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New-York tribune., 1900-01-15
GERmANYS GOLD RESERVE.
INCREASE IN LAST YEAR-EXPoRTs FROM

RUSSIA.
Berlin Jan. IA leading official Of the Reichs-
bank in the course OF interview to-day, made
the following statement regarding the financial situ
ation:
The gold movement in December resulted in q
considerable increase OF Germanys gold stock
About 19 000 OOO marks went TO England but more
than 9OOO0,0 600 marks were imported from Russia
This was due TO the fact that Russia had been un-
interest upon her engagements, and was compelled
to send gold instead.
Furthermore the British banks refused to pro
long the Russian drafts, thus rendering remit
tances from Russia to London necessary These
were partly direct but chiefly by way of Germany.
Hence the apparent export from Germany to Lon
don was really matter OF transit
Since the beginning of this year the export has
been almost nothing. second reduction in the
but everything depends upon the further develop
ments of the market. The Bourse has taken too
Of the fact that the rapid fall in private discount
since January l has been largely abnormal.
Private discount declined all Of last week. reach
ing an unexpectedly low point 1t is apprehended
however that the ease of the market is transient
inasmuch many loans. which have hitherto been
postponed because of dear money, will soon come
upon the market
London exchange continued to fall until the clos
ing days of the week. when ii began to rise again.
in consequence of payments for pig iron purchased
in England.
The stock market throughout the week showed
optimistic tone. Prices in all departments ad-
vanced, coalers and irons considerably. Reports
from the coal and iron centres show a fresh snurt
is 30 marks ton, against II marks last summer
II is reported that coal shipments from the United
Negotiations are progressing favorabIy toward re-
opening the Berlin Produce Bourse.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-15
Amnsfmenis.

ACADEMY OF MUsIc-s 1o-'way Down East
AMERICAN THEATRE-S:l5-
Observation-Disclosures Mary
BROADWAY THEATRE-S-Ren-H
CASINo-S.i5-Iattle Red Riding Hood.
CRITERION THEATRE-S:20-The Minister.
DAIf's THEATRE-s-The Maneuvers of Jane
EDEN MUSEE-9 a. m. IL y. m.-WaNworks, Grand
Concert and CinematoEraph.
EMPIRE THEATRE-S:15-My Dadys Lord.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-S:l5-Three Little Lambs
FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE-s-The Village
Postmaster.
GARDEN THEATRE-s:2o-Th Degenerates.
GARRICK THEATRE-s-Sh Sherlock Holmes
GRAND OPERA HOCSE-S-The Gunners Mate
HAMMERsTEIN's VICToRIA-s3o-Chris and the Won
derful Lamp
HARLEM OPERA HoUsE-7:45-Cyrano de Bergerac.
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE -S:15-Naughty Anthony
IRVING PLACE THEATRE-s-Schweighofer in Bltz-
maedel a Telegraph GrD.
KEITH S-ContiEuous Performance.
kNICKERBoCKER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cowboy and
the Lady
FOSTER & &BIAI;S-s:15-Vaudeville
IfC,EUM THEATRE-S:30-Miss Hobbs.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-To-n -nght-Cercle Fran
caise de THarmone Ball
MADISON SQUARE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Within
Wheels
METROPOLITAN OPERA HoUsE-7:45-De walkure
MURRAY HILL THEATRE-2-s-An Enemy to the
King.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-Exhibton of oil
Paintings.
SEW-YOFK THEATRE-Closed
PAST0RS-Continuous Performance.
VALLACK' S-S:15-The Ameer.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-15
Mr.. CAMPBELL NOT 4 CATHOLIC.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir; In a paragraph OF your Paris letter. which
appeared in your paper at the beginning OF the
month of December, last year. you stated that
Mr.. Campbell. who is a grandson OF the Duke OF
Argyle. was converted 10 the Roman Catholic faith
before the wedding"
VIII you please correct this statement. which Is
understanding. l was never converted 70 tns
Roman Catholic faith" and on that account could
not be married before the altar Of the Church ~
the Avenue Hoche, but the ceremony was per-
formed in the vestry, and mass was said af'er-
ward in the church
similar statement having appeared IN is soIss
Scottish papers II has been corrected ny tnOsS
members OF the Argyle family whose position en-
titles them TO fun cOgnizance OF the real taesss
and / would be much obliged II you would sltS
every publicity 10 this letter,
DOUGLAS WALTER CAMPBELL
Dresden, Jan. 3 1900
New-York tribune., 1900-01-15

AS we have more guns for coast defence than
artillerymen to man them the recent memorial OF
the Chamber of Commerce urging upon Congress
the Importance of increasing the force available
for that service should not remain unheeded-
There is sound argument against 1t, though
Senator Cockrell has thrown out signal that
he will oppose it, and there Is perhaps here and
there Democrat foolish and unpatriotic enough
to follow him. But there is no likelihood that
they will be numerous enough to spike the bat
teries. We've got the guns and we want the
men, and we've got the money too, the desires
in the case of the American Eagle heavily out
weighing those of the Missouri Cockrell
New-York tribune., 1900-01-15

Yields. and only 3S5,061 bales have come into
sight this month against 59s,396 in the same
time last year Wheat exports ere this month
little over half last years to date and from the
chief ports in November. flour included. were
only 13 400 S53 bushels. against 2S014974 last
year, which makes the half years outgo 97.6O6.-
OSO bushels, against 6299941 last year. OF
course. this decrease of nearly 30O000O0 in
foreign supply is not made up by increase Of
33 600 900 bushels in exports, which were
in the half year 17,209,631 bushels. against
81 39S 93S last year. but prices Of both are evil
IDENTIFY affected by the unprecedented foreign
readiness to take corn.
Railroad earnings in December reported by
''Dun's Review" were $52, 233 327 within the
United States II per cent larger than last year
and 191 per cent larger than in 1892. Mexican
and Canadian roads separately reported show
greater increase, which render somewhat mis-
leading the reports which include them. About
seven-eighths of the mileage in the country
shows gain in earnings of $107, ,S27. .293, or 80
per cent over last year. Foreign trade is re-
markably large also, merchandise imports at
New-York in two weeks having been S19.O69,-
500, against SIS 7SS $50 last year. But the in
crease in exports in only week was much
greater, the value being $13,073,S93 against
$11 S02, ,705 last year. The exports of staples In
December fall S25, I'll 1868 below those of last
year owing to the decrease of S14,OF1,OlI IN
cotton and of S12471 O92 in breadstuffs, both
mainly by decrease in quantity. But the IN
crease in manufactured exports has yet to be
reported and the comparison is with exports
far greater than in any other month in the
cOuntry'S history.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-15
1900 1890 1898 1892
Outside cities. 1889 1922 114.1 100
New-York .......... 1912 1902 968 100

The comparison covers the period of annual
settIements-commercial, manufacturing and
transporting, we'll for the great industrial
corporations-and settlements for such corpora
tions have virtually transferred large payments
from other cities to this. Otherwise New-York
would appear even further behind than the
figures indicate, for 100000 shares of stock
have been sold this year, against S500O0O last
year at practically the same average of prices,
difference three times as great as the difference
in exchanges. But the interior cities never
theless increasing business with surprising ra-
pidity doing more of the commercial settlements
for the country as New-York funds more
largely occupied with corporate and speculative
operations.
The weekly output of pig iron January l. as
reported by THE Iron Age" was 9, 773 tons less
than December l. with unsold stocks for the
first time in three years increased, though only
9256 tons. But the statement really means an
increase of production, because the banking OF
five Alabama and two Tennessee furnaces was
only for the holidays, while the starting of five
more furnaces against one blown out had added
3400 tons weekly to the output. Works con-
Stunning iron in manufacture are far more gen
orally closed for the holidays, which sufficiently
accounts for the increase Of stocks but unless
consumption quickly rises several thousand tons
above the largest of last year it must fall be-
low the present production, that a real ac-
cumuation will begin to affect prices Last
week The Iron Age" said lower figures were
made to good buyers for moderate lots of foun
dry iron. but prices for finished products show
no further change.
The continuing decline in hides at Chicago
though gradual, has reached the lowest aver
age since November l. which is 2S per cent
below the highest month ago. but no lower
Quotations of leather reported. and boot and
shoe makers are trying to get still further ad-
vances as their products rose last year only 12
per cent, against 1872 per cent in leather
Traders are naturally slow to buy though
large distribution to consumers makes them
hasten deliveries old orders, so that actual
shipments from the East have been larger than
in any previous year to date Cotton manu-
facture has been comparatively quiet as to new
business. though many kinds sold far ahead
Advances in some kinds OF woolens just opened
large but make the general rise In woollen
goods average but IS per cent since last May
against 81 per cent for wool. The wool market
is inactive, with occasional concessions to effect
sales
The cotton market is perplexing ever
for while stocks Of American abroad have been
reduced 1,22SOOO bales below last years with
exports from this country in January thuI far
10000 less than last year. the price scar ely
New-York tribune., 1900-01-15
NEw.YoRK DAIIY TRIBUNE MONDAY JANUARY Is 1900.

we must first persuade the Filipinos TO treat US Q"
the Cubans do."-CWashington star.
A remarkable series OF condolences mas come -
light In Lynchburg Va and Augusta Ga IN 80 ..os
city there is Walter Clark whose Iatnei
was walker Both waiter Clarks have brothers
named Samuel and William uncIes named ChaIie -
and John and an aunt named Elizabeth ie' e .no
men cannot trace any relationship between tne '"O
families.
Literary Dilemma Charles you i dian S Sse st
to get well with those two ladies' next SON ~
dnner?' . -. 80
mo Amelia: I couldn't remember. 70 save ave I'M, ms
which one you said had written book -thuian-
apolis Journal.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-15
SECRETARY CAGES STATEMENT.


No reply could well be more clear COM
plete than that of Secretary Gage to the in
quiry regarding deposits of public funds in the
banks If there had been any need of evidence
as to the integrity of the Secretary and his sin
cere desire to serve the country with absolute
fidelity, there could hardly be better than this
frank and manly statement of the law as he
understands it, and of the purposes which gov
ern his action. Among fair minded and well
informed persons there has been no question Of
that sort The natural doubt whether the
judgment of the Secretary may in this instance
have been mistaken is in no way inconsistent
with entire faith in his uprightness and genuine
devotion TO the public welfare. The discretion
ary power intrusted to the Secretary by law,
though by other Republican secretaries held to
be granted for purposes entirely apart from re-
lief of the money market, was without doubt
honestly interpreted as covering the latter OBJ
iect by President Cleveland's Secretary of the
Treasury. and though his action was strongly
criticised by his Republican successor. Secretary
Window. the same construction of the law
Secretary Fairchild as a bank officer and
adopted by Secretary Gage.
The real question concerns the wisdom of the
course adopted The fact that Secretary Gage
himself did not believe that any emergency ex-
listed which called for interpostion by the Gov
ernment. even the very day before he adopted
that course, according TO published statements
purporting TO be from him, indicates that there
had been in his mind the same doubts which
from other minds have not been removed. The
business world is entirely aware that the diff
Guilty In the loan market arose from the ex-
New-York tribune., 1900-01-15
ANXIETY AT UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI.

Cincinnati. Jan. I4-This has been day OF anAR-
ETY. among those connected either directly OF m
directly with the University OF Cincinnati Follow
ing the declaration of President Ayers mat tns
members OF the faculty should all resign ana ma.
he would then accept such designations as ne lhlss
elect comes a movement on the part o1 the ProIes-
sors 10 stand together and not only retese 10
resign. bus for all to go away II the trustees AZ
special meeting tomorrow sustain thS leSS.s
decree OF President Ayers The trustees l3St SSS-l
before electtng President Ayers adopted tesotL-
ton giving the president power to appoint neuio
OF the faculty and declare vacancies one OF me
professors said to-day: Every bridge h9s peeA
burned Even II the trustees should refuse 20 sane
ton what has been done We would decline 10 %
longer associated with DR.. Ayers one OF saa 10
other must 90 - The students alumni and others
have been industriously comforting to-day VIZ
the trustees regarding the crisis
New-York tribune., 1900-01-15

The people of Kansas have $5O0O0,000 laid
up in their own banks practically all or II oe-
posted since the Republican Administration
came into power. But they have only to wait
the visitation of Bryan to be assured that TINS
Is not real prosperity. If they want the genuine
thing let them try him and his wildcat financial
theory. But under the circumstances they Will
not dance to this tune, let him pipe it melodious-
" as he will.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-15
CONTROLLER AND TEA cHERs.
c. c. BURLINGHAM WRITES OF THE DELAY
IN PAYING THE SALARIES
Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: So much misunderstanding has arisen ana
so many false impressions have been disseminated
about the delay in paying teachers salaries FOR
December that I think it proper 20 make a plain
statement OF the facts.
The technical question raised by the Controller Is
whether the proceeds Of the sale Of revenue bonds
for the payment OF teachers salaries in the BOr-
oughs Of Manhattan and The Bronx under the
Ahearn law are In excess Of the actual require
ments Of the School Board.
Undoubtedly the Controller has the right 20
sure himself that the city's moneys not being
improperly expended. but his sending for certain
books and records kept by the Borough Superin-
tendent is mere gallery play.
Since the Ahearu law took effect. April o 1es
the salaries Of teachers who are benefited BY
it-for example teachers who have served merito-
riously for fifteen years-cOnsist Of two items-the
amount payable under the salary schedule in force
and the difference between this sum and the mini
mum provided by the Ahearn law The payrOlls
now awaiting the approval OF the Controller give
him sufficient information TO determine IN a few
minutes whether the money called FOR Is being
properlv expended. Thus. the payroils which show
the additional sum required TO pay these manda-
tory Increases for the period from April 3. when
the law took effect the end Of the next month.
Nav 81. a period OF one and one-ffth months. VIII
foot uD follows.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-15
CASES OF PLAGUE AT ADELAIDE

DEATH OF A SAILOR FROM BRITISH BARK
Adelaide. Jan. 1.-THE health authorities report
two cases Of bubonc plague here. one being fatal
The victim was runaway sailor from the British
bark Formosa
New-York tribune., 1900-01-15

This being the additional amount made necessary
nv the mandatory provisions OF the Ahearn Dill for
principals and teachers IN the 6Orousns go oL ~ 1IaH-
I4.o a-5 The F3ronx for one and One-fifth months
ii is simple matter Of aTtthmeticaI caISu1SlS4 %
ascertain the approximate cost from April = 20
tbs close OF the year II the total salary expense
for one and one-hfth months il STD o. then "
ufI cost for eight and One-hfth montns-tnaL u.
frorn ADrfI . 10 December 81. lS59-Sfsj.s-
As only Sf22 800 has been added 70 tne Iuil1s 9I
,La S.cbSoI BOARD bv the sale OF revenue bonds
Indar the Ahearn act. it is plain that the Scnool
Hoard is using a surplus Of appropriat tolls aLlealS
in hand TO pay portion Of the expenses Occasloh1U
Oy ybnTe a. no reason why the Controller should not
satsfv himself that the School Board am Us oh
csIs are doing their work honestly and eTncle1ty
b1It there is also no reason why he SnOuo noLl -
the salaries of the teachers and employ tie -
~ a large number OF clerks at the expense d tHs
civ to do work which is entirely unnecSSSs9.Ly
O-'' ~ CHARLES G. BURLlNGhAA-
New-YOrk Jan II. 1900.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-15
Business Notlces.

$500 viii buy half interest in a business al
ready established with excellent outlook Money to
be used % increase business. Address LANDLORDS
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION Park Row Building.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-15

The Car has celebrated the new year by
esta blishing a new governmental department.
He must have been studying the history OF New
York Our legislators celebrate almost all holi-
days after that fashion.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-15

Mr.. Gielgud, the native Commissioner at Sc
bungwe. Africa, reports that the very white
rhnoceros still the vedt in the district be-
tween the Sanyau and Zambesi rivers. Major
Coryndon was the last to specimen OF this
for in size 1t Is the largest beast known
with the exception of the elephant.
Evening journal., 1900-07-21
SHOULD LEAVE CHINA
SAYS WILLIAM J. BRYAN

Lincoln, Neb. July 21.-W. ]. BRYAN
gave out yesterday the following in
terview in regard 20 the situation in
China:
Every one deplores the destruction
of life in China and IS Mortified at the
barbarities perpetrated Every one
believes that it, is the duty of our
government to protect the lives and
property of American citizens resid-
ing in China, and l have no doubt
that the administration will do so.
also take it for granted that all
American citizens will withdraw from
China temporarily. or take refuge in
some seaport where they can be pro-
tected by American ships until the ex-
citement Is over. II the Chinese gov
ernment has tried, in good faith. to
protect our citizens. suitable punish
Tnert for the guilty and reparation and
Indemnity for thase who have sufferod
can doubtless be secured. If up@ In
vestkgation it is found that the Chinese
government has not acted in good
faith, congress- has power to deal with
the matter.
For several years European ma
tions have been threatening to dis
member China and it is not strange
that their ambitious designs should
arouse q feeling OF hostility towards
foreigners. That feeling. however,
ought no. TO be directed against Amer
ican citizeas, and viii not if our ma
tion makes II known that it has no de-
sire TO grGp land or to trespass upon
the rights VI China. It will be better
for our merchants 10 have it known
that they seek trade only when trade
is mutually advantageous. It will be
better for oar missionaries to have it
known that they are preaching the
gospel of love, and are not the fore
runners of fleets and armies"
Evening journal., 1900-07-21
ANOTHER CHINESE TRICK
IT is THOUGHT IN LONDON

London, July 21-The Conger dis
patch fails to carry conviction. to either
the British press or public. It's gem
uineuess is not disputed. for. as is
pointed out here, the Chinese must pos
sess quite a sheaf Of messages. which
the ministers fruiuessly endeavored to
get transmitted, from which they could
easily select q non-committal dispatch
10 serve the required purpose.
1t is Supposed that Mr.. Conger omit
aed to destroy the cipher code, and that
this is now in the possession Of the
Chinese, from which event the selec-
tiOn or concoction of the dispatch
would not be difficult. 1t is argued
that the dispatch, If it were a genuine
reply to the inquiry OF the American
government. would go more into de-
tails. A slight ray Of hope is admitted
in tho fact that both Mt and Mrs.
Conger are known to have been on
very friendly terms with the empress
dowager, but the universal opinion
here is that. if the dispatch is genuine,
the date is falsified. The Spectator
says:
1T matters nothing whether the en-
press dowager or Prince Tuan is the
reigning monarch. Both are devoted
to the extirpation Of foreigners, and not
one of the vicerOys will care oppose
the anti-foreign policy.
"The plot has covered the whole
empire. Men who have dared to order
a Russian city, upon Russian ground,
to be storped will dare anything. With
inin a month the viceroys of the coast
towns will have thrown off the mask,
and the only safe place for Europeans
will be on shipboard.
Europe has a terrible task, in which
hurry is out of place Who would have
dreamed six months ago that for ten
thousand regulars to take Tien Tsin
would be a difficult and serious task?"
Evening journal., 1900-07-21
RESPECTABLE CITIZEN PROVES
TO BIZ A COUNTERFETTER
IEObOken Policemen and Secret Service Men Make TmDOr
tant Seizure Of COuntGfeiS and Counterfeit
Ing apparatus in Rutherford NJ.

Hoboken. July 21.-Chief Hazen, OF
the secret service. with a number Of
Hoboken policemen. went TO Ruther-
ford, N. j.. yesterday and made an I'M
portant seizure of counterfeits and
counterfciting apparatus. The seizure
followed the arrest of Richard p. Gem
ger in Hohoken on Thursday night. He
had been frequenting a resort in this
city, and getting the barmaids to OBJ
tain change for $40 and 81 bills for
him. When searched at the station
house three tens and one twenty we're
found on him. All were bogus. and
all so well executed that only experts
could tell they were not genuine.
Genzer refused to tell where he liv-
ed. Bank books on a bank in Pas
sale. which is close to Rutherford,
were found in his possession, as well
as tax receipts and a record Of a
mortgage on property in Rutherford.
Chief Hazen, with assistants, went
70 Rutherford They located the house
which the tax receipts and the mort
gage record referred TO. II was at
once surrounded. In the house was
young girl and a man. They objected
Evening journal., 1900-07-21
ADMIRAL REMEY INSTRUCTED TO Urge
EVERY POSSIBLE ENDEAVOR FOR RELIEF
vi the Desperate Situation of the Americans in Pein
secretary Hay Believes i'm Authenticity of the
Dispatch From American Diplomat

OF the conference of Secretaries Hav.
Long and Root. 1t was realized that
the land and naval forces Of the Uni
ted States now in China could not
single handed push on to Pekin and the
other powers accordingly were an
pealed to, on the basis of Minister
Conger's message, to cooperate for
instant relief.
Secretary Hay explained his reasons
Tor placing reliance in the authenticity
of Minister Conger's dispatch. saying
that 1t was a complete reply IN code to
the code message sent to him. and that
its authenticity was vOuched for by the
tsung-h-yamen. "Of course" said
Secretary Hay, smiling, Il am not om-
niscent, and may be fooled. but I can
not see how the authenticity Of Min
lister Conger's cable can be question
ed" Secretary Hay said he attached
20 significance to the use of the words
Chinese troops" in the message. They
did not, in his opinion. mean that the
Chinese government troops were be-
sieging the foreigners. He seemed to
entertain little doubt that the Chinese
government itself was doing all in its
power to suppress the Boxers insur-
rection.
A Brussels dispatch says: The Bel
gian consul at Shanghai sends the fol-
lowing dispatch under date of July 10:
"Sheng (the adminiarator Of tele-
graphs) announces that the foreign
ers at Pekin were safe and sound
July 49,"
Evening journal., 1900-07-21

Georgetown, Ky, July 21.-In the
Powers trial yesterday Robert NOaks.
q railroad conductor, created a SEN
sation. Asked If Powers ever spoke
to him about Goebel. he said yes.
Powers, he said declared the con-
tests would amount to nothing. and
that when Goobel was dead and in
- no man in the state could hold the
party together.
Noaks said John and Caleb Powers
and Charles Finley conferred with him
in November after the election. rela-
tive to bringing armed men to Frank
fort at the time of the meeting of thu
state election commission board. They
told him they wanted him to bring as
many men as hc could, and that when
they reached Frankfort they SHOULD
act in such a manner as to give the
governor a chance to call ont Me
militia. The object was explained to
the witness as an effort to intimidate
the election commissioners.
Noals told Of being asked by Caleb
Powers TO get a company OF militia
composed of men who would hght. He