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The age-herald., 1900-12-08
HOUSE DISCUSSES
 MONTEvALLO SCHOOL
After An All Days Debate No Action Was Taken.
 Only One Bill Passed
THE RICE ESTATE.
Full Amount of Claimed Requests Of
 fered Contestants.


 New York, December Hogan, Demond and Harby, attorneys for Albert T. Pat rick in civil matters, made the allegation today that some one interested in the first alleged will of William M. Rice had ap- preached the heirs named in the so-called second will filed for probate by MT. Pat rick and offered to pay them the full amount of their respective bequests on con dition that they would refrain from con- testing the instrument first filed for pro- bate. Isaac Sargent, a representative of the firm who returned last night from visit to the heirs at Sarnac, Springfield, Mass ,and other places, said:
 "I went to see the various heirs named in the will filed by MT. Patrick in order per- sonally to serve citations upon them. My endeavOr was to facilitate as much as pos sible the probate of the will filed by Mir. Patrick. The sum total of their conversa- ton with me, that they had been promised by the representatives of the people who are anxious to sustain the first will, that they would receive by way of compromise the same interest they would take if the probate of the will filed by MT. Patrick should be successful, so that whatever hap pens, the result would be the same so far as they were concerned and there would be no expense to them,
 ''I saw no one that found any fault with the will filed by Mir. Patrick The heirs seems to have known MT. Rice fairly well, and his last will seems to be in accordance with Mrs Riee's expressed intention to some of them. They all denounce the first will, and some of them seem to know the reason why it was drawn and signed by that reason is, but it may be brought out in court later"
The age-herald., 1900-12-08
THE SENATE.

Washington, December 7.-Practically the entire legislative day of the-Senate was consumed by an executive session.
 MT. Gallinger presented the following telegram addressed to the president of the Senate:
 New Orleans, La., December 6.-To the President of the United States Senate, Washington, D. C.: The Southern Indus trial Convention, now in session, passed the accompanying resolutions and directed that they be sent to you to be read to the Senate:
 Be it resolved, That the upbuilding of our American merchant marine is very iin- portant to the further development of Southern industry, and therefore we recom- mend to our national Congress the early passage of ship subsidy bill for all Amer ican vessels, which shall be equitaby based upon the tonnage actually carried, besides compensation for carrying the mails.
 (Signed IN. P. THOMPSON,S Secretary"
 At 12:35 o'clock, on motion of MT. Lodge, the Senate went into executive session, and at 2:3O o'clock adjourned until Monday.
The age-herald., 1900-12-08
TUSCALOOSA DIsPENsARY.
Question Will Be Left to a Vote of the
 People.

Montgomery, December 7.-(Special)- The Tuscaloosa dispensary question, which has been one of tqle live issues before the Legislature, was settled by agreement to- night, and the people of the county are to be given an opportunity to vote on the matter of a dispe. .sary in primary election January 19. The dispensary question car- ried in the primaries last spring, and Rep resentatives Moody and Brandon secured the passage of the Moody bill through the House, In the Senate, Senator Johnston sought to have a substitute adopted. No agreement could be reached between the representatives, and after full hearing from the friends of both sides, the Senate committee ordered the matter referred back to a primary.
 Il the dlspensary carries 1t is to go into effect July 1, 1901.
The age-herald., 1900-12-08

previously imposed
 The committee believe that the amend ments proposed in section of the bill mak- ing a net reduction of 25 cents per barrel gives all the relief to which the brewers are entitled
 Tn the war revenue act the tax upon cigars averaging more than three pounds in weight to the thousand was made $3 60. This 50 cents per thousand was very oner- ous to the manufacturers, especially those engaged in a small way and making the cheaper grades of cigars It has been inn possible to distribute any of these 60 cents in making the price to the consumer, and the factories have had to bear the entire tax of over s3,000,000 last year. The com mittee has, therefore, reported an amend ment reducing this tax at the rate of 60 cents per thousand.
 "The 2-cent stamps on the bank checks, certificates of deposit drafts, postal money orders, etc., are very annoying to a large class of people, and much complaint has been made to the committee, especially from the smaller towns and from farmers.
 Another source of annoyance has been the tax of one cent on express packages and telegrams. There is no doubt that this tax has caused more widespread annoyance than anything else in the act. The commit tee therefore have stricken these taxes from the law. The tax upon deeds and conveyances has been quite burdensome In numerous instances as well as the tax upon insurance and leases. The tax upon promissory notes and mortgages has been very onerous upon the debtor class.
 "The committee have repealed all of schedule B excepting the tax upon wines. This includes the tax upon proprietary medicines and articles of a similar nature"
The age-herald., 1900-12-08
EWPEROR'S ADVISER
 PROPOSES NEW PLAN

"First-That the Empress and her ad- vsers should not be allowed to negotiate the peace.
 ''Second-That the Emperor, who is a friend of foreigners should be restored.
 'Third-That all reactionary officials should be arrested and that a careful watch should be kept over the so-called friendly viceroys in the south.
 Unless Yung Lu, Prince Yuan and the others are severely dealt with Rang Yu Wei contends that they will continue to say that the foreigners are powerless.
 ''The foreigners should not rely upon the viceroys," continues the Cantonese reform= CT. "They send men, money and arma- ments to the Empress and are her obed1ent servants. Should the Emperor be restored the empire would rejoice. The emperoors 8 party consists of the most enlightened men who are friendly to foreigners and desire to incorporate western civilization and cul- ture in an ancient country"
 Kang Yu Wei points out that he was ap- pointed for the task by a secret edict of the emperor in 1896 when he made his appeal on behalf of the emperor to the foreign pow CTS. "An appeal which, had they listened to, would probably have prevented what has happened.'
The age-herald., 1900-12-08
RATHBONE CLOTHED
 HIS COACHMAN WELL
Charged the Government for His Drivers $20 Laundry Bill and
 Pretty RoSetteS for His Hat

action. Nicely made trip to the United States, going as far West as his old home in Indiana, under direction, 1t Is stated in the report of the director general and many of his charges in that connection were disallowed upon re-eXamination, but not of course until they had been paid. He also made advances to Rathbone ana to ". D. Wilm on account of trips to the United States which were not sanctioned by the auditor. Some of the items in this connection amounted to as much as $5OO.
 In April, 1S99 MT. Rathbone made visit to this country claiming it was made in obedience of orders from the Postmaster GenerfL but the auditor finds that the trip was not authorized and refuses to sanction the entire expenditure, which was an even $500 Similar action is taken with reference to the purchase of an enameled bath tub for the department of posts secured at cost of $42.
 Attorneys and notaries were paid $1l for services in connection with the leasing of MT. Rathbone's residence. There were also charges for plumbing and paper hanging at the residence and for a chandaller i'll the billiard room of that establishment
 The House Rent.
 In one case the rent of the house was paid from the public funds. The house also appears to have been furnished at the cost of the public In December, 1899, and Janu- ary, 1900 several bills were paid to New York ana Washington firms by Rathbone, one aggregating 1925, another $S60 one of S133, one $221 and another $1356. The last bill includes twenty-four entries and covers many ticles of domestic use, such as cloths, g.oyes, scarfs, toilet articles, cus- pidors, champagne and other wine glasses, tabiewefe, kitchen utensile, bedsteads, bed room sets, bed clothing, etc. There were also many disallowances on account of furniture purchased, and in some cases portions of the payments are found to have been legitimate and others not so. In one case shirts, collars and cuffs were charged to the go5ernment. All the payments made to k. II Cowan & Co.,, of Muncie, Ind, for printing and stationery, aggregatinS several thousand dollars, are found to have been illegal MT. Neely seems to have got ten several hundred dollars worth of pho tographs at the governments expense and also a great deal of stationery outside or that ordered from the Muncie firm, but theee items are pronounced illegal.
 The auditor recommends the disallow- anoe of S12,4S1 spent for repairs on the de- partment building and also a deposit of SIP, 900 "erroneously credited to Rathbone."
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Laundry Bills Paid.

Pekin, December L. MT. Conger, the United States minister, and the other for eign envoys received letter today signed by Rang Yu Wei, the well-known Can- tonese reformer, who was formerly an ad- wiser of EmperoF- Kwang Su, and who has always been favorable to the foreigners. Rang Yu Wei says that great calamities have befallen China through the Empress Dowager and also in consequence of her advisers, Prince Yuan, Prince Ching, Yung Lu, Yang Vi, Chao Shu Chiao, Muang Ru, Moyn Kuen and Hei Yeng. He says he is thankful that the foreigners held out in the legation buildings in Pekin, and that all the Chinese who understand the law of nations regret the murder of Baron von Ketteler.
 He then says he desires to make some suggestions which will insure "the just punishment of the real culprits, satisfac- tion to the different countries and a perma- nent settlement of the international rela- tfons of China.' ~~
 He urges:
The age-herald., 1900-12-08
Route of Dewets s March.

Alwalnorth, Cape Colony, December 7.- After the fight at Sterksprit, General De- wet doubled south during the night, cross ed the Caledon river marched to Odendal drift, where he found the stream impassa- ble, turned east and marched along the north bank of the Orange river until with in fourteen miles of Aliwalnorth and then turned northeast in the direction of Roux- vile.
 General Knox dogged his steps the whole day. Dewet's forces were thoroughly ex- hausted. Three hundred of their dead and dying horses were counted between the Smithfield road and the Orange river.
The age-herald., 1900-12-08
INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION.
Hargrove Elected President and w. F.
 4 Thompson Secretary.

New Orleans, December 1.-The Southern Industrial Convention was brought to a close today by the reelection of H. H. Hargrove of Louisiana as president and N. F. Thompson of Alabama as secretary, and the selection of Memphis as the next place of meeting. There was session to- night but it was not largely attended, and the only speaker who excited any interest was Tetsutra Inumaru, the attachee of the Japanese legation, who spoke on "'Who ftufes rhe Chinese Empire?"
 His paper was unique. The convention then adjourned sine die.
The age-herald., 1900-12-08
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
 BILL PASSED BY ALABAMA SENATE

election to be held on Aprilo2S, 1901, to de- termine whether convention shall be held, and to elect delegates to said convention if ordered. The convention shall meet in Montgomery May 21 and sit for not more than fifty days.
 The vote on the final passage of the bill was as follows:
 Ayes-Messrs President, Arlington, Black man, Bullock, Dunn, Goldsby, Hipp, Her- ton, Jenkins, Kennedy, Mccain, Moore, Morrow, Norman, Nunnellee. Oliver, Pow ell. Rather. Ray, RogerA Stevens, Thomp- son.
 Nays-Messrs. Acree, Bostick, Hall, Har- risan HEzt Johnston. Stone, Windham-2
The age-herald., 1900-12-08

Ave-Herald Bureau. Hotel Clancy. Montgomery, December 7.-(Special.)-By vote of 22 to the Senate today passed the Har,yood constitutional convention bill. The bill Is not changed as 1t passed the Houak
 The debate on the measure was devoid of special interest, as the opponents of the bill rselized that they were in the minor ity. Several amendments were proposed to the bill but the majority stood firm and tabled one after another as they were pro- posed. The bill as passed provides for 155 delegatts to the convention, and orders an
The age-herald., 1900-12-08
To Prohibit PoIyaamY.

Washington, December T-Representatlve Taylor of Ohio, who was prominently iden- tified in the movement to exclude Brigham Roberts of Utah from a seat in Congress, today introduced measure intended to bring about Federal prohibition of po- lygamy. It sroposes a constitutional amend ment for sssldform laws of marriage and divorce.
The age-herald., 1900-12-08
Shipwrecked Crew Arrives.

New York, December 1.-The brig c. c. Sweeney, Captain Miller, from Brunswick, November 26, lumber-laden. arrived today having on board shipwrecked crew con- sisting of Captain Charle~ F2phe..S aI-. Wm. Von Hatten, Reut sn Doan and Eman- uel F. Eddy, surviving members of the tug John s. Derring of Beauforte, s. C., which foundered November off Cape Hat teras with the loss of the engineer, D. w.. Douglass.
The age-herald., 1900-12-08
Sir Claude Looked On.

Berlin, December 1.-The Pekin corres- pondent of the Deutsche-Zeitung writes that several German marine officers dis covered Sir Claude Macdonald, former British minister at Pekin, and Lady Mac Donald personally experimenting coolies, who were carrying off treasures from the Chinese imperial palace to the British lega- tlon buildings
The age-herald., 1900-12-08
Lord Roberts' Reception.

Port Elizabeth. Cape Colony. December &. Lord Roberts arrived here this morning on board the Canada and was accorded a splendid reception. Hundreds of the town S folk had been up all night in order to se- cure points of vantage
 The field marshal drove around the town, receiving a number of addresses and then re-embarked on the Canada.
The age-herald., 1900-12-08
RidicuIed RoseberrY.

London, December 8.-Sir Edward Clarke, who was solicitor-general in Lord Salis- bury's government from 1886 to 1892, speak ing last evening at Richmond, ridiculed the idea of Lord Rosebery becoming the leader of the Liberal party.
 'He is a delightful man, charming speaker and an accomplished critic" said Sir Edward "but he has never shown the smallest capacity for constructive states manship."
The age-herald., 1900-12-08
kruuer Will Rest.

London, December 7.-Mr. Kruger has abandoned all the proposed journeys to other capitals, says the Brussels corre- spondent of the Standard, and all further diplomatic efforts to secure arbitration, and will await at The Hague the developments of events at the seat oi war.
The age-herald., 1900-12-08
Harvard Won the Debate.

Cambridge, Mass, December IA vic tory in debate came to Harvard for the third consecutive time against Yale in the intercollegiate series at Sanders theatre tonight. The question debated was Re solved, That the permanent retention of the Philippine Islands by the United States is desirable" Harvard had the af- frmative
The age-herald., 1900-12-08
Empress WlII Return December 3.

London, December S-The Shanghai cor respondent of the Standard says; Palace officials report that the Empress Dowager twill leave Sian Flu December 13 and that Emperor Kwang Su will go di- rect to Pekin
The age-herald., 1900-12-08

Washington, Deceber 7-Senator Piatt of Connecticut, chairman of the Senate coni- mittee on relations with Cuba today made public the statement prepared by the auditing division of the War Department, showing the expenditures made by E. G. Rathbone late director of the department of posts for Cuba. The statement is includ- ed in volume of 291 pages, and covers the period from January l, 1899, to April 30, 1900. The total disalowances fer the six teen months were $72,631.
 The first disallowanee was on account of an expenditure of $S50 for a duchess car riage made on the 2Sth of February, 1899. After that time there were frequent dis bursements for the drector-g generals car riage service: March 20 he paid $2O2 for a set of harness and carriage "auxiliaries"; April ', SIP for a jipigapa hat and for an- other hat fer his coachman with rosette and on the same date $50 for harness, etc. Rent for the coachman, stable, etc, seems to have been regularly paid out of the public funds at the rate of $l1O per month, and in one or two instances the hoster's salary was thus supplied. All the coach furnish ings were provided in this way. In May, Io55, uniform costing S4U, a paE or DOOlS costing $l5, and another hat costing 80. were bought for the coachman. June rain coat costing $26 was supplied to that individual The coach was later supplied with rubber tires at an expense of $110 In addition there were many miscellaneous charges for stable rent and carriage and cart hire. All the payments made to F. F. Nicely, chief of the financial bureau, appear to have been care fully scrutinized and many of them were disallowed. Most of the payments made to him, apparently were on accouns O. .,.- office furnishings freight Grayage moving, advance in salaries, etc
 Laundry Bills Paid.
 There are two or three items in his ac- counts of from $10 to S20 for the payment for laundry bills for the director generals coachman. On October H. 1899, S5123 was paid to Nicely on account of floss on Span ish gold taken to the United States" and this was disallowed, as were several other minor charges in connection with the trans
The age-herald., 1900-12-08
LEOMARGARINE BILL
 PASSES THE HOUSE
All Amendments Imposing Additional Restrictions to
 Prevent Fraudulent Sale Were Defeated

fraud by compelling the sale of eleornar- garine in original packages of one or two pounds stamped with the word ."cieomar- garine'' ana bearing the internal revenue tax stamp, and imposing additional and heavy penalties for violations of the law.
 MT. Grout in support of the bill declared that over 104 GOO, 900 pounds of oeomaTgarine had been manufactured and sold last year.
 Do you think that the enactment Of substitute would prevent fraud in the sale of eleomargarine?" asked MT. Burke of Texas.
 q do not" replied MT. Grout. "The pub lie would have no more protection than 1t has now"
 MT. Grout produced figures to show that oleomargarine cost less than cents per pound, and was worked off on the public by the retailer at from IS to SOc per pound. He gave a practical illustration of the man. ner in which oeomargarine is sold by hay ing brought into the House box full of packages of what looked like butter Each was wrapped in brown wrapping paper, The packages were passed around, and after they had been examined MT. Grout defied any one to tell whether they con- tained butter or oleomargarine. Then he turned up corner of the wrapping paper, which had apparently carelessly folded down, and displayed the printed sign "ole- omargarine."
 0roSVenof opposed IT.
 Mir. Grosvenor, Ohio, opposed the Grout bill, which ne said he was designed to de- stroy one industry for the benefit of an- other.
 MT. Williams (Miss.), a member of the Agricultural Committee, who favored the substitute, devoted considerable time to the legal and other phases of the proposed leg islation which he said was willing not only to stamp out fraud in oleomargarine but in the syrup fraud and every other farm pro- duct.
 MT. Tawney (Minn), closed the general debate in favor of the Grout bill.
 Mr. Bartlett (Georgia), moved to strike out the proviso that nothing in the bill should be construed to permit any State to forbid the manufacture or sale of oleomar- garine in such form as would advise the consumer of it's real character free from cobra ton. The amendment was lost, AS to 117.
 An amendment was adopted providing providing that the act should go into effect July l. 1901.
 Mr. Baily (Texas), contended that the pretense of the bill-that it was to prevent fraud-was itself a fraud.
 The minority substitute was defeated, l13 to ITS. The bill was then passed l9S to 92
 Mir Payne, chairman of the ways and means committee, reported the war revenue reduction bill. He gave notice that ne would call up the bill after the disposition of the legislative appropriation bill pfoba- ply on Tuesday.
 At 5:55 the House adjourned.
The age-herald., 1900-12-08

FAIR SATURDAY; COOLER. LIGHT TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS. SUN DAY FAIR.
The age-herald., 1900-12-08

Today ddoertising is Gs necessary to the transaction of certain lines of bust . ,ss ds steam and electricity are to machinery J. Cunning.
The age-herald., 1900-12-08
Blrminoham Court Bill.

The bill to provide additional judge for the Criminal Court of Birmingham waS signed by Acting Governor Jelks this even- ing, as was also the bill increasing the salary of the treasurer of Jefferson County.
 joint Democratic caucus will be held at l o'clock tomorrow to nominate a judge for the court
 D. A Green is certain of the nomination.
 Solicitor Hefin said tonight that he had not ylt determined whom he would appoint as solicitor sf the new court
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-04-23
N 0I.IG GIAS.

Man ana por la tarde saldra para
Santo Domingo y Cuba un vapor
correo de nuestro puerto. Recojera
correspondence hasta la una, y Ger
tifcados hasta las 12
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-04-23
Convention
de M|aeStroS
en- BaVanl0n.

En- los dias 9, 10 y II del presente
mes han celebrado sesiones la asam
blea, de maestros del distrito de Ba'
canon, tomando los siguientes a.
cuerdos.
10 Que los maestros que sirven
actualmente sus cargOs deben con
tinuar- en- propiedad hasta que ven
zan los amos por los que Sc lse ha
expedido ell tftulo.
20 Que ell tftulo sea Waldo en-
todo tempo,
80 Formation de expediente pa.
ra la separation de un maestro.
40 Derecho licencia para am
pliacion de estudios con la mitad del
sueldo, y que TODD professor puerto
rriqueno que conozca 81 ing1es tenga
derecho q ser nombrado inspector,
siempre que reuna condolences para
clio.
SO Que los sueldos que hoy dis
frutan, tan presto Sc veritique Ell
canje, Sc paguen Ell orc ell valor que
hoy representan en- moneda provin
cial.
SO Ell material de escuelas sea.
suministrado por ell Estado.
70 Sc den classes en- verano
medic dia pagando su sueldo al
maestro.
80 En- las escuelas rurales sean
las horas de classes de 10 a 3 de la
tarde. ...
80 Que Sc Green escuelas rura
les para varones y para ni1as en-
todos los barrios.
100 Los inspectores solo Sc
ocupen de la inspection de, las es'
cuelas pero no como hoy que la ms
pecci6n es un mito.
11o Pedir la redacci6n de regla
mentos para inspectores y juntas
locales. 9
12o Limitar la edad escolor de
6 a 13 amos para varones y de 6 a 12
para nif1as. .....
13o Que Sc ensefen labores y
costuras llama en- las escuelas de
nif1as.
40 Sc nombra una comisi6n
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-04-23
!. fiesta Dc! !astsss'iiu
en- ell Brasil.

Sc preparan en- ell Brasil gran
des festejos para celebrar digna
mente el cuarto centenario del des y
cubrimiento della terra brasilefla, ell
8 de Mayo de este af1o. En- todas
las ciudades y adn en- las poblacio-
nes inferiores Sc han tornado Jun.
tas organizadoras de los festejos.
Sc levantaran numerosas estatuas
Sc repartiran ininidad de medallas
conmemorativas
En- el Prado de la Gloria, Rio
Janeiro, Sc eregira un soberbio mo-
numento, que va esta terminado, en-
conmemoracion del descubrimiento
del Brasil por Pedro Alvarez del
Cabral. La artfstica y colossal obra
ha sido hecha bajo la direction del
maestro Bernardelli.
Ademas de las medallas, va es.
tan en- prensa los libros que Sc publ
caran en- recuerdo de la celebration
Tambien esta preparada la collection
de sellos postales que circularan en-
los dias de los festejos.
La Sociedad Nacional de Agri-
cultura ha convocado un Congreso
de Agriculture Industria, para ell
IA de Julio pr6ximo.