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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-12-08
COST OF TINE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.

the original estimates that practl-
cally no one in authority in Eng
land seems able to make definite
calculation of what it may ulti-
mately amount to. The borrowing
papers granted to the British Gov
ernment by the late Parliament
are nearly exhausted, and heavy
arrears, amounting to between
S2oo,ooo,ooo and $25o,ooo,ooo, are
pressing for payment. Against
these liabilities the Government
has about $75,ooo,ooo Immediately
available, the unexhausted borrow
ing power amounting to S3o,ooo,-
600 and the balance of loans issued
yet to be paid up, $4,000, 900. OF
the payments in arrears much con-
sists of the pay due the army and
debts to contractors.
The indirect cost has been esti-
mated, and the result is highly in
teresting, In September last the
shrinkage in value of the full list
of securities quoted on the London
Stock Exchange had, as a direct
consequence of the war, reached
the enormous figure of nearly ST.
500, 100000. The decline in the
market value of consols alone has
been serious, and the fall has been
equally marked in municipal stocks
and railway and other obligations.
The increase to the national debt
with the additional taxation to
meet the interest payments has al
so been taken into account. Then
there is the expense of the per
manent garrison, estimated at 5o,-
600 men, which will have to be
kept up for an undetermined peri
cd out of the pocket of the British
taxpayer, for there is nc present
visible source of revenue in South
Africa from which the cost can be
paid.
But the matter does not end
here. The increase and the re-
organization of the army have to
be provided for, and millions will
have to be spent in bringing the
stores of ammunition and other
war material up to the require
ments of the new policy, Already
orders for S3o,ooo,ooo worth OF
new guns have been placed, to be
followed by others the amount OF
which has not yet been decided on.
1t is not, however, in England
only that the direct cost of the war
is making itself felt by the taxpay-
ers. The shortage of revenue in
Cape Colony this year is estimated
bv the Minister of Finance at not
less than $I2,oI5,ooo, which he
proposes to borrow, though the
reception which proposal to raise
a small loan in the London market
few months ago met does not
seem to encourage fresh applica-
tions in the same quarter. In the
nature of things it will be some
wears before the waste and destruc-
ton worked by the war have been
made good, and meantime the
course of trade, which in the past
was favorable to Cape Colony, will
take other channels. Durham, in
Natal, and Lorenzo Marques are SO
much nearer to Bloemfontein and
Pretoria than Cape Town that
supplies and traffic may be expect
ed to take the shorter routes. This
will affect the revenues of Cape
Colony derivable from the railways.
No boom is to be looked for after
the war is over, the sacrifices made
by the Cape farmers or imposed
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-12-08
Postpone1aaexat.

Notice is hereby given that by order of the
Board of Directors the date of delinquent sale
on Assessment No. 2. is postponed 70 Wednes-
day. the 18th day of December. 1900
f. G. LORD, Secretary.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-12-08

lob WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION EX-
y ecuted with neatness and dispatch at the
TINES ONCE At reasonable rates. Send for our
estimates before sending your work elsewh rs
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-12-08
None but the Finest
Wines,
Liquors \,
CigQIS
Dispensed over my bar.
Dayton. Nevada.
Dispensed over my bar.

A fine Billiard Table is at the disposal of
patrons, and an excellent hall over the Saloon
is for rent at reasonable terms for dances, the
atrical performances. etc Call on. or address,
FRANK BARONI, Dayton. New
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15
WINDY CITY IS WICKED.
Judge Gibbons Intimates Omcials Are
in League with Evildocrs.

CHICAGO. Dec. 1.-Rigid investigation
government, especially the police depart
ment, was remanded for the December
grand jury by Judge Gibbons to-day in his
final instructions to that body concerning
its course in connection with the preva-
lence of vice and crime in Chicago. Be
sides his reference to the alleged corrup-
ton in the police department, Judge Glib
bons scored prize fighting, which, he said.
was plainly against the law. The recent
money loan scandal was also referred to-
The court traced much of the immortality
i'm Chicago to child labor and the employ
ment of girls and women i'm factories and
stores at small wages for long hours, and
he said the public mind should be aroused
to the establishment of refugees and
homes for these women, who, by the re-
cent closing of the dives had been driven
to the streets
In reference to the municipal govern
ment Judge Gibbons said: IF public off,
Gals and the conservators of public peace
and purity are in league with lawbreakers
them immunity from punishment in re-
turn for division of spoils. bring those
officials to tie bar of justice The time and
expense are not to be considered Defer
all other work. for this is paramount 20
all other tasks given TO you. Fiscal as
well as moral economy will be promoted
by their conviction and punishment" The
drastic ever given grand jury in Cook
cCunfy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15

and cheering madly when one OF the riders
made an effort 10 gain over his fellow
riders The leading teams i'm the race,
Elkes and MacFarland. and Pierce and
McEachern. are always on the alert to
catch the others mapping. then TO shoot
down from the high bank on either side of
the garden in a frantic effort TO gain the
coveted lap that would probably settle the
affair. McEachern got good start the
bunch at O'Clock last night. but Fixes
was hot after him. and McEachern had TO
come back TO the others. after setting a
merry clip for a few miles.
a feature Of yesterdays racing was the
performance of Kiser. the seemingly tire
less partner of Ryser. who. at ) O'Clock yes
terday morning. by a marvellous burst of
speed. stole a clean lap on the racers, and
repeated the performance shortly after 2
o'clock i'm the afternoon, this time, how
ever, having TO circle the track over TWEEN
~ times. or two miles, before he caught
the bunch.
During the evening Major Taylor estab-
lished a new indoor worlds record for one
quarter of a mile. unpaced. making the
distance in % 4-5 seconds. Bobby Walthour
the Southern champion, and Alex Mclean.
old six-day racer, were the contestants
fin a fiye-mie pursuit race, which was won
by Walthour after covering three laps and
twenty yards. Jimmy Michael rode five
miles, paced by a motor machine, in GIL 2-5
At the end of the day OF racing, the six
day riders were fifty-two miles behind the
record made by Waller and Miller last
year.
At O'Clock this morning the scores were:
Fixes and Mcfarland, 2,2995; Pierce and
McEachern. 2.299.5; Simar and Gougoltz. q
1894; Kaser and Ryser. 2,2991; Fisher and
Frederick, 2,299; Waller and Stinson, 2,297.9;
Babcock and Aronson, 1861: Turville and
Gimm, 1898.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15

it is felt that the other powers having
agreed, there cannot be anything in the
joint note to cause Great Britain TO OBJ
Ject sufficiently to make her refuse to sign
Mr. Conger says he believes China will
immediately accept the terms imposed and
that she has it in her power to comply
with the majority of them before spring
while the others can wait.
On account of the frost the court will
not be able to return to Picking nor will
the troops be able to leave until April
when, IL the peace conditions are complied
with. IL is believed all the allied forces
except the legation guards, not TO exceed
hundred men for each power. will leave
Feking, remaining until the fall on the
coast between Taku and -Hai-kuan.
available, IL necessary, or ready to be with
Grawn, for, If China cannot behave as q
civilized power with military compulsion.
Ii may be necessary to dismember the
that the Chinese have been taught a les
sen by the looting
Colonel Tullock reports the discovery of
the body of the man who gave the Brit
ish information regarding the treasure hid
den, as alleged, by persons connected with
the Chinese court, during the recent flight
He had been decapitated. The British
have not yet reported the discovery of
the treasure, but their return is expected
to-day.
Railway communication with Tien-Tsin
is only a moderate success. The multi
plicity of ma tionalities working the various
sections aggravates the situation. The
idea here is that the best solution would
be to return to the imperial railway ad-
mfnistration the management of the line
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15
DRINK EVIL REPRESSED
LICENSE LAW ADOPTED By THE
PHILIPPINE COMMISSION.
Saloons Banished from the EscOlta
and Other Crowded Streets
and PIazas at Manila.

MANILA, Dec. 1.-THE liquor license law
has passed the Taft commission, but the
commission is radically divided on it's most
distinctive feature, namely, the Danish
ment of saloons from the Escolta and
several other crowded streets and plazas.
Commissioner Wright offered an amend
ment leaving the authority for the removal
of saloons in the districts in question to
the provost marshal The amendment re-
ceived only the votes of Commissioners
Wright and Ide. An amendment by Judge
Taft, excepting certain streets and adding
others, was adopted, Commissioners Wright
and Ide voting in the negative. On the
passage of the bill Commissioner ide
voted mo" and Commissioner Wright
voted with the majority. If there had been
a seconder Commissioner Ide would have
offered an amendment forbidding the sale
OF liquor to soldiers
An amendment was adopted extending
the time for the removal of saloons from
three to six months, namely, to July 2.
One of the sections. increasing the cost of
licenses, goes into effect Jan. /, when the
licenses expire.
During the arguments of Commissioners
Wright. Ide. Worcester and Taft, in favor
of closing the saloons, they cited the liquor
laws of Tennessee and Massachusetts, as
effective precedents for combining the sale
of liquor to prescribed localities. They
also said the native police are ineffective
to cope with the situation when soldiers
are visiting Manila and becoming hilarious.
This deters war operations, especially on
the part Of the cavalry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15
UNPOPULAR DECISION.
Dan Creedon Robbed on Prctense of
FouI-EmpIoyes to Suffer.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. H.-Jim Seaman,
of Pittsburg, was given the decision over
Dan Creedon, the Australian mi Idle weight,
tonight after two minutes fighting in the
first round on a so-called foul. The men
were to go twenty rounds under The
auspices of the Phoenix Athletic Club.
Creedon was about ten pounds heavier than
his opponent and was slight favorite in
the betting After a minutes fighting in
the first round IL was seen that Creedon's
blows were telling severely on the Pitts
burg man. and a stiff right swing sent
Seaman TO the floor. He took the full count
to rise, and the men mixed matters. with
everything in Creedons favor. After a
clinch Creedon sent sharp, straight blow
TO Scanlan's face Some one cried foul
and Referee Foley gave the fight to Scan
lam There was an immense uproar, and
the $500 people showed their disapproval of
the decision by a storm of Kisses President
Kinnane, of the club, told Creedon imme-
diately after the fight that the decision was
unjust
President Kinnane, of the Phoenix Ath-
letic Club, tonight announced that
change of management would Immediately
take place. He told Creedon that he be-
lieved he had been robbed of the decision,
and he said that every employe of the club
would be summarily dismissed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15
Practically Everything that Was Ask
ed in the Joint Note Formu-
lated by the ENJOYS.
WHAT THE EMPRESS WILL DO
SHE is SAID TO HAVE AGREED TO
LIBERAL CONDITIONS.
VIII Permit Each Power to Maintain
a Legation Guard of j, 100 Men
Credentials Received.

TIEN-TSIN, Dec. 4..According to cred
ible Chinese sources of information En-
peror Kwang Hsu will agree to the fol-
lowing ten demands of the powers:
First-Indemnity to the amount of 7O0,-
OOO 900 taels, payable within sixty years and
guaranteed by the liken. ~
Second-The erection in Peking of suit
able monument to the memory OF Baron
Won Ketteler.
Third-An imperial prince, near relative
to the Emperor, to go to Berlin to apologize
and express regret for the murder.
Fourth-Foreign troops to hold the lines
OF communication between Taku and Pc
king.
Fifth-Punishment of the Boxer officials.
Sixth-Candidates from districts where
anti-foreign outrages have been perpetrat-
ed not to be allowed to compete in the
Chinese examinations in Picking for five
years.
STANDARDIZATION of the Tsung Ii
Yamen.
Eighth-Foreign ENJOYS to have access
to the Emperor at all times.
Ninth-Importation of arms and am
munition into the province of Chilli to
be abolished.
Tenth-The land and sea forts between
han-Hai-Kwan, Taku and Picking to be
destroyed.
The railway track from Shan-Kwan to
Taku is being repaired, and the work of
bridging the Han-Ku river delays the re-
sumption of train service. The railroad
from Pao-Ting-Fu to Picking is expected
to be finished in December.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15
GRINDING OUT MILES.
Progress Of the Six-Day Bicycle Con-
test at New York.

NEW YORK, Dec 15.-The fourteen
weary six-day grinders, cycling for fame
and money. kept grinding out mile after
mile all yesterday and last evening. at the
rate of about eighteen miles an hour. and
at II O'Clock last night the leaders had
covered 2.264 miles and seven laps. with
the third team just one lap behind. All the
contestants i'm the big race are reported
to be in such shape as Will insure their con-
tinuing to the finish at IL o'clock tonight.
Madison-scuare Garden was packed last
night. the spectators rising in their seats
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15

Philadelphia Times.

Please state 10 the court exactly what
you did between and o'clock on Wednes-
day morning." said lawyer 10 a delicate
looking little woman on the witness stand
Well. she said. after a moments re-
Election. Il washed my two children and
got them ready for school, and sewed n
button on Johnnys coat. and mended a
rent in Nellie's dress. Then I tidied up my
sitting room and watered my house plants
and glanced over the morning paper Then
busted my parlor and set things to rights
ia IL. and washed my lamp chimneys and
CO mbed my baby's hair and sewed button
on one OF her little shoes. and then swept
out the front entry. and brushed and put
away the childrens Sunday clothes. and
wrote note 20 Iohnny's teacher asking her
I" excuse him for not being at school on
friday. Then l fed my canary bird and
gave the groceryman an order. and swept
Oft the back porch. and then / sal down
and rested a few minutes before the clock
struck .. That's all"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15

QUEENSTOWN, Dec. H.-(Midnight.)-
Arrived off and proceeded: Etruria, from
nicate with shore, owing to gale. Sailed:
Ultonia, from Liverpool. for Boston.
ANTWERP, Dec. 1s.-Arrived: Mariposa.
from San Francisco. via Honolulu. for
Sydney. y. S. W.
GLACGOw. Dec. H.--Arrived: Cali
fornia. for New York. Sailed: Laurentian.
for New York.
CADIZ. Dec. H.-Arrived: Montserraf,
from New York, for Barcelona end Genoa.
GENOA. Dec. H.--Arrived: Werra, from
New York. via Gibraltar and Naples
MOVILLE. Dee. ff-Sailed: Anchoria
from Glasgow. for New York.
HAVRE. Dec H.-Arrived: La Gas
cogne, from New York
NEW YORK. Dec 15.-Arrived: Georgia
from Liverpool.
from Liverpool
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15
A Nxe and Riley Joke.
Major Pond. in New York World.

Major Pond, in New York World.
/ remember when we were riding together
I'm the smoking compartment. between Co.
lumbus and Cincinnati, Mr.. Nye was
great smoker and Mr.. Riley did not dislike
tobacco. An old farmer came over TO Mr.
Nye and said:
Are you Mr.. Riley? I heard you was on
the train
mo: l am not Mr.. Riley. He is over
there.
II knew his father, and l would like to
speak with him..
''oh. speak with him? Yes. But he is
deaf. and you want TO speak loud.
So the farmer went over TO him and said
in loud voice:
lis this Mr.. Riley?'
''Er. what?''
us this Mr.. Riey?'
What did you say?
'Is this Mr.. Riley
Riley? oh. yes"
II knew your father.
mo bother
II knew your father.
"What?''
Il knew your father
"Oh, so did t.
And In few moments the farmer heard
Nye and Riley talking I'm ordinary tones OF
voice. Imagine his chagrtn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15
The Empress Also Has Conditions.

LONDON, Dec H.-"Information has
reached the WI Chang viceroy," says the
Shanghai correspondent of the Standard.
that the Empress dowager has agreed To
accept the following peace conditions:
The early return of Emperor Kwang Hsu
to power; indemnity to the amount OF
&C., ,000 the rights of each legation 10
maintain a guard of 1900 troops, and the
appointment of a foreign adviser to each
province of the empire.
Director General Sheng has received a
telegram from Sian-Fu asserting that the
Empress dowager is about to start for
Cheng-Ti-Fu in the province of Sze-Chuen.
LII Hung Chang and Prince Ching have
received the Empress dowager's perms-
SIGN TO take the imperial seal from the
Forbidden palace and to Use it in the ne
gotiations."
DR.. Morrison, wiring to the Times from
Peking Tuesday, says: '"The general opin-
ion is that China will willingly accede 20
the terms of the collective note and, trust
ing to the dissensions among the powers,
with hope that time will give her an OPP
pcrtunlty TO evade its conditions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15
READY TO NEGOTIATE.
Earl LII and Prince Ching Have Re-
ceived Their Credentials.

PEKING, Dee. ILL Hung Chang ami
Prince Ching have sent an official notifica-
ton to the ministers that they have re-
ceived the promised documents authoriz-
ing them 10 act in behalf Of China in the
peace negotiations and announcing that
they are ready to proceed as soon as the
ministers desire.
The fact that Sir Ernest Satow. the Brit
ish minister to China. has not yet received
authority from his government to sign
a joint note causes establishment here. a.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15
Blanket Tax Bin Passed.

LANSING. Mich. Dec. H.-By vote Of
So 10 10 the House. late this afternoon.
passed a blanket ad valorem tax bin for
the taxation OF railroads. express compa-
MES and telephone and telegraph compa-
MES upon the cash value of their property,
as the present law provides. Excepting .
few minor amendments the bin was passed
as II was introduced. After the passage Of
the bill the House adjourned until Monday
night. 70 which time the Senate Also Cd
5ourncd.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15

SOUTHINGTON, Conn, Dec. H.-News
has reached here in the form of an of
fetal communication from General Mac
Arthur that Lines Skinner a former South
ington boy. has been sentenced to be shot
on Christmas day for sleeping at his post
when on sentry duty. His father John p
Skinner. who is seventy-one years old. is
nearly heartbroken by the news and has
left for Washington to plead with Presi-
dent Mckinley for his sons life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15

A rumor that is evidently based facts
is prevalent in baseball circles. having orig
mated in New York during the present
meeting of the National League, TO the
effect that Amos Rusie has been reea sed
outright by President Freedman, of the
New York club. to John T. Brush, of the
Cincinnati club. and that Rusie will wear
Cincinnati uniform next year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15

bassador. Andrew ID. White, acting on IN
structions from Washington, has written
to Baron Won Richthoefen. the secretary of
foreign affairs, begging him to express
to DIR. Velde, OF the German legation at
Picking, Americas sincere gratitude for
the services rendered by the doctor to
American soldiers and sailors during the
siege at Picking.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15
That Alleged "Fake.v

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-Mayor Carter Har-
rison has undertaken a personal investiga-
ton to ascertain whether or not the Nc
Govern-Gans contest at Tattersall's last
night was a fake" He declared to-day
that If the facts satisfied him that either
or both the participants arranged to quit
he will never issue another license to box
ing promoters. Just how the mayor pur-
poses getting at the bottom of the muddle
Is mystery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15

SEATTLE. Wash, Dec. H.-Letters have
been received in this city announcing the
grounding of the transport Garonne on
the coast of North Luzon. She struck
twice, being rescued both times by the
Yorktown The Yorktown used a two-inch
wire cable to pull her off, and the second
time the cable caught in the Garonne's
wheel, causing further delay of twelve
hours. The letter ALEC tells about a hard
march of the American troops under Cen
eral Hail. The line of march was over
steep mountains for a distance of forty
five miles, taking. in all, six days, at the
medical treatment for several days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15

Topeka. Kan. Dec l4.-No new devel-
opments have come 10 light in the tele-
graphers' strike. The telegraphers have
established headquarters here and an
nounce tina: they will keep up the fight
until they have won.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15

And in few moments the farmer heard
Nye and Riley talking I'm ordinary tones OF
voice. Imagine his chagrin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-07-26

The Republican platform of 1900
is Justly to be commended, for it is
more comprehensive and more mi
mute in its declarations and require
ments than the platform of any pre-
vious national convention. 1t COW
ers not only the gold standard ques-
ton in all its intricacies, and pro-
tective tariff, but it is much broader
and larger. It considers nearly eve-
~ humane and important question
of the day. 1t calls for an efficient
natural law to prevent trusts and
combinations Of capital, which work
to the injury of the people. 1t does
not favor imperialism because it pro
poses to give full measure of sci
government to all of our colonia
dependencies as soon as the people
evince q capacity for self govern
meni.-Evening Wisconsin,.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-07-26
''Inperilism

An exchange says the missouri
Democrats are making IMPERILTsN
their campaign slogan" The acct
dental loss of the "a'' from the word
imperialism" gives a suggestive
and not inept designation to Bryan.
ism. "Imperilism" characterizes
the whole crazy scheme of populist-
ic doctrine.
James H. Eckles, comptroller Of
the currency under Cleveland, in dis
cussing the peril of Organism says
among other caustic things:
''No man is fitted for the presi.
dency who day in and day out pro-
claims, in the midst of a demonstra-
ted better condition of affairs, the
reverse to be true in order to foment
discomfort which will gain to him.
self and party a political advantage"
II do not believe any man bene-
fits his country by being a preacher
of discomfort, strife between classes,
social and political pessimism,
financial error and continuous
financial gloom, despite surrounding
and widespread prosperity; and
therefore l do not believe in Mr..
Bryan.