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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-26
Metropolitan Bank,
T. X. SANDS, Cashier.

Capital SIPS, 600
Profits. S 25, O0l
THOMAS n. CARTER, President
L. 5. VALENTINE, Vice-President;
II. A. WILLIAMS Cashier.
Directors James n. Boyd, G. r.
Ioehr, Thomas Atkinson G.. c. Jackson,
+. c. Ebel +. S. Valentine II. L. Cabell,
!. II. Kaufman, A. Pizziui, Jr., p. Whit
lock, J. W. Rothert, b. I. Crump, r. S.
Bosher, Thomas n. Carter.
Solicits accounts of individuals, firms,
and corporations. Pays interest on de.
posts by agreement au 2o-Su, Tn&rh
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w. - MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

Money on call firm AZ 5IaNTIZc., last loan
al &C.: prime mercantile paper. 5l$a6c.
Sterling exchange firmer. with actual
business in bankers bills at MS4snSi; e3,2
for demand. and at ASl@hS4:.o,- LOT 10y
davs. posted rates, s4S3 and 1851; COM
mercial bills. ASl. IT, -s,,
Silver certificates, 59A. Bar silver bsHi'
Mexican dollars. 47A.
Government bonds Irregular: state
bonds steady. Railroad bonds irregular
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MISCELLANE

Quotations are for bonds maturing in
not less than ten years.
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PORT or RICHMOND. SEPT. q, 1893

ARRIVED.
Steamer GuyandOtte. Hitler, New York,
merchandise and passengers. Old DOmln-
ion Steamship Company. ..-
Schooner j. y. ANDERSON, Winstead,
Baltimore. merchandise; Union Brocher-
age Company.
Schooner john r. Fell. Lovelace, New
York. salt; Davenport * Morris.
Schooner WILLIAMS X. kensel, SOper. New
York salt, Davenport 4 Morris.
Schooner Il. W. CummiusAy. Jr., Egan,
Ptrryyllle coal; ). u. Halves * Co.
Schooner William r.. Barker. l.ange.
Philadelphia, coal; William III. Culllng-
worth
schooner Dardrester. Speddln. Baltl-
more. coal. S. IA. Halves.
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS, SEES
(By te'sgrsph)
ARRIVED.
steamer City OF Everett, Boston.
Steamer Aragon, Providence.
Steamer ;. L. Morgan, Richmond.
Steamer Samoa, Liverpool.
SAILED.
Barge Lone Star, boston.
steamer Antoni, Hamburg.
PORT OF BERMUDA HUNDRED. VA.
SEPTEMBER Is, 1879.
(By teiegyaph.)
SAILED
Schooner Thomas clyde. Day. loaded
railroad ties: East Newark, n. j.
Schooner George W. Anderson, Brewer.
loaded railroad ties; East Newark n. J.
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RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.

Richmond. Va. September %, 1899
Sales: Virginia 3's, 1000 at 9lis.
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-18
CORAL REEFS ON
BRAz|L'S COAST
The Brauner Party Com
pleteS investigation.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Nov. H.
DR.. ]. c. Brauner. vice president Of
Stanford University and head OF the de-
partment of geology, arrived here to-day
on his return from Brazil, where he has
been for the past six months studying the
geological conditions of the country and
islands along the coast. The expedition
OF which DR.. Brauner was the head. was
sent out by Professor Agassiz of Harvard.
The party left Stanford on the 18th OF
last May, going Immediately to Rio,
Brazil. by way OF New York In the
party there were seven undergraduate
Stanford students. besides DR.. Brauner.
who was chosen for this important work
both on account of his high standing in
the scientific world and his thorough ac-
quaintance with the geological conditions
OF Brazil. where he resided for eight
years.
DR.. Brauner has a report of his obser-
vations almost ready for the printer. 1t
will cover over 800 pages. Most of this
work on this report was done before he
left Rio.
In commenting upon the geological con-
ditions of the coast. DR.. Brauner said that
while most of the reefs were of coral
formation. many of hardened sand beds
and old sandstone were found. over 300
miles were traversed in Brazil. 1900 of
which were along the coast and 1900 in the
interior. Few specimens were collected
as the prime object OF the trip was 70
make a study of the coast history.
Sixteen years had elapsed since DIR.
Brauner had been in Brazil hence he was
much interested in the economic and So
cial changes that had taken place Brazil
is a country of almost inexhaustible re-
sources and boundless domain. the chief
Industries being the gathering OF rubber
and the raising of sugar cane, tobacco.
coffee. cocoa and cattle. Some gold and
manganese mines are quite productive.
but diamonds are very scarce. except the
black diamond. which is used in drilling.
The competition Of the Kimberley mines
is the cause of the slaclness of diamond
mining in South America. Dr. Brauner
said Brazil was good place for am
bilious young Americans to keep away
from unless they went there under con-
tract.
The most notable change that has taken
place in social conditions in South Amer
lea during the last sixteen years is the
advancement which the women have
made. Now they appear on the main
streets of the larger cities unattended
while formerly they were never seen I'm
public unless accompanied by chaperones
Rio Janeiro. the largest city and capital
of the Brazilian republic. is city of over
COO 900 inhabitants. with all the modern
improvements. DR.. Brauner says that
the Braziians as a people dislike walking
so their cities are we'll supplied with
Several Stanford graduates have located
i'm Brazil. II. +. Williams 93 is head of
the geological survey of the State of Sac
Paulo. Charles Dudley '9G is electrician
for lighting company In the city of Sac
Paulo. while Fred Dudley 81 and Miss
Adams '95 are employed as teachers ir
the CITY schools there.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-18

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The San Francisco call., 1899-11-18

goods shipped west. and did so with sole
reference 10 the interests of his company:
that II had no arrangements nor under
standing with any railroad, and took
freight away from all of them when. ne
could get IT,
The Commissioners asked Mr.. Walker a
number of questions as TO the general
character OF the business of his company,
Its independence of other steamship lines
and railroads and it's methods OF doing
business. and elected many facts entirely
at variance with the theories advanced by
the ST. Louis witnesses.
At the close of the session Chairman
Knapp announced that the commission
considered this one of the most important
cases which had ever come before IL. The
questions involved were complicated and
far-reaching. and for that reason the
commission would afford all parties inter-
ested the fullest opportunity to be heard.
The hearing would be adjourned until
after the holidays. when the commission
would sit to hear further evidence at
some point on the coast. probably at San
Francisco. and due notice would be given
of the time fixed. II is thought IL viii
be in February.
The coast delegation is well satisfied
with the present situation. and the opinion
is generally expressed that the showing
for complainants has been weaker than
was expected. and that only the Middle
West tobbing houses are interested in
changing the present rates. in order 20
enlarge their business on the coast.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-18
CON TRACTS LET
FOR SIX CRUISERS
Union Iron Works Gets
One of Them.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE board of
naval construction to-day agreed upon a
report recommending that the Navy De-
partment award the contracts for con-
structing the six new cruisers authorized
by Congress TO the following concerns:
Union Iron Works of San Francisco;
Lewis Nixon OF the Crescent Shipbuilding
Works, Elizabethport. " j.; the Bath
Iron Works OF Bath, Me; the Trigg Ship
building Company of Richmond. Va; the
Fall River Company OF Massachusetts;
Neafe * Levick OF Philadelphia.
The recommendation will be made in a
report TO be submitted to Acting Secre-
tary Allen by Admiral O'Neil. president
of the construction board. and the awards
are not final until the boards findings
are approved by the Secretary. The low
est bidders did not receive the preference
I'm all cases. and II is presumed that the
board was influenced in its selections by
considerations of meritorious design and
unquestionable ability of the concerns TO
perform the work they will be called upon
to undertake.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-18
WORKINGMEN GREET
MAY0R-ELECT CLARK
Rousing Reception in Sacramento
Followed by Pledges of Mutual
Support and Friendship.

SACRAMENTO Nov. IA rousing re-
ception was rendered Mayor-elect George
II. Clark by the trades unions of this city
at the Old Pavilion last evening. and Sci
dom has been seen such a gathering Of
toilers TO honor a successful candidate.
Forty pieces of music comprised the
band that made the walls of the old hall
echo patriotic airs. Refreshments were
served. and cheer upon cheer was given
for the popular young man who is to pre-
side over the destinies of this municipality
for the next two years
J. NJ. Higgins presided AT the reception
and introduced the new Mayor. who in a
neat speech thanked those present for
the hearty support they accorded him in
the recent election. and also for the fiat
tering compliment paid him by such a
gathering of honest. intelligent workmen
MIR. Clark said he was friend of organ
lied labor, and he always regarded II as a
pleasure and duty TO assist in the bet
terment Of the condition of those who con-
situte the human hive of industry "
lie promised to give the citizens of Sacra-
mento good. clean and economic admin
istration. and by no act of his would he
cause the trades unions OF this city to be
sorry for having placed such an important
trust in him. Three rousing cheers and a
tiger were then given for George Clark.
y splendid musical and literary pro-
gramme was rendered. and all departed
Wei pleased with the evenings entertain
ment.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-18

Interstate Commerce Commission. They
have aroused the antagonism of Denver,
and the people OF the Atlantic coast are
united against them. The battle ground
will be I'm San Francisco when the COM
mission comes to sit here:
Among the admissions. made al st.
Louis is one of much significance. That
was that the st. Louis jobbers have al
lowed as much as 80 cents per 100 pounds
to some houses on the. coast where the
differental is not as much as 30 cents.
plainly showing that they are compelled
10 give some advantage to get the retail
ers to buy Of them instead OF buying az
home. Mr.. Nelson CT St. Louis says that
he has established a branch house on the
coast. We have always asked them :, hy
they did not place branch houses mere ~
they wished TO get the advantage Of geo
graphical position. They have alres,dy
the trade of the Mississippi Valley. and
that is their real trade territory. They
are greedy and are trying TO take away
from the Pacific Coast. jobber the only
territory he has. The tendency is to mar
row the jobbing area in all sections OF. the
country. Nevertheless the Middle West
jobbers are seeking to extend and get this
territory for their own" 49,.
The representatives OF the Pacific Coast
Jobbers' and Manufacturers, Association
who went 10 st. Louis may not be back
for some time. Wakefield Baker and II.
ID. Loveland, president and traffic mana
ger of the association, will go to New
York before they return TO the coast.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-18
SAN FRANCISCO THE. BATTLE GROUND OF THE JOBBERS,

San Francisco will be the ground on
which the contest for the trade OF the
Pacific Coast will be fought out by the
St. Louis jobbers and the business men
of the coast W. r. Wheeler who has
closely watched the proceedings at St.
Louis before the Interstate Commerce
Commissioners and who has a complete
knowledge OF all the points at issue, said
yesterday that nothing new has been
brought gu. at ST. Louis. The conditions
are the same so far as the showing OF
facts and the equity of the case are cen
cerned as they were before the st. Louis
people instituted the pending suit. All ne
facts now known were fully developed at
St. Paul when the matter was threshed
over before representatives of the nori n
ern transcontinental railways last Ms..
The Pacific Coast had not developed it's
case in evidence at st. Louis, Ut would
do that in San Francisco. A singular Gd-
mission had been made BY the head of
one Of the largest business houses in st.
Louis in his testimony. which was TO che
effect that his concern had been able to
do business on the coast under the eX-
listing conditions: also that while he had
established a branch house on the coast
the expense OF the enterprise was about
the same as the amount of the dfferen-
tials would be I'm a year. The person who
made this admission was Mr.. Nelson.
president of the y. o. Nelson Manufac-
turing Company.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-18

mi he would then make rates to secure
tonnage for them. He said he had learned
q good deal about the freight situation
while attending the sessions OF the com
mission and was already planning TO get
additional business from the Middle West.
The witnesses for st. Louis have been
trying to make IL appear that many Of
the classes Of goods which they dealt IN
are not subject to sea competition, such
as bar and sheet iron, brass goods earth
enware. cartridges. plumbing materials
and the like. Mr.. Walker said he had
been carrying and was ready to take all
these commodities on his steamers in
large or small quantities and at any time
with the exception of few things like
gunpowder. which the law prohibited
from being carried on passenger steam
ers. This completely exploded the theory
Of complainant and established an active
and exciting competition on all the goods
generally carried by rail from this sec
ton.
Upon cross-examination the complain
ants tried To show that the Panama Com
pany was tied up with the Pacific Mail
but Mr.. Walker was emphatic and eX-
plicit that the only arrangement with tnat
company was that of connecting carriers
by which the Pacific Mail took their
freight and carried IL TO San Francisco
for fixed percentage Of the whole earn
ings. while his company took that going
TO New York on a similar basis. but he
was absolutely free TO make rates on
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-18
KING BREAKS DOWN.

SAN JOSE. Nov. T.-Abram King. the
aged capitalist. on trial for forgery, and
The footing or the estate OF stephen Hob
SON. an incompetent, of whom he was the
qua rdian broke down and cried on the
witness stand to-day while giving testi-
monv I'm his own behalf.
He denied he had forged T.. c. w. Otto's
name to a bill for S36. but said he might
have signed ~ at Otto's request King
stated ne was u years old and had lived
in San Jose foriy-five years His family
consisted OF an invalid wife and daugh-
ter. At thif Juncture he wept. He said
he had been president of the Security
Savings Bank. Associate Judge. Super
visor. School Director and Councilman
An attempt was made TO show that
King was being prosecuted by certain
newspaper men. but the court would not
let the matter be introduced. Many prom
inent business men in the city have testi-
fed 10 Kings good character.
Testimony In the case was completed
this afternoon and the argument will
commence Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-18

The significance in this admission was
the fiat contradiction that IL made to the
claim upon which the complaint in the
ST. Louis jobbers' suit was based. name
ly. that The present conditions had shut
St Louis and the Middle West out of ;he
trade of the Pacific Coast The fact may
not be generally understood that his
suit has brought the question at !s-
sue before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission tor the first time. When substan-
TALLY the same state OF facts was given
hearing at st. Paul the persons who
heard the testimony were representatives
OF the Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific Railways.
Reading of the evidence Geographically
reported" said Mr.. Wheeler. "shows that
no. new contention has been raised. To
me II seems a repetition of the hearing
at st. Paul so far as the Middle West
tobbers are concerned. The same people
have talked for them and the testimony
for them is just about the same. Equity
and justice and logic have no more place
in their claim a. St. Louis than they had
at st. Paul. They are simply trying to
grab the business of the coast and leave
nothing for the johber of the Pacific
Coast As II appears now. the Middle
West iobbers have made fiasco Of their
case. They have displayed amazing ig-
norance Cf the conditions governing the
traffic of the coast. The merchants here
are surprised that the Middle West job.
bers have not been able TO make a better
showing before so august a body as the
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-18
COMMERCE COMMISSION ADJOURNS
TO MEET ON THE PACIFIC COAST
Delegation From West Of the Rockies Pleased With the
Result Of the Showing Made Against the
Claims Of St. Louis Jobbers

X T. LOUIS. Nov. 1.-THE testimony
before the Interstate Commerce
Commission this forenoon was very
interesting and instructive, treating
OF ocean competition with railroads
on business between the Atlantic and Pa
cihc coasts.
It was shown that large quantities OF
nearly all staple articles We're now being
carried by water at rates ranging from
30 to 80 cents per hundred pounds. r L.
Walker, the traffic manager OF the Pana-
ma Railroad and Steamship Company.
testified that his company controlled the
Panama Railroad and the three steamers
connecting with II from New York to
Colon and was entirely independent of ali
other carriers by water or rail: that 1t
connected with the Pacific Mail Company
a Panama but had the absolute power to
fix rates on all goods going TO the Pacific
Coast and did so with an eye single to
its own interests. Mr.. Walker added that
II carried at least 5000 tons month of
goods bound 10 San Francisco and some
times more: that he made the rates so as
TO secure that amount of tonnage from
the railroads and reduced them at times
so as TO attract business II he needed II
to fill his steamers; that he expected the
number of steamers would be increased
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-18
BRYAN MAY co
To THE SENATE
Would Be Named Should
Hayward Die.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LINCOLN, Neb.. Nov. I7.-Rumors
started upon the announcement that Sen
ator-elect NJ. l.. Hayward could not re-
cover from his present paralytic stroke,
that Governor Poynter would appoint "a.
j. Bryan 10 nil the term between now
and the assembling OF the next Legis-
lature. one year hence. have grown. Mr..
Bryan is in the mountains of Southern
Missouri, but several kilograms of mys-
terious Importance have been exchanged
between MIR. Bryan and Governor Poyn-
ter In the last twenty-four hours.
Another feature OF the situation is the
presence in Lincoln to-day OF former Sen
ator w. V Allen. He called upon the
Governor, but just what the purpose of
ms Trip was Il not clear There is nc
doubt that Mr.. Allen would view the ap-
pointment OF Mr.. Bryan to the position at
this time very pleasantly.
Many Fusion leaders here insist that
Bryan ought 10 be appointed at this time
and not wait until next year. when II he
Is defeated for the Presidency ne might
and undoubtedly would accept the posi-
accept the position and use IL legitimately
TO promote his interests as Presidential
candidate.
that Mr.. Bryan will develop into an ac-
tive Senatorial candidate Immediately af-
ter the elections next fall, provided he Is
not elected to the Presidency. They ad-
nit that this has been Mr.. BryanS s plan
right along, and il was 10 this end that
Judge Hoicomb was given the nomina-
tion for Supreme Court and Senator AL
len accorded an appointment TO fill the
uneNpired term of District Judge in his
old home This removed all possible
rivals Still. talk of Bryan accepting the
appointment in event OF the death OF
Senator-eect Hayward arouses a storm
OF protests from friends OF Allen. and
Allen has a strong following in Nebraska,
independent of Bryan.
Senator Hayward cannot recover. He
n several
live a week or so. but that Is the limit
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-18
MAJOR GENERAL lAWT0N
PRESENTS HIS REPORT
Officers Mentioned for Bravery and a
Gallant Private Mentioned for
a Medal of Honor.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE War De-
partment has made public the report of
Major General Lawton. giving the details
of his expedition In April last to Santa
Cruz. province OF La Laguna. The re-
port is dated August l and recommends
for conspicuous bravery Major Clarence
X. Edwards and Major Charles G. Starr
Major Weisenberg is mentioned in appre-
citation of valuable services rendered
Second Lieutenant Thomas Franklin
who commanded the gunboat Napidan, is
highly praised also.
General Lawton thus describes a gal
liant action:
with a view to securing a good place IN
re-embark troops for movement against
Calaba the North Rakota battalion was
the 18th to 'reconnoiter the town OF Pato
about four miles farther on the LAKE
shore. where ii was reported a good
landing place could be found. After ad
vancing about one mile the enemy was
discovered intrenched across the road and
Immediately opened fire from behind an
almost impenetrable underground on the
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-18
EMPEROR WILLIAM EN-
ROUTE TO ENGLAND

BERLIN. Nov. 17.-Emperor William.
the Empress and two of their sons,
Auguste William and Oscar. left Potsdam
at S o'clock this morning for Kiel on their
way to England.
q KEEL. Prussia. Nov. 17.-Emperor VIII
liam. the Empress and the younger
Princes arrived here this afternoon and
were received at the railway station by
the elder Princess. Empress Augusta
Victoria. with the younger son. went on
board the imperial yacht Hc,enzoliern
and the Emperor. accompanied by the
elder two sons, attended muster OF
naval recruits.
The Kaiser. in the course of an address
alluding to the fact that Germany a de-
cade. ago. had lost many brave sailors
and excellent officers on the Samoan
coast. said.
This land. however. is now ours and
will remain ours as long as there is a
German Emperor. The German eagle 10
gradually spreading itself and increa sing
the fleet destined TO protect our brothers
abroad"
Admiral Won Koester replying IN bis
Majesty in the name of the Baltic naval
station. declared that all were read- ..
any time to do their duty for the honor
OF the fiag,' even to the last drop of their
blood.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-18

mountain side. Major Frame promptly
disposed his command to execute a flank
movement on the enemy. who were pour
ing heavy fire into the advance guard.
Four of them were killed and three
wounded. one mortally. OF these the lat
ter and three killed belonged to a party
of five fiankers who had been sent up the
hillside. Their surviving comrade, Pri-
vate Thomas Shetland. Company G, First
North Dakota. remained with them aud
by his cool. unerring aim successfully
held the enemy back until reintorcements
came. Then, after carrying his wounded
comrade TO the rear. he assisted In re-
covering the bodies Of the killed. He has
been named for a medal of honor.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-18
TAMASESE TRIES
. TO MAKE TROUBLE
Freely Issues Orders. to
the Natives.
Special Correspondence or 7ne cAn.

APIA. Samoa, oct. .3l.-Matters. in
Samoa have been fairly quiet. during the
past month though for a few 6@rs II
seemed ais n We were 10 be trea I'd 10
another serious disturbance. When. the
Commissioners were here they en-.
.deayored 10 get an. natives who did not
actually belong In Apia 70 remove TO
theiv proper homes and there remain un.
I'll. the powers had arrived at some agree
msnt concerning the future government
.af the islands .-.
.. The Mataafa party actt-.tod this esug-
restion. believing 81 3. rf.- tht in
ierests of all concernit.. -.
They removed 10 their BONES and have
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-18
Monument to De Lessons

PORT SAID. Nov. 1.-THE Khedive IN
day unveiled monument here to the late
Count Ferdinand de Lesseps, the enginaer
Of the Suez Canal. in the presence OF tho
Ministers. Lord Cromer. the British din
lomatic agent, the other diplomats and
eleven parts of Europe Va