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Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
PROMOTERS AND MONEY
A " Get Rich Quick Syndicate Dis
 appears Over Night.

New York, Dec. 3.-Happenings in connection with those financial pests popularly described as get rich quick syndicates" fairly trod on one an others heels today. Whites bureau, a concern with headquarters in the Cotton exchange building, disappears over night. Its promoters have gone with perhaps s2OOOOO of credulous i.,- vestors money. The business of tj.is bureau extended all over the United its quarters in this city two months.
 Brooklyn detectives today arrested James R. Asnew. manager of the Washington syndicate, at S1 Green point avenue, Brooklyn. He is charged with violating section 6O9 of the penal code, which makes it a misdearlcauor for a person to display a bankers s:En on his premises when he does not rate hearing. The Washington syndicate promised to pay dividends at the rate of ten per cent a week.
 Hubert C. Taylor, formerly treasurer of Kings county, has been appointed receiver of the defunct Franklin syndi- cate. John l.. Daley, assignee of Will fam F. Miller head of the Franklin syndicate, applied to the police to have the money in their hands turned over to him, but payment was refused.
 William F. Miller and Cecil Leslie, the persons indicted in connection with the Franklin syndicate. are still miss ing, but the Brooklyn police, spur q by criticism, are making every effort to capture them. Miller is reported to have been seen in Kansas City, Mo.. Saturday.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04

body was brought in the baggage car
 to the station. Coroner Smith took
 charge of it, and has since that time
 tried to ascertain who the man was.
 As near as can be told from his mang-
 led head and face, he was about forty
 years old. His face appears to be
 clean shaven, and he had on a neat,
 well fitting cutaway suit of black, with a derby hat and a pair of shoes nearly new. He had a satchel with scarcely in it, and in his pockets wore a small sum of money and several Catholic emblems. The man came ID on t-Se West Shore train to West Nyack, and a ticket to Blauvelt was found in his clothes. He started TO walk back from West Nyack toward Blauvelt, having probably been car ried past his station. A half mile fur ther south he was killed. Some of the Sisters of the Catholic convent at BIauvelt came up to look at the dead man, and they expressed the belief that he was some priest on his way tc visit the convent, although they do net know him.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
DEATH OF A. H. HACKNEY
Veteran Editor Answers the Final
 Summons.

Globe, Ariz.. Dec. 3.-Judge A. H. Hackney of the Arizona Silver Belt, one of the most widely known newspa- per men in the southwest, died last night The deceased was born in Mer- cer. Pa, in 1915, resided in St. Louis twenty-five years and on the frontier in New Mexico and Arizona since 1857. As a mark of respect to the deceased, the business houses will close tomOr- row afternoon when the funeral takes place.
 Judge Hackney came to Globe from Silver City. N. NJ, shortly after the first mineral discoveries and in 1878 established the Silver Belt. which has been continuously under his manage ment till a few months ago, when ill., health forced him to cease his Iabors His life has been ever on the frontier and his conversation was a story of "reminiscences. intensely interesting and historical, beginning way back in the days when the Marquis de La fayette visited the home of his child hood in Pennsylvania and from that time on to the present, his experiences all being in advance of the railroad and amid troublous scenes.
 The railroad never overlook him till about a year ago, when the G. " G. & N. was finished to Globe.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
SEVERAL BATTLES FOUGHT
Mexicans and Yaqui Indians Meet in
 Desperate Conflict.

Austin, Texas, Dec. Conformation here today from Ortiz, Mex ico. in the state of Sonora. states that Marshall Terhune. a mining engineer, who has been in the mines in the Yaqui country for some months past, arrived at Ortiz yesterday and an nounced that since November IS the Yaquis and Mexican military forces have had several severe engagements, attended with loss of life and a num- Der of wounded.
 In the first of the engagements there were forty-eight Indians and five sol diers killed outright. In addition thereto twenty-three soldiers werc wounded and something over 100 squaws and Indian children were cap tured by the military forces. These prisoners will be sent to Guaymas by
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
BOERs UNDERRATED.

London, Dec. 3.-The week opened without a word of news such as the British public is so anxiousIy awaiting. With larger army in the field than the country ever before mobilized, it can only be said that the loss of $500 men entailed before the enemy's bor- ders has been crossed, is a serious matter and while there is no feeling of despondency as to the eventual result of the war, it is regretfully admitted on all sides that the strength of the BOer resistance has been wOefulIy un- derrated. It is now seen that the at tempt to hold the useless position at Mafeking was a serious tactical mis- take, as was also the endeavor to keep a large civil population in Kimberley. Perhaps the brightest spot for the English readers today is the announce ment that President Mckinley has des- ignated a son of Secretary Hay to suc- ceed Macrum in Pretoria. South Af- rican news is now six days in arrears. The censorship does not yet permit the details of the Modder river battle to be transmitted.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
Promise to Be the Order
 in Congress,
ROBERTS ON THE RACK
Resolution Objeoting to His Admis sion Ready to Be Presented in the House-President's Message on Tuesday Short Adjournment in Respect to the Late Vice Presi- dent Quay an Issue.

Washington. Dec. 3.-The opening week of the session in the house prom ises to be crowded with stirring events. Usually no actual business is transact ed until after the holiday recess. This year it will be different. At the very threshold of the session will come the contest over the admission of Repre- sentative-eIect Roberts of Utah, and later in the week the house will plunge into an important and possibly pro tracted debate on the financial bill which was prepared by the republican leaders last spring at Atlantic City. In the Roberts case, the republicans have adopted a plan of procedure which is designed to prevent MT. Roberts from taking the oath of office until after the charges in connection with his alleged polygamous practices have been in vestigated by a special committee. MT. Taylor of Ohio will make the objection to the admission of the cath of MT. Roberts tomorrow and will offer a resolution referring his case to special commission. There is consid- erable scattered objection to this method of procedure on the ground that the refusal of the house to permit a representative-el bearing creden- tials to be sworn in, pending charges which would create a precedent and Fr-tt. time when political feeling ran high. But there are several precedents for this course in the cases of members charged with disloyaIty after the war, the procedure. The announcement of Vice-President Hobart's death will be made probably after the Roberts case is disposed of and the house will ad- journ out of respect to his memory. The drawing of seats and the reading of the presidents message will occupy Tuesday. Tuesday night the repubIi- cans will caucus on the financial bill. It is the intention of the republican leaders to make this caucus measure and pass it before the holiday recess. The house will decide, if the present intention is followed. not to wait for the appointment of a committee oI banking and currency. but to bring the bill into the house forthwith, probably under a special order from the com mittee on rules. The debate may begin on Wednesday.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
t Will Not Be Presented to
 Congress Today.
It Is only Certain That it Will Be Longer Than Its Predecessors and That it Embraces Variety of Subjects.

Washington, Dec. 3.-The presidents annual message, which may be present. ed to congress tomorrow, is unusually long on account of the numerous and important topics it discusses. It will be longer by several thousand words than the message of last year, which contained about 16,0OO words.
 The contents of the message are be- ing carefully guarded. The president has talked to a good many people about the message, and more or less is known of the topics discussed, but the detailed manner in which they are treated is, of course, unrevealed.
 It is not certain that the message will be sent to congress tomorrow. It is customary to send it on the day of the assembling of congress, but as the death of the vice-president makes it certain that the senate, at least, will adjourn immediately out of respect to his memory. it is not unlikely that the message will be withheld until Tues day. In the house the adjournment will be delayed only until that body is organized, when, upon the announce ment of the death of the president it also will adjourn
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
MGR. CHAPPELLE
Will Sail For the Philippines on
 Tuesday.

San Francisco, Dec. 3.-Mgr. Chap belle, archbishop of New Orleans and apostolic delegate to Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines, arrived today en route to Manila, where he goes to ar range church affairs to conform with the change of government in the Phil ippines. He will sail on the transport Sherman, which is scheduled to leave next Tuesday. Mgr. ChappelIe will be accompanied from this city by Chap lain w. D. McKinnon.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
NEW CURRENCY BILL
Under Consideration on the Eve
 Of the Session.
Brought Before an Informal Republi- can Caucus Committee Last Night. General Henderson Says It Will Be Pushed as Hard as Possible.

Washingt )n, Dec. 3-An informal meeting of he republican caucus com- mittee of the house for the prepara- tion Of currency bill was held tonight at the rooms of Representative Hen derson at the Normandie. The man provisions of the measure were agreed upon at Atlantic City last summer. and Representative Overstreet of Indiana was charged with the duty of drawing up the bill he presented at the meeting tonight and it was gone over very carefully. The members present were well satisfied with the bill and TO changes were made in it.
 Chairman Henderson said the meet ing had been held tonight in order to see ''if all the brethren were firm in the faith" and in order to give them an opportunity to go over the bill carefully and refresh their minds con corning it. They wished to exchange their impressions regarding the views of the people throughout the country whom they had met during the sum- mer, to see if anything had arisen which rendered any change in the bill advisable. After discussing all these points they had reached the unani- nous conclusion that the bill as orig inaIly drawn was perfectly satisfactory and they thought it was the best measure which they could present. The members of the subcommittee of the senate committee on finance had received a copy of the bill. The two committees, Mir. Henderson said, were operating toward the same end. but the senate committee contcmplates certain things which were not ia the house bill and vice versa. No oppOr- tunity having been given for joint meeting he was unable to say just what differences existed between the two plans. The house committee was ready to meet the senate at any time, the sooner the better. He thought the senate committee would meet on Tues day ard a joint meeting of the two committees would be held later in the week.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
BRITISH EYES OPENED
Admission Of Surprise at the
 BOer Resistance.
Fearful Losses and the Burgher Border Not Yet Crossed A Transport Ashore But Troops Safely Landed. Boer Laager Captured.

London, Dec. 3.-The war office has published the following dispatch from Cape Town. dated yesterday: "The transport Ismore is ashore on the rocks in St. Helena bay. The troops have been safely landed. but the horses are still on board. H. M. s. Niobe and the transport Columbian have gone to her assistance. Col. Kekowich reports un- der date of Thursday, November 3O, that the Bechuane police captured a Boer laager west of Kimberley. Tues day, November 2S. Communication by searchlight with Kimberley has been from the Modder river"
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
A BOER REPORT.

Pretoria, Dec. g. Commandant Out mol probably DutoiO sends the fol- lowing report to the council of war from Kir.berley: Early yesterday the British made a sortie supported by cannon and Maxims. Under cover of darkness they advanced in the di- rection of Bloemhof. Two hundred burghers encountered them and i brought up an additional 1OO Nine burghers were. killed and seventeen wounded. The British left two on the ground, but an ambulance removed these"
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
TREASURY IS THRIVING
Despite the Philippine War, Receipts
 Are More Than Expenditures.

Washington, Dec. 3.-Those who have been counting on the expenditures of the war or the cost of suppressing the insurgents in the Philippines to drag the government into financial dis tress will not be comforted by the No vember treasury statement. There was shown at the end of the month an ex- cess of $500, 900 in receipts over ex- penditures, and for the entire five months of the fiscal year an excess of about $12, OO,0Oc.
 This extraordinary balance has been obtained by the growth of customs receipts for the month, amounting to Si,000000, and by internal revenue re- ceipts of nearly s3,OOO,OOO, as compared with the corresponding period of last year. In like comparison the expend- itures have decreased about S6 900, 900. It is in the totals for the five months of the present fiscal year, compared with the corresponding period of last year, in expenditures and receipts, that the healthful condition of the treasury is made plainer. The receipts this year so far have been about $336. .OOO, 900,
 as against s2O1. .OOO, GOO up to this time last year, a gain of s35, ,OOO, 900. Of this gain, ST, 100000 was derived from GUS
 toms, s12,OOO,OOO from internal revenue nd ee sources.
 The expenditures for the five months
 of the present fiscal year will be S22J, = 100000. against s2S4. .OOO. 900 for the cor responding period of last year, a say ing of $59,OOO,OOO. The action of the secretary of the treasury in offering
 to redeem $25, 900 in United States bonds does not affect the statement of 1 receipts and expenditures. The regu- lar interest charge IS an expenditure properly classed in the cost of various operations of the government, but the redemption of the bonds is q reduction of the national bill. Therefore the principal and interest of the bonds redeemed are paid from the available cash for the month of November The redemption will amount, in principal
 probably to $11 1,OOO,OOO. the interest on that amount of bonds is g .5CO. 900, which will reduce the cash balances by SIS, ,O00, 600.
 It will be seen that the government
 is not only receiving more money than it did last year from customs and in 1 ternaI revenue. but is paying out less than it did, and despite the heavy ex- penses of the campaign in the Philip
 pines is able to reduce the national obligations by many millions through anticipated payments. The prospects
 are for a continuance of this splendid condition. The expenditures on ac- count of the army and navy naturally
 are not diminishing so rapidly as they were at an earlier period of the fiscal
 year. Still, for November, the navy cost only $4,OOO,O OOO against $5,OOO,OOO in ! October, and the army S11, 100000 in
 November, against $12,OOO,OOO for Oc-
 tober. The army expenditures one
 year ago were $23,OOO,OOO for the
 month. Now they are less than half that amount
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
KENTUCKY'S ELECTION
The State Board Meets Today to Can
 vas Returns.

Frankfort, Ky. Dec. 3.-At noon to- morrow the state board of election commissioners Of Kentucky will meet to canvass the returns from the latest state election to decide whether Goebel or Taylor is entitled to a certificate of election for governor. There is not much probability that the matter will be settled tomorrow and it may be a day or two later before a certificate is isued. Both sides are confident of victory.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
LABOR TROUBLE IN OMAHA.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 3-John NcNeill, grand president of the boilermakers' union, is in the city to interview the officials of the Union Pacific railroad in an attempt to effect a settlement of differences which caused a strike in the Cheyenne shops a month ago. He says unless the matter is fixed up soon he will call out every boilermaker on the Union Pacific.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04

the rebel leader. Prompt developments are expected. The government has 800 men. It is not known how large a force Hernandez has, but report places the number at 2,OOO. President Castro will return to Caracas in a few days.
 Caracas. Venezuela, Dec. 3.-After a fight lasting sixteen hours, the city of Caracaibo, capital of the state of Zu- luia, is in the power of the Hernandist revolutionary forces.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
ADVANCE IN COFFEE.

New York, Dec 3.-The Woolson Spice company advanced the price of it's special brand of coffee F cent a pound yesterday. This follows a sim liar advance made by Arbuckle Broth CTS about two weeks ago.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
THE EOERs AT COLENso.

Durban, Natal, Dec. 3.-The Natal Mercury publishes the following dis patch from it's correspondent at Frere: ''The Boers have reconccntrated at their old positions near Colenso, back of Grobeler's KIoof and everything points to a determined attempt to pre- vent the British crossing TugeIa river. The reports of the wanton destruction of property by Boer looters are con- firmed"
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
RUMORS ABOUT NJ. wITTE.

London, Dec. 5.-The Telegraph's St. Petersburg correspondent says that the NJ. Witte, minister of finance, are ab- solutely groundless. and that they were invented by persons having the most unworthy motives.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
PURSUING A REBEL.

Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 3.-Presi- dent Castro and General Pietri, accom- panied by a numerous staff, left this morning for Venezuela to reorganize an army to pursue General Hernandez,
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
YELLOW JACK AT COLON.

Kingston, Jamaica, Dec. 3.-The med ical department announces that the British steamer Don, Captain Douglay, from Colon, will be detained in quar- antine, owing to an outbreak of yellow fever among the recently arrived drafts of troops at the isthmus from the interior.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
A STATEHOOD BILL.
Prominent Arizonians at the Cap
 ital.

Washington, Dec. 3.-(Special.)-F. M. Murphy leaves for New York to- morrow before returning home. Dele gate Wilson, who is stopping at the Hotel Varnum, says he will introduce a bill for the admission of Arizona as a state and hopes for it's success.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
DETAINED IN QUARANTINE.

New York, Dec. 3.-Four steamers from Santos, Brazil, with coffee, are detained at quarantine, having come from a bubonic plague port.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04

the military authorities to hold as hostages.
 In addition to this engagement there were several others of minor import ance during the week following that date, but no information as to the re- suits of the latter engagement is forth coming.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
TURKEY ORDERS A CRUISER.

London, Dec. 3.-It is reported that the sultan of Turkey has ordered cruiser to be built by the Cramps of Philadelphia.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-04
MAY BE A PRIEST.
Speculation Regarding a Victim of a
 New York Road

Nyack, \. Y, Dec. 3.-Mystery sur rounds the identity of a man, at pres ent unknown to anyone here, who was killed outright by an Ontario and Western railroad train below the West Nyack station of the West shore road on Saturday evening.
 The man was struck by the train
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-03
SHERMAN STILL IN THE RACE
New York Candidate for Speaker IL
Not Daunted by Withdrawal
of Hopkins.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, June 2.-The Post
Standard will tomorrow print the follow
ing signed statement from Representative
Sherman:
UTICA, N. Y, June 2, 1S99.-Answering
your request for a statement in reference
your statement that Mr. Hopkins of Illinois
had withdrawn in favor of Mr.. Henderson
and that the Illinois delegation had de-
cided to vote as unit for Mr.. Henderson,
I have only to say that, assuming both
statements to be correct and that the en-
tire Illinois delegation had decided to fol-
low Mr.. Hopkins to Mr.. Henderson (and
both statements are only assumed), also
that Mr.. Henderson has the entire Wis
consin and Indiana delegation, also certain
support in other states, Kansas, Dakota and
elsewhere, he is still over twenty votes short
of a majority of the republican member
ship of the Fifty-sixth congress.
Unless a current report with reference to
Ohio is correct, l have not lost the sup
port of a single member upon whom I
counted. Mr.. Henderson is not yet Sc
lected as the republican choice for speaker.
So far as / am concerned, | have striven
to eliminate sectionaism from this friendly
contest. Whoever is chosen speaker it will
be unfortunate II the selection be based
upon sectional lines, or be. even remotely,
the result OF any promises or deals. l am
certainly still a candidate. / simply state
broadly that / am in accord with my party
and with the administration.
JAMES S. SHERMAN.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-03
VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT NEEDED
Cabinet Decides There Is No Present
Demand for Such
Call.

WASHINGTON. June 2.-The cabinet at
Its meeting today decided that there was no
present necessity for the enlistment Of vol
unteers.
The situation was gone over at the cabinet
meeting very fully before this conclusion was
reached. The president stands ready at any
time 1t may appear necessary to authorize
the enlistment OF the volunteers should more
men be deemed necessary. although hoping
that such a contingency may not arise Gen
eral Otis Is 70 be given the 10000 men for
whom he asked. The additional 5000 or g.
900 troops to make up the 10000 are to be
taken from the regulars now serving in
Porto Rica, Cuba and this country. The
rainy season is now on in the Philippines
and aggressive field operations will have to
be suspended for a couple of months at least.
A letter from General Wood, governor OF
Santiago province, was read at the cabinet
meeting, which was considered eminently
satisfactory. General Wood reported that he
had completed tour OF the province and
had found things in an admirable condition.
There were no appeals from any source for
food, there we're no complaints OF bandtti,
all was quiet and orderly and the people
were everywhere returning to their peaceful
vocations.
The platform OF the Ohio republican state
convention was read TO mis- assembled
councillors by President Mckinley, WHO had
received a copy OF 1t from the Associated
Press,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-03
PICQUART TO BE RELEASED
General Zurlinden Consents to It
Patty du Clam Attempts to
Commit Suicide.

PARIS, June 2.-The Echo de Paris this
n orning says that General Zurlinden, the
military governor Of Paris, has consented
to the provisional release Of Colonel
Picquart, who is in prison on the charge of
revealing documents concerning the ma
tional defense, on the demand of General
Marquis de Gallifet.
The Petit Republque has a report that
Lieutenant Colonel Du Patty de Clam, who
was arrested and sent to the Cherche Midi
prison last night, has attempted to commit
suicide in prison.
Several papers announce that proceedings
will be taken against General Mercier,
former minister Of war, and other officers.
The arrest yesterday evening Of Lieutenant
Colonel du Patty de Clam, who in 1894 was
commissioned to investigate the first charges
made against Dreyfue. was ordered after
the minister of war, NJ. Krantz, had con-
suited with the premier, NJ. Dupuy. The
prisoner, who Is confined In the military
prison OF Cherche Midi, is charged with
forgery and uttering forgery. 1t Is not yet
known whether he will be tried before a
court martial or disciplinary court.