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Rell CompnnY Wins.

Boston, Dec 21--Justice Colt in the
United States circuit court to-day de-
cided in favor of the American Bell Tel
ephone company in the royalty suit
brought by the Western Union Tele-
graph company. The case is known as
the stock ticker case. The amount in
volved is $12,000,000
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Young Priests Ordained.

Boston, Dec. 21.-The annual Christ
mas ordinations for the ecclesiastical
students of the archdiocese Of Boston
were held in the Cathedral of the Holy
Cross here to-day. Twenty-three young
men were ordained to the priesthood by
Archbishop Williams and several more
were elevated to other degrees.
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$50, 900 For Christmas Presents.

Chicago, Dec. 21.-Fifty thousand dol
lars in gold is to be distributed by the
American Express company among it's
employees as Christmas remembrances.
Every man who has been in the en-
ploy of the company for one year will
receive $5 gold piece on Christmas
evening.
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S7R4KE DECLARED OFF.
That of the TeIegraphcrs on the Santa
Ee Road.

Topeka, Kansas. Dec. 21.-President
Dolphin of the Order of Railway Teleg-
raphers has declared the strike of the
operators on the Santa Fe off. All the
striking operators here received orders
tonight from President Dolphin that
the strike would continue no longer.
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LAST NIGHTS POLO,
Waterbury Defeats Hartford by Score of
10 to 5-New Haven Wins


The New Haven polo team vanauish-
ed Manager Aufort's Springfield quin-
tette at the local rink last night in a
game that, although it was a little one
sided, was at the same time we'll played
and at several periods exciting. Bone
received a severe cash over the eye
from FL. Writings hockey and had to
retire. After getting it bandaged he
pluckily resumed play amid applause.
Pierce and Curtis twice in succession
Gagged the ball only to have it roll out
again. The score: New Haven g. Mer-
iden 3. Rushes-Bone IL, Curtis /, tie 1.
Stops-Heffernan 40, Lations 27 Fouls
None. Referee-Leahy. Attendance
900.
Waterbury, Dec. 21.-Waterbury de-
feated Hartford tonight by a score of
10 to 5 in a well played game Main
was in goal for the visitors and played
wonderful game, some of his stops be-
ing of the sensational order. Russell
did not return in time to play and his
placed was taken by Daley, who has
signed with Salem. Doherty and Daley
came together in a mixup and were
fined 81 each by Referee Lush Score
Waterbury 10, Hartford 5. Stops-Fox
27, Main 49, Rushes-Daley 8, Griffin
1, Shiffer 7, tie 1. Fouls-Doherty,
Main, Jean. Referee-Lush. Timer
Leahy Attendance-1i0 100.
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noe US DENTISTS n n ESTED,
-Four Men Em ployed In Dentistry Work
Taken Into Custody.

Providence, Dec I.-By orders of the
state board of registration and dentis-
try, four men employed in four dental
companies were arrested this afternoon,
charged with illegally practicing dem
tistry. The arrested men are William
j. Gailbraith, Frederick Lee Smith, Dr.
Whitehouse and George S. Martin. They
were taken into court, where Martin
pleaded guilty and was held for the
grand jury. The others pleaded not
guilty and were held for hearings, For
over six months the state board mas had
under consideration number Of cases
of alleged illegal practice.
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New York, Dec. 21.-Every gambling
house in the city received orders to-
night from Tammany sources, through
the police, to close and remain closed
until further notice.
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A BALTIMORE BANK CLOSED
RECEIVER 4PPOINTED FOR THE
AMERICAN NATIONAL.
Institution Has Su fife red a Large Shrfnk-
age in Deposits and Has Sustained
Some Heavy Losses-Its Cash Resources
Greatly Reduced-Deposttors Loss
May be Small.

WASHINGTON Dec 21.-The comptroller
of the currency tonight appointed j.
Frank Aldrich temporary receiver OF
the American National bank OF Balu-
more, Nd. The bank, it is stated, has
suffered large shrinkage in deposits
and has sustained some heavy losses
which have involved its capital and
surplus and reduced greatly its cash
resources. The condition OF it's assets
is such that the loss to depositors prob
ably will be small. 1t was decided to-
day in view Of the condition OF the
bank no further credit could be extend
ed to it and the comptroller being salts
fed of condition of insolvency re-
ceiver was appointed The last annual
statement of the bank gives the capital
surplus and undivided profits as $685.
1881.
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ANOTHER DELAY REPORTED
CONFLICTING ADTICES RFGIRD-
ING JOINT NOTE TO CHINA.

Late Advices from Pelkin Declare 1T Has
Not Yet Been Signed-Hopeful View
Taken by American and British En-
voys-N ews from Chinese Sources
Pessimfstic Report That the Emperor
and Empress Dowager Are on Their
Way for Pekin.
Pekin, Dec 21--Once more there is a
pronounced hitch in the proceedings
The preliminary joint note has not yet
been signed. Mr.. Conger, the United
States minister, says he does not be-
lieye that there are sufficient reasons
why it should not be sigend in the near
future and Sir Ernest Satow, the Brit
ish minister, takes the same view. DR..
Mumm Won Schwartzenstein, speaking
for Germany, believes that the existing
agreement will be signed sooner or
later The other ministers also say that
they consider the probabilities in favor
of signing.
Chinese sources of information, how
ever say there is reliable authority for
the statement that there is very little
chance of the note being signed for
some time. AS matter of fact, the
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THE GROTE STR EET P4VEMENT.

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The Leon reporter., 1900-03-08
Ito be continued.)
BIGGEST MOOSE


Head Ever Brought to New York Shot
In Canada.
New York World: Three wind
burned young men in hunting togs
hoped off the Boston train in the
Grand Central station, and in a twink
ling had crowd around them big
enough to welcome Dewey. The rea-
son was that they were Juggling the
biggest moose head ever brought to
New York. It was truly forest giant.
The great horns measured 65 inches
from tip to tip, though the ordinary
moose's are not more than So or 40
inches. The three young men were
p. Chauncey Anderson OF the Onion
club, son of e. Ellery Anderson; Max
imilian Foster of the Strollers, and
Robert Boyd Of Montclair They had
been up to Tobique river, in New
Brunswick. Besides the big moose
they had smaller one, and all the
deer and caribou the Canadian game
laws allowed, to say nothing of enough
partridges to keep their FAMILIES in
game till the holidays. Young MIR.
Foster killed. the giant moose. It
took eight shots, he said. Six of the
bullets took effect before the great
beast dropped. The animal weighed
1000 pounds. A smaller moose head
was exhibited at the last Sportsmen's
Show here and was valued at $1,000.
This one will be mounted and exhib-
tied at the next show.
The Leon reporter., 1900-03-08

25 per cent OF the Dingley rates.
There are strong reasons for thinking
this bill unconstitutional. They are
set forth in the minority report; and
also in the individual report of Mr.
Mccall of Massachusetts,, Republican
who has the courage of his convictions
and. what his Republican colleagues
apparently have not, sense of hui
manity But we do not now insist up
on the illegality of the measure. Chat
ham Indignantly cried in parliament,
Il come not here armed at all points
with law cases and acts Of parliament.
with the statute book doubled down
in dog-ears, to defend the cause of lib
erty." So we say today, be the con-
stitutional right what it may:
let the supreme court reverse
itself If it choose; rule out
all questions of fiscal need and
policy, the fact remains that this pro-
posed legislation is SO cruel, so heart
less, so charged with disaster and star
walton for 100000 human beings.
that to adopt it would entitle Spain,
or Russia. or even Turkey, to send mis-
sionaries to us.
The Leon reporter., 1900-03-08
Getting Thor Ego. open.

The New Haven Register, which has
followed the administration with
scarcely deviation in its expansion
policy, has suddenly begun to scent i'm
perialism in the administrators
course. 1t now rejects the new con-
stitutional theory that the territories
of the United States are not part OF
the United States and not within the
scope of the constitution, as has been
SO persistently claimed by Senator Or
vile H. Platt. The Register thinks
that Senator Platt and others will be
thrown down by the Supreme court,
and says so in this amusing language:
There are plenty of decisions on file
to deny the power of this government.
under its constitution, to hold men as
subjects, or to put one territory to
use another territory Is not put to.
There is every reason to expect that
should congress commit itself to the
Platt error, it would soon reach the
Supreme court. There is, moreover,
every reason to expect a decision not
only unfavorable to the idea, but one
that will save the country from pol
icy of imperialism, which is the direct
outcome of a colonial form of govern
ment for our off-continental posses
sions."
Amusing 1t is because the Register
is just beginning to call the thing by
its right name-imperialism. 1t even
talks of Saving the country" Spring
field Republican.
The Leon reporter., 1900-03-08
D.l,g Pena ncs for sins.

In former times persons guilty Of
grievous and notorious offenses were
required to nake open confession and
further to make satisfaction for the
scandal given by their bad example by
doing penance publicly in a white
sheet in their parish church, says
Stray Stories. The sheet was used to
show clearly to every one which was
the offender. The List time that pub
lie penance was done in an English
church was on Sunday evening, July
80, 1882, when a man named Martree,
in the Church of All Saints, East Mar
tree, made an open confession of i'm
morality and promised to perform the
penance thus imposed upon him by
the vicar. No white sheet was used
on this occasion. The last case in
which one was used appears to have
been one in st. Bridgets church, Chess
ter. in 1851. But on that occasion the
penance was not public, the church
door being locked. In the previous year
however, public penance in a white
sheet was done in a country church in
Essex and a similar thing occurred in
Ditton church, near Cambridge, ip
1S49.
The Leon reporter., 1900-03-08
A Republican Rlmetalll.t.

No democrat ever went further in
championing bimetallism than Senator
Chandler did in his speech the other
day in opposing the .gold-standard-na-
tional-bank-trust bilf. However rank
thick-and-thin republican partis. e
he -haasapeen on every other stric3
party measua asESgsgsdler has. ss.says
been an out ~ Of the
enemies of silver coinage. He is still
as firm believer in the final triumph
OF bimetallism as the most sanguine
democrat could be.
I'm truth. in spite Of the present
conditions" he declared, "the case in
favor of blmetallism still remains un-
impaired"
He says the republican party ought
not to do any such grievous wrong as
to forever discard reconciliation,
which it is about to do in the gold
standard bill now on its passage. He
entreats his party associates not to
burden the American people with gold
monometallism. but to renew in un-
mistakable language their oft repeat
ed pledges to remonetize silver.
Entreaties in this case are as futile
as to entreat burglar caught red.
handed with his stolen booty to give
1t up, surrender to the law, and join
the church. The only way for repub-
licans, like Chandler, to achieve BIZ
metallism is to turn their backs on,
and their influence against the party
that Is the political agent of the money
trust. But Chandler is too little a
patriot and too much a partisan to do
this. He will talk bimetallism till the
election rolls around and then he will
vote the other way.-Kansas City
Times.
The Leon reporter., 1900-03-08

Men sprang to obey the captain, and
In an instant there was a small boat
resting on the water, with four
swarthy and almost murderous looking
men In it-for what? To rescue hui
man being from drowning. These men
would take the life Of another as quick.
~ as look at him If his life was neces.
sary to their own safety. But the cry
for help that came from the black wa
ter of the river had found response
IN their own hearts, as 1t might have
found in the hearts of the manifest and
most courageous of the sailors on a
| man-of-war.
When Rob struck the water, after
his sudden plunge from the deck of the
Royal MAIL" he went down deep into
the river, and for moment was bereft
of his senses. But this was simply for
the moment and UP he came again to
the surface, to battle bravely for his
life. He saw the receding lights of the
steamer, and cried out as Justify as he
could for help. But the steamer had
gone too far for his voice to be heard
on board, and it was heard instead by
the men on the "Black Cat"
Suddenly Rob, who was not trying to
swim, but simply to keep himself
afoat, which he was able to do, heard
the plash of oars near him. Then he
heard the voice of man calling out to
him:
Hoy! Hoy! Where him be?"
Here ami" shouted Rob. "This
way! This way!"
A few strokes of the oars brought
the boat nearer still, and then the boat
was allowed to drift, while a man
stood In the bow ready to seize the
person who needed help as soon as he
came in reach.
Light, quick!" said this man in the
bow.
Suddenly CLEAN lit up the dark
ness, and the rays of small lantern
were turned on the water. Rob was
then about ten feet from the boat. He
at once took a few strokes toward it.
He was seized in the strong hands of
the man in the bow, and in moment
more was dragged into the boat.
His life had been saved-by snug
glers.
The lantern was extinguished, and
an instant later a light was displayed
on the deck of the "Black Cat" To-
ward this the men rowed, and in about
five minutes more Rob, shivering,
soggy with soaked clothing. and ready
to shout and laugh and cry all at once,
from his mixed emotions, stood on the
schooner's deck.
Ito be continued.)
The Leon reporter., 1900-03-08
PEOPLE AND POLITICS
PROSPERITY WOULD MAKE
LITTLE DlFFERENcET THIS YEAR.
Even Were It In Evidence-The People
DetermIded to XIII tho Gold Stand
ard National Banks and tho Anglo
American Alliance.

There is a general feeling that good
times brings votes to the party in
power, and the republican party, which
claims credit for the improvement in
trade conditions, expects to keep con-
troll of national affairs on its pretend
ed production of good times. Expert
ence proves that the people as whole
do not pay much attention to such
claims and that they vote pretty much
as they please, says the Illinois Dem
ocratic Press Bulletin.
In 1884 times were good. Arthur
had made very acceptable president,
apparently. The republicans nominat-
ed Blaine and Logan, the strongest
ticket they could find, and yet they
lost the election.
In 1888 Grover Cleveland, running
for second term, was thought to be
sure of an election. The times were
good, work was plenty and wages
good. Yet Cleveland was beaten.
Harrison was the most capable pres
tdent the republican party had select
ed for years. Under his administra-
ton times were still good in 1890 and
1892 Labor was employed and every
thing seemed in his favor. Yet both
in 1890 and 1892 the republican party
was shamefully beaten.
In 1896 times were bad, labor unem-
ployed and the people voted for Nc
kinley, who was nominated on a plat
form pledged to carry out the policy of
Grover Cleveland rather than for Bry-
an, who was pledged to policy in op-
position to that which had brought on
the hard times.
The fact is the change in the cleo
tions from year to year comes largely
from the men who work for wages,
and when labor is we'll employed they
vote for whom they please. When
labor is scarce they vote for the men
who employ them. In 1896 three
fourths of the laboring men in the
country were for Bryan, but nearly
all of the employers of labor were
against him. The laboring man with
a job for which two or three men were
waiting did not dare hazard his place
by voting against the wishes of his
employer, while the man out of job
was willing to vote any way In the
hope of getting one. Capital was in
absolute control of the labor vote. In
previous years laboring men could af-
ford to be Independent, for labor was
in demand. This campaign the greater
demand fer labor the greater the
democratic vote.
The Leon reporter., 1900-03-08
meteorological Us. Of II. K,,..

.
In the meteorological section of the
British association Mr.. Rotch gave an
account of the work done at the Blue
Hill meteorological observatory, Mas
sachusetts. by means Of kites during
the last. year. The maximum height
attained was 12.44o feet in February
OF this year. Tho fact that the in
crease of altitude obtained this year is
smaller than in former years seems to
indicate that the extreme height to
which the kites can rise is being ap-
preached. The attempt of the United
States weather bureau to secure daily
records with kites at sixteen stations
was unsuccessful for forecasting Oh
account of light winds, which pre-
vented daily flights at all the stations,
but many data were obtained stimuli
taneously in the free air and at the
ground.
The Leon reporter., 1900-03-08

was only a chance, and her captain
knew that il lights were shown there
was almost certainty of being run
down by government boats.
Across the stern of this vessel no
name could be seen in the brightest
daylight. But still she had name. II
was "El Cato Negro" or "The Black
Cat ~
The crew Of "El Cato Negro" was a
mixed lot Of rascals, some being Span
ish, born in South America, some being
French, some Portuguese, and some ma
tive Indian. "The Black Cat" had a
bad name among the officials Of Ar
gentina, and she was, in reality. the
fastest and most successful smuggler
in the world.
She was entering the river, even now.
with 3 cargo of rifles and ammunition,
and also Of rum and tobacco, on which
there Is heavy duty in Argentina, and
was making in the dark for certain
spot where the contraband cargo could
be landed without fear of detection.
The language spoken on board the
BLACK Cat was something beyond
printed words to describe. 1t was GER
tainly jargon of English, mixed with
Spanish, French or any other Ian
guage that came handy. The men were.
to man. a desperate, cut-throat gang.
Captain Torreyo, Of the BLACK Cat"
was on deck peering at the lights of the
steamer, which was passing a. short
distance ahead OF the schooner. He
grinned with satisfaction as he thought
how lucky 1t was for him that the
night was too black for the men on the
steamer to see the Black Cat
The captain had taken extra precau-
tion to avoid collision Of any kind.
and half dozen lookouts were DIS
tributed throughout the schooner. With
but half her sails spread to the gentle
night breeze, the BLACK Cat" glided
easily and noiselessly through the
water.
che Royal Mail was now far up the
river, and her lights could just be dis
tinguished; they fickered, then were
gone. The "Black Cat was crossing
the path Of the steamer not more than
three minutes after she had passed.
Hist" came cry from a lookout
In the bow. Me hear cry-cry-see? :?
Listen!"
"Ho! Me hear UNI" said another
lookout who had strained his ears.
What um be? Man in water?"
Him over there!" shouted a fellow
who was as black as the night itself.
Hark! Hear de same zing over?"
Captain Torrevo had rushed forward,
and was listening intently.
Family there came to his ears the
words, Help! 1 am drowning! Helpi"
Boy In the water, !" said the captain.
whose ears never deceived him on the
water. Hey! Port therel .Hardi.
Stand by there to rescne! Lower away
= boat!' 81
The Leon reporter., 1900-03-08

Mr.. Starne, while getting all Rob's
story out of him, said nothing about
his own business on board the Royal
Mail.
The ship stopped at Montevideo, in
Uruguay, and then entered the River
de La Plata.
It was on black and moonless night
when Rob and Mr.. Starne were stand
ing near the rail chatting. The few
passengers were distributed far away
from them, and the crew were busy.
There was no one near enough to see
in the darkness, just what was going
on in that portion of the deck.
Mr. Starne was bending over the rail.
Look down there" he said to Rob.
See that splendid phosphorescent
light"
Rob leaned far over the rail and
peered downward.
Suddenly he felt clutch from be-
hind. A hand was clapped over his
mouth. and. without being able to cry
out or to make struggle for his life,
Rob was showed over the rail, and went
down like log into the foaming wa
ters that churned around the speeding
steamer.
The Leon reporter., 1900-03-08
TIL. nanna-payn. subsidy trick.

One of the tricks in the Hanna sub
sidy bill is the pretense that the cost to
the treasury will never exceed $9,O00,-
600 a year, If this were true, the pro-
fessed aim of the bill could never be
attained. What the subsidy-seekers
say they mean to do Is to put our for
eign commerce under the American
flag. They point with astonishment
and grief to the fact that only Is per
cent of it is now done by American
ships. Well, suppose we advance to
30 per cent, or 60, or 80, what would
the cost be under the Hanna bill? 1t
has been carefully figured out by ex-
Commissioner of Navigation Bates and
he declares that, If 30 per cent. Of the
trade were done in American bottoms,
the subsidy payments would be, the
first year. $12,oO0,0OO; If 60 per cent,
$24,000,000; If 80, $36,0O0,0O0. By the
end of the twenty years for which con-
tracts are to be made. and allowing
for the natural increase In commerce,
the treasury would have to pay out
$45 100000 a year in subsidies If only
80 per cent. of the trade were under
the American flag. This is the rich
ness on which Hanna has his eyes fas-
tened. That $9,O0O,OOO maximum
would endure about as long as it took
to get bill through repeating it. At
any rate, the scheme is self-explana-
tory as it stands. If Hanna is to re-
store the flag" in the way he says he is,
his limit on the sum available is OBJ
viously fixed far too low. There is
no limit at all in last years bill; the.
one inserted this year is plainly in
tended to deceive.-New York Nation.
The Leon reporter., 1900-03-08
How Do the reopl. Lik. IT.

1t appears from a response of Secre-
tary Gage to a resolution of congress
in regard to the expenditure of the
s50.000,00O war fund that it cost the
United States $1O5,144 to whitewash
former Secretary Alger, and it was
poor job at that. OF this sum $42,500
was expended as compensation for the
embalmed beef commission, some OF
whose members were also in the enjoy
ment of larger salaries. Besides this.
$4,000 was expended for their meals to
say nothing of several odd thousands
;;sss cost for travsl, PulIraan car accom-
s8s ire, etc. Al'Nough n
full report oE@this luxurious Com II .ala.5
sion, which was printed by the govern
ment at the cost of S18,S31, has never
seen the light, the commissioners were
supplied with fountain pens costing SIS
each, in order that they might make
precious notes of the testimony Gov
ernment commissions have become
rather expensive luxury in those re-
cent times.-Schenectady Star.