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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04
ADVANCE N ElSITE.


MANILA, Dee. ST. An American adj,
vance in 'aVlte province, south of Ma
Mia, is expected shortly, Reliable re,
ports from native spies show that there
are upward Of 1000 organized insur,
gents under arms within a mile Of linus.
They are strengthening their intreneh-
mcnts and possess artillery.
At Noyalcta the Filipino intrcnch,
mcnts have been much strengthened
! since Gen, Schwau's advance. A thou.
sand Of the enemy are in that vicinity.
and there are 600 at san Francisco de
M..l.nbOu. From twelv" to Il hundred
garrison all the towns iii the southern
part of tavitc province, and the same
may be said of the towns in Bntnugas
province.
The provinces OF North Carmarincs
and South Carmarines hold quantities
Of hemp which the people can not mar
llet. As a consequence the population
lack of food. Rice now costs four times
its normal price,
1t is estimated that 1000 insurgents
are intrcnchcd at GAMBIA.
Reports have been received that 1000
insurgents are maSsed at Mount
Arayatt, having strong positions, which
command steep and narrow trails, and
that they are prepared to roll boulders
down upon advancing troops.
Life along the coast of the provinces
Of C~agnhan and North and South ~llocos,
is rcSuming normal conditions. The
American troops occupy the important
towns and patrol the country roads.
The natives ilnplore the Americans to
continue the occupation, to establish a
settled government and to terminate the
uncertainty, abuses and contiscations
that have characterized the rule of thu
IaEaioS reEUiationirts during the pat
cighlc@a months. Vast amounts Of to-
bapco. estimated to be worth 81, 900, GOO,
are ready for shipment to Manila. The
opening Of the ports of D%agupan, San
Fernando, Nigan, Laoag and APART
tomorrow will permit the resumption
of trade, bringing relief to communities
grcatle in need Of foodstuffs. Many
vessels have already been cleared from
Manila for these ports.
Incoming Spanish prisoners declare
that Aguinaldo has ordered the release
Of all Spaniards now in possession of
the rebels. The mountain passes of
Cagayan and the two Ilocos provinces
are still guarded, in the hope of catch
ing the insurgcnt general Tho, who is
still a fugitive. 1t is asserted that
Lieut., Gilmore is in Tino'S custody,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04
ACTIVITY OF rRoops.
ported from Phiiippines-Coi.
Lockett ROuts Fi~Iipinos.

Manila. Dec. 27.-Col. j. Franklin
Bell, of the Thirty-siSth infantry, en-
countcred $50 Filipinos Thursday. near
Alaminos. province of Zambaies, and
killed. wounded or captured IS OF them
Our troops also obtained possession OF
Il number Of rifles and a quantity OF
ammunition. One American was
wounded.
Adetachment of the Thirty-fourth in
fantry encountered IA band of the en-
envy Saturday at Aritao. province OF
New Nizcaya. and routed them. killing
two and ~wounding or capturing Is. The
Americans also seized ID quantity OF
ammunition.
The Twenty-first regiment attacked
Il Filipino outpost Sunday near Caiam-
ba, scattering them and killing five of
the enemy.
The Thirty-sccond regiment. Sunday,
had "a brush with the enemy from the
mountains northwest of Dinaiupiian-
One American was wounded. The
troops captured Fps head of cattle and
brought them to Crank, Bataan prov
iHce.
In the island of Panay Capt. Brown
ellis company. of the .Twenty-siNth in
fantry. fought the enemy near Saia.
The rebels lost heavily, and the Amer
leans captured a number of rifles.
Manila, Dec. 2S.-Col. Lockett, with
a force of 900. including artillery, at
tackled Wednesday morning a strong
force of insurgents intrenched in the
mountains near Montalban, about five
miles northeast Of San Mateo. The
enemy were completely routed, the
Americans pursuing them through the
hills. amid which they fled in every
direction. Four Americans were
wounded. The Filipino loss was large,
resulting from IA heavy infantry and
artillery fire for three hours into the
trenches. 1t is supposed that the in
surgents were those who were driven
out Of San Mateo on the day Cen
Lawton was killed. They numbered
probably 1000.
Manila. Dec. 30.-SiN men of 'the
corps were attacked Thursday y
It Talevera. east of Tarlac. by a force
# 200 insurgents. and four of them
were either killed or captured.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

CuCkGo, Dee. 30.-Thc Tribune to-
Of the year 1899 not onc stands out SO
ron>piyuousjy AS that of the donations
aud requests made for religious and
charitable institutions. The aggregate
thus bestowed is $7o.Ii9, 956. as cont
pared with S23, 300 in 1898, and &&3,-
6l2,Sl4 in 1877. La the preparation of
the statistics no record has been kept
of donations or requests OF less than
$1,000, The record of ~embe2zliug, de
faulting, forgery and bank wrccking
was the smallest in the last twenty
years, The total is g., @lS,3I5, compared
with $,,s5i ,363 in 1898, and Sll ,2iS, Os4
IN 1902
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04
MOODY'S WORK.
Appeal Made for Endowment of 3d.
100000 with Which to Keep ID
His institutions.

East Mortified, Mass. Dec. 2S.-An
appeal to the world to provide funds
for the confirmation of the work be-
| gun and for 20 years carried on by
Dwight l.. Moody was issued Wednes-
day by the trustees of the Mortified
seminary. The plea is entitled Moody
Memorial Endowment"
Mr.. Moody's Institutions are unique
in character, They consist of the
Northficld seminary and training
school for young women, the Mount,
liermon schoo! for young men and
the Bible institute at Chicago. At
the Mortified schools the annual cost.
is about 5000 Il pupil. At Chicago the
amount required approximately is
$50 each for 300 students, and the
sun of about $125,00 annually is re-
CURED to maintain the work. A fund
Of $4,000. 00O is asked for, which, at,
four per cent. will perpetuate the.
work of Mr.. Moody.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04
MANIA CONSPIRACY.
Bombs Prepared TO- General Law
toms funeral,
Capt. Morrison Relieves There VIII u.
No Outbreak, A. th. Natives Lack
Courage to Attack the Amer
leans at Close Quarters,

NI.II. H., ~ -, o-.I.-g,o
bon,Ls r.,r .,n,.a nd -on ,.,.,I.
~ ,~mr,,of,.,n ,.a,a -, " =.
bou,o ip,1. con,ora - ua,f,a a.. narn,
Inn yhi,r ,bc r,Iic. ,,or. ..cEirg re.
carte. the iuspro,.ut l,.drr wbn yas
said to In We come ia Naril, in in. hama
Of pfectiur an ont ,roaIs yrstcrlay by
takiur 1d Of tine mobilization If
the American trn,,. az l,, I,,.t,,,.
funeral.
~ D.,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

LocNhayen. Pa, Dec. 30,-Grari
Bathurst, assistant postmaster al
Notc, this county. was killed and two
other persons we're injured Friday by
an explosion of dynamite in the weigh.
masters Office of the BeIIcfonte Lime
stone company, at S%0Iona, eight miles
from this city. One of the men in the
office rakcd the fire in the stove VITA
a poker, and while it was still hot
hung the poker on a nail. 1t slipped
from the nail and fell into a buckle.
filled with dynamite and fuses. and a
terrific explosion followed. The build
ing was blown to pieces.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

New York, Dec. 2s.-The Produce,
Exchange Trust company, which sus-
pended December 10, will reopen for
business under what will practically
be now management and new capital
on January 10 next. This decision was
arrived ut Wednesday after a meet
ing of the trustees, the reorganization
committee, headed by Edwin Gould,
and some other prominent interests,
chief among whom was Gen. Samuel
Thomas. Edwin Gould was elected
president and Gen. Thomas first vice
president of the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04
easily FIRE In New Nork,

New York, Dec. &o.-The two seven
story buildings at t9j TO 49, East
Twenty-fourth street, occupied prin-
ripally by the wall paper factory q
William Campbell 4 Co.. were de.
stroyed 10y fire Friday night. The loss
is fully 100000. The plant of the
New York lIygeia lee company, which
occupied the basement Of No. l2j. and
that of the Manhattan Electric Light
company, on the first and second
floors of the same building, were 70
tally DESTROYED.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

In urhInInras Arra HruAA

New York. Dec, 30,- Harper a Bros,
indebtedness 10 country banks. it }.
said by those familiar with the rcon
]ganization affairs of the company. Vi.,
amount to $1,T00.000, and negotiations
are under way for the organization OF
Il protective committee representing
the banks holding the paper of the
firm. Many Of ,hr banks purchased The
paper Of Harper & Bros without in.
vcytigatiou. ard it follows now 1hu,
thcv have a number Of unsecured
rlnimA.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

Des Moincs. Ia. Dee. 27.-The an
nnal convention of the Iowa State
Teachers association opened with a
meeting Of the Educational council
Tuesday eveningand ether preliminary
committee work. The legislative com
mittcedecided 20 report resolutions de-
handing thar the Legislature establish
three new normal schools. The at
tendance will be fully 1000. exceeding
that Of any former year. Leading ed
ucators from all over the west will
address the gathering.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

1t is estimated that the census of
Cuba will sn'w n larger population
In the island han was expected. f..
Inmates from careful authorities ON
ethe ground put the number of iuhab-
|"itaufs at about I.jOU,O0O. which is
nllv1. 600 or 100000 more than has bera
commonly supposed. Another fact
which will cause general surprise i,
that The proportion Of negroes ta
found TO be smaller than has ba,u
imagined. Tie ratio. il IS now be
lieye,l viii be found much below
that IN Mississippi. South Carolina
and Louisiana.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

Washington. Dec. 2i.-A special 10
the Post from Norfolk, Va. says: The
big johnson line steamer Noramore
arrived here Tuesday afternoon, light
from Liverpool, after one OF the most
tcmpestuous passages on record. Capt.
Richardson. her commander. reported
having seen an unknown bark foun-
der at sea with her crew Of - men.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04
SOnug Woman Hanged.

Brandon, Man, Dec. rs. - Emf
Hilda Blake. a domestic, was hanI
here for the murder Of Mrs. Id.
her mistress. The execution was
waite, only a few persons obtaining Ii
privilege of witnessing it. Miss Dlsk
who was only % years old. walk,
firmly to the scaffold without aJsis
ance and was the coolest of the phr,
with the exception of Hangman Ra
clitfe. She made no statement.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

New York. Dec. 29.-It was announced
at the office Of the Clark Thread COM
pany in Newark, \. j.. that the concern
had made an advance on the price of
cotton thread to the extent Of about Is
cents Il dozen spools, in common with
the other cotton thread concerns. The
increased price Of cotton and the in
crease in wages in the New England
mills is given as the cause OF the in
crease in price 10 lie retailer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04
Three Fatal Rows,

Middlcsboro, Ky. Dec. 81. - Three
shooting scrapcs, with four men dead,
are reported from Virginia and Ten
nessee near the state line. At Taze-
we'll, Tenn, Jim Thompson killed Har-
rison Ray in Il drunken row. At At
lanthcus Hill, Va, r. Ovcrton and
John Combs fought Il duel and both
were killed. They were prominent in
their neighborhood. At Walnut Hill,
Va, Bal Ely and his uncle, named
Oops, had a quarrel, in which the lat
Ter WAS killed
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

Miss Florence Kelly, Inspector of
the National Consumers league. has
made the round of nine uauufactur-
ing states with a view 20 getting
inside facts relating to the "wcatshop
system. She places New Work first in
its infruction of factory laws and
tells of n shop in Il sm&lI town in
Maine in which the temperature all
summer was arttfirially kept below
rs degrees. This was not solely phil
nnthropjcal on the part Of the man
%agelnent, as the results in The better
work and c"ontcutIncut of the girls
showed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 3O,-A dispatch
from Spokane, WASH, tells of a rich
strike ON a claim of the Lemon Gold
Mining company, of British Columbia.
In grading for a stamp mill site near
the shaft of the Gold Standard mine,
the men uncovered n l2-foot ledge of
oNidizcd quartz, which assays >>25 per
ton in gold and niue collars in silver.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

Fort Wayne, Ind. Dec. 2s.-Fire
which started at five O'Clock Wednesday
morning destroyed the wholesale and
retail dry goods establishment 0!
George Dewald g. Co., and the croc
cry store of NJ. F. Kaag, causing q
aggregate loss of 100000, on whiI
there is a total insurance of S135. cd
distributed among several compani@
The Dewald concern was one of t
oldest mercantile establishments
the northwest.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

Milwaukee, Dec. 2s.-Over 100 school.
teachers from all parts OF the state are
in attendance at the twcuty-scvcuth an
nual convention Of the Wisconsin,
Teachers association. which opened at
tie Grand avenue Congregational
church Wednesday,. Acting President
Prof. W II. Elson, of Superior pre-.
sided.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

Berlin, Dec. 29.-Regarding the state
ment by the Lokal Anzeiger that a Sc
cret Observation-Disclosures treaty
exists for the division of lid Portu-
guese colonies in South Af-ia a COR
respondent OF the press isable to as
sert on the highest authority that the
story is Il pure fiction and is all its
claim without foundation il fact.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04
COMMENT.

James Charlton, wlrn, on january /,
retired from the general pas,ru'"
and ticket agency Of the Chicago &
Alton. titly bears the title OF Nr~tDr
Of his profession in this country.
lie has been in continuous raJlNay
service for - years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

TOLEDO. o., Dee. &l.-rhr Robert
Emmet club of thi, city has pledged
financial and moral support to the
Beers and offered assistance OF men.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

Washington, Dee. 3o.-The total
catch OF seals by Canadiansealing ves-
sells during the past season was 1894.
as compared with a total Tor the pre-
ceding year Of 2S,552.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04
Mississippi state Library Books Restored
After ihirty-scven Years.

T., n,.I. 100, 'NP'
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=, ~ - ~ '"'',cS ~ 'he
WY '"N'"' al" many 'ALuahIe BOOKS
N"h'"hJF INITIATED The books re.
1rfreI to IN the following interesting
letter may not have disappeared in this
way, and they may have been ''bor.
rowed" from the library AS sugrcstrd
by Prof, Matthew's At any rata thor
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from some ,oufederotr vb, ho3 horrorroa
them from the library,
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10 tba sto,a Hhrory bo,o ,h,- ,nnu 49,
preserved AS a relic of that p,,e,. h,+.la
in which so many NjssIuni,ns fouyb+ On
bravely for the noble principles they were
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

The contract for the annex to the
government building at jackson has
been let to a Chicago firm for SCI. SOB,
the building to be commenced in sixty
days and to be completed in eight
months. The appropriation for the
building is $3l 900. 1t will be used by
the postottice and United States land
office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

The Office building of the Experiment
Station OF the \. and NJ. College was
destroyed by fire on the 26th ult. The
money loss is considerable. Many val
liable records were lost. An exploding
kerosene lamp did it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

The report calls attention to the fact
that the valuation of railroad property
in this state is less than in other States
near by, but it has been the policy OF
the commission to St keep it if the rail,
roads show a disposition to treat the
people fairly in REGARD to rates. The
report says that the commission and
the railroads have gotten along fairly
well in regard to rates.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

In the issue succeeding this it is cur
purpose to give our readers portraits
and brief sketches OF the retiring and
incoming governors OF Mississippi, ana
Of the other State officers who are tc
serve Mississippi Tor the next four years.
The liberality and courtesy OF the A. n.
Kellogg Newspaper Company has made
this possible.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

The Mississippi National Guard will
be in evidence at the inauguration OF
Gov. LONGING. The fifteen companies
of the first and second regiments have
signihea their intention to be or hand.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

The Jackson Cotton Seed Oil Company
has brought suit against the city of
Jackson for the recovery OF taxes paid.
amounting to ~, O55. 90, on the ground
that the corporation is operating a fac.
tory which turns ont Il finished product"
and therefore exempt under the consti-
tuition and laws of the State.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

The creation Of a new county, com.
posed of the first district of Kinds and
portions of Rankin and Madison, is be.
ing considered. and it is probable that
a bill will b. offered proyiding therefor
1t IS to be named George"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-04

Go~yernor-elect Longino win be in.
stalled on Saturday, January IL. There
has been some uncertainty as to whether
Governor McLaurin would retire on
the 10Th or Goth. but he has decided
that the 10th is the proper date. The
other State oiiicers-elect will enter on
duty on FriaaN. the 18th.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-14
Then. we nsk. for whose benefit was the. the

Then we nsk, for whose benefit was the
Passenger and Power Company required
to use the Traction Company's tracks
Certainly not for its own, because IL o}-S
;nally asked to be allowed to electr.ty the
Broad Streets tracks of the Ricnnolio
Railway ana Electric Company ana pro
tested against being required to operate
It's cars on the tracks OF the lract.o ,,
Company. But the City Council answered.
the question by saying: 1T Is FOX I1tf
PROTECTION OF THE LIVES MI
PROPERTY OF THE PEOPLE or. ldH
CITY OF RICHMOND THAT WIEN re
QUIRE YOU TO RUN ON THE TRACES
OF THE TRACTION COMPANY. We
THINK THAT. <FOUR TRACKS on
THAT STREET WOULD MAKE THE
DANGER TO TRAVELLERS TOO
GREAT, AND. THEREFORE AS a
POLICE REGULATION AND AS a
PROTECTION TO OUR CITIZENS, WE
WILL REQUIRE YOU TO USE THE
TRACKS OF THE TRACTION COM
PANY, BUT YOU sHALL PAY THEM
FOR THAT PRIVILEGE WHAT y
BOARD OF ARBITRATION SHALL
SAY IS FAIR AND REASONABLE"
SO then it was not at our request nor
for our benefit and protection. BUT FOR
THAT OF TIE CITIZENS OF RICH
N1OND, that we Were required 10 operate
our cars on the tracks of the Traction
Company. There IS now penQ!AS Deioie
the City Council our petition to De re
iieved from using the Traction Company,s
tracks, AND THIS PETITION Is Be
ING RESISTED BY THAT COA1PAN1
Shall the Council now allow them 10
operate in territory in whic.1 they nave
never been because we are required to
use their tracks AS A PROTECTION TO
THE PEOPLE OF RICHMOND? We are
not asking to go into any new territory
The City Attorney has given his opinion
that there is no legal obligation uI'on the
city 10 grant this privilege to the Trac-
ton Company, and we respectfully sub
nit that. in equity and fair dealing, ana
when the city has gotten from US what it
so much desired it is not right to allow
the cnrs of that Company to operate on
Main Street.
RICHMOND PASSENGER & POWER co.
BY J. d. Patton. President.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-14
IN THE COUNTY.
New Telephone Line-The News From
Barton Hei. hts.


The Board Of Supervisors Of Henrico
county held an adjourned meeting at the
Courthouse yesterday morning Another
vote on the election OF superintendent OF
the County Airnshouse was taken, but With
the same resuIt-a lie between MI. Lew
l. Russell and Mr. Thomas D. Crouch
An application Was preserved from Iils
-Nerport News and Richmond leiegfapii
.nd Telephone Company. asking per1nis-
sion to construct line through the coun-
~ and was granted upon the understand
ing that the work OF construction shouu
meet the approval Of The SUPERVISORS.
This line is :. part Of The Virginia Long
Distance Telephone Company, and viii
Nonnect with the latter line IN this City.
In the county Court OF iien,ico yesief-
day William Ross (co!ored) was gwen
al,irty days in Jail for pet.t larceny.
Lewis Taliafcrro (colcreG, charged
with HOUSEKEEPING, was gwen three
months in jail.
Willie STANDARD, who was shot by Pol
iceman Rogers. and who has since been
in Jail. was discharged by Judge Wick
ham.
Mr.. and Mrs II. L. Lorraine celebrated
gfle fifteenth anniversary of their marriage
Monday night at their home, No. 4aS Bar
ION Avenue.
They gave d reception 10 1hei! friends,
" hich lasted from 20 j. O'Clock.
Among those who We're present We're:
Mrs. q. c. jenkins. of Blueficld, ". Va;
Mr. and Mrs. William TAYLOR, Ms. NJ
s Brown of Richmond: Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Il. Rose Mrs, r. NJ, Turpin. sir. and Mrs.
Charles Lorraine, Miss Emma. Lorraine.
Mr. Wexford Lorraine, Mrs. Waiter Saur-
ti,.-s. Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Meyer, air. and
Mrs. w e. Word. Of Richmond: Mr.. and
Mrs. ". E Word, os Richmond; Mr.. and
Mrs Wander. Mr.. and Mrs. Cuaries, Mrs.
schultz. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A Minor, Mr.
and Mrs. H. a. McCurGy, Miss Ethel
McCnfdy, Mr.. and Mrs s. Lorraine, DR..
and Mrs. Cooper, Mr.. md Mrs. S. S. Min
or. Miss s. Roberts, AR. II. Harlan, Miss
Hellen Harlan, Mr.. W. S. Yarbronsh, OF
Richmond; Mr.. Le1caer Boon. Misses Day-.
;sen. Mr. Robert Triton. Mr.. Abner Pope.
The young ladies who assisted Mrs. Lor-
,raine III receiving were: Misses Reca Hut
cheson, Kate T. Turpin. Manic Hooper.
Alma Saunders and many others.
Mr.. j. H. Corney. of King William. IS
visiting some of his friends in Brookland
lark
Mrs. NJ. c. Breaddus. Of Brookland
Park, is visiting Rev. and Mrs. j. T. RAN
dolph, of Terdant Lawn, near Charlottes-
vile. va.