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The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
ENTERS CABANATUAN.
American Troops Meet No Rcsistunce
Insurgents Euvin,: Fled to
the Mountains.

Manila, Oct. 31.-Maj. Balances bat
talon of the Twcnty-sccond infantry
entered Cubanatuan Monday, meeting
with no resistance. The natives well
coined the Americans, shouting viva
los Americanos." The insurgent troops
had fled to the mountains. Gen. Bates
will be appointed military governor of
the Mohamlnedan islands, with head
quarters at Jolo, until Zamboanga is
occupied. Gen. Fred Grant will COM
mand Gen. Bates brigade.
Manila, Oct. 31.-Three companies of
Col. Bells regiment have had two en-
counters with the insurgents near La
BAN and scattered them. The insur-
gents left four officers and eight men
dead on the field and the Americans
captured three prisoners and several
guns. On the American side one man
was killed and two officers and six men
were wounded.
Capt. French took a accommodating
party beyond Labam after he had met
the enemy and was reinforced by Maj.
Bishop with two companies. The in
surgents brought up cavalry reinforce
ments and there was second fight,
during which their leader, Maj. Sal
vador, was killed. Many were wounded
and carried away.
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DEWEY TO WED.
Announces Ills Enlargement to the
Widow OF the Late Gen.
w. u. IInzcn.

Washington Oct. 31.-Admiral Dewey
announced to some of his more init
mate friends Monday night the fact OF
his engagement to Mrs. w. b. Ilazen,
of this city. Mrs. Hazen is the widow
of Gen. Hazcn, formerly chief signal
officer of the army, who died about ten
years ago, and is n sister of~John r
Mclean, democratic candidate for gov
crnor Of Ohio. Mrs. uazen has no chill
dren, and since her husbands death
has made her home with her mother.
She is a woman Of large means. about
40 years of age, and popular in the best
society circles of Washington. The
date for the wedding has not been
fixed.
The admiral's first wife died in 1872.
She was the daughter of a former gov
ernor of Vermont. One child from that
marriage, son, is now living in New
York. Gen. HaZcn. the former husband
of Mrs. HaZen, died on the 10th of Jan
uary, 1887, and n son from their union.
died last year.
Admiral Dewey on Monday took pos
session of his new home. The last of
the furniture was arranged in the new
house and the admiral's trunks were
brought up from the apartments he has
been occupying at the Everett.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
STILL BELONG TO SPAIN.
Three Islands Of Philippine GrouD
Overlooked by Makers OF Trcaty.-
Not Regarded OF Importance.

Madrid, Nov. IA sensation was
caused in the senate Tuesday by the
declaration of Count d'Almenas that,
owing to the ignorance OF the Spanish
American treaty commissioners, three
islands of the Philippine group, the
two Batanes and the Calayan islands,
both north Of Luzon, were not included
in the scope of the treaty. These is
lands, he asserted, oush; TO be made the
basis of negotiations ios the liberation
OF the Spanish prisoners.
Washington, Nov. 1.-The islands in
the Philippine group referred 10 in the
Madrid dispatch as not having been in
cluded in the treaty cetiing the archi-
pelago to the United States are not re-
garded by the members of the Philip.
pine commission as OF any Importance
and no regret, they say, need be felt if
the statement should prove correct
The opinion was expressed by one of the
commissioners that The islands referred
to are not worth negotiating for, as
they would not be OF any material benc-
fit. They are not thieliIy populated
anu lllSll SOlillliClSS - S!titt!l. us lllG
islands are out of the way OF the reeu,
lar ocean travel. The terms of the
peace treaty placed the northern
boundary of the limit of ccssion along
OF near the twentieth parallel of north
latitude. The islands of the Ratanes
group are of latitude -, and if he par.
allel should be strictly adhered to the,
would not fall within The scope Of the
treaty. A careful study OF the maps
prepared in Manila for the use of The
commissioners fail to disclose the Gaia.
Ian islands. The suggestion is made
that the territory meant is the Calayar
islands, belonging to the Babuyar
group, which, lying south of the TWEEN
tieth parallel, come within the scops
of the treaty.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
IS STEADILY ADVANCING.
Gen. YOunE's Column, i'm Spite of I'm
favorable Conditions, Contin-
ucs Forward Move.

Washington, Nov. 1.-Cable advices
to the war department Tuesday indi-
cate that Gen. 1oung's column is stead
lily continuing its advance, in spite of
unfavorable conditions. A cablegram
from Gen. Otis says:
"Young's advance north and east Ca
banatuan: will occupy 1alavera and prob
ably Aliaga to-day, objective San Jose
and Carranglan: wet season has rendered
roads in that section inpracticable for
wagon transportation and progress diff
cult
A message from Gen. Miller at Ma
Mia states that William p. Chamberlain,
the messenger who was wounded in
the fight in which Capt. Guy Howard
was killed. is doing well.
Manila, Nov. Information COM
ing through the lines says that the main
insurgent army in front of Macarthur
is retreating to the northeast, leaving
only small force to harass MacAr-
thurs troops. Aguinaldo is said to have
established new capital at Bayongong,
and is living in the near by town of
Dials, in the great tobacco valley north
east over the mountains.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
The World Has Grown Smaller.

Five hundred years ago the earth was
81 times as large as it is to-day. At
least, it took navigators 21 times as
long to sail round the world as it does
to-day. The expedition of Magellan,
which was the first to sail round the
world, took nearly three years to ac-
complish the journey. Sir Francis
Drake, who started out from England
in 1877, spent three years in the same
voyage. Ten years later Cavendisltset
sail from Plymouth, England, on voy-
age of circumnavigation and got back
home in &c months, cutting nearly one
third off the record. In the next cen
tury the time required for the voyage
was gradually cut down to $40 days.
There it remained until the opening of
the Suez canal. At present the best
time on record is Sc days, though if ex-
pense were no object authorities agree
that this could be cut still further.
When the Panama canal is opened sew
eral weeks will be at once taken off the
time required to get Chicago
Tribune.
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STATE OF TRADE.
Situation in the Commercial World
MS Viewed by Leading Amer
icMn Agencies.

New York, Oct. 2S.-R. G. Dun e Co. $
weekly review Of trade says: Fears and
not facts made a war in South Africa seem
u menace to prosperity here. and Il week
of conflict has cleared away tie fear.
British markets for securities have been
helped by the belief that mining shares
would be worth more with no Boer con-
troll In mining regions. and large purchases
here OF ammunition. packed meats and
other army food have swcllcd the balance
due this country. Money markets have
grown less embarrassing, stocks have
gradually advanced. industries are still
supported by a volume OF demand for
which no precedent can be found. ard pay
ments through the principal clearing
houses for the past week have been S6.G
per cent. larger than last year and 5i.3 per
cent. larger than in 1892. So great an in
crease shows the net result of many and
potent forces making for public prosper
ity.
"The heaviest transactions in steel rails
ever made SO early cover l.500, GEO tons for
next years delivery. or two-thirds of the
entire annual capacity of the works. The
Pennsylvania is said to have taken 100000
tons at SSS, but all the leading; railroads
made large purchases. and the price was
then advanced to $50 per ton. the same
works having delivered during tho past year
at SIS to $40. For structural works many or
ders appear. including some Of consequence
for the east and for Cuba.
Wheat remains practically unchanged,
while Atlantic exports. flour included. have
been 12,932Si bushels in four weeks against
lS.4S3.05G last year. and Pacific exports
",l97.77l. against 31ci,a06 last year. West
ern receipts fall short and in four
weeks have been only 30O22.o33 BUSH
els. against 40l5O.C99 last year. With
out concert there is probably some
waiting for better prices by farmers. Corn
exports continue to show the magnitude
of foreign demand for brcudstuffs. reaching
H.47S7l9 bushels. against S,5iG.973 last year.
and the demand has been large enough to
advance the price TX cents
Failures for the week have been 100
In the United States, against 2oG last year.
and % in Canada. against "a last year"
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
THREE MEN KILLED.
Hand Chr on Which They Were Go.
ing for the Doctor Is Struck by
n Passenger Train.

St. Louis, Oct. 30.--A special 10 the
Post-Dispatch from Cnrlinville, ILL.,,
says: Three men were killed on the
Jacksonville e. ST. Louis railroad be.
tween Barnet and Atwatcr, Macoupin
county, Saturday. James Bryant, fore
man; John Norvcll, George Cramer and
Samuel Allen, members of Quincy,
Carrollton g. St. Louis section crew,
were on their way on hand car from
Barnet to Atwuter to secure the scrv-
ices of physician for friend who
was very ill. The men were in the EN-.
ploy of another road but took chances
in running over the Jacksonville & st.
Louis railway to fulfill their errand of
mercy, when they were run down by a
passenger engine. Bryant escaped by
jumping.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
DEAD LETTER OFFICE.
The Annual Report Shows That Near
ly 100000 Pieces of Unclaimed
Mail Were Received.

Washington, Oct. 3o.-The annual re-
port of the dead letter Office shows that
it received from all sources G,s55,9s3
pieces of mail matter, nearly nine per
cent. increase over last year. OF these
over 145,0O0 consisted of insufliciently
paid mail, 100000 were undelivercd let
tiers to hotel addresses, over 900 I'M
claimed parcels and more than half a
million pieces of foreign mail. Mail
directed to fictitious addresses de-
creased by As per cent, indicating a
notable restriction in operations of
fraudulent concerns. More than three
quarters of a million of letters and par
cells sent to the dead letter office were
subsequently delivered to the owners
unopened. Money, drafts, etc., found
in the dead mails aggregate a face value
of ST, 10000.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
IInlsl ROhha ry

St. Louis, Oct. 3l.-Robert B. Jen..
nings, secretary and treasurer Of the
Broadway cable line. was robbed Of
$1,043 in cash and two checks
each for over $4,000 while stand
ing on the rear platform of a
broadway car at Broadway and Wash
ington avenue at noon Monday. The
police attempted to suppress the facts,
and as consequence, the news was not
known generally until three or four
hours later in the day. The robbery,
committed in broad daylight, on one
of the busiest corners of St. Louis, is re-
garded as one of the most daring crimes.
committed in the history of the local
police annals
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
THE VANDERBILT MILLIONS.
How the Immense Fortune Is Divided
| -Corneliu. to Sever Relations
| with Family.

New York, Oct. 27.-The provisions of
the will of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt
were made public Thursday night in
statement by Chauncey NJ. Depew. AL
fred Gwynne Vanderbilt inhcrits the
larger portion OF his fathers fortune
and becomes practically the head of the
Vanderbilt family. The will makes no
mention of the marriage of Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Jr., TO Miss Wilson, nor to
any quarrel between father and son be-
cause of the union, but apparently the
fathers displeasure was visited upon
the eldest son, he receiving, all told, UNI
der the terms of the will, but 81 500, 900,
and 100000 of this held in trust by
the executors. Alfred Gwynnc Wander
bilt is, of course, the residuary lcgatce,
and will possess a fortune of probably
$40,000,000 to $50,OOo,o0O Gladys, Reg
inald and Gertrude (Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney, will receive about S7,500,00
each.
Out Of the spirit of affection and for
the purpose Of satisfying all of the
members Of the family, Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt, gives his brother Cornelius
enough OF his inheritance to make his
fortune equal to that of the other mem
bers, namely, $7,5Oo,cOo. Senator Dc
pew says that Cornelius Vanderbilt has
accepted this arrangement in the spirit
in which it was offered.
The will does not contain q schedule
OF property, and no estimate can be
fnrf,,a1 IF ho 1,,nr !, ,3,o
in very general way. 1t may he
months before the appraisers complete
their work, but those who are most ia
miliar With the affairs of the late Mr..
Vanderbilt say that the fortune is very
near to s7o,0Oo.oOO.
-, New York, Oct. 2S.-Cornclius Van
derbilt has resigned his position with
the New York Central Railway COM
pany and will hencefor,h have no inter,
course, socially or in business, With the
members Of his family. He bitterly re,
scnts the implication that he is the
beneficiary of his brothers generosity
lie is equally emphatic in the state
mcnt that the settlement was forced
by him on the alternative of Il contest,
and that the $6,0G0,000 added to his in,
heritance was in no sense gift, but
simply the price OF Il noncontcsted will
The man who sacrificed SO much for the
love of Grace Wilson will SO into tho
banking business with his wifc's ia
thcr. L. II. Wilson, and hcnccforth tho
parting of the ways between young
Cornelius and the members of his fam
lily will be more marked than ever.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04

center of our prison square. The senti-
nels were watchful, and gave up any
hope may have had of an early at
tempt to get away, and, turning my
back to the blaze, fell asleep. I awoke
with the consciousness that some one
was looking at me. Sitting up, rubbed
my eyes. The fire was nearly out, the
sentries lounging on their posts, only
one of them pacing his beat. called
to him and asked what time of night
it was.
''Wall, Yanls, reckon It's about time
fo' that relief to turn out, n that's at
ten er tharabout."
was about to lie down again, when
the same feeling came over me that
was with me when woke. Some one
was surely looking at me. CHANGING
under one of the wagons, peering into
the darkness, saw what at first was
little more than two eyes; then made
out the face of woman. She was
lying fiat on the ground, her head raised
SO that she could look at me. At last
I recognized Margaret Beach. She sig
nailed to me, putting her fingers to her
lips, warning me not to attract the at
tcntion of the guard. It was plain that
she wished to assist me to escape. I
shook my head, giving her at the same
time a glance of contempt, but she
persevered, and was so anxious to
regain my liberty that at last I felt
willing-I admit it with blush.to
accept assistance from one who, if true
to me, was certainly menace to the
union cause. I intimated by look that
/ would act with her, and she at once
disappeared from under the wagon.
I wondered what she would do. I
had not long to wait, for in few min
utes 1 heard one of the sentries give the
customary challenges: "Who comes
there?" Then 1 saw by the freight
Margaret approaching the guard. What
she said could not hear, but saw that
she was talking to him earnestly. The
two other sentries left their beats and
went to hear what she was saying. I
judged that she was inventing story
of some threatened danger. She stood
outside the guard-line, thus contriving
to place the listening sentinels so that
their backs were turned toward their
prisoners. The fire was fortunately
low. though one brand persisted in
burning brightly. Selling it, smoth-
crd it in the ashes; then, while the
sentrics' faces were turned from me, I
rolled toward the nearest wagon, main
tanning my rigidity like mummy
blown by the wind. Half the distance
was accomplished when one of the men
turned to go to his beat. to reach which
he must come directly toward me. Mar
garet quickly called him back. Making
few rapid turns, rolled under the
wagon. then got up and ran like deer.
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Terrybont Run Down.

New York, Oct. 31.-Run down by the
Savannah line steamer, City of Augusta,
the Pennsylvania ferryboat Chicago
was cut in two at 1880 o'clock Tuesday
morning. How many are lost is not
known. One body was found an hour
after the collision was reported. Esti-
mates of the lost vary all the way from
two to 20. Even the number who were
on board the ferryboat is unknown;
many say 40, and the estimate varies
all the way up to $50,
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
Cubans Show Improvement.

Washington, Oct. 3O.-Gen. FitzhugR
Lee. who arrived in Washington Satur-
day night from New York, in an inter
view said that the people of Cuba are
steadily improving under the existing
protectora,e of the United States and
are slowly but surely rebuilding their
war-wasted homes and repairing their
crippled fortunes. Life and property
are secure in Cuba, owing largely, he
said, to the salutary restraint exercised
by American military authority. He,
thinks the time not ripe yet, however.
for purely Cuban government.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
Big systems to Combine.

Philadelphia, Nov. 1.-THE North
American says this morning: One OF
the greatest financial combinations of
the century is in process of formation
The organizers of the Continental Tele-
graph, Telephone and Cable company
recently incorporated in New Jersey,
have obtained control of all the indie
pendent telephone companies in the
United States and aim TO combine these
with the great telegraph companies and
the five Atlantic cable companies.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
hall saw figure standing in the front

hall l saw figure standing in the front
door-the figure of woman. She was
hurrying in, and so wrapt in some pur-
pose, so filled with anxiety, as was plain
in every line of her countenance, that
she did not recognize me until was
right upon her.
Margaret Beach, what in the name
of heaven are you doing here?"
The surprise and horror with which
she looked at me! She stopped, start
ed on, stopped again, cast quick
glance at my guard, and 1 thought she
was about to speak to me; but, though
the man was sufficiently relaxed in his
watching to permit it, she passed on
without q word and entered the room
I had left.
The guard took me back to the other
prisoners, and before leaving he or
dered me to turn my pockets inside out,
stating that prisoners were not al
lowed to retain any articles on their
persons, and thus reclaimed Maj.
Berante's receipt for the letter 1 had
won. I cared nothing for the paper,
and gave it up readily.
spent the day With plenty of food
for thought, if none for the stomach.
There was evidence CT trcachery on the
part of the general; there was VIOLA
zion OF parole on the part OF Margarer
Beach; while l, WHO had always been
sensitive 10 my honor, had lied like a
pirate and cheated at cards, only to be
dcspoiled Of MY winnings. But what
puzzled me most was Derante's asking
if the general was making love to
Margaret. Yet knew Berante to be
such an arrant rascal that believed he
/ had some concealed motive for asking
the question. However, self-preserva.
ton and the love Of liberty overweighcd
all other considerations, and I soon fell
to laying plans for escape. felt hope
full as to GLIDING my guards and leaving
the place where L was held captive
Union prisoners of war, when not con-
fined in regularly appointed prison
often found it easy to get away from
their captors; the trouble was to reach
the union lines. Indeed, many an es
capped prisoner, after wandering about
without food or shelter, finally gave
himself up to avoid starvation. I sur
veyed our little camp and noted the
situation. Three sides of a square
were guarded by sentinels, while tho
fourth was protected by wagons. II
l. could get under one of those wagons
might escape through the bushes or
the other side.
AS night came on bleak wind arose
and kept close to the campfire in the
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
Heavy shiD,nent Of Ore

Cleveland, O., Oct. 27.-Contracts en-
tered into and pending indicate that an
effort will be made next year to carry
down the lakes by boat 17,7os.OoO tons
of iron ore, which is far in excess of
anything yet attempted. The vessels
necessary for this are being engaged.
AS the total shipment of all commodi-
tics down the lakes this year has been
about ls,Goo0oo tons, there is every
prospect that the shippers Of grain and
lumber will be compelled to use the
railroads.
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Killed HiInself.

Denver, COL, Oct. 27.-Dr. Edward A.
Van Tuyl, of Riverside, ILL.,, committed
suicide Thursday morning in his room
at 1910 Curtis street, this city, by stab
bling himself five times in the region OF
the heart. DR.. Van Tuyl came to Den
yer short time ago in search of health,
but did not improve very rapidly. He
left note addressed to the chief of
police saying that he had become dis
couraged with the prospect of ever re-
gaining his health and did not care to
continue the struggle longer.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
VIII
PERILs OF A NIGHT,

Emerging from the wood through
which had fled from the confed-
crate bivouac, I jumped a rail fence
and stood in cornfeld. I could not
be more than dozen miles from the
plantation, and, believing the general
had returned to his headquarters, I re-
solved to gothere. The difficulty was to
find the way. Fortunately, the night
was clear and could see the stars. I
knew the north star. and to the south.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
Ocean Record Beaten.

New York, Oct. 3o.-As~in all ocean
records have gone to smash. The big,
North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse crossed the bar a t;
1903 p. m. Saturday, lowering the
worlds western record II minutes. 1t
took the big German but five days, II
hours and As minutes to steam from
Southampton. Thus it beat its own
record made on September S, 1899. The,
average speed was 22.14 knots per houE,.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
Fire In Chicago,

Chicago, Nov. IA tive-story build
ing at 39-43 West Washington street,
occupied by the Empire steam clean
ing works, NJ. McGrcgor e. Co., manu-
facturers of machinery; Frank SWEET
& Co., saw manufacturers, and Becker
Brothers, electrical engineers and man
ufacturcrs, burned this "wednesday
morning. Loss, $125,O0c.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04

Hackettstown, n. D., Nov. 1.-The
Hackettstown seminary was destroyed
by fire early in the morning. Only the
gymnasium building is left standing
The fire originated in the basement Of
the main building and is believed to
have been started by hot air furnace.
All the students got out uninjured, but
many Of them had narrow escapes.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
Slain by n Watch ma n .

Lincoln, ILL.,, Oct. 30.-John Peter, q
recently discharged private of company
ID. Thirty-nin,h United States volun.
,cer infantry, and native of Oakland
CAL. was shot and instantly killed BY
w. e. Mowry al two o'clock Sunday
morning while, with gang of bur
glars, he was attempting TO enter q
general store al Bcason.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
Murder and LynchinR.

Kansas City, Mo- Nov. IA Star
special from Weir City, Kan, says:
Weir City was the scene of double
tragedy. Gus McArd!e, bartender in
Berry James Joint was shot and
killed at half-past ten o'clock and in
less than two hours his supposed mur-
derer, George Wells, negro miner
from Scammon, was swinging to a
telephone pole, the victim of mob
which had forc:bly taken him from JAIL
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
Death of william II. Webb.

New York, Oct. 31.-William II. Webb.
the shipbuilder and philanthropist, died
Monday, aged SO years. He was reputed
to be worth $20,0OO,000. but little was
known OF him as millionaire. He has
been called the father of American
shining.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
Cook and Policeman.

"Why don't you get dinner?" he
asked.
You didn't marry cook" she re.
piled. simply.
Time passes. 1t is now the dead OF
night, and mufficd footballs arc heard
"!Nhy don't you go and drive the
burglars away?" she exclaimed.
"You didn't marry a policeman" he
said.-Puck.
The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
Than ksgivinx In Illinois,

Springfield, Ill.,, Oct. 2s.-Gov Tan
ner has issued his proclamation declar
ing Thursday, November 80, to be da,
of thanksgiving and prayer and calm;
on the people of illinois to properly OIL
serve it as such.