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EXPORTS FALL OFF.
Comparative Statement for Porto Rico
for February, 1900 and 1900.

| Comparative Statement for Porto Rico
for February, 1899 and 1900.
| The War Department furnished the press
today with comparative statement of the
| total value of merchandise exported from
| the port of San Juan, Porto Rico, during
| the months of February, 1899. and 1900.
The statement shows that during Febru-
airy, 1899, the total amount Of merchandise
exported from San Juan was valued at
$279,OO4; while the total amount of mer-
chandise exported from that port in Feb
| ruary, 1900. was valued at only $7s,212.
There was shipped from San Juan to the
United States in February, 1899, $24, 423
worth of merchandise, or per cent Of the
total exported, while In February, 1900.
there was only shipped to the same coun-
try 81. 230 worth, or one per cent Of the
total exported.
There was shipped to Spain from the
port Of San Juan during the month OF
February, 1900, $97,42s worth OF merchan-
disc, or "a per cent Of the total, while in
February, 1900 there was only shipped
1924, or 4 per cent of the total.
There was exported from San Juan to
Cuba during February, 1899, $7S.028 worth
Of merchandise, or q per cent OF the total.
while in February, 1900, there was shipped
to that island from the port of San Juan
500, 199 worth, or So per cent Of the total.
There was shipped to France from the
port of San Juan during the month of Feb
ruary, 1899, $4S.316 worth of merchandise,
or II per cent Of the total, while during
February, 1900, there was only exported
to that country 1924 worth. or per cent
Of the total.
The balance Of the merchandise exported
during the months and years named was
divided among other countries
The principal articles of merchandise ex-
ported from San Juan during the months
and years above named were: February
1899, coffee valued at sos, $40; February,
1900, coffee valued at $37, ZIG; February,
1889, leaf tobacco valued at $21, O95; Febru-
airy, 1900. leaf tobacco valued at 1894; Feb
ruary. 1899, refined sugar valued at SIG, $40;
February, 1900, none; February, 1899, hides
hides and skins valued at SOB; February.
1929, cigars valued at $1,25O; February.
1900, cigars valued at 81, 4S7.
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GEN. WHEELER ACCEPTS.
Will Address Southern IudustrIaI
Convention at ChnttnnooRa


An invitation was extended Gen. Joseph
wheeler this morning by Secretary N r.
thompson TO attend the Chattanooga meet-
ing OF the southern Industrial convention,
and discuss before that body the subject,
The South and Its Relation to the Trade
OF the Philippines and the Orient" Gen.
Wheeler said in reply that he would be
pleased to accept this invitation and dis
cuss the question assigned him.
took considerable pain TO ascertain the
commercial wants OF the people OF the
orient. he added, land / can say I'm A
general way that having been opened up
Ior the progress of civilization they need
an that civilization can bring them, and,
moreover, they have the money TO nav for.
IL Inc south has the very highest rea-
sons Tor seeking that trade. as / will en-
nooga.
An interesting incident was brought IN
hsnt at this meeting between Gen Wheeler
and Mr.. Thompson. The latter had moi met
the general personally since the close Of the
civil war, nor had this matter ever been
referred to between them. The general
asked when and where they had met he
lore, when Mr.. Thompson replied:
DurlnS the Vivil war / was in charge Of
me outpost sentries who received q l.
Nailandigham of Ohio into the confederara
INES when he was sent south by the fed
eral authorities
Inc incident was readily recalled as Mr.
cunningham was met by Gen Wheelsr
nnsen, and every attention that he could
render was shown him at that time
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REFITTING THE SUMNER.
War Department Statement DENYING
Charges of Extravagance.

The officials Of the War Department,
taking notice Of the criticisms passed in
the House during the discussion OF the
army appropriation bill upon the alleged
extravasance shown by the quartermas-
ter's department in fitting out the army
transport Sumner. have made public from
the records the actual figures of expendi-
lures, showing the expenditures to be
much different from those stated yesterday
in the course of debate. For instance, the
War Department statement shows that the
cost Of the repairs at New York was not
5000. as announced in Congress, but 81 945.
The tumblers in the state room cost 80 cents
piece and pillow slips cost 141a cents.
The glass state room doors cost 80 cents.
The mahogany chairs cost $50 instead of
SIS As to these chairs 1t il declared that
experience has shown mahogany to be the
very cheapest furniture that can be used
on shipboard In point Of durability and cost
Of maintenance The three big mirrors in
the ddeboard did not cost 1000. but were
purchased for $3.50. The silver service,
which was said to have cost the govern
ment 5000. II only plated ware, and all
the plate on the ship for the use Of 1900
men cost but y, EOS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-30

POOLING BY experienced and reliable men JO1I
WALKER. Builder. 1890 ct. nv. BrsHeS
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Americans I'm Europe.

The officials of the census bureau at one
time contemplated taking census Of
Americans residing in Europe, but after
consultation with State Department officials
~ was decided that, 1t would be irnpos,
SIDE 70 collect statistics approaching accuS
racy, not to make the attempt
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Hospital Ships Inyesttratton

faymaster General Bates yesterday called
together the board created by the Score.
t<rE OF war to fix the responsibility for
me alleged unseaworthy condition of the
hospital ships Missouri and Relief The
board discussed the subject in a prelimis
nary manner, and decided 10 begin the for.
NAL Investigation in New York city on the
Isl OF April, and to continue 1t later at
San Francisco
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-30

Articles of Incorporation of the District
Patrol and Alarm Company of Washington.
D. c., have been placed on record. The
trustees of the company are Harry w
Brown and Charles W. Baldwin of this civ
and James w. Baldwin of Baltimore, Nd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-30
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued TO thu
following:
White-Nicholas Barrett and Maggie LaI.
"; George W. Been and Lottie Laurence.
Colored-George Clinton and Macedonia
Hall; Alexander Watson and Pauline Rob.
inson; Addison Tanner and Mary Ford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-30

Like a spark in powder magazine a cold often
carries destruction in its train that might easily
Expectorant
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Capt. Peter C. Deming assistant commits.
sary of subsistence, L. S. v, is under ar
rest at Alcartrez Island. 1t is alleged that
his returns Indicate a deficit.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-30
WAS IN THE FIGHT.

~ vas In "A fight over Lizzie on the
bridge eight years ago. I think I, vas
IN December She was at n dance iall
with another man. md whsn they came
out ] ran across Them
Il don't know the fellow that was with
her. 4 man named Matt count!l; gas
With me. \ nght was started nnd vas
hit with brick ana knocked son,oess.
] never saw tie man that Lizzie Was
with and don't know what became of
him "
Crsvens became very nervous during
his talk ana con'rallcted himself TO-
peatcdiy. Finally he declared: III any
one was thrown over the bridge don't
know anything about Il | didn't do 1t.
know that
When asked whore Connolly was now
no said he didn't know. lie heard he
had gone west, he said.
When Airs Riley was told that
Cravens admitted having been N a fight
about her eight YEAR, ago she again de-
MED knowing Anything about t..
Let them prove It," che declared.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-30
CUBAN REFUGEE
MUST RETURN.
Habeas Corpus Writ in
Alleged Check -Raiser's
Case Dismissed.

Justice Lawrence. IN the Supreme
Court. to-day dismissed the writ o!
habeas corpus obtained by Lawyer
James Sugent for the release OF Claf.
encs Meyer, who was arrested at the
Waldorf-Astoria few days ago for
a crime alleged to have been committed
In Havana. cuba.
Meyer, q; Is charged. raised a check OF
50 TO ITO while employed as bOokkeeper
In the Havana office Of Page & Conant.
lawyers, Of Havana and New York.
He came to this city. took quarters Al,
the Waldorf-As and began spending
money lavshly.
Mr.. NuGent said that Meyer was held
for estradltion on a reauisltlon from
Gov. Leonard Wood. OF Cuba.
Sugent dem6nied the prisoners re-
lease Oh the ground that there was no
treaty In existence between this country
ana Cuba and that GOV. Roosevelt could
not legally recognize the requis.iIon Of
Gov Wood
As the case was 10 come up before
Magistrate Deuel. later In the day, Jus.
tice Lawrence said he would dismiss the
writ with leave to Mr. Sugent to re-
new his application after the Magistrate
had acted
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-30
RECALLED THE MURDER.

undor-sheriff Moore. Of Mount Yer
non. told The Evening World reporter
that he distinctly remembered the md.
ing ~ the mans body on the railroad
tracks II was about the time OF the
East Chester Creek mystery, when a
woman's body bearing marks ~ VIC.
.ence was picked up In ;he water.
EA-CorOner Drew, who was IN Once
IN isas produced his records 20 show
that on Dec. ~ ~ that year the case
had been turned over To him. and. al
though nine witnesses were examined.
the IDENTITY Of the man could not be
established
Chief Of Pole. Foley and the captain
OF the Ynukcrs police are making an
invcs,!ga lion They know all the par
ties concerned some ~ whom have fire.
uuenily figured In the courts.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-30
CHARGE WAS TOO ANCIENT.
Allesed Wire-Tavpers Set Free o.
Peculiar GsOund ~ Magis-
tva0e Nett.

william Mcknight alias Morgan. and
"Deify' Morris. alias Matthews. we're
arralgned In Jefferson Market Court
this morning before Magistrate Mott on
the charge OF overlapping last October,
Magistrate Mott said that he would
refuse TO take a complaint as old as
this aud discharged the men.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-30
ROOSEVELT IS ANGRY.
Calls Comptroller Coiev's Proposal
for Special Ramapo scs-
sion 'tAbsurj."
especial to III, E,,AiEs ws-isl

tspscisi to III. Evening" ws-ls1
ALBANY. March so.-The position
taken By Comptroller Coler. that Gov.
Roosevelt should call a special session
for the purpose OF putting through a
Ramapo bill acceptable to him, casting
aside the Morgan bill. has aroused the
Governors Ire.
To-day the Governor expressed the
greatest surprise tia, AIR. Coler should
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-30
SCHOOL BILL
IS VETOED.
Mayor Says It Would In
crease the Budget by
at Least SO. 1874. 900.

Mayor Van wyek to-day vetoed the
Dsvis School brl In his message dis.
approving It the Mayor says:
This bill not only creates n large
nnnbss OF minimum salaries for prin-
ctuals teachers and others serving In
We Department Of Education. but Il
contains three provisions for annual IN.
ogoeoenta one for an annual incremen,
ef not less than 50 a year for each ie-
male teacher. another for an annual in.
cfsGent OF not less than tic5 n year for
0aSs teachers and a third annual mere
usas Of not less than 80 year for
each principal o! a school.
1T 10 further provided In this bill
that the aforesaid equal annual incre-
nsnt shall he uniform throughout each
Sass o. grade and each OF ss4d per-
oons shall at once receive all the ernolu-
me,ts In accordance with the above
OeAo1u1s q minimum sals res'
This provisioa Is made retroactive
oD1 70 sep,y - II Il had becn In effec:
- the hrst dAy Of January. 100 No
Uossp does the bill M or even make
nesaiea u . minimum salary limit.
On the contrary. In the salary SER
- u distinctly speaks o. that section
- be1ag . schedule Of minimum sal
O1D' Its provisions for annual mere
~ sSply therefore equally 10 se:-
80 y tbs future as TO service In the
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daughter corrotorJsted Mrs. Powers She
said she frequently heard Mrs Riley tell
Of the murder and once heard her say
that the man In tho West wanted her to
marry him. bu, she didn't care to have
anything to do with one who might at
In the electric chair.
In Mount Vernon the reporter found
Jim Crayens. vino Is also known ~
Inihon. lie runs n blacksmith shop with
man named Barnes. At nrst Cravens
denied even knowing the Riley woman
kinaily he admitted that he an aud that
he KEEP, company with her eight years
ago. lie protested the utmost ignorance
about . asht one nigh, at Scots Bridge,
Long questioning finally brought out this
statement
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Patrick Byrne Accuses
S.Lizzis Riley, Who Had
Him Arrested, Of Com.
plicity In . Mysterious
Staying.
Declares She Knows Of q
Strange Railrosd Crime
8 Of Eight Years Ago
Which Baffled the Po-
lice.

On the tracks Of the Harlem Railroad
ssneath SCOTS Bridge, In Mount Yer.
aen. the msnsied body Of . man was
found one morning In December. iss2-
fAs facs had been crushed into an un-
foeognisable mass. and the Coroner
5uSy. after ponderinE Tor nine days. said
death was accidental" The incident
fosseo almost out Of the memory OF even
tAs police Of the town.
In connsction with the nndins Of this
body comes . strange story revealed in
tAe trial OF case In the Yonkers Police
Obust wednesday. Mrs. LAssse Riley, .
widow. had Patrick Byrne arrested.
0yrne. on the stand. swore that the
1llsy woman had frequently told him
{hst one night In isss. while che was on
0eott's Bridge with man, there was
8 0oAt. and her companion was thrown
1vee on Tho sYscks and killed. He had
oosn attacked, she deciarsd. by another
Dan. Who claimed prior rights TO her
oDiles.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-30
TRAVELLED
TOO FAST.
Steel Magnate Abandons
Special Flyer for Tor
toise Train.
PEACOCK IS A BIRD.

1
| TIE Psssa>s 1, BIRD AZ fight.
Meet hrsirs and uhxsihir.
Dat n. F~seoek this tale doth cite.
u. tourn,ysi quite insaneiy.
From Golden Gate TO windy Town.
lie sinrsd It Ike . Raven.
rrvm Chiexyo on TO Smoky Town,
Like freight trsin to Ssu Haven.
sp-cs to tn. Evening Verdi
PITrsBURG. March "a. r. Pea
cock, vice-Prosljent OF the Carnegie
Steel Company. Who has been making a
record breaking trip across the conti'
nent In order 10 be at the meeting OF
the Carnegie Company tomorrow. Will
now have tedious ride.
The fact that ne reached Chicago last
night took away the necessity Of fast
trip from that city 20 Pittsburg
lie started from the Windy City on
slow train. and will arrive here at so
this evening. From Mansfield to this
city II 10 a local train
The Carnegie company men intimate
that there was no use Of Mr.. Peacock
hiring special train from the coast
II L. thought that he engaged the same
on his own responsibility.
lie was eager TO know the cause o!
his dismissal from the Presidency
OF the new company.
Various stories as 10 the expense OF
the train are In circulation. Ii Is said
that IL cost about $50. MIR Taylor.
who Is with him. Is n son-ln-law OF supt,
Robert Pitcairn. Of the P!,tsburg Divi-
son OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Tay-
Tor also wanted to be At the meeting ana
was assisted by his father-ln.law In get
ting the train.
A despatch from tho West quotes Mr..
Peacock as saying: 1T was grand trip.
Mile after mile wa dashed on nj sew
enty -mile-an-hour gait have travelled
Ike the wind on English and Belgian
roa.s. bu, this jaunt beats All. Just I'm.
aripc from Los Angeles to Chicago. 2SS
miles. In ~ hours ard % minutes.
81 am told that all records for the
run were beaten by nearly eight hours.
An average speed OF 80 miles for such
i trip suits me.
when arrive IN P''tshury this even.
ing I, will make my trip from Los An
yeles In - hours and 70 minutes, in
Guiding the one hour delay In Chicago,
II hours earlier than I expected
Mr.. Peacock would not talk on the
cost OF the trip.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-30

Susan WalGier. OF Bowner. y. OAK.
and her sister Kate. who have travelled
1000 miles that susans cyeslght might
be restored. but who failed, are to be
sent back to Minneapolis, where they
have friends.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-30

report OF the Committee on PrlvIl-
eyes and Elections which sets aside
the comics: ana award. the seat TO
James 4. Smith, Democrat. who has
occupied II thus far Ia tie session,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-30
SHOT HUSBAND FIRST.
bst she Get the
DgOp.

LEADvILLE. Col. March sn-Ex-Al-
derman Charles Joy was fatally shot
by his wife early to-day.
Mrs. Joy say. her husband was In
toxica;ed and was about to FIRE at her
when she shot him
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-03-30
FLED TO THE FAR WEST.

This man. Byrne says she told him
hostlly left the town. and has since
hoen living Ia the far west under an
0asumed name.
a, reporter Of Tho Evening World In.
vestigated the story. Mrs. Riley was
feund In the home Of the 8tantons on
IT, outskirts Of Yonkers
~ never told Patrick Byrns such q
Story" she declared. "He promised to
marry me, and ! learned a few weeks
go that ~ was gong to leave the place
With another woman. and had him Ar.
rested 1ust a. he was about TO start
as tells this story. expecting to get free.
The man no says vas murdered 10 Jim
Cravens. and he can be found In Mount
vernon
The Byrne home Is across the road
fsUm where Mrs.. Riley lives. There the
svportcr found Mary Powers, an aged
Aousekesper.
"It II true" said Mrs. Powers. that
Iassie Riley did tell Nc that a murder
Was counitted one nisht while she was
eut with q man. told her not to repeat
The story. as |, might get her into trou-
be. bu, she sad they couldn't prove
anything
WOULDN'T MARRY HIN.
Patrick Byrne's fourteen year old
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-01-04

Berlin, Jan 4.-Englaud's an
swer to Germany's note, relative to
the seizure of the Bundsrath is of
dilatory character, and the off,
cials here are beginning to consider
the situation as serious.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-01-04
MANY DAYS OVER DUE.
The Transport Victoria Forty-nIne
Days Out.

San Francisco, Jan. 4 The
transport Victoria is now forty
niue days out from this port for
Manila, and shipping men fear
that the vessel has gone down. She
was spoken by passing ship on
December IA, at which time she
had broken shaft and thought
she would be delayed a week. A
few days afterward a terrific ty-
phoon ragged in that region and
nothing has been heard from her
since
The Victoria carried a crew of
fifty-two Europeans and was valu-
ed at Sl50,OOO.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-01-04

Tatum makes bicycles, Tatum
fixes bicycles, Take your wheel to
him; next to Jansen's paint shop.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-01-04

Berlin. Jan The news receiv-
ed here in Hamburg dispatch to
the effect that the German steam
or, General, had been seized by
British authorities at Alden, adds
fuel to the already intense indig-
nation against England for the
seizure of the Bundsrath.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-01-04

Swells Well drop in and SEQ.
Wen show you how swell they
are.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-01-04
Salisbury's Reply.

London, Jan. 4 Lord Salisbury
today informed United States
Minister Choate in reference to
the seizure of American -four in
Delagoa Bay. He said he would
not be able to render decision
until he had received the report
of the British admiralty at Durham.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-01-04
Plenty of Coal.

From the looks of the coal pile
on Montgomery's platform in the
rear of his office, it looks as though
he is still in the coal business.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-01-04
Will Organize a New Camp.

J. w. Sherman, of Colorado
Springs, deputy head consul of the
Modern Woodmen of America, is
in this city arranging to institute
camp of the above named order.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-01-04

Paris, Jan. A rumor on the
Bourse today is to the effect that
Butler has met another check on
his march to the relief of Lady
smith.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-01-04

Sterkstrom S. \ Jan. a.
delayed in transmissiou.) The
Beers yesterday occupied Mo lteno
aud CIPHER Gap few miles south
of that place. THERE'S some fight
ing there at long range.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-01-04

London, Jan. 1 A dispatch from
General Walker, at Cape Town,
says that Captain Morentcey has
evacuated Dordrecht, retiring to
Bird $ Siding. Firing continues
at Colesburg.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-01-04
HOUSE AND SENATE.
The SuItzer Resolution Was Re-
ported Favorabiy.

Washington, Jan, 4 IT La antici-
patton of the rendering of the re-
port of the Sultzer resolution this
morning, there was a large atten-
dance of members when the house
convened
Mr.. Gillette, republican of New
York, was present for the first time
and was sworn in as a member.
On motion of Mr.. Payne of
New York, it was decided that
when the house adjourned it
should be to meet next Monday.
The committee then reported on
the Sultzer resolution, and recon-
mended that the resolution be
adopted, with the additional pro-
vision that the investigation ex-
tend to all the national banks in
New York and Philadelphia.
The senate met at twelve O'Clock
and rushed through the routine
business as soon as possible,
The. financial bill, as passed by
the house the last thing before
Christmas, was then called up.
Tatum makes bicycles, Tatum
fixes bicycles, Take your wheel to
him naxt to Iansen's mint shnn
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-01-04

Frere Station, Jan. 3 Delayed
British scouts today had skirmish
with a small force of Beers in
which the latter were defeated.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-01-04
.HONORS ARE
ABOUT EVEN.
Reinforcemenfs Have Been Sent
TO General French.
BoERs OCCUPY MoLTENo.

De Aar, Cape Colony, Jan, A.
Reinforcements have been sent to
General French by rail via Naauw
Poort.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-01-04
ENGLISH SEIZE
GERMAN STEAMER.
Evident Hostile Attitude of Great
Britain.
THE SITUATION is SERIOUS.

London, Jan. 4 (Bulletin) A
Hamburg dispatch to the Evening
Star says that cablegram has
been received to the effect that the
German mail steamer General was
boarded by British soldiers at
Alden who seized the vessel and
ordered the cargo discharged.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-01-04

The most elegant Display of car
pets and linoieums ever shown in
Florence is at Delbert's, 53ml
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-01-04
o MY FRIENDS AND PATRONS.

thank confidence
closing and wish and all Happy Prosperous
Year. and wishes will
and Best goods fact
and will all times endeavor uniformly
thereby
friends and feel there
stock and prices without feeling obligations
that will appeal and that will with
fair share for which thanking believe
YOURS TRULY,