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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-01
TIE CoMMERcE OF CUBA.
Statistics Showing the Exports and
Imports of the Island.


Imports of the Island.
The Division of Customs and Insular
Affairs of the War Department gave out
for publication today the following sum-
mary of its monthly bulletin showing tbs
commerce of the island of Cuba for The
ten months ending April 80, 1900:
Statement shows that the imports CT
merchandise during the period named
amounted in value to $50, ,925, ,339. OF this
amount s3,074 .110 was admitted free of
duty Said imports were classif, d as fcl-
lows: Articles of food and animals. $2S,-
175, ,1eS, or 47 per cent of the total; manu-
factured articles to the value of S19, ,S49,-
SOC, or 33 per cent of the total; articles
in a crude condition, or partly 50, S722,-
165, or L per cent, of the total; articles
of voluntary use, 1uxuries, etc. So. .802, 179.
or per cent of the total; miscellaneous
articles to the value of s., ,325, ,991, or 12
per cent of the total
There was also imported during he Pc
riod named. 81 237, ,23s in gold con to the
United States, 1902, ,243 from Spain, $780,
GOO from France, and SIS AS from Mexico,
s16, ,260 in silver coin from the United
States, ss17 from Spain, and S514 worth
of silver bullion from the United States:
total imports of merchandise, gold and
silver during said period, S49. .05S 652. en-
tered at the port of Havana The imports
from the United States amounted to $29,-
3S6, ,5SS.
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THE REBELLION Tn China
French Authorities Watching the
Movements of Insurgents.
Fears That the Uprising May Affect
TOnkIng Warships Ordered in
Readiness to Transport Troops to
the Southern Provinces-Movcm
May Excite Suspicion of Powers.

PARIS, Nov. 1.-THE French authorities
provinces of China very closely, as IT is
considered that successful development
of this uprising would seriously affect
Tonking.
The recent explosion in Canton in some
houses adjoining the official Yamen, by
which number of persons were killed.
is regarded by the French officials as evi-
dence that the Chinese authorities are
powerless TO maintain order.
Under the convention of 1898, France and
China guaranteed not TO make any changes
in the provinces adjoinih; Tonking.
France also leased a portion Of the Kwang
tung coast, and it is therefore regarded
here that it is incumbent on France to aid
the loca. Chinese authorities in suppress
sing the rebellion.
Hitherto, the five warships stationed at
Canton were considered a sufficient pre-
caution against any outbreaks. but now
the Governor OF French Indo-China. NJ
Paul Doumer, has ordered all the ships of
the Tonking Navigation Company to be
placed in readiness to transport troops to
the disturbed district in Southern China
and 10oG men have already embarked at
Saigon Tor Canton,
It is expected that this movement will
excite curiosity and suspicion among the
powers as it appears to be a counterpart
of Russia's action in Manchuria.
It is thought in some quarters that the
new move has been made on account of
tbs Anglo German agreement.
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THE CASE OF CAPTAIN HALL.
Peiin Despatch Explains the Rea-
son for IA Court-martiaI.

SON AHA al NaSuA k--fAR8 ttSat'
PARIS, Nov. IA despatch from Pekin,
dated October SO, says the report that
Capt Newt Hall. OF the American Ma
rine Corps, was to be ourt-martialed, is
probably founded On the fact that he
abandoned a vital position on the city
wall during the siege. This position com
manded the legations.
His senior officer, Captain Myers, i'm
mediately rallied Captain Halls men and
reoccupied the position before the Chinese
arrived there. The men held the position
until the end OF the siege. If they had not
done SO the Chinese would have made
short work Of the legations with their
artillery.
The action of Captain Hall exposed the
lives of the foreigners to certain desruc-
ton and caused intense excitement. Pub
lie confidence in the American marines
was lost until Mr.. Squiers, Secretary of
the American legation, planned and Cap
tain Myers executed the brilliant sortie Of
July 8 After the relief of the legations,
Colonel Lee collected evidence in view OF
e court-martial for Captain Hall.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-01
CoLLEGIANs FOR MR.. BRYAN.
Maryland Institutions Form, n Demo
cratic Association


BALTIMORE, Nov. IA movement of
college men for Bryan, embracing stu
dents alumni, and faculty of colleges
throughout Maryland, was brought to a
head yesterday under an organization
known as the Bryan Inter collegiate AS
sociation of Maryland
The four largest institutions of this city
the Johns Hopkins University the Mary
land University, the Baltimore Medical
College. and the College of Physicians
and Surgeons-are the four charter mem
bers OF the association upon which the
work of organization has devolved Be
sides these. however. there will be repre-
sented the Baltimore University of Law
the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
Loyoia College. Southern Homeopathic
Medical College, Eaton and Burnett Bust
ness College, Strayer's Business College,
the Baltimore Business College all of this
city; st. Johns College, Annapolis; Mary
land Agricultural College. Western Mary
land College, Rock Hill College Charlotte
Hall College. and Mount st. Mary's To-
Gated in different sections of the State
The movement is the first of its kind
ever started in Maryland. It originated
with the Johns Hopkins Democratic Club.
organized last week. Prof. Maurice
Bloomfield. Professor of Sanskrit and
Comparative PhiloIogy in the Johns Hop
ance as an honorary vice president of the
association, and names of other prominent
citizens and alumni of the institution
which have enrolled will be announced
when the list is complete.
The Bryan Association intends to hold
large meeting at Lehmann's Hall next
Saturday evening, at which over LOO stu
dents are expected to attend. A larger
hall was desired for this meeting. but
Music Hall was already engaged for the
Republican meeting
The direction OF the association is in the
hands of an executive committee cornpos-
ed as follows:
Johns Hopkins University-J Straith
Briscoe, chairman; Victor C. Smith and
]. Albert Higgins.
Maryland Uniyersity-Allan Kirdwood.
Frank C. Nicodemus, jr., ana Frederick
V. Reinheimer
Baltimore Medical CoIlege-Messrs.
Pheian, Glover, and Jenkins.
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Messrs. Rohrback. McGraw. and Lertin.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-CharIes F. Jones,
valet to the late William NJ. Rice, and the
alleged arch-conspirator in the plot TO get
possession of the dead mans millions, In
partnership with Attorney Albert T. Pat
rick, attempted suicide in MS cell this
morning
He was found with his throat cut al
most from ear to ear at 4 o'clock a. H.,
lying in a pool Of blood which had como
from jagged wounds inflicted by nall
file. A keeper discovered him while max
ing the usual rounds.
Jones was Immediately hurried to Belle
vue Hospital in an ambulance, and is lin.
gering between life and death. The hos
pital surgeons cannot yet tell whether he
Will live or die.
Jones recovered consciousness when he
reached the hospital and managed to gasr
that he had obtained the weapon with
which he tried to end his life from At
torney Patrick, who is also locked up in
the Tombs on the charge that he congpired
with Jones to get the money OF the nils
Iienaire.
Patrick was visibly agitated when he
learned that his alleged partner in crims
had tried to end his life. but he denied
vigorously that he had given him any
weapon with which he could cut his
throat
Patriek's story in this respect is borne
out by persons who have witnessed the
hearings which he and Jones recently had
| in Centre Police Court.
The rumors of last night and early this
morning to the effect that Jones had made
a full confession Of the conspiracy against
the millionaire and his estate were veri-
fed by Assistant District Attorney Os-
borne today. Mr.. Osborne admitted this
morning that Jones sent for him late last
night and told the whole story.
1t was expected that the grand jury
would take action on the case this after
noon and that Jones would go on tho
stand as witness for the State against
Patrick, but the condition Of the valet
viii prevent this.
The confession OF Jones was made TO
District Attorney Osborne and Chief OF
Detectives McClusky before Captain Ba-
ker. OF Houston, Texas. counsel for the
Rice heirs and two other lawyers. All re-
fuse to say what occurred at the confer
ence.
That Jones gave important information
last night was evident The detective bu-
reau was stirred to extraordinary activity
as result. Captain McCIusky called for
dozen men after the interview with
Jones and they were despatched all over
towns, apparently on clues given by the
valet.
Some hurried to 500 Madison Avenue
the former home of Mr.. Rice. One went to
Brooklyn. Those who went to the Rice
house were in search, among other things,
OF sheet of blotting paper on which
Jones, ii is said. told Mr.. Osborne he had
| blotted the signatures of Mr.. Rice on
number of checks which have ali along been
declared forgeries. The blotter is to be
submitted TO chemical analysis. The first
| information wrung from Jones was at an
| interview held in the Office of Mr.. Os-
| borne in the Criminal Court Building. It
was the second Interview within twenty
four hours.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-01

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov, 1.-Mr- Bryan
left here at I o'clock this morning 10
make a final tour of Indiana. lis speclai
car arrived at ESQ and ten minutes later
was attached to a special Big Four traln'
leaving for the West. The train was IN
light running order TO make record time
if necessary
Mr.. Bryan did not leave his car here,
not having arisen. A local party headed
by Mayor Taggart. occupied coach when
the train left. The porter of Bryan's car
positively declined to arouse him, saying
the Democratic Presidential candidate had
given orders that he should not be dis
turbed.
The first stop was at Jamestown, at
O'Clock An enthusiastic crowd had gath
cred and Mr.. Bryan spoke from the car
platform At Charlottesville there was
big demonstration. While the train was
being transferred from the Big Four to the
Vandaia, Mr. Bryan spoke from special
platform There was parade before the
train arrived.
At Frankfort there was another big
demonstration at 10 o'clock. That is the
home Of Capt. D. P. Allen, Congressional
nominee of the Democratic party against
Representative C. B. Landis. AT Delphi,
Mr. Lands home, a short stop was made
The other stops were at Monticello, Nc
non. Rensselaer,. and Hammond. The
train is due in Chicago at o'clock.
CHICAGO. Nov. Mayor Harrison, as
spokesman and a committee will so as
far Hammond, Ind, to meet Mr.
Bryan. The receiving delegation has
been so enlarged that a special train was
engaged yesterday to transport the party
The trip will be made over the Monon
road The train will leave Polk Street
depot tt p m, and viii arrive in Chi
cago at Z: 55 D. N.
It is believed there viii be great
crowd at the depot when the party ar
rives. Captain Farrell has promised to be
on the ground with the County Democracy
Marching Club, at least 500 strong. This
organization will act as an escort TO Mr.
Bryan from the depot to the lake front,
where at 4:S0 p. m, he is scheduled TO
address mass meeting.
This viii begin the last rally of the
Democrats for Chicago and the electoral
votes Of Illinois. Mr.. Bryan is to begin
speaking at 4:30 O'Clock and appointments
have been made for him for every hour
from that time up to II o'clock tonight,
except an hour for supper. He is sched-
uled for some twenty speeches tomorrow
afternoon and evening and for an equal
number on Saturday.
The meetings have been carefully ar
ranged for bringing the candidate into close
contact with the Iaboring men of the city.
During the past twenty-four hours the
city has been flooded with stickers and
posters urging workingmen to vote for
Debs. No one seems TO know where they
came from or who posted them
Today Executive Chairman Johnson con-
eluded arrangements for the exclusive use
Of a private telephone wire on election day
and night between national headquarters
and the Democratic Club in New York
They have made no arrangements for spe-
cial election returns from the West
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-01
STIRRING THE VOTERS.
Democrats Making Good Use of the
Last Days of the CampaIgu

Democrats Making Good Use of the
Last Days of the Campaign.
Every evening the attendance grows
larger at the meetings which are held by
the District of Columbia Democratic Asso-
citation in Association Hall, 904 Pennsylva-
MIA Avenue. w. W. Bride presided last
night and speeches were made by Arthur
E. Brown, R. J. Bonner, Dean Swift, D. NJ
Ross. and ]. J. Blick, of Virginia
Under the auspices of the association,
Edwin A Newman, J. ]. BIick. and W. w
Bride will leave today for a five days
campaign trip through Maryland
Blair Lee. Of Maryland, addressed the
meeting Of the National Young Mems Dem
ocratic Association in Harper's Hall last
evening
The three mainstays of Republican
power he said, "are typifed in Hanna,
Roosevelt, and Cowen, of Baltimore. They
represent, respectively, corruption, vio-
ience. and coercion and those are the
factors that the trusts expect to use in
this election
The East Washington Democratic Club
will hold its last rally Of the campaign to-
night at McCauley's Hall, 209 Pennsylvania
Avenue southeast. The speakers will in
clude Maj. Grams McIntire, Fred Schade
and Greed r. Fulton.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-01
CONVICTED OF PERJURY.
CoIored Mans Scheme to Get Rid
of His Wife.

CUMBERLAND, Nd. Nov. flames
Thomas, coiored, barber, Of Mount Saw
age, was found guilty of perjury by jury
in the Circuit Court of Allegany county,
having committed the crime in order to
get a divorce from his wife, Margaret
Thomas, of Washington, D. c.. at trial
here instituted by Mrs. Thomas to COM
pei her husband to support her.
Thomas procured a decree for divorce
the testimony showing that he had secur-
ed it through testimony before Examiner
]. 4. McHenry that his wife had deserted
him nine years ago. After Judge Boyd
signed the decree Thomas went TO Wash
ington and lived with his wife short
while, never limiting to her about the di-
voree The institution of non-support
proceedings laid bare the whole matter
Thomas contended that he showed his wife
the decree last summer.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-01
OPPOSED By HUNGARIANs.
Objections to Archduke Ferdinand.
Remuneration Of the Throne


Remuneration Of the Throne.
BUDAPEST, Nov There was strong
and earnest opposition by a section of the
Hungarians to Archduke Franz FerdiG-
and's remuneration On behalf of his wife
and possible children of all claims to
the throne of Austria Hungary when he
married Countess Chotek a short time ago
The matter was keenly debated in the
Reichsrath yesterday. The opposition con-
tended that the Hapsburgs' household laws
could not 3yerrule the Hungarian consti-
tuition and that Hungary disregarding the
household laws, would insist that the wife
of the heir TO the dual throne (Frauz Fer
dinand) should be Hungary's future Queen
and that Ter children should be entitled
to the succession.
1t was n vain that Prime Minister De
Sell explained the household laws of
the Hapsbirgs and reminded his hearers
that they we're well known to everybody
His deelaI alton, which, he said, he made
with sincere regret, that whatever hap
pened Conntess Chotek could never be
Queen of Hungary. raised a tremendous
tumult, the members of the Opposition
vigorously shouting, ''She shall be
Queen" After the noise had subsided
the Prime Minister continued: When
the archduke ascends the throne of b S
fathers the nations viii accord to Count
ees ChoteB the devotion and respect due
the wife of the King of Hungary, but it
will never accord her the rights of
Queen CT Hungary. Nothing on earth can
remove the obstacles in the way. The
archduke married the countess after full
consideration. He knew the consequences
of his marriage and Will abide by them y
The debate was not finished, but The
Prime Minister'S speech impressed the
members of the House and it is expected
that a bill embodying Arehduke Franz
Ferdinand's declaration will pass.
urifore.7sass1dsi Flooring, only ss-2a.
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"The alleged reason for raising the
prices last February was Increased cost
of materials. Now the only increase
could be in coal and as a matter of fact
that was costing no more then than when
the independent brickmakers were selling
at prices ranging from 81 to 81 a thousand
less. But the jumps in prices were made
too quickly. There were a few indepen-
dent concerns left who now took adyan-
tage of the big. increase and cut under the
trusts prices. The result has been that
on some grades of bricks the price has
now gotten down to something like it was
formerly.
But the raise in prices was not all the
trust did. AS soon as the lease was cut
on the yard the combine bought from me
it was given up and the machinery broken
up or distributed among the other yards.
This was true of four other plants which
were taken into the combine among the
twenty included in it. The direct result
was the throwing out of employment Of
from $50 to 200 men,"
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AVERTING A STRIKE.
Demands of Tile Layers at the Cant
tof Complied With.


tof Complied With.
What threatened to be a serious strike
among the $50 men employed in the work
of transforming into committee rooms that
part of the Capit5l formerly occupied by
the Library of Congress was averted by
Contractor Richardson this afternoon by
yielding to the demand made by the Tile
Layers Local Union, No 2, of the Inter
national Tile Layers Association. and re-
moving lhfee non-union ceramic tile lay
ers who were put to work last Tuesday.
When the union tile layers learned that
the ceramic workers were not members
of the union they were asked to join. This.
it is asserted, the three ceramic workers
declined to do. a committee from the
Tiln Ing t'rFfn then called upon Cant
s. 5. Hunt, superintendent of the work
and protested against the emplovment of
the non-union men and demanded their
removal Captain Hunt said he was with
out power, bat that he was satisfied the
matter would be adjusted and the cause
for complaint removed. The non-union
men continued at work
This morning the union tile layers TWEEN
ty in number, laid down their tools and
demanded their pay which was given them.
About twenty piasterers, in sympathy with
the tile layers, also quit, and it was given
out that unless the demand of the Tile Lay
ers' Union was complied with all the other
union men employed on the work would
stop. This had the desired effect and at
i o'clock the three ceramic tile myers
packed up their tools and were paid off.
The men who had quit in the morning
returned to work.
New North saroIina Flooring, s1.25
per loo IT.: common, but all one widtA F. Lib
hey & Co.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-01
RESENTED BY GASTELLANE.
Tiae Count Angry over the Intrusion
of the GouIds.

NEW YORK, Nov. IA Paris despatch
to the Evening Journal says:
Count de CasteIIane deeply resents the
intrusion of the Goulds into the affairs
of his wife, and their action in securing
the appointment of George j. Gould >as
trustee Of her estate.
He expresses keen disappointment, too,
that his father. the aged marquis, was not
selected as trustee instead of his wife's
millionaire brother.
The fees which the law allows to the
trustee would in this case have been a
substantial help to the impoverished no.
bleman aad he could have lived on this
income alone Friends Of the count e.en
go so far as to prophesy that the matter
Will end in the divorce court
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BRYAN AGAIN TN INDIANA
Nabraskan Warmly Welcomed III
His Last Tour Of the State.

Due in Chicago This Afternoon 10
Begin the Concluding Rally of the
Illinois CampaIgE-Mayor Harri-
son and other Prominent Demo-
Gratis to Meet Him at Hammond
aaa Escort Hin, to the Windy City.
Great Crowd to Greet the Peoples
Champion on His ArrivaI-Aa EGlib-
crate speeehmaI<ing Programme
Has Been Arranged for Tonight.
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JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF.
Suit of Samuel Augenstein Against
AuIiclk Palmer.

In the suit of Samuel W. Augenstein
against Aulick Palmer to recover 5000,
claimed as damages for the alleged seiz-
ure Of the goods of the plaintiff, the jury
Yesterday returned verdict awarding
Ausenstein 81, POO. 1t is explained that on
October 80, 1899, at which time Aulick
Palmer being United States Marshal for
th., District of Columbia, by his deputies,
seized certain goods and chattels Of Aug
enstein and retained possession of them
till November last. BY reason of such
seizure Augenstein, who was conducting
an auctioneers business. declares that he
was prevented from carrying on his busi-
ness, and that his goods deprecated in
value.
The plaintiff was represented by Leon
Tobriner.
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HARD FIGHTING FOR RUMBLE.
Parties of Roers Engage the British,
General Daily:

Parties of Roers Engage the British
General Daily.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The War Office has
received the following from General Rob
erts, dated johannesburg, October 81:
'HRundIe occupied Bethlehem on Oc-
tober 81, driving the Beers from two
strong positions three miles south Of
that place. Rundle had three killed
and seventeen wounded, the latter in
Guiding Lord Gerald Richard Grosve-
nor, a second lieutenant IN the Scots
Guards.
bundles men have been engaged
daily With parties Of Beers varying
in nuTlber from sc to $50. He was COM
peII C to burn Vessels farm because
a messenger carrying copy of my
last proclamation was fired On from
the veranda by Mrs. Vessels, who is a
sister of General Botha.
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Fatal accident at TrestIe.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. Am accident
occurred yesterday afternoon to workmen
of the elevated tracks, near the new de-
pot of the Chesapeake and Ohio and the
Seaboard Air Line. James Ransom was
killed and John Smith injured. trestle
gave way causing a bank of earth to
cave in. The two men were caught be-
meath the weight of the falling debris.
Roth were buried, but Smith escaped
without serious injury.
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FUNK PLEADS FOR LIFE.
His Petition to Have His Sentence
COMMITTED TO imprisonment.

HIS fetl(IDn HAVE his sentence
COMMITTED TO Imprisonment.
An application for executive clemency
in the case of Frank Funk, convicted Of
murder and sentenced to be hanged on
Friday of next week, was filed late yes
terday afternoon in the o4sce of the At
torney General by Lawyers Baker and
Wolff representing the prisoner. They
presented two petitions signed by about
seventy-fye persons, including two of the
jurymen who found Funk guilty The pc
titions asked for executive clemency, and
requested commutation of the sentence
to life Imprisonment. A number of letters
from Funk himself addressed to the au-
thorities, were in the budget.
The applications were referred by the
pardon attorney to the District Attorney
for action. They Will be returned to the
Department of Justice apd will then be
forwarded to the President, who is ex-
pected to reach here from Canton on We'd
nesday of next week. As the date of
Funk's execution is set for the succeed
ing Friday, that will give opportunity for
the President to take any such action as
he may see fit.