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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
PHfLIPPINE MONEY SITUATION.
Causing Consider era bIo Alarm.-A Change
 In Parity to be En forced.

Manila, Dec. 1.-The financial situa- tion in the Philippine Islands is caus- ing considerable alarm. In an inter- view published in Manila. Henry c. Ide, chief of the department of finance and justice, referred to the probable en- forcement of an alteration in the inn mediate future of the present govern ment parity of two Mexican dollars for one gold dollar.
 The United States postoffice here now refuses, except to government em- ployes, to issue money orders in ex- change for Mexican silver. The banks of Manila have been making from six to eight per cent on exchange. Mer- chants and others are forced to carry their accounts in Mexican silver. The commercial community had relied upon the United States commission to con tinue the situation of the two Mexican dollars for one gold dollar, which the commission itself created The com mission, unfortunately, is unable to act in the matter without the authority of congress. This authorization has been requested.
 Charles A. Conant, special commits Slonef or the war department to 1nVeS- tigate the state of coinage and banking in the Philippines and report to the sec retary of war recommendation for remedial legislation, is the bearer of the commissions views on this matter.
 The stores of Manila are compelled to accept two Mexican dollars for one gold dollar, while Chinese sreculators are paying as high as six per cent pre- mium in American paper money for American gold.
 Local bankers say that if the salaries of all insular employees were paid in the local or Mexican currency, inde- pendently of the fluctuations of this currency, and if the government had not attempted to enforce rate of ex- change the present financial situation would never have arisen,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
THREE FAMILIES IN PERIL
NEARLY OVERCOME BY ESCAPING
 ILLUMINATING GAS.
Which Has No Gas Connection--Two of the Victims Taken to Grace Hos. pital and Ono May Not 1ecover-The Gas Thought to Have Esoapad Into tho Cellar From . Broken Main.

Three families residing at 35 Frank
 street came near being fatally asphyx-
 lated yesterday morning by escaping il-
 luminating gas at that number and a
 peculiar feature of the case is that
 there is no gas connection in the house.
 Mrs. Agnes Gould and her son, John
 Gould, young man, were completely
 overcome and their conditions were so
 serious that they were taken to Grace | hospital, where last night it was thought that the young man would re-
 cover but Mrs. Gould's condition was
 critical, and it was feared that she could not recover.
 The house is three story tenement
 and on the first floor reside MT. and
 Mrs. John Grady, Ellen Grady, Patrick Smith and Terrence J. Smith, jr., a son of Detective Smith; on the second floor Mir and Mrs. James Conniff, George Conniff, Sadie Conniff and Annie Con- mfr, and on the third floor Mrs. Gould and her son.
 About o'clock yesterday morning Mrs. Conniff, on the second floor, awoke and detected a strong odor of gas. Knowing that there was no gas connec- tion in the house she thought that the odor came from her kitchen coal range. Upon investigation, however, she decid- ed that such was not the case. She then reused the occupants of the first and second floors, but forgot about those on the third floor. The persons on the two lower floors were aroused just in time, as nearly all of them were almost overcome when they were awakened with great difficulty. They soon recovered. however. but were obliged to leave the house.
 About o'clock the Goulds on the third floor were thought of and party of neighbors went to see how they were getting along. Repeated knocks at their door brought no response, and fin- ally the door was broken in. Both Mrs. Gould and her son were found in bed unconscious, and all efforts to revive them were in vain. The windows were opened and Dr.. Sloat was summoned from Grace hospital by the police. The physician upon examination saw that the cases were serious and the two vic- tims were removed to the hospital.
 The house windows were left open, but the occupants of the house were obliged to stay elsewhere, so overpow- ering was the odor which filled the en- tire house, but was strongest on the third floor, the gas rising naturally to that floor.
 The only way the presence of the gas in the house can be accounted for Is that there Is leak in a gas pipe or a gas main near by and that the gas in some way, by water pipe or other wise escaped into the house. An inves- tigation will be made to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
NEw wTHANs-c0x7JxENT4L L1X
Senator Clark and T. F. Walsh oat4j \
 Have Joined Issues. jSsA A2 2sNs

Senator Clark and T. F. Walsh oahG " M
 Have Joined Issues. @ &N$ <
 Denver, Col, Dec. 1.-The Poet I'll X Senator w. A. Clark of Montana Thomas F. Walsh of Colorado, 1t M mored, have Joined issues in ralls6 consolidation and will built practt a ans-continental railroad. Tho cago. Rock Island and Pacific is A to be with Senator Clark and Walsh. 5 s9 4i
 The new trans continental l&neS give Senator Clark an outlet for hix X # Angeles and Salt Lake City road, X has been left without one through t absorption of the two Colorado fn6 tain lines by George Gould The Island would get new and short W to California.
 MT. Walsh some time ago incorp6& ed railroad to be built from glx1 by way of Gunnison to Pueblo, IT M alliance with Senator Clark shan perfected he would build probahiy x to Liberal, Kas., where he will con1 his .oad with the Rock Island. z
 It is said that Senator Clark and S1 3 Walsh will meet this week in Washin< ton and there complete the deal whXt z by they will become partners in irail3 road consolidation. l5a|
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
TROUBLE ON US. TRANSPORT
CEL AT GIBRALTAR
 ENDS IN HARD FEELINGS.
Fourth Engineer Breaks Out After the Buford Leaves That Port n nd Attempts to Kill the Chief-Ship's Butcher Also Goes on the Warpnth With a Great Carving Knife-Both Men Put in Irons.
Irons.

New York, Dec. 1.-When the trans port Buford put to sea from Gibraltar some of the crew were unable imme- diately to resume the ordinary routine of affairs after a big celebration ashore. As a result Fourt Engineer Murphy, arming himself with revolver, 1t is al- legged started out to kill the chief en- gineer, in revenge for some maginary wrong He made considerable trouble for time. He was finally put in irons and locked up in the brig" This did not end the trouble, however. as the ships butcher broke out with a big carving knife. It took a hard strug- gle to secure him, but he was finally got into the brig" also. The men were still in irons when the Buford ar rived in port last night, and will be handed over to the United States mar shal tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
RETURN OF CHINESE COURT.
Last Stage of the Journey Postponed for
 One Week.

Last StaXc Oh tno JOurmoy tVhtpuuoW Iok One Week. Pekin Dec. 1.--Prince Ching has in- formed the ministers of the foreign powers that owing to the fatigue of the dowager empress resulting from her travels, the last stage of the imperial courts journey has been postponed for one week.
 Great preparations are being made here for the reception of the royal party. All the palaces and temples have been re-paintsd and re-gilded. The foreign residents of Pekin have never seen these buildings look go imposing as now.
 Upon the day of the reception the route followed by the royal cortege will be lined with Manchu bannerman and elaborate ceremonies will be observed.
 The condition of Pekin has improved immensely and good discipline is main tained among the European troops sta toned here.
 The settlement of the claims between the local officials and the missionaries, not included in the general indemnity, has been arranged Payments on these claims about to 5,000000 taels.
 In an edict the dowager empress has authorized the instruction of foreign sciences in Chinese schools.
 The policy of Sir Robert Hart, col lector of imperial maritime customs, in the matter of the disputed points of the tariff is to deal generously with the importers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
ACCUSED OF TAKING MISS STONE,
Macedonian Com mtttce Chargod-Mena-
 cing Attitude of United states.

Macedonian Com mtttce Chargod-Mena-
 cling Attitude of United states.
 Sofia, Dec. 1.--M Mil1ialowsky, presi- dent of the Macedonian committee re- gently made a speech at Varna, in Bull aaria, in which he denounced M. Sa- rafof. former president of the commit tee and the Macedonians as agitators, murderers and blackmailers. Among other crimes he accused them of kid mapping Miss Ellen M. Stone, the Amer ican missionary. The Macedonians of Sofia held an indignation meeting here to-day. Violent speeches were made denouncing M. Mihialowsky and in which M, Sarafof was eulogized as the hero of the Macedonian youth. This in- cident is important as demonstrating the schism in the Macedonian camp.
 Reports received here to-day from Dubnitza announce increased vigilance on the part of the authorities and the police of that place.
 Bulgarian official circles are evidently impressed by the menacing attitude of the United States government in the stone affair They declare, however that they are unable to do any more in the matter than they have done all ready. .
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
THE COPPER SITUATxON.
London Time. Dos' Not Think Am"iga-
 mated People Engineered the Fall.

London TT mes Docs Not Think AmaIga-
 mated People Engineered the Fall.
 London Dec. 2.-The Times, in it's financial article discussing the copper position, says it thinks it very improb- able that the Amalgamated people have engineered the fall in copper prices in order to force other mines to join the combination, because such a policy, even if successful, would be dangerous inasmuch as it would have the effect of depreciating the prices of other com modities and securities, which the Amalgamated group Is anxious to keep up.
 The Times is of the opinion that the Amalgamated company only endeavor- ed to sell copper when its managers be- lieve 1t is useless to try to maintain the corner any longer, or when they find 1t is inconvenient to lock up so much mon- ey in one article.
 Tn view of the big consolidation schemes in the United States and the withdrawal of the investing public since the New York panic of May g, the Times says, it would not be surprising if some powerful capitalists were to consider it prudent to increase their cash reserves.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
FOR WfSHfNG q ROOSEVELT JLL.
Man Held i'm S70O Ball for Saying He should he ,Trentcd Like McKin,cv.

Man Held in S7OO Ball for Saying He
 should he Trentcd Like McKin,cy.
 Philadelphia, Dec. IA. H. Mueller, the man arrested Saturday evening at Broad and Chestnut streets, charged with having declared that President Roosevelt should be served the same as was Mckinley, was to-day held in $500 bail. The charge is disturbing the peace.
 At the hearing before Magistrate Ko- chersperger at the city hall Mueller had nothing to say beyond declaring that he was not responsible on Satur- day for using the words imputed to him.
 Mueller was arrested on complaint of F. T. Tobin, who claimed to have heard him use the threatening language. To- bin said to-day that the remark was made In the Hotel Lafayette at the time the president was looking at the football game in West Philadelphia.
 At Muelers boarding place it was stated that he had always conducted himself in a quiet and orderly manner. He is said to have been out of work for some time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
nentha in the state.

Pennington, Dec. 1.-Chauncey Rowe. the oldest resident of this town, died to-day He was born in 1915. He was a member of the lower branch of the Connecticut general assembly in 1S47, and also served several other terms in that body. In 1854 he was member of the state senate He leaves no relat tives.
 Naugatuck, Dec. 1.-Edward T. Noo- nan, aged thirty-two, well known shoe dealer here, died Saturday night after a short illness. He leaves wife and two children.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
POPE MAY BE GOD FAT THER.
Son Born to tho Sister of tho King of
 Snain.

Madrid, Dec. 1.-When the Princess of the Asturias, sister of the king, who was married February 14, 1901, to Prince Charles of Bourbon, gave birth to her son Saturday, the queen regent, the Infanta Isabella and all the minis ters were present at the palace. The new born prince was placed upon a sil- yer tray and handed to his father with great ceremony. Prince Charles car ried the infant around and presented him to Premier Sagasta. the ministers and other dignitaries. The royal salute was fired. telegram was sent to the pope asking his blessing. It is expect ed the pope will consent to be the young princes godfather. He will be christened next Tuesday. His name will he Alfonso Andrew. A royal de- cree has conferred the order of the Golden Fleece and other decorations on the new born baby.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
swltohm.n,. Strike in Pittsb-rxs;

Pittsburg, Dec. 1.-Reports from tliS managers and operators of the diferAkt' railroads affected by the switohmAn} strike assert this evening that th&1 have the situation we'll in hand and
 the new men who have taken str1M4x4I places are now working to good Rdv&n%1 tage. Sunday being day when ilttAe1 new freight is received, consider4hl work was accomplished in the wayS04 clearing the yards of their conge6t9l condition. @ *S
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
HARVARD ATHhErIC REC111'
Report of Manager sohwspps'

Report of Manager schwspfS sse,00o Made on Foothail 2 Cambridge. Mass, Dec. 1.-ThS
 of c. H, schweppe 1902. acting III manager of athletics at Harva versity. containing the statenaS ceipts and expenditures Tor t
 year, has just been presented t 7 Harvard athletic committee. mary of the principal account is TIT < lows: #
 Football associations Receipt siO57 expenses, $1s.ess.1e; credie ance, $36,122.41.
 Baseball association-Recip .525.S9 expenses, $10,56e.2s; credit ance, $959.66.
 Track team-Receipts. $3,440.A v; penses, $s,s2s.ss; debtor bSl6 s2,sSS10. Y
 University Boat club-Recetpt 792.76; expenses, $6,394.56; osedIt ance, $398.20. S
 Buildings and ounds-Expenss69 20610. "
 Permanent mprovements s6,559 49; expenses, $13,9225c; dehtof ance, $7,363.01. XIII 2S
 The total receipts for the year 1901 were $117. 7.317.27; total expense4 2SS91; total credit balance, $39, iSs
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
Only Three Lives Lost.

San Francisco, Dec. 1.-So far as can be determined only three lives were lost in the collision between the ferryboats San Rafael and Sausalito last night. Those drowned were w. G. Crandall, secretary of the Long Syrup works; George Treadway, waiter on the San Rafael, and a three-year-o son of Mrs. Waller of Ross Valley.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
XCITEMENT IN RICHMOND.
Militia Called Out for Small Fire in
 the Penitentlary.

Richmond, Va, Dec. 1.-The city was thrown into state of excitement late this evening by the turning in of the military call on account of small fire in the penitentiary, which was extin- guished almost immediately. The mil- tary responded promptly. There was a pancky feeling among the convicts when the fire was discovered, but it was panicky feelin among the convicts a precautionary measure.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
IN THE HO USE.
The Opening Program mme-No Depart
 ure from Precedent.

ure from Precedent.
 washington, Dec. 1.-The programme for the opening of the house tomorrow, although it will follow rigidly routine precedents, will be interesting, and to a certain extent picturesque. Admis- sion to the galleries will be by card, of which two have been issued to each member, and they no doubt will be crowded to their full capacity. The desks of the popular members will be laden with flowers. The clerk of the house will call the members to order at noon and after prayer by the chaplain the roll will be called by states.
 The speaker will be formally elected and escorted to the chair by commit tee. General Henderson, whose re- election as speaker is assured will then address the house after which MT. Bingham of Pennsylvania, "the father of the house." tftular honor bestowed uron the oldest member in point of con- tinuous service, will administer the oath to him. The speaker in turn will administer the oath to the members elect, The old officers of the house who were re-chosen by the republican caucus, then will be reelected and sworn in. Following this resolutions will be adopted to appoint committees to inform the president and the senate that the house has elected General Henderson speaker and MT. McDowell as clerk.
 By resolution Speaker Henderson then will appoint committee of three to join a similar committee from the senate to inform the president that @ quorum of the two houses has assem- bled and that congress is ready to re- -<c1.,- a,li,.d Paero l -
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
Queen win el mina's Illness.

Amsterdam, Dec. 2.--The statement that Queen Wilhelmina's aid de camp Major Van Tot, is suffering from peri tonitis and not from the effects of a duel fought with her consort, Prince Henry, is confirmed. The assertion that Queen WilheImina recently exper- fenced a miscarriage is also confirmed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
A Rector Dies Sudde denly.

Middleton, N. r., Dec. 1.-The Rev. George G. Betts, rector of St. James Episcopal church. Goshen died sudden ly of heart disease to-day. MT. Betts officiated at services yesterday and had his sermon prepared for to-day,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
TERRYViLLE PASTOR RESIGNS.
Rev. wm. A. Gay of the Congregational
 Chuvch of That Place.

Terryville, Dec. 1.-Rev. William AL fred Gay, D. D., pastor of the Terry ville Congregational church, tendered his resignation to-day to take effect June 1, 1902. He has been pastor of the local church since 1898, having previ- ously held Presbyterian pastorates in Corry, Pa, Railway, N. J., and Buffalo, N. Y He stated in his letter of resig- nation to-day that his proposed relin- punishment of his duties was for per- sonal reasons only, and not on account of any dissensions in the church or the community. His future plans are not announced.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
Dr. H. c. Houghton Dead.

New York. Dec. 1.-Dr. Tenry c. Houghton, the oculist and aurist, died suddenly at his home in this city to- night. He was born in Roxbury, Mass, on January 22. 1887, and was the son of Isaac Smith Heughton.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
To Proven. .Amer,c ,canizatsos.,

Berlin, Dec. 1.-The marine corresI E dent of the Allgemeine Zeitung prop9Q M to prevent the Americanization of man lines of steamships by tenyTs4 contract between the companies c01 trolling the steamers in question ay Count von Buelow, the imperials ch cellor, which will give the latterT cQ14 plete disposal of all these ships nAtix44 of war.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
Florence NighttMgaie ie Not III.

London, Dec. 1.-The report cabled to the United States that Florence Nightingale was near death was un- founded. Florence Nightingale is we'll.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02

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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09
EXrEkM1NATING THE BOERS.

We publish today on the front page
a letter from British officer in South
Africa to a friend at home, in which
he makes Il terrible charge against the
blood-thirsty Kitchener, who has COM
mand of the army since the departure
of General Roberts for England The
sum and substance of the officers let
ter is that Kitchener conceived the dia-
bolical idea Of killing DeWet and his
burghers without taking any prisoners,
when he supposed he had that great
general surrounded on all sides. With
no chance for escape from the British
Gordon. The British officer in question
was naturally shocked at such cruelty,
and says:
lord Kitchener having, as he
thought, Gagged his enemy, sent secret
instructions to the troops to take no
prisoners; that is, if the Beers, sur
rounded OH all sides, find themselves
unable to resist, and hoist the white
flag as a token Of surrender, they are
to be shot down to the last man. Now
l have seen too much bloodshed to be
easily shocked, and if this intention
had been openly proclaimed when the
opposing parties We're in similar posi-
tons, and the fortunes and terrors Of
war were as likely to fall on one side
as on the other, though l would GER
tainly regret the return of the English
people to the barbarism of our Anglo
Saxon ancestors, would not have con-
sidered it a matter affecting the honor
of the army; but that we should enter
into a struggle proclaiming loudly our
adhesion to the rules Of civilized war,
that we should beg for quarter our
selves with somewhat humiliating fire.
quency, and accept the generous terms
that have been invariably offered, till
the time came at last when our en-
emies, gathered together at our feet,
asked for the mercy which had been
so freely accorded by themselves-that
we should then ruthlessly massacre
those unfortunate men is an act not
only so cruel. but so mean and coward
ly, that now as write have difficulty
in convincing myself that it could ever
have been contemplated by an English
officer"
There is no doubt but such an order
was issued by the butcher Of Omdur-
man, and it is we'll that De Wet and
his brave men were not caught in q
trap. The order to give no quarter
and take no prisoners must have been
sent from London, for in the colloquy
in the House of Commons. as reported
by the Dublin Freeman, Arthur ]. Bal
four justified the barbarity by reading
the American military rules now en-
foced with the approval of President
Mckinley, the sanguinary hypocrite
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09

Far westward lies an isle of ancient fame,
By Nature bless'd-Hibernia is her name;
Enrolled In books-eXhaustess in her store
OF vciny silver and Of golden ore;
Her fruitful soil forever teens with wealth,
With gems her waters, and her air with
health;
Her verdant fields with milk and honey
flow,
Her woody fleeces vie with virgin snow;
Her waving burrows float with Bonded corn,
And arms and arts her cnvied sons adorn.
No poison there infects, nor scaly snake
Creeps through the grass or settles in the
lake.
A nation worthy of its pious race
In war triumphant, and unmatched in
peace
ireland then had court, in which
learning was honored next to royalty;
a church that sent forth missionaries
who converted a large portion of west
ern Europe; laws that divided the es-
tates of the dead with equal justice;
that gave trial by jury-the Anglo
Saxon's boast; that ordained inns for
the entertainment of travellers at the
public expense, and that knew only
one capital or objectionable crime.
And it was treason or sacrilege to
change those laws. There were trained
bands which were sworn to resist even
a seven-fold foe, knights who won re-
nown for valor and courtesy on the
plains of Palestine, and danes who
were honored by admiring bards and
MINISTRIES. I speak no interested, no
partial, no imaginative eulogy. 1t is
the testimony of general history as ac-
credited by modern learning"
So it is, and yet how little the school
children of America know of these
things from Anglo-American histories.
Even the public libraries have little, if
anything about the early civilization
of ireland. 1t is mainly the fault of
Irish-Americans themselves that such
is 81 fact. Many of them are so foolish
as to feel ashamed of the grand old
race from which they are descended
and prefer to pass for Americans, Eng
lishmen and ScOtch-Irishmen, because
they are ignorant of the history of
their glorious ancestors.