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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-13
RALTGMORE PROVISIONS,
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.

NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 12.--Peauuts steady; new
fancy, IN; strictly prime, 2ss prime, 2*02h
common, lk02.; Spanish. 900 Der bushs
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Smoke Sporting Club Cigars. they are
The latest and beck
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The hand that grasps too much holds
but little.
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HART CHANGES HIS MIND.
Asks American Association to Put n
Ball Club in Chicago.

CHICAGO. Feb. A.-Following on the
heels Of the statement made Friday by
President Hart, of the Chicago National
League team, that the placing of a club
in Chicago by the American Baseball
League would precipitate a war, announce
ment was made to-day by Ban s. johnson,
president of the minor organization, that
Charles Comiskey, owner of the ST. Paul
franchise, would have team in this city
this year. that the grounds would be some
where on the South Side, and that Mr.
Hart himself had asked the American AS
ISOLATION to place a club here. Mr.. John
son says further that other National
League magnates We're aware of the re-
quest made by Hart and all of them
seconded the suggestion. He intimates
that Harris change of mind is due to the
fact that the association bubble, which
appeared on the baseball horizon last Oc-
tober, when the promise of cooperation
Is alleged to have been made, burst sud-
denly within the last two weeks.
Self preservation is given as the main
reason for placing a club of the minor
organization in Chicago. The American
magnates say it would be an impossibility
to conduct the league with Western cir
cult leaving out this city. In a statement
given out President Johnson characterizes
President Harris principle as that of a
whole hog or none."
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IN BELEAGUERED KIMBERLEY.
Extracts from Diary Kept by the
Reuter- Correspondent.

CAPE TOWN, Feb. 23.-Extracts from
the diary of the Reuter- correspondent at
Kimberley give an insight into the trials
lows:
Jan. 11-Scurvy attacks natives alarm
ingly. They are dying fast. The antiscor-
being tried in lieu of green food.
Jan. 12-Typhoid is prevalent. Failure
to boil the water, the probable cause.
Jan. 13-Fifty typhoids in the hospitals.
Jar. 1.-THE military authorities have
Communicated all the foodstuffs and other
stores. Leave has been granted to
the inhabitants to shoot small birds for
food.
Jan. 1.-THE mules slaughtered are pro-
nounced superior to horsefesh.
Jan. A-Five hundred shells poured into
the town at haphazard, the hospital, sour
Wy compound and residences receiving the
attention properly due to the earth works.
Jan. ga small family shell-proof shell
ter has been dug in nearly every garden.
Feb. 1-Twenty-five women and children
were lowered into the mines throughout
the night The men are also selecting
places of safety.
Feb. 15-All the morning there was a
heavy crOss-fire of the British occupying
Acknowledgement. The hundred-pounder
and shrapnel are bursting over Kimberley.
Every one is lying low. The shops and
banks were closed at o'clock this after
noon, there was a Kaleidoscope change.
Clouds of dust from the rapid advance of
the cavalry were then seen and almost
simultaneously the enemy was observed
limbering up and fleeing eastward. The
glad tidings spread with marvellous rapid
ty. From all directions mounted and I'M
mounted men FASTENED to welcome the re-
lief column. Those remaining hoisted flags
and there was a universal feeling of joy
and thankfulness.
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HIGH PRICES AT NOME.
Living Expensive mt the Cape-WOOd
and Coal Famine Prevails.

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 24-The first
news of the winter from Cape Nome
reached here to-day in Dawson papers.
which report the arrival there of Carl Won
Knobelsdorff and Charles D. Campbell, who
left Nome Dec 10 and reached the Klondike
early this month. Won Knobelsdorff and
Campbell report that there is plenty of food
at Nome to last through the winter and
until the first steamers arrive there next
summer. The only scarce article is wood.
which was selling at $50 a cord when they
left. The supply of wood along the beach
was consumed for distance of ten miles
up and down from Nome City, and the
prospects we're for a practical famine in
this fuel before spring. The coal for
sale was cents a pound, though there
was little of it on hand and it was being
refused to buyers. The large transporta-
ton companies, however, had enough coal
on hand to last them. There was not con-
the cold. Flour was selling at Sc a sack;
bacon, 80 to 40 cents pound; ham, 45 cents:
sugar, 20 cents; dried fruit, % cents; rice, Is
cents; oatmeal, 20 cents; beans, Is cents;
canned meats, 81 can; canned fruit, %
cents a can; fresh meats, 81 to $1.25 a
pound; baking powder, ST. meals, 81 to S1.5
and lodging, 81 to S4 night Eggs, fresh
potatoes and onions were out of the market
by Dec. /, when eggs sold for So dozen
and potatoes and onions SIS for a hundred
pound crate.
Cape Nome Camp had shooting tragedy
Dec Is, in which John +. Mallon, a cook
employed in the Delmonico restaurant, was
killed by Officer Edwards while resisting
arrest
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Mccall spoke ca lmly and showed a DISPOSE
ton to accept ariy OF the compromises sug
eested. M. L.itri eield was more vehement,
declaring that he had not surrendered his
views against the measure as a whole. al
though he felt disposed TO turn the subject
over to the President as had tsen proposed.
Mr.. LittIeheid alsO suggested that free
trade he given TO Forto Rico, with a dis
tinct declaration that this should not oper-
ate as a precedent applicable to other in
sular possessions.
This was met with counter proposition
from Mr.. Throop. of Pennsylvania. that the
- per cent. rate as provided by the original
bill be retained, with a declaration that
this should not operate as precedent.
Neither proposition was favorably enter
tained and they were not pressed.
Up 10 midnight none Of the propositions
had been voted on and members began
leaving the hall. The feeling prevailed,
however. that the two-year limitation
would be agreed on as basis of compro-
mise and that with this change the bill
would receive pretty general, although not
unanimous. support
AS the attendance was rapidly diminish
Ing IL became apparent that no final action
could be reached tonight and the plan of
a committee of ten. five from each side, to
go over the subject and report some middle
ground. was unanimously accepted by all
present.
Chairman Cannon was authorized to
make public the results and. at 12:15, the
conference adjourned until Monday night,
when the report OF the committee of ten
viii be received.
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ASHORE NEAR PORTLAND
STEAMER BELIEVED TO BE THE
ALLAN LINER CALIFORNIA.
Army Transport Mcpherson lowed
Into Port with Her Main Shaft
BrOken-British Ship Lost.

PORTLAND, Me-, Feb. ga steamer,
believed to be the Californian, of the Allan
line. is ashore off Fort Williams, Portland
harbor.
A telephone message from Fort Williams
says the steamer is a large one, and is
about $500 yards from shore, with all her
lights out The sea is very rough.
The Californian was heavily laden with
grain and bound for Liverpool The
life saving crew at the Cape Elizabeth
lights, about three miles from the scene
of the wreck, were notified by telephone
of the steamers condition some time after
midnight and at 2:3o a. m. left with their
boat The wind at that time was constant
ly increasing from the southeast, the
worst quarter, for the steamer Is exposed
to the full force of the sea-
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NOTE PAID IN ADVANCE.


NEW YORK, Feb. 2i.-Nearly 5000. 600
was paid into the subtreasury here to-day
by the Southern Pacific Company, for the
Central Pacific Railroad. In liquidation OF
a note Of the latter company that does not
fall due until August 1901. The actual pay
ment was 1876. l94.7s. Checks for this
amount were turned into the subtreasury
and their receipt gave that institution a
credit balance OF s2.34s770 at the clearing
house. The note which taken up is
the fifth OF a series OF twenty. bearing
interest OF per cent, given 10 the gov
eminent when the Central Pacific settle
ment was effected. IL was secured by S.
100000 Central Pacific 4 per cent. bonds.
which were to-day hurried over TO the
Southern Pacific Company. In Wall street
IL was said that the reason for the antici-
patton OF the payment Is that the Central
Pacific bonds securing the note can b
handled with more profit 20 the South
ern Pacific than would be gained by allow
ing the obligations 10 run along until due.
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tive point in Cronje's retreat, and why he
avoided fighting as he fell back.

tive point in Cronje's retreat, and why he
avoided fighting as he fell back.
"Cronje was In camp near Magersfon-
TEN" said Mr. Vessels, yesterday. when
General French started to relieve Kimber
ley L believe the Beers fell back because
they feared they would be surrounded.
They were menaced by an army of 5000
men and sixty pieces of the finest modern
artillery. AT no time did Cronje have more
than 10000 men. With this number he
checked the British at Belmont, Gras Pan
and beat $1,000 of them at Modder river and
Magersfontein. The English had forty
pieces or artillery. Cronje had ten guns,
and of these only seven were modern.
CronJe's supplies were running low. He
knew that reinforcements could not reach
him where he was, and he must effect
junction with other Boer forces. So he
did not oppose French, but started to re-
treat. / think he wished to join forces
with Commandant Grobler, who is at
Fauresmith. AS nearly as l can determine.
he was cut off by the British force which
Lord Roberts rushed down from Jacobsdal
to Paardeberg. In this retreat Cronje was
compelled to march across country COM
paratively open. There are a few kopjes,
but the typographical conditions are not
favorable TO Boer warfare. When Cronje
was cut of by the British he started east
ward along the Modder river. / think that
then koodoosrand was his objective point.
AS nearly as 1 can determine from the dis
patches Cronje is now few miles west
OF the Koodoosrand. His position is not
very good one. 1t is possible he has
reached the Koodoosrand, and If this is
true he is in no danger from the British
army. 1t may be that Cronje is surround
ed and may be forced to surrender; but
ii will be a fight TO the death. We do not
fight hand-to-hand battles. We only shoot.
shoot, shoot. But so long as Cronje can
fight he will. If he should be forced to
surrender it will be calamity, but it will
not end the war. We will never stop fight
ing until Pretoria is taken. and then we
will never be subdued, although we may be
subjugated."
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TO POLICE PHILIPPINES
THE LATE GEN. HENRY w. LAW
TONS PLAN MAY BE ADOPTED.
1t Provides for Native Guards Off,
cered by Americans-No Islands to
BE Surrendered to Spain.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Before his
death, and after giving much thought to
the subject, General Lawton had worked
out plan for the maintenance of order
in the Philippines, after the close of actual
war. which had been submitted TO General
Otis, and is, presumably, the plan which
will commend itself to the War Depart
ment when the time comes to replace the
regular troops by other forces competent
to preserve order. General Lawton's idea
was to create a force Of native police
whose officers at first in all grades and
finally, as conditions improve. in the Up
per grades alone, shall lie Americans.
Some such force as this is now success
fully applied in Cuba by General Wood
under the cognomen of Pural police Ow-
ing to the racial differences among the in
habitants of the Philippines. it was Gen.
eral Lawton's idea that there would be no
difficulty In securing police who should be
proof against disloyalty in the districts,
apart from those of their nativity, to which
they might be assigned. That this theory
was we'll founded is indicated by the sue
cessful use of the Macabebe tribe by Gen.
Lawton himself and by General Young
later on in his chase after Aguinaldo In
the north of Luzon. The natives by their
acquaintance with the country ana the III
habitants would be of great assistance In
running down lawbreakers.
Because of the similarity of feature and
figure of the Tagals, the American troops
have had great difficulty in distinguishing
one individual from another; in telling
friend from foe. Indeed, there is a story
in circulation among some of the army Of
ficers who have just returned to Washing
ton from Manila, that the army actually
captured Aguinaldo in Cavite province, put
fifteen "A
amigo, and then released him only to hear
of his identity after he had got away.
The ability of the Philippine leader to make
up as a Chinaman or Chino" as they are
called in the Philippines, is said TO be
remarkable, and only a fellow-native is
able to penetrate such q disguise.
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~NIGGERs~ MUST NOT VOTE.
Senator Tillman Says He Is Doing His
Best to Prevent Them.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Throughout
the session to-day the Senate had under
consideration the Hawaiian government
bill. The discussion took a wide range.
but the basis OF it was an amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Plat. Of Connecticut, as to
the appointment and tenure of Office OF the
Judges OF the Hawaiian courts. Mr.. Till
man embraced the opportunity to make
a characteristic speech, in the course of
which he made an attack upon Mr.. Nor
gan. and vigorously opposed many provi-
sions OF the bill. particularly those which
relate 10 suffrage.
When the Senate convened Mr.. Hale re-
ported the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill and gave notice that at an
carly day next week he would call il up
for consideration.
At the conclusion OF routine business
Mr.. Penrose called attention 10 the pro-
ceedies yesterday with reference 10 the
seating OF NJ. s. Quay, OF Pennsylvania,
and said that he did not desire TO pro-
coed with the case to-day. Il desire to
notify the Senate, however" said he. that
or Monday l will call up the resolution
and IL no member representing the major
ity report of the elections committee is
ready TO speak the minority will proceed
with the debate"
After the passage or a number of minor
bills, consideration OF the Hawaiian gov
eminent bill was resumed. the pending
question being on the amendment OF Mr.
Piatt, providing that the President should
appoint the chief justice and justices of
the Supreme Court. and judges OF the Cir
chit Courts. and that the Governor OF the
territory should appoint the other officers:
the amendment limiting the tenure of Of
nee OF appo:ntees TO four years. Mr. Plat
In an extended speech supported his
amendment. holding that the provisions OF
the bill were inconsistent with those incor-
porated IN previous territorial enabling
acts
In vehement speech. Mr.. Tillman at
tackled the bill as reported TO the Senate
and arraisned Senator Morgan for alleged
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BRYAN Speaks at Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Feb. 24.-Hon- Will
liam ]. Bryan reached here tonight at q
O'Clock from Chattanooga. He was met
some distance out Of town by committee
of citizens and at the railway station a
vast crowd gathered TO greet him. Shortly
after 8 O'Clock Mr.. Bryan addressed an
audience of 1000 people at the Tabernacle
His remarks were along the same lines
followed in recent utterances during MS
Southern trip. trusts and Imperialism being
discussed In the order named. Tomorrow
Mr.. Bryan will visit the historic Hermit
age the old home of ex-President An
drew Jackson. The Hermitage is thirteen
miles from the city and the day will be
consumed in the trip. Mr.. Bryan's plan Is
to leave tomorrow night for Memphis.
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Movements of Steamers.

NEW YORK, Feb 2.-Sailed: Mesaba.
for London; Spaarndam, for Rotterdam;
Campani, for Liverpool; Phonecia, for
Hamburg: Michigan. for London.
YOKOHAMA, Feb. 23.-Arrived: Goodwin,
from Tacoma; Doric. from San Francisco.
for Hong-Kong.
QUEENSTOWN. Feb. A.-Arrived: Ell
ruria. from New York for Liverpool, and
proceeded.
HONG-KONG, Feb. A-Arrived: China.
from San Francisco, via Honolulu and Yo-
kohama.
CHERBOURG. Feb. 24.-Sailed: New
York. from Southampton for New York.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 23-Sailed: Georgia
and Lucania, for New York.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. "a Sailed: Bel
genland. for Liverpool.
ANTWERP. Feb. 2f.-Saiied: Western
land, for New York.
HAvRE. Feb. 2I-Sailed: La Champagne
for New York.
LONDON. Feb 2i.-Sailed: Menominee,
for New York.
NAPLES, Feb. 2a.-Sailed: werra, for
New York.
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NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 24-The United
States army transport Mcpherson now lies
off Old Point helpless as the result of
broken shaft. sustained four days out Of
San Juan. Porto Rico. When several
days out of San Juan the Mcpherson en-
countered very heavy weather, and on the
21st her mainshaft broke and left her help
less. Distress signals were flown each day,
and at night her searchlight was elevated
to the top to get the largest possible range.
and distress signals were constantly made.
After four days the fruit steamer Admiral
Sampson, bound from Jamaica, saw the
Mcpherson, steamed up and took her In
tow and dropped her off Old Point Com
fort this morning about s o'clock.
Major Hutchins, who was In command of
the Mcpherson, severely injured dur
ing the storm by being thrown against
deckhouse. During the storm, after great
difficulty. four of the sailors succeeded in
lashing the propeller so 1t would not turn
and beat the rudder post. While the dis
abled transport was drifting along, those
on board, numbering in all 16S persons,
were put on half rations.
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NOT SPANISH ISLANDS.


CHICAGO, Feb. PA special to the Rec
ord from Washington says: 1.-THE Amer
lean flag will not come down on Sibitu
island or on Cagayan island. Spain has
been demanding that these islands be re-
turned to 1T. The War Department was
ready to make that return and so was the
State Department up to to-day. The Navy
Department was, however, unwilling to
surrender anything 1t had taken, and has
made its title good to The islands The
State Department will inform Spain that
the islands are the property of the United
States and will hold them. Sib!tu is east
of Borneo and Cagayan is west of Mindoro,
about 200 miles. Sibtu was saved TO the
United States by the discovery to-day
of an old treaty between Spain, Great Brit
ain and Germany, which specifically says
that Borneo's holding shall not extend
further than three miles from the coast
Of Borneo. Sibitu is on the opposite side
of the channel separating Borneo from
the Sulu archipelago. AS to Cagayan is
land the records show that it was at one
time used as a penal colony by Spain, and
the latter is therefore stopped from deny
Ing that ii was used as part of the Phil
ippine group.
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Lieut.. G. HI. Munton Dead.

WASHINGTON, Feb. A-The War De-
partment has been informed of the death
of First Lieutenant c. HI. Munton, Twelfth
Infantry, on Feb. IL, of acute mania. Late
Lieutenant Munton was one of the pas
sengers on board the Hancock, which
rived at San Francisco yesterday. He
was born in Michigan, was graduated at
the United States Military Academy June
Is. 1894, and assigned to duty with the
Twenty-third Infantry, then stationed in
California. He accompanied a portion of
his regiment to Honolulu in the summer
of 1898. and almost Immediately thereafter
proceeded to the Philippine islands, where
he remained In active duty up to the time
he became mentally deranged and
sent home.
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WILL NOT ARBITRATE.
Chicago building COntractOrs' Ulti-
matum to Mayor Harrison.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-Mayor Harrison.
who yesterday offered to secure arbitra-
ton of the existing troubles between the
building contractors and the striking work
men who belong to the Building Trades
Council, received a setback this afternoon
when the Contractors Council informed
him that it proposed 10 force the Building
Trades Council 10 dissolve.
Proposals to arbitrate, the contractors
said. had been offered the Building Trades
Council before and il had declined to avail
itself OF them. The contractors declared
they would arbitrate nothing with "a body
possessing such q record as the Building
Trades Council"
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SITUATION BADLY MIXED.
Fourth Of July and Democratic Con.
ventiOn DemOralize the Railroads.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 24.-Local rail-
way officials are wrought up over the COM
plicated situation that they assert is pre-
sented by the Democratic national commit
tee fixing the date for their convention in
this city on July 4. Regular Fourth of July
excursions. beginning July and run
ming to July 5, they say, will alone tax the
facilities OF the railways to the utmost
limit. With a view to meeting the ext
gency, which is pronounced insurmount-
able. meeting of the local passenger as
sociation to devise ways and means has
been called
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CHICAGO. Feb. 2i.-Howard III. Gross,
Formerly a member of the Chicago School
Board and prominent in banking circles.
las rendered to the West Park commits
sioners the great cycloramic painting of
the Chicago fire on condition that the
commission erect a proper building for il
and throw IL open TO the public. The paint
ing was on exhibition for some time
PREVIOUS to and during the worlds fair
and is valued at 10000. Steps will at once
be taker to raise fund for a permanent
building IN which to exhibit the cyclorama.
as well as q building for the Gunther coll
lection Of var relics recently rendered to
the city.
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. pam organi-
cation that is numerically probably the
most gigantic alliance of labor in any city
In the Union has been formed in this city.
The new association is known as the
Allied Council of the Building Trades of
Philadelphia and Vicinity, and includes
twenty three labor unions. The United Ger
man Trades Association was represented at
the meeting at which the organization was
formed in order that the English and Ger
association COMPRISES all the workers on
buildings. with exception Of bricklayers
and slateroofers.
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COLUMBUS. O.. Feb. IA petition for
divorce was filed this evening by Mrs
Henry Treat Chittenden, the charge being
gross neglect of duty. Mr.. Chittenden Is
one of the best-known citizens of Column
bus and his wealth a few years ago was
rated at over a million dollars. He built the
Chittenden Hotel. but recently disposed of
that property. Mrs. Chittenden Is the
daughter of Mr.. J. Y. Bassell. secretary of
tie Columbus Board OF Trade. and Is
many years the junior OF Mr. Chittenden.
.e couple have been separated for a short
time. but this fact was not made known
until after the ding OF the petition.