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the GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.
State Department Finds Nothing to Confirm
the Report That They Are TO BE Sold.

WASHING ton, Dec. 1.-THE inquiries which
the State Department has been conducting to
secure Information as to any attempts on tho
Part Of European nations to get possession OF the
Galapagos Islands. of the coast OF Ecuador.
and belonging to that country. have been
practically completed. with the result that
nothing 10 con firm the report that the islands
were TO be- sold has been ascertained.
This Information was sought to answer a
resolution presented by Senator Lodge,
which was based on NEWSPAPER
statement that Great Britain. was. negotiating
with Fculior for the transfer OF the group.
Tho Derartmcrt has decided to answer the
Lodge resolution, although it Is not obliged to
do 40. and the response " i'll I've OF the negative
character indicated II is reported that the
story Of the contemplated sale arose through
Ecuador granting an option on the islands 10 q
private concern, which sought TO dispose OF
them to England. but II Is said in oflcial circles
that the Government il ignorant Of anv such
action on the rart ~ Ecuador. The Navy pe-
partmcnt il ANXIOUS to get the islands for uso
as n coating station, and the Lodge resolution.
from present ind iications, will probably lead 10
an effort hy the United States TO acquire actual
ownership OF the group,
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The dispatches from South Africa refer to
the welcome the Beers Of Cape Colony have
extended to the forces OF the Orange Free
State that have pushed into the northeast
Cape territory. Many Boer farmers have
Joined the invaders. who are received with
every demonstration OF Joy. There has
been no doubt at any time that the SYM
pathy OF the Cape Beers Is with the two re-
publics. The momentous question is how
far this sympathy may be converted into
actual participation in the war on the side
OF the Boer republics. The question has
been answered 50 far as Natal is concerned
for large part Of the 10000 Boers one
half the white population, crossed the bor-
der into thc.Orange Free State. and most OF
the men are fighting in the army OF that
republic. The British express confidence
that they can prevent the Cape Beers from
following this example, but the question
has not been tested and Is q problematlcal
factor In the war
The importance OF this matter ap pears
when we remember the great preponder-
ance OF the Beers in Cape Colony. No idea OF
their numerical superiority can be gained
from official statistics, for all tho whites are
enumerated as British subjects. without
reference to the languages they speak.
The approximate number Of Beers may be
inferred from the statistics OF tho three
Dutch Church organizations, the Dutch
Reformed, the United Reformed. and the
Christian Reformed Churches, all OF whose
members are Beers, with the exception of
tho Hollanders who are more recent
arrivals.
The white population OF Cape Colony has
increased largely since the census OF s9l
and Is now estimated at something over
300, 900. The three Dutch Churches have
on their books the names Of about $50, 900
Beers, men, women and children. The
British number about lao, 1000, and Ger
many and other nations are represented
by about 10000 persons. In Cape Colony
are more Beers than in the two Boer repub-
lies The statistics in the latest edition ofthe
Transvaa state Almanac may be taken as
approximately accurate, and they give the
total white population of the republics as
100000, Of whom 2sO,oOO are Boers
10000 are British and 4O, 900 other whites
In the whole Of South Africa there are
about 6i5,OOO Beers and only 24b 600
persons of British birth or descent. Less
than half OF the Beers live in the two re.
puhlics, hut even there they outnumber all
the British in South Africa.
some striking effects Of the Boer nronon-
d"rancc in Cape Colony have been mani.
i"st lor years or their two political
unions, the Afrkandcr Bond openly adyo-
Gated independence for South Africa.
Ahoush IL dropped this shibboleth when
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Stephen +. Burch. a well-to-do farmer near
Topaz. Mo, is evidently q man OF a practical
turn ot mind Recently he turned ny in the
OF Peter Greenawalt. near Huron. : D. After
working a few weeks he and the farm
er's pretty daughter. Mary. disappeared, and
nothing was heard from them until MIR.
Grcenawalt received letter from his daughter
q, ISraI saying that sle was Mrs Burch. the
Later IL was learned that Burrh had been
looking UP a wfe for some time disguised as a
tramp. He said he wished to SEQ girls lust as
they really were and not on their parlor be.
havior. He .stndcd Miss Greenawalt closely.
found that she was smart girl and fine hou -
keeper, and made her plain business proposi-
ton. which she promptly accepted.
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DOllnrs md Centnriea

To THr EnIroR oF THE suS-Ntr; Permit me 10
""ncumhcr you with my aid in yonr cndeavor to
conNtn'e tho sceptcol that tn" twentieth century
begins Jan, /, 1901 aud not Jan l, 1900. Let us
reason IN terms OF money.
une hundred cents max" one dollar Just a. 100
years make one century,
Now tn" second dollar obviously begins. not with
the Tooth cent but with the loIst cent aud from
that ingenious observation reach the not over.
bold conclusion that the twentieth dollar begins
not with the l"ooth hut with the lnols cent
Dec. 10, 1899. H.
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Tho Black Watch and the Slab mt Ticon.
dCroRa.

To THE EDITOR or THE suS--Srj In my letter Of
yesterday. omitted to state very interesting fact
viz; that in the action at the outlet OF Lake eorR.
In iTbs. between Gen. Montcalm and Gen. Aber.
crombie, among the 1000 regulars with which tho
latter so unsuceessfully attacked the former was
the ''Old Highland Regiment otherwise called
THE Black wAtch"-which lately made so valiant
acharGc at Moider River In South Africa
Among the officers killed on that occasion d. O., in
1881 was Major Duncan Campbell of Inyerstraw
IN the old hurying ground at Fort Edward, ~ V
IN Washington county. and though the elements
have heat nIon and coToded 1t for nearly cen.
running as follows;
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Boer Exhibits at the Parts E.uo.,t,on


From the N'i'n'ifc Amerirds
At the Paris Expos ti,n 10000 square feet have
been allotted 10 the Bocrs, Their pastoral life will
lie shown by Bocr farm. portraying wildly the life
OF the hrst coon!sts Of the Transvaal Tho National
Pavilion OF tho TranS'aaI built in the Dutch style
will display geographical documents mineral speci.
mems aud exhibits showing the methods of instruc.
tion IN th" schools, In the Bper farm will be ex.
hibtcd tho Wild animals Of the TransvaaI. The
means ana methods OF transportat IN used will also
be portrayed The mining industry will be shown
By anvestAmp battery.
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Chinese Way of Doing Things.


lord Charles Beresford narrated to the In.
stitution of Mechanical Engineers some anus
Ing incidents OF his experiences In the land OF
the mandarins. In the arsenal at Shanghai.
where he noticed IA Krupp gun cleverly fitted
with an Armstrong breech.riece. IL was ex-
planned TO hin. that the operation had been rem .
dered necessary by an accident. the blowing of
oithe original breech- piece by he Chinese gun
ners. Later on. in visiting a fort in charge OF
very clever mandarin. he discovered how the
accident had occurred. They were using a
perfectly unsuitable powder for the % ton gun.
and he remarked TO tho mandarin TINT It
would blow the breech-picc on. THE man.
DARN nodded. smiled. and answered. Yes. IL
does. The last time the gun was fired It had
Killed fourteen men, so they loaded and fred
another. which killed twenty-iour These guns
nust ny hnNS % cost in mounting and breeching at
In another place. being asked where the
front Of battery OF 6O-ton muzzle. loading
gun guns IVA was; the mandarin nointed 10 one drec.
there has becp mistake" The v: guns 'st%e were
AZ mu sS nSi af s,vs wos S
killed by n" discharge OF thc one behind. and
50 on through he battery, Lord Charles
mandarin perfectly unconccrned. and hn only
repied, le5. some men. would no doubt be
In yet another place. he found that the
gun was actually loaded in the magazine,
and he pointed out in remunstrance that n
there were any carelessness in spongng the
The gun after firing. the magazine would in
gave me slap on the back. and said. You are
one OF the cleverest men ever met. The wear
before last, We did fire. these guns. and we blew
np the magazine lust AS you have said. | will
show you whore Il was. The mandarin added
that he could not remember how many men
were killed. hut he believed that II was fitv."
IN powder mil he pointed out the danger.
ot having the windows open lest dust should
get into IN" grinding whecl. and so produce an
eNplosion-thc very thing, he was told that had
happened to the previous building which the
present one replaced
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ury's report. amounted to s1.227O23.3O2,
whereas the combined exports and imports for
1870 amounted to sS2s. .730178. The differ
ence therefore was only s4Oo. 900 900 instead OF
S1.OOO,OO0.OO0. What the President had in his
eye was. probably. the combined exports and
imports for 1890. which amounted TO s1.a24.-
1Il.TD1. or 81, ,005. AL .615 more than In 1870
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Senator PErrraREw OF South Dakota has

Senator PErrIGREw OF South Dakota has
seldom been more absurd than in his rebuke
Of the Southern Cotton Spinning Association
for its resolutions In favor OF expansion and the
construction OF the Nicarauga canal. He Is
saddened by "the mercenary hopes OF the
cotton spinners" and he warns them against
Oriental competition. the magnitude OF which,
he says. they don't comprehend. "Nutty
DICK" PETT1oREw instructine the cotton
spinners as to their business is beautiful
beyond language and belief.
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SIX CARTER CASE INDICTMENTS.
John r. Gaynor. ex-Capt. Garter and Fou,
Others Accused of tho Savannah Frauds.

John i. Gaynor. ex-Capt. Garter and Four
Others Accused of tho Savannah Frauds.
SAVANNAH. Ca. Dec. 1l.-siI indictments
have been found by the United States Grand
Jury IN connection with the Savannah harbor
improvement frauds Those indicted are B. D.
Green. John F. Gaynor. z. II. Gaynor OF New
York city. William 7. Gaynor OF Fayetteville.
N. Y. Michael A. Connally. until recently in
Savannah. and ex-Capt. Oberlin NJ Carter now
in prison. The six men are charged with vio-
lations OF sections 54+0 and 5+3S ofthe Re-
yised Statutes II is alleged that the Govern
5+3S relates 10 fraudulent claims against the
Government. The penalty for violating IL is
Imprisonment from one to Ave years or a flnc
OF from 81. 900 to $1,000. The second section
relates to % conspiracy 70 detrnud the Govern
ment and violation OF II is punishable by i'm
fine OF from 81 900 to $4,000
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MIR. Pages Courageous Eisewhereness

From he WdShingion Post.
Some humorous things are found in petitions to
Congress. but the assertion IT Daniel ". Page Of
Missouri IL delightful in it. naivet. Mr., Page saws.
AT the battle OF Cornth was surrounded by
5000 Yankees. but brayey escaped and was never
again captured"
For his bravery in thus eludiug the Yankees. Mr.
Page wants to be restored to his rank and title OF
First Lieutenant in tho regular army. which he held
before the war.
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Japan Stamps Out the Plague.

YOKOHAMA. Nov. 25. via San Francisco. Dec.
1.-THE Japanese authorities are receiving
great praise for the speed and skill with which
they have stamped out the buhonic plague.
The disease was not allowed to spread beyond
the seven patients orig gnally attacked These
victims all died. but they were so well isolated
that no new cases are reported This contrasts
OF the plague.
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Why Red Paint Prevails In New England.

As one drives through the country towns all
over Maine one can hardly fail To notice the
frequent old rcd barn, and ottentimes a whole
color. Query was made as to the reason there.
for ltseems red paint is cheapest, far cheaper
than whitehead paint and so far Rs service
abloness goes lasts as long ana sheds the rain
rs well. Long may the little red iarm house
brighten our New England Ian dscapes
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To THE EpIroR oF THE Sun Sir Did you over
stop to consider whA. a splendid body Of mon vii,
hAmsburgh has in it, clergy1 living. Haskns. Wells
Hamilton Darlington. Ennes. Lord. Downey, Adams
Dawson and Malone some that go to make up a
body that is probably hard 10 excel any where
DC, 10. En-
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A Hear for Admiral Dewey,

DULUTH, Mimi. Dec, ia big black bear
will be sent TO Admiral Dewey by the people OF
Bemidli. In Beltrami county. as a Christmas
present. The animal has Just been captured
who send IL say the Admiral may deed il To
any one he chooses. " ",
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Our attention has been called by CORE.
spondent to an error Of statement in tho Presi-
dents Message re'atlng to our foreign com.
merce The President said that Our exports
for 1881 alone exceeded by more than billion
OF dollars our exports and imports com bined
IN 1870" The fact Is. that our exports for
1eeo, according to the Secretary OF the Treas
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FROM tFf N1frlIkl Nfa6 JourNdL
Mr.. Bryan's former law partners are moving into
q new office and their names have been freshly
painted on the windows Mr. Bryans name 10 no
longer there by tho way, what IL Mr.. BryAn's pro-
fession since he gave up all preence OF engaging In
the practice Of lawl When the census enumerator
comes around, what shall no put down opposite Mr..
Bryan's name under the head OF ''occupationT 2"
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His Intentions.
Ernm "A, Oh,o .S,ni, Lnnrnni.

FT"W WT UNIV NITt JONFNuT,
Mrs. Hashley-Iou have been flirting with
my daughter and last night you even went SO
far rs to kiss her. Now want TO know what
your intentions are.
Boarder-My intentions. madame. are never
TO do so agnln.
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From me- Chicdgo Tribune.
~ know what you want, Mr.. spoonAmore said
johnny, You want to kiss Mabel"
On which account the sorely tried young woman
dared not send the impudent youngstes out q -
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TARt-Riosque No. IL. near Grand Hotel, and
Eiosque No. 10. Boulevarde des Cspucines.
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Here Lyes the Body Of Duncan Campbell OF
Reg't Aged SIS years who died thc iTtS
o. July, I6s: Of The Wounds He Received In
The Attack OF The Retrenchments OF Ticon.
doroRa. or Carlton, the sth of July l7bs
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Tn. willia msburgh Clergy.

MOUSr vERSoS. Dec. l. WILLIAM I. srosv
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favored as it ls by conditions of
climate and soil, it can find an
enormous market in the north
for it's early vegetables, spring
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A Narrow ESCAPE.

Thankful words written by Mrs.
Ada +. Hart, of Groton, S. ID.
"Was taken with bad cold which
settled on my lungs cough set in
and finally terminated in Con
sumption. Four Doctors gave up,
saying | could live but short
time. / gave myself up to my
Savior, determined if could not
stay with my friends on earth,
would meet my absent ones above
My husband was advised to get
DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
| gave it a trial, took in all eight
bottles. 1t has cured me, and
thank God, | am saved and now
a well and healthy woman" Trial
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sixteen or eighteen-inch sweep
or scrape. Suppose farmer has
forty acres in plowed crops to
each horse, he could 90 over his
crop in four days, or once a week
and have two days to spare for
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have followed this plan more
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General HamptOn'S Decline.

My duties during the past
week at the reunion in Charles
ton left me no opportunity of ex
pressing to my friends my CRATE
full sense of the spontaneous and
almost universal sympathy shown
by them for the loss | have re.
Gently sustained by fire. Let me
now assure them that l am pro
foundly touched by their mani
festation of kindness and by the
proposal to rebuild my home.
But they must pardon me for
asking them to abandon this in
tended act of kindness, though
the motives which prompt it are
fully and gratefully appreciated.
/ cannot accept from my friends
testimonial OF regard such as
they propose, but the affection
shown by them in wishing to re
imbnrse me for my loss can never
be forgotten,for it is priced by me
higher than any gift from them
could ever be.
1t is the duty Of every citizen
TO serve his state whenever called
upon TO do so, and his sole reward
should be the consciousness of
having fulfilled that obligation.
IF my fellow citizens think that
l have ever been able to serve
my state in any manner. | only
discharged my duty in doing so,
and l am amply compensated for
any service rendered bv their
verdict of "Well done. good and
faithful servant"
l am. with heartfelt thanks for
the great kindness shown me.
Your fallow-cltizen,
WADE HAMPTON.
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MONEY-MAKING CHANCES.
If You Seek New Fields of OppOr-
tnnity Come South.
Leslie's Weekly.


More money has been made in
the southern states in the last 20
years than will be made in the
next SO years in Cuba, Puerto
Rico or the Philippines, and the
chances for money making in the
south have only commenced. The
price of iron for the world is now
made in Birmingham, Ala, and
that city will shortly make the
worlds price of steel. The south's
industrial evolution, which began
with the development of its iron
interests, rapidly spread to all of
the collateral iron industries. in
including machine shops
and foundries, stove factories,
steel plants and hardware facto-
ries. The 5000 new industries
which have sprung up during tn @
past year include fertilizer and
phosphate works, woodworking
factories, furniture, vehicle, agri-
cultural and miscellaneous works {;
textile, flour and cotton-se oil
mills; gas and water works, tele-
phone systems electric light and
power, and ice and coal-storage
plants; canneries and hundreds
of miscellaneous plants. Nearly
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its railroad mileage during the
past year, and every southern
harbor has largely increased it's
export trade.
Alabama has shipped 1 900 tons
of iron day, month after month,
and the ports of New Orleans,
Norfolk, Baltimore, Pensacola.
Brunswick and Mobile are ship
ping American products direct by
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elgn countries. The development
of the iron industry of the south
Is in its infancy, and in the man
ufacture of textile that section
of the, country has not begun
to take the place it will fill, al
though last year over 100000
spindles were added to the equip
ment of southern mills, in which
$5,000,000 sought new investmen mt.
Nearly $1,000,000 went into the
cotton-seed mills-for American
cotton oil finds market in every
civilized country-and $5,000,-
600 is being put In the iron and
steel industries of Alabama, and
millions into those of Tennessee
and Virginia. Rich in natural
resources, with splendid water.
powers still undeveloped and al
most unknown, welcoming capi
tai and Hospitality welcoming the
investors from the north, the
south is having wonderful
awakening and requires no cum
ming eye to perceive that it is on
the road to unmeafured immeas.
urable wealth. Gen. Wilson. the
secretary of agriculture, has just
called attention to the fact that
the agricultural wealth of the
south would be vastly increas ed
if ite profits were diversified that
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j. Il. Reese, Modoc, S. c., writes
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Think it worth four times as much as
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