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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-09-10

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07
GEN. CHAFFEE REPORTS
OPERATIONS IN PHILIPPINES
 FOR A YEAR.
He Recommends That There Be No Further Reduction of the Milf
 tary Force Until
 January, 1903.

Washington, Dec, 6.-The War Depart ment today made public the first annua. report of Major General A. P. Chafee, Military Governor of the Philippine ls- lands General Chaffee sums up the situation in the Philippines from militia ry point of view by stating that thu Provinces of Batangas and Laguna, il. Luzon, and the islands of Samar. Min doro, Cebu and Bohoe constitute the area now disturbed by any embodied force of insurgents. He says that to the physi- cal character of the country, to the nature of the warfare of the rebels, who are amigo and foe in the self-same hour, to the humanity of the troops, which is taken advantage of by the rebels and the inhabitants who sympathize with them. and to the fear of assassination on the part of the friendly disposed if they give information to the American forces, is due the prolongation of the guerilla war fare.
 Commenting upon the plan of gradually replacing military with civil administra- tion, General Chaffee recommends that there be no further material reduction of troops before January 1903. The civil governments which are being organized. provincial and municipal, General Chaf- fee says, are both new and untried and there is but one certain and reliable method of aScertaining the progress or the Filipinos in self-government, namely, observation by the army. In anticipa- tion of a partial concentration of the troops in the Philippines next year, Gem eral Chaffee names $2,50O0O0 as his esti- mate of cost for the construction of quarters and barracks.
 A table is submitted showing that since June 10th, last, the date of the last table submitted by General MacArthur, up to September 18th, 36l Filipino officers and 3,6Ss men surrendered to the Americans and twenty-six officers and 494 men were captured.
 In an appended report Judge Advocate General Grosbeck says that the suppress sion of brigandage in the Philippines will most probably be one of the trying problems of the future. If the military arm was left free to deal with the marauders, he says, there would be no doubt of their final suppression, but the incoming of civil government complicates the situation very considerably. Great attention is paid in appended reports to the presence of venereal diseases in the army in the Philippines and the measures taken to sergregate absolute women and by rigid physical inspection, guard against spread of the disease.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07
TWO WERE CREMATED
THE RESULT OF A FIRE AT CARNEGIE, PA.
Two Members of the Klee Family Burned to Death and Eight Others Received Injuries.
 Fathers Bravery.

Pittsburg, Dec. 6.-Two persons were burned to death and seven injured in a fire at Carnegie, Pa, this morning.
 The dead are:
 Mrs. Mary Klee, agsd 42
 Mary Klee, aged 9.
 The injured are: Samuel Klee, aged 50; Ida Klee. aged 20; Anna Klee, aged r; Eva Klee, aged IA; - Klee, aged 10; Jenny Kiee, aged 6, and Harry Klee, aged 1.
 The Klee residence is two-story frama house on Broadway. the ground floor be- ing devoted to a grocery store kept by Klee, and the rest of the house being oc- cupied by the family.
 The fire was discovered about 4:40 o'clock this morning by the grocery clerk. Morris Fizses. He imm diately gave the alarm, but the flames spread so rapidly that the occupants of the upper story were shut off from the stairway, and Klee and his wife realized that there was but one way to save the children and that was to throw them from the window, a distance of about twenty feet. One by one the children were brought to the front window and dropped to the ground by the father. All of them were more or less seriously injured, but all escaped death from the flames except Mary. By the time Harry. the baby, was reached, not only was the father exhaust ed with his eXertions and the terrible conditions under which he worked, but the flames were fast making his efforts impossible. When he was able to get Harry, it was found that fire had already scorched him, and the little one"s face, feet and hands were blistered and burned. He was snatched from the flames just in time, and it is thought he will sur Vive.
 After rescuing his baby, the father looked around for his wife, whom he had missed from his side for some time. Cn- able to locate her, he called to those he had saved, for the purpose of ascertain ing if she had joined tn, m. She had not, and the husband became almost distract ed with fear and panic. It seems, how ever, that while the father was rescuing the youngest and most helpless child, she was making an attempt to save the life of Mary, and in doing so gave up her own life.
 The house was entirely destroyed
 The charred remains of the mother and daughter were found in the ruins side by side. Both had been overcome by the smoke before they could escape from the room.
 When the firemen arrived the father re- fused to leave the building without his wife and child, and the firemen were compelled to forcibly carry him from the burning building.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07
Conference of Irishmen.

New York, D-c. 6.--Is response to call that was sent out November 27 by a number of prominent Irishmen and sym pathizers with Ireland, a conference was held tonight in this city. It was decided to appoint committe of 25 which will proceed actively about the work of rais- ing funds to aid the Irish Parliamentary party, of which John E. Redmond is the leader. Among those present at the meet ing were: w. Bourke Cochran, John F. Redmond M P; Dr. Charles H. Park hurst. John D. Crimmins. Robert E. Roosevelt, John E. Mullholland, w. M McAdoO, Edward Lauterbach William Temple Emmet. Judge James A. O'Gor- man, General Jam s R. Obeirne, Montagu White and John r. Hayes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07
STILL DEBTOR NATION.
The London Times Discusses the
 United States.


 New York. Dec. 6.--Another article by the financial editor of The London Times on the credit relations of the United States and Europe has just appeared It has been cabled to The New York Times and printed here. The financial editor of The London Times infers that the views he has expressed last Wednesday are not disputed by the best judges in the United States.
 In the opinion of the editor. the United States is in the position of a young wig orous and honest manufacturer who has also had great success as farmer, and who is able to command first-clasS credit at his banker s. lie makes great deal more net income than he needs. and em- plOys all that he does not spend in eX- tending his business. He has occasional tits of exuberant energy and enthusiasm when he borrows largely to construct works which do not immediately yield return Thus, periodically, he locks up more than is wise in bricks and mortar and steel. Even in his prudent mood he does not keep much actual cash, but he likes to keep his capital growing. He does not believe in gilt edged securities, except for insur 1nce companies and saV- ings banks, because capital does not in crease fast enough in , per cent stuff. His admirers have been asserting that he is going to be a great banker If he Is not one already. Probably he will be at some time, but that time is distant,
 The writer assumes that Secretary Gage did not perfectly understand his Ohe ed- ttor s) argument in the interview he gave which was cabled here, but he aftirms that the Secretary accepts his view that the United States is great manufac- turer but not yet great banker.
 However, not all the London financial experts by any means support the views Of The Times in regard to the foreign credit of the United States. On the con trary some of the shrewdest men believe that any such purely theoretical reason ing is misleading and tha- the actual great, long continued and obviously grow ing prosperity of the United States is an important factor in the case.
 America may be debtor nation" said a well known financier but the amount of American capital invested here and elsewhere in Europe is enormous and in creaslng"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07
GRAND OPERA AT END.
The Grau Company Completes Its
 West Coast Arrangements.

San Francisco, Dec. 6.-The most re- markable season of grand opera ever given On this coast terminated last night at the Grand Opera House andihe Grau sas City on ., special train that left this morning.
 During the four weeks season the company gave thirty performances and the receipts have reached the sum of $z5O,Gc0. The number of people who heard the grand opera figures up to more than 80 OO0.
 The enthusiasm manifested at the clos ing performance has never been sur- passed here. The performance of 'The Marriage of Figaro" with Zembrich Eames and DeReszte in the east s frequently interrupted by applause, and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07
--7--@-~---------------------~ IOWA WILL GO INTO DOCK.
Captain Perry Given Orders to Leave
 Panama

Washington, Dec. 6.-Secretary Long ship Iowa, now at Panama, to proceed down the Chilean coast to Talcahuano, where the ship is to be docked and over hauled.
 He has also ordered Commander Me Crea of the gunboat Machias, at Colon, to bring his vessel north, stopping at San Juan. Porto Rico on her way home for coal.
 The gunboats Marietta at Colon and Concord, at Panama, will remain at their respective stations for a time and then they, too. will leave the isthmus if af-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07

the closing curtain was raised ninc times, the audience remaining standing, cheer ing. waving handkercniefs and hats. while bouquets were thrown to the smil- ing singers on the stage.
 Calve leaves today for Florida, where she will rest until she is able to join Grau in New York for the season.
 Flames will leave for St. Louis and will rest there for one week until the com pany arrives in that city Sybil Sander son has decided to have an operation performed on her throat and will prob- ably remain in California for few VI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07
The Mississippi Very Low.

Minneapolis. Dec. 6.-The Mississippi river is unprecedentedly low. Owing 10 a lack of water power the street car ser vice in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Still water has been considerably reduced. Flour mills are also seriously affected. The deficiency of water is attributed partly to the lack of fall rains and part iy to the fact that Ioggers on the head waters are impounding water in the streams so as to float out their cut in the spring.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07

Generally fair and continued cold weather continues in the Northeast, under influence of a high barometer area over that region; light rains have occurred in middle cotton districts, and light rain or snow in the Mississippi Val lev and portions of the Lake Rcgon, and the Middle West. the latter being due to a decided depression central over Western South Dakota and which has induced easterly to southerly winds over most of the South and
 higher temperatures ia Kansas, the Missouri Valley and Upper Lake Region. Rain has also occurred on the Pacific coast. and cloudiness continues quite general in central and southern districts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07

Jackson Miss. Dec. 6.-Brigadier Gen eral James Argyle Smith. Marshal of the Supreme Court of Mississippi, and form CT State Superintendent of Education died this morning from pneumonia. His remains will be given a State funeral.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07
Stock and Grain Company Fails.

St. Louis, Mo, Dec. 6.-The Southern Stock and Grain Company made an as- signmen; today to Charles J. Mcguire. The company acknowledges liabilities to the extent of $35,O 900. fhis is in small due to customers. The assets amount to $2S,300.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07
Fatally Injured by Goat.

Mattoon, H.. Dec. 6.-Mrs. Henry Freize, aged 70 years. wife of a farmer of Shelby county. will probably die from an attack made on her by her pet goat as she was hanging clothes in her yard. Her hip bone was broken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07

A local trolley car mot rman discovered yesterday that it iS bad form. as we'll as dan gerous, to run through funeral procession Still he is supposed to make his trip on schedule time while a few minutes one way or the other can make but little difference to the occupant of hearse.-BuffaIo Times.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07
Artillery Battery Transferred.

Washington Dec. 6.-The 29th Battery Field Artillery has been transferred from the Department of Cuba to the Depart ment of the Missouri, and will take sta- ton at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07

So much attention is paid at a wedding to the bride. her sisters. her mother her dress and the supper. and so little to her father who pays for 1t all.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07
Indicates rise. Indicates fall.
River Forecast.
Weather Conditions.
.For nast tWentY-four hours. l

The Coosa and Alabama will remain nearly stationary during tonight and Saturday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07
Temperature and Precipitation.
For selected Southern stations during 24 ,nnrs ending a. m.. De. 6 1901:
Gen. J. A. Smith Dead.

FRANK r. CHAFFEE, Section Director, Weather Bureau.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07

Pittsburg, Dec. 6.-Two persons were burned to death and seven injured in a fire at Carnegie, Pa, this morning.
 The dead are:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07

0 nsuv. except Sunday x Sunday only. Trains arrive at Montgomery 9:lo a. m-, oiSO Ss,I,man p m sleepers on No. 5s between Mont 1omety and Jacksonville.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
AGED TWINS.

Twins who have reached the age or
sS years and are still happy, hale and
hearty, are Julius 81. and Junius
N Benham, of Bridgeport, Conn,
They have been in business together
since they were 81, and have always
held their property jointly. They came
from their native town of Middlebury,
Conn, together and started in business
on a capital of fifty cents. To attain
such perfect old age drink Golden
Grain Belt beer, for it is brewed from
the purest barley malt and hops and
should be in every home, Order of
your dealer or be supplied by M. j.
Smith, Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
SHORT OF MONEY.
Two Young Girls Make the Best of a
Difficulty.

Two sweet faced, refined appearing
and comfortably dressed young girls,
of an age bordering on young woman
hood, partook of the city's hospitality
Monday. They had been Wishing in
Seattle, WASH, for year, and on Fri
day night started for their home at
Volga, s: D., having been sent tickets
by their mother and just enough
money to pay for their meals. They
expected to make close connection and
stay on the cars all the time, but their
train into st. Paul Monday after
r DON was two hours late. which neces-
STATED their remaining at the union
depot there until the evening train
south. They arrived at Manksto at
II :i3 on the Sioux City train and had
to wait until the next train here or at
Tracy, and preferred to wait in Man
kato. They concluded to spend the
night in the union depot, but a gen.
sleman who saw them there advised
them to go to the city hall, which they
did. The police offered to provide ac-
commodations at hotel for them, but
as the girls did not have the price they
said that they presferred to stay at the
city hall. They took matters good ma
turedly and seemed perfectly content
ed. The older remarked that their
mother would have given them more
money but feared that they would
spend it for candy. a.
The young. ladies took the noon
train and expect to reach Volga at
eight O. clock, Tuesday evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
WITHOUT A ROLL CALL.
Attorney General Knocks Appointment
Confirmed by the Senate.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Just before
adjournment the senate confirmed the
nomination of Hon. Philander Knox to
be attorney general of the United
States. The nomination of Mr.. Knox
was taken up when the senate first
went into executive session few min
utes after IL O'Clock, but the point
was made that there first should be
action upon the Hay-P auncefote treaty
under the agreement reached last
Thursday. The virtue of this plea was
conceded after tentative agreement
was made that further consideration
Of the nomination should be postponed
for the day. When, however, the sen
ate had disposed of the treaty the at
torney generals nomination was again
called up. The discussion of it turned
upon a motion made by Senator Jones
Of Arkansas to recommit the nomina
don to the committee on judiciary, In
The meantime publishing the testimony
bearing upon the case. Speeches in
favor of this proposition were made
by Senators Jones and Turner and il
opposition by Senators Hoar and Pet
tus. The. vote on the motion to re
commit was lost The ballot stood
Is TO Z. There was NO roll call on tht
motion to confirm, which immediate
" followed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20

st. Cloud via. Hutchinson. His pro-
position, which is Of some length and
very specific, was considered by COM
mitree of our board of trade, and of
which committee happen to be a
member, yesterday and as some of its
terms seemed to us trifie ambiguous
and are likely to be so regarded by the
people of other localities interested
and as in any event concerted action
on the part of all localities interested
will be necessary to secure the line we
decided to call meeting of such dele
gates as the different towns and cities
might select and endeavor to devise
some harmonious plan of operations
1 am not sure but that all of the
copies of Col. Chase's proposition we're
sent to our board of trade, to be dis
tributed among the other points along
the proposed line. If so copies, will be
mailed you today.
We have called the meeting for Dec
81 and as Hutchinson is the half way
point on the line and the NEST Access
sible to all localities interested have
taken it upon ourselves to ask the
deleagtes-or epresentatives-to as
semble here and I assure you Hutchin-
son will take pleasure in entertaining
them. F., 10 i notices of this meeting
will be mailed by our committee today
and l trust Mankato will send dele
CATION of her best men,
Hutchinson apportionment is
$15, 900, four acres for power house and
right of way to Kimball Prairie, and
while we regard the terms as possibly
a trifie high yet the line promises to
be so much of a town and city builder
that we are disposed to do our best to
comply with any reasonable demands.
Very Truly Yours,
BURT W, DAY.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
Railroad Committee Meets.

The railroad committee of the board
of trade held meeting last evening
and considered Col. Chase's proposal
No definite result was reached, and
the correspondence which has been
commenced will be continued.
Members of the committee have
hardly had time to form definite
opinion on the subject, as more is
asked of Mankato than had been an
ticipated.
No steps have been taken looking to
the sending of delegates to Hutchinson
Dec. 9th, and unless the correspon-
dence takes more favorable turn than
it has in the past, it may be that the
meeting will be ignored, SO far as this
city is concerned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
BOUGHT A MILL.
/. {. Peterson and F. c. Koke Will
Move to Barrett, Mimi.

J. E. Peterson of this city has pur-
chased -four mill at Barrett, Mimi,
town of 400 population in Grant
county, on the 500 road. He will make
that place his future home, moving
there after Christmas with, his family.
His father Flaw, F. G. Koke, who
has been in the milling business for
forty years and has been millwright
at the Hubbard mill for fifteen years
past, has resigned and will have charge
of the mill at Barrett, Mr.. Peterson,
ng the Office work. Mr.. Koke will
leave the Hubbard mill the first of the
year and will move to Barrett with
his family. The mill at Barrett will
be started up under the new manage
ment the first of the year. 1t has 70
barrels day capacity, and is run by
steam and water power.
Messrs. Peterson and Koke are first
class, reliable men, and their many
Mankato friends will wish them sue
cess in their new undertaking, while,
regretting to lose them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
SECURED THE GOODS.
Boy Who Diverted County Poor Funds
Will Be Punished.

County Commissioner Paddock has
continued his investigation of what
became of the orders on the county
poor fund drawn in favor of Pat Dona-
her, who lives at 3l9 North Second
street, whose failure TO receive any of
the aid for the past five months was
mentioned by the Free Press Mon
day. He ascartaine1 that each month
an order for So has been handed by the
county auditor to the adopted son of
the family.
The orders have been presented each
month at Fred Kron store by the boy,
who received a coupon book for each
order. Not to attract suspicion, the
boy would get few groceries at
time, giving coupons in exchange.
What became of the groceries is not
yet known, as the Donaher family say
that none of them were taken home.
County Attorney Wilson had a talk
today with Mr.. Donaher and gave him
the choice of making complaint and
having the boy sent to the state train
ing school at Red Wing as an incor-
rigible, or of having criminal charge
brought, which would necessitate the
boys remaining in the county Jail un
til February.
| Donaher and his wife are much at
tached to the boy and would like to
. keep him with them. He did not
make the county attorney an answer,
but went home to talk the matter ov er
with his wife. He said that he had
talked the matter over with the boy,
, who had expressed willingness to re-
turn the money as soon as he was able
! to earn it.
! It is probable that the boy will be
| taken into custody today or tomorrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
ACCEPTS DEWEYs JUDGMENT
General Miles Comments on the Find
mas of the Court of Inquiry.

ingS OF the court OF inquiry.
Cincinnati, Dec. 17.-General Nelson
A. Miles, commander of the United
States army, arrived here during the
day, accompanied by Mrs. Miles. They
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wi
borg in Clifton, Mrs. Wiborg being a
kinswoman of Mrs. Miles. In speaking
of the finding of the Schley court of
inquiry General Miles said:
Il am willing to take the Judgment
of Admiral Dewey in the matter. He
has been a commander of a fleet and
as such has known the anxieties and
responsibilities which rest on man
under these circumstances. He was
Instrumental in the destruction of the
Spanish fleet and knows and realizes
the feelings that encompass an officer
under such conditions. | think Dewey
has summed up the matter in a clear
and concise manner and I believe his
conclusions will be endorsed by the
patriotic people of the United States.
have no sympathy with the efforts
which have been made to destroy the
honor of an officer under such circum-
stances"
The general declined to discuss the
subject of congressional action in the
matter.