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Gain Of 200 Per Cent. by This Country
with 40 by Its Only Rival.
WEEKLY REVIEWS OF TRADE
HOLIDAY BUSINESS HEAVY IN THE
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
Failures During the Year Nearly H.
900, with Aggregate Liabilities
Of About s17O,OOO, 900.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-The United
States seems likely TO stand at the head OF
the worlds list Of exporting nations in the
year 1900. One by one the great nations
have fallen behind in the race for this dis
tinction until during the past five years
only the United Kingdom and the United
States could be considered as competitors
for the distinction OF being the worlds
greatest exporter OF articles of home pro-
duction. In 1894 the United Kingdom led
the United States by nearly $3.50, ,0o0. 900. and
in 1897 the United States had so rapidly
gained that she was but $50 100000 behind
In 1898 the United States took first place.
our exports in that year exceeding those OF
the United Kingdom by nearly 500. .oo0, 600.
In 1899 the United Kingdom again stood at
the head Of the list. her exports exceeding
those OF the United States by nearly $S5,-
100000. In the eleven months OF 1900 whose
figures have been received by the Treasury
Bureau of Statistics, the domestic exports
of the United States exceed those of the
United Kingdom by s5.47s670. and should
this rate OF gain be maintained I'm Decem-
Der the United States will in the year 1900
show larger expectation OF domestic
products than any other nation In the
world.
Even this distinction. however. of head
ing the worlds list of exporting nations
but partly tells the story OF the wonderful
growth of our export trade as measured
by that Of other nations. Comparing the
growth of our exports during the last
quarter of the century with those OF tie
other great nations Of the world. we are
able to better measure the wonderful prog
ress shown. France shows no increase In
her exports of domestic merchandise in the
closing quarter Of the century; Germany
shows during the same period an increase
of about so per cent. and the United King
dom shows from 1875 to 1900 an increase OF
nearly 40 per cent. while the United States
shows during that time an increase OF
practically 200 per cent. The following
table. compiled from official reports. shows
the exports Of domestic merchandise from
the United States and the United Kingdcm.
respectively, in each calendar year from
1876 to 1899. and eleven months Of the year
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GIBRALTAR, Dec 2S.-Arrived: Kaiser
Wilhelm III, from New York for Naples
and Genoa.
GLASGOW, Dec. 27.-Arrived: Ethiopia,
from New York. Sailed: Sandman, for
New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 2s.-Sailed: Kais-
erin Maria Theresa, from Bremen for New
York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Arrived: Alsatia,
from Naples; Oldenburg, from Bremen.
MOVILLE, Dec. 2S.-Sailed: Furnessia,
from Glasgow for New York.
BOSTON, Dec. 2S.-Arrived: New Eng
land from LIVERPOOL
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Miles is absolutely untrue. He did not
make known 10 me the nature OF his pro-
posed answer to the charges Neither did
ne consult me In the matter. L never saw
the reply nor did know its character until
a copy of IL was handed TO me by meI;l-
Der OF the press. Had General Eagan SUP
mitted his manuscript 10 me he would un-
doubtedly at this writing still be in full
possession OF the rank and privileges OF
the office OF commissary general OF me
United States army. AS IL was, even the
self-prejudicial and Incorporate presenta-
tion made by General Eagan convinced the
commission that there was no foundation
in fact for the charges and insinuations
deducible from the terms 'pretense OF ex-
pertinent and 'embaimed beef
"As soon as learned OF General Eagan
statement before the commission | sent Tor
him L informed him Of my surprise and
Modification at his conduct. Why did you
not permit your friends to read your tes-
timony? Why did you not show IL TO me
and thereby have prevented the disgrace
that is now sure 10 come upon you and the
uniform you wear? You had no right, |
continued. to make use of such unbridled
stances which will assuredly result in as
sociating the Presidents name and my own
with such a disgraceful episode. :,
The language of General Eagan could
not be overlooked He was tried by court
martial for conduct unbecoming an officer
and gentleman and for conduct to the
prejudice OF good order and military dlsci-
pine: OF three charges and specifications
be dismissed from the service. The seE-
tence of the court, however, was commut-
ed to suspension from rank and duty for six
years until his retirement.
'The suspension Of General Eagan from
the functions OF his office until his retire
ment stripped the service OF an honest and
able officer. His court-martial was not the
outcome of General Miles's charges, but the
result of Incorporate and unmilitary Ian
guage. conceived in an indignation, par
donable, perhaps. in its excess, but unpar-
donable In its mode OF expression.
General Miles seemed to be pleased with
the notoriety which his startling state
ments before the commission and his sub
sequent newspaper interview gave him, for
again, on the 31st OF March, 1899, In New
York city. he published additional charges.
This interview, which appeared on the
upon to deny under oath, and as he was
unable to do so part of his statements in
IL were used by the court of inquiry
basis for investigation.
MILES'S ALLEGATIONS.
'Tt is proposed to treat General Miles's
allegations specifically and in detail His
charges with respect to canned roast beef
were that II was not part of the army
ration, and (by inference) had been issued
TO the army by the secretary of war and the
commissary general without authority of
law and that ii was the meat residue-a
beef pulp which was left after the extract
had been taken from it, With respect to
refrigerated beef. he alleged that ii was
'embalmed beef which had been artificially
preserved by injecting chemicals into 1t:
that he had overwhelming evidence that the
'embalmed beef was treated with chemicals
CONTINUED ON PAGE 4. COL g.
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New Cbine.e Emperor.

LONDON, Dec. 29-"Private advices from
the province of Shan-Si say" wires the
Shanghai correspondent of the Standard,
that, while the court was sojourning at
Tai-Yuen-Fu, the Empress dowager secret
ly appointed new Emperor, with the title
Tung Hsu. He is n fifteen-year-old boy,
who was taken to Sian-Fu in the imperial
yellow chair. This explains the permission
given to Emperor Kwang Hsu to return to
Peking. Emperor Kwang Hsu has notified
the reform party that he is returning to
the capital and will need their assistance -
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drowned and nine being rescued by rocket

drowned and nine being rescued by rocket
lines.
|. H. NJ S. Black Prince. al Queenstown.
and II. NJ. S. Teaser at Portsmouth, were
both badly damaged.
MAILSHIP BROKE ADRIFT.
The mail steamer Victoria. while shipping
mails and baggage at Folkestone, broke
from her mooring and was Obliged to put
to sea. 1t is not known whether she has
taken shelter or proceeded 10 Calais.
The steamer Zesiro collided with another
steamer near Clivedon, on the Bristol cham
mel. A lifeboat rescued nine of the crew.
In addition to some vessels not yet identi-
fled, which have been wrecked or placed
in great danger, the fate of some OF the
cross channel mail steamers is in doubt.
For instance. the Great Western Railway
Ccmpany's steamer, plying between Milford
and Waterford, is twelve hours overdue,
and no tidings of her have yet been re-
ceived.
The British steamer Rosefield, which ar
rived at Antwerp, Dec -, from Pensacola,
lost part of her deckload on the voyage.
The hurricane is increasing at Queens
town. where the observers say il is the
fiercest storm in years. The Maria, laden
with coal, sank at her anchorage. The
mails are delayed.
The gale is so furious in the channel that
the continental lines suspended service in
the afternoon.
In response to rockets from Eddystone
light. Plymouth sent a dockyard tug, with
a lifeooat To assist what was reported 10
be large steamer in distress in the chan
mel. The tug returned at o'clock this
Saturday morning, and reports the prob
able loss of the steamer, with all hands.
Wales appears TO have suffered the worst
effects of the gale on land and sea, but ev-
erywhere the lines are much disordered and
reports are incomplete. Considerable dam
age to property inland is certain TO be re-
ported. Some fifty barges and sailing craft
broke from their moorings in the Thames
alone AT Oswestry a theater was de-
stroyeo.
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"""Ee On tHe FfeHcH coast.
PARIS, Dec 29-Storms of extreme vio-
lence have swept the west and northwest
coasts of France. There has been some
loss of life, together with considerable
damage to shipping.
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Possibilities of Invention.

"<HE MAN who processes to be
able to harness the ocean
Il and acquire mechanlcat
power from the waves Is
again at the front confident that the
problem of making the sea do the
worlds work without letting the wat
ers wreck the ocean-motor whenever
they become troubled" has at
last been solved. Heretofore. the
uncertain conditions of the SURF
have been an obstacle in the way or
success whenever a machine has been
set in motion. Water engines that
looked we'll on paper and even worked
to the theoretical limit of smoothness
and efficiency in calm weather would
go to smash in the first heavy surf. The
latest essay in this line, according to
the washington Star proposes series
Of submerged pistons, worked by buoys
whose constant motion is expected to
compress air. The question is whether
the piston machinery can be anchored
sufficiently to prevent it from being
swept away by the heavy undertow of
the surf. The beaches are always
changing their formation, and it may
prove a serious problem to secure an
adequate foundation for the compress
ing mechanicism.
Some day this great invention may
be perfected, and then it will be in
order to see a transformation of our
seashores into continuous mechine
shops. There is no doubt that power
derived from such a source would be
much cheaper than that derived from
fuel. The fuel problem is not yet press
ing, but If industries multiply in the
coming century at tie ratio that has
prevailed during the closing century
the generation of a hundred years
hence may sorely feel the pressure Of
this need. Increased use of cataract
water power such as at Niagara, has
served somewhat to check the develop
ment of this crisis. and doubtless in the
course of a few decades the water pow
rr will be utilized to the limit now
dreamed of by enterprising promoters.
Meanwhile the sun n-power inventor is
at work. hoping some day to transform
the suns energy into mundane motive
force. But little progress seems to
have been made along this line of late
as few announcements of discoveries
and perfections Of mechanism have ap-
peared. AS between the sun-power
and the sea-power machines there ap-
pears to be decided advantage in
favor of the latter. Although the sea
is occassionly calm to such point that
it would probaly hardly earn it's SALT
in the production of power, these peri
DDS are insignificant compared with the
number of hours in each year that the
sun is not available for work. In other
words. the question of storage of power
is by no means as pressing in the case
of a machine driven by the waves as
of one driven by solar heat.
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MUCH IN LITTLE.

Garlic, salt, bread and steak are put into the
cradle Of a new born baby in Holland
Kissing is almost unknown in Japan \
mother never kisses her child, lover never
kisses his sweetheart.
South Dakota has an aggregate OF 1l5OO, 900
acres of vacant government land which is now
subject 10 entry by qualified applicants.
So useful are roads in gardens that they are
.od in France by the dozen ior stocking gardens,
10 free them from many injurious insects.
The postal savings bank system is in operation
IN Austria, Belgium, Canada. France, Hungary.
Italy, Netherlands, sweden and in most OF the
colonies.
II takes 1000 bees 10 weigh pound, but when
The insects come in fresh from the fields and
flowers, heishted with honey. they weigh nearly
thrice as much.
The number Of rooms in house, OF windows
doors in room, even OF rungs on ladder,
il Siam must always be odd. Even numbers
are considered unlucky.
Flowers bloom in the Sandwich Islands all the
year round; therefore, ii is believed that that
country is more deserving than Japsn OF the
title "Flowery Kingdom"
4 recent issue OF the Pam American Atlas pub
lished in Berlin says there are i9S,O00 persons oi
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Lehigh Valley Railfdad.
In Effect May %, 1900.


For Philadelphia and New York via j. 4 II.
R. r., at 8.45 q. m. and 1908. Els, +27 (Black
Diamond Express), and ll.3O p. m Sundays, d.
II. r. r.. 1.5s, 7.4S p. m.
For white Haven. lIazleton and principal
points in the coal regions. via D. l. II. r. r..
645, 2Is AID 4.27 p. m. For Pottsville, 6a5
For Bethlehem, Easton, Reading, Harrisburg
and principal intermediate stations via d. H.
II. r., 64b a. m; 1908, 2.ls, 4.27 (Black Dia.
mond Express), ll,3O p. IN. Sundays. d. & H.
For TInkhannock, Towanda. Emra Ithaca,
Geneva and principal intermediate stations, via
D., l.. h W. r. r., s.os a. M; LOS and s35
For Geneva, Rochester. Buffalo, Niagara Falls
Chicago, and all points west, via d. & II. II, r.,
ls.os, Sss (Black Diamond Express). 7.4s, lo.H,
i1,SO p. m. Sundays, D. l. II. r. r., l2o3 p.
up Pullman parlor and sleeping or Lehiah Valley
parlor cars on all trains between Wilkes. Barre
and New York. Philadelphia. Buffalo and sus.
I RoIIiN IT, WILBUR, Gen. supt, 90 Cortland
street, New York.
CHARLES s. LEE, Gen. Pass. Aet, 20 Cortland
street. New York,
For tickets and Pullman reservations apply to
800 Latkawanna avenue. Scranton. Pa.
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Delaware and Hudson.
In Eject Oct. 81, 1900.

IN LHcCL oct. iVVo'
Trains for Carbondale leave Scranton at SO,
753, $50, TO- 10 a. n.; l2.OO, l,2s 226, 3.52. 625,
825, 1857. 8.15, ll.15 p. M; l.ld a. M
Fore Honesdale--0.2O, lO.l3 a. n.; 2.26 aud
For Wilkes, ,Barre--6 45. 74s, SAB 9.3s, 1O.4s o.
m.; 1908. les. Els, s3a. Ar, 6,lo, 7,4s. loil.
For L. V. Il. r. points--O45 a, nj 1908, o,ls,
4.27 and ll.S0 p. m.
For Pennsylvania R. r. ponts-6.i5, e.ss =.
m; els and +,27 r. m.
For Albany and all points north--6.2O a. IN.
and 352 p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Carbcndale--90o, 1l.3s a. M; 2,26, s,52,
5.i7, 1852 p. m.
For Wilkes. .Barre-9.ss a. m.; 1908, LIS, 3,as,
6.27, S.21 p. m.
For Albany and points north--3,52 p. m.
For Honesdale-90O a. m. and 3.52 p. m.
Lowest rates to all points in United States and
Canada.
j. ". BURDlCK, G. p. A., Albany, \. Y.
II, ", CROSS. d. r. A., Scranton, Pa.
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~ tion of some of the elements
that assist in making this
country richer, in following the course
of securities.
At least one-half of all the American
securities held abroad four years ago,
1t is said. have come back home. 1T
may be added that they have come
back at a lower price than they went
away. and most of them at lower
prices than now prevail. Under the
first threat of Organism and free sill
YER in 1896. there was a perfect panic
among European holders of American
shares and bonds. American capital
recovered confidence long before that
panic subsidized and took over large
lines Of securities at the bottom prices.
the increasing American exports sup
plying European credit for the alb
sorption.
Since the late election, however, there
have been marked evidences that
Europe is anxious to recover it's Amer
lean holdings. The stock market furry
began in London. and during the most
active days there were heavy buying
orders from abroad, the sellers being
on this side of the ocean. In as far
as stocks have been going abroad
again this year, or may go next year,
there is large profit on the American
side--a credit in addition to the heavy
excess of exports over imports. Europe
is contributing to our wealth.
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The Butter War.
r N THE MINDS of candid observ-
ers of the trend of events in
II agricultural lines, there seems no

r n THE MINDS of candid observ-
ers of the trend of events in
II agricultural lines, there seems no
question that the COW is in
danger of following the horse on the
road to extinction. 1t is scarcely with
in the possibilities of natural history
says the Chicago News, that this noble
animal can long survive the machina-
tions of the makers of oleomargarine.
The butter men deny with scorn that
there is any plan to form a creamery
trust or that, in the nature of things,
any such trust should be formed. They
point out that the creameries are too
numerous to be bought up and con-
sOlidated. Then they show that the
high price of creamery butter is prob
ably due to the oeomargarne makers,
who are buying up the product and
advancing prices in order to prejudice
the mind of the consumer and to create
the impression that creamery butter
is an article of luxury, obtainable only
by the rich. Thus it appears that while
the creameries are so numerous that
nobody could buy them all 1t is quite
feasible for somebody to buy all the
butter.
The end is plain. The maevoent
oleomargarine men will so on buying
butter and advancing the price until
the people cannot stand the tax and in
despair will resort to the cheap sub
stitute, "bull butter" But every cloud
has a silver lining. BY the time this
is accomplished all the creamery men
will be millionaires through selling
butter at eXorbtaht prices and the
oleomargarine men will be bankrupt
through having invested all their
money in h-priced butter which no
one can buy. Then the rich creamery
men can whip the poor oleomargarine
men at their leisure.
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LITERARY NOTES.

Rudyard Kipling's new novel. "Kim' will be-
gin in the December issue Of McClure's Maya
zinc. This is tale of life in India, and in 1t
the literary genius gives profound study OF
Oriental life This Is the authors masterpiece,
and 1t fulflls in its larger scope all the promise
of his earlier and shorter works.
One of the most extraordinary. yet permanent,
successes of contemporary literature was that
made by Anthony Hope in the "Dolly Dialogues.' -
America and England alike rejoced in the re-
fined and subtle humor, the clear insight, the
pcrvasivc human interest Of these conversations.
McClure's Magazine for December will contain
the first in n series of more Dolly Dialogues. "
in which all the charm OF the earlier work is
continued
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r. the United States recruiting
officers have no light task
ahead in filing the ranks of
the army, soon to be depleted by the
discharge of a large number of men
who have served their time. and unless
the high standard of qualifications for
regular army service Is modified it is
difficult to see how men can be secured
to take the places of those who will in
a few months quit the service. At the
present time there is such a demand
for able bodied men in the rejuvenated
industrial world that the recruiting
stations offer no inducements for the
average young American.
The man who can earn two or three
dollars day at employment that he
can leave when it suits him is some
what averse to taking up with army
lifE at Sl5 a month. He overlooks the
fact that he gets his food and clothes
little things of that sort that he must
pay for in private life. Figured up ut
the end of the year the volunteer is
not far behind in the matter of earn
ings, and he has in addition an excel
lent opportunity to see much of the
most interesting part of the globe at
the expense of the government. Yet
the recruits are not coming so plenti-
fully as they might and the problem of
attracting recruits may prove more
serious than now anticipated. 1t Is
possible that the establishment of re-
cruiting offices in the country districts,
where wages are not so high as in the
industrial centers, may help out, but
the drawback in such places is that
there are not so many men from whom
to select.
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rather than from the trinlng expense.
In case of the bank check. where the
stamp Is usually printed upon the
blank, but little trouble is experienced
in fulfilling the mandates of Uncle
sam. but in the telegram blank; the
small note or lease, the stamp busi-
ness becomes an annoyance. While 1t
may not be possible to please all In
the reduction of the revenue tax, 1t Is
probable that the public in general
would prefer the abolition of taxes
that are u nuisance rather than q
slight reduction upon all of the tax.
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RAILROAD TIME TARLES.
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western

0eldWdTe, xdCkaWduua anu "cSISIus
In Effect June 10. 1900.
South--Leave Scranton for New York at Las.
800, $40, 500 and 1905 a. M, 1855. 3.33 and
$40 p. m. For Philadelphia at $40, 500 and
1905 a. M; 1856 and 1888 p. m. For Strouds.
burg at 6.lo p; IN. Milk and accommodation a. At
1913 a. m; 1905. e47, 4.4s, 7.1e and s.43 p. m.
Arrive at Philadelphia at 1000 a. M; LOS. 34s.
600 and SO" p. IN. Arrive from New York at
los. 4.06 and 1920 a. M; 100. 1.5e, 543 s.45
and 1l.30 p. m. From Stroutsburg at sos a. m.
North-Leave Scranton for Buffalo and inter-
mediate station; Ct 10 40 and $40
cuse at 4.l0 a. NJ. and 1.55 p. m. For Utica at
LILO a. m; and l.55 p; m. For Montrose at $50
.. r.; los p NJ. and 5.4s p. m. For Michel.
son at 100 and 615 p. m For Bnghamton. 10 IS
and $50 p. M. Arrive in Scranton from Buffalo
at lso. s.s5, 5a5 and 1000 a. M; $.ao and 500
23s and 500 p. m. From Utica at eos a.. m !;
m. and 600 p. m. From Montrose at 7.55 and
1000 a. M; 800 and 500 p. m.
BloomsbuIg Division-Leaye Scranton for
$50 p. m. For plymouth at LOS $40. s.5s and
1l.S6 p. IN. For Nanticoke at $40 a. m. Arrive
at Northumberland at 0.35 a. M; l10, 500 and
s45 p. m. Arrive at Nanticoke at 0.10 a. m.
Arrive at Plymouth at zoo, 4.32, $50 p. m. and
berland at o4s a. M; 1885, 4.5O and s.45 p.
m. From Nanticoke at 11.o0 a. M From
Plymouth at $50 a. M, $50, 635 and lilo p
m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
south-Leave Scranton 1.40, 800, $40, 1905 a.
M: 3.33. $40 and $40 p. m.
North-Leaye Scranton at Ito. 40 a. M;
Bloomsbury Dvision-Leave Scranton at 1905
a. m and $50 D. m,
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Central Railroad of New Jersey.

Stations in New York-Foot OF Liberty street.
N. f., and South Ferry.
Anthracite coal used exclusively, insurine
cleanliness and comfort.
TIME TABLE IN EJECT MAY 90, 1000,
Trains leave Scranton Tor New York, Newark,
Elizabeth, Philadelphia, East0n, Bethlehem, Al
ientown. Maurh Chunk and White Haven, at $50
a. M; express, leo; express, 400 p m Sun
days, 2,l5 p. M -
For Pittston and Wilkes.B Barre, $50 a. IN; LEO
and 400 p. m. Sundays. al5 p. m.
South and West via Bethlehem, $50 a. M, leo
n. m. sundays, a.l5 p n.
For Long Branch. Ocean Grove, etc.. at $50
For Reading. Lebanon and Harrisburg, via Al.
lrntown, $40 a. m. and leo p M Sundays,
e.15 p. m,
For Pottsyile, $50 a. M, LEO n. m.
Through tickets 10 all points east, south ard
west at lowest rates at the station.
J. II. 0liI.HAllSEN, Gen. Snpt.
II. r. BALDWIN, Gen. Pass Agt.