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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-20
TREAT IN STORE.
Song Recital in Raleigh at the Governor
Mansion

Miss Mamie Evelyn Robbins. VIII
sons sweet singer. will give a song
recital at the Governors Mansion,
Monday. May 21st.
Miss Robbins natural talents of a
high order, have been developed by
her training in New York city She
spent last year there cultivating her
vioce under Francis Fisher Powers at
Carnegie Hall
She will be assisted in this recital
by Prof. Mack and Miss Potwin. of
St. Mary's School. Those who have
heard Miss Robbins sing can realize
the treat that is in store for lovers of
music
She has lent her talent to many
charitable purposes in this city and
now the people of Raleigh will have
an opportunity to display some APP
probation by Il large attendance upon
this recital.
Tickets are on sale at Kings drug
store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-20

People on the edges of the eclipse
desiring TO see total eclipse would
do we'll to 90 to some point near
the centre. Those i'm Durham. Colds
boro. Henderson. Oxford and adj Join
ing towns. should. for instance. come
10 Raleigh. Durham. Oxford and
Henderson are on the northern edge
while Goldsboro is on the southern
edge. of the track of tofality. and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-20

Some men are lions, in society and
bears at home.
Evening star., 1900-11-26
PHILIPPINE COASTING TRADE.
Annual Report of the Collector
CuHtOma.

Annual Report of the Collector of
Customs.
The division of customs and insular af-
fairs of the War Department has made
public a summary of the annual report of
the collector Of customs for the Philippine
Islands upon the coasting trade of that
archipelago.
By this it appears that no vessel is per-
mitted to engage in this trade unless it is
duly licensed in accordance with the Presi-
dents order Of July 8, 1899, and the regu-
lations established hereunder by the mill
tary governor. Since the PRONUNCIATION of
that order there have been regularly
opened to the coasting vessels more than
seventy interior ports, in addition to the
six ports Of entry
The first license of this nature was is
sued at Manila January last, and be-
tween that date and the end Of the fiscal
year, June 30 there were issued at the
various ports Of entry of the island S43
licenses and certificates of protection for
vessels having an aggregate tonnage Of
5O,984,SO tons; additional vessels to the
number of 152 were licensed at the port of
Manila between the latter date and Au-
gust II, reports not having been received
from the remainder of the archipelago.
The number of ships now engaged in this
trade while larger than ever before in the
history of the islands, is neverless made
Quate to the present demands and an in
crease in their number is to be looked for
in the future.
The collectors at the six ports of entry
reported for the last fiscal year 3.346 en-
frances of vessels in the coastwise trade
1906 clearances of the same with a ton
mage of 4SO9.s2 tons
Evening star., 1900-11-26

Proposition to Make the House Num-
ber :SS5,

Proposition to Make the House Num-
ber :}S5.
One of the first subjects of general legis-
lation to be taken up by the House upon
its reassembling will be the reapportion-
ment bill. The committee on the census.
Of which Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois is chair
man, will frame and report the measure,
and it will doubtless pass as reported
The reapportionment will probably take
effect two years hence, and in the mean
time state legislatures will have an oppor-
tunity to redistrict the states, changing
the boundaries Of the congressional dis
tricts to suit the new conditions
The question of ratio for the reapportion-
ment will be considered after it is decided
whether the membership of the House
shall be reduced or not. 1t is not believed
that reduction in the representation in
any Of the states will be favored and in
order to prevent reduction in some states
Maine and Nebraska, for instance, ratio
will have to be adopted which will work
out a considerable increase. No one knows
what ratio will be adopted, but tentative
proposition has been advanced to adopt
one which would increase the House mem
bership from 357 to 1856, the ratio of repre-
sentation in such case being 1884
1t Is considered likely that this ratio will
be popular with the republicans Out of
the twenty-eight new members the repub-
hcan states would make a gain Of twenty
seats. The electoral college would, of
course, gain, as it is composed of electors
equal in number to the total number of
senators and representatives in Congress,
and the republican states would make the
greatest gain in electors.
If the aforementioned ratio should be
adopted New York and Illinois would each
gain three seats in the House, Texas, Penn
sylvania, New Jersey and Minnesota would
each gain two, West Virginia, Washington
North Dakota, North Carolina Missouri
mississippi, Massachusetts, Louisiana
Iowa, Florida, Connecticut, Colorado, Cali
fornia and Arkansas would each gain one
Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kan
sas Kentucky Maine, Maryland, Michigan
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hamp-
shire, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah
Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyom-
ing would show no change
Evening star., 1900-11-26

Total. .ss1 .52s 1924, GAG ss3. .573. .412 s5s
Net excess Of exports, 1870 to 1900. $2O4S O12
Evening star., 1900-11-26
Dead From Heart Disease.

Charles Brown, colored, fifty-five years
old, was found dead in bed at his home
No. 2117 E street northwest, yesterday
Coroner hewitt decided that heart disease
was the cause and gave certificate of
death accordingly.
Evening star., 1900-11-26
ADMIRAL kEMpFF REPORTS.
Recent Naval Activity In the Phillip
pines.

Hecent Act1Nfty In the IhlIlp-
pines.
In a report to the Navy Department.
dated Cavite, October Is, Rear Admiral
Kempff of the Asiatic fleet says that
the gunboat Vilalobos returned to
Cavite with Captain Devereaux Shields
and the company of the 27th In
fantry who We're captured by the insur-
gents in Martinique. Twelve hundred SOL
diers secured the island, Admiral Kempff
says, and compelled the insurgents to sur
render the prisoners.
The gunboat Basco arrived at Cavite Oc-
tober II with a report concerning the cir
cumstances attending the recovery of the
remains of Naval Cadet Wood and Ma
chinist Gray. who were killed on the Urda-
netta in the Oriani river. Reports from
vessels around Leyte, Bohol and Samar in
dicate considerable activity among the in
surgents. The gunboats Quirous and Ben
nington had sailed with an expedition
against Binangonan. AT the date of the
report the gunboats Bennington, Castine,
Concord, Isla de Cuba Isla de Luzon, Ma
nila Basco, Arayat, Cailao. Leyte, Mani
leno, Samar. Ordanetta. Panay and Para
qua were doing patrol duty throughout the
is1apdS
Evening star., 1900-11-26
EUROPEAN GRAIN,
German Reports Show That 1t is
Above the AYeraSe.

EAuOFe tne Average.
European reports to the Department of
Agriculture show that the conditions of fall
sown wheat, spelt and rye in Germany, as
officially reported by the German statistical
office, Is considerably above medium The
preliminary official estimates of French ce-
real crops for 1900 show the production OF
1852, 1893 bushels of barley and 252, ,s77 ,91S
bushels Of oats. The final estimate for the
1899 crops is for 1896 I'D bushels of barley
and 27O, ,436, 500 of oats. Both grains We're u
little lighter i'll yield than in 1899, besides
returning a smaller yield per acre in mea s.
ured bushels.
Comparison of the wheat, maslin, rye.
barley and oats produced in France for ten
years shows that each of these crops is be-
low the decennlal average, as well as below
the crop of 1899, though the deficit as COM
pared with the decennial average is small
In the case of the more important cereals.
The final general memorandum of the In
dian government on the sugar cane crop
for the season 1S99-1900 shows that in both
northern and southern India the season be-
gan well for this crop, and the area planted
was larger than in 1893, being approximate
ly equal to the average. Failure of rain,
however, later seriously injured the CROP
In the Punjab district at least one-third Of
the crop was lost, and the crop of the
northwest provinces was estimated at only
81 per cent, but in Bengal and Madras prov
inces from S3 to 81 per cent of an average
crop was realized. The area under rice in
the 1S99-190O season is estimated at approx
inately 52.O00000 acres, somewhat smaller
than that in 1885, but more than the aver
age. The yield was estimated at somewhat
over 23,345O 900 tons. being, like the area,
smaller than that of last year. This re-
duction Is in Madras and Bengal provinces
German governmen mt advices from Chile re-
port that for the first six months of this
year the weather has been favorable to the
wheat newly sown for the crop of 10000
and that for the same period the Chilean
exports of wheat were very small, due 10
the short crop of 1S99-1900. The Roumanian
government reports give 3,92S,S41 acres CT
wheat in 1900, with production of sc, 49,, :
800 bushels
Evening star., 1900-11-26


The total increase in the circulation Sc
cured by government bonds of all national
banks in the system since March II, 1900
has been $50, 454, ,27O. The total outstanding
circulation on October 81, 1900, was $751;
613,26S, of which So, 7s4 ,2O4 is secured by
lawful money and is in process of retire
mont. The total bond-secured circulation on
October 81. 1900, was $29S. 800 O64.
On October 81, 1900. there were 1895 ma
tional banks in operation, with a combined
ca pital of S632, ,502 ,395 The combined re-
sources of the national banks being over
So. 100000 is greater than at any time
heretofore
Evening star., 1900-11-26
TROOPS WARMLY PRAISED.
Col, Whitside COmmenls the Behavior
of His Men I'm Cuba.

Col S. NJ Whitside of the 10th Cavalry,
formerly in command Of the department of
eastern Cuba, recently issued an order an
nouncing the discontinuance of that depart
ment by direction of the President Of the
United States. "In this final order of the
department" says Col. Whtside, II desire
to. express my high satisfaction with the
soldierly conduct which has characterized
the officers and men of this command Uni
form faithfulness has been found in the per-
formance Of all duties. No officer or man,
no matter what his connection with the in
sular duties, has sought or received more
than the pay and allowances due him un-
der the regulations. There has been no
carelessness OF trust imposed; no infidelity
to that high honor which should character
ize those who wear the uniform of the
United States.
my very best thanks are due the officers
of my staff for loyal support and efficient
service"
Evening star., 1900-11-26
Opening Mt Guatemala.

Consul General McNally at Guatemala.
in report to the State Department. says
that while there are a good many Ameri-
cans in business there their goods are i'm
ported from Europe and are of the cheap
est and most shoddy quality. He says there
is an excellent opening for American busi-
ness men who will study the wants Of the
people. The consul general has been in
formed by many local dealers that Ameri-
can manufactured dry goods are In great
demand and are being constantly called
for. Raw and bleached cotton yarns, when
packed carefully. always find a ready sale.
II believe" says the consul, that ready
made clothing for men would prove good
item of export. The people seem anxious
to buy American goods when they can be
found
Evening star., 1900-11-26
PRODUCTION OF MINERALS.
Enormous Increase Shown for tn
Last Calendar Year,

Enormous Increase Shown for the
Last Calendar Year.
DR.. David T. Day, chief Of the division
of mining and mineral resources of the
United States geological survey, has just
completed the annual summary of the min
eral production of the United States from
1890 to 1889, inclusive. The total value OF
all the minerals produced during the last
calendar year amounted to $976,OOS, ,946,
against s697, $50, 72O in 1898, an increase OF
$21S, 1SS, ,226, or practically 40 per cent This
increase was the most notable in the his
tory of the mineral industry, the largest
previous increase being from 1894 to 1898.
when the value advanced about Is per cent.
The production from 1880 to 1898 has ex-
ceeded $500, ,0OO,OOO in every year except two,
the panic years of 1893 and 1894. The aver
age yearly production from 1890 to 1S9S, in
elusive, was S61S, 2S6,510. The greatest in
crease in 1899 was in the value of the pig
iron product, which increased to $245, 112 654.
about 40 per cent over 1893, although
the product itself increased not quite Ii
per cent. The enormous increase was due
to the phenomenal demand and high prices
The increase in coal production added over
$4S, 100000, or % per cent, to the 1898 value
Copper increased nearly 60,000,U0 pounds in
quantity and over S42,O00,0O in value, the
ruling prices being higher than for a num-
Der of years past. Crude petroleum ad-
Vanced nearly $40, SOC, 600 or about 45 per
the production increasing less than / per
cent The value of the natural gas con-
sumed in 1899 is placed at a little over
$20.OO0,OOO against $1,000, 600 in 1885, an in
crease due to the higher prices charged.
An increase Of about 10 per cent, or from
s64, 463 900 in 1898 to 81, ,053, 400 in 1899, is
shown in gold production. The production
of silver showed a very small increase.
Lead production decreased per cent but
increased over s2O0O,0GO in value. Spelter
increased to 119, ,4OS short tons. valued at
$13, 731, 800 The building stone industry in
creased nearly $SOO0,O00.
The total value Of the metallic products
in 1889 was $527, ,21S,0 0S4, an increase of "a
per cent. Non-metallic products increased
q per cent, to $447, 100, S62. Every year
since 1881 to 1898, inclusive, the value of
the non-metallic products has exceeded the
metallic. but in 1899 the metallic exceeded
by s79,5OO,OCO A change of nearly $780,,
OOO,O 600 occurred in the relative values be-
tween 1898 and 1899.
Unprecedented activity and advanced
values, the report says, were shown in
nearly every branch of the mining industry
during 1885,
Evening star., 1900-11-26
Believed to Re an Old Report.

The Japanese legation here has received
nothing to confirm the report from Yoko-
hama to the effect that Toru Hashi, late
minister to Washington and since minister
of communications, had been found guilty
of accepting bribes This Japanese leader
has before been charged with corruption
in the heated party warfare of Japan, but
has always indicated himself, and 1t is
suspected that this last report is nothing
more than a revival of the old stories
Evening star., 1900-11-26

Dispatches from Madrid received in off,
cial diplomatic quarters here make the first
announcement that in the debates before
the Latin-American congress- whose ses-
sions have just been concluded, the princi-
pie Of compulsory arbitration urged by the
Peruvian delegate has been approved by al
most unanimous vote, Chile alone holding
out and protesting against the action taken
The decision not only favors compulsory
arbitration in disputes between the Ameri-
can republics, but also provides that guar
antees shall be given for the faithful per-
formance of the conclusions reached by
the arbitration tribunal.
Evening star., 1900-11-26

Book Cases In Hoeke's furniture SALE
Advertisement
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-27
SALE OF DALY's LIBRARY.
Some Literary Curiosities Brought
Very Good Prices

New York, March 26.-The sale of the
late Augustin Days library was con-
tinued to-day, and about 500 books were
sold. In a few instances only did the
price reach a high figure.
A remarkable collection of passes,
commencing with 1.-TWO to the pit" by
Mrs. Siddons, and followed by similar or
ders of admission by Mrs. Jordan, Ed
mund Kean, Macready c. Kemble, Charles
Kean, j. W. Wallack, Sheridan, Ellen
Terry, Sir Henry Irving, Edwin Forrest,
j. b. Booth Edwin Booth and many
other stars Of the past, was sold for $780,
A collection of play bills, first and last
festival nights, including 973 pieces, ex-
tending back to 1900 and containing many
interesting programmes and autographs,
comprising five volumes, was sold for 1925
Seventy volumes, representing enother
collection of play bills with autographs,
went for s420.
Signers of the Declaration of Independ-
ence" edited by Robert c. Conrad, with
autographs and portraits. Philadelphia,
IT'S, three volumes. brought $3.50 a vol
ume.
Memoirs of the Life of Richard Brin-
sley Sheridan" by Thomas Moore, Lon
don, 1925, unique copy OF the first edition.
nine volumes, $500 volume.
Sheridan's 1.-THE School for Scandal
original manuscript, with the note sub
hitting the same to Lord Chamberlain
$75O.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-27
ARKANSAS JOCKEY CLUB.
Opening Day Was Fair and Drew a
Large Attendance.

Little Rock. Ark, March 26.-The first
day of the Arkansas Jockey Clubs spring
meeting drew a large attendance. The
weather was spring-like and the track
fair. The principal event on the card
was the Turf Congress- stakes at one mile,
worth $40 to the winner. Four favortes
won. Summarizes: fn
First Race-Six furlongs. Dutch Come
dian, 8 to l and even; won, with Mar
tin Duke 10 TO l, second, and Her Favor,
6 10 1, third. Time 1:1614
Second Race-Half mile 2-year-olds.
Farmer Bennett, 2 to ana coupled, won.
with Joe Frey 2 to T. coupled, second.
and Delmarch, 8 to 5. third. Time 05Ok
Third Race-Six furlongs. Laureate :
to l. won, with Hoods Brigade, to 1.
second, and Damocles, 20 l. third. Time
lit.
Fourth Race-Turf Congress, one mile
The Conqueror to 5, won, with Capron,
to 1, second, and Shillingburn, 8 to /.
third. Time 1:461a. t
Fifth Race-One mile, selling. Banished.
/ to 2, won. with Robert Bonner, to ]
and 3 to /, second, and SchneH Laufer.
to l. third. Time 1:451s.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-27
MAKE TERRITORIES OF THEM.
WHEELER's VIEWS AS TO FUTURE
OF THE PHILIPPINES.

Says the Group should BE Divided
and Civil Government Established.
The FiIipinos Are n Superior Peo-
pie and Would DO Well with Self
Government Under Territorial
Governors.
New York, March 26.-Under the caption
What to Do With the Philippines" Gen.
Joseph Wheeler contributes to this weeks
issue of Leslies Weekly a lengthy article
on the situation in the islands as he oo-
served it during his service there. He
says in part:
Il believe that the back of the rebellion
in the Philippine is broken; there will be
little more 10 do in a military way. There
will be some guerilla warfare, but il will
not amount to much. AS for Aguinaldo I
do not consider him a patriot. He was
fighting for a great prize. Had he won he
would have been a powerful emperor, a
mighty dictator.
GAS far as possible, 1 believe that we
should establish civil government in the
Philippines. l am in favor of territorial
Gus in making these various islands into
territories. The group should be devid5d
into three or four territories, not only be-
cause of the extent of the islands, but be-
cause of the anita gonsms existing between
the different peoples. Some of these
tribes have been our devoted friends and
it would be most unfair not to give them
the right of self-goVernment. Many of
them are already fit for self-government
errors appointed by us they would get
along very well, am sure.
81 consider the Filipinos a very superior
people-a people with great possibilities.
They are ambitious; many of them have
been finely educat ted in Europe; they are
not to be spoken of in the same breath
with the Africans, so far as their posi-
bilities go.
"They are, too, easily governed, and
with the fair treatment which they will
receive from us, we shall have no trou-
BILE with them. They appreciate consid-
Grafton, but are sensitive and unwilling
to be treated as interiors. They are
little distrustful of us.
1--WE owe much to the many citizens of
the islands who are not Filipnos, and
especially to those Filpinos who have
been friendly to us. If our army were
withdrawn from the islands the natives
who have befriended us would be sub
iected to all sorts of prosecutions and
many of them would meet DEATH all on
account of their kindness to us. | am not
vet prepared to speak as to the remote
future of the Philippines
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-27
NAME AND HEADQUARTERs.
Socialists VIII Submit Questions to
a Referendum.

New York. March 26.-The committee OF
the Socialist Labor party and the Social
Democrats that was appointed at the re-
cent conventions of those parties for the
purpose of effectng "a union, met in con-
ference to-day.
Most of the business during the day was
the discussion of the name of the united
party and where the headquarters of the
National Executive Committee should be.
The Social Democrats suggested their own
name to be that of the new party, while
the committee of the Socialist Labor party
thought the namo should be UNITED So
cialist party" 1t was agreed to submits
the two name to a referendum vote OF
both parties.
A long fight followed over the selection
of city for headquarters of the National
Executive Committee. Boston, Chicago,
Springfield, Mass and New York were
mentioned Job Hartman, Socialist cam
didate for President of the United States.
was in favor Of Springfield. The choice
finally narrowed down TO New York and
Springfield and then there was a motion
tosrefer those names to referendum vote
of the two parties.
IL the two Socialist factions unite. Debs
Il is said will be the candidate for Presi-
dent, and Job Hartman candidate for
Vice President.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-27

End of Famous Suit Involving
Money Loaned by Texas.

Washington, March 26.-The Supreme
Court to-day decided the case of the EIous-
ton and Texas Central Railroad Company
VS.. the State of Texas.
The case involved the validity of pay
ments made in state warrants issued dur
ing the Civil War. The predecessors OF
the Houston Company We're borrowers of
money from the school fund of the state,
and while the war was in progress, made
payments in these warrants Subsequent
~ in 1870, the state Legislature passed
a general act for the relief of railroad
companies in the state. When a settle
ment was undertaken under this act the
amount of former payments became in
vowed, the state authorities alleging the
payments to be invalid because the war
rants Were UNIONS titutional, having been
issued in aid of the rebellion.
The lower court took this view of the
case, but to-day's decision holds that the
payments in state warrants were legal
and proper. On the point that the war
rants We're void because issued in aid of
rebellion the court said that the CON
tract having been fully executed by the
company and the state and neither party
having chosen TO refuse to perform it's
terms, neither party as between them
selves, can thereafter act as if the con-
tract had not been performed, nor can
the state pass an act which shall impair
the obligation which springs from it's
Performance
The case involves about 81, 100000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-27
AGAINST NEGRO CONTROL.
Whites at Santiago Broke Up a POlit-
icaI Meeting.

Santiago de Cuba, March ga meeting,
convened by the various political factions
last evening with a view of effecdng an
agreement on candidates for the approach
ing elections, broke up in riot.
At a caucus held a week ago closely
drawn color line was developed, but the
political aspirants had worked hard 90 har-
monize the warning factions.
There was an immense crowd in attend
anee and the proceedings at the outset
were intensely patriotic. The speakers re-
peatedly called attention 60 the reports OF
distress in Porto Rico under American ad-
ministration.
When the time came for naming candi-
dates it became apparent that the color
ed element was largely predominant and
would control the meeting. The whites
then became personal and a fight was
started which the police had difficulty in
suppressing Ultimately the meeting
broke up i'm disorder
To-day many white Cubans announce
their intention of organizing an annexa-
ton party They say they would prefer the
Cuban flag, but they are not willing to
submit to negro control.