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TWO BATTLE SHIPS DISABLED.
Massachusetts Leaking and kear-
sarGe's 13-Inch Gun Out Of Order.

Maskac husetts Leaking and kear-
sarge's 13-Inch Gun Out of Order
A dispatch to the New York Sun from
Newport News, Va, says: With the battle
ship Massachusetts, leaking badly and the
battle ship Kearsarge with one of her big
thirteen-inch guns in the forward turret
disabled. there do not appear to be any
indications that the north Atlantic squad
ron. of which these two ships form an i'm
portant part, will leave these waters on
December 10, as announced 1t has been
known for several days that the Massachu-
setts was leaking badly and all her pumps
had to be used to prevent her from sinking
in Hampton Roads. The injury to the big
battle ship is forward and divers have been
working on her for the past two days try
ing to make temporary repairs so that she
could be taken back to the Brooklyn navy
yard and put in dry dock. They have sue
ceeded in reducing the leak so that two
pumps are now keeping her clear.
The battle ship Kearsarge, soon after
thirteen-inch gun in the forward turret and
the recoil cushion failed to act properly
The big gun was totally disabled, for a time
at least. 1t is thought that the gun will
have to be dismounted and heated, to re-
place her bands. which have been sprung
about ten inches.
The torpedo boat Dupont passed Old
Point this morning on her way to Norfolk,
where she will coal before joining the
squadron for the cruise in the West Indies.
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TOt0I. $Zt3, ,4S4, 90 81 $Soo, io' ~
District of Columbia.
Regarding the District of Columbia the
Secretary says:
1.-The net expeditures on account of the
District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1900
were 81, los, ,5S1.57. The net revenues depos-
tied in the treasury on this account for the
same period were 81 OOs 722.77. During the
year 3.65 per cent bonds for $500 we're is
sued and sold to provide funds to pay. inter-
est under decree of court. on board OF
audit certificates as provided in the act Of
Congress approved August 49, 1894. Under
the operations of the sinking funds, the net
reduction of the bonded debt during the
year was $796, ,9O0 and of the annual inter-
est charge, $40, ,405. The total amount Of the
bonded debt at the close of the fiscal year
was $15O91 300. OF this sum, $14,224, 100
consisted Of s.69 per cent bonds. me bonds
of the old funded debt retired with the
sinking fund for the water stock bonds
equal in amount the water stock bonds out
standing. The 3.50 per cent ten-year fund
ing bonds issued under the act of Congress
approved March 3, 1891, have all been called
in and Cancelled. The unsigned bonds pro-
vided for transfers on this loan amounting
to s., ,924, GOO, have been destroyed.
Hall of Records.
1.-THE attention of Congress-" says the
Secretary, has been repeatedly called to
the necessity for providing a hall Of records
in this city In which uncurrent nles OF the
various executive departments and other
branches of the government may be stored.
The Secretary would be remss In duty if
he did not present the matter again for the
consideration Of Congress. He therefore
submits the following extract from the re-
port Of 1880:
This matter has been the subject of
agitation for many years past, but with no
practical results. The growth of the gov
ernment's business Is rapid. and the ac-
cumulation of the files SO great as conse-
Quence that all of the executive depart
ments are cramped for room in which to
store the files which by law must be pre-
served. The destruction by fire of any one
of the executive departments would cause
almost irreparable injury, confusion and de-
lay in the transaction of its business, and
this is especially true Of the treasury This
department Is the great clearing house of
the government. Here all its debt are paid
and here are preserved the evidences Of
such payment. The files stored In this build
ing are in such condition that a fire may
ensue at any time, and in the event Of their
destruction numberless claims against the
government would at once arise to embar-
rass 1t.
Ins the Secretary's opinion, there Is no
public Improvement more needed for the
welfare of the nation than hall of records
in this city. and the matter is presented for
the careful consideration of Congress- with
the hope that action will be taken at this
session looking to the erection of such
building"
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IN THE SUPREME COURT.
Decisions of General Intere.t Handed
Down.

Decis1Ons OF General Interest Handed d
Down.
An opinion in the case Of Fred Stearns.
county auditor OF Aitken county, Mimi, vs.
the state of Minnesota, was handed down
In the Supreme Court of the United States
yesterday by Justice Brewer. The case
came to this court on error to the supreme
court of the state of Minnesota 1t was
brought uD at the instance of certain rail-
ROAD companies and involved the question
OF whether real estate belonging to them
and not used in the operation of their roads
Is subject to taxation according to Its value
or is excepted by virtue of q contract OIL
legged to have been made several wears aeo
through legislation by the state providing
that railroad companies should nav 3 per
cent on their gross earnings in lieu of taxes
or all their property.
Inc opinion by Justice Brewer sustained
the view that the original legislation was
IN the nature OF a contract which was bind
ing and which could not be invalidated nv
,he act OF 1898, seeking to repeal it, This
latter act, therefore, was pronounced re-
pugnant to the federal Constitution and
void In this respect.
Justices Harlan, Gray, Brown. White and
Mckenna concurred in the result but did
not agree with their colleagues as to the
grounds on which the conclusion was
rea ached. ~
The court rendered an opinion in tho
case of the Las Animas Land Grant Com
pany VS.. the United States on appeal from
the decision of the court of private land
claims, refusing to take Jurisdiction in the
case on the ground that the grant had been
disposed OF by Congress prior to the en-
actment OF the law creating the court Of
private land claims Yesterdays oninion
amrmed that verdict. The claim covers
ABOUT 4,0D,OO acres Of land in south
eastern Colorado. The grant was ma q To
two pioneers Of the west named Vigil and
ST. Vrain.
The court also advanced the case of Pirie
vs. the Chicago Title and Trust COMPANY
to be heard on February %. The case in
wolves the question as to whether claim
III bankruptcy should be dsallowed on the
ground that moneys were paid by an tnsol-
vent to creditor in the usual course of
business within four months preceding the
date OF the filing of a petition in bank
PCptcy. 1t Is regarded as an important case
to the business men of the country
The hearing in the case Of Dinsmore va
the Southern Express Company and others
including the railroad commissioners al
Georgia, was advanced by the court and set
for February %, after the disposal of other
cases on the calendar for that day The
case Is test of the right of railroad COM
mssioners to require express companies
alone to pay the revenue stamp tax on re
ceipts, depriving those companies of the
right to contract with the railroad com
panies to pay It, An order has been issued
by the Georgia board making this require
ment under the law of its appointment, and
1t Is claimed by the express company that
such action Is threatened In other states.
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Denominations.


From the foregoing statement 1t appears
that there has been growth in national
bank note circulation from March IA to
October 81 Of $77. .5S7.038. This increase is
probably no more than sufficient to keep
pace with expanding trade Under exist
ing law, national banks are entitled to take
out circulation to the full amount of their
capital. which on October 81 was S632 5O2 :
395. There Is no likelihood that this priyi-
lege will be availed Of to the fullest ex-
tent. The antecedent requirement for the
purchase and deposit of United States
bonds acts through advance in price under
increased demand to check automatically
undue expansion of note issues.
Reduction of the Public Debt
The interest-bearing debt July L. 1900, in
Guided unmatured United States bonds out
standing amounting to 81 O23, Az, 800, there
having been a reduction since July 1, 1899
of So, 567 $50. This was brought about by
purchase. under announcement of the Sec
retary Of the Treasury on November Is,
1885, of per cent bonds, funded loan CT
1907, amounting to $14310,35O, and 5 per
cent bonds, loan of 1904, in the amount of
s., 800, 300. There were also redeemed. un-
der the Secretary's call of May 1S, 1900,
United States bonds of the funded loan of
1891, continued at 2 per cent. in the amount
of $33S4, $50. The total reduction in these
three loans up to July 1, 1900, was So2 $685.
800, but the net reduction. as stated above
was So. .567 $50, there having been issued
during the fiscal year per cent bonds. loan
of 190s-191S. amounting to S11392O, and $3,-
$50 in per cent bonds, funded loan of
1907 in conversion of refunding certificates,
of which 1,490 were issued in payment of
accrued interest on said certificates.
Refunding the Public Debt.
Secretary Gage reviews at length the
financial act of March A.. 1900, and the re-
funding under its provisions.
Up to and including November 15, 1900,
there were received for exchange 1852 OS3,-
$50 Of the three classes of bonds In ques-
tion, and an equal amount of the
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NO ACTION TAKEN,
Caucus of House Democrats on Army
REORGANIZATION,


The caucus Of the democrats of the
House held late yesterday afternoon took
no action. The subject under discussion
was the minority attitude toward the army
bill. Mr.. Hay Of Virginia, member of the
military committee, offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
caucus that the law now in existence as
to the army be continued for two years
from July l, 1907
This led to extended discussion Mr.. Slay-
den CTex.). also of the military committee,
amended the time to one year. Mr. Jones
Va.) onered substitute resolution ex-
pressing the opposition of the caucus to
the army reorganization bill submitted by
the War Department Representatives Rich
ardson Bailey, Carmack, Newlands Cox
and others made speeches showing consld-
cradle diversity of opinion as to what
should be done.
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say, is absurd. Among his classmates who
are still cadets Booz was not a favorte. He
was molested but little by older cadets, who
did not like him. Ii seems he engaged with
an older cadet in one personal encounter,
the merits the dement's of which are
not on record But it is certain that it
was of such a nature that physical harm to
Cadet Booz did not follow. If it had been
otherwise, the authorities say, Cadet BooZ
would have been placed upon the sick re-
port and record made of his injuries.
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Capt. Chester at Constanti.eple.

A dispatch from Constantinople yesterday
says: Captain Colby NJ. Chester and five
other officers of the United States battle
ship Kentucky, now at Smyrna, arrived in
Constantincple this morning. dinner
was given in their hsnor in the evening by
the United States charge d'affaires. Lloyd
Griscom, at which the British and Ger
man ambassadors were present.
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Naval Orders.

Ensign ]. A. Hand. jr.. has been assigned
to duty on the Philadelphia.
Naval Cadet w. X. Workman, to the
Ksarsarye
Assistant Paymaster p. G. Kennard, addi-
tional duty as paymaster of the naval sta
ton at Havana Cuba
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To BE Held by Marines.

The Navy Department has been informed
that the gunboat Manila has left Cavite
with a detachment of marines for the oceu-
patton of Subig and OlonRapo which have
been temporarily transferred to the control
of the department. The Culgoa is being
used as station shin at Cavite
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per cent thirty-year bonds issued in
their place. The saving of interest, the
premium paid and the net saving resulting
from refunding operations up to and in
Guiding November ID, 1900, are set forth
in the following table:
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Total estimated APPROPRIATIONS =
exclusive Of sinking ffhd, 5000. .374 SO4. 2

exclusive of sinking 9}hdsp9: se0o s74 .so4 q
Or an estimated surIaas Of $50. $40, 2ss 2s7 20
Operations Of thcolFreasury.
The treasurer calis~& Attention to the
marked irregularity h1dhereeeipts and ex-
pendltures, pointing OUT phat while in July.
1s99 there was a deAelenH Of S,518 S32. %,
in June, 1900. surplus of 81 500, 1886 was
realized. The greatest difference between
income and outgo opY any one day was
s40 047, ,396.O5 in favor A1f TIE treasury, The
corresponding maxiMun deficiency was
81, 31S, ,621.42. In the fade df such wide fluc-
tuations the necessity .fnh ample available
reserves Is apparentiIi and the treasurer
in the government vAuItD
Promptly on the passage of the act Of
March IA, 1900, ther& we're transferred to
the division of issues. and redemption the
records and accounts relating to the issue
and REDEMPTION Of the government notes
redemptions in gold from the new reserve
fund of $15O,O00000 were 81, 63O. .S54 in
United States notes and s., 594, 7O8 In treas
ury notes. The sums drawn form the re-
serve have been daily restored from the
gold In the general fund. Exclusive of that
divisions were $723, ,062,2S3 on the day Of
their creation. $723.a44.179 on June 80. and
$74O O966, ,619 on November i.
COmparison OF the state of the treasury
shows an increase Of -$o4, ,SS7. 30 In the
available cash balance; exclusive of the re-
serve OF $i5o.0O,000 for the year. The cash
actually In the vaults of the treasury az
distinguished from the deposits in banks
ana other assets not consisting of money
increased by 1921 .39SelA The most notable
Increase was in the smaller denominations
OF paper currency. which are IN demand for
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Total estimated expenditures. =. ,$6o7. 773 Is:

UT u surplus ~oo,o'oooo.oo
Estimates for Fiscal Year 1902.
1t is estimated that upon the basis of ex-
isting laws the revenues of the govern
ment for the fiscal year 1902 will be:
From customs s...............$ -. .$255. 900 900. 90
From internal revenue. lO.pDOoO0D 0D
From miscellaneous sources. IS .000O0 10
Total estimated revenues. SIG, 633 o42 90
The estimates Of appropriations required
for the same period, as submitted by the
several executive departments and offices,
are as follows: -, .r
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. The Best Prescription for Malaria.
Chills and Fever Is bottle Of GROVES TASTE-
LESS CHILL TONIC. II IL simply Iron and 1u
oc13-s. tu. .th.0
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Parlor chairs at reduced prices-Aoeke-s. s.
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| prolific as they have been in good results
will yet need reinforcement In some i'm
portant particulars. Thus, as to the re-
| demption fund provided for in said act
while the powers conferred upon the Sec
| retary are probably ample to enable a
| Jealous and watchful officer to protect fully
the gold reserve, there appears to be lack
| ing sufficient mandatory requirement to
| furnish complete confidence in the contin-
| ued parity, under all conditions, between
(, our two forms of metallic money, silver and
gold. Upon this point further legislation
may become desirable.
AS to the currency, while the liberalizing
| OF conditions has. as previously noted, found
response in necessary increase of bank
note issues. there is under present sys-
| tenn no assurance whatever that the vol
ume Of bank currency will be continuously
| responsive to the countrys needs, either by
expanding such needs require or by con-
tracing when superfiuous in amount The
| truth is'that, safe and desirable as is our
currency system in many respects, 1t is not
properly related. The supply of currency is
but remotely, if at ALL influenced by the
everchanging requirements of trade and in
dustry. 1t is related most largely, if not
entirely, to the price of government bonds
in the market. Between the needs of trade
and commerce for medium of exchange
and for instruments of credit which a
proper bank note furnishes, and the invest
ment price or value of government bonds,
which is at pre5e.lt the most influential fac
there IS dLscernible relation whatever
Il forbear at this time, in view of the
many other important subjects which de-
mand attention during the present short
session of Congress, to press these questions
for immediate action, but 1 cannot refrain
from inviting the attention of senators and
representatives to a careful consideration of
| the matters thus suggested. In the act of
March IA a forward step was taken, to the
great benefit of all our material interests
| Nothing should prevent timely and we'll
| considered amendments where necessary to
| solidify and complete the work so we'll in
| augurated.' ...-
Internal Revenue Receipts.
| The receipts from the several objects Of
| taxation under the internal revenue laws
| for the fiscal years ended June 80. 1890 and
1900, were as collows:
Object, Of taxation FiSfs saS year ended '1ae seo 30
Distilled spirits. $99, ,2S3 534 16 sos, 81 IL
Manufactured to- -
| bacco........ 50, ,493. .2o7 "a 59.355, ,0s4 81
Fermented liquors 80. ga. .55S As 1850, 754 40
| Oeomargarine. 1,956,6lS % 2.oiS. tso lS
Filled cheese. 18.o9S AZ 1I,064 AZ
| Mixed -four. $40 62 I,4SS 10
| Special taxes not
elsewhere emu 80 -
merated ....... 4, ,921 ,593 Il 4,5lo,o4o 30
Legacies and dis
Tibutive shares
of pers sOnal - -. -.
property. 30 43S 70 2oS4-49l %
Schedules 4 and - - .. n.
Banks, bankers,
Miscellaneous col ,. n,
lections. LOSS 1858 ~ loof1o4 d
Tots, .s273, ,4s4, ,573 a 1896, ,316 1O7 81
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4 SURPLUS
W. II
Secretary Gage'sa Estimates for the
Next Fiscal Year.
OPERATIONS OF TIE REFUNDING ACT
Recommends Rednct]on in Internal
Revenue.
URGES HALL FOF RECORDS

Secretary Cages annual report to Con-
gress was made public today. 1t makes
few recommendations as to financial legis-
latfon. The Secretary wants to give the
new law a good opportunity before deter
mining whether more legislation Is needed.
The revenues of the government from all
sources (by warrantsJ for the fiscal year
ended June 30 1900. were: ,-s
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Total receipts. .$669, ,595. .431. .1S
The expenditures for the same period
For the civil establishment. incud-
ing foreign intercourse, public
buildings. collecting the revenues,
District of Columbia and other
miscellaneous expenses ........ sos, ,542. .411.31
| For the military establishment. in -
cluding rivers and harbors, forts,
arsenals, seacOast defenses and
| penses Of the war with Spain and
In the Philippines 134, 1I4, 161!1S
| For the naval establishment, fnclud-
| ing construction of new vessels,
machinery, armament. equipment.
Improvement at navy yards and ex- 90
penses of the with Spain and
in the Philippines Il. IL. 55s5s. OF. .72
For Indian service TO- 175. 106. 76
| For pensions . :. ,............ 14O S77 316. .02
For Interest on the public debt 4o 1do sss n
For deficiency In postal revenues. 23o IIs 70
For postal service loz aa4'o'9,-S
Total expenditures. ~. $3.50, ,06s 90
Showing Il surplus off,. -. $79 527. .060. 1S
| In addition to the tevehales collected DUR
| ing the year and thei arrHuntS received on.
the indebtedness Off Pacific railroads, the
cash in the treasury was Increased by the
following sums; From Subscriptions to the,
3 per cent ten-twenty bonds issued undcr
authority of. the actiof June ID, 1873, for
the Spanish war expenditures, $113.92O. and
from the issue of g'Hr cent bonds in fqu-
dation of interest accrued on refundiDg GER
tificates converted during, the. year, sl.i9o,
making a total of S1f1ti1o! n 49,.
The securities redeemed. on account of the
sinking fund amounIed 10 l$Do,ot4,o.D
AS compared with the seal year 1899, the
receipts for 1909 increased $5S 613, 426. 80.
There was a decrease of 1885, 1888 IA In
expenditures. Of zes,.si
The revenues Of the government for the
current fiscal year ape4thas estimated upon
the basis of existing.lRNs . ,a-s".-
From customs. .aj, p!A. q X .s245: 100000 %
From internal revenue 300, 900. 400. 10
From miscellaneous sources. -. 81. 900 e0O M
From postal service. y a,.. lo' 't'azod.SS
Total ostInfafed reve,iues s6s7 T73 253 92
The expenditures for the same period are
estimated as follows = ~
For tho civil establishment 81 Is 900, 900 90
For the military establishment 40 900. 900. 90
For the naval Establishment 60, 900. .000. 90
For the Indian service ........5 II 900, 900. Oh
For pepsiOns ,.............. 142, ,OU0. 900. 90
For interest on The public debt ~ 600, 900. 90
For postal service 1O7, ia, ,253 aG
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moving the crops. OF these the treasury
held $14,O62,172 more than last year. The
excess of assets over current liabilities was,
on June 80 $40 123 OF go in 1899. and $JO-
327. sol. .76 in 1900.
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Nevertheless. the measures referred to.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1900-05-10
Candidates for D sIegate.

There is no dearth of prospective
candidates for delegate from New
Mexico" said Mr.. Lorrian Miller
yesterday, "Up to this time there
are Judge \ b. Fall, of Las Cruces,
Mr.. f. A. Manzanares, the business
man from hls Vegas, who served
one term in 1891; Mr. Antonio
Joseph, of Taos county, who served
ten years in Washington, defeat
ing some of the strongest Republi-
cans in the territory; O. A. LARA
zola, the L1s Vegas attorney, who
m lde a hit at the albuquerque con
vention with his speech; A. A.
Jones of Las Negls, a prominent
attorney, E. V, Chavez, prominent
attorney of Albuquerque, and II
b, Ferguson, also of that place,
who served one term proceeding
Perea. 1t should not be under.
stood that all of these seek the
nomination. They haze been
mentioned, but many will decline
to allow their names to 90 befor,
the convention. The day Of meet
ing has not yet been determined
New Mexico Democrats this yea
feel more hopeful than usual
owing to split in the Republican
ranks Otero will sway the powe
before tie convention but Catrol
and his forces, after such treatmen
it is said, will not remain in line
E! paso Times.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1900-05-10
MASTERS SALE

Public notice is hereby given that /, the
undersigned, by virtue of decree rendered in
the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District
of the Territory OF NV Mexsco in and for the
County of Lincoln, on the ljth.diy Of January,
\. ID. 1907, in a certain cause in sad court
ding; said cause boing No. 1884, Gross,
Blackwell and Company, plaintiff, against
Edward G. f. Uebrick, Anna Il. W. Uehrck,
John A. Brown, and Anna T. Brown, defendants,
will on the 12th. day of May, A. d. 1900 at the
hour of ton o'clock Il. m, in front Of the Post
Othce in the town OF White Oaks, Lincoln
County, New Mexico offer for sale and sell for
cash in hand to tho highest and bsst bidder to
satisfy the sum of Four thousand thirty.iiye and
10 100 ($t,O31 70J dollars, with interest thereon
from july Sth,, 1899, until paid, at the rate of
twelve per cont PER annum, to late OF sale, the
following describe | property, to wit -
All tho following described lots or parcels of
land and real estate, situate, lying and being
in the county of Lincoln. territory of New
Mexico, AMI better described as follows, to
witt lots three (3), in block Seventy 90, in
the town of White Oaks, rs sh Dwa on the otii-
cia! plat of said town; the un divided one half
| ca Of lot three (3), in Block six g., the un-
uiNlHeu one Hdll tsl ol tIe Last llhll vi lot one
! o. in Block nine 90; tho West thirty (3J feet
of lot one QD, in Block twanty G1); the un-
divided One-half GDof lot two t2l, in Block
Flfty-nine (5V; all in the town of White Oaks
also the undivided onchalf Of lots one 1), three
| ta), four O. and FIVE -, in Block i. Kcmpton'f
Second Addition to the town OF White Oaks, ~
shown on the oii ,ial plas of said Addition, OF
SO much thereof as may be sufficient to raise the
st,together with the costs Of this action. .includ
ing the fees disbursements and commission OF
the sale herein mentioned.
Dated this fourth day OF April, A. d. 1909.
JONI y. HEWITT,
Special Master