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Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
OIL IN THE EAST
Fir. RookefeIIer's Setback in inc
 Orient.

Washington, May 26.- GSpecial.)- The Standard Oil company has received a serious commercial setback in the orient. It joined forces with what is known as the Dutch Moeara Enmin company of Sumatra, with a view to controlling the eastern market, and seemed to have everything it's own way, after the fashion it long ago es- tablished in the United States, but along came the Dutch minister of col onies and forbade the going into eff feet of the arrangement, on the ground that foreign enterprises were not want ed on Dutch territory. Since then, however, the Dutch Moeara Enmin company has concluded a practically similar agreement with large Anglo Russian oil syndicate, and under that agreement plans are being laid for controlling a large part of the inn mense markets of eastern Asia. Int imports of American Gil into Java alone for 1897 amounted to 20,000,000 gallons, Tn 1898 there was a falling off to 1O,3OO,0 ,0OO
 me question or the St2nudFu Oll companys future in Asia is exciting wide interest in Europe and leading financial journals in England and or the continent are devoting consider able space to it. The American con- sul in Java, Sydney B. Everett, in q recent letter to the state department, inclcsed a clipping from the Frank furter Zeitung. which he refers to as ''one of the best informed newspapers in the world on financial matters" The clipping discusses the rival oil com panies for control of the Asiatic mar ket, and will give the American public a larger view than it yet has had of the extensive operations of the Stand ard company. Until recently this com pany was practically without a rival in the orient, and while from this time on it will probably be able to secure it's fair share of the business there, it will
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27

be compelled to divide profits with English and Russian competitors. The Zeitung starts eff it's article of more than column by saying:
 ''The arrangements made a few weeks ago between the Moeara Enmin Petroleum company of Amsterdam and the Shell Transport and Trading com pany of London has awakened wide spread interest on account of the great influence which this combination will have on the limitation of the domina- tiou of the Standard Oil company in the eastern Asiatic markets. Until now the petroleum trade east of the Suez canal, with the exception of two small concerns which supplied Java. Assam, etc, has been exclusively in the hands Of two groups-one the Standard Oil company and the other the firm of Samuel & Co. of London, whose petroleum interests have now passed to the above mentioned Shell Transport and Trading company"
 The Mceara Enmin company can now sell it's product in the most ad-
 
 of the widespread organization of the Shell company in eastern Asia. The Shell company, the Zeitung says, has back of it the largest Anglo-Chinese and British Indian firms, and has so perfected the details of it's business and contracted with the carrying com- panies as to place the Russian oil in eastern Asia on an even footing in the competition with the American oil.'' As showing the division of trade, it may be said that last year Russian oil was disposed of in eastern Asia to the extent Of 12,6O0, ,000 cases, while the Standard Oil company had in the same territory sale for 15,O00,00O cases, a case holding ten gallons. The figures just named indicate at the same time the growing needs of the Asiatic coun- tries, which, on account of the opening of China, will be still further increased. It is clear that but for the for nation Of the alliance between the European companies named in this ar ticle the Standard Oil company would be in position to practically control this immense market and add millions and millions Of money to the Rockefel- Ter estate beyond what will be added as result of the competition which is now arranged for The Zeitung closes it's article by saying:
 Tt is hard to predict just what the consequences of this union of the east Indian and Russian petroleum pro ducers will be. The Samuel cont3ina- tion has at present no idea of making an aggressive campaign against the Standard Oil company, and similarly, the latter. company would look very carefully before starting war with such a powerful combination as an op- Ponent The territory to be supplied is so great that a division of it by the i parties is not only possible, but also highly probable, while, on the other i hard the consumers are protected by i tEa possibility of competition from | being unduly imposed Cn by either of | the two combinations
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
TwENTY-E1GHT NAMED DEWEY.
Over Three Hundred Applications
 Filed From Other Post Offices.

Washington, May 26.-The post office department has been over- wheImed with applications from com munities throughout the country 10 name their post office Dewey" AL ready twenty-eight post offices in as many different states have, bsen given the name of the hero of Manila, bay. This is only four less than these named after Washing ton. Over 300 other ap- pIications are on the postal files Seventy different places in Tennessee have asked for the name; Kentucky and Alabama come next with fifty and for'ty-fve applications, respective ly. Only one office in each state can baar the name. Of the twenty eight offices already established with this name two existed before the Manila battle
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27

teries, capabla of developing high voltage. should be capable of easy transportation with moving columns, and General Greedy believes a great advantage might result if the wagons
 in which the apparatus is stored should contain for emergency purposes power for their own locomotion- The wagons advertised for are to te cap able of carrying a minimum weight Of 500 pounds and to be capable of a ra- d:1Is of twelve miles. In the field of course, the wagons would be hauled whenever possible by horses or mules, in order to save the electricity stored in the batteries. If future experiments should develop the impracticability of employing wireless telegraphy in the field the batteries could be used to great advantage in charging the or dinary field telegraph lines. The wagons will be covered and would make comfortable stations for the operators. During the experimental believed, in the establishment of nov able stations, between which expert ments can be made. The experiments from the top of the state, war and navy building have not been wholly It isthought that possibly the immense amount of iron and steel in the building may have some effect upon the waves If the experiments were made in the field such influences would not exist.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
The Arrest of the Alleged Eng
 fish Officers for TrtasOn.
SUSPECTS WERE BOER SPIES
Now Thai Great Britain Has Taken inc Bull by inc Horns II Is Be- IieVed Kruger Will Give in aod That inc Reforms Long Asked for Will Be Granted by inc Boer Government.

London, May 26.-The great JohaE- nesburg plot against the Transvaal is classed as having 1zzled out like q damp firecracker. It is said that the Boer organs first tried to magnify the affair into another Jameson raid, but have now abandoned the attempt in despair. It is further asserted that the men arrested comprised a couple of Boer agents, who, some people a1lege, probably engineered the whole scheme The remainder of the prison CTS are described by a Times corres- pondent as a set of honest but drunk en wastreIs,'' whose intention was only to prepare for the defence of the town against possible Boer violence in case of war. The police arc believed to be responsible for the discovery or the conspiracy Many think that President Kruger knows something of the h3tching of the affeir, but he is looked upon as being too shrewd not to see a fiasco.
 An interesting insight into Boer methods was given in a report that most of the baTmaids at Johannesburg receive handsome rewards from the Boers' secret service fund for spying upon customers.
 Much importance is attached to tho coming meeting between Sir Alfred Milner, the British high commissioner of South Africa and governor of Cape Colony, and President Kruger at Bloemfontein, capital of the Orange Free State, which it had been reported had been forbidden by Mr Chamber lain, the secretary of state for the colonies. Whatever objection, if any, Mir Chamberiein may have entertain ed, has been withdrawn. There is a general anticipation that Sir Alfred Miner has been instructed by Mir. Chamberlain to put forth certain ds- mands, in the shape of concessions to the CrtlandeTs, in a form practically amounting to an ultimatum, and that the Boers will be required to accept and carry out the British demands within a specified period, or the Transvaal will he occupied by British troops
 Outlanders who have just returned from the Transvaal are strongly of the opinion that President Kruger will now give in, since Great Britain has taken the bull by the horns. They add that the Beers will arm, and that there will be rattle of swords and scab- bards, but they will finally yield with out bloodshed
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
DEBT TO H FIREMAN
$594, ,653 Due for Patent IEfrinqe-
 ment Ordered Paid.

New York, May 26.-The report of a suit brought against the u.ty by William A. Brickill, and other owners of patented feed water heater for steam fire engines, to recover money saved to the city by the use of their apparatus, was filed in the United States circuit court yesterday. The master awards to the complairants sS94. .633, of which s194,716 is interest Between August, 1868, and August, 1885, 210 of the feed water heaters pat ented by the complainant were ussd n this city without the plaintiffs per mission, and the award is the amount of gains, profits, savings and advanta- ges which have accrued from such un. lawful use"
 Brickill was formerly a foreman in the fire department About 1868 he perfected an apparatus which the fire commissioners subsequently, adopted, by which steam q q pressure of fifteen or twenty pounds could be kept in fire engines without a fire under the. boil
 
 tachable coil of pipes heated by either gas or coal. By it's uss. an engine can respond to an alarm without the no- cessity of starting fire under it's boil CT unfil it has been ascertained whether or not the, alarm was a false one.
 The swing to the city on all such alarms has been taken Into account by the master, and was found to be 40 per cent on each alarm. The result was Cnly arrived at after elaborate cal and the report is consequent ly exceedingly voluminCus. In 1870 Brickill offered to settle with the city or $50,000, giving all rights in the pat ent and waiving all claims or in- fragment He got a decree in 1SS0
 The report will go to the court for approval, when the many exceptions taken will be argued. Interest on the award is reckoned from the date of the decree
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
A CONEY ISLAND FIRE.

New York, May 26.-A. fire started early today in Bushchman's Pavilion C0ney Island and spread rapidly until seven blocks of frame buildings was destroyed. A conservative es timate of tRe loss places it at S35O,OOO Policeman Thomas Lynch and Fire man George Taggart and William Al. drich were painfully, but not seriously burned, while rousing the sleeping oc cupants of the threatened buildings Richard Downs and William Durkin, IS and 15 years old respectively, who were asleep in the zaza hotel. were severely burned.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
CERTAIN AMERICANS
The Berlin TabegIaff Discusses inc
 Suns Editorial.

London, May 26.-The Berlin Tag eblatt, the widest read German paper
 here is aroused by the New York Suns recent leader on Professional German-Amerio The Tageblatt quotes most of the article, introducing the subject thus: The New York Sun IS a newspaper whose utterances, owing to the fact that it is more or less correctly supposed to contain in formation inspired in high government circles, generally attract notice Con- sequently the article with the stinging title, Professional German-Amcri- cans has not escaped notice''
 The Tageblatt proceeds to, occupy half of it's front page with a thorough ly Teuboric philosophical dissection of the Suns article alongside the Ger editors resolutions. The paper declares that German Americans are the most important counterweight to the trio of know native bcrns arl1 jingoss The German-Am eTicans, it says, owe nothing to the old factions, and are themselves an independen5 reform ele- ment. It adds: Those fighters in the front rank, now so shamefully revi1sd, may console themselves that their martyrdcm does not de-ract from the solidarity of thor forces. German Americans may calmly await the course OF events"
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
m NO, MAY 2., 1OSS.
lsss: /: :s $s;;!5:s:y s:5: LENT FORCE

oro,4 dooI loss than tbe "upl sleaL lsah Ge4a ie+ara-+ ao' tn Tha h, Libra the selling of a toy bank in wTlIcl. Goldsmith contends ho was a partner. Koopnan was on his way to Atlantic City when he was arrested. Judge Lacombe. before whom he was ar raigned. decided that he must deposit . certified check for s16,436, the amount claimed by Goldsmith, or stand committed. Koopman wrote the check and was released
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
HAVE THE RIGHT MAN.

Ash Fork, Ariz., May 26.-Sherif if Munds of Prescott, and Deputy Sher- ifs Foley and Marsh arrived this even ing from Winslow, where they cap- tured Amador Lucero, the Mexican charged with murdering Section Fore man Harris. Lucero admits burning his clothing the night the murder was committed, but denies the crime He was taken to Prescott tonight for safety. The officers arc satisfied they have the right man.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
MORE INSTRUCTIONS WANTED.

Washington, May 26.-It is learned that the American delegation to the disarmament conference communi cated to the state department the pur- pose being to obtain more certain de- tails of instructions. They made no report to Secretary Hay of the prog ress of events at the conference, Int even mentioning the difficulties re- ported to have been experienced in ob taining recognition for the one pcint deemed essential by the United States, namely, protection against the seizure of individual property at sea.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
APPROVAL OF M'KINLEv,

Philadelphia, Pa, May 26.-Unite6 States Senator Penrose in an inter- view today declared his purpose to advocate the adoption of a plank in the coming republican state convep- tion, endorsing the national adminis- tration an demphatically declaring the sentiment of the republicans of Penn sylvania in favor of the renomian ,iop of President Mckinley.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
A POINTER BY BRYAN
Says inc Chicago Platform VIII Be
 >Reaffirmed and Added to.

St. Louis, May 26-Colonel Bryan was seen today as the train he was about to take was leaving. He ex- pressed himself as much pleased with last nights banquet. Speaking of the platform of the next democratic pa- tional convention, he said:
 "Ine Chicago platform will be re- affirmed entire and blanks will be added to cover new questions. The trust issue will be the most important of all the issues.''
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
GREELY WANTS AUToMBILEs.
Will Use Them In Connection With Wireless Telegraph Experiments.

Washington, May 26.-A new stage in the experimentation with wireless telegraphy will have been reached when General Greedy, chief of the sig nal corps, obtains three electric au
 tomobile field wagons, for which he has issued advertisements. If wireless telegraphy is to be of service to an army in the field it is necessary that arparatus norsaticns, with stiHGg bat
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
NOT IN NEED OF RELIEF.

Victoria, May 26.-D. I. Dunbrack, who arrived from Alaska tonight says the reported distress among the pros pectors at Dease Lake is not serious enough to require government relief.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW,

San Francisco, May 26.-James Campbell and Thomas Pettus, who have the contract for building the government training station at Goat island, were arreted today for viola tion of the labor laws, the men being required to do ten hours work instead of eight
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
NOTHING WILL RESULT
The Peace Conference d Wasfe of
 Valuable Time.

The Hague, May 26.-It can now be stated with some degree of confidence that the delegates to the peace confer ence are gradually arriving at the be- lief that it's outcome will be nothing more than some slight recommenda- tions to the governments participating. The various committees have settled down to work.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
THE DREYFUS REVISION.

Paris, May 26.-The hearing of the demand for the Dreyfus revision is ex- pected to open on Monday. The speeches will probably occupy four days and the decision will be given on June ?. An order has been issued pro- hibiting officers to frequent the palace of justice during the hearing.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
THEY EXEMPTED THEM,

Berlin, May 26.-A sensation has been caused by the arrest of two phy- sicians in Rhenish Prussia, charged with systematically drugging recruits so as to exempt them from military service. Four persons thus treated died from the results of the drugs ad- ministered. The prisoners offered bail, but it was refused.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
DIED IN DYEING ESTABLISHMENT

Philadelphia Pa, May 26-One man was instantly killed and another badly injured by the explosion of a steam drying cylinder in the dyeing and finishing mills of James Martin & Company. Three others were injured. one probably fatally. The dead are: Daniel Huston and William Lang.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
WISCONSIN TORNADO.

River, Falls, Wis, May 26-A tor nado struck this place this afternoon and destroyed much property Two boys were badly injured
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
AN AUTOMOBILE TRIP.

New York, May 26.-An automobile made the trip from Cleveland, O., 707.4 miles in four days, eleven hours and forty-fve minutes
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
HOW THEY MAY COME.

Washington, May 26-The secretary of war today sent the following mes sage to General Otis:, Many petitions are received to have the Washington and Oregon troops sent direct to Puget Sound and Portland It can be done if the men wish it."
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
GERMANS HILARIOUS.

Berlin, May 26- The newspapers are jubilating over what they term Admiral Kautz's recall" The LOkal Anzeiger says: This shows anew that the American government Is will ing to remove all obtrusive persons
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
THEY WE'RE OVERSOLD.
The Failure of Glasgow Iron and
 Steel Trade

Glasgow, Scotland, May 26--A great sensation was caused by the failure Of Nelson Brothers, an important firm engaged in the iron and steel trade. They long beared Glasgow rig iron and were heavily oyersold when a corner in warrants was engineered.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
DROWNED IN A STORM.

Omaha, Neb., May 26.-A rainstorm in the vicinity of Bancroft, Neb, last night did thousands of dollars dam age Two women and a child were drowned
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
DIED OF VARIOLOID.

San Francisco, May 26.-James Wil- liam Gustave, private in the Sixth infantry, who arrived with the regi- ment last Monday from Fl Paso, dieu here today. It is believed he had varioloid. The regiment is on the way to Manila
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
BROKEN BICYCLE RECORD.

Cincinnati, O., May 26.-Harry Gob- son, the boy middle distance bicycle rider, today rode one-third of a mile in 0:36 1-5. The record of Tom Cooper is O:364-5.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
TAKING EVERYTHING IN SIGHT.

Butte, Mont, May 26.-The Butte Water company has been placed in stood that the Amalgamated Copper company will absorb it.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27
THE ALEXANDRIA PLAGUE.

Alexandria, Egypt, May 26.-Four more cases of the plague have been re- ported.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-27

CContinued on Seventh Page.l
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-07
Cuban self ment.

From the Kansas City Times: For
over century in the Philippines and
for fully half century in Cuba, revo-
luton followed revolution for indie
pendence, and Spain never offered any
excuse or explanation for denying the
inhabitants more political rights other
than that they were not capable of
self-government; and now President
Mckinley sings the same old song, only
that he contradicts the declared word
of congress that the Cubans are fully
capable of maintaining an independent
government. If Cubans are not equal
to the burdens of an independent ma
ton, our declaration of war against
Spain was national blunder. But
congress solemnly declared them to be
capable, and because they were capable
congress directed the president to send
the army and navy Of the United States
to Cuba to see that their independence
was recognized by Spain. Thus con-
gress declared the Cubans to be fully
equal to the demands Of an independ-
ent government, and Admiral Dewey
officially declared the Filipinos to be
very much more capable than the Gu
bans to maintain republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-07

the thirty-nine plants controlled by
the American Tin-Plate Company 106
mills are shut down. This is equal to
the total capacity of sixteen plants and
means loss to labor of nearly $751;
600 month, to the trust Of $4,000
monthly in interest ON unproductive
investment and possible millions in
lost profits. 1t further means the idle
ness of over 1000 men in the rolling
department alone, and thousands more
in other departments.
In the face of these facts no state
ment that is at all adequate to explain
these astounding conditions can be Sc
cured from any quarter. The work.
men simply point to the idle mills and
refer to the wages that they are losing,
and the trust people preserve sphinx
like silence, while consumers and for
eign manufacturers hazard all sorts of
conjectures. Some of these are plausi-
BILE, others bear their refutation upon
their face. One fact alone stands out
like the accusing handwriting in the
hall of Belshazzar-the mills are
closed. Mckinley special protection to
the contrary Notwithstanding, no
wheels are moving in 106 of them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-07
Tho Profit and Los. in mckinley Polio,

The Profit and Loss in Mckinley Policy.
The treasury statement of receipts
and expenditures of government for
October, 1899, and the four months OF
the current fiscal year shows that the
people of the United States are paying
at the rate Of s123.OOO,O0O a year for
keeping up foreign establishment.
That is, so much money in excess of
the amount required to maintain the
legitimate government Of the United
States. Whose loss and whose gain is
this burden? The people are taxed
millions to support an establishment
absolutely foreign to our system of
government and totally unconnected
with our national existence. But that
is not all. When we have been taxed
into poverty in such business en-
terprise," who will be benefited by it.?
Not the people who pay the taxes, for
taxes are never reimbursed. The truth
is, we are throwing away hundreds of
millions of dollars yearly for every
purpose except the legitimate welfare
Of the people Of the United States, and
the government is specializing with the
peoples money.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-07
vasarle. of Mrs. Maccorm,ck.

The vagaries of Mrs. MacCormick, as
disclosed the other day to the Divorce
Court at Dublin, Ireland-the Queens
Proctor intervening-ar remarkable.
In 1896 the lady left her husband sud-
denly, and disappeared. The next year
Mr.. Mccormick went through a form
of marriage with young woman,
whose brother later on prosecuted him
for bigamy. Mr.. Justice Phillimore
heard the case, and Mr.. MacCormick
was sentenced to a long term of i'm
prisonment. But in the meantime the
lady, as it turned out afterward, had
married and became a widow, and
drawn her husbands insurance money.
Not satisfied with her position even
then, the widow brought an action for
divorce against her imprisoned hus-
band, and secured a decree. 1t is a
bewildering story, and it is not sur
prising that the decree has been re-
scinded.