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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-26

Gus though it be, in order to raise suf-
f1eient revenues for the Government
This would produce $500, 600 per annum
and, with the land tax, the merchants
tax should answer all demands.
Under the present law no one can Inn
port without the payment Of taxes
averaging $500 pesos. The result is to
restrict the importations of the island
to wealthy and favored few, who are
able to control the commerce. Every
citizen and every small shopkeeper who
desires to import something from
abroad must pay to the registered inn
porting merchant fee for bringing the
shipment through the custom house,
and that carries with it a. commission
in most cases for the advance of duties
and other expenses or services in dis
tributing the goods in the island
According to- the budget for the COM
ing year just approved by the General,
it appears that the estimated revenue
will exceed the expenses of the Govern
ment by 2, 623, 900 pesos, when, after al
lowing q loss of 500 pesos of income oc-
casicned by reducing the duty on wheat
flour. 1t seems, therefore as though if
the Custom House revenues might be
dPPl OPl ldlC0 CAtllCly " iSeSAPCIiSC5 IN
government reduction might be made
in the taxes that now embarrass COM
merce and Cypress the people. Besides
this revenue would permit of many i'm
provements throughout the island, such
as better police, sanitation and roads.
The tax has been removed from meat
and bread and put upon liquors and to-
bacco. This has been ordered by the
practical Governor General ITO encour-
age competition among dealers and
place expected necessaries within reach
of the poorer classes"
The dealers and those drinking the
liquors say the General is prohibition
ist.' The following scale of taxation is
provides: For every liquor or tobacco
stand per annum,- in towns of 5000 to
10000 inhabitants, 500; 10000 to IL, 900
inhabitants, $50; 1900 to 10000, $40;
above 10000 inhabitants, $50.
The position of General Henry is not
an easy one. He is daily called upon to
remedy private wrongs and to reduce
public burdens To do this he must
exert sound judgment and great tact.
for it is not an easy matter to abruptly
change the whole system, which ha S
become fastened to the island as bar
naeles to ship. The difficulty is in
creased by the want of a thorough
knowledge of the people and their vari-
Gus relations
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EVENTS ON THE TURF.
MuEY CHICO LANDS PREMIER
STAKES AT NEW ORLEANS.
Billy McCloskey, The Fretter
Aluminium, Hohenzo1lern, Crom-
well and Don't Skip Me Win.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 25.-Muey
Chico, o. G. Parks Callantry- Fannie
Wilson fi1ly, favorite in the betting,
landed the Premier stake, $1,000, for
two-year-old at three furlongs, to-
day. Weather fne;E track fast. Re
suits:
Six and a half furlongs. Gath won,
Sim; w. second, -Hanli8htfhird. Time
1:221a.
Seven furlongs, Sir Blaze won, The
Dragon second, Tom Shannon third.
Time-1 :2914
Mile and three eighths, Clay Pointer
won, Babe Fields second, Double Dunn
my third Time-2:241a.
Three furlongs, Premier stake, two
year-olds, Muey Chico won, Jen second,
Gussie third. Time-O: 3615.,
Seven furIongs, Mizpah won, DebriGe
second, Egbart third. Time-1:2S
One mile, Ada Russell won, Lucky
Monday second, Everest third. Time
1:42%.
AT OAKLAND.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 25.-Weather
at Oakland fine; track fast Results:
Seven furlongs, selling, Billy McClos-
key &c. Jones). II to /, won; Eventide
q. Power), 80 to /, second; Beau
Monde (Thorpe), 4 to 1, third. Time
1:291a. Lomo, Two Cheers, Alvero
Thyme. Joan and Peixotto L also ran.
The Plunger was left.
Six furlongs, selling, The Fretter
(spencer), 3 to l, won; Sir Urian (I.
MARTINI, to 2, second Ann Page CIV.
FL. Martini. Is to l, third. Time
1:151a. Ocorona, Gilt Edge, San Au-
gustine, Diara, Juva, Campus, Gin
Sling, Napian and Furia also ran.
Five furlongs, selling, aluminium
(Spencer), 6 to /, won; Rickardo
(Jones), 8 to 2, second; Schnitz QI
MARTINI, 4 to 1, third. Time-1:02
Colonel Dan, Santa Lucia, The Last
and Zarazzo also ran.
Mile and a sixteenth, Hohenzollern
(Spencer), to 5, won; Torsida
(Thorpe), even, second; Dare II. &c.
Sloan), u to 1, third. Time-1 Al
Frank Jaubert and Rosemaid also ran
Mile and an eighth, handicap, Crom-
well Bullman), 6 to l, won; David
Tenny H. MARTINI, 1 to 3, second
Frohman Ct. Daly), to 1, third. Time
-1:52A. No other starters.
Six furlongs, selling. Don't Skip Ne
H. MARTINI, 6 to /, won; Cyril Dull
NAM, to 1, second; Eta H Jones)
8 to B. third Time-1:14 Ed. Cart
land II also ran
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Price Of Bessemer Ore Advanced.

CLEVELAND, (O) Jan. 25.-After
holding several conferences, the Bes-
semer ore dealers have decided to fix
the price of Bessemer ore upon the
basis of twenty cents ton increase
over the prices of last year. L. c. Han
ma, of the firm of M. A. Hanna & Co.,
speaking of the advance, said: The
ore men have formed no combination
of any kind this year, further than to
agree upon a price. An increase of
twenty cents a ton was made upon
base ore as standard. The raise in
prices was made necessary because of
the increase in the expense of min
ing''
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-26

s LONDON, Jan. 25.-Hamilton Brown.
editor of the British Realm received
a letter to-day from Rear Admiral
Dewey, dated Manila, December 18th, in
response to a request for an expression
of opinion on Great Britain's imperial
policy. The Admiral says: After
many years of wandering have come
to the conclusion that the mightiest
factor in the civilization OF the world is
the imperial policy of England
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-26
Gale Along the Gulf Coast.

FORT WORTH (Tex), Jan 25.--A
severe gale is reported along. the Gulf
coast. The steamer Morgan, from New
Orleans to Galveston; was unable to get
inside the bar, and mas been carried to
sea by the gale. The lighter Santiago.
Captain Kennedy, has been beached
near Bagdad, and is a total wreck. It
is believed that eight members of the
crew were drowned.
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Secretary Vanderbilt III.

CHICAGO, JAN. 25.-Assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury Frank NJ Van
derlip, is seriously i'll at his home in this
city Secretary Cages assistant has
been in Chicago several weeks, having
come direct from Washington. Before
that time he was suffering from ty
phoid fever in Florida, and it is the
after effects of this illness which con-
fines him to his bed now.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-B. L. Acker-
man, President of the Kelley Motor
Company, has issued a statement on
behalf of his Board of Directors, re-
affirming their faith in the dead in
ventor, and utterly denying that the
recent alleged discoveries in Kelley
workshop are OF any significance.
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Money to Pay Spain for Philippines

WASHINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator
Davis. from the Committee on Foreign
Relations, has offered an amendment
to the sundry civil bill, appropriating
$40 OO0,O 600 to pay Spain according to
the terms Of the treaty. The amend
ment has the Endorsement of the Conn
rnittee on Foreign Relations.
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WASHINGTON, JAN 25.-To-day's
statement of the condition Of the Treas
ury shows: Available cash balance,
$500, 49,. 971; gold reserve. $229. 295,-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-11
WHY DREYFUS WAS CONVICTED.
Failure to Explain His Presence in
the MulhOuse Incident.

The New York Journals correspondent at
Rennes. says: Drcyfus takes his condem-
nation very quietly He expected 1t.
There was one tritling point against him
which he could not clear up and this
caused his conviction. His unfortunate
equivocaton and insufficient excuse gave
to the hostile majority among the judges
the opportunity they wanted. This was the
Mulhouse incident. Drcyfus, an officer of
the French headquarters staff, was in Null
house at the time of ;he German ma
neuvers.
He even went there secretly. without
permission, which It his duty to OBJ
tain from his chief of staff. He swore in
his evidence at one time that he did not
leave the house at Muhouse. At another
time he admitted having ridden past 4 field
in which German troops were maneuvering
Throughout the whole French army it is
known that Dreyfus could not POSSIBLY
have been at Mulhouse at the time OF the
German maneuvers without the Fnnwl-
edge and consent of the German authori-
ties. He, however. had not taken out a
passport In other words a French officer
in a highly confidential position I,rctends
to go to Switzerland. and then goes Sc
crety to Alsace. without permission or
passport. ard is not !nolested a all by the
Germans. This seems suspicious. ard this
is the main ground. in ease of wholly
presumptive evidence, on which he was
found guilty
The explanation is simple. and. If ore
wishes 10 believe it. easy 20 believe. Null
house was his home. Dreytus' father was
very i'll and expected to lie. Dreytus was
intensely foolish that he did not ask per
mission to go there, which army people say
would have been granted instantly. In any
event. his presence there amounted 20 lit
tie or nothing in the evidence until fright
ened, perhaps, by this violation of his duty
as an officer, he became confused and
equiyocated. That made the mater very
serious All through the speech of De
mango, in which he went over the whole
ground with marvellous minuteness, We
waited for the Mulhouse incident to be
mentioned. He did not touch it, however.
He omitted ii entirely. aal when he fin
ished without attempting to clear this point
up we felt certain that Dreyils was gone
Den1anse himself, while the Judges were
out. went TO Dreyfus and told him they
would convict.
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THE TAXABLE BASIS.
Exhibit by Commissioner of Prince
Georges County. Md.

Exhibit by commissioners of Prince
Georges County. Md.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, September H. 1899
The county commissioners of Prince
Georges county have issued their annual
statement, showing a taxable basis of
$l1 O53, 234 divided among fourteen dis
tricts, Melwood, the fifteenth being includ-
ed in Marlboro. The apportionment to Bla-
densburg IS $2.275,752
The three mort hern Observation-Disclosures
Laurel and Vansville-which lie along the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, have a taxable
basis of nearly four and a half millions
The county expenses are fixed at $97 600,
and the tax rate, 81 cents. indicates collec-
lions of nearly 100000 for county purposes.
For state purposes the collections will be
$40, 800 not allowing for deficiencies The
sum of 81 1923 20 is set aside for the treas
urer's commission
The removed murder case of GUY c. Bar
ron to Rockville. Montgomery county, cost
this county 1924
The public school of this village will open
Wednesday next. with Mr.. Costello, prin-
cipal, and Misses Sallie Gray, Louise Gray
and B. Hurley as assistants
Charles Daugherty and Lem. Jennings Of
Washington were arrested in this village
last evening by Constable Vincent for fast
driving and cruelty to animals. The two
men were in an intoxicated condition. 1t
is said one of them stood up in the buggy
to beat the horse with the butt end of the
whip. Several vehicles had narrow escapes
from being run into and several children
from being run over. When arrested the
men offered resistance. They were placed
in the Bladensburg lookup.
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scented by its pastor, Rev w. F. Locke.
He stated the spiritual state of his church
was good and every society was Il missions
airy society; each was we'll organized.
Messrs. Thos. Jarvis ard 4. R. Rowe ais }
testified to the good state Of affairs at
Marvin.
Rev. ]. II. Wells of Washington stated
the attendance was very satisfactory at
all services An Eoworth League would
soon be organized.
The evening service was devoted to the
subject of the twentieth century etuca-
ticnal fund. and the principal address was
made by William w. Smith, LII. D. chan
cellor of the Randolph Macon system of
colleges and schools, AID IN whose charge
the direction of the fund was placed by
the Baltimore conference, held in this city
last spring.
DR.. Smith placed the matter thoroughly
before the conference, saying the order to
raise the fund asgregatiHg 81 500. 900 had
been passed. and it must be raised and ap-
piled to the educational interests He said
many of the conferences had already re-
sponded. About $1,000 has been subscribed
in the Baltimore conference of ST., 500 de-
sired, and s25O00 by the Virginia confer
cree. Several promises We're given before
the meeting adjourned.
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CUBAN MARITIME MATTERS
It is Urged That They Be Given Govern
mental Attention.
Creation of n Special Division of De-
partment of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and Commerce Recommended.

A committee composed of Jose de Mora Y
Saavedra and Antonio Portland, represent
ing the association of naval and military
veterans, has arrived in Washington for
the purpose of presenting to the President
and Secretary of War petition for the
creation of maritime division of the Gu
ban department of agriculture, industry
and commerce, which shall have charge of
matters pertaining to navigation, COM
merce, fisheries and seafarng. and to or
ganize maritime districts, to make new
laws governing the maritime districts, and
to turn over the arsenal of the city of Ua-
vana to the association to be opened up for
the work. for which it is intended.
Mr. Quesada. the representative of Cuha
in this country, presented the committee
to the Secretary of War and obtained an
audience with the President. for IT. Mr..
Quesada says that the object sou2ht is to
have division of the Department Of in
dustry which will especially look after the
maritime matters of the island and ije con-
Quoted by men who are familiar Win he
local conditions and the methods of The is
land coastwise trade. fisheries and general
maritime industries. At present tie fish
and are In danger of being destroyed. sad
there is lack of systeina. lie care and reg
ulation of the trade aud Industry of tie
sea carried on by me small vessels and
boats of the natives. Tho Cllans want
maritime districts established, with native
captains of the ports 10 inok after the
local seafarng industries and ttade. with
regulations suited to the local conditions.
With respect TO the opening of the ar
senal, he says that this arsenal is u place
where repairs are made 10 vessels and
where they are locked and their bottoms
are cleaned, work which is essential 10 the
trade and navigation between he ports OF
Cuba. When in operation the arsenal, he
says, gives employment to a large number
of people and is self-supsoring. Its b. ing
opened, he says. will be to the benefit OF
the local commerce and to the people
trained to the work, who are now unem-
ployed.
The President expressed himself favora BILE
on the suggestions made, and referred the
entire subject to Secretary Root, who later
took it up with Mr.. Quesada and the other
Cubans.
Mr.. Quesada has presented to the Pres-
dent and the Secretary of War cahiegrams
from different corporations trades associa-
tons, etc, concerning the proposition that
was made to admit tobacco from Porto
Rico into Cuba free at a reduced duty
and has been informed of their decision not
to make any change in the tobacco tariff.
He has therefore telegraphed to CUBA that
the proposition has been abandoned.
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THE DREYFUS VERDICT.
Local Pastors Refer to It-DeDIored
by lrish-Americuns

Reference was made in many of the pull
pits of the city yesterday to the decision in
the Dreyfus case. Either in sermons or in
prayers the pastors touched upon the sub
Ject which 50 largely engrossed the public
mind during the past month The Injustice
OF the verdict was emphasized and petitions
were offered that France be saved from a
revolution.
The 1rish-American Union, at its regular
meeting, held yesterday afternoon, adopted
re solutions depioring the condemnation of
Captain Dreyfus by prejudiced military
judges at the behest of a clique of intol-
Grant and vindictive officials. tnfiamed by
race hatred" The resolutions urged the
President to use his good offices as far as
practicable with the government of France
toward securing the liberation of the ha-
raised and prosecuted Jew.
A committee was appointed to make ar
engagements for the usual anniversary cele-
bration in honor of the Manchester mar
tyrs, to be held November %. Captain
O'Meagher Condor will deliver the memo
rial address.
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CHOOSES ITS DELEGATES
Action of Washington District Conference,
NJ, E. Church South.
Proceedings of the Body During Ses-
sion at Observation-Disclosures Received
and Committees Appointed.


Special CORES pondence of The Evening Star.
HAMILTON, Va. September s. 1899.
The closing session Of the Washington
district conference. Methodist Episcopal
Church South, was held at Harmony
Church, Hamilton. Va, Friday. Shortly
afler the opening services the lay delegates
proceeded to elect representatives. to the
Baltimore annual conference, which meets
at Mount Vernon Place Church, Washing
ton, April ) next. The following Were Sc
Iccted: d. l.. Coon of Washington, f. ].
Pollard of Alexandria, Geo. ]. Russell of
Marshall. Va, and Geo. w. Laycock of
Hamilton. Va. The alternates chosen We're
Jas b. Pugh, ]. y. Hutchinson and l..
Pierce Boteler.
The committee on temperance, in its re-
port. which adopted, called attention
to the discipline of the church, which pro-
vdes that the members abstain from the
manufacture and sale of Intoxicating Ii
q ors and recommended holding temper
ance meetings. A petition to the legisla-
tur2 of Virginia for the enactment of a
temperance educational law was passed
The committee on the state of the church
reported. expressing pleasure in the evil
dence Of a healthfui growth in every de-
partment of church work, and that the
Washington district stands better than ever
The matter of purchasing "A parsonage for
the presiding elder was considered, and 1t
was decided to locate the same at AleXan-
dria. +. ]. Pollard elected to fill the
vacancy on the board of trustees in place
of A. l.. Johnson. deceased.
The quarterly conference records were
reported to be in good condition. The TWEEN
tieth century thank offering fund commit
tee recommended that the district raise
| $50 900 for the cause.
A resolution thanking the people of Ham
| ilton for their hospitality was passed with
a rising vote
The conference adjourned to meet at Mar
shall, Va, next September.
Proceedings of Thursday.
Devotional exercises were conducted by
Rev S b. Dolly of Sterling at the morn
| ing session of the Washington district con-
| ference Thursday.
| w j. r. Thomson of Washington was rec
| commended for advancement from deacon
| to local elders orders.
Remington, Marshall. Falls Church and
| Middlcburg We're nominated as next place
| of meeting. Marshall was selected by the
conference.
| Rev. w. F. Locke of Marvin Church,
| Washington, preached at the IL o'clock
SERVICE his subject being the 'Transfigura-
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CLOSE OF THE FAIR,
Program of the Last Days Rncing Mt
I.arlhorO'.


UPPER M.PJ RoPo, M Cont q 1000
tn ,l,-.-i,,,. TO-. 80 49,, fa; ,,, - -
''' ICY VI 'i' i"it was d sNh-
efaiiF successful one ana gave the Office
holders of the cities IA chance for an after
Moons sport with the horses of which
many, -, sii.d ,b,r,sa,,,, ~, r,l,f,,er ...,,-
w. ny ti-S was
good
The directors have decided to raise the
grand stand and put il on a brick foiinda-
tion tberahv GIVING n,o,., 1ight ana l,.,,,,,
%, e ~ ~
Ventilation. lhey nave also ordered the
erection of two new stables, the improve
ment of the track and the erection Of =
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tion," taking for his text 18th chapter of
Matthew, "a and Sd verses.
AT the afternoon session reports from the
charges were taken UP.
The report for Mount Vernon Plac
Church, Washington, in the absence of Rev.
j. w. Duffey. pastor. who is in Europe. was
made by Dr. VIM j. r. Thomson, Rev. E.
r.. Overholt and ID. l.. Coon. The finances
were reported being in advance of any re-
cent year. and the church building was now
being greatly improved.
Epworth Church, Washington, rendered
a report through its pastor, Rev. w. S.
Hammond, who said every department is
well organized and doing excellent work.
Fredericksburg. Va, was reported by
Rev. J. f. Stump: Rev. Geo. T. Tyler re-
sponded for Falls nurch; Rev. J. H. Light
reported for Leesburg church. Loudoun cir
cult was reported by its pastor. Rev. c.
Sydenstricker. Rev. w. II. Woolf of Ham
ilton, where the conference is meeting, re-
ported progress in .he work in his charge;
Rev r. " Register of Alexandria, Va, re-
ported the spiritual condition of Alexandria
church as good, with workers all united.
and Messrs f. J. Pollard and Henry X.
Field reported the finances of Alexandria
charge as being first class.
Report of Committees.
The reports from charges being finished,
the conference resumed the consideration
of committee reports The committee on
missions reported through Rev. E. II.
Henry.
Mrs. Alexander secretary of the Womans
Foreign Missionary Society of the district,
addressed the conference and urged con-
tnued interest in the cause of missions.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society
was represented by Miss V. L. Grimes and
Mrs G. H. Buchanan. The object of the
society is to provide and furnish homes for
every preacher throughout the church. The
District has eleven organizations.
In the evening Rev j.. p. Stump of Fred
erichsburg. Va, delivered a sermon on
Belief in Cod his text being Acts, 9th
chapter. 18th verse Delegates who arrived
Thursday were Thomas Jarvis. D. l.. Coon,
Revs T.. E. Overhot and w. J. Thomson of
Washington and F. j. Poland of Alexan-
dria.
Wednesdays Session.
Presiding Elder Boyd announced the fol-
lowing committees:
Twentieth century thank offering fund
Rev. Geo. r. Tyler, l.. Pierce Boteler. Rev.
]. w. Balm, F. J. Pollard, Asbury Hoskin-
son.
State of the church-Rev. ]. P. Stump, J.
A. Woolf, j. s. Pearson.
Bible cause-Rev. S. V. Hilderbrand, J.
b. Pugh and A. r. Rowe.
Temperance-Rev w. H. Woolf, w. H.
! Thomas and J. A. Hutchinson.
Publishing interests-Rev. C. S. Stanton,
G. J. Russell and f. c. Cottrell.
Missions-Rev. E. H. Henry, A. j. Simp-
son and Alex. Compton.
The conferences then heard reports from
the charges.
At II o'clock the church was filled for
public service. After solo by Miss Pol
lard of Alexandria, the sermon was preach
ed by Rev. S. Sydenstricker. who selected
for his subject John, 18th chapter, 18th
verse.
Afternoon Proceedings.
At the afternoon session Fauquier charge
was represented by Rev. ]. c. Sedwick, who
reported considerable church building in
progress.
Marvin Church, Washington, was repre-
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The proposals recently submitted by
Forsberg & Murray. Bennett & French and
the Warren w. Biggs Heating and Ven
tilating Company for the construction of
two steam boilers and connections for the
Franklin School have been rejected by the
District Commissioners. The proposals
we're rejected because the Commissioners
think it exceedingly doubtful whether, in
the present condition of the iron market
the work could be completed before the
advent of cold weather. The heating ap-
paratus now in the building can be, the
Commissioners believe, made to last until
spring.