving for recognition. The in
dividuality Of the Filipino people still
lives. If the government eventually
established here liz liberal, secure and
free. the satisfaction and contentment
of the people will result, and there will
be no trouble. II 1t Is otherwise, the
people will be dissatisfied and will ma
terially and mentally sympathize with
and aid the revolutionary movement
which will surely occur sooner or later.
Without the peoples support, such a
movement is impossible. Everything
depends upon what the Americans do.
The subsequent guerilla warfare will
be easily terminated If the people do not
support 1t, which they will not do IL they
are satisfied. Otherwise. 1t Is possible
to prolong it indefinitely. believe the
Filipino people should be consulted as
to the nature and details of the govern
ment to be established. II the war
results in the recognition Of our desires,
rights and necessities as people to be
governed, it will not have been in vain"
Havana, Dec. 20.-General Brooke to-
day issued the following proclamation:
by direction Of the president, here
by transfer to my successor Major Gen.
eral Leonard Wood, the duties and re-
sponsibilities of the office Of military
governor, bespeaking for him that sup
port and confidence which you have
come to accord me. To those who have
been associated with me in the per-
formance of the difficult task Of reor-
ganizing and placing in operation the
civil government Of the island. hereby
tender this expression of appreciation
and thanks for their loyal and patriotic
support and assistance.
"A year ago found the country most
thoroughly devastated, its resources and
commerce destroyed and its rural pop
ulation gathered into towns, without
food and without shelter, and dying Of
starvation and exposure. The gov
ernment of the United States imme-
diately supplied work and food. In
a short time those conditions passed
away, and now the country is rapidly
pressing forward to IA prosperity hither-
TO unknown in its history.
Look about and see how true this Is.
The various steps that have led to the
pre- sent condition are we'll known to you
and need not be mentioned here. The
change is truly marvellous. Without
the semblance of civil government then.
you have now a complete organization.
Your municipal and provincial gov
crnments are all in the hands of your
own citizens. The military control 10
purely advisory and supervisory. Many
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-23
Drowned in lev Waters,

Vancouver, Il. G.. Dee. 2l.-A dis pa tch
from Dawson states that Mrs. j. Rum
ball. Mrs. Dumbotton, Henry Kelly and
two MacNamara brothers, who had been
messengers OH the wrecked steamer
Stratton, were caught in an ice jam.
Their boat was crushed and all perished.
AT White Horse. A. Smith. Fred Patty
and John Mcintosh were engaged in
salvaging the cargo Of the steamer scow
Linderman when heavy swell struck
their boat and 1t filled and sank and the
men were drowned.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-23

Dedham, Mass, Dec. 2O.-The evidence
in the trial of John and Joseph Seery.
charged with the murder of their mother,
was concluded yesterday. The court
ruled that both defendants could not be
found guilty Of the criminal assault,
which the government asserts was the
direct cause Of death, but that in order
to secure a conviction II must be proven
against either one or the other Of them.
1t is expected that the case will 60 to the
jury this afternoon
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Comns Located by Chart.

Havana, Dec. 1S.-The United States
battleship Texas has arrived here. and
Captain Greene. commandant OF the
naval station, has conferred with Cap
tain Sigsbee with regard to the removal
from Colon cemetery Of the bodies of the
victims of the Maine disaster. The pres
ent intention Is to remove the remains
with as little ceremony as possible.
Each coffin will be enclosed In a metal
casket and be surrounded by a disin-
fectlng compound. Father Chadwick
will identify the collins as they are taken
from the ground, having chart show
ing the exact location Of each.
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London, Dec. 21.-A dispatch from
Malta states that the steamer Cameo
passed there yesterday and reports that
she picked up on Dec. II the crew of the
Italian brig Lenucci. from Rockland,
Me-, for Palermo. The Lenucci foun-
dered Dec. Is, and the men had been
drifting until sighted by the Cameo.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-23
Saved Exhumed Bodies of Sailor

Santiago, Dec. 21.-The yellow fever
hospital, located on an island across
the bay, was destroyed by fire yesterday.
The fire was evidently of incendiary
origin, as several previous attempts to
destroy the building had been made
during the last four days. Large guam
titles of hospital supplies, tents, cots
and blankets were destroyed. The ad-
joining building. containing about
100 bodies of American soldiers, in sealed
coffins, ready to be shipped to the United
States, was saved by the heroic efforts
of the firemen, who went quickly in
government tug to the scene of the con-
fiagration. A new hospital will be
erected Immediately on the same site.
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Treaty Will Stimulate Com m

Treaty Will Stimulate Commerce.
Paris, Dec. 21.-A bill submitting the
Franco American reciprocity treaty to
the approval of the French parliament
was introduced yesterday In the cham
Der Of deputies. The government, in an
elaborate preamble. makes q point Of
setting forth the kindly disposition Of
the American government which has
enabled the negotiations to be brought
to successful conclusion, and expati-
ates upon the great stimulus the treaty
will give to commerce between the two
countries. The preamble explains that
the treaty Is the result Of two years
work. 1t says that. while pressed to re-
taliate against the restrictions of the
Dngley tariff, the government deemed
resort to diplomacy preferable, in view
of ''our traditional sympathies for the
republic of the United States and due
consideration for our true economic in
terests."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-23
Wanted Warm Winter Quarters

Lawrence, Mass. Dec. H.-James
Callahan. who claimed to be fugitive
from justice, walked into the police sta
said he had stolen some money and a
gold ring from a Haverhill boarding
house keeper. The Haverhill police were
called up by telephone and confirmed
Callahans story and he was locked up.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-23
-.

The appeals for yeomanry and volun-
teers are being responded to with the
greatest enthusiasm in all parts of the
country. Lord Wolseley proposes that
the force being raised by the lord mayor
of London be called the City Of London
Imperial volunteers" The government
expects the total yeomanry and volun-
teers to reach 5000. Baron Chesham will
command. with Lord Lonsdale as ad-
jutant general.
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Killed by Street Car.

Boston. Dec. 21.-A man whose identity
has not been fully established. but said
to be named McGilvey of Chelsea. in at.
tempting to cross the street on Warren
bridge last night was run down by an
electric car Of the Boston Elevated Rail.
way company and terribly crushed. He
survived only half an hour.