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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-08
5000 Dutch Raise At
Cape Colony.

New York March Sth 1900
Dispatches from Cape Co
lony report that 5000 dutch
farmers have risen at the
Northwest Of Cape Colony.
1t is believed in Lonuon
that this will complicate the
situation in South Africa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-08
CablegranS.
From The Associated Press. -
This Morning
Dispatches.

New York March Sth 1900
The paragraphs of our pre-
vious despatche refer entirely
to the Puerto Rico tariff bill
passed at the House on the
second instant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14


Mr.. Charles Y. Knight, representing the
dairy and pure food interests in connection
with ELECTROMAGNETIC legislation. was
shown at the Capitol today the statement
of the amounts of ingredients of oleomar-
garine.
This report does not show the use of
chemicals. said Mr.. Knight, "because If
chemicals used they are employed in
the preparation of the ingredients, and do
not come within the scope Of the law. What
is termed butter OIL in the report is cotton
seed Oil. which is known under that name
In the trade. Sesame oil is a vegetable oil
more extensively used abroad than in this
country In the manufacture of oleomar-.
garine.
The resolution divulges for the first time
the use of sugar. glycerine and glucose.
The report shows very small amount of
stearine This is probably due to the fact
that some of the manufacturers-all,I I be-
lieve but one Of the less important-are re-
porting the stearine as oleo OIL 1t will be
seen, however, by reference to the state
ment for December that the use of stearine
amounts to 10 per cent, while for the pre-
ceding fiscal year the average was only
.O01 per cent, which reveals a great in
crease in its use.
I'm the s3,GOOOO0 pounds of oleomargarine
marketed for the year ending June 80 1899
there were 71.OO0.090 pounds of fats. OF
these fats lard comprised 81. .297 ,251 pounds
or about 45 per cent oleo oil was used to
the extent of about 1873 per cent. Cotton
seed OIL with total Of S.7OO41S pounds
amounts to about II per cent of the whole
amount of fat, or about 10 per cent of the
whole product"
Plea for the GrOut Bill.
In the House this afternoon Mr.. Greene
Of Pennsylvania, during the debate on the
deficiency appropriation bill. made a plea
for favorable report on the Grout oleo-
margarine bill. Mr.. Greene said the bill
was languishing in committee and seemed
likely to die He could not understand why
1t was apparently impossible to secure a
report on the bill.
Mr.. Greene said that to a great many
taxpayers Of this country the Grout bill
was the most important legislation before
Congress. 1t was legislation designed to
prevent bogus butter from being palmed OFF
on the purchaser, and Furthermore to have
the United States lend a helping hand to
the states In their efforts to control the
trade in oleomargarine.
He said that in Pennsylvania last year
15.OOOOOO pounds of oleomargarine were
sold creamery butter. This was an In
dicaton Of the extent of the fraud in the
Whole country. Mr.. Greene concluded with
an earnest appeal to the committee on agri-
culture to report the bill to the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14
CAMPAIGN AGAINST PIRATES.
Instructions to the "MOsquitO Fleet
in Philippine Waters.

Advices from Manila state that piratical
bands infest Philippine waters. great
deal of complaint has been made that small
shippers and people engaged in minor traf-
fic on the water have been threatened by
pirates. A recent incident Is furnished by a
band OF thirty Tulisanes, which attacked
one of the launches belonging to Captain
Luis Yanco at Napidan, on the Pasig near
the lake, overpowered the crew and took
5000 from the passengers and all the
produce they were bringing to Manila. The
band still controls the territory unmolested.
The Tulisanes do not confine themselves
entirely to the mountainous districts and the
swamps of the provinces. Along the shore
of Iaguna de Bay there has been formed an
almost perfect organization of pirates.
They have confined their operations former
ly to the coves and secluded parts of the
more distant sections, in taking in only
small bancas filed with produce for Ma
nila. Recently they have become bolder
and do not hesitate to attack the launches
that ply beween the bay points and Manila
At the outlet of the bay the Pasig river
passes through very muddy, marshy dis
trict. There are a number of narrow canals
that run through the growth of cane suf-
ficiently large to admit a banca Here the
pirates have taken up quarters and seize
all bancas that pass by on their way 10
Manila
The advices from our officers in the vicin-
ity state that a vigorous effort will be
made to rid the lake regions of this class of
pirates and the occupants of every banca
discovered lettering in the lakes will have
to show cause or answer to the government
Late outrages have been such that the
mosquito fleet has been instructed to
let no boats pass in the least suspicious
So Misunderstanding crafts Will be called TO
halt with shrapnel on the slightest provo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14
FOLLOWS EXAMPLE OF OTIS.
Gen. Macarthur Confirms COurt-Mar-
tiaI Sentence of Dismissal.

A cablegram was received at the War
Department this morning from General
Macarthur. dated at Manila yesterday,
stating that Robert B. Cramer, first lieu
tenant of the 34th Regiment, U. S. Volun-
teer Infantry, had been sentenced to dis
missal from the military service by court
martial and that he General MacArthur)
had approved that sentence April g. to take
effect April 80
General Macarthur thus follows the prac-
tice initiated by General Otis in the cases
of Major Kirkman and others in assum-
ing under the regulations the power to
confirm sentences of dismissal from the
army by court-martial without reference
to the President. thus recognizing the ex-
istence Of a state of war in the Philippines.
Kirkman's case is still before the Presi-
dent, and although many army officers
maintain he is out of the military service
beyond reinstatement his actual status de-
pends upon whether or not the Attorney
General comedies in the opinion of Judge
Advocate General Lieber affirming the
soundness of General Otis action.
Cramer is a Georgian. and 1t Is said that
he has been in trouble financially ever since
his appointment to the army. 1t was some
of his financial transactions that are be-
lieved to have led to his court-martial. He
was an aid to General Wheeler in the Phil
ippines for time, but remained behind at
Manila when General Wheeler left for
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14
FOREST FIRES BURNING AGAIN.

Mountains of West Virginia Swept by
the Flames.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND, Nd. May 1.-THE forest
fires which 1t was thought were about ex-
tinguished have broken out afresh in near
1y all directions. The mountains along the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad between Cum
berland and Hancock were all ablaze last
night, a stiff breeze making 1t impossible
to successfully fight the flames. Valuable
timber on Martins moutain, nine miles
from Cumberland and two miles west of
Flintstone, was burned yesterday and the
fire continued to rage early this morning
1t was only after the most strenuous efforts
that Fairview Church and school house
we're saved. The village of Hartmansvllle,
Minera! county, w. Va, was in great dan
ger for a time. Seven houses were on
fire at once from sparks thrown out by a
fierce woods fire, but all were saved except
that Of George Junkins, which was COM
pletely destroyed The house of Guy Gill
son at Schel w. Va, also burned, having
caught from sparks from a forest fire. In
fighting the fire. which threatened the vii
lage Of Cross, the men were at first driven
half a mile by the onsweeping flames.
being compelled to run for their lives. A
slight shower came to their assistance.
John Thrasher's house at the new town of
Henry, along the West Virginia Central
railroad. also burned yesterday in a forest
fire, and two houses at Wilson near the
Garrett county, Nd, line. were destroyed
by the same fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14
Roer~ Mnssing at the Vnal.
PEACE DELEGATES DUE TODAY.
MaS>dum Relieved to Have Been De-
InNed by storms.

NEW YORK. May 1.-THE Boer peace
Delegation is due TO arrive here today on
rh' steamship Maas'lam. and the committee
representing the city. which was appointed
for that purpose. went down the bay today
on u revenue cutter to meet the visitors.
On th.. steamer Judge Van Hoesen Will
make an address of welcome. and when the
Maae,lam makes her dock the peace ENJOYS
Will be met 10y the executive committee of
;he reception committee and by the COM
Imittees Of the aldermen and common coun-
Gil uf New York. Tomorrow they will have
lh' free dom of the city conferred upon
them by Mayor Van Wyck, and the NUM-
cipaI assembly will present the resolutions
of sympathy with the Boer cause 1t has
adopted
Up to l o'clock today the steamship
Maastarn had not been sighted. She left
Rotterdam week ago Thursday. ana II Is
believed that the bad weather reported by
other incoming steamships has delayed her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14
0LE0 INGREDIENTS
Answer Of Secretary Gage to the
House Resolution.
COMMISSIONER WILSON'S FIGURES
An Analysis by the Dairy Interests
Representative.
PLEA FOR THE CIRCUIT BILL

Secretary Gage transmitted to Congress
today his answer to the House resolution
asking for information as to the manufac-
ture of oleomargarine in this country. The
Secretary transmits the report of Commis-
sioner Wilson of the internal revenue bu-
reau without comment. Mr. Wilson says:
1.-The original forms in which this infor-
nation is submitted to this office are not
only very large in bulk, but voluminous In
number, and cannot very well be trans
mitted: besides. they are a part of the rec
ords of the internal revenue bureau, and
should not therefore leave the custody of
the Treasury Department.
1.-THE data submitted discloses the kinds
of material used the amount of each ingre-
dent and the per cent that each bears to
the total amount of oeomargarine produced
in the country, for the periods named, and
1T is believed furnishes all the information
intended to be called for in the resolution -
The Data Furnished.
The data of the internal revenue bureau
is as follows:
Statement showing the quantities and
kinds of ingredients used in the production
of oleomargarine in the United States for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1890; also the
percentage each ingredient bears to the
whole quantity:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14
SAVING HIM FOR THE GALLOws.
Gherif's Novel Plan to Prevent Con
demned Mans Collapse.

PHILADELPHIA. May IA special
from Wiiliamsport Pa, tells Of an unusual
action OF Sheriff Miller to prevent a mur-
derer awaiting execution from collapsing at
the last moment. Wilson Hummel who
murdered his wife and two children, is TO
be hanged on June 5. His appetite left him.
and the Jail physician had doubts Of his liv-
ing until the day of execution. Sheriff
Miller fearing that the man would collapse
took him in charge
A part of Hummels daily exercise con-
s!sts III jumping over a broonstick three
feet from the floor. and yesterday he got
lot of exercise by turning forward and
backward handsprings and walking on his
hands from one end of the corridor to the
other Hummels appetite has returned un-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14
INHERITANCE TAX LAW.
Held by the Supreme Court to Be Con
stitutional.

Held by the Supreme Court to Be Con-
stitutional.
The Supreme Court today decided the In
heritance tax law to be constitutional and
valid. but held that 1t applied to the amount
Of the legacy and not to the estate as
whole.
The opinion was handed down by Justice
White and covered all the various cases
before tho court involving the validity of
the Inheritance tax provision of the war
revenue law except one or two covered by
Justice Shiras. Justice White reviewed the
law at length. considering the question
whether the law applied to entire estates or
merely to legacies. The opinion took the
ground that 1t was the intention of the act
to impose a tax on legacies only He also
said the contention that the tax was a di-
rect tax, and was therefore unconstitutional
was untenable. as was also the contention
that the matter Of Inheritance taxes was
one for state regulation only. The opinion
also held that the uniformity provision of
the Constitution was not violated by the
law. as that was merely geographical.
Justice Shiras' opinion covered the phase
Of the law applying to cases in which es-
tates consisting of United States bonds are
taxed. This opinion held that the bonds
were subject to this tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14
BULLER IN THE GAME
Advance From Ladysmith Toward
Pretoria Began Thursday.
HAS 4 FIGHT NEAR HELPMAKAAR
General Roberts Reports Additional
Casualties in Cavalry Division.
OCCUPATION OF KROONSTAD

LONDON. May IA special dispatch
from Stone Hill Farm. Natal, dated today,
says:
"Gen. Buffers advance commenced Thurs
day. when he left Ladysmith in strength.
When within two miles Of Helpm;.kaar the
Poers opened a heavy artillery fire and the
British guns replied. while a portion of
Buffers troops worked around the Beers
fanks The British attack was pressed
home Sunday. Be.hune. on the right, out
fanked the Beers. whose splendid defensive
positions on the Biggarsberg We're practi-
cally taken.
Gen. Buffers march. subsequent to the
attack. was carried out without a litch.
.'The British are still pushing on"
Roberts Reports More Casualties.
LONDON May IA. 3:12 p.m.-The war Of
fee has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts:
"KROONSTAD, Sunday, May 13-There
Were more casualties in the cavalry divis-
ion May 10 than reported by me. have
been unable 10 get an exact account of
what occurred. the commanding officer,
C2pt. Elsworthy, was killed and TWO Of
hcers were wounded at the same time and
have been sent to the rear. But 1t would
appear that a party of our men going up
TO q kraal on which a white flag was fly
trg was suddenly attacked by a large num-
her of the enemy Two officers Capt. HaiG
of the 9th Dragons and Lieut.. Wilkinson
of the Australian Horse. were made pris-
oners and twenty-onc men are still unac-
counted for. Some of them may nave
turned M as the cavalry covered con-
siderable distance May 10. and reported
missing have been rejOining during the last
few days.
The above dispatch refers to the losses
sustained by the Inniskilling May 10, de-
tailed in the dispatches of the Associated
Press Saturday last. The troopers We're
fired on while unsaddline their horses, hav-
ing approached the kraal unsuspiciousiy, as
Il white flag was flying from it,
Eighth Division Presses Forward.
THABANCHU. Sunday, May 13.-The
eighth division. with its front extending
thirty miles, was yesterday moving for
ward. Gen GreenfelI and Gen. Brabant
followed the Beers, reaching Newberrys
mills and capturing great quantities of -four
and grain. Gen. Brabants main force, with
Campbells brigade of guards and Gen.
Boyes' brigade, have cleared the country.
The Bocrs splitting up and retiring IN
the direction of Clocoland.
Hoer> Mnssing at the Vnal.
KROONSTAD. Saturday. May 12.-Pres-
ident Stcyn has gone to Heilbrun, not Lind
ley lie has declared the former the new
capitaI Four hundred burghers have given
III, their arms here and in this neighbor
hood Although the bridge across the
Nalsch has been destroyed, a good devia-
tion exists where the road ran before the
bridge was constructed
The Transvaalers are reported to be mass
ing al the Naal
Th. Standard and Diggers News of Jo-
hanuesburg shows that dissensions exist in
th. TrausN aal Volksraad.
Railway repairs are progressing rapidly
The town accepts tho occupation quietly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14
HIGHWAY EXTENSION PLAN
MAP OF SECTION 4 APPROVED RY
THE COMMISSION.
Meeting in the ONCE of the Secretar,
of War-No Property Owners APP
peared and Protested.

The closing act in the general plan for the
extension of the highways of the District
of Columbia in conformity with the provis-
ions of the act Of March 9. 1893. was per-
formed at the War Department today by
the national highway commission. In pur-
suance of public announcement. the COM
mission met in the Office of the Secretary
of War al 10 O'Clock this morning for the
final consideration of the map of section i.
This section includes all the land in the
District Of Columbia south and east of the
Anaoostia river
The members Of the commission. who
serve ex-officio, are Secretary Hitchcock of
the Interior Department, Secretary Root of
the War Department and Gen. Wilson.
chief of engineers. There being no serious
objection to the plan Of extension for the
section under consideration. the commits
sioners were able to act favorably upon it
without much discussion
The only change made in the map was in
the elimination of the two streets which ii
was proposed to extend through the
grounds Of the naval magazine along the
Potomac river. Owing TO the large amount
of explosives stored at that place it was
deemed inadviSable at this time to open
public highways through it.
None of the property holders affected ap-
peared to protest against the proposed ex-
tension and the three commissioners gave
the map conclusive legal form by signing
1t and attesting its legality.
In accordance with the statute the map
will be filed and recorded in the Office of
the surveyor of the District of Columbia,
and after being so recorded no further sub
divisions of any land included therein
shall be admitted to record unless the
same shall be first approved by the com
missioners and be in conformity with such
map"
The maps Of all the sections were pre-
pared by the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia. They We're four in number.
and were considered and approved by the
national highway commission in numerical
order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14
DEWEY At KNOXVILLE, TENN.
He Will Visit Birthplace OF
Admiral Fnrra9ut.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. May 14.-Admiral
Dewey and party appeared in a grand pa
rade in their honor here today. Militia. and
civic and secret societies participated in the
ceremony. At the court house Admiral
Dewey reviewed the parade. After the
marchers had passed, Mayor Heiskell in
troduced the admiral to the assembled
thousands and extended him a formal well
come to the city. Admiral Dewey's reply
was brief The admiral and Mrs. Dewey
made tour of the schools and colleges Of
the city. Tonight a public reception will be
held in the woman's building, followed by a
banquet, which will be the social feature
of the admirals visit.
Tomorrow morning the party will leave
by steamer on the Tennessee river for Low 8
ferry, thirteen miles west of Knoxville
where they will visit the birthplace Of Ad-
miral Farragut, under whom Dewey served
during the civil war. A marker of the birth
place will be unveiled by the admiral with
appropriate ceremonies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14

Captain Henry L. Kinnison. assistant
quartermaster. U. 8. Volunteers first lieu
tenant, 25th Infantry has been honorably
discharged from the volunteer service.
Major A. L. Smith. commissary of sub
sistence, has been ordered from this city
to Seattle, Wash, on official business per-
tanning to supplies Of subsistence stores
for troops en- route to and in Alaska.
Captain George Montgomery, ordnance de-
Howard and Armistead. Nd, on business
pertaining to the erection of gun carriages
and repairs to the armament at those
posts
Lieutenant p NJ. shaffer, 18th Infantry,
has been ordered to Fort Crook, Neb, for
such duty as he may be able to perform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14
SUIT AGAINST SUGAR TRUST.
stock holder Asks for an Injunction
and Accounting.

TRENTON. y. J.. May 1.-THE papers In
the suit of Robert ]. Trimble against the
American Sugar Refining Company were
filed in the court Of chancery today
Trimtle who is a stockholder. charges
that the company has more than million
dollars Of surplus and that this surplus is
now being used 10 depress the price or
sugar and to force Arbuckle Brothers, in
dependent refners. into combination with
tho American Sugar Refining Company 10
Illegally restrain trade.
The bill prlys for an injunction and asks
tha; the American Sugar Refining Com
pany he compelled TO exhibit its books and
show what surplus II has and what is be
ing done with it.
A subpoena will be issued. and the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company has thirty
days in which 10 file its answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14
THE FIRST CONVENTION
IN CONGRESS GENER-
ALLY WILL GO TO PHILADELPHIA.
Business Can~Easily BE Arranged for
Adjournment June

Nearly every republican in Congress ex-
poets to be able to attend the Philadelphia
convention on the 10Th of June. 1t is like
ly that upward of SO per cent of them will
be present. and they expect to let looose a
great volume of enthusiasm. The 11th of
June is the day the republican managers
are working for as the time for the final
adjournment of Congress. though they will
fix an earlier date If it Is found to be prac-
ticable One reason for naming the 11th of
June is that 1t is just about near enough to
the time of the national convention to per-
nit to clear up odds and ends of business
here and remain over for the convention:
whereas If the adjournment occurred ear
lier many might feel that they must go
home instead of waiting to attend the con-
vention 1t is felt that, in the absence of
an exciting contest over the nominations, 1t
will be a good thing to have a large at
tendance of Congress at Philadelphia to
make the occasion memorable for its en-
thusasm and to start the campaign with a
boom.
Measures to He Passed.
The House can easily be ready to ad-
journ by the LIST Of June, and after that 1t
lies with the Senate to adjust its business
to an adjournment. The Clark case is the
only thing that threatens the Senate with
delay, and the indications now are that the
fight will not be so protracted as to inter-
fere with adjournment plans. The Mica
ragua bill which was reported today will
not 1t is said, be permitted to delay ad-
journment. The bills that will take up most
time in the House are the Alaskan bill and
the code for the District of Columbia, both
of which are expected to be passed at this
session. The oleo bill is expected to be re-
ported in few days from the House COM
mittee on agriculture. If 1t is decided to
pass this bill before adjournment it will not
take more than two days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14
CHARGED WITH RoBBING THE MAIL.

Charles GOodloe Arrested at Rich
mond, Va. This Morning.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND. Va, May 14.-Charles Good
loe. for fourteen years employed In the mail
service as assistant superintendent at sta
ton A, was arrested in this city this morn
ing for robbing the mail. The robbery has
been going on for twelve months. Decoy
letters We're used, but he was too clever to
open them United States Postal Inspectors
Irwin and Bullers, while watch from q
concealed lookout, saw Goodloe pocket sew
eral letters after opening them. They ar
rested him with them in his pocket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14
THE DISTRICT CODE.

To BE Considered by the House at an
Early Date.
There now seems to be no doubt that the
District code will be considered by the
House at an early date. Mr.. Mudd an
nounced today that he had withdrawn all
opposition to the code and would assist in
calling it up at the first opportunity.
The District committee has agreed to
make several amendments to the code
which Mr.. Mudd desired, and as he was the
only person impeding action upon the bill
there will probably be no further retardng
of the legislation.