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r f o mfOLOTIl a SAMOA. Walietoa Tanus Was Declared King and Severe Fighting Followed. MATAAFA'S MEN BURN A TOWN. I Cerman Consul Assumed Authority, Causing the British Warship to Clear For Action and to Land Marines ? Mataafa's Followers Are Victorious?A Provisional Government Established. ^ / Auckland, New Zealand (By Cable).?A [violent outbreak has occurred in Samoa, and according to advices the situation for the British, American and German officials there is very serious. These dispatches isay that Chief Justice Chambers on December 31 declared Malletoa Tanus to have I been elected King, in succession to the late j Sing Malletoa. The Chief Justice also an. nounced that Tamasese had been elected Vice King. Chief Mataafa was declared to t>e disqualified, and this caused a clash be^ tween the parties, resulting in bloodshed and loss of life, Mataafa's followers rising against those or Malietoa xanus. I The Consuls of the United States and Groat Britain and the Captains of the Ger^ man warship Falke and the British warship Porpoise met the German Consul, who B refused to recognize Malietoa Tanus and H Reclined to co-operate In the dispersal'of V the Samoans, who thereupon assembled in | ^ large numbers at Mulinu, armed themselves,, and surrounded the municipality. , Malietoa Tanus and Tamasese mustered about 2000 men, well armed, but supplied .with defective ammunition. The British and American Consuls endeavored to avert hostilities, but they commenced on January 1. Malietoa Tanus and Tamasese fought i bravely, but 500 of their followers were captured. Then, disheartened and outnumbered, the two chiefs sought refuge on the British warships and their followers sought protection under the gun3 of the Porpoise. i Mataafa's loss was sixty-one killed end wounded and Malietoa Tanus lost twelve men killed and wounded. After the fight the followers of Mataafa looted and burned Apia, burned 400 houses and.razedthe town of llnoln dn^tpoved the Dlantations. cut i <lown the bread fruit trees and pillaged j considerably in the country. ^ The American, English and German Conr* -Su 3 have Issued a proclamation recognlz- ! Ing the provisional Government pet up by | Mataafa with President Bafifel of the | Municipal Council as the executive head. | On January 6 Raffel, with"the concurrence | of tha German Consul, declared himself Chief Justice. The British and American ! -Consuls protested against this action, and ! on January 7 Captain Sturdee, of the j Porpoise, cleared his ship for action and | landed a force of mariaes. The marines took possession of the court, and the British and American flags were raised tover Cnlef Justice Chambers's house and , the Court House. ( The provisional Governor announced on ! January 12 that he would seize Malletoa and take Tamasese off the Porpoise by force if necessary, deprive them of their titles and expel them from the islands. The Britlsh-iaml American consuls have protested against any Infringement of the Berlin treaty. British residents have taken refuge in their consulates, and the American residents and Malletoa Tanus have ' taken refuge in the mission, which Is being _ guarded by the Porpoise. ^ ! An American war ship Is urgently needed. WILL MAINTAIN OUR RIGHTS. The Situation In the Samnan Islands la Regarded Serious in Washington. ; Washington, D. C. (Special).?The situation in the Samoan Islands is renlized here to be fall of gravity. For some time past there has been an exchange of correspondence between the three Governments party to the treaty of Berlin respecting the choice of a -successor to the lato King Malietoa, and some friotion has developed owing to the strict adherence of the United States Government to the terms of the treaty. ; It was known here that the British and American consular officers at Apia have been acting in accord in the present involved political situation, and although the Interests of the United States may not be oompared with those of Germany, yet , their rights under the treaty are equal, and it may bo stated they will be maintained. CLEVELAND BRIDCE WRECKED. A Flood Caused by the Breaking of an I n.n. . I.? J>V? JL/COli \*J CU ilic Ul* UbbUt 6f i Cleveland, Ohio (Special).?A costly ateel bridge crossing Kingsbury Run, at Wllllston avenue, was wrecked a !ew days ago by a flood caused by the bursting ot an ice dam a mile or more above the structure. The dam burst on Sunday, after the heavy rains of Friday night and Saturday. Tlie great flood of water liberated came rushing down the ravine to the culvert under the bridge. There the water backed up until many acres of the surrounding fields were covered. When the obstruction was removed the torrent rushed through with such force that the foundations of the bridge piers were undermined one after another. The br?daro was about 300 feet long. It cost about '5100,000, and was opened for traffic last summer. A MONKEY PUTS OUT A FIRE. Left Alone at Houoe, It Smothers a Blaze With Old Clothes. Belleville, 111. (Spcciai).?Mrs. Peter Mlnettl, of this city, owns a monkey and Y*ftnflnpc If (n n tpIro /tnrvo A fow rl n \?a n o?r? i Mrs. Minettl put some fresh coal on the grate flre, locked up tho house, and went to visit aome friends. A lump of burning coal fell to the floor and set flre to the carpet. The monkey broke out of the cage and hurried into "an adjoining room, secured j some articles of wearing apparel, and , threw them over the burning carpet, com pletely smothering the flames. j \ When Mrs. Minetti returned home the monkey was sitting beside its cage, carefully nursing two badly burned paws. The timely uction of the monkey averted a conflagration. Arkansas's Governor Inaugurated. Governor Jonos and the other State officers of Arkansas were sworn In at Little Rock a few days ago in the presence of tho legislative joint assembly and a large crowd of spectators. Governor Jones's inaugural message dwelt entirely upon State matters. Doable Lrnclllncr in Tennnaino. George Call and John Shaw, both colored, and who bore a bad reputation in the community, were shot and killed by unknown persons at Lynchburg, Tenn? a few days ago. Both had served terms in prison for robbery, and had been whipped by wbitecaps and run out of town, but returned. Each was about eighteen yaars of age. Don Carlos to Lead His Army. It Is reported from Madrid, Spain, that the Oarlists are ready for a rising, and that Don Carlos will soon take the Held himself. Newsy Gleanings. The two years' military service in Germany has been declared unsuccessful. | The White Star Line steamer Oceanic, rthe largest ship ever built, was launched a !few days ago at Harland & Wolff's yard, Belfast, Ireland. ' The Town Council of Thornton, Ind., has n^nntflrl an ordinance forbldflinsr norsons Jfrorn "linlng-up'- at the close of "church [services as If In review. i The aggregate value of New York City property exempt from taxation in 1899, n<?t including that owned by city. State, and Nation, Is placed at 696,162,500. 1 There is a movement among the philanthropic women of Boston to found a woman's hotel on the seme lines as the Mllli Hotel fa worklngmen in New York. fc,-. , ' : , . it. V / / t JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG DEAD. The Head of tl?o Congressional Library raises aw ay hi n?uiu(ivu, Washinotos, D. C. (Special).?John Russell Young, Librarian of the Congressional Library, died at his residence here at 9.40 o'clock Tuesday morning after an illness of several weeks. john russell young. Mr. Young has had a notable career as Journalist, diplomatist.and publio official. He was born In Downlngtown, Penn., on November 20,1841. His first work was for the Phllad ldhla Press, In 1857, as copyboy. In 1866 he became managing editor of the New York Tribune. In 1872 Young became the European representative of the Sew York Herald. In 1877 General Grant started upon his memorable trip around the world, and Young joined the party. Mr. Young was sent by President Arthur in 1882 a3 Minister to China. When the new library of Congress was completed, President McKlnley named Mr. Young on July 1, 1897, as Librarian. THE SENATORIAL ELECTIONS. Chauncey 51. Depew is Formally Elected by the New York Legislature. Albany, N. f. (Special).?Chauncey M_ Depew was elected. United States Senatof w? Wednesday in both houses of the Legislature. He had a majority of twenty-eight over Edward Murphy, Jr., his Democratic opponent. The votes stood as follows: Senate?Depew, 27; Murphy, 23. Assembly ?Depew, 84; Murphy, 60. Hale Re-Elected in Maine. Adocsta, Me. (8pecial).?Eugene Hale was re-elected United States Senator by concurrent vote of the two branohes of the Legislature Wednesday afternoon. The coming term will be Mr. Hale's fourth In the Senate. Senator Burrow* lie-elected. Lansino, Mich. (Special).?Both branches of the Michigan Legislature balloted Tuesday for United States Senator, and reelected Senator Julius C. Burrows. Henry Cabot Lodge Ke-elected. Boston (Special).?The Legislature balloted for United-States Senator on Tuesday and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, the Republican nominee, received heavy majorities in both houses. Hawley Elected in Connecticut. HABTrosD. Conn. (Special).?The Con necticut General Assembly Tuesday voted for United States Senator. Joseph R. Hawley was elected In both branches. Minnesota Re-Elect# Davis. St. Paul. Minn. (8peclal).?Cushman K. Davis on Tuesday received a majority in the Legislature for re-election as United States Senator. Cockrell Re-elected in Missouri. Jefferson City, Mo. (Special).?Francis Marlon Cockrell was re-elected United States Senator by the Legislature on Wednesday. Mr. Cockrell is about completing his fourth term in the Senate. Beveridge Elected in Indiana. Indianapolis, Ind. (Speoial.) Albert J. Beveridgewas elected United States Senator on Tuesday by the General Assembly. CENERAL BROOKE'S CUBAN CABINET. The Governor-General Appoints Four Secretaries to Act as Civil Advisers. Havana, Cuba (By Cable).?GovernorGeneral Brooke has decided to form a Cabinet of clvU advisers, and to have four secretaries?the first, of State and Government; the second, of Finance; the third, of Justice and Public Instruction; the fourth, of Agriculture, Industry, Commerce and PnVvHrt TVr?r-Lra The executive control, of course, will remain entirely in the hnnds of General Brooke, the secretaries being to him a Council of Administration. In this way the Cubans will be prepared for self-government. General Brooke will proceed entirely upon the theory of ultimate selfgovernment. Governor-General Brooke has made the folioaring appointments to the newly constituted Cabinet of advisers to the Administration: Department of Government, Domingo Mendez Capote; Department of Finance, Pablo Dosvernine; Department of Justice and Public Instruction, Jose Antonio Gonzalez Lanuza; Department of Agriculture, Industry, Commerce and Public Works, Adolfo Saenz Yanez. FIVE BOYS DROWNED. They Coasted on to an Ice Fond and Went Throagh the Surface. Scbaxtox, Penn. (Special).?Five boys living in South Gibson, a small village six miles from New Bedford and reached only by stage, were drowned on Tuesday. When school was dismissed for the lunch hour, instead of going home six pupils obtained a sled and sturted to coast down a hiil. The "run" extended upon a millpond the Ice of which was thin. Five boys jumped on th<3 sled, the sixth pushing them. They had gone only a short distance on the ice when it began to break, precipitating those upon the sled Into the water. The boy pushing escaped. Instead of notifying the people of the village he ran back to the schoolhouse and informed the teacher, who could render no nsslstnnce. Some time after several larger boys from the village, hearing of the accident, went to the scene, but arrived too late to save the unfortunates. The boys drowned are: Merritt Rogers, Gaylord Prltchard, Jay Tripp, Willie Holmes, Myrtle Powell. They ranged in .age from seven to ten years. Daring Robbor* in St. Lonli, Mo. Iu a crowded street car, a few days ago in St. Louis, Mo., on board of which was a policeman, three men robbed W. H. Snider of a jewel case containing between $3000 nuu worm oi jeweiry. iuc presence of the policeman the robbers escaped with the booty. The Shamrock A Light Yacht. It is reported from London that the yacht Shamrock, to be built by Sir Thomas Lipton, to challenge the America's Cup defender, will be made of a new material, and will be the lightest yacht that has *ver raced for the prize. Leaves Behind 81,000,000 In Debts. William Rhodes, long regarded as one o! the most successful operative builders ic Philadelphia, Penn., has decamped,leavlnn behind unpaid debts amounting to SI,000,000. Three of lihodos's victims parte*! with more than $100,000, half a dozet others'loaned blm from 835,000 to $40,00C each, and a score are poorer by from ?10,000 to 420,000. Arrested For a Political Murder. Allen Belkt a well-known citizen of Laki City, 3. C., was lodged In jail at Charles' ton, a few days ago,charged with being Implicated In the lynching of the negro Post master Baker In his town a year a so. i * . w. I nnDnnn omnDif owtid nunuru aiuiuii onisr Many Lives Lost and Widespre Devastation Caused by Gales. WINDS WROUGHT TERRIBLE RU Portsmouth, Southampton and Fo tone, England, Salter From 1 Storm's Fary?The Thame* Overflc ?AaTraln Dashes Into the Sea??1 l.o?t and Prooertr Destroyed In Viei London(By Cable).?Widespread dev tatloa on land and sea has been the res of the storm which raged here aad ale the coast a few days ago, and the agg gate losses of property are Immense. I day evening reports told of dismant houses, oversowing rivers, inundal streets and fields, buildings flooded, cat and sheep drowned, railroads disorgi ized, and disasters to life and limb fr falling debris. London's parks and buildings have s fered. heavily. The Thames overflow along the upper reaches, with serious Ii to the dwellers on the banks. , Most of the coast towns have suffei severely. Promenades have been swept the sea and harbors and piers damagi Parts<bf Southampton were under water, many parts of Portsmouth boats were e ployed in the main streets to take t school children home. Three men who were returning fronc funeral near Castle Island, Ireland, w< lifted by the wind, hurled into a pit, a killed. . . While the storm was at its height a tra near Llanfairfechan, Wales, dashed ic the sea, owing to the fact that the trac wera washed away. The fireman and t engineer were drowned. Folkestone P and station have been almost demolish) Vienna, Austria (By Cable).?A furic gale swept over this city with frightful j suits. Many windows in shop fronts wc blown in and falling slates and chlmne made walking on the streets dangerous, its exposed parts the city looks as if it n been subjected to a bombardment. M were blown under vehicles and killed.wh others were carried Into the Danube a drowned. Brussels, Belgium (By Cable).?T wind blew with terrlflo violence here a f( days ago. A number of villas in the subur were blown down, and the signal bos along the railways were prostrated. Berlin (By Cable).?A violent storm pi vailed In northern and western Oermat In the southern part of the country tlit were thunderstorms accompanied by tc rential downpours of rain. CONGRESSMAN DINCLEY DEAD. Tit* Republican Leader In the Hon Saccarnbi to Heart Failure. Washington, D. C. (Special).?Nels DIngley, of Maine, leader of the Repub can side 01# the floor of the House of Re resentatlves and representing the Seco; Congressional District of Maine In tb body, died here Friday at 10.30 o'clock heart failure resulting from extreme wea ness due to double pneumonia. CONGRESSMAN NELSON DINGLEY. There were present only tho two sons Mr. Dlngley and the nurses, with I Deale. Mrs. and Miss Dlngley, who h been unremitting In their attendance up< and care of husband and father, were, f the moment, resting in the room of Repi sentative and Mrs. Russell, adjoining th< own. For a week Mr. Dingley had be unconscious, save at brief intervals, ai death came painlessly and almost imp< ceptibly. Nelson Dingley, Jr., came of sturdy Ne England stock, the first American Dingl having come to Massachusetts in 16! Nearly all the Dingleys were traders, farr ers or blacksmiths. He was a year o when his parents moved to Parkmaa farm for a short time, and then run a ta em and store. At seventeen he was t teacher of a school at Ohina, fourteen mil trom Auburn, his home. He entered Watt ville College in 1851, and a year and a lit later became a student at Dartmout where h<? was graduated with high rank a scholar, debater and writer. After graduation he studied law for year In the office of Morrill & Fessonde Auburn, and was admitted to the bar. 1 purchased the Lewlston Journal in Se tember, 1956. The Journal was then weekly paper. When the war bopan t paper was made a daily, and Mr. Dingl was elected to the Maine Legislature. He was re-elected to the Legislature 1862 and 1863, and in the latter year, wh but thirty-one years old, was made Speak of the House. Removing the Lewiston, was elected again to the Legislature a re-elected Speaker. He wa3 the liepublic leader on the floor of the House in 181 | 1868 and 1873. In 1873 he was elected Go ernor. He was re-elected In 1874, and the next year declined a renomination. In the Fifty-fifth Congress Dingley vi appointed Chairman of the Ways a Means Committee, and the new tariff h took his name. For a while it was thous I V .. *. U I yi O..A( coiittiu iuui no nuuiu uo appviuicu .jcui tary of the Treasury in President McK: ley's Cabinet. Mr. Dingley was married .Tune 11,1857, to Miss Salome McKenuey, Auburn, Me. They hod six children. The Astor Buttery Return* Home. The Astor Battery arrtved at San Fn cisco, Cal., a few days ago on the tra: port Senator from Manila. The men ca East after receiving their winter clothli The Astor Battery left six of its men 1 hind. Five fell before tbo enemy's Are under the scourge of fever, and one, S geant Harry L, Burdick, was left in 1 hospital at Manila down with typhoid. Germany Denies Aiding Filipinos. Official denials were made In Berlin few days ago that the German Gove ment was lending aid to the Filipinos. A Sign of Prosperity. Frobably no more accurate financial rometer exists than the business of 1 creat life insurance companies. It lp, p i Saps, the first business to feel comTng i j presslon and the first to enjoy coml i prosperity. The past year has been one great success for the big life companies America, and, according to all indicatio during the present year the companies \ exceed even their immense business of 1* Hundreds of Chinamen Drowned. According to reports received at Vi couvor, B. C., frestets recently causei cave-inonthe banks of the River Han Hankow, China. From 200 to 1000 peo ware drowned. . J I I IJI THE NEWS EPITOMIZED. Wftililncpfnn Tt?!ni. The Comptroller of the Currency ap, proved an application for authority to orJad ganlze the State National of St. Louis, Mo., capital 82,000,000. Mr. Ross. Mr. Morrill's successor as Senator from Vermont, presented his credentials a few days ago and the oath of office ... was administered to him. The House passed the Navy Personnel bill. Amendments provide for a Judge Advocate's corps, the abolition of prize it. money, the retirement of non-commls-' sioned officers and enlisted men after tba thirty years' service, and a material intw? crease of the Marine Corps. reg The Senate Committee on Publio Buildings and Grounds made a favorable re,n* port on a bill appropriating 81.000,000 for the erection of a building in Washington " for tbe Department of Justice and the ult Court of Claims. ,nR Mrs. Mary C. Butler, who was formerly a re- slave, died a few days ago at the age 100 ?ri- years and 17 days. led In the Senate Senator Hoar introduced , , a resolution recognizing the independence of the people of the Philippines, and their tl? right to form a government of their own, in- and declaring the intention of the United . States to refrain from interference with such government. I The senate passed a resolution tcnueru'* log the thanks of Congress to Miss Clara red Barton and others of the Red Cross Society oss for their services in Cuba. A man who registered at the St. James Hotel as E. G. Porter, of Woodbury, N. J., by shot and killed himself in his room nt the sd. hotel. No cause is known for the suicide. _ The Senate confirmed the nominations of Addison C. Harris, of Indiana, as Minister to Austria-Hungary and Charlemange . a Tower, of Pennsylvania, as Ambassador to 3re Bussia. nd Andrew Carnegie offered to give $250,000 to erect a building for a public library for iln Washington, provided Congress would furito nish a site and provide suitable malnteniks ance, not less than $10,000 per annum, he Efforts will be made at once to secure the ier needed legislation. Secretary Long approved the findings of the court of inquiry concerning the groundus Ing of the battleship Massachusetts, and re- has reprimanded Captain Ludlow and ire Lieutenant Potts. ya' I In acj Domestic. en Besults of the voting on the woman sufile frage amendment in the November elecnd tions in the State of Washington, according to the official count, were 20.171 votes for, 30,497 against and 24,987 ignoring h? the amendment, the majority against wornan suffrage being 10,326, with 75,654 votes 133 cast. Pf/ifnnonr Hanroo TT P?1I TTAll ItnOWIl aS a Seventh Day Adventlst, and tbe oldest professonin tbe National College of Battle re" Creek, Mich., was killed by his horse running away. Tbe residence of Charles Nail, at Eokomo, Ind., was wreoked by a natural gas exSloslon. Mrs. Null was fatally burned. frs. Marlon Smith and Miss Elizabeth Burns suffered from severe burns about tbe face and arras. The explosion was caused ia? by aD Accumulation of gas in tbe cellar, into whloh Mrs. Null went with a lighted lamp. ?n W. M. Rhlnesmith and John Fredericks' "* were killed and a number of others severep ly injured in a railroad accident at Greenwood Lake, N. J., a few days ago. A car . leaped from the rails and rolled down an embankment. Chief of Police John Garvoy, of Menasha, Wis., was found la the Neenah Canal by a mill hand. An examination ~ shows that he had been murdered and then thrown into the water. The back of his head was beaten in. Fred J. Barstow. foreman in the publishing house of the W. B. Conkey Company, of Chicago, III., shot and killed an unidentified man during a labor dispute on the street. Barstow was arrested. Major Frauds L. Hills, a West Point graduate and at present Chief Engineer of tbe Wilmington and Northern Railroad, was notified at Wilmington, Del., of his appointment as engineer in charge of the Government works at Porto Rico. 8amuel Stelner, a farmer of Plewant Valley township, surrendered himself to the authorities at West Union, Iowa. He said that his brother John and himself, with a neighbor named Hunsberger, were together a few days ago; that they drank ^ of homemade wine, becoming intoxicated; A Atiaooal o KofTrrnan thflm In *r llini a \juuiiui utuaw uum wu kuwu., ? whicfh lie shot his brother, killing him Instantly. The north-bound limited train on the Illinois Central had a head-end collision with a switch engine at Champaign, 111., a few days ago. Engineer Henry Thorpe of the swlrh engine and Fireman W. B. Logan . of the limited were killed. Thorpe had been an engineer on the road for thirty years. ? The store of the J. S. Menkln Dry Goods of Company, one of the largest houses in >r. Memphis, Tenn., was destroyed by Are. The loss was over $200,000. on In a street fight at Boyles, Miss., a few or days ago, two men, Dr. Harris and a Mr. o- Allen, were killed and a Mr. Dougherty sir was fatally injured by John Hace and en Frank Williams. Allen was a bystander, nd The trouble was the result of an old feud. >r* William Garrlty, aged about thirty-five years, employed on the barge Jeremiah, owned bv the"Thames Tow Boat Company, was burned to death In New London, ,/ Conn., in a fire which caused duraage to J?* tlie barge to the extent of about $200. Id Frank Shott, a wealthy farmer, was killed to by a train on tne west jersey itauroau at ,v. Woodbury, N. J. He was driving across the track when his wagon was struck by a eg locomotive. His horses were also killed. >r- General Clous arrived in New York City lit from Havana with records of the Evaeua:b, tion Commission and a small cannon, capas tured from the British In 1611. A box from Madrid, Spain, wa3 received a at Annapolis, Md., by Lleutenant-Commander E. K. Moore. It comes from Ad*e mlral Cervera, and contains several presP* ents for friends, Including Mr. Moore and a Admiral McNair. he Foreign. in The United State s Embassy at Berlin has en been instructed to secure the discharge of :er William Brlor, of Cincinnati, who has been he impressed into the Germany Army. nfi John Burrett, ex-Minister to Siam, in an *Q address before the shanghai Chamber of 56> Commerce, said the acquisition of the Philippines is of vital Importance to the lP protection of American interests in the Far East. n(j M. Cambon, the French Ambassador to lw Great Britain, in a speech in London said ,jjt that France desired peace among all na1 + rrr o a clnournlr <n OVmmfhv tvffh tllA re- una oiuwwauij ^ * in. Czar's pacifl" proposals, and that the Angou lo-French friction over the Fashoda inciot dent had been greatly exaggerated in the public press. A German student named Blberle, fatnlly shot a Dzech student, named Linhart, at Prague, Austria, with his revolver In a in- light resulting from a political dispute, as- St. Anne's College at Digby, N. S., -was me totally burned u few days ago, and, in ig, their labors to secure safety for all thelntagl mates of the dormitory, the Rev. Fathers or La Dore, Chalssoa and Cunon wore sorter ously injured. The college cost about ?75,;he 000, and the furniture and personal property were worth probably $25,000 more. The Insurance is $20,000. A Belgian missionary, Father Belbrouck, has been murdered by the Chinese at HuPeh, in the province of the same name, rn_ Central China, and the mission house has been burned. The Queen F?egent of Spain has anu? nounced her royal pleasure that the ratification of the treaty of pejice with the United States shall be left for the Cortes, declaring that she is not justified in asa? suming the right to sign the treaty alone. ^ Albert E. Mussen, teller of the savings Q. department of the Merchants' Bank, at ng Montreal, Quebec, has been arrested. There _nj is a shortage in his accounts, which it is jog said will amount to. $60,000. His relatives are very wealthy. The Eastern Telegrapd company in London gives notice of the establishment of a censorship at Manila. 0 ount Jules von Falkenhayr,the Austrian a' statesman, formerly Mlnlstv of Agriculture pJi in the Taatle Cabinet, died at Vienna in his seventieth j^ar. _ _/ m . - -i s lillmmu The President Orders a Court-martial ? For the Commissary-General. ,i ii .1 GENERAL MILES WILL TESTIFY. [ (V }; The President Announced His Decision ^ to tbe Cabinet?General Eagan Will ^ Be Tried For His Conduct Toward the & Commanding Officer of the Army? ' General Miles a Witness. ti 9 Washinotoh, D. C. (Special).?The Pre si. 11 dent announced at the Cabinet meeting on l? Tuesday that he had directed the coart. l martial of Com missary-General Eagan for b violation of the Articles of War In his ? statements before the Investigation'Com- ? mission. ,] The President made no extended com- r ment in anp.ounclng his decision to tbe ^ Cabinet, saying briefly that hethoaghtthis !r wa? the only course open to him consistent )| ?H.U ul. J-il? ? nf a Willi U13 UUllOD ao UUiiiuiauuu-ui-vuivi I! BBIG ADIEB-5ENEB AL CHABLEB P. EAGAJf, . lS ?1 the Army. The Cabinet officials without ? exception were gratified that the determln- 11 atlon to convene a court-martial had beet, reached. The idea that General Miles might de- . ollne to appear as a witness before the :( court-martial in the anticipated contin- *. gency that General Eagan will pursne a 01 line of defence alleging sufficient provoca- ^ tion for his foul language is said to be unwarranted. On the contrary, the com- " mnndln? Aoncrdl will not he llVflrflfl to obeying a summons from the a' court, If only for the opportunity " of correcting a misapprehension which ha^ Dl been Industriously created, that In bis testlmony he mude characterizations of Gen- ^ eral Eagan personally to which exception could be taken. It Is understood that Gen- D eral Miles is not only willing, but anxious, to have a tribunal composed exclusively of ?' army officers pass on the oourse he has pursued, confident that it will meet with thor- ^ ough approbation ' ? 'La General Eagan Revises HI* Testimony, Washington, D. C. (8peclal).?Colonel Alexander, of Commissary-General Eagan's office appeared before the War Investigating Commission a few days ago with a A communication from General Eagan accompanying the revised statement of his recent testimony, in which he attacked Major-General Miles. It was announced that General Eagan'e u letter of transmittal made formal apology p to the commission for the harsh language r used in the first statement. This, together ? with the revised statement, was accepted , _ by the commission, and a communication ri to that efTect was addressed by the com- j*1 mission to General Eagan. , S( 1 m FOSTER M. VOORHEES INAUGURATED ?i He Accepts the Seal of State In the Prei- ol ence of 3000 People. GQ Tbenton, N. J. (Special).?Foster M. ~ Voorhees was inaugurated Governor of C New Jersey on Tuesday in the presenoe of ti ouuu peopie. The ceremony took place In the laylor Opera House, which was crowded. General Bird Spencer was master of ceremon- * ies, and the uahera were uniformed members of the National Guard. Colonel Alexander C. Ollpbant acted as Governor . Voorhee's personal aide. A Assemblyman Squire, of Union County. 1)1 ?resided. Prayer was offered by President n atton,, of Princeton. Chief Justice Magle administered the oath of office, and then a salute of seventeen guns was tired by a de- . tachment of the 8eventh RegLment. Act- , ing-Governor Watklns delivered to Gover- , nor Yoorhees the great seal, and the Governor then delivered his Inaugural address. j. Governor Voorhees deolared in favor of controlling publlo Institutions by non-partisan boards, pledged himself to economy . . in publlo expenditure, and suggested- the t surrender to municipalities by the State treasury of a portion of the surplus with whlcli to reduce local taxes. He recommended legislation to prevent corporations from watering stock, and declared that the State Reformatory at Rahway should be completed. Governor Sione Inaugurated. 0 Habbisbobo, Penn. (Speoial).?Governor C William A. Stono was inaugurated on Tuesr G day. The oath was administered by Juatioe Henry Williams of the State Supreme Court, In the presence of tho Senate and House of Representatives, who were as- , sambled on a large stand erected at the . west front of tho Capitol. JD, In his Inaugural address, the Governor v pointed out the necessity for economy In the making of appropriations, and said he would not hesitate to recommend a reduction of the annual appropriation to the . public schools In case of necessity. Governor McMlllln Inaugurated. Nashville, Tenn. (Special).?In the hall of the House of Representatives in the presence of an Immense throng Ben- y< ton McMlllln was Inaugurated Gov- V) ernor of Tennessee. After prayer by the v< Rev. John Matthews, of McKendree Cliuroh, R Governor Taylor delivered his farewell ad- fe dress. Governor-elect MoMitllu then M spoke, and at the conclusion of his address w he took the oath of office, which was ad- n{ ministered by Chief Justice Saodgrass, of SI the Supreme Court. 01 Garcia'* Son In Union College. Marcio Garcia, a son of the late General Callxto Garcia, has entered Union College 111 at Scheneotady, N. Y. He Is the first Cuban C* to take advantage of the offers of the ?' Cuban Educational Society, which was or- ?{ ganlzed for the purpose of givlug free edu- t0 cation to Cubans In American colleges. ; M th Naval Governor of Guam. Secretary Long at Washington, ordered Captain Leary, at present commanding the San Francisco, to proceed to the Island ol Guam and assume the duties of Naval Gov- T1 ernor of the new acquisition. j Columbus's Bones Exposed. The casket containing the remains o* Christopher Columbus, which arrived ut p8 Qadiz, Spain, a few days ago on board the ur Spanish cruiser Conde de Yenadito, and which were transferred to the auxiliary UI orulser Giraldii, formerly the British yacht Ki of that name owned by Mr. Harry McCal- , mont, for conveyance to Seville, has been opened. About thirty bones and some ashes were found In the casket. at Fatal Riots Id Hungary. 3(; A fierce election riot took plaoe a few days ago at Uj-Szent-Anna, In the County ho of Arad, Huugary, and four parsons were N< killed and sixteen Injured. M . .9 i' - " V ! . . . f ' J OUR NEW CRUISER AFLOAT. h? Albany Launched at the Armstrongs' Shipyard in England. London (By Gable).?The American raiser Albany was successfully launohed a Saturday from the yards of the ArmIrongs in Elswlck. She was named by [rs. Colwell, wife of Lieutenant Colwell,, aval attache to the United States Emassy. The weather wa9 perfect. The lbany took the water like a duck. She 'as painted gray and-dlsplayed the Amerian eagle at her figurehead. Mrs. Colwell was punctual in ascending je platform reserved for her. Sir Andrew oble, who Is associated with Sir W. Q. rmstrong & Co., the builders of the Alauy, presented to Mrs. Colwell a bouquet f lilies and carnations tied with the Amerlnn colors. Lieutenant Colwell and United" tates Consul Metcalf then approached to le side of Mrs. Colwell to assist in the lunching of the ship. it was a unique ceremony, masmucn as a American warship bad never before een launched abroad. Mrs. Colwell lrned a miniature capstan, an iogenlus contrivance, releasing a guillotine hich cut the cord restraining the dogiores, whereupon the Albany, national oslgns at all ot her mastheads, the nion Jack at her bow and bunting everyhere, amid a dead silence slid gracefully ito the water, an unusually high tide assting her. Then followed a deafening urst of cheering, a wild waving of flags ad an incessant screeching and roaring of :eamers' whistles, while Mrs. Colwell with. nerring aim smashed a bottle ot chainagne upon the bow of the cruiser, naming er Albany. Many Americans were present, i weil.as the local magnates and the cers of the Japanese, Chilian, Portuguese ad Chinese warships. The Albany is a sister ship to the New rleans, which gave an excellent account f herself in the operations off the ooast of uba in the war with Spain. Both vessels ere purchased from the Brazilian Govrnment by the United States shortly be>re the outbreak of the war while being instructed at the shipyards of the Arm;rongs. The New Orleans was then the mazonas and the Albany the Admiral reu. The Albany will carry a crew of 300 ion. BARK TURNED TURTLE. eventeen Men Drowned In the Antlelana in Taco'ma H?rbor. Tacosia, Wash. (Special).?The British ark Andelana, 2345 tons, of Nova Scotia, aptain G. W. Stalling, sank in twenty-two tthoms of water in front of the St. Paul !111 wharf, and the Captain, the mjtte and fteen of the crew were drowned. The icldent occurred during the night. v The vessel came in ballast from Shangnl. The ballast had been disc jarged. and le ship was lying at anchor waiting +o be > be towed into the dock. A few nights terrific gale raged on the bay, the .wind lowing thirts'-six miles an hour. Two reat boom legs were placed beside Andena, one on each side. During le gale one of the logs went irift, causing the ship to careen ad.to capsize with very little warning to le crew. The vessel was entirely/Without allast and the batches were open. All on oard were caught ltke rata In a trap and ad no chance to, escape. The ship simply ireened over, the water flowed inthe"open atches, and she sank. A large number of the crew had been dia? barged, or the loss of life would have been ir more appalling. The ship was to have ikeri on a car<o of wheat for Queenstown. aptain Stalling lived in Anapolls, N. S., ad leaves a widow and three children. He well known in this port. ARSENIC IN OYSTER FRITTERS. Negro Woman Accaied of Murder In Maryland. Baltijioue, Md. (Special).?Martha Balljr, colored, thirty-three years old, is locked p here, charged with the murder by oison of George W. Klah, also colored, at ambrldge,.Md. Eiah died a few days ago, nder suspicious circumstances, and warmts were issued for the Bailey woman'r rrest. On Friday the remaining members t Utah's family, consisting of ajgbt per* >ns, were poisoned, and the next day his lother, Mary Jane Kiab, died in terrible gony. The poison has been traced to a barrel t flour, out of which oyster fritter? were j ade for the noondav meal. An analysis I lows the presence of arsenlo in large aantlties. The authorities of Dorchester ounty assert that they have evidences tat will convict the accused of the crime. 6000 KILLED AND WOUNDED. arks Are Victorious In s Battle With tbe Yemen Insurgents. Constantinople, Turkey (By Cable).? dvices received her& from Hodelda, Ara!a, say that a great battle was fought on ovember 30 at Shan el between the Tulrks id tl>e Yemeu insurgents. Although the TurKs'were victorious, capiring the position held by the rebels, they >st 2000 men in killed and wounded. The sses of the insurgents In killed and ounded wore 4000. Tbe advices add that tbe insurrection is ir from being quelled, and Abdullah Pasha, ie Turkish commander in Yemen, ha? rdered the capture of the town of Saada, s this town is held in strong force its captre will be a difficult task. LA BOURGOCNE WAS AT FAULT. erdict Rendered in Favor of the Owners of the Cromartyshire. London (By Cable).?The trial of the suit f Law & Co., the owners of the steamship 'romarevshire, against the Compagnie enerale Transatlantique, for damages istalned by the Cromartyshire in collision ith the French liner La Bourgogne, in hich the Bourgogne was sunk, was ended l the Admiralty Court a few days ago, idgment being rendered in favor of' the iuintiff. The court held that La Bourgogne was )lely to blame for the dbaster, her speed aing excessive under the circumstances, ad that tbe commander of the Cromartylire did everything possible to avert a )llision. MUi Schley Ends Her Life. Miss Anna Mary Hoke Schley, twenty-five jars old, daughter of the late Colonel 'llliam Louis Schley, poet, lawyer and steran of two wars, and second cousin of eal Admiral Schley, committed suicide a w days ago In her home at Baltimore, d. Since the death of her father, to hom she was much attached, a month ?o, Miss Schley tiad Deen mconBoiame. is shot herself through tho heart with le of her father's revolvers. The Cherokee Treated la Signed. The treaty between the United States and ie Cherokee Nation was signed by the ammlssion at Muscogee, Ind. T., a few lys ago. Sanders and Gunter, two unem>rs of the Cherokee Commission, refused sign It. To become effective the treaty ust be ratified by Congress on or before arch 4,1899, and by a majority vote of ie Cherokee people. Georgia Troops For Xuevitas. The transport Roumaman went to sea on luday from Savannah, Ga., with the ilrd Georgia Volunteers, bound for Neutas, Cuba. Mews of the Toilers. The employes of the Public Works De? irtment In Pittsburgh, Penn., are to be liformed. There is an ordinance requiring the lion label on all printing matter for insas City, Kan. The headquarter of the Barbers' Interitional Union will be removed from Syrase, N. Y., to Cleveland, Ohio, February 1. The Typographical Union label appeared >on all the ballots used in the special hool bond election in Kansas City, Kan. Vice-Chancellor Emery, ot New Jersey, ,s granted an injunction restraining a mark cigar dealer from using counterIts of the Clgarmakers' Union label. _ . . r ' MILES CALLED A Llifi. ? V? f* I C I- IIL.J, oommissaryuenerdi tagan s niiowv Upon the Army's Commander., - it ? M BAD BEEF CHARGES THE CAUSEJ .|jj General Euto Tell* the lTer- InTeeti- ' ^ gatora That the Head of the Military Forces la a Wilful and Malicious Liar? \ A Prepared Attack Upon General MJlea ' ?He Defends Hla Soldiers. > ' < Washington, D. C. (Special)?.BrfgadlAr- . 0 General Charles P. Eagan, Commissary General of Subsistence, created a sensation before tbe War Investigation Commission on Wednesday in answering the accusa- . ^ tlons against tho character of refrigerated . beef furnished lo the troops in the war. |$j General Easan made a personal attack on . Major-Qeneral Miles, calling him a liar. over and over again. He said, in effect, , that General Miles was not lit to associate \"'.l with decent people, and that either General Miles or himself mast;get out of ttre'atmy. rag General Eagan read his testimony front typewritten manuscript.1 It had been ear?- . fnlly prepared and was read with passion- < _ ate fervor. t m . At one time GeneraWiagan saidaxfv Gen eral Miles: "Hb lies in nls throat, he Hop w in his heart, he lies in every hnir of his V head and dvery pore of his body; he lie* wilfully, deliberately, Intentionally and n maliciously." At another time he said: "If -1 his statement Is false, as I assert it to be, ... then he should be drummed out of the ser- 'rf vice and Incarcerated In prison with other <:SB libellers." >.$S The causes which led up to this explo- ,v< -3? otan a# w*dfk on/1 (n/llnnaflnn a*>a a# ra * j? OiVU VA ntttkU OUU lUUl^UAktVU ?U? V* S7 ' J? cent date. General Miles has charged the ' ; ^ Commissary Department with famishing ^ "embalmed bee!" and decaying canned meat for the army ln'Po^o Rico In the war "> with Spain. Since Miles made his asser-. . : rj tlons there has been a procession of wit- vSEl 1 nesses testifying, And only few to subitan- ^ tlate the statement of the commanding general of the United States forees. At the close of Commlssary-GeriernJ Eagan's testimony given before the War Investigating Commission 4 newspaper correspondent called upon. General Milee; jvfl who, after reading slowly the per- ..." *S| tinent parts of the testimony V ^ 9ald: "lne testimony I gave was given, v^SSj on statements made by my offl- \ cers and soldiers by thousands. I believe ;* those statements, and I simply wish to be" . considered on the side of the soldiers. I ? shall continue to do whatever I can to -v- ' Jy maintain their integrity and proteot their ' , honor and welfare. That is my duty aa well as my pleasure." I > Should General Miles decide to take notice officially of the attack, the next! i-:?& step would he for him to prefer charges! , % with the President against the Com-1 ' VjSij missary General. .These might he based' vv-$ on several technleal grounds, such, lor . % instance, as "conduot tenakig to the de- ^ i structlon of "good order and discipline." It \ would be for the President to pass upon * ; : the demand, and he might adopt one of three courses, 1. e.. refuse It; grant It; or.j. / Instead, order a court of inquiljr.. In thiaM . latier case tne ooay woma nave power 10, go into the question of veracity whioh hail 'M been raised, and, In (fact, the conduct ofj ' r,:' both Generals would be practically under, examination. *(, -* General Earan's Statement Beturoed. | , <% Washwotok, D. C. (Special).?The War Investigation Commission on Friday sent . the statement Incorporating General' Eagan's testimony back to him, with,the '-W privilege of re-snbmlttlng It It he dhoosee . to revise its language. Xv<: CHAUNCEY DEPEW FOR SENATOR, : ^ Be Receive* the U nan t mo a* Ctacni Nonalaatlon of the New York Bepablicmns. j ; . Amaxt, N. Y. (Special).?Chauncey X; D epew was unanimously fthosen as the can- J didate of the Republican party for United States Senator at a joint legislative canons held in the Assembly chamber Thursday .;0 light. ? | y-?? :? ? , chatjncey m. depkw. ! The caucus was called to order by Sena-; tor Ellsworth, Chairman of the Senate Can-' j . -j jus Committee,who named Senator Hobarti ? Krtlm for Chairman of the joint session.* J Senator Nathaniel A. Elsberg; of the Fifteenth District, in which Mr. Depew re4-Urxry -m n r> * i ~ n J kM Ka 3iuc3f n tu bucu louuguuiou uj mo juau, tvbo presented Sir. Depew's name.. Senator Wilcox, of Auburn, Seconded the. aomination and moved that the Secretaries! be directed to cast one ballot for Mr. Depew as the candidate of the party for United States Senator. The. motion wasj sarrled unanimously and Mr. Depew was' declared the nominee of the caucus. .. NEW YORK BANKERS ARRESTED.' Charged With Certifying a Big Check With No Funds to Its Credit. New Yobk City (Special).?James Mae- t naughton, former president of the Trades. men's National Bank, and Allan Macnaughton, president of the Wool Exchange, and one of the directors of the Tradesmen's National Bank, wers arrested on Wednes- , ' day by United States Commissioner Shields. They were charged with violating' the Revised Statutes by certifying a check drawn on the Tradesmen's National Bank to the order of the United States Trust ,' Company for 9510,000, when the trust company had no funds in the bank to its credit. Both pleaded not guilty, and demanded > an examination. They were held in 925,OOOball. Bbth men gave ball. . ^<4 Reform# Opposed in China. The Viceroy of Nanking, Liou Koon Tl, v has memorialized the Throne, at Pekin China, recommending the proper training of military officials and the discarding of ancient weapons and drill in favor of modern j methods. As a result an edict has beea? issued severely traversing the memorial and censuring the presumption of the Viceroy. Crippta Creek's Itecord^jBreaker. The 1898 gold output In the Cripple Creek (Col.) camp was about $16,000,000. This Is >i record-breaker. . ' C. Spokes of the Wheel. The National Cycle Board ot xraae nas gone out of existence. The total exportation of bicycles during 1898 were $6,846,529, an increase of $706,685 over 1897. Ia Adelaide, Australia, the police department saves upwards of $4000 annually by mounting its men on bicycles instead of horses. Cycle shows will be held in Boston, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Syracuse, Detroit and other cities this year, as well as in New . York and Chicago. In future all private members of the , National Cyclists' Union will bo Insured for $250 at death and $5 a week {or Uto weeks la case of accident. ? . X /; :<& *