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tion if more speedy disposition of
those cases could be made and es-
pecially in that for the Southern Dis
trict of New York. F'ive-sixths of all
of the appeals taken in customs cases
go to this court and the board suggests
that the Secretary of the Treasury rec
ommend to Congress the enactment of
law authorizing the appointment of a
special Circuit Judge whose special
duty shall be to hear and decide Gus
toms cases.
In addition to these appeals, there are
nearly 1900 appeals known as Jury
cases." arising under the tariff Act of
1888 and prior Acts, now pending and
undecided, in the Circuit Court, South
ern District of New York alone.
The number of protests filed by I'M
porters of the year ending october l,
1899, under the Act of March z, 1897,
regulating the importations of teas was
81 per cent less than during the pre-
ceding year. These cases were all
promptly decided, the board, under the
provisions of the law, availing itself CT
the expert services of individual mem
bers of the tea trade in comparing the
importations with the Government
standards.
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WILLOW GRANGE FIGHT.
British Made a Night Attack and
the Beers Fled.

LONDON, Nov. PA special dis
patch from Estcourt, dated Thursday,
November I'D, and describing the en-
gagement at Willow Grange, says: Cen
eral Hildyard'S plans were to attack
Beacon Hill and the hill beyond with
the bayonet Both were occupied bv
the Beers in force, with entertainments
and with four guns in position on Bea-
con Hill. which is about $50 feet high.
column under the command of Gen
eral Hildyard marched five miles over
undulating ground and then began the
steady work of climbing the hight The
naval gun and battery of field artil-
lery We're dragged by sheer strength
and with the greatest difficulty over
the veldt and up an almost inaccessible
eminence.
The Beers retired on the off side of
Beacon Hill, While the British were
climbing The near side. AT this mo-
ment a terrific thunder storm burst.
continuing for hours. At 6 O'Clock the
weather cleared and few artillery and
rl11e exchanges closed the days opar-
atoms, darkness falling and the pros
pect being very dismal The heavy
rain renewed; but when the storm had
spent itself the British march was re-
sumed until after several hours of dan
gerous and tedious work. climbing the
hills and crossing swollen rivulets, the
advance pickets of the Beers were
reached in the small hours of the morn
ing.
Inc West Yorkshires were moving
stealthily along and were within bayo-
net striking distance when a nervous
private fired his rifle. This warned the
Beers and they fed The Yorkshires
charged as best they could, clearing the
Beers from the final position lust at
daybreak, with three ringing cheers.
The Beers rallied and attempted to
ride the British down, but when the
bugle sounded the charge and the Brit
lsn responded with cheers, the enemy
, fed and the position was won. The
Beers left heaps of guns, ammunition.
rifles and blankets. as we'll as thirty
| horses. The British took several pris
oners
The object of the reconnaissance.
which was to prevent the enemy TAX
ing up certain positions which overlook
East Estcourt having been attained the
| column gradually retired to camp.
while the artillery and some infantry
held Beacon Hill. The British losses
are estimated at eight killed and fortv-
two wounded
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FINANCIAL MEASURE.
Republican Caucus Committees in
Conference on It.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The Re-
publican caucus committee appointed
at the last session Of Congress TO pre-
pare a general financial measure for
report to the coming Congress is pre-
pairing to complete the duty assigned it.
Tonight seven of the members OF the
committee gathered at Prospective
Speaker Hendersons rooms at the Nor
mandie Hotel and informally considered
the bill prepared by the committee In
Atlantic City during the past summer.
The members present We're Messrs.
Henderson, Babcock, Morris OF Mlnne-
sofa, Curtis of Kansas, Payne, Dalzell
and Overstreet.
Nothing decisive was done tonight.
the main purpose of the gathering, MI
Henderson explained being to enable
the members to refresh their memories
on the various features of the measure
already agreed upon. He does not lCoA
for any essential changes in the DILL
but says the members are firm IN the
faith and purpose to push the measure
at the coming session. The committee
is waiting to have a joint meeting Will
the Senate Committee appointed 1or
the same purpose, but no word has reen
received from the members OF the lat-
ter vet as to when they will he ready
to meet the members OF the House
Committee The latter are anxious that
the measure shall have prompt consld-
Grafton and want meeting of the TWO
committees during the coming week,
therefore the Republican caucus mex.
Saturday night. Mr.. Henderson th'nis
the bill will be presented to the caucus
fo,. it's consideration and the onnittee
;S anxious TO have action On it by the
House as soon as expedient.
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night. Military. activity continues
in every section Colonel Bells
regiment has advanced from Bayom-
supposed there is large insurgent
force. Two battalions of the newly ar
rived Twenty-eighth Infantry have
been sent by cascoes to Bacoor to re-
inforce the south line. Major Spence,
with fifty men of the Thirty Sc cond
Regiment, surrounded a village near
Bautiston during the night and at
tackled the place at daybreak, captur-
ing a Filipino Captain and fifteen men
with seven rifles.
The latest news from General Young
is that there are ten cavalrymen and
200 Macabebes with him, most Of the
horsemen who started having been
compelled to drop out because the
horses failed them
The Filipinos took the American
prisoners from Victoria to San Carlos
On the walls of the Victoria prison ard
of the San Carlos convent are the fol-
lowing names:
Civilians: George Langford, Thomas
Hayes.
Soldiers: Harry Winfield, Phil Pet
terton, j. I. Salisbury, A. n. Gordon,
E. N. Nufft, Frank Stone, John Des
mond, George Sackett, David Scott.
Martin Brennan, Tom Edwards, D. T.
Curran, John Cronin, Charles Baker, c.
L. Davis, Leland Smith.
On the walls of the San Carlos con-
vent were also found the following
names:
Civilians: Charles Bird, w. j. Sheehy,
r. E. Huber
Sailors: Edward Burke, battlaship
Oregon; c. B. Powers, gunboat Ur-
daneta; John J. Farley, B. j. Greene,
Tilden Herbert.
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Dividend Drafts Are Still Coming In for
Collection.
Operations Of the Syn
dicate and Exhaust1ess Creduli-
ty of Americans as Shown by
the Number of Drafts-His Vic
Tins Do Not Denounce Him,
but Expect Him to Reappear
and Pay Their Claims.

NEW YORK, Nov 26. = William f.
Miller and his Secretary and chief
boomer, Cecil Leslie of the Franklin
Syndicate, the 10-per-cent-a-w con-
Germ of Brooklyn, have not yet been
arrested.
The extensive operations of the
Franklin Syndicate and exhaustless
credulity of the American peoplo are
shown by the number of dividend drafts
which are held by different city banks
These drafts were sent through the
mails by Miller to subscribers living
at distant points, and they deposited
them in their local banks for collection.
The local banks in turn sent them to
the New York banks which act as their
agents here. These drafts arrived On
Saturday. Many more are expected this
week.
AS the syndicate has assigned, the
drafts will be returned to their dupes
The National City Bank has alone
about 2CO of the drafts sent here by
banks in over two score towns.
The Nassau National Bank and the
Merchants Bank also have several
drafts sent them from out of town The
police say they have spread a drag
net for Miller, which they also say will
bring the missing head of the Franklin
Syndicate to prison.
Although at police headquarters it is
believed he is in hiding in or close 10
the city, precautions have been taken
to place him in custody no matt er
where he turns up.
1t was estimated to-day that fully
10000 policemen and detectives in all
sections of the country know that Mil
Ter is missing and that he is wanted
in this city.
The Chiefs of Police at all points in
Great Britain and the Continent visited
by steamers sailing from New York
have also been cab1ed to arrest Miller
should he bob up ON the other side.
1t is not believed Miller got away on
any of the steamers that sailed Satur-
day, as they were carefully watched
by Central office men.
The Brooklyn detectives still kept up
their search for Miller to-day, and his
many dupes all over the eastern dis
tricts walked the streets or congregated
On the corners and talked and waited
and hoped.
4NO"ICAC was lliClC ally uSAuil-'etlioii
of the vanished Miller His victims
were one and all looking forward to
the day when they expect him to re-
appear and pay their claims
Captain Lees and squad went
through the Franklin Syndicate build
ing from cellar to garret, and took
away all the check books, ledgers, type
writers, papers and memoranda of
every nature. No more cash was
found
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CUSTOMS PROTEST CASES.
Board Of United States General
Appraisers Report.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The Board
of United States General Appraisers
has submitted to the Secretary of the
Treasury its report for the year ended
September 80, 1899. Particular atten-
tion is called to the fact that during
the last year the board has received
21 81 protests arising under the pro-
visions of the tariff Act of July ~,
1897, and that the number of protests
now suspended to await the decision of
the courts on analogous issues is H.
524, of which nearly half arise under
the tariff Act of 1887. In 10000 of
these suspended protests, it is said only
about a dozen issues are involved and
probably not 100 issues are involved in
the whole number. Disclaining any
purpose to reflect upon the delay of the
courts in deciding customs cases after
they have passed from the jurisdiction
of the board, it is suggested that it
would be a most desirable consumna-
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Various Speakers Make Addresses on the
Situation.
Expectation That the Questions Of
the Civil Governorship and APP
pointment of the New Bishop
of Havana Would be Discussed
Was Disappointed, as They
Were Only Lightly Touched
Upon.

HAVANA. Nov. 26.-Five thousand
people attended the meeting of the del
egates of the Cuban League and Ma
tional party to-day 1t was expected
that the questions of the Civil Gov
ernorship and the appointment of the
new Bishop of Havana would be dis
cussed. AS it turned out, these mat
ters We're only lightly touched upon.
Senior Borges. who was one of the
principal speakers, said:
1.-The Americans have helped the Gu
bans in their time of need, but it is
yet to be shown that they are as gem
erous as at first seemed. There have
been Cubans who died in the hope of
securing independence, and there are
Cubans who are ready to initiate their
example,"
Senior Gonzales said:
"Cubans must not break the law by
appealing to arms to settle this ques-
papersp rotesting against a Civil Gov
course they would merely. crafty those
who wish to show the world that Gu
bans cannot respect law"
Senor Zazas said:
I'VE Cubans watch over independence
like parents over a sick child. 1t IS
natural that we should not forget our
many sleepless nights. There is naught
for US to do but to finish our work and
secure independence"
From every part of the island COM
munications are received by the local
papers protesting against a civil Gov
ernor General. Almost without ex-
ception every paper published in Span
ish has objected.
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Commander Very Of the castlne the
Captor.
Delivery of All Guns Promised and
Numerous Local Chiefs DecIar-
ed Loyalty-Regarded as the
Beginning of the End of the
Rebellion in the Island and a
Hard Blow to the Insurgents of
Luzon.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26-The Sec
retary of the Navy to-day received
telegram from Admiral Watson, stat
ing that the entire province of Zam-
hoanga, Island of Mindanao. surrend-
cred to Commander Very of the Cas-
tine, Internationally, November 18th.
Delivery of all guns promised Local
Chiefs declared themselves loyal.
Admiral Watsons dispatch follows:
'Cavite, Nov. 26, 1S99.-Secretary
Navy, Washington: November 18th
entire province Zamboanga surrendered
to Very unconditionally. Delivery of all
guns promised. Numerous local chiefs
declared loyalty. WATSON"
The information contained in Admiral
Watson's dispatch was received by the
President and his advisors with uncon-
cealed satisfaction. The surrender of
the province of Zamboanga is regarded
as the beginning of the end of the rev.
olution. in the island of Mindanao, and
it is believed, will be a hard blow to
those who are still endeavoring to
maintain the insurrection in the island
of LuZon.
On the 21st instant Admiral Watson
cabled the Navy Department that Com
mander Very had captured the city of
Zamboanga on the 10th. He was aided
by friendly natives and Moros and was
holding the town. Pending the arrival
of reinforcements from Jolo, on the
same day, General Otis informed the
War Department that he had ordered
two companies of infantry to be sent to
Zamboange from Jolo.
Zamboanga is the principal city of
the Island of Mindanao, which is the
second largest island in the Philippine
group. Advices from Admiral Watson
indicate that the entire southern half
of the island which comprises the pro-
vince of Zamboanga has yielded to the
American forces and acceded to the au-
thority of the United States.
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BATTLE AT GRAS PAN.
A Desperate Affair and Result Not
Yet Known.

LONDON. Nov. 26.-This afternoon
the War Office posted the following dis
patch. dated Cape Town. l2:2o p. M
to-day. from General Forster Walker
Lord Methuen reports that he moved
Yesterday Saturday at $50 a. M.
with the Ninth Brigade, the mounted
corps. the naval brigade and two bat
teries. the guards following with the
bargage Near Gras Pan (about ten
miles north of Belmont on the railway
line to Kimberley $500 Beers, with
six Guns and two machine guns, OPP
nosed him. The action began at " a. III.
o,r batteries fired shrapnel very ac-
curatelv until the nights seemed clear
Then the naval brigade and infahtry
advanced to the assault. The firing was
desnerate until 10 a. m, Wheh the
bights were carried. The Beers re
treated on the line. where the Nln'h
T.ancers were placed to intercept them.
rrba result was not known at the time
~ telecraphing. The artillery took I'M
,,,adiate advantage of the enemy's re-
tirement. 200 -
.ool,ed our rear guard. The brigade
moi this and also protected the pahhs'
n,sa nava, brigade acted with great Sai-
lantry and suffered heavily. but no par
ticulars are yet known
..rrha enemy showed the greatest
s+,,nbornness and must have suffered
lily Twenty were buried. 1t IS
l,nown that thirtv-one We're killed and
fortv-eight wounded. More than fiffy
,,orsas were found dead in one place.
One battery fired 800 rounds.
..c,,, force must halt one day at Gr7s
pan TO rest and replenish ammunition.
Tbe force worked splendidly and is pre-
,,ared to overcome many difficulties.
The naval brigade. the ROYAL Marin $
the light infantry and the First battal-
ion of the North Lancashire Regiment
especially DISTINGUISHED themselves
sRegarding Thursdays fight eighty
Beers killed are accounted for. Sixty
four WAGONS were burned. large
o,,ant;tv of powder. $4,000 rounds of
ammunition and 750 shells We're blown
up. commandant Albrecht tCh;ef of
the Orange Free State Artillery COM
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manded the Boer artillery. General
Roeway was in chief command"
The Admiralty is in receipt of the fol-
lowing dispatch from Rear Admiral
Harris, dated Cape Town, November
Goth:
deeply regret to report the follow
ing casualties in the action at Gras Pan
yesterday:
Killed: Commander Ethelston of the
Powerful, Major Plumbe of the Doris.
captain " of the Monarch, Captain
Guy Sensor of the Royal Marines, Of the
Monarch.
wounded: Flag Captain Prothero of
the Doris, severely; Lieutenant Jones
of the Doris.
The other casualties are not yet
known. Commander de Horsey. Cap
tain Morgan and Lieutenant Wilson, all
OF the Monarch, have proceeded to join
the naval brigade with Lord Methuen'' y
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Methodist Congress at St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 26.-The Methodist
Episcopal Congress began its SESSION
here to-day. There was no&formal or
ganization and the proceedings took
the form of the usual religious service.
There were present delegates from
every section of the country, but they
took no especial part in the services.
The formal organization of the Con-
gress will take place tomorrow. The
list of delegates includes the names of
many of the brightest men in the Meth
odist Church.
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THE BRITISH NOTIFICATION.
It May Open the Door to Interven-
ton by the Powers.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 26. = The
Russian newspapers announce that the
British Charge d 'Affaires has informed
the Russian Government that Great
Britain has been in a state OIL war with
the Dutch republics of South Africa
since October 11th. The "Svet,' COM
menting upon this, says:
England, in giving this notification,
withdraws her declaration that she is
not carrying on war, but is merely
subjugating rebels"
The '.Novoe Vremya" attributes far
reaching Importance to the British noti
fication, saying:
The Powers are now in a position
to send not only Red Cross agents, but
military agents as well, and they may
judge this fitting time to intervene,
especially as the Afrikanders are going
more and more to the Boer side
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AGAINST ROBERTS.
"A Mass Meeting in Omaha to Pro-
test Against Seating Him.

OMAHA, Nov. 26.-A mass meeting
was held in Kountze Memorial Cnurch'
at which resolutions were adopted IN
favor of unseating Congressman ROD
erts of Utah. Rev. Edward Ire1z'
pastor of the church, presided ana
there was a good attendance. Severai
addresses were made by leading clergy
men Of the city, after whicr Rev. Ife1z
called for a standing vote, and every
person present voted that Con-
gressman Mercer should be asked
to oppose seating Roberts. Those pres
ent we're invited to sign petitions upon
blanks provided, and most Of them
did so.
Rev. Trefz was formerly editor of the
st. Joseph (Mo.) Herald" having re-
Gently left the journalistic field Tor the
ministry.
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THE BELMONT FIGHT.
Grenadier and Scots Guards Main
tanned Their Regulations.

LONDON, Nov. 26.-At Wellington
Barracks. London, the following tele-
gram, undated. was posted from Colonel
Grabbe of the Grenadier Guards re-
specting the fight at Belmont:
The Grenadiers on the right and the
Scots Guards on the left successfully
carried a point east of Belmont The
battalion fully maintained the reputa-
tion of the regiment
The casualty list shows that in ad
dition to Lieutenant Fryer killed and
Colonel Grabbe and six other officers
wounded, twenty-one men were killed
and eighty weight wounded, with five
unaccounted for
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FILIPINO TACTICS.
Will Hereafter Content Themselves
With Guerrilla Warfare.

MANILA, Nov. 26-11 p. n..-The
last Filipino council of war was held
by the retreating leaders at Eayom-
bang. on November 18th, in the house
now occupied by General Macarthur.
II was attended by Aguinaldo, Pho del
Pillar, Garcia, Alejandrino and some
members of the so-called Cabinet. In
formation has reached General Mac
Arthur from several sources to the eff
feet that the council recognized the
futility of attempting further resistance
to the Americans with united forces and
agreed that the Filipino troops should
scatter and should hereafter follow
guerrilla methods.
The disposition of the Generals, with
their approximate forces is as follows:
General Conception, with $40 men, in
New Eg:ja province; G neral Macobolos,
with 325 men, at tn town of Binaca,
province of Tarlac; General Pho del
Pillar. with 800 men, northeast of Malo-
los; General Aquino, with 800 men at
Arayat; General Miguel, with 80 men
in Zambalos province; General Mas
cardo. with LOO men in the mountains
west of Angeles, and the largest force
probably under General Trias in Cavite
province.
Reports of ambuscades and skirmishes
come from every section of the country
along the railroads. Those districts are
filled with small bands. Vest srday four
men of Company D, Ninth infantry,
were fora ging beyond Bayombang,
when twenty Filipinos took them in
ambush. killing one and capturing the
other three.
The Americans resisted for half an
hour The firing being heard at Bam-
ban, Lieutenant Fraser, with q squad
followed the retreat;ng Fil.pinos sew
eral miles. The Americans found the
body of the soldier boloed. The, burned
the hamlet where the fighting took
place Three Filipino rihemen am
bushed an American surgeon near Ca
pas. He shot one and the others lle.l.
Between Bamban and Angeles a mule
train was. fired upon by the Fi.irinos
and a Spaniard, { former prisGne- Of
the F'ilipinos, Who was with the train,
was shot At Malasiuui the officials
who welcomed the Americans We're
murdered. This was the Only railroad
town which the americans did not gar
rison, and on the night the troops with
drew a band of insurgents entered
dragged Antonio Mejia, Presid ant OF the
town. into the street and cut his throat
The murderers then assassinated the
Vice President and five members OF the
Town Council in the same ,.,aurer. and
told the frightened natives who wit
messed the slaughter that a similar fate
awaited of all the friends of the Amer
leans.
The Mayor of San Carlos. who rode
| in the carriage with General MacAr-
thur and Colonel Bell, when the Amer
leans entered the town amid the cheers
of the people, was murdered the next
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CHEROKEE TREATY.
The Council Passes the Bill Ex-
tending Time for Ratification.

TAHLEQUAH q. ID, Nov. 26.-After
killing the late Cherokee treaty on Fri
day, the Cherokee Council took it up
again Saturday and passed the bill ex-
tending the time for ratification by
Congress and asking that body to make
certain changes in the document.
1t will now go to the Senate, where
it failed 1t is stated on apparently
good authority that Chief Burlington
will veto any action of the Council that
will change any part of the treaty. The
section providing for the settlement OF
the S4,0O0,0O0 claim is the cause of
most contention. A number of repre-
sentatives of capital are here, including
Ex-Governor Troutman of Topeka, Kas.
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The Report Incorrect.

HALIFAX IN. s.. Nov. 26.-Speaker
Mott of the Newfoundland Legislature
has arrived here. To the associated
Press correspondent he stated that the
report sent out from ST. Johns, N F.,
that Minister of Marine Morine had re-
signed and that the present Colonial
Government would be shortly dissolved
was incorrect He said that Mr. Morine's
resignation had not been even thought
Of and that the Government was not
thinking of running an election
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TRINITY RIVER RISING.
Damage to Property and Cattle and
Families Hemmed In.

FORT WORTH (Texas), Nov. 26.-
The rapid rise in the Trinity River has
assumed serious proportions. Much
damage to property and cattle has been
reported and tonight word comes from
the country north of Fort Worth that
several families are hemmed in by the
high water with no immediate hope of
relief
The river stands thirty feet and is ris-
ing rapidly. Police saved families liv-
ing along the river bottom of the dan
ger from the waters and preparations
are being made for a hurried scramble
for safety.
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NOT YET ADVISED.
War Department Has No News
From General Otis.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.--The War
Department has not been advised Of
the surrender of the province as re-
ported in Admiral Watson's dispatch,
Root saying to-nignt he had
no news to-day from General Otis.
Both Secretaries Long and Root are
elated over the information sent by the
Admiral, and express the belief that the
end of the insurrectio1 in the Philip
pine Islands is near at hand.