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The times., 1899-09-09
THE PHILPoTs AT IT AGAIN.
Their Faction Ayved by the Nerve of
N Solitary Griffin

SOI1fnry Griffin
LONDON, KY, Sept. S.-Somewhat OF a
sensation was created here early yesterday
afternoon by the driving into town OF
twentyfour Of the Phflpot faction from
Clay county armed with Wincheste-s
and 45-ca.ib-e Colts. They came with
Ia warrant for James Griffin, for the
killing of Deputy Wash Thacker
The plan of the Philpots was to have
Griffin arrested by the Laurel county o.
ficials and il he refused TO surrender the
phflpots wanted to be sworn in as deputies
and go to Pittsburg and take him by force
This would have meant a big battle bgt
when Sheriff Lee McHargue and Deputy
Woods Hopkins went TO Pittsburg. three
miles from here, James Griffin surrendered
readily to the men, but said he would
have died before doing so to the Philpots.
He was put in jail here last night
This morning Sol Griffin came alone into
town with his Winchester to see James.
He saw him. Although the Phiipots
crowded him pretty close with their Win
ehesters and for a while things looked
critical, each watching the other like
hawks, no breaks were made and Sol Grit
fin left safely He was Loudly praised for
his nerve in coming single-han anon :
the Fhilpots- Then the PhilpotS sWors o 1t
a warrant for Sol Griffin, and the sheriff
has gone to execute IL. body OF arme |
horsemen dashed through here last night
and went out the Manchester road Fhis
IIay mean trouble ahead for the Philp0s
army.
The times., 1899-09-09
BALTIMoRE's BIG GAS PLANT.
A syndicate Negotiating to Get Con-
troll of 1t.

BALTIMORE, Sept SIT was reported
in financial circles today that syndicate.
composed of Baltimore and Philadelphia
capitalists, had been quietly negotiating
for the control of the Consolidated Gas
Company of this city for several months
and that the proposition would shortly be
submitted to the board of directors, The
proposition is to lease the property for a
long term of years, the syndicate to guar
antee an annual dividend OF per cent
upon the stock, and to spend large sum
of money upon the plant for the purpose
of extending its service. One of the OBJ
jects of the syndicate, 1t is said. would
be the Introduction of fuel gas. A di-
rector of the company said that negotia-
tions of some kind are pending, but de-
ciined to reveal the character Of them.
Consolidated Gas stock has been very firm
on the stock exchange recently and knowl-
edge of the alleged deal is given as the
cause in some quarters. The United Gas
improvement Company of Philadelphia was
also mentioned as anxious to secure con-
troll of the local plant The United Gas
Improvement Company sent one OF its ex-
perts to Baltimore several months ago
to examine the Consolidated Gas property,
but it was understood at that time that
the report of the expert was unfayorable.
The stock and bond issues OF the Consoli-
dated Gas Company aggregate $4,000, 900.
The par value of the stock is S100 a
share. but the market value Is around Sc.
a share The stock is widely scattered.
The times., 1899-09-09
PHILADELPHIA LIGHT COMBINE
me Ctty's Several Electric Com
pahfes Are to Be Consolidated

me eftyfs Several Electric Com
panfes Are to Be Consolidated.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. s-The consoli-
dation of nearly all the electric light COM
panles in Philadelphia is an assured fact.
AT the present time most OF the COM
panies of the city are controlled by the
pennsylvania Manufacturing, Light and
POWER Company. Outside of this combine
there are but four companies, and three
or these are In the hands of the National
Electric Company. This leaves one inde-
pendent company, the Kensington Electric
Light Company Recognizing the ruinous
features OF competitive system the heads
of the Pennsylvania Manufacturing, Light
and Power Company and the National Elec-
trio Company got together and considered
plans whereby the two concerns might
mouopolize the business of this city. Ne
gotiations have been long pending and they
reached such a state of perfection that
William F. Harrity president of the Ma
tional Electric Company says: You might
say tn 1t the deal has been virtually COM
pleted. 1t has not been absolutely closed
but it's successful termination is a Ger
tainty."
1t is the idea to establish new company
with a capital of 10000 600, and the new
company to absorb the Pennsylvania Com
pany and the National Electric Company.
Just who the president of the new concern
viii be is matter of conjecture. but it
is rumored in financial circles that VII
liam j. Latta is the man.
The times., 1899-09-09
DIsLoYALrY AT mEADvILLE.
Expansionists Threaten to os-
tracise Men Who Enlist.


PITTSBURG, Pa. Sept S.-Lieut. T. o.
Murphy. of the United States Army recruit
ing station here, returned today from
Meadyille, Pa, disgusted with the Mead
vile arti-expansionists, who caused him
to close the sub-recruiting station there
and to come away without single recruit.
The station was opened on August 20. in
charge of Private Baldwin, and in two days
seventeen applicants had been examined and
five accepted. Mr.. Murphy went up yester-
day TO swear the men in. None appeared
and Baldwin went out and brought them
TO the Office They refused to take the
oath. One of them said:
My friends have been talking to me and
telling me that Americans ought not to have
anything TO do with the war over there in
the Philippines. They told me that those
fellows ought 10 be given a chance to be
their own bosses, and that this countrv
Is not giving them square deal in fighting
them All the folk here feel that way. and
it will go hard with us fellows if we go
into the Army to go over to the Philip
pines A lot of my friends tell me il I go
the people here won't have anything more
TO do with me, and / guess l won't go.'
The other recruits bore him out in this
statement. MeadviiIe is the seat OF Allie
gheny University, Methodist institution.
where the President received his college
education, and of a Unitarian college en-
dowed by New Englanders, with a faculty
comprised chiefly of New Englanders
The times., 1899-09-09
The Otis Censnrshin

II should be a warning to Mr.. Mckinley
that one after another of the influences
which have been at his command since the
very beginning Of his Administration are
turning against him The latest illustration
of the fact is seen in the publication OF
the Associated Press Manila correspondent
expose OF the Otis censorship in the Philip.
pines.
This document, be Il understood. is
printed and spread throughout the country
with the consent Of and through an or
ganization that, during the Spanish war.
never hesitated 10 suppress or color news to
suit the Administration. When 1t becomes
exasperated with the conditions at Manila
the public may be certain that there Is
something radically wrong and rascaIly to
complain of.
We will not tire the reader by going
through the list Of evils, abuses, and out
RACES Of which the Associated Press cor
respondent shows Otis 10 have been guilty.
There is nothing particularly new about
them, except in detail. Otis is, charged
with forbidding that the truth should
reach the American people. His orders
are not to allow ans press news to
be put on the cable that might be
The times., 1899-09-09
AFFAIRS AT HAVANA.
An Unjust Criticism of Governor
General Brooke Corrected


General Brooke Corrected
| HAVANA, Sept S.-The newspapers to-
day print cable dispatches crediting the
New York Herald's" Washington CORE
spondent with criticising Governor General
| Brooke for falling to tax railroads and
lands as he was ordered to do by the Wash
ington authorities The criticism is unjust.
| for the reason that an order was published
In February fixing the taxes upon urban
and rural lands and these have been regu-
Iar1y collected Taxes have also been COL
lected from the railroads, they paying 8
per cent on their freight and 10 per cent on
their passenger receipts. Furthermore no
orders on the subject have been received
| from Washington
Unofficial news from Washington is tc
the effect that President Mckinley will
not allow Porto Rican tobacco to be en-
tered free of duty in Cuba The news
has created great feeling of relief. Cen
| erai Brooke has always opposed the plan
on the ground that it was injurious to
Cuba's interests.
| Spaniards here criticize Senor Sagra-
| rio, the Spanish consul general, for fail
ing to protest officially against the re-
cent attempts TO lynch Matagas and Ca
| macho, who were accused of being former
guerrillas. There is some talk of holding
| meeting Sunday to demand his recall
The probable reason for his non -interfer-
ence is, that the victims are Cubans though
they served in the Spanish army. Camacho,
who was attacked on the San Francisco
wharf will probably die. No arrests have
| been made.
The strike of the stone masons is off
a compromise having been effected by
Governor Rivera. The men will be paid
$3.50 per day in American gold instead OF
the same amount in silver. They struck
to obtain S4.U0 per day.
For the first time since the American
occupation a death sentence has been pass
| ed on Chinaman convicted of murder
| He will be garroted. He was tried by the
audiencia. -
meeting was held tonight by repre-
sentatives of the Cuban League and the
National party for the purpose of arrang-
| ing basis Of union. Both organizations
| have the same object, the independence
| of Cuba, but the leaders are jealous of
each other. Fear of the growth of Ameri-
can sentiment is bringing them together.
The times., 1899-09-09
MONEY MARKET EMBARRASSED
The Treasury May Help New York
Out of Tight Financial Hole.

Information has been received by the
Secretary of the Treasury from private
sources that a financial striRgency is de-
veloping in the New York money market,
and means are under consideration for re-
Heving the situation. The Treasury De-
partment has been watching for some time
the money conditions in New York as
shown in bank statements, and it was seen
several weeks ago that a situation was
likely to develop which would need the Of
fees of the Treasury Department to re-
ieve. Very recently it has been learned
that the expected stringent condition Of
money in New York circles has actually
arrived and that the bank statement to
be issued today will show that the re-
serves are only 600 or $4,000, 900
above minimum. Money is said TO be be-
coming tighter all the time, and it is pre-
dieted that by the middle of autumn. unless
some relief is afforded, the situation win be
an embarrassing one.
When Secretary Gage vas asked about
the matter yesterday he said that he did
not fcei at this time Ike anticipating any
action which the Treasury Department
might see fit to take to relieve the situation
In New York. He said further that he had
received no request for relief from the New
1 ork bankers and tnat for the present it
was best for the Treasury administration
not to cross the bridge until the bridge
was reached.
1t is believed, however, that the Treasury
will assist the banks If necessary, and it is
admitted by some persons that the neces-
sity is at hand. The officials of the Treas
ury Department realize that a cause con-
trfbuting more or less to the present situa-
ton among the New York banks is the
payment of funds to the Government on
account Of revenues and other obligations
1t is believed that Secretary Gage WILL IL
the New York bankers regard it as neces-
sary, decide to allow these funds currently
due the Government TO go on deposit in
the banks owing them, instead of collect
ing the money, and placing it in the vaults
of the subtreasury according to the COM
mon practice. 1t has been intimated that
Secretary Gage some time ago assured
one or more of the New York bankers
that the Treasury Department would take
this action in case a money stringency
should arise, but the Secretary declined
yesterday to confirm this statement.
The times., 1899-09-09

unfavorable to the Administration. He
in the habit of expurgating, modifying. al
tering, and rewriting the dispatches of cor
respondents to suit his own and Denby's
interests. If his newspaper victims CON-
plain he threatens them with court-martiai
or expulsion from the archipelago. In short
he Systematically compels them to lie.
Now, that is nice kind of commander
to have at Manila. He is the more inter-
esting, because. never having seen the fir
ing lines, he knows nothing about the facts
that. frequently, he passes upon, IN rela-
ton to military operations. His field gem
erals continually complain to the corre-
spondents that they suppress or misrepre-
sent the facts. They are not responsible
fer the silly lies with which the Manila
reports are loaded. But Otis is. and he
is known to be at the White House. but
more particularly in the Adjutant Generals s
Office.
Can Mr.. Mckinley stand this sort of
thing much longer? Is it not natent
enough to him by this time that his fell
low-citizens have tolerated about all they
care to in this Philippine business with
out determining to hold him responsible? :?
Does he not see that within very few
days, Otis and Denby viii be forgotten as
the agents of inefficiency, corruption, and
worse, in the Philippines, and the rrin-
eipal who supports and protects them
will be held responsible?
1t is a short corner in which the Presi-
dent has to turn. and its dimensions are
shrinking fast
The times., 1899-09-09
yellow Fever in the North.

tFrom the FIIVsDUfS DlSpaIchl
The appearance of yellow fever in Indiana is
interesting, but not particularly alarming The
disease has penetrated to even higher latitudes
than yincennes in the past. In as far as the dan.
ger of an epidemic this year is concerned, there
is none Frost will put an end to yellow
fever possibilities above the Goth parallel The
danger of an epidemic next year will depend
upon the measures taken TO provide against it,
1t is reasonable to expect, however. that in this
enlightened era those measures will be so vigor-
Gus and so promptly taken that no germ of the
tropical scorHge will be allowed to survive the
winter The recent exhibition at Hampton is
an example of how efficiently an outbreak of
yellow fever can be handled 10 stop its spread
and stamp out its existence. Farther south it
is more difficult to contend with. but experience
of recent years has been satisfactory.
The times., 1899-09-09
An OFFER to Minister Buehanan

William Buchanan. OF Iowa. United
States Minister to the Argentine Republic.
who is now in this country on a leave Of
absence. left Washington yesterday for
Buffalo. n. Y. TO have talk with the man
ayers of the Pan-Amertean Exposition con-
eerning their tender to Mr. Buchanan OF
the position OF director general OF the
exposition at a large salary. said to be
Sl5.000 year II Mr. Buchanan should ac-
cept the Office he will resign his diplomatic
post and will not return 10 Buenos Avres
as the representative OF the United States
although il IS probable that he viii 60
there in connection with the business Of
the exposition.
The times., 1899-09-09
should Locate somevyher.

(From the st. Louis Globe -Demecrat.l
The Dominican Republics rebellion. as was
expected, has turned out to be revolution The
existing government has been subvefted and a
new regime viii go into effect. The life of the
new government may last ten years or it NAV
end in ten weeks. Its future, in this degree. is
decidedly uncertain. There is reasonable de-
gree of certainty, though. that The government
will come to a violent end some time. Republi
can government. known among the Latin
American peoples OF the minor nations, is us
ually a military despotism. Like the Russian
government the customary regime in the smaller
states south OF this country is an absolutism
tempered by assassination. Annexation to the
United States; to Mexico, or Brazil would be
fortunate for the Inhabitants of San Domingo
but no such good luck for them is in sight at
This moment
The times., 1899-09-09
LETTER CARRIERS RESOLVE.
Want Anseriean-Born Citizens Pre-
ferred fer Appointments.

ICE
SCRANTON. Pa. Sept Sat the open
ing session of the letter carriers eonven-
tion today Delegate Raedel of the civil
service committee submitted the following
Whereas in the past many reinStateu.ents Of
former carriers have been and being indis-
crminateiy made their regular positions TO the
great injustice OF substitutes throughout the
cosutry. and that
Whereas in quite a number OF cities foreigners
are appointed to the position Of carriers to the
detFimeHt CT the American-bOru citizen, therefore
be it
Resolved, That this convention bring the same
TO notice through a formal protest 70 the Depart
ment at Washington and the Civil Service Com
mission TO rectify sic- gross inJlrstices to the
substitute letter carriers and american citizens
Similar complaints came from New Or
leans. Detroit. and other towns. ard the
resolutions were finally adopted without
opposition The evening session Of the
letter carriers was given up TO the cleo
ton OF officers John VI. Parsons, Of New
York. was reelected president. and Ed
ward ]. Cantwell. OF Brooklyn was re-
elected secretary. The two new officers
chosen are Charles d. Duffy. OF Chicago,
as vice president. and Alex Mcdonald. OF
Grand Rapids, as treasurer
The times., 1899-09-09
A TagaI walking Delegate.

(From the St Louis GIcbe- Democrat
General Funston's mt thod Of dealing with the
Philippine insurgents seems TO be, he outlines
it. to whip them first. and then talk civil govern
ment 20 them. This is the plan which IS being
pursued. Aguiualdo understands the situation in
this respect by this itme. He knows that some
sort OF a civil government will be furnished the
FiIipinos and that the amount of autonomy in il
will be increased the people of the islands
prove themselves 20 be fitted for IT. But he also
knows that none OF ii viii be provided until
American sovereignty is accepted throughout
Luznn Aguinaldo is not in the dark as to Ameri-
can intentions bus be thinks il he surrenders the
days of his power over. Like the walking
delegate in the labor disturbances, Aguinaldo's
pay and potency depend on the continuation ct
the trouble
The times., 1899-09-09
SHIPS TO WELCOME DEWEY.
War Vessels assigned to Meet Him
in New York Hnrbor.

The Acting Secretary of the Navy has de-
tailed the following warships TO rartici-
pate in the welcome to Admiral Dewey on
his arrival at Tompkinsville. Staten Island,
September 2S:
The armored cruiser New York, Rear
Admiral SIMPSONS flagship; the armored
cruiser Brooklyn, the first class battlezhips
Indiana and Massachusetts, the second
class battleship Texas the gunbeat Mari
eta, the training ship Lancaster, and the
torpedo boats Dupont. Porter. Winslow,
Morris, and Stiletto These are all the yes
sells available. The despatch boat Dolphin
may possibly participate.
The times., 1899-09-09
Cuhnis Hone.
lFrom the chienrn - nrn

tFrom the Chicago inter Occ1u.)
In the fifty years that Santo ID rains,o has been
BomihaIly Rspuble there has not been q wear
IN which a mob has not overthroNn or ulenaeed
the Government. In the hundred and more years
Of republican government in tie United States no
mob has ever nlenaeed the Government az Wash
ingtGn, and in all histoFy theEe has been only
rebellion against national authority Ts this
system he extended 70 Cuba the island viii
be spared the fate of Sania Domingo Otherwise
Of anarchy
The times., 1899-09-09
Mr. Reeds suceessar-
From The Rosion uerald


Mr.. Amos l.. Allen does net mean to run the
risk of losing the Republican nomination to be
Mr.. Thomas B. Reeds successor in Congress by-
allowing himself TO be identified with Mr. Reedis
presumed anti-expansionist views. He declares
himself to be free frUm any lack of orthodoxy 10
the President on this point, which is a tribute to
the assumed popularity Of the latter with Maine
Republicans. The advantage of e!ec. ing Mr. Al
len is IN the fact that he knows the Washington
ropes so we'll As private secretary 10 Mr. Reed
he has done the business OF the latter's constit-
uents for several yeaFs OF the recent ses ions of
Congress. lie IS not expected 10 make Mr.
R"'d's r'~oe good in other respects. as. indeed,
whe cauas
The times., 1899-09-09
Fnture Franehise Grants.

The day is not far distant when a corporation
will no more think OF asking a live, well-estab-
hshed city to give IT. without a consideration. a
franchise for the use Of its streets than it would
think of asking rolling mill to donate the steel
for its tracks. The people are beginning t. under
stand that sreh franchises very valuable. and
they are beginning 40 demand that they be dis
posed CT with view TO the benefit or the com
munity rather than oFithe benef. OF Individual:
or q rrnrrtiln..s
The times., 1899-09-09
Spectacular Philippine movements

Another Philippine mystery is explained
at last We never before have been able
to understand on what military theory Mac
Arthur could have made his movement
from San Fernando against Angeles and
thereby seek to extend line already too
extended for comfortable defence by the
meagre force of American troops in Luzon,
OF course at the time the Adjutant Generals
office was kind enough to explain that An
geles was wanted for its superior strategic
attractions, and because it offered an ideal
base from which to interrupt the rebel
communications between the coast and the
hill country
Naturally We accepted this explanation
with whole cargo of salt. Months before
Candaba had been attacked and occupied
on the same alleged grounds, and imme-
diately abandoned, as it involved dan
gerous extension of our weakened lines.
The real explanation of the operations
against Angeles has leaked out They
We're undertaken on express orders from
Washington, with view to neutralize the
bad effects on the American public of the
us NAPNSoASo AAoNC III thC AOdhh ioOAh
of the press correspondents.
In other words, the lives and health
of our soldiers in the northern division of
Otis army, were exposed to destruction
solely in the interests of the concealed
element at the back of Otis and Denby,
and to create a temporary impression fay-
orabIe to the retention of its tools in
power at Manila. No military advantage
was expected, or could be- 1t was known
in advance, as well as it is now, that the
extra ten miles of railway which the oc-
cupation of Angeles compels Macarthur
to defend, render the position untenable;
but something had to be done for Otis.
Oh, Mr.. Mckinley! Cannot you see that,
in lending yourself to the designs of Ger
tain people, who need not be named at this
moment, you are furnishing your enemies
with more concrete anti-expansion argu-
plents than would patch mile Of the fu-
ture home of Hoar, Atkinson, Schurz, and
Eliot Norton: or than they could exeog
itate between now and the date Of their
departure for that place?
The times., 1899-09-09
Running Out of Funds
From the New York Times

Arfpui the view ioFh lines
The War Department is spending at the rate of
$500, ,O000O0 a year, while the money appropriated
by Congress is only ss4, ,OOo,OOo- AT this rate the
money intended to last until July Of next year
viii be gone by the 1st of November next, or one
month before the meeting of Congress and two
months before that body can act on any appro-
priation.
The times., 1899-09-09

account of the Carter case has been pre-
mature and even useless. Mark Hanna
and Wayne MacVeagh are coming home on
the same steamer. When they arrive Mr..
Mckinley and Griggs will be told what to
The times., 1899-09-09

According to our London dispatches, the
Cabinet council yesterday did not result in
sending an ultimatum to the Beers. Some
element in the Government seems TO be in
favor of giving the burghers further time in
which to agree to conference. At this
only tend to exaggerate the vanity and
turbulence of the Dutchmen, and convince
them that England is afraid. If we are
correct in that opinion, the embarrassment
Of taking the war initiative may be saved
to the British. The Beers may strike a
blow for starter themselves. and that be-
fore many hours.
The times., 1899-09-09
NJ. Provost Marcel. President of the So

Nj. Provost Marcel President Of the So
ciete Gems de Lettres. understands that the
Dreyfus verdict will be rendered today
The eyes of all civilized people will be
turned toward France this morning. It's
fate, rather than that of the unfortunate
artillery captain, is to be decided.