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The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
ONEOENT
Industry For Georgetown.

Georgetown, Jan. l5.-William
II. Knowles has purchased of Cap
}. L. Bennett, postmaster at Sharp
town, II miles from here, tract
Of land in the southern part of the
town, with a river front of mora
than POO feet. Mr.. Knowles is
getting in heavy oak piling and
Will begin making large substan-
tlal wharf. The entire lot will be
graded. [ pom the wharf Mr..
Knowles will erect "a large canning
house and ware house. On the
mainland he will erect large
box factory and locate boiler and
engine. Both the canning and
manufacturing departments will be
equipped with the best and most
modern machinery. The cannery
will be so fitted up as to run al.
most the entire year. The wharf
will be extended SO as to be accessi.
bic by large vessels or steamers,
on any tide, as almost his entire
output will be by steamers, and
much of the materials used will
come the same way. 1t will take
a great many mechanics, laborers,
men, women and children. Mr.
Knowles has already contracted
with a large number of farmers in
this vicinity for products, and will
be busy from now on contracting
and putting down his wharf and
putting in machinery.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
THE HAVANA TRIALS
Sensational Episode Between
Rathbone and Reeves.
LATTER SAYS HIS CHIEF IS A LIAR.
Cuban Papers speak DixparaginEly
Of leeves' Conduct During the
Trlal-lIe Is an Enthusiastic
Government Witness.

HAVANA, Jan. 15.-The examination
of Estes q. Rathbone, formerly director
general of posts Of Cuba. was contin-
ued yesterday, when the trial Of the
charges growing out of the Cuban
pOstOtfice frauds was resumed. Private
correspondence between RathbOne and
former Postmaster General Smith was
introduced. Rathbone said he did not
take part in any campaign having for
its purpose his appointment as civil
governor of Cuba. Some overzealous
friends began one, but he did not in
dorse 1t and wrote TO the president and
postmaster general saying he did not
want the position
The government introduced Charles
II. w. Neely's letter. with petition
to the president asking for the ap-
pointment of Rathbone. Rathbone said
he did not know of its existence until
six weeks ago.
A dramatic incident of the trial in
the afternoon was the confronting of
RathbOne with Reeves with regard to
the statement Reeves alleges Rathbone
made after Rathbone's return to the
United States In November. 1909, and
two months after the stamps were
burned.
When Reeves took the stand, Rath-
bone was sitting opposite him. Reeves
said that Rathbone told him that Neely
had arranged the matter with regard
to the burning of the surcharved
stamps. so that fraud would not be
discovered. Rathbone here asked
Reeves if he was willing to swear to
this statement Reeves replied, Yes"
to which Rathbone said, God help
you!"
Reeves occupies himself during the
trial with making copious notes. He
is most enthusiastic witness for the
government. La Lucha refers to him
as unprepOssessing. evasive and guard.
ed, apparently willfully stupid, and says
lie has inspired"his listeners with the
idea that he is trying to save himself,
that he is unsatisfactory to the pur-
pose Of the investigation and contra
dictory.
RathbOne admitted having received
the letter from Neely after his arrest.
He said 1t was in answer to cable
gram he sent him to return when In
spector General Charles Burton report
ed shortage in the postal accounts.
On the bottom Of this letter was writ
ten, destroy this letter"
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
INSURGENTS GIVE Up
Unconditional Surrender In
Batangas Province.
GENERAL BELL ORDERS RELEASE.
The Filipino Force Included Twen-
ty-One Offers, with .2I9 Rifles
and Cannon - Government
Employees Breaking Down.

MANILA, Jan. 10 S'he full surren-
der of the forces of Colonel Marsiean,
who, with Major Cabrera and rene
gade priest named Castillo, gave them
selves up Internationally Jan. 10 to
General Bell. who Is conducting the
campaign against the insurgents in Ba-
tangas province. occurred yesterday at
Taal. The insurgents created Il sur
prise by bringing in sixty more rifles
than the authorities thought Marisigan
could command in the district Of IOaei,
which he controlled
The Filipinos who surrendered in.
cluded three colonies. a major, five cap
tains and twelve lieutenants. They
gave up 219 rifles and one cannon. All
the insurgents who surrendered did so
Internationally. General Bell ordered
the men to be released.
Colonel Marisisan says he can pre-
vail on many more men to surrender
during the next few days and also OBJ
tain possession Of a number OF addi-
tional rifles
General Bell says the surrender paci-
f1es for the time being all the eastern
part Of Batangas.
Breakdowns of government employ
ees have been frequent recently, In
Guiding members of the United States
commission. They are feeling the ef-
fects Of overwork. A meeting Of the
commission will be held to consider the
matter, and a Saturday half holiday
will probably be inaugurated.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
TEN MINERS DEAD.
Killed by Explosion In Indian Ter
ritOry shaft.

Killed by Explosion In Indian Ter
ritOry shaft.
SOUTH MALESTER, l. T., Jan. IL.
Ten miners are now known TO have
lost their lives In the explosion Monday
evening in mine No. 0 of the Milby g.
Dow Mining company at Dow. I. L.
The ten men who lost their lives were
the only persons in the pit. All the
bodies were recovered, and as none was
burned the conclusion is that death
was due to after damp. The explosion
did not injure the shaft. which was
new one, and the fire that followed
was put out before 1t did much dam
age.
The sound of the explosion was heard
plainly at the surface, and rescucrs i'm
mediately went to work The explosion
occurred at depth Of $40 feet The
machinery was not injured, and min
crs working at the mouth of the pit
descended as soon as safety would
permit.
The bodies We're found close together.
The fire WAS eXtinguished before it had
reached any of them. The victims had
bcen in the employ Of the company
for some time, and most of them were
men with families.
The mine had not yet been thorough
ly opened. Experienced mining men
say it Is remarkable that gas should
have accumulated in sufficient quunti-
ty in new mine to cause an eXplO.
sion.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15

THE CHINESE POLICY.
First Week mt Peking Throws LITE
tie Light on the Subject.

PEKING, Jan. 15.-The first week
of the rehabilitation of the Chinese
court and of ito resumption Of authori-
ty at the capital has been period of
the most intense interest for all classes
Of Chinese and foreigners. But the
week has hardly sufficed to furnish
proofs from which deductions regard
ing the policy of the empress d0wager
under the new conditions can be
drawn. That the empress dOwager gov
erns as absolutely as before the at
tempt to crush progress, that she rec
ognizes that foreign interests and
opinions must be respected, Is ap-
parent. That considerations other than
the fear inspired by the evidence Of
foreign dominance actllate her will con
tinue to be questioned by the Chinese
officials nearest the throne and by for
eigners unless time proves the CON
trary.
Two powers are gaining ascendency
in the council of the empress dowager.
The first Of these is Yuan Shi Kai, who
Is pro-foreign to the extent Of appre-
ciating the strength Of foreign nations
and the necessity for China's adoption
OF the instruments by which such
strength was attained. The second
power is Yung Lu. the imperial treas
urer, who Is the most influential
among the advisers of the empress
dowagcr, who is literally hostile to
foreigners, but who is temporarily i'm
pressed with the advisability of con-
ciliating them. Yuan Shi Kai, the gov
ernor Of Chill province. having 10000 or
1000 of the best troops In China in
and about the capital is the parsonage
the empress dowager must consider.
1t has not yet appeared that the mod
ernizaton of the court is more than
skin deep. All the old methods Of cor
ruptlon and intrigue for office the pur-
chase of favOrs and bribery to secure
audiences have been resumed with
vigor indicating that otlicialdom is try
ing to make up for lost time.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
CORN KING FLOORED,
Phillips of Chicago Cleaned Out by
Break In Rye.


CHICAGO. Jan. 15.--A notice was
posted at the opening of the board of
trade calling for the closing Of all open
deals with George Ii. Phillips, the for
ner corn king
A heavy call for extra margins is
sad to have been the cause of the
posting of the notice. The call was
made Monday afternoon, and Phillips
and his staff worked all night over the
firms books.
Phillips opened negotiations with ele-
vator men before the opening of the
board in an endeavor TO dispose of his
rye outside the pit. The negotiations
fell through, and May rye, which clos
ed at GCh cents. opened with sales
from Gl to GO cents. The whole Phil
lips line was dumped into the market.
Brokers acting for Armour Il Co. how
ever, bought nearly all of it. and the
market in consequence rallied sharply
to IS cents.
Later Jacob Ringer. attorney for Mr..
Phillips, gave out statement saying
that his client had been practically
wiped off the financial slate.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
Embassnil dor CambOn to speak.

ALBANY. \. ", Jan. His excel
lency NJ. Jules Martin Cambon. en-
hassador of the French republic to the
United States. has been secured by the
Hon. William r. Hornblowcr. presi-
dent of the State Bar association, to
deliver the annual address before that
organization at its convention to be
held in this city Tuesday, Jan. 81. NJ.
,Cambon has chosen for his subject
"Rrlations Between Diplomacy and
Public and Private Law" He will
speak in the assembly chamber at .
p. M. He will be followed by the Hon.
James NJ. Beck Of Philadelphia, who
will talk on suppression Of Anarchy
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
Fatal Explosion of Dynamite.

WlLLlAMSPoRT, Pa, Jan. ia
dispatch from Karthaus, Clearfield
county, says that three negroes were
blown to pieces and seven others hurt
in a dynamite explosion yesterday. The
explosion occurred in one of the shan
ties occupied by negro laborcrs EN-
ployed Oh the new West Branch rail
road. Several of the negroes. who
were to go to work in the new tunnel
at karthaus on an early shift. arose
and began thawing dynamite at
wood stove About dozen other ne
groes were still asleep in the shanty
Soon afterward the dynamite at the
stove exploded. and three negroes who
were about the stove were literally
blown to pieces
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
WOMEN VOTE
IN DOVER.

Dover, Del, Jan. Is With hands
full Of ballots and buttonholing At the
polls the women to-day took charge
Of the special municipal election to
decide whether or not the citizens
should be taxed for the support OF q
rec public library.
Having heard the cause OF higher
education was being attacked by men
who objected To an increase in tax.
aXtion the women first began to get
themselves qualified voters by seeing
that they were assessed, II only for
,ome silver spoons uf choice trinkets
Of value. Then they issued a public
notice showing that the Increased
,lyaton scare was all myth, IN
that the lrceholders would only
liavc to pay one cent more per 500
/. real estate, while the non.frec-
pjd"r would simply be increased six
cents.
Whom the polls opened to-day the
entury Cub headquarters also
,p.ned, and here women were in.
,tructod in voting and were set to
cachIng Others. The women had
a the ballots printed and took good
are that all Of them were for and
cot against IA public library. so the
,ther fellow had to write his ballot.
he result was l4O for the library
tId On,v ten against.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
Oppose Concession, to Cuba.

HARTFORD, Conn. Jan. IA live.
ly all day convention of the New Eng
land Tobacco Growers association held
In the Connecticut senate chamber re-
suited in the overthrow of President
II. S. Frye's plans to have tho asso.
citation indorse resolutions favoring
tariff concessions to Cuba. Instead,
resolutions were passed urging the New
England representative In congress to
oppose any reduction in the duties on
tobacco imported from Cuba and any
reduction on tobacco from any other
source. A committee Of three mem.
bers was elected to 60 to Washington
aud present these views to congress.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
Canadians Sail For south Africa.

HALIFAX, n. s., Jan. 15.-The first
detachment of the Canadian mounted
rifles for service in South Africa EN-.
barkcd and sailed yesterday in the
steamer Manhattan. The detachment
consisted of three squadrons and one
troop, the rest OF the corps remaining
to 90 by the steamer Victorian. The
embarkation was at the dockyard, the
troops from the camp, with two bands.
being stationed at the embarkation
pier with guard Of honor. Colonel
Biscoe, commander Of the imperial
troops in British North America: Major
General O'Grady- -Haly. commander Of
the Canadian militia, and other officers
witnessed the departure. Major Mer-
ritt is in command Of the Manhattan
detachment
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
Ten Citizens Under Arreat.

EtIMSEH. Neb.. Jan. 15.-At tho
instance Of J. q, Woolsey. mer-
chant Of llubhrll Neh., ten citizens Of
that place were arrested and brought
here for trial on n charge Of threaten-
ing. All were nrraigned and their
trials set for next Friday. Woolsey
claims the men under arrest drove him
and his wife from town at the point
of rcvolvers and threatened them with
harm should they return. The trouble
is said to have been caused by a mar.
riage of Woolscy under circumstances
not to the liking of the citizens.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
MORTGAGE TAX.
Senator Strannhnn's Biil Discussed
at Albany.

ALBANY, N. Y. Jan. 15.-The Stran.
ahan mortgage tax bill will probably
be amended in many important re.
spects as a result of the joint hearing
given by the senate and assembly COM
mittees on taxation. The members Of
the committee We're impressed by the
arguments made by the representa-.
tives of cooperative building and loan
associations and charitable and reli.
gious organizations and may decide to
exempt mortgages made by them. Ar
effort will also be made to have insur
from the provisions of the law. and in
his speech before the committee Sena-
tor Grady paid high tribute to life in.
surance companies and the benefits de.
rived from their operation by the peO.
pie.
Almost every speaker had a different
amendment to propose, and all these
amendments were handed to Senator
Krum. who said that the committee
would give due deliberation to each.
From the tenor of the chairman's re-
marks there seems to be no doubt but
that the mortgage tax bill Of Senator
Stranallan will 70 through, with but
few changes in relation to exemptions.
"The consensus of opinion" said Sem
ator Krum, 'is that the bill Is u good
one and onght to pass"
Senator Stranahan expressed himself
as pleased with the results Of the aft
ernOon's work and said there seemed
to be no reason to believe that the bill
would fail to pass unchanged In any
essential point. When asked regarding
the assembly measure which provides
for tax of / per cent on mortgages
and provides that one-third shall go to
the state, onc-thrd to the county and
one-third to the city, town or village in
which the mortgage is held, Senator
Stranahan said that he had no inter-
est in any bill but the one which he
introduced himself and wkich contains
the suggestions of Governor Odell.
At the conclusion Senator Hill asked
that the hearing be adjourned, but
Senator Krum said that sufficient no.
tice had been given Of the present
hearing. After the bill is reprinted, if
applications are made, another hear
ing may be given.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
A Cut In Sugar Prices.

Philadelphia, Jan, ia re.
duction of five points on Nos. 6 ia
llof the soft grades and l0points
on all other grades of refined sugar
was made yesterday by the Ameri.
can Sugar Refining Company.
Arbuckle Brothers and b. H.
Howell, Son & Co. followed with
similar reductions. This action
is attributed to the decreased de.
mand for the refined product,
weak market in raw sugar and the
prospects of large quantities Of
raw sugar coming in from Cuba
under the plan to admit it to be
stored here in bond until the new
duty goes into effect.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
Chargel With Murler,

Samuel VanStavern, charged with
the murder Of his wife Katherine, on
the evening of November 20 last, was
placed on trial in the Court or Oyer
and Terminer, in Camden, N. J.
yesterday. Judge Garrison presided.
There was some difficulty in securing
q jury, only ten men out of the panel
Of forty-eight being acceptable to the
State and counsel for the defense,
the latter heing Attorneys Frederick
A. Rex and Jonas Miller
Sheriff Sell called Samuel Bennett
and EdwUOd Glass from the audience
and VanStavcrn, having waived his
right of two days notice of service,
the two men were exam ined. Bennett
was excused on his conscientious
scruples against capital punishment,
but while Glass had similar scruples
he said he could agree on verdict
In accordance with the evid ence, and
lie was accepted.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
THE PRINCES VISIT.
Date For Sailing of kniser's Brother
Not Fixed.

'ase HoT sNiihS ot NniSer'S bFOINcr
Not Fixed.
BERLIN IAN. ia telegram from
the North German Lloyd Steamship
company at Bremen says that the date
OF Prince Henrys sailing has not yet
been fixed. This telegram concludes as
follows:
ut is probable that the company will
send Il fast liner not in the published
sailing schedule to convey Prince Hen
ry to New York"
An arrangement has been made he.
tween the German admiralty and the
North German Lloyd steamship com
pany by which the imperial yacht llo
henZollern. when she arrives at Hobo
ken. will be freshly painted in order to
remove all traces Of her long voyage
and that she may present her hand
soonest appearance for the festivities.
German newspapers print long cable
grams from New York dwelling on the
interest evoked by Prince Henry's
projected visit, describing the tentative
plans for his entertainment and giving
the comment of the New York press on
the matter. These latter have created
the best impression here. Prince Hen.
ry will arrive at Berlin next Thursday,
where he will remain for the court fes-
tiyitieS
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
French Colony In Mexico,

CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 15.-A
French company has bought largo
tract of land on the Papa!opam river.
in the state of Vera Cruz, and will sell
ranches TO native and foreign settlers.
The company will aid colonls,s in fur.
nishins them implements and ma.
chincry. Coffee. vanilla and tobacco
will be cultivated American capital.
lists are also negotiating for large tracts
Of land in the states of Vera Cruz and
TabasCU for rubber culture
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
NEW TRIAL DENIED.
Syndicate Miller Must Serve Out Ten
Year Sentence.


Year Sentence.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Tbe court Of
appeals has reversed the order of the
appellate division of the supreme
court, second department. granting a
new trial to Miller Of Franklin syndi-
cate fame.
The court has affirmed the Judgment
of the trial court, convicting him OF
larceny.
The opinion was written by Judge
O'Brien, and all concur. Tile defend
ants first appearance before the pub
lie was as Il member of Il prominent
church in Brooklyn, in the work Of
which he seems to have taken an active
part.
William i. Miller was convicted OF
grand larceny by Jury in the borough
Of Brooklyn. He was charged with
defraudinG dppositors who placed their
money in the Franklin syndicate. of
which he was the head, to whom he
agreed to pay 800 per cent per year on
all deposits.
He was sentenced to prison for ten
years. The appellate division granted
Il new trial, but the court OF appeals
holds that his first trial was Il fair one.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
TO THE CORONATION.
Reid Named ns Special EmbRssndOr.
Wilson For Army. Clark For Navy.

Reid Named ns Special EmbassndOr.
Wilson For Army. Clark For Navy.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Thc sec.
rotary of state has announced the
names of the following persons who
are to be special representatives Of the
United States government at the corO.
nation Of King Edward:
Special ambassador Whitelaw Reid
of New York
Representative of the United States
army, General James Ii. Wilson Of
Delaware.
Representative of the United States
navy. Captain Charles f. Clark, COM
mander Of the battleship Oregon dur
ing the Spanish-Amercan war and
now governor of the Naval home at
Philadelphia.
There are to be three secretaries, as
follows: j. p. Morgan, .r.. son Of j.
Picrpont Morgan of New York; Ed.
mund Lincoln Baylies, barrister, of
New York, and William Wetmore, son
OF Senator Wetmore of Rhode Island.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
Found SO, 600 In Rabbit Crate.

Pottstown, Pa. Jan IA pack.
age containing $4,000 In coupon
bonds shipped by express last even
ing by the Citizens National Bank
OF this place mysteriously disappeared
while en- route to the Chase National
Bank of New York.
The express messenger on the car
recelpted for it, but when the train
reached Philadelphia the package
was missing. A rigid investigation
followed, and to-day the package was
found 10 rabbit crate. Into which It
had fallen while on the train.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
DiE Fire In Manchester, n. II.

MANCHESTER y. f., Jan. 15.-The
kennard, the finest business block in
New Hampshire has been totally de-
stroyed. The adjoining Smyth block,
containing two banks and the Park
theater, also caught fire The losses
may reach $4u0,0OO. The walls Of tho
Kennard fell shortly after II o'clock.
One wall fell against the extension OF
the Derrytield clubhouse. setting it on
fire. The kennard had fully two score
tenants, who have lost nearly all their
effects. The Park theater was occu.
pied by J. u. Little's THE World" com.
pany, and its equipment is lost.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
Lumber Trade prOnperOlIH,

MINNEAPOL1S, Mimi. Jan. 15.-At
the annual meeting of the Northwest
ern Lumbermen's association held here
the trade was reported by President
Sarles to be in condition of uncXam-
pied prosperity. The attitude of the
manufacturers to the association con-
tinues to be friendly, and the officers
have succeeded in combining trade to
Legitimate channels" Secretary Hol.
lis reported the membership in Mime
sofa, Wisconsin. Iowa and the Dako-
tas to be the largest on record
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15

Chicago night schools were closed
because of shortage Of funds.
William Fife Of Fairlie is to build
Sir Thomas LiptOn's next cup challen-
ger.
The Earl Of Wicklow and Lady
Gladys Hamilton were married in Lon.
don.
General Botha narrowly escaped cap.
ture by the British under Bruce Ham.
ilton.
Lord Francis Hope, whose foot was
recently amputated, was said to be in
4 serious condition.
Notice was served on the United
States Steel corporations branch at
illinois that it must pay fees under
The foreign corporation act.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
Rich DiESinEs In French Guiana.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-During Oc-
tObcr and November last 1000 pounds
of gold We're brought down to Cayenne,
French Guiana, from placer gold dig
gings in the lnini river district of that
colony. This fact has been reported
to the state department by United
States Consul Mounton, at Dpmerura,
who says that the consular agent at
Cayenne states that the diGgings are
rich and are attracting many pros
pectors. Other large consgnments of
the precious metal are expected at
CnNennc.