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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-03

Irrigation Is of the utmost impor-
tance in Persia, as cultivation depends
upon it, and water is extremely dear.
1t has been suggested that artesian
well manufacturers might find an ex-
cellent opening once that the success
of these wells was assured.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
IN HANDS OF/BOERS

Almost Entire Country, With Exception
Of johannesburg and Pretoria.
BERLIN, Dec. 26. German volunteers
who have just arrived from the Trans.
vaal confirm the report that the South
African situation is most serious for
the English. They say with the ex-
ceE ton Of Pretoria and johannesburg
the whole Of the Transvaal and largest
part Of the Orange Free State are in
the hands Of the Beers. The Boer
army is stronger thai, the English de-.
sire to have known, and it is spread
over the whole theater of the war.
Germans are unable to understand
how the English government is able to
withhold the entire truth of the situa.
ton. 1t is believed here that England
will never be able to conquer the Beers,
even if MIR. Kruger should make peace
on his private responsibility, for the
Boer commanders in the field are the
only personages who have any ultimate
authority . b.. +.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
cUBA's CONSTITUTION.
PresideMA VIII Probably Recommend
Congresa' sanctinn.

& l4 M A.
Prsside~A VIII Probably Recommend
Congresa' sanction.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 President
Mckinley will forward to congress the
constitution In course OF construction
by the Cuban convention, with atreo.
ou1mendation that it receive the Sane.
tion Of congress, unless its provisions
depart too radically from the policy
observed by the administration. Ow.
ing to the brevity Of the session and
the pressure Of necessary business,
the Cuban question cannot be reopened
without Interfering seriously with the
work mapped out by tho leading com.
mittees. 81
AS the Cuban constitutional conven.
tion progresses with its task Of laying
the substructure for Cuban independ-
ence., the disposition becomes stronger
here; to give the natives free rein unless
the radical elements obtain control.
President. McKinley's only avowed
wish is to- carry out the will Of con.
gress, and that, according to the Teller
resolution. is to grant Cuban independ.
enoe. If constitution is to be an. is.
sue in the future it must be raised on
the floor Of congress or by appeal from
the natives of Cuba.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
REJECT THE OFFER,
Rubber Trust Trys to Buy Out a For
: =. lnidable Rival.

Rubber Trust Trys to Buy Out a For
+ r.. lnidable Rival.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. ga special to
The Sentinel from Mishawka, Ind,
says: The United States Rubber com
pany, the great Eastern trust which con-
trolls nearly all the rubber shoe indus.
tries i'll this country, has submitted in
writing proposition to the Mishawaka
Rubber Boot and Shoe company pro-
viding for the sale of the local concern.
The offer, it is believed, includes a
monetary stipulation of $4,000, 900.
President Bigcr stated to the reporter
that the trust practically agreed to pay
the Mishawaka company So for each 81
OF actual value. The local establish.
ment is the most formidable rival Of
the trust and three offers have been
made in that many years by the COM
bine to gain control Of the Mishawaka
plant, the one received last week, how
ever, being the most tempting of any
by about $500,00O. Mr.. bigger declares
the proposition will be again rejected.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
TIE NOTE is PRESENTED.
Demands Of ths PaweFa Delivered to the
: Chlnege Representative.

+ Cllneee REPRESENTATIVES,.
PEK1Ne, Monday, Dec. "a The pre-
linn mary joint note was delivered to-
day to the Chinese. Ii Hung Chang
found that he was unable to attend the
meeting Of the ministers and his ere.
dentials and those of Prince Ching
were presented by the latter to the for
eign ENJOYS. zs.
Prince Ching replying to the Span
ish minister, Senior B. J. de sCologan,
who presented the note, said he would
Immediately communicate its contents
to the emperor and assured the minis.
ters that speedy reply was the desire
of the court, as it felt that all China
wants is peace and prosperity.
PARIS, Dec. 25.-A dispatch to the
Havas agency from Peking says:
"The ministers assembled at the res
idence Of Senior B. J. de Cologan (the
Spanish minister and the dean of the
diplomatic corps and received Prince
Ching, to whom the=Spanish minister
handed the joint note Of the powers.
Ii Hung Chang, who Is still ill, asked
to be excused: Prince Ching said:
I have the honor to accept the
note concerning the re-establishment
Of good relations and will transmit it
Immediately to the emperor and com.
municate to you his reply as soon as
received - u
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
TFitjfi DERER ALARMED.
Pubiishes Long Article on Progress OF
American Com stitio

Pubiishes q Long Article on Progress OF
American Competitions.
LONDON, Dec. 26. The Times has an.
other long article upon the progress Of
American steel and iron competition,
concluding as follows:
How much Of the world g expand.
ing trade will America take from us?
How much will she leave for us to
struggle over with other manufactur.
Ing nations? Apparently the problem
be solved far sooner than has been
4 morally expected. The abnormal de.
.slnand II u Of the United States for its own
engineering products is fast slackening,
thus bringing the marvellous increase
in American manufacturing capacity
for the last few years. and especially
for the last three, to1bear upon foreign
markets. 1T is a question para.
mount to all others even to the eff.
cheney Of the navy subsidy s's sy3s
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
a BOX OF CARTRIDGES.
Find of,a Clerk in the State Auditors O
lI -. ~ foe at EH,.a rx Z. .stts

: s.t . s
Find of Clerk in the State Auditors Of
hoe at Frankfort, Ky.
N FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. Cone Of
the clerks in the state auditors Office
in searching the vault for old records
found cartridge box containing eight
metal patched smokeless powder cart.
ridges. 1886, corresponding exactly to
the bullet found in the blackberry tree
and which was believed to have passed
through Senator Goebel's body. The
significance Of the discovery lies in the
fact that Henry Yontsey, convicted Of
participation in the Goebel assassina-
tion in October, was a clerk in the
auditors office at the time Of the as.
sassination and had access to the vault
where the cartridges were found, and
that George Barnes, another clerk in
the Office, testified that he saw Youtsey
with box Of cartridges.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
Mr.. =HANNA'S WARMING,
Unless ship Subsidy Bill Is Passed ar
? - y. =. Extrn Session Is. Likely. - =

n . 3. .. BE- s
Unless ship Subsidy Bill Is Passed an
Extra Session Is Likely.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Senator M.
A. Hanna is said to have served notice
on some Of the opponents Of the ship.
ping bill that if it is not acted upon at
this session there will be an extra ses-
sion of congress in the spring. 1t is
not assumed by other senator's that Mr..
Hanna would try to influence the pres
ident to call an extra session to con-
slider his bill alone, but that if there is
an attempt to sidetrack his bill after
the holiday recess he will not willingly
stand aside for the army bill, nor even
for all the appropriation bills, but will
make fight and let the responsibility
for an extra session rest upon the fail.
ure Of necessary legislation
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
LUMBER WAS JETTlSONED.
stoam Barge George Dunbar spends q
Night on Racine Reef.

stoam Barge George Dunbar spends q
Night on Racine Reef.
RACINE, Wis, Dec, 26.-The steam
barge George Dunbar Of Michigan City,
laden with 275,0O0 feet Of hemlock
lumber, bound from Empire, Mich, to
Chicago, went on Racine reef at IL
o'clock at night during a snowstorm.
The crew worked all night throwing
the deck load over, and 100000 feet Of
lumber was jettisoned. At daylight
the boat was seen from town and Cap
tain Beckenfeld organized volunteer
lifesaving crew and with the fishing
tug Emma Bloecher went to the rescue
and the boat was released and steamed
into port during the morning. She is
asahsp6 someMlat NV 0th@rwis7 unin-
jured. Neither the boat or cargo was
covered by insurance. The accident
was due to the fact that the Pintsch
light on Racine reef was not burning.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
BRYAN SENDS GREETINGS

Tells Kansas Friends That Democratic
Principles Will Yet BE vindicated.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Dec. 26.-W.
J. Bryan, wiring from Lincoln, Neb.,
to The Evening Standard, states the
following: u. - .... -.
"Please present greetings to my po.
itical friends of Leavenworth and of
Kansas. The principles of Democracy
still live and the policies for which the
fusion forces fought will yet be vindi.
Gated. We can enter the Twentieth
century with the confident belief that
the people will soon return to the
teachings of the fathers and to the
traditions of the republic
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
REFUSE TO ABATE CLAIM

mr.. Zimm erman Has Not Settled Ma
ciester's Debts to Usurers.
New YORK, Dec. 26. A dispatch |
The World from London says:
The payment Of the Duke Of Ma
chester's debts is not yet an accoi
pished fact. Negotiations have bel
in progress for a. settlement on teri
which would amount to an annulmeI
Of his Bankruptcy. The dukes actu
debts amount to $l15,825; $95,000
which is represented in dealings wi
money lenders at high rates of interel
The remainder is due to tailors, hor
dealers, jewelers. and other tradesme
While he is willing to pay the latt
in full, Mr.. Zimmerman has demand
terms from the former, who have
fused to abate their claims. The leg
expenses of bankruptcy proceedin
nr6 So. 800 md Mr.. Zimmerman mi
pay that ii addition to the total Of Il
claims.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
Outbreak Begins by the Col.
ored Men Trying to Run
the Town.
ONE !. OF ! THEIR Eli: NUMBER SHOT
Sheriff Appears on the Scene
and Partially QueIlsathe
Is Disturbance.
Place zls Quiet but the Least
Quarrel Will Bring on
Trouble.

JEFFERsvILLE, Ind, Dec. ga race
war is on at Cementville, small sta
tion on the Panhandle road, five miles
north of this city, and serious trouble
is expected at any minute The negroes
are all armed and the whites are keep
ing within doors to avoid them.
The outbreak began when Lee Ran
ger and John Redmond, negroes both
drunk, started in to intimidate whites.
When their insults were resented other
negroes joined the liquor -crazed men
and captured Sam Kendall's saloon.
Nearly 20 shots were fired but NO one
was hurt. <s~
An appeal by telephone was made to
Sheriff Rave for help and he drove to
1omontYlllo md 10 Somo o1tont q Qulotod
the negroes. After his departure an
other outbreak took place and message
after message came to the local police
to send men to the town. Sheriff Rave
was again asked to go the scene, but he
declined to do so. ~
3: One Negro Shot. -,
Kendall, in ad dition to his saloon,
conducts dry goods store, which was
being attended by his wife, and into
this the negr oes focked after the firing
at the saloon: Mrs. Kendall was badly
frightened and her husband ran into
the place and began shooting into the
mob. Ranger was shot, but how badly
is not known, as he was carried away
and secreted by his comrades. Ken
dalps life was threatened and about
midnight he managed to escape from
his store and came direct to this city,
awakening Prosecutor Mon tgomery
and begging him to issue warrants and
have deputy sheriffs sworn in to serve
them. Ss-
1t was almost daylight when the
community became quiet, the negroes
having every thing their own way. So
far no outbreak has taken place. 1t is
believed the slightest quarrel will
bring about a bloody riot. ~ s.s
There is no direct telephone COM
municasion with the place, but pri-
vate line owned by the railroad is be-
ing used to keep the officers posted.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
6 MAY CLASH WITH GAGE,

Congressman Grosvenor Objects to Dis
missal of His Brother.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 26.-A sensational
sequel to the killing of Auditor Frank
a. Morris Saturday was the almost
Immediate dismissal of Deputy Auditor
Dan A. Grosvenor by order Of Secre.
tary Gage himself. Grosvenor is
brother Of Representative Charles Fl.
Grosvenor, the administration mouth.
piece on the floor of the house. A clash
between the secretary and congress.
man is now expected :
GrOsvenor declines at present to
make any statement, but it is said that
his dismissal was due to remarks he
made on hearing of Morris death.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
ASKS THE REASON.

Russell Harrison Seeking to Ascertain
Why He Was Discharged.
WAsH1Ne1o17, Deo' 70, 1s8ssea1 III,
Harrison, son Of the former president,
who was inspector of the volunteer
army in Porto Rico, has arrived in
Washington and is trying to ascertain
President McKinley's reasons for di-
recting his discharge. Lieutenant
Colonel Harrison also desires to ascer-
tain the exact character of the reflec-
tions made upon him by Brigadier
General G. W. Davis in personal
letter to Adjutant General Corbin, and
why his request for a court of inquiry
was not granted. Harrison is not criti-
cising the president. His friends in the
administration circle believe he will
be taken care of by the president, by
receiving civil appointments, :.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
SUSPENDED THE LEADER

Strike of Clerks in the Chicago Postoffice
80 H. Quickly Settled. ea-zs. =
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-A strike of gen.
eral clerks Of the registry division of
the postofice menaced for time the
prompt delivery Of Christmas gifts.
Extraordinary work was the grievances
of score Of operatives, who during
the holiday rush haye~been compelled
to labor14 hours day. The trouble
was quickly adjusted by the postofice
authorities who suspended the leader
of the strikers. The rank ard file Of
the protesting clerks returned to their
work, ~ 80
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
IS IN THD BALANCE
Amount Of Ammunition on
Hand Settles Attitude OF
Disloyal Dutch.
Danger That Parties of Beers
May Raise the Whole Cape
h inN Rebellion.
ARE WAITING FOR a LEADER
Ninety Per Cent of the Resi-
dents Are Ready to join
an Uprising.
There Are Not Enough Troops
in the Colony to Enforce
Martial Law.

LONDON, Dec. 26.-Tho position of
Cape Colony is hanging in the balance,
according to The Morning POSTS Cape
Town correspondent. Every thing dc.
pends upon the quantity of ammuni.
tion in possession of the disloyal Dutch
residents, 100 of whom have joined the
Beers in the Phillipstown district
alone. Energetic measures have been
taken to stem the invasion, but there is
unquestionably danger that parties Of
Beers will get through into parts of
the Colony and gradually raise the
whole Cape in rebellion. Reinforce
ments can araive none too soon. Most
of the dispatches from Cape Town de-
scribe the raiders as doing little harm
and Us being happily enclosed by Lord
Kltchener's command. Lord Kitchener
is in the heart of the disaffected dis.
trict. He has the advantage Of being
personally acquainted with local condi-
tlons. Last March he supervised the
suppression of the rising which oc-
Cured then. He is bringing down
e]oooe@hAS VI VI OOpS IL OuA GA0 uOEEQ.
Cannot Enforce Martial Law.
The Standards Cape Town CORE.
spondent says the loyalists demand
that martial law shall be proclaimed
throughout Cape Colony, and adds:
''Such a step is now impossible ow.
ing to the lack of sufficient troops to
enforce it." 49, .-..,@--- -
The correspondent of The Daily Mail
at Cape Town says:
1.-The pro-Boer press is singularly
quiet. They have been made uneasy
by the promptness and thoroughness
of the military actions. but reports
from various parts Of the western
provinces foreshadow perilous posi-.
bilities.
"a responsible party who recently
made a tour of the colony says that 80
per cent of the Dutch are simply wait
ing the appearance of a resourceful
leader to rebel" -~ II. ~
Civil railway traffic has been sus.
pended largely in all parts of the colony
and the movement Of both the Beers
and the British are almost unknown in
Cape Town. >~...-.> =.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
PNEUMONIA PREVALENT.
Twenty-Five Deaths From the Disease
a Waek at Dawson. =. = -.

Twenty-Five Deaths From the Disease in
a Week at Dawson. =. ~, %a
e. VICTORIA, B. G., Dec. 26.-The Dam
ish steamer Danube brings news of 25
deaths in week in Dawson from
pneumonia. The epidemic of typhoid
fever was subsiding. Smallpox had
almost disappeared and there was but
two cases in the district. Five thou
sand vaccine points reached Dawson
Dec. 1S and compulsory vaccination
was Immediately started. --z -. 4.
It is reported that discoveries of rich
quartz mines have been made on Bo-
nanza creek and elsewhere in the
Klondike diserict.
Six automobiles have reached Daw.
son and will be used on. runs to the
creeks. 80. +-s -s'~y.. z~--.'. - =
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
ARREST N 4. !! ) LEADERS ] /, 5
Chinese Governments Prepar-
Ing to concede Require
nents Of Note.
Prince Tuan and Prince Chang
Have Already Been Taken
Into Custody.
HAVE PRESENTED DEMANDS
Communication From the Pow.
,5ers Delivered to Imperial
Representatives.
Earl IL Unable to Meet Min
listers and Prince Ching
Acts for Both.

LONDON, Dec. 28.-The Shanghai
correspondent Of The Standard, tele.
graphing Dec "a, says:
1.-The government has arrested Prince
Tuan and Prince Chang on the borders
Of Shan ST and Shan Sc provinces.
Yuan Hsien has ben ordered to return
to Sian Flu forthwith to be executed, it
is supposed. "
It is inferred from these reports that
the imperial authorities are preparing
to concede the demands Of the joint
note for the punishment Of the insti.
gators of the trouble in China.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
OCCASIONS SURPRISE.
Supposed Milwaukee College Had tn
Bones of Father Marnuatte s1EtSg

Supposed Milwaukee College Had the
Bones of Fathev Marquette.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 26.-Surprise was
occasioned in this city by the reported
discovery of the supposed bones of
Father Marquette at Frankfort, Mich.
It has been generally supposed for the
past 0years that the remains Of Father
Marquette were in possession Of Mar
quette college this city. They were
located by Father Jacker, an Indian
missionary in 1878 at st. Ignace, Mich, J,
on the site Of the chapel of St.5Ignace,
which Father Marquettee founded in
1871. Father Jacker found the ruins
Of the chapel and digging beneath the
affairs site discovered the relics. They
were sent to Marquette college which
was then being built.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
Soldier Runs Amuck,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. Frenzied by
drink, James L. McDonough, private
soldier at Fort Washington, attacked a
sergeant and four privates at the post
who were about to place him under
errcst and stabbed three of the party
with a bayonet he had concealed under
his coat. Two other soldiers were also
victims of the infuriated man. one sus.
tanning painful wound in the arm
and another being stabbed in the
shoulder.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
WITHIN A MONTH";

Foreign Ministers Say China Will Accept
Conditions Imposed BY Powers.
LONDON, Dec. 26.- According to a
news agency dispatch from Peking,
dated Dec. "a, the foreign ministers
there are equally of the opinion that
China will accept the conditions inn
posed by the powers within a month.
The note was started on its way to the
dowager empress and the emperor im-
mediatel after its presentation, the
dispatch says, but wire communication
is slow and it will probably not reach
them until Dec. ~.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
Bishop Hale Is Dead.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Dec. 26.-Word
was received here by Bishop George F.
Seymour that Rev. Charles Reuben
Hale, bishop coadjutor, Springfield
diocese, Episcopal church, died at Cairo
of valvular disease Of the heart. The
deceased was born in Pennsylvania,
March ID, 1887, He had held his pres
ent position since 1892. He had been
i'll for two years, and critically 60 for
several weeks past.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
FED THOUSANDS OF PEoPL
Many Free Dinners Provided For n
Workers.

Many Free Dinners Provided For NJ
Workers.
New YORK, Dec. 28 Christm
dawned bright and pleasant and befe
the day was well under way the hu
dreds, Of charitable society Worke
were mp seeing to providing wholesoI
dinners for the thousands Of deservil
poor Throughout the city. The gre
Madison Square Garden was trar
formed into gigantic diningroom a
there the Salvation Army fed 25,0
people. ss3:sz.s:
The Salvation Army began early
distribute baskets Of dinners to |
families who sent tickets. These tic
cts had been given ont by mel
rbers Of all religious denominations
persons worthy Of charity.
State Senator Timothy d. Sulliy'
fed 5000 people on the Bowery, Fral
Tolford 800 neWsboys at Lyric ha
the Thomas Reynolds Democratic .
sociation fed 1000, the depar tlnents'
charities and corrections fed their j
mates and Mrs. Howard Gould fed o
hi1dran ~ ~
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
Funeral of Frank H. Morris

CLEyELAND, Dec. 26. The body Of
Frank q. Morris, the murdered auditor
for the war department., was brought
hero during the day from Washing gton,
being accomp panied by the widow and
son Of the deceased. The funeral serv-
ices were held in the chapel at Lake
view cemetery, which were attended
by quite number Of the friends and
acquainta ntances Of tho family.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
Moro steel Rails for Eurone.

New YORK, Dec. a6.-The Carnegie
company has received hurry order
from the Great Eastern railway Of
England for 5000 tons Of steel rails.
The governmenttof Norway has placed
contracts with Pennsy lvania and Mary.
land steel companies for 1000 tons Of
steel rails. sSs
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
TELEGRAPHlC BREvT,Es

Burglars broke into the Keshp{
! Morenstreicher company's store |
Quincy, HIS, and stole SO bolts Of sill
valued at 81, ,000.s /
a dispatch from Warsaw saws tl
90 Poles have been arrested there 4
ing accused Of participation in d
itical conspiracy. n
pr. 2. s. Pearsons Of Chicago hi
given $S, 900, 600 to small Western cd
leges, and says he will distribute i
aentire wealth before his death in Is
same way.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
Christmas Day at Washington.

WAsHINGToN, Dec. 26. Christmas
day was generally observed here, all Of
the churches holding special services
At tho White House the president and
Mrs. Mckinley dined alone, and spent
a good part of the day together in their
private apartments. In the afternoon
several personal friends called for a
short time. The government depart-
ments were closed and until late in the
day the streets presented an almost de-
serted appearance.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
WILLIAMS IS INDIGNANT
Former Consul at Manila Denies R.
:z ritt's Charges,

Former Consul at Manila Denies R.i
=3 ritt's Charges.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Dec. 26.-Form
Consul Williams is indignant over d
reflections upon his conduct at Manil
In an interview he said:
''This hour have seen a report pm
ished, purporting to come from t
War department, refecting upon d
service in Manila. So far as such /,
port can in the least tarnish my of1ie.
conduct or my personal honor, it is
dignantly denied. as it is well known
was with Dewey's feet on the date
question. I never heard of the Spa
iards named or of Lieutenant Burri
Just before left Manila I was offer
small interest in mine, as a ma.
festation Of regard, nothing more"
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
Railway Service Restored.

- CAPE Town.. Dec. 26.-Regalar j
way service between Cape Town 4
DeAar has been restored. The rel
OF the destruction of a bridge soutl
DeAar turns out to be incorrect; on
culvert was damaged. Trains are 1
ming from DeAar to Kimberley ire
larly. There are considerable del
elsewhere as the result of heavy raj
The Princeton union., 1900-12-27
War of Coke Producers.

PITTsBURG, Dec. 26. PRODUCERS
coke have become involved in a pr
war over the contracts for furnace d
which are now being closed for de
cry during the first half of the d
year. The result is chat some of
independent non-Connellsyille
ducers are selling furnace coke as
as 81. 40 per ton.