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The record-union., 1899-01-23
NEW RAILROAD.
The o. r. and N. and Bur1ington
Lines to be Connected.

DENVER, Jan. 22.-A special to the
News" from Wallace, Idaho, says:
1t is announced here on what is
seemingly good authority that there
will be a line built from here to con-
meet the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
tion Company with the Burlington road.
The latter company is to build from
Billings west, while the Oregon Rail-
way and Navigation Company builds
eastward from here. The pass over the
Bitter Root Mountains is directly be-
tween here and Thompson Falls Mont
A surveying party has been in the field
here for several months, running lines,
which would be of no value for a local
line The surveyors have, however.
been reticent as to their designs.
The record-union., 1899-01-23
THE SAMOAN INCIDENT.
Will Not Disturb Germany's Rela-
tions With America.

LONDON, Jan. 23.-The Berlin cor
respondent of the Times says:
There are good reasons for believing
that the German Government regards
the maintenance of cordial relations
with Great Britain and the. United
States as far more important than
even German commercial interests in
Samoa. The tone of the leading jour-
nails, therefore, is, on the whole, free
from bitterness or exaggeration.
In a word, there are many indica-
tions of extravagant demands, such as,
for instance, the cession Of the islands
to Germany.
The "Kolnische Zeitung" ridicules the
report that DR.. Won Holleben, the Ger
man ambassador at Washington, has
complained of Berry's remarks in the
House of representatives, and says
that the United States ambassador in
Berlin Mr. White, might as well have
complained of Herr Ahlwardt's anti
American rawlings in the Reichstag.
The record-union., 1899-01-23
A DEAL INVOLVING MILLIONS.
LARGE BUSINESS TRANSACTION
IN THE SOUTH.
Thousands Of Acres of Coal and
Ore Lands and Immense Blast
Furnaces Change Hands.

KNOXVILLE (Tenn.) Jan. 22-The
largest business transaction that has
occurred in the South in recent years
has just been made here. It involves
an investment of $15,OOO,O 900. The Vir-
ginia Coal, Iron and Railway Company
has bought in the immense blast fur
naces at Max Meadows, Pulaski, Roam
oke, Va, and Pristol. Tenn, also the
Bristol and Elizabethton and the South
Atlantic and Ohio Railroads. Cash is
paid for all properties.
The company becomes owner of 125,
acres of ore lands, two railroads and
nine furnaces. The railroads extend
from Big Stone Gap, Va, to Elizabeth
ton, Tenn, passing through Briston,
Tenn, and the rich coal, mineral and
timber lands of the new company
The result of this transaction is due
to the efforts Of Colonel E. ]. Sanford
of this city, President of the Knoxville
and Ohio Railroad; Colonel e. M. Nc
Ghee of this city, who is known among
the railroad magnates, and Ben Du-
laney Of Bristol, Tenn. Colonel Sanford
ard Mr.. Dulaney interested New York
people in the enterprise, and organized
the company with 1900, 600 stock sub
scriben and the same amount of bonds
were issued and sold for spot cash. e.
B. Chapman, of Moore & Schley, the
New York bankers, carried the deal
through, and that firm underworld the
bonds.
The Bristol furnace was purchased
over year ago by Colonel Sanford and
Colonel McGhee, thereby forming the
nucleus of what has developed into
such a strong concern. This furnace
will be put in active operation inn
mediately, under the manag agement of
George L. Carter, President of the new
company, and who has for ten years
been President of the Carter Coal and
Iron Company.
The gentlemen composing the COM
pany have also made propositions seek
ing the purchase of the furnaces at
johnson City and Embreeville, Tenn.
The. company is the strongest ever or
ganized in the South for a similar pur
pose. 1t will develop untold resources
heretofore untouched. East Upper
Tennessee and Southwest Virginia are
rich in COAL IRON zinc and other min
erals together with valuable forests of
timber of every description. The de-
velopments of these properties will be-
gin at once.
The record-union., 1899-01-23
HARE AND HOUNDS.
Results Of the Coursing Meet at
San Jose.

SAN JOSE, Jan. 22.-In the coursing
race to-day five rounds were run.
In the first the winners were Benicia
Boy, Bill Nye, Faultless Beauty. Royal
Flush, Pastime, Untilla. Dawn, Hattie,
Revolver, Motto, Silkwood, Angeline,
Madge Wildfire, Long Shot Conley, Sir
John Arnoit. Hadewist. Small Hope, At
Last, Lucky Glover, Lady Merton and
Sandow.
Second round-Benicia Boy, Faultless
Beauty. Pastime, Dawn, Revolver, Silk
wood, Long Shot Conley, Hadewist. At
Last and Lady Merton. Sandow ran a
bye with Persimmons.
Third round-Faultless Beauty, Re-
yolver, Long Shot Conley and Sandow.
Lady Merton ran bye with Russian.
Fourth round-Faultless Beauty, Re-
volver, Lady Merton
Fifth round-Faultless Beauty. Re-
volver ran a. bye with Hattie.
Final-F'irst money to Revolver, as
Faultless Beauty was in too poor con-
dition to run.
The record-union., 1899-01-23
GERMANS FRIENDLY.
No Animosity Against Americans
in the Kaiser's Realm.

MUNICH, Jan 9 %. The "Nueste
Nachrichten," which raised a storm of
indignation among the ultra-patriotic
papers by limiting that German doings
in the Philippines were largely respons-
ible for the delicate relations between
the United States and Germany, and
that as the German Foreign Office
knew nothing of them, it would be adj
visable to institute an investigation,
with view of avoiding the recurrence
of such mistakes, makes the following
announcement to-day
'sThe Americans here have decided to
send to the Washington Government
a protest against the anti-German
expressions used in the House of Rep
resentatives, and declaration that no
animosity against America exists in
Germany, where Americans always
meet with the most friendly reception. =
The record-union., 1899-01-23
Gable From Germany to o. S.

LONDON, jan 23-The Berlin cor
respondent of the Daily News" says:
"A joint stock company has been
formed at Cologne with a capital OF
100000, to lay a cable direct from
Germany to the United States. At the
same time VOLTS Telegraph Agency
decided to establish a branch agency in
New York city Evidently the yellow
press campaign against Germany,
which has caused great embitterment
on both sides, has induced the German
Government to favor this project, by
which it is hoped to exercise direct
influence upon public opinion in the
United States''
The record-union., 1899-01-23
THREE HEAVY EXPLOSIONS.
Much Damage at the Bird Furnace
Plant at Cornwall, Pa.

LEBANON Pa.), Jan 22-Three
heavy explosions occurred at short in
tervals at the Bird Coleman furnace
plant at Cornwall. five miles from here.
last night. Buildings were shaken, and
many window panes broken throughout
the town. The twin furnaces were
much damaged, and the loss was
heavy.
OF the many hundreds of working
men none were seriously injured, al
though a number suffered slight injur-
les.
The explosions were caused by molten
metal eating its way out of a stack
and entering the under pit, where it
came into contact with water The
furnaces are operated by the Lacka-
wanna Iron and Steel Company OF
Scranton.
The record-union., 1899-01-23
No Trace of Borax or sulphides.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Chemist
Wiley of the Department of Agriculture
has reported to Secretary Wilson that
an examination of samples of canned
meats secured to determine the pres
ence of any chemical preservatives fail
ed to disclose any traces Of borax, boric
acid, sulphides. sulphurous acid, sali-
cylic or benzoic acids. The presence of
saltpetre was confirmed in all the
samples of corned beef and so-called
luncheon beef, but no trace of it was
discovered in the roast beef, though
common salt was present to consider
able extent
The record-union., 1899-01-23
Sugar Beet Industry.

CHINO, Jan. 22-Louis Hache of the
agricultural department of the Chino
Valley Beet Sugar Company of this
place states that his company will con-
tract for 10000 acres of beets this year,
4,500 of which viii be raised on the
Chine ranch, and the balance from the
vicinity of Florence and Santa Ana.
Mr.. Hache's company will also contract
for a large crop for their new factory at
Oxnard. He considers the conditions
most excellent for large crop of beets
this season.
The record-union., 1899-01-23

gun to fan slightly ald che Oregon
and Washington coast
The weather is general cloudy over
Oregon and Washington, and clear in
all other districts
The temperature has fallen decidedly
over Utah, Nevada and Idaho.
Conditions are favorable for fair
weather in California Monday, with in
creasing cloudiness Monday evening.
The record-union., 1899-01-23
New Railway Agreement.

CHICAGO, Jan. 22-Passenger rep
resentatives of the western lines will
gather in this city tomorrow to con-
slider the terms of a new agreement
which is, in many ways, the most re-
markable document of it's kind ever
drafted All changes made necessary
by the Supreme Court ruling against
traffic organizations have been taken
into consideration in its preparation,
and the plans whereby rates may be
maintained are very elaborately and
carefully drawn.
The record-union., 1899-01-23
Archbishop Ireland.

LONDON, Jan. 23--The Paris corre-
spondent of the Daily Chronicle
says: Archbishop Ireland, after his
visit to Rome, will come here to con-
suit with the French Bishops on the
subject of Heckerisn. The Bishop of
orleans has invited the distinguished
American ecclesiastic to preside over
the fetes in honor of Joan dare
The record-union., 1899-01-23
Spanish Prisoners in Philippines.

MADRID, Jan. 22-The Washington
Government has notified Spain of its
intention to endeavor to secure the re-
lease of the Spanish prisoners in the
Philippines. At the request of several
members of the Cortes, Senior Sagasta
has promised to submit at the next
Cabinet council a proposal to amnesty
the anarchists still imprisoned at
Montjuich fortress.
The record-union., 1899-01-23
WEST VIRGINIA SENATOR.
Lively Scenes Looked for To-day
when the Legislature Meets.

CHARLESTON CIV va.), Jan. 22-
AS the West Virginia Legislature has
a majority of only one on joint ballot
for Senator, and that one is in dispute,
the present struggle is called by some
a State edition of the Hayes Tilden
contest.
The factional fighting was ended
when John T. McGraw last Wednes
The record-union., 1899-01-23
Troop. Delayed by Engine Trouble.

PUEBLO (Col.), Jan. 22-Engine
trouble delayed the arrival of part of
the Twentieth United States Infantry,
now on its way from Fort Leaven-
worth to Manila The two trains COM
ing this way were expected in Pueblo
this forenoon, but did not arrive until
late tonight They were received by
a large crowd of people, and were sup
piled with a bounteous feast by the
Soldiers Aid Society of this city.
The record-union., 1899-01-23
CoMTE EsTERHAzY.
He Has Been Released From the
Oath of Professional Secrecy.

PARIS, Jan 22.-Major Comte Ferdi-
nand Walsin Esterhazy, the reputed
author of the Dreyfus bordereau, who
arrived here Wednesday evening from
Rotterdam to testify before the Court
of Cessation, wrote yesterday to M. De
Freycinet, the Minister for War, asking
to be released from his oath of profess
sional secrecy. NJ. De. F'reycinet to-day
acceded to his request, and it is be-
lieved that Comte Esterhazy will ap-
pear before the court tomorrow. He
continues to decline to receive visit
OrS.
The record-union., 1899-01-23
Fighting i'm the Congo state.

BRUSSELS, jan 22.-There has been
fresh fighting in the Congo State be-
tween the Belgian troops and the rebels,
the former having sustained heavy
losses, including some white officers.
La Patriotic" says: The real truth
as to the situation in the Congo State
is hidden. The whole country Is in a
ferment, and the rebellion is not being
put down. The Government troops ap-
pear to, fear the rebels and the prestige
of the whites has been much impaired.
The record-union., 1899-01-23
FATALLY BURNED.
A Prominent Society Belle Of Sam
Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22.-Miss
Jennie Moore, daughter of the late I.
G. Moore, and prominent society belle,
died to-day at the family residence on
Cough street from the effects of fire.
While dressing for dinner the lace cur
tains Of her room became ignited from
a gas jet. She attempted to extinguish
the blaze, but her clothing caught fire,
and she rushed into the hall a mass
of flames, which were quenched with
difficulty by the family and servants
The young lady, who was % years old,
and noted for her beauty and talents,
fingered in great agony for several
hours.
The record-union., 1899-01-23
Race Against time to Dawson.

SEATTLE, Jan. pa race against
time from Seattle to Dawson for a
purse of $1,000 began at II o'clock to-
night, when Richard Butler, a wealthy
Klondiker, started for Dawson on the
steamer City of Seattle. Joe Barrett,
another wealthy Klondiker, bet Butler
$1,000 that he could not make the trip
from Seattle to Dawson in twenty live
days or less. and $1,000 more that he
could not make it in less than twenty
days
The record-union., 1899-01-23
q CoIorado Mine Sold.

.coIORADo SPRINGS, Jan. 22.-The
Moon Anchor mine at Cripple Creek
has been sold to an English company.
The old company receives $1,000 shares
of Ell each in the new company, one-
seventh of its capitalization, and a min
imum Of 100000 cash, which will be
paid as the stock is sold in London.
The record-union., 1899-01-23
A Miner Instantly Killed.

JAMESTOWN, Jan. 22.-Nick Rodick,
an Austrian miner employed in the
Shawmut mine, was instantly killed
this morning by being struck with a
large rock, which fell from the top of
a drift in which he was working He
was recently from Amador County.
The record-union., 1899-01-23
Crisis in the Belgian Ministry.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 22.-According to
La Patriotic serious disturbances have
arisen between King Leopold and some
of the Ministers on the question of the
introduction of the uniform electoral
system which the King advocated. 1t
is rumored that the Premier will re-
sign tomorrow, and that the Cabinet
will be reconstructed.
The record-union., 1899-01-23
The Pope Reported Dangerously Ill

LONDON, Jan. 23.-The Paris cor
respondent of the DAILY Chronicle
says that a French Bishop has re-
ceived telegram from Rome saying
that the Pope is dangerously i'll A
dispatch to the Associated Press from
Rome on Saturday said the Pope had
completely recovered his health after
a slight attack of influenza, and had
received in audience deputation Of
Canons of ST. Jean de Latron that day.
The record-union., 1899-01-23
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Fair To-Day, With increasing
| C1oudiness Tonight.

Weather conditions and general fore
cast: The following are the seasonal
rainfalls to date as compared with
those of the same date last season, and
rainfall in the last twenty -four hours:
last Tshis Last
The record-union., 1899-01-23
The twentieth Infantry.

DENVER. Jan. 22.-Fifteen carloads
of the Twentieth United States lnfan-
try, from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
arrived over the Burlington road To-
day, and were transferred to the Union
Pacific and continued their journey
westward to San Francisco.
The record-union., 1899-01-23
s,c1 soldiers From Porto Rico.

NORFOLK .Wa). Jan. %. The
transport Port Victor arrived ct Fort
Monroe this evening from Porto Rico
with 13S sick soldiers aboard The men
remained aboard tonight
The record-union., 1899-01-23

An area of unusually high pressure
overlies the northern portion of the Pa
cif1c Slope. The barometer is highest
over Idaho, and slopes gradually south
westward to southwestern California,
where it is lowest. The pressure has be-
The record-union., 1899-01-23
nritish Cruisers Bound for samoa

WELLINGTON IN. "a, Jan. 22.-The
British third-class cruiser Royalist has
been dispatched to Samoa, following
the Tauranga, which left on Friday.
The record-union., 1899-01-23

A wise man can appear stupid at
times but there are those who carry it to
excess.
Evening star., 1899-04-01
GRAND OPERA.

GRAND OPERA HOUSE
by metropolitan Opera House Companv New yo-s,
Direction Mr.. Maurice Gran
SEASON: THREE NIGHTS AND MATINEE
Evening star., 1899-04-01
Professional Cake Walk

Convention Hali April 5, s:15 pm. Leading
Stars OF Madison Square Garden, New York The
WIN SIh century Club Leading characters of the once
famous Black America" with Jubilee Songs
busk Dancing, etc, VIII contest for SlOO IN
Gold and Championship of World Music Nv
Haley Band. Admission 50 cents Reserved
seats I3c. and 81. On sale at leading hotels and
music stores. T. s BROOKS Manager mh3o. We
Evening star., 1899-04-01

chorus, Ballet and Orchestra from the MetrouolI-
n Iah opera House. Subscription closes today at
sanders d Staymans, 1927 r ST. NV; single sale
april 3: Boxes will be auctioned at Opera House
today, April /, at pm.
mh29&apl STRAKOSCH & HORNE, Managers
Evening star., 1899-04-01

GRAND OPERA-Public expectation is
on the qui vive for the opening of the
single seat sale for the grand opera This
is advertised for next Monday, but already
the aid of those agencies usually used for
procuring desirable seats when there is
rush at dramatic or musical performances
has been invoked and quite number of
orders have been placed. A line will be
Evening star., 1899-04-01
Bliss Electrical School.

I'll 14TH ST. N. w.
Mon, April 3, lecture on welding by Electric
ity,'' at $3.50 Pm Actual welding by three systems
before the class. Intensely interesting. Free.
Evening star., 1899-04-01

but faint IDEAS of the fun and merriment
the real unique thing inspires. The cake
walk to be held at Convention Hall April
of colored couples who have gained wide
reputation in that line. Haleys Washing
ton Orchestra has been engaged by Mana
ger Brooks to furnish the music. In addi-
ton to these attractions there will be sing.
ing and exhibitions of buck and wing dancS
ing by colored vocalists and specialists of
recognized ability.
Evening star., 1899-04-01

GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
All This week-Matinee Every Day.
COMIC OPERA AND VAUDEVILLE.
ID A u LIN T.
I'll ALL.
THE DRESDEN TRIO-The Columbian Four
Angela Sisters-llarry Edison and His Pug Dog
ciDI Leo q Chapman-Moa q Goodrick-Ia.
Prices:-Evenings. ..,.... 81 90 TX "a Ok 1se
Matinee. e.............,...-.-- h0 % I6c
Seats at Box Office. ,phnna aooa
GRAND POPULAR CONCERT SIrNnAY NTSII1,
mh27 ct 20 80
MISS TYTLER, A RESIDENT OF 81 YEARS N
India. viii lecture in St Johns Parish Hall on
pm: ~IDdia Past and Present I'm Of
April at pm. These two lectures will be re-
peated on the evenings of the dates at 8
pm in La Fetra's Hotel cor OF 1Ifb and a
streets, where tickets will be procurable Adms.
sion to each lecture so cents rnh3I -ats
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-23

near future. II. A. Olmstead, travelling
passenger agent, will go into the dry
goods business at Marinette, Wis, the first
Of next month. Herbert Carter is said to
the Minneapolis ticket Office Earl Reid,
assistant to the city ticket agent. will
also go into the mercantile field. His
place will be filed by George Hutchinson.
l.. P. Green will take Mr. Hutchisons s
place in the city office.
Lines of the Western Passenger associa,
tion are voting on a proposition to make
one fare rate for the round trip on ac-
count Of the annual meeting of the IL
linois division of the Travellers Protec
tive association to be held at Danville
April g.
The United States circuit court has or
dered foreclosure sale of the Baltimore
& Philadelphia railroad, which is the
Philadelphia division of the Baltimore &
Ohio. The mortgage was to cover an Is
sue of bonds amounting to sl2, S34, 433.
A report comes from Sioux City that
the 'air line" to Omaha from there is to
be built by, the burlington. The new com
pany will have their contracts let by the
1st of April, and no further reason for
secrecy will then exist.
Gross earnings of the Monon for the
second week Of March aggregated S62,965.
an increase as compared with the cor
responding period of last year of So, ,943
Since -July l, 1898, an increase of $S5,3
Is reported.
Western roads have agreed to abolish
feeding in transit rates or May 20. The
stockmen made vigorous fight to retain
the rate, as it has been of immense bene,
fit to them.
Western roads have refused to make
short line rates via st. Paul. Portland
and Seattle for the Baptist anniversaries
to be held at San Francisco May 1851.
The Wells-Fargo Express company has
just closed a contract with the Colorado
and Southern railroad. 1t will begin ope-
rating over that line May l.
The state executive council of Iowa has
completed the assessment of the railroads
in that state. The entire valuation was
fixed at 81 AZ Sll1.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-23
he happy hunting ground. and doing it

the happy hunting ground. and doing it
fast? iF
The big guns are roaring away as I
write, and the heavy ammunition wag-
ons. loaded with supplies, rushing
through the streets to the front make a
warlike din.
All is excitement on the surface, but
underneath is that caim which always
wins. N'h'
1t is hard to give an estimate of our
killed and wounded. but I can safely
say that the last forty eight hours has
made many a hero to q the country's
cause. and that in a few days many a
home will be In sadness and many q
heart broken. t'a19'
We came, we saw and we tried to con-
quer by peaceful means. but they would
not have it. and now, at low esti-
mate. the insurgents have paid for their
folly with 1000 lives and more
Ignorance in this country has not been
bliss. and 1t would not have been folly
to be wise.
Private w. A. Kimball
Company e, Thirteenth Minnesota Vol
unteers -i
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-23
NEWS OF RAILROADS
GREAT NORTHERN OFF,
GALS TODAY
ABOUT THE COLONIsT RATES

IL Is NOT believed That the Present
Disturbance Is Going to Produce a
Rate War-Matter More Likely
seekers Continue to Pour Through
st. Paul In Route West.
1t Is expected that the question of i'm
migration rates from st. Paul to the
West will be settled at a meeting to be
be held in this city today At the meet
ing OF the Western Passenger associa-
ton, held in Chicago Tuesday, the matter
was discussed. General Passenger Agent
Whitney, of the Great Northern, was not
present, and it was decided to appoint q
committee to meet here.
The committee Is composed of c.. S. Fee
of the Northern Pacific; w. r. Galloway
OF the 500; p. s. Eustis, Of the Burling-
ton, and d. McNichol of the Canadian
Pacific. The committee will confer with
Mr.. Whitney, of the Great Northern
All the Western roads are striving after
the business of the colonists. So far the
cutting has been confined to the immi-
grafton rates. The Great Northern and
Northern Pacific have made a fare Of
$25 to the coast for colonists. 1t is sald
however, that many of the colonists get
cheap rate on some of the roads to
places in Dakota and Montana
The roads running into St. Paul from
the south and west use these figures in
making their rates, and the competition
between them is great. However, none Of
the lines has cut it's own rate yet,
though slash in prices is not unex-
pected.
Railway men say that the chances of a
rate war was, from here to the coast re-
mote. If the Great Northern withdraws
it's S25 rate there will be no friction. If
1t does not, the other roads will meet
the cut in a friendly spirit, and the rate
will be kept uniform.
The Western Passenger association is
taking great interest in the matter, as
is shown by the appointment of the COM
mittee to meet here. The fact that Mr.
McNichol, of Montreal, came on to the
meeting shows that all the roads are
anxious to be protected. All the roads
running into st. Paul from the East and
South have done heavy business In the
last few days, and the lines running west
have been taxed to almost full capacity
Yesterday morning 500 Dunkards pulled
into the depot on two special trains on
the Great Western road. They brought
with them live stock and household fur
niture. They left later in the morning,
some for Dakota and others for Manitoba
and northern points.
Last night one special train came in
on the Great Western and another on
the Wisconsin Central filled with Dunk
ards. They were taken right to the
Great Northern yards and transferred
there. They left for the West a little
after midnight
The Northern Pacific and the 500 also
filed their trains with coionists yester-
day.