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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-06
FEAR WITHDRAWAL
OF AMERICAN CAPITAL
London Statist Discusses the
Financial Conditions.
OTHER EUROPEAN NEWS

Whitaker Wright's Palatial Home.
London Theatergoers Have surfeit
Of fPlays-London Underground Rail-
ways-Warships Arrive at Caracas.
LONDON, Jan. 5.-Immense borrowing
by the market at the close of December
was one of the chief causes of the ad-
vance in the Bank of England rate of
discount. The rise stopped the outflow
of gold toward Paris.
The Statist, discussing the money
question, considers the possibility of OBJ.
tanning gold in New York increased by
the very large sales of American securi-
ties made by London in New York.
The Statist thinks that New York can
easily spare $1,000. 600 or $4,000, 900 of
gold. A long article in The Statist on
Americas Changed International Po-
sition" concludes as follows:
''Tt is difficult to believe that the
United States will be able to employ
advantageously the whole of it's new
savings in foreign investments. The
reasonable probability is that we are
GUOuG 10 W1Gu6SS great OuGUuFSC OF new
enterprises i'll the United States. In
dustrial companies will be created, new
industries will be founded and new rail-
ways or combinations and branches of
existing railways will be constructed.
Thus there will be a vast outflow of cap
ital at home while it is not improbable
the new colonies may be developed on
larger scale than hitherto. If the United
States spends immense sums at home
and does not buy commodities ON great
scale and does not invest on a great
scale it is obvious that the more the
trade turns in favor of the United States
the greater will be its ability to take
gold from Europe. Therefore, the like
lihood is that money rates will rule high
in Europe because there will always be
the danger of American capital being
withdrawn not only from London but
from Germany"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-06
Worlds Gold Product.

The total gold production of the
world in 1900 amounted to 1856, 1852, ,A38,
which compares with 1913, 641, ,534 in
1899, the decrease being entirely owing
to the stoppage of gold production in
the Transvaal by the war, nearly all
other gold producing countries showing
an increase.
In 1900 the United States took the
lead among the gold producing coun-
tries with $78, 658, 765, Australasia rank
ing second with $75, 1888, ,215. The large
production of the Klondike has put
Canada in third place with a total out
put of $26, 6,000 900, while Russia is the
fourth with $23, ,090, 1862.
These four countries produced so per
cent of the worlds supply.
The total amount of the dividends
paid 210 companies allied with the min
eral industries of 1900 was $130, 94l 900.
This large disbursement places mining
among the most profitable of the coun-
try's industries The metal mines paid
$51, ,502, 900, or 80. 3 per cent of the total
and industrial companies $40, 439, 900, or
60.7 per cent. Amoug the leading pay
ers were the copper mines, with $685.
433, 200 to their credit, the gold and sill
yer mines $13, 907, 900 and the petroleum
companies with $4S, $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-06
MINERAL AND METAL
PRODUCT OF AMERICA
Summary Compiled From Fig
ures From Producers.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT

United States Leads the World In
the Production of Coal and Gold.
Dividends Paid by 21O Companies
Allied to Mining.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-The Engineering
and Mining Journal today gives sum-
mary of the mineral and metal produc-
ton of the United States for the year
1900. This summary has been compiled
from advanced figures furnished by pro-
ducers and from official sources and
gives q complete statement of the gold
production of the world for the year
just closed. The total value of the metal
produced in the United States in 1900
was $500, 800, 992, as compared with
1916, 057, 800 III 1899. The value of the
output of nonmetallic substances was
800, $50, 1871, as against $645, 754, 800 in
1899.
The total value for the two years,
after allowing for Implications, was re-
spectfully 81. .157, 162, 182 and 81, ,449,-
800, 594.
The more important items of this pro-
duction in metals were gold valued at
S78, 658, 755; silver. $37, ,085, 248; copper,
500, l56, $40; lead, $22,005,6 $50; zinc,
Sl0,7S6, $50, and pig iron, valued at
1898, ,076, ,737.
OF the nonmetallic products by far
the most important was coal, of which
the United States produced no less than
24, 847, ,779 tons-the greatest quantity
ever produced in one year by this or
any other country. In 1899 the United
States was the largest producer of coal
in the world and this pre- eminence was
increased III 1900.
Other important products included
cement, of which 17,828, sos barrels
were made; salt, sulphate, mineral
paints, phosphate rock and slate. while
the minor mineral products included
variety too numerous to mention.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-06
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many we carry in stock. Send for catalogue.
Whiskey, Peach and Apple Brandtes ETC.,
sold equally as low, from ST. gallon ups
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We make a. speciality of the jug trade and
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fered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-06

We Ship on approval in plain, sealed boxes,
with no marks to indicate contents When
you receive 1t and test it, If it is not satisfac
tory, return it at our expense and we will re.
turn your $3.50. We guarantee this brand tC
be eight years. old. Eight bottles for $3.50,
express prepaid; II bottles for $3.50 express
prepaid; gallon jug, express prepaid, $500;
2 gallon Jug, express prepaid, $3.50. No
charges for boxing.
We handle all the leading brands of Rye
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will save you so per cent on your purchases
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-06

United states Leads the World In
the Production of Coal and Gold.
Dividends Paid by 21O Companies
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-03
Open installation.

. Sweet BffaY Camp No. 546, E. W. A
Of this city will hold an open inStalla-
ton o. iotBCers' Friday night Jan. Il,
atswhich the families ofathei members
and otheriinvitsd guests viii be pres
ent. Supper will. be served at the ar
moEy at the close Of eeremOaies.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-03
Notice of Estray.

Taken up atmy place, il miles north
and one, mile east of Phillipsburg, one
red COW branded on. left hip. Owner
can have same by proving property and
paying expenses. 4. BENNETT.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-03
A High scdool for philips County

Through the efforts of Superintehd-
ent Thomas and other educators 10
this county a. bill has been drafted
providing for county high school in
this county. The bill will be intro
duced and championed by Mr.. Hebrew
in the legislature soon to. convene at
Topeka: According to the provisions
Of the bill the high school will be eS-
tablished by the petition Of the major
ity of the legal voters Of the county,
and it will be located afterward. This
Tobviates the, necessity of voting
against the school in order to vote
against a certain location. The n Err
AID sincerely hopes the bill may be-
come a law, believing. as it does thata
county having 1900 people. and the
wealth that our county has, cannot
afford to be without the means of Civ
ing all the children within its borders
a chance to get a good, higher educa-
tion. High school work cannot prop
5erly be done in any city the size of
those in the western counties, there
fore: it becomes the county's duty to
provide the high school.
H
Evening star., 1901-08-26
A BANK ON WHEELS.
How Thrift Is Promoted in the De
partment of Ardennes.

How Thrift Is Promoted in the De-
partment of Ardennes.
Paris Correspondence London Telegraph.
One Of the most brilliant ideas of mod
ern times has just occurred to the local au-
thorities which administ ter the public mon
les of the town Of Mezieres, in the Ar
dennes The new scheme consists of an
automobile savings bank" The term re-
quires some explanation.
The inventors apply 1t to a new sort of
motor car. which they are having built.
The vehicle is propelled by electricity and
contains four seats, one in front and apart
from the others for the driver The three
places behind are arranged around an evoly-
Ing table in the middle Of the car, one at
each side and one at the rear Of the We
hicle. Writing desks are fitted over each
OF the three seats and devised in such a
way that they can be either folded fiat
or opened outwardly. The central table
also contains desks, besides book shelves
and small metallic strong box Such is
the new automobile. The use to which the
authorities of MeZieres intend to put their
invention Is as follows:
The car will travel round the country,
making stoppageS of an hour or so on pre-
arranged days in the different localities of
the department. The passengers will be two
clerks OF the local treasury admintstra-
ton and a cashier. They will carry with
them complete collection Of savings bank
DOCKS, registers and FORMS and the third
or the aforementioned officials will be en-
powered to receive moneys. Your readers
VIII have now OWNED the purpose Of the
financial authorities of Mezieres. 1t seems
that these gentlemen, assembled in council
lately, came to the conclusion that some
thing should be done to encourage thrift
among the peasantry of the Ardennes. On
the other hand, 1t was recognized that the
saving propensity was already very marked
among the countryfolk. What was needed
was that the administration should meet
their wants half way. The peasants put by
quently fail to invest them in savings
banks because, especially in the busy sum-
mer months, they have little time for Jour-
neying to the few principal towns where
the offices are situated. So the authorities
determined upon sending the savings bank
to the countryfoIk instead Of waiting any
longer for the latter to find time to come to
the offices.
The description Of the vehicle which the
authorities have had built according to
their own designs. requires no further ex-
pianation except to say that the movable
desks are intended for use by the public,
hence the arrangement by which they can
be opened outward over the road. It Is re-
ported that the scheme meets with the un-
qualified approval Of the savings bank
clerks, whose days hitherto throughout the
nne season have been spent In musty Of
nces. But, contrary to what might have
been expected. the public does not look
upon the innovation with unalloyed delight
Some suspicious persons have spread a ru-
not always convey savings bank clerks but
VIII occasionally pring-more often, per-
haps. than would he desirable-that unWel-
come visitor, the tax collector.
Evening star., 1901-08-26

Stockings has signed Pitcher Wiley Piatt
released about a month ago by the Ath.
letics.
Gus weighing was served with a ten days
notice Of his release by Cincinnati yester-
day.
Manager Connie Mack sent Catcher Steel
man back to the Hartford club and will
sign Agnew, the catcher Of the Chester
Pa.) club.
When in Baltimore Manager Griffith
asked McGraw to go with him to Chicago
to see President Ban Johnson and see what
gart, Katoll, McGinnity and others Mo.
Graw said he thought 1t useless
Roy Evans, who jumped the Clam Eaters
to go to Frisco has left the Californians to
join Kansas City. Evans as Colonel and
Senator possessed slow ball that always
Hills school Of club swingsrs.-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Ban Johnson is as anxious for Clark Grif.
fifth and "Mugsy" McGraw to jump back
to the National League he was for them
to Join the American. The strenuous life
nights
So far as the signing of Flick, wolverton,
Orth, Duggieby and Townsend Is cona
cerned, there has been but little proof that
they have done so. but 1t is not beyond the
pale Of possibility. Should It be true the
Philadelphia National League club next
season will look like ten-pound turkey
after Thanksgiving dinner.-Philadelphfa
Press.
The Chicago American League club win
not miss Shugart, who was expelled by
Johnson as it has Burke. a better man,
key tried to trade Shugart and another
player to Milwaukee for Burke. who was
then playing third for the Brewers, bue
Manager Duffy would not make the trade.
Evening star., 1901-08-26
MOTOR CYCLE RACES.
Exciting Contests to Come at tn
Coliseum Thursday Night.

Exciting Contests to Come at the
COlfseum Thursday Night.
Four Of the fastest new four-horse power
motor cycles, with the best teams III
America, have been secured for series Of
heat races to be given at the Coliseum on
Thursday evening, August %.
Motor cycling racing Is going to be the
coming races. There has been but two
such series Of races so far, one at Buffalo
exposition where 10000 people saw Hen
shaw and Hedstrom a tandem motor
cycle run mile In LIS 2-5 seconds on a
four-lap track. This is eight seconds fas-
ter than any rider has been able to follow
a motor.
When a rider Is following a motor the
motor must guage its speed to that of the
man following. When they are alone rae
ing 1t Is only q question how fast the motor
can go and how clever the steerer and
mate is.
Motor racing is the most thrilling and
sensational of races. It keeps the specta-
tors on their feet with bated breath, In
open-eyed wonderment how men can sit
on such a machine going at such terrific
speed. At times the motors handle bars
seeming to be locked together In their en-
deavors to pass each other. At times 1t
looks as though the motors and their riders
would topple over when in rounding the
high banked turns they seem to lie fiat on
the track. The Coliseum track here is
given in to be by all the motor followers
the fastest six-lap track in the world, and
with the fast motors and best teams
manning them on Thursday night all rec
ords should (barring accidents) be broken.
1t will be remembered that two weeks ago
motor cycle races were scheduled for the
local track but rain prevented their run
ming.
There will be four motor teams and four
races will be run off. Howard Rhines,
one of the local cracks, has secured one of
the best single two and one-half-horse
power motors for his own use. He and
others of the local men are practicing daily
behind 1t, and there will be an exhibition
or two of our amateurs behind pace on
Thursday night
Evening star., 1901-08-26
FEM AND LAWSON vICTORs.
Former Lowers Record and Latter De-
feated Kramer.

Former Lowers Record and Latter De-
feated Kramer.
Seven thousand people saw the cycle
races at the Vailsburg IN. J.) track yester-
day. w. 8. Fem OF Waterbury added
fresh laurels to his list. After hard
struggle in the half-mile open for profess
sionals, he started out with little army Of
thirty three other riders in the five-mile
handicap Of professionals. With such a
crowd ahead OF him 1t looked as il he
would never get through, but he started
off at clipping pace, and moved down his
rivals one at time. Mcfarland had 100
yards on the youngster, but this did not
bother Fem. Entering the homestretch
Fem had the speed. and fairly ran away
from the others. winning by about five
lengths. His time was 1915. The old
worlds record for the distance was
1898 2-5
There was a wrangie in the two-mile
handicap. where another worlds record
was broken, but 1t was not allowed on ac-
count Of the action Of one Of the officials.
Lake and Mcconnell came down the stretch
close together, but to the majority Of the
onlookers it appeared as II Mcconnell. the
Alexander Mohor. who was supposed to
pick the first man at the finish. gave the
race to Lake, and the onlookers fairly
screamed their displeasure The time was
400 hat. which beat the old worlds record
The half-miie open was won with many
heats not unlike the circuit championship.
The final was between Lawson and Kra-
mer, and Lawson won by about a length.
Kramer's friends Immediately challenged
Lawson for a match race against Kramer.
and offered odds Of $500 on Kramer to $3.50
on Lawson. Lawson intimated that he
would accept the challenge
Evening star., 1901-08-26
ON RoWDY BASE BALL.

President johnson Defends His STAR
OF Umpires.
President Ban johnson issued a state
ment to the public from Chicago last night
denouncing rowdy base ball and defending
the umpires OF the American League. He
says:
There has been more rowdyism this
year than was ever known before in the
history OF the game. The fact that the
two large leagues are at war is, in a meas
use. responsible for the trouble. The Amer
lean League has made. however, an honest
and determined effort to preserve order on
players. Outbreaks have occurred of
most dfsgraoefm nature. but the offenders
In no instance have gone unpublished.
The American League officials have
Keen appreciation of a duty they owe to
the public They will not falter More
drastic measures will be used, If necessary,
ization
The troublesome managers and players
are. as rule. those who want something
better than an even break. They are the
very ones the sport-loving public will not
encourage. The American people love fair
play. Games won by the employment of
rowdyfsm and bulldozing tactics will not
receive the Endorsement of the patrons of
the sport.
II have full confidence In the American
League staff of umpires They are men of
iHteSTiIy, gOOO judgment ana long expert
ence. Three on the staff have served the
league In previous years and with credit.
Ihe vapor1ngs OF partisan press and the
wild utterances Of q disgruntled manager
or player should not be taken seriously.
The best means to secure good umpiring
Is to keep the players away from the Off
cial. To umpire a modern game Of ball is
at best a trying and thankless job. The
umpire is not infallible. In the course Of
two brief hours he is called upon to make
hundred or more decisions. He would,
indeed, be a remarkable Individual If he
could give them all correctly. to the entire
satisfaction Of eighteen ball players and
two managers, not to mention the partisan
spectators The way to secure the best re-
suits from an umpire is to encourage him
In his work rather than abuse him.
President Comiskey, who Is confined at
hts home in Chicago through sickness, was
as strong in his statements as was Johnson
He said:
Il am against rowdyism and for the
American League. So long as 1 was ac-
manager 1 never saw an umpire assaulted
The affair at Washington is disgraceful
The American League has never stood for
such actions, and 1t cannot afford to now.
IF Johnson blackliSts Shugart can't say
anything. 1t is to Johnson that the pub
lie is looking for clean ball. He has made
no mistake so far. and don't think he will
begin now. This rowdyism must be stopped
no matter what the cost
''The manager of a club should do all the
kicking for his team, and he only should
question the officials Interpretation of the
rules. The sooner the players learn this
the better. Grifffth's talk against johnson
Is childish, and puts him in the wrong
light entirely. If had been well should
have gone right to my team last night,
will probably make the next trip with the
team"
Evening star., 1901-08-26
A Bee a. q BarOmeter.
From the Los Angeles Times.

Such should be the title Of these lines
for whoever observes these interesting in
sects finds 1t easy enough to foretell ex-
actly the kind OF weather to be expected
At least. that IL the opinion OF many rails
ers Of bees.
Generally the bee stays at home when
rain Is in the air. When the sky is simply
dark and cloudy these busy workers do not
leave their dwelling all at once A few 20
out first. as though the queen had sent out
messengers to study the state Of the at
mosphere. The greater number remain on
observation until the clouds begin to dissi-
pate. and It Is only then that the battaI-
Ions entire rush out In search OF their nec-
tar. A bee never goes out In fog because
1t is well aware that dampness and cold
are two fearsome redoubtahle enemies. We
do not mean. however. that the bee Is a
mete0rol0gist In the absolute sense Of the
word. Its cleverneas consists In never
being taken unawares, for 1t possesses ,ln-
tiring vigilance. Often one may observe
the sudden entrance Of bees into the hive
when dense cloud hides the SUM- and even
though the rain is not In evidence.
Evening star., 1901-08-26
ENGLISH CANTEENs.
Tommy Atkins Suffers Because OF
Speculative Stewards.

Tommy Atkins Suffers Because OF
Speculative Stewards.
From the London Chronicle.
At this season of the year, just when the
camps and maneuvers are beginning, we
wish to call attention again to the question
Of soldiers canteens AS is perfectly well
known, they have hitherto been liable to
serious abuses. The British soldier has
been robbed that contractors may make
fortunes, and non-commissioned off1cers
pocket bribes In the shape of presents, Sc
cret rebates. discounts and other unfair
forms of profit. Temptations are continu-
ally offered by large firms to canteen stew
ards, and there Is no code Of honor strong
enough to keep the stewards from yielding.
In very many If not in most cases they be-
come accomplices with the contractors in
taking money out Of their comrades pock-
cts.
For a few years past there has been a
movement to check the scandal, and 1t
arose in the army itself. The recent an
nual report Of the Canteen and Mess Co.
operative Society traces its history. Ihe
idea was first put in practice by Major
Lionel Fortescue of the 18th Lancers, who
was killed in action in South Africa last
year. Ten years ago he took the manage
ment of the canteen into his own hands,
bought in fair markets, insisted on honesty
in the steward, and within year found
that the profits had doubled and that twice
as much could be returned as bonus to the
men, though he had reduced prices ~ per
cent The last accounts we have OF his
canteen show that his system had, In fact,
Increased the mems pay by 1-2d. day.
On the strength Of his success Major
Fortescue assisted Major Crauford, late OF
the Grenadier Guards, to establish the
Canteen and Mess Cooperative Society,
which first began its work at Caterham.
The war office has discouraged the society
as 1t discourages everything new and most
things that can be of advantage to the SOL
der But in spite of that the society has
developed rapidly, and in the first four
years of its existence It's turnover grew to
f15O. 900. Shareholders arc not allowed to
hold more than f2O0 apiece, and their inter-
est is limited to maximum of per cent.
It is hoped to abolish private shareholders
altogether, and to make the regimental In
stitutes the members, SO that the society
might become the sole property OF those In
stitutes, the profits being shared entirely
among the consumers. And we feel sure
that when the war Office and commanding
officers fully apprehend both the objects
and methods of the society the passive op-
position which still exists in some quarters
will disappear.
It would be an enormous advantage, not
only to the soldier, but to the country, II all
the canteens In the army were managed on
these cooperative and profit-sharing prin-
ciDleS.
Evening star., 1901-08-26
Protection From Llghtning.
,v, ha npdon Mail

II out of doors keep away from trees.
haystacks, houses. large sheets Of water.
river banks. &c. IL In the open plain,
where there are no trees or buildings. you
are safer lying down than standing up. II
near q wood stay there, and do not 60
nearer. II near single tall tree you are
pretty safe thirty yards away. Indoors
you are safest Of all II you adopt Frank
Inns plan. Find the geometrical center Of
the room. Hang up hammock by silken
cords. get In and stay there. Failing q
hammock. sit on one chair IN the middle
Of the room. with your feet on another,
first placing beneath them q feather bed
or hair mattress. But do not sit under the
gas chandelier. Whether out OF doors or
indoors keep away from the chimney or
trem metallic masses OF any kind. And
possess your souls In patience.