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DEMAND OF AGoST
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FILIPINOS' WARLIKE ATTITUDE. ?
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A* the Common Enemy Has Been Driven J
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From the Islands, Aguinalilo's llepre- 1
V tentative Asks If Onr Ariny and Navy 'I
Are Being Reinforced For the Purpose
?f XTobliio' War on the Fllinlnos. J
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Washington, D. C. (Special).? Senor 1
Lopez, secretary to Agoncillo, the Wash- *
Ington representative of Agulnaldo, called
at the State Department Tuesday after- j
noon and lodged with the chief clerk a
communication from Agoncillo, which, ac- a
cording to the common expectation, t
marked the critical stage in the Philippine J
question.
< In his communication Agoncillo calls attention
to the fact that on January 11 he a
addressed a letter to the Secretary of State o
npon the question of recognition, forward- *
lag with it a memorandum demonstrating
, that according to all American precedents,
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cue rnmppine A?puuuu n*& ouimvu
recognition. ?
He now desires to call attention to cer- '
tain conditions which. In his opinion, re- a
quire Immediate alleviation. There are, he tl
Bays, at the present time 20,000 American e
troops at Manila controlling a population $
of about 300,000. A number of war vessels
are stationed in the harbor, and many jz
other American men-of-war and transports G
are to be found within the archipelago, al- p
though the actual possession of the Amerl- n
can troops extends over not more than 143
square miles out of move than 200,000. u
"Despite the enormous forces now In this r
extremely circumscribed area," he contin- 0
ues, "we are Informed through the publlo ^
prints that other vessels of war have been a
ordered from distant parts of the globe to tI
reinforce those now among the islands in
question, while a few days ago a transport
Balled from New York carrying about 2000
soldiers, and having Manila as its destination,
and, rb we are further inforned, <1
regiments of troops are under orders to I
proceed by way of San Francisco to the a
Philippines. The public prints inform us
also that an attack is contemplated upon &
the Philippine Islands; the islands to be ^
; taken in detail?the smaller ones first, the q
* larger ones blockaded so that they may
not assist those first attacked." 7
He says that it is naturally the impres- ^
. alon of his Government and people that u
these warlike preparations indicate exist- ^
ing or Immediate military operarations in
the Orient, and that they readily conceive .
that it must be contemplated tb_. sl a |
ore to be leveled at the existing Govern- j j
ment of the Philippines. F
He points out that the Philippines are in
a state of order possessing a Government ,
satisfactory to tbeir inhabitants, and With- ?
out an enemy within thoir borders offering 1
any resistance to its operations, and are at
peace with all the world, and says that, P
notwithstanding the difficulty he labors t
under In not having been formally received, 7
be considers It his imperative duty to call ?
' the attention of the Secretary to the dis- *
turblng conditions he enumerates, to the tl
end that he may receive such assurances
as *111 satlsf v his Government that It Is not ci
the intention of America to make war upon w
the new republic, which will explain to It
the reason why large armies and navies w
should be dispatched to the Philippine Islands,
and which will relieve his country* tj
men of the fear that now possesses them jr
that their liberties are In danger at the _
hands of the Republlo whose name they J
have always believed was associated with
freedom ard to which they first came for
recognition. ?
The Government will not take any offl- ?
clcl notice of the communication. j1
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FILIPINO ARMY, 30,000 STRONG. v
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Every Available Male Being; Recruited
and All United on Independence. e:
Manila, Philippine Islands (By Cable).? s<
Beports from the interior indicate that Cl
a<>n!nai/i/\'a io T^Aw eenerallv
AfJUIUdlUV o aubuuti%J MVI* 0
recognized. Every available male Is being ni
recruited, and arms depots have been es- b
tablisbed at San Fernandino, Union, Trini- ji
dad, and otber large towns. The 8ur- fj
rounding country is being levied on for T
supplies, and the Filipino troops are living fi
on the fat of the land, while the native t<
villagers ?re compelled to subsist on rice.
There is some friction between the Filipino <*
civil and military authorities, but they are p
? united on the question of independence. ?
.It is estimated that there are fully 30,000
Filipinos under arms, and it is said that ^
there are nearly fifty Maxim guns at Mulolos,
some of them having been recently acquired.
The Filipino military authorities are con- "
vlnced, they say, that the Americans will A
be unable to work effectively outside of
Manila in the eveut of hostilities, hence w
they feel confidence in the future. f<
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JOHN KEAN FOR SENATOR. , .
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Be is Elected to Succeed James Smith. H
of New Jersey; 0
Tb*xton, N. J. (Special).?John Eean, of I]
Elizabeth,was elected United States Senator
on Tuesday to succeed James Smith, ol H
Newark. In the Senate lie received tne j,
fourteen Republican votes to six for Smitb. ^
In tbe House Mr. Kean received the thirty- f,
seven Republican votes and Smith twenty- a
three. ti
Clark Re-elected in Wyoming.
C.ietennk, Wyo. (Special).?The Legisl&ture
on Tuesday voted for United States 1.
8enator to succeed Clarence D. Clark ,
Senator Clark was re-elected.
Stewart Re-elected la Nevada. Q
Cabson, Nev. (Special).?Senator William .
M. Stewart was re-elected on Tuesday by
the Legislature to the United States Senate 31
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Culberion elected in Texan.
Austin,Texas (Special).?Ex-Governor C. a
A. Culberson was elected on Tuesday bv s|
acclamation as United States Senator, to
succeed Roger Q. Mills. ^
Rebel Successes In China. fj
The An Houl rebels, who, under the no- v
torlous desperado Nul, reinforced by rebels r'
M T> Us. I
iroiii 111*5 tiu>m? 1/4 uu-.iou, mo .
oity of Ku-Yung, China, on January 1,
have captured it ana ordered the execu- u
tlon of all the civil and military officials. t
They have also captured another city aud 0
district in the same prefecture, tber?}bel t
sympathizers having opened the Rates ot t
the town. The rebels are beselging Chau- c
C'hau, in the Province of Kwancr-Tung, and .
Kan-Chau, in the Province of Kiang-Sl. n
A Jealous Man'* Triple Crime. ,
George Ayres, a painter, forty-six years ii
old, shot and killed hla wife, Mary E 1
Ayres, a few Dlghts ago, and shot John J. *
Wilson, a young mechanic, who board?d '
with Mrs. Ayres, at Nicetown, a suburb of
Philadelphia. Ayres had one more shot la
lib revolver, and fired it into his head. He
lived half an hour. Ayres and his wife
had separated because of a quarrel about ,
Wilson. c
The Newark For the Pacific Station.
The cruiser Newark, which is at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, has been ordered to '
the Pacific Station. :.
rromlnent People. i
.Lord sail3Dury ueicsis nnitiuK.
General Wheeler u.<yd the same spurs in
the war with Spain that he used in the
Civil War. :
Count Tolstoi declares that he has to ,
thank his bicycle and his vegetarian diet
for the robust health which he enjoys at the .
age of seventy. J
Tbe Military Order of the Foreign Wars J
of the Unitod States will present to Ad- ,
SIral Dewey the gold Insignia of tho Order,
which he is a member. .
Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, is said to ,
be one of the greatest readers in the Sen- f
r ate. All new books, especially history and ,
fiction, are at once sarohued by him.
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THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
WMlilnrton TU?m?.
mt. - a# (i r? m o/thlnoa ur c a a nnfrtVfln
1 UW BS5UI lUHUH 1UOV.UIUVO
ty the House Committee on the election of
'resident and Vice-President, and a favorble
report was ordered on the bill amendag
the statues so as to permit machine
allots when the State law so authorized
bem.
Commander XL R. S. Mackenzie has been
etached from the Mayflower, when out of
ommlsslon, and ordered home on waiting
rders.
General Russell Hastings, formerly of
>hio, but now living at Northampton,
lass., has been chosen for appointment as
Hrector of the Bureau of American RepubIcs,
to succeed the late Joseph 8mith.
The House Committee on Coincge,
heights and Measures agreed to report a
anklDg and currency bill, the chief
eatures of which are an emphatic declaraion
for the gold standard and a provision
or the gradual retirement of greenbacks.
President McKinley has approved the
hnri?(?< nnd soaciflcattons In the case of
Jrlgadfer-Gene'ral Charles P. Eagan.
The House has concurred in the 8enate
mendment to the bill creating an addllonal
Judge for tho Sixth Circuit. The
imendment added another Judge for the
fifth Circuit, and the action of the House
>a9ses the bill.
Senator Piatt (Rep., Conn.) has been
ppointed to fill tne vacancy on the Roard
f the Regents of the Smithsonian Institufon
made by the death of Senator Morrill,
f Vermont.
The House Committee on Postofflce and
'ost Roads not only restored the approprition
for the pneumatic tube service which
ras stricken from the PostofUco approprltion,
but removed the restriction as to
ho cities where the appropriation shall be
xpnnded and increased the amount to
300,000.
The House Committee on Commerce
ave a bearing a few days ago to the
rruce-Cnigln-Eyre syndicate, which prooses
to build the Nicaragua Canal under
new concession from that Goverment.
The Committee on Naval Affairs passed
pon the part of the Appropriation bill
elatinsr to the purchase and manufacture
r smokeless powder and struck out the
rord "manufacture," bo that the entire
mount, $1,000,000, wili be available for
lie purchase of powder.
Doineatic.
C. F. Wolf, of Brooklyn, N. Y., Inhaled
lluminating ras in a room at a hotel In
'hiladelphia, Penn., and was found dead
few days ago.
While coming up the channel at Mobile,
.la., the fruit steamer Columbia collided
rith and sank the schooner Olive. The
Jolumbia struok the schooner amidhips
and cut her in two. Captain Bill
odd, his son Oliver and Moses Kaplan
rere on the schooner. Kaplan, who was
nable to swim, was drowned. Tho others
ere saved.
The steam ferryboat Oakland, plyinsr beiveen
San Francisco and Oakland, collided
ith the launch William D., near Great
sland. The launch sank Immediately,
tijjineer Waddles, of the William D., was
rowned. F. D. Orr, a passenger, was
:ruck by the Oakland and died of his iniries.
Charles Ruebllngor, aged ten years, of
hiladelphia, Penn., accidentally shot and
Illed Edcar L. WhiDennv. aged fourteen
ears. The former was shooting at a taret
on a lot in the northern part of the city,
nd fired just as Winpenny was crossing
lie lot some distance in front.
William Robinson, a watchman, was
rushed to death a few days ago by a sldeaik
freight elevator in^few York City.
Grace Martin* daughter of Luke Martin,
as burned to death at her home in Walngford.
Conn. She was putting logs in
le fireplace when a spark flew out, ignitig
her clothing. She was twenty-one
ears old.
John Hughes, aged seventy years, formrly
of Jersey City, committed suicide at
is home in FrankliD, Penn., by cutting
Is throat with a razor. Hughes had been
1 with the grip the past two weeks, and
ad shown signs of insanity. He is surived
by one son and one daughter, both
f Brooklyn.
Z. 0. Simmons, of Kenosha, Wis., will
rect a monument to the memory of the
jldlers and sailors of the Civil War. The
ost of the monument will be $10,000.
Miss Fannie Condit, fifty-three years of
ore, of East Orange, N. J., was killed in a
Icycle accident a few days ago. She had
is0 alighted from a car, and stepped in
ont of a bicycle ridden _by John H.
liomas, or Jiast urango. tier skuu was
ractured, and she lived but throe hours af:r
the accident. Thomas was arrested.
The bank at Arthur, III., was robbed of
4000 a few nights ago. 8ix men overowered
the night watchman, bound and,
agged him, and tied him in a back room,
he robbers blew open the safe with dynalite
and secured the money.
The Illinois Legislature has passed a
>int resolution thanking Miss Helen
ould for her untiring devotion to the
merican soldiers in the war with Spain.
Captain Charles E. Clark, formerly of the
arsnip Oregon, at Ashevllle, N. C., relsed
to be elected a member of the local
umane society.
Captain Glass, late commander of the
harleston, who returned from Manila on
lie steamer Rio de Janeiro, will take charge
f the naval coaling station now being contracted
on Goat Island, in San Francisco
[arbor.
Frank Mareno, twenty-four years old. of
fewark.N. J.,wasshot and instantly killed
y Nuncio Salvatore, his father-in-law.
rank Mareno was insanely jealous, and
eat bis child wife frequently and unmerciilly,
though she gave him no cause for his
ction. He was killed while savagely sticking
his wife. Salvatore was arrested.
In the Illinois House of Representatives
few days ago Mr. Abbott offered a resoltion
thanking Miss Helen Gould, of New
ork, for her effort to ameliorate the conItion
of the sick and wounded soldiers
n rl n rr th? war with Sn?ln. Ii W&S
dopted.
Max Wolff, Pres'dent of the Palace Ribon
Mannfactur'ng Company, was seriously
hot by Morris C. Scindersteln, until reBntly
foreman in bis mill, as be was leavlg
bis office a few nights ago in South Alrntown,
Peon. Seindersteln was arrested
nd put under $5003 ball. Seindersteln Is
Ixty-slx years old and Wolff forty.
The converted yacht Eagle sailed from
orfolk, Ya., a "few days ago. 8he will
roceed to Cuban waters, where she will
e employed upon coast and harbor surey
duty. Tbo Eagle has been overhauled,
afltted and painted white.
County Judge Sklpton, of Fillmore
louuty, 111., was fined $50 by the Legislature
In the contempt proceedings Instituted
y tliat body. The Legislature had ordered
he Judge to forward the election returns
f the Sixty-seventh Legislative District to
.incoln for the Legislature to pass upon
be case. This be refused to do, and was
lted to appear and show caase why he
hould not be fined for contempt. A
ilnorlty report supported Judge Sklpton.
Btnjamln I. Greenebaum, Secretary of
Ilcbael Greenebaum 8onsCompany, bulldng
contractors, filed a petition in volunary
bankruptcy in the United States Dis
not uourt, umcago, a iew uays ago,
cheduling liabilities at $566,199, with nomlinl
assets.
Forelen.
The ItuliaD cruisers Elba and Etna will
oon go to China, but the rumor of the
talian Government's Intention to seize a
Chinese port is reported premature.
The London Times, discussing: editorially
^nglo-Freneh relations, hints that France
vtll beolTfced concessions in Madagascar
is a set-off to the French shore rights in
fewfoundland.
The Court of Cassation, Paris, France,
xamined Major Count Esterliazy a few
lays ago, who entered the Falace of Jusice
without belDg noticed.
Bank notes to the value of $303,000 rayserlously
disappeared a few days ago from
i'arr'8 Bank, limited, in London. It is supposed
that they liave been stolen.
Some of the rudlaDS who maltreated Mr.
jottfrled, an American citizen, and his
amlly, liviug in Peru, have been captured,
ind the Government has ordered the others
pursued with energy.
Emperor William received the Chinese
Mateter, Lu-Hal-Houan, a few days ago,
ivho presented his Majesty "with the injienla
of the Double Dragon, conferred
jpon the German Eaiper/.r by the Emoeror
of China.
" MICAMBOA CABAL BILL"
Senate Passes the Measure by an
Overwhelming Majority,
THE WATERWAY TO BE NEUTRAL.
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The Provisions of the Government's Froposed
Agreement With the Maritime
Canal Company?Only Six Senators
Voted Against the Bill?Cost of the
Work Is Limited to 9115,000,000,
Washington, D. C. (8peclal).?The Sen
ate on Saturday passed the Nicaragua
Canal bill. A number of amendments were
made to the bill, and there were innumer
able short speeches during the day. There
was, however, no opposition to a vote
when the time came and a roll call developed
only six votes inoppositlon to final
passage.
The bill, as It passed, continues the name
of the Maritime Canal Company. It provides
for the issuance ot 1,000,000 shares of
stock of 9100 each. The canal company Is
required to call In all the stock issued except
that held by the Nlcaraguan and Costa
Blcan Governments. The company is nlso
required to redeem and cancel all bonds
and scrip heretofore Issued by the company
and to satisfy all cash liabilities. To enable
the company to comply with this requirement,
Treasury warrants to the <
amount of $5,000,000 are authorized, with '
h proviso to the effect that only so muoh
of the amount shall be paid as shall be required
to pay the usual cash value of the
rights, privileges, franchises and property j
at the time of the payment,.the valueto be (
determined by Commissioners to be ap- (
pointed by the President. r
This being done, the Secretarv of the |
Treasury is authorized to subscribe for <
925,000 shares of the company's stock for
the Government of the United States. The ,
Board of Directors of the company is to j
consist of eleven directors, of whom nine
are to be appointed by the President of the \
United States, one by Nicaragua and one \
by Costa Rica. Directors appointed by ?
the President are not to be interested in j
any wuy in any contract connected with
the construction or operation of the oanal. |
The directors are eaoh to receive $5000 per (
year, except the President of the Board, t
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wno is 10 revvivo ?ouvu.
The company, with the consent and ap- j
proval of the President of the United States, (
is authorized to cofltract with responsible ]
persons, citizens of the United States, for
the construction, completion and equipment
of the canal within a period of six
years from the passage of the act. The ]
work Is to be under the constant and lmmediate
supervision of the engineer department
of the United States army and 19
not to exceed in cost $115,000,000, which i
amount Is appropriated out of the Treasury (
of the United States and made a permanent .
appropriation.
The neutrality of the canal is to be guar- '
anteed by the United States, and It is to 1
be used by all nations on equal terms as to c
tolls. By an amendment adopted the Presl- '
dent is given the widest power?in the event '
, of the failure of the present canal project t
?to negotiate for the control of and for c
the right to construct and perpetually con* 1
trol some other canal connecting the At- I
lantlo and Pacific. The President is re- ?
quested to negotiate {or the abrogatloa of *
any treaty oBltgatlons that may In any way
interfere with the ownership and perpetual 3
control of such canal.
The six votes against the b'.ll were cast
by Senators Bato (Dem., Tenn.), Caffery
(Dem., La.), Cockorell (Dem., Mo.), Mantle
(811., Mont.), Martin (Dem., Ya.), and Smith
, (Dem., N. J.).
PAYNE SUCCEEDS DINCLEY.
He I? Appointed the Chairman of th?
Ways and Means Committee.
"Washington, D. C. (Special).?Speaker
Reed has appointed Mr. Payne, of New
York, to the Chairmanship of the Ways and <
Means Committee, to succeed the late Mr. ?
Dlngley. This carries with It the floor ?
CONOBESSSUN SEBEKO X. PATirz. '
leadership of the majority. Mr. Payne Is
not only the senior and ranking member of
tbe committee, bat baa been one of Its most
Industrious, able and useful members for
nearly tea years.
ARRIVAL OF RUSSIAN QUAKERS!"
Two Thousand Settle la Canada to Enjoy
the Blearing! of Freedom.
Halifax, N. 8. (Special).?The steamship 1
Lake Huron, with 2000 of tho 5000 Russian
Quakers who are emigrating to the Canadian
Northwest, arrived here n few days
ago. The steamer then proceeded to St. '
John, N. B., where the passengers landed 1
and went by rail to their future home. The 1
Lake Huron had a good passage. 1
The Doukhobors were greeted by a \
party of tholr representatives in America, |
notably Russian Frlnoe Hlckoff. At the ]
eight of the Prinoe the people on the i
crowded decks coming to their new (
western home In search of the same j
freedom that the Pilgrim Fathers (
. sought broke iDto a hymn. Ou the deck ]
the Prince, among the multitude of old j
men, young men, women and children, led
iu tuauKsgiviDK 10 me Atmignty ior ine ]
safe voyagp. There are many picturesque \
and interesting characters In the crowd.
FATAL BORDER FAMILY FEUD.
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Battle Between Eddys, of Virginia, and j
Ramueyg, of Tennessee.
Nahbtille, Tenn. (Special).?A. few days
ago, on the line between Lee County, Va., j
and Hancock County, Tenn., a section remote
from the telegraph, a battle occurred
between twenty members of the Eddy family,
of Virginia, and the Ramsey family, of
Tennessee. <
The bnttle lasted soveral hours, during
which a number of men on both sides were
killed and injured. A quarrel of long Stand- (
iDg resulted In the flglit.
Fatal Railroad Collision in Texas.
Tho westbound limited express of the
Southern Pacific Railroad ran into an engine
near Lacosta, twenty miles west of
San Antonio, Texas, a few days ago.
Alonzo Miller, flreman, of San Antonio,
was killed, and Robert Nioholson, engineer,
was fatally injured. The passengers
sustained no serious injury.
Extradition With Brazil.
President McKlnley sent to the Senate,
Washington, a few days ago a new extraHIHah
fvnofi* KafmAan fliia nnn nn/1
UlblUU WACQtjr k/Vt IT VUH VU1.1 VVUUlljr UUU
Brazil. The treaty is a formal document
providing for the exchange of persons
charged with offences on the usual lines.
;-.rvvCOLUMBUS'S
BONES LANDED;
A" Solemn Ceremony Attending Tholf
Transfer to the Cathedral of Seville.
Seville, Spain (By Gable).?The'Spanlah
auxiliary cruiser uiraiaa arnvea nero
Thursday morning with the reputed ashes
of Columbus on board, which had been
transferred from the cruiser Conde de
Venadlto, on which they were brought from
DUES 0? VEBAOUA.
^Descendant of Columbus who represented
the King and Queen Regent of Spain in
the re-Interment of the discoverer's
bones at Seville.)
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Javana. The muntoipal authorities toolc
harge of the coffin on board. The Glralda
lred a salute, to whioh the land batteries
replied, and the prooession was then
ormed and the coffin transferred to the
jelebrated Cathedral of Seville.
The route to the cathedral from the
rharf was thronged, troops and sailors
)elng drawn op on eaoh side of the way.
The Chapter of the Cathedral received tbe
remains, which will He in state until
Inally placed In the vault. After another
talute the funeral service was celebrated
n the presence of an enormous crowd.
The entire ceremony was mournful even
)eyond what Is customary at public fune:als.
Tbe people seemed to recognize that
he Interment of the Spanish colonial em)ire
was symbolized by the ceremony. The
)uke of Veragua, who 1e a descendant of
3olumbus, represented the King and Queen
ilegent.
MRS. GEORGE INDICTED.
Ber Former Counsel Telia of Her Threats
Against George D. Saxton.
Cantox, Ohio (Special).?The Grand
rury has indicted Mrs* Annie ?. George
or murder In the first degree for the klll?
ng of George D. Saxton, brother of Mrs.
IcKlnley, on the evening of October 7.
fhe bill Is in four counts, each count
iovering one of the four shots which
ook effect in the body of Saxton. It is
cnotvn that damaging testimony was given
>y an attorney who appeared in several
sases in which Mrs. George was interested.
["Illsiftttorney is W. 0. Werntz, who was the
aw partner of James Sterling, one of the
ittornejs engaged to defend Mrs. George
it present.
Mr. Wernfz appeared before the Grand
lury and testified. It Is understood that
le testified that Mrs. George had said to
lim that she thought she would get two
volvers, kill Saxton with one and throw
he other at his feet, pleading self-defence.
She also spoke of shooting Saxton and tbeh
hrowlnj the revolver away so as to ap?
jear unarmed if accused.
TRIED SUICIDE TOGETHER.
Cwo Slxteen-Year-Old Girls Take Morphine
anil One of Tbem Dies.
IadIjisville, Ky. (8pecial). ?Tammie
Church and her cousin, Florence Johnson,
ittempted suicide with morphine at Miss
Johnson's home a few days ago. Each la
iixtRnn rears old. Miss Church had failed
:o receive a letter from a sweetheart and
lad become despondent. She read of tho
mlcide of a well-known man the previous
lay, and this, it 19 thought, made her de:ermlned
to die. Her cousin Is supposed
:o have taken the drug out of sympathy
with Miss Church. They bought ten cents'
worth of morphine at a drug store.
Early in the morning Mrs. Johnson
ieard heavy breathing la the girl's room,
ind going in fouud her daughter unconicious
and Miss Church dead. Miss Johnion
will recover. Miss Church lived in
jallatln, Tenn. She was here ou a visit.
GENERAL LAWTON OFF TO MANILA.
American Troop* For the Philippines
Golnc by Way of the Suez Canal.
New Yobk Cut (Special).?The United
States transport Grant, having on board
General Lawton, who Is to command th?
United States military foroes in the Philip*
pines, the Fourth United States Infantry
and a battalion of the Seventeenth United
States Infantry, sailed for Manila Thursday
morning.
As the ship passed Governor's Island a
Balute of thirteen guus, in honor of MajorGeneral
Lawton, in charge of the expedition,
was fired. As she passed through th?
Narrow the Grant was saluted by Forts
Hamilton and Wadsworth. All the way
through the harbor the shipping tooted in
honor of the departing troops, and when
they reached Sandy Hook a rapid-fire bat*
tery gave them their final send-off.
The Grant is the first troopship to convey
American soldiers by the Sues Canal to
the Pacific Ocean.
A CIRL AN INCENDIARY;
Lizzie Taylor, Aged Fourteen, of Brlatol(
Conn., Sent to an Asylum.
BaisTOL.Conn. (8poclal).?-Lizzie Taylor,
fourteen years old, the adopted daughter
of W. 8. Taylor, of this piace, has been
committed to the Connecticut Hospital for
the Insane suffering from an aoute mania
For incendiarism. The child has confessed to
the setting of seven fires In Bristol during
:he last eighteen months, or those tires two
resulted In the total destruction of two
3ne barns owned by Mr. Taylor, and a
:hird partially destroyed the Taylor
iomestoad. Toe confession clears up the
arigin of the very mysterious fires which
iavo excited the residents of Bristol for
tome time.
The girl was detected a few days ago
in the act of firing tho house again by
gnltlng paper in the attic.
8300,000 For Rural Free Delivery.
The Postofflce Appropriation bill, which
has just been reported to the House of Representatives,
Washington, by Chairman
Loud, of the Committee on Po3tofflcqs and
D~c4- D /*. n el a maL-ao nn onnrftnriflHnn fif
L U.'k m/auj, uui?aw? ?" ? ?4300,000
for the continuance of the rural
free delivery service during the nex: fiscal
year.
The Gordon Memorial Fund.
At a meeting of the General Committee
of the Gordon Memorial College held in
London a few days ago It was announced
that the subscriptions amounted'to $590,000.
Cycling Notes.
It Is said that bicycles are going out of
favor In England, especially among society
people.
Japan, not to be behind other countries,
uses bicycles In its postal and telegraph
departments.
During tho past five years ono accident
Insurance company has made pavments for
cycle accidents amounting to $65,000.
It Is the general opinion among the blrtvoln
tradA that durlnt? 180!) th? ftinorts of
American wheels wilf be double ^that of
1898.
An Essex (England) cyolist has patented
the Idea of forming the spokes of gears or
ohaln wheflla In the shape of the letters
oomposing the name of th? makers.
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An Agreement Between Great Britain
and Egypt as to Control.
GOVERNOR GENERAL REAL RULER.
The British and Egyptian Flags Will Be
Balled Together In all tbe Beconqnered
Provinces?The Slave Trade Is Abso?
lately Prohibited?Conditions Under
Which Commerce Will be Carried On,
Caibo, Egypt (By Cable).?The Offlola!
Gazette has published a convention between
Great Britain and Egypt relating to
the future government of the reconquered
Soudan provinces.
After reciting that the provinces were reconquered
by the joint military and financial
efforts of the British and Khedlvial
Governments, and setting forth the desire
to give effect to the olaims that have acorued
to Her Britannic Majesty's Government
by right of conquest, the convention
proceeds as follows:
"It is hereby agreed and deolared between
the undersigned, duly authorized,
that the word Souaan in this agreement
means all the territories south ;of the
twenty-second parallel of latitude whioh
have never been evaouated by the Egyptian
troops since 1882, or which, having been admirlstered
by the Khedive's Government
prior to the late rebellion, were temporarily
lost to Egypt and have been reconquered
by the British and Egyptian Governments
acting in concert, or which may
hereafter be reconquered by th? two Governments
acting in concert.
"Xne iincisa ana ?gyp;iaa uaga suau us
used together oa both land and water
throughout the Soudan, except In Sualcim,
where the Egyptian flag alone sjiall be
used.
"The supreme military.and civil command
In the Soudan shall be vested in one
officer, termed the Governor-General, appointed
by Khedlvlal decree, with the consent
of Great Britain, and to be removed
only by Khedlvlal decree with the consent
of Great Britain."
The next olause gives the Governor*
General absolute power to make, alter or
abrogate by proclamation laws, orders or
regulations for the good government of the
Soudan, and for the regulation, holding
and disposal of property of every kind situate
In the Soudan. But all such proclamations
must forthwith be notified to the
Agent of Her Brltannio Majesty at Cairo
and to the President of the Khedlvla.'
Counell.
Regarding the conditions under which
Europeans shall be permitted to trade, reside
or hold property in the Soudan, the
convention says:
"No special privileges shall be accorded
the subjects of any one or more Powers.
Import duties shall not be levied on goods
from Egyptian territory, but they shall be
leviable on goods from elsewhere. In the
case of goods entering the Soudan at Suaklm,
or any other Bed Sea port, the duties
must not exceed the amount leviable upon
foreign goods entering Egypt.* Duties may
be levied upon goods leaving the Soudan,
the rates to be prescribed by proclamation."
No consular agents shall be aooredited to
or allowed to reside In the Soudan without
the previous consent of Great Britain. The
Importation or exportation of slaves Is absolutely
prohibited.
The convention, whloh Is dated at Cairo.
January 18,1899, is signed by the Khedlvlal
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Boutros Pacha
Ghali, and by Lord Cromer, British Agon?
and Consul-General In Egypt.
PHILADELPHIA ORDERED TO SAMOA
The Administration Takes Stepi to Slain*
tain IU Rights In the Ialand.
Washihotox, D. C. (Special).?The situation
in Samoa is considered so grave bj
the Administration that the Navy Department
has issued orders for the cruiser
Philadelphia to proceed to Apia at once tc
reoresent the United States Interests there.
The Philadelphia, with Admiral Kautz oo I
board, arrived on Thursday at San Diego,
Cal.
UNITED ST^TIS C3UISEB PHILADELPHIA. '
The commander of the.Phlladelphla will
not In conformity with the instructions oi
trie united states uuiidui au iar as iuwdiu'
straotions are In line with the treaty ol
Berlin, which the United States oontends
roust be literally enforced until amended.
It would talce the Philadelphia about sixteen
days to make the run from San Diegc
to Apia, touching at Honolulu for coal.
Great Britain to Send Warships.
WELLiyoTOH, New Zealand (By Cable),?
Owing to the trouble at Samoa growing
out of the election of a sncoessor to tlx
late King Malietoa three British warship/
have been ordered to the island.
AWAKENED BY TORTURE.
AGlrt'a Neck and Sbouldtn Burned Wilt
Heated Alamlnnin Point*.
Montbzal, Quebec (8peclal).?Miss Eva
P.och, the victim of the twenty-eight dayt
of lethargic sleep following an attack ol
hysterics, was awakened a few days ago by
Drs. Rivet, Slmard and Lauzon, who applied
actual cautery on theneok and along
the spinal column down to the middle of
the shoulders. At the first three or four
burns applied the young woman revived
and uttered a faint moan as If suffering
from pain. The operation was continued
until about fifty applications had been
mado, but lightly. She was then perfectly
conscious and seemed surprised at the
sight of the doctors. "My God, my God,"
sue exoiaimoa in a wean, voice, wuai uus
happened?" She reoognteed her parents.
The dootors are satisfied that she was perfectly
unconscious of all that took place
daring her long sleep. The points U9ed in
burning her were made of aluminum and
heated In a joined benzine and alcohol
flame.
Maine.Legislature For Expansion.
The chief feature of Thursday's session
of the Maine Legislature at Augusta concerned
the resolutions of Mr. Macomber,
of Augusta, Indorsing the expansion policy
of tbe Administration, and inviting President
McKlnley to visit Augusta. The resolutions
passed the House by an unanimous
rising vote, amid much enthusiasm.
The Senate Confirms Mr. Cboate.
The United States Senate at Washington
has confirmed the nomination of Joseph
H. Chonte, of New York, to be Anbassador
to Great Britain.
General Merrltt to Try Eacan.
The detail of the court-martial, which Is
to try Commls9ary-General Charles P.
Eagan on charges growing out ot his attack
on General Miles before the War Investigating
Commission was made public
at the War Department in Wishington. It
comprises thirteen army officers, of whom
Major-General Wesley Merritt is at the
head, and a Judge Advocate, The courtmartial
will convene In Wasnington in a
tew days.
Confidence In the Court of Cassation.
The French Chamber of Deputies has
voted confldenoe in the Court of Cassation,
whloh Is considering the Dreyfus omc.
SCHURMAN SAYS FAREWEHS^jj
AddreiHi Cornell Students Before Lmt<
iag For til* Philippine*. n\
Ithaca, N. T. (8p?oIal).?Cornell's PreslJ
dent, Dr. J. G. Schurman, delivered hll
farewell address to the students and thfl
members of the Faculty of Cornell University
Monday afternoon. He was Introduced
t
DB. J. O. 8CHT7MUX. (A
member of the Philippine Commission.)
by Professor Thomas F. Crane, now acting
Prosident o( Cornell. Bishop Potter, of
New York, was present. ?
Resolutions were passed by the students
congratulating President ucEInley and
the Government on their wisdom In choos*
lng for a position of such eminent trust "a
mau so won jiuwu xcir it u> me energy ox
bis action, the broadness of bis sympathy,
and the clearness of bis vision."
* FOUGHT IN A LOCOMOTIVE.
An Engineer Overcomes an Insane Foreman
and Averts a Collision.
Louisville, Ey. (Special). ? Engineer
Barney Eeegan, of the Illinois Central Ballway,
had the most thrilling experience of
his life a few nights ago, and only his
dogged determination saved the life of
Walter Cole, the fireman, and perhaps the
lives of the passengers. For twenty miles,'
as the engine was speeding along the
tracks at the rate of thirty miles an hour,'
Eeegan engaged in a life and death straggle
wltb Cole, vrho had become violently
Insane.
Eeegan stopped his train, the fast mall,
at Cecil, Ey., abont forty miles sooth of
this city, to take water. He noticed that
Cole was acting strangely, and asked
him what was the matter. Cole did not
reply, but began beating bis head violently.
Eeegan had prevloaslv heard him
complain of a headache. He started his
train toward this city, and when he
had gone about a mile he h?ard a piercing
scream and saw Cole olloabing out of the
cab window. The fireman would have
made the leap in another instant, but
Eeegan grappled with him ?ad palled him
baolc into the cab. Then, after ti straggle,
the fireman sprang on the engineer, and
they were locked in n tigm emDrace.
Keegan remembered that he hful orders
to take the siding at West Point, twenty
miles farther on, to allow the New Orleans
limited from Louisville to pass. The
struggle had lasted several minutes. Cole
showed no signs of tiring and Keegan was '
beginning to grow weak.
The train was then nearlng West Point.
Just before he reaohed the stop Keegan
made a big effort and threw. Cole away
from him. He grabbed the throttle and
shut off the steam and the engine came to '
a stop at the station. Cole had renewed
the struggle, bat help came at once and
the fireman was overpowered. v
NEW COLONIAL COMMISSION.
To Administer, Under the Secretary of
War, Oar Island Governments.
WASHijf0T03,D. C. (Speolal).?TheSecre?
tary of War has completed the organization
of a colonial commission to undertake the
administration here In Washington of all
matters of detail respecting the government
of the territories acquired during the war,
or occuplod by the United States forces. The
personnel of the commission will bs General
Bobert P. Kennedy, of Bellofonte,'
Ohio; Colonel Curtis Guild, of Maacaoha*
setts, now serving on the staff of General
Fltzhugh Lee, and George W. Watklns, of
Grand Rapids, Mich. ;
Up to this point the Secretary and the
Assistant'Socretary bare undertaken themselves
to deal with the administration ot
Insular aftalrs, but the questions involved
have become so numerous and complicated
that it-has bden found absolutely necessary,
to call for assistance. This commission
will deal with the bestowal of franchises
and concessions; the distribution of
moneys to be spent In publlo improvements,
and all of the troublesome issues'
that, have arisen, and are likely to arise In
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines. I
The new commission is to act entirely
within the powers conferred by the Secretary
ot War, and his sanction will be necessary
to give effect to any line of action
proposed by the commission. j
LOSS OF THE PAUL JONES.
The Sliding Yacht Exploded and All on
Board Lost.
Mobile, Ala. (8pcclai).?It was learned
here that the missing yacht Paul Jones exploded
near Bird Island about two weeks'
iiaro. All on board were killed. The
Paul Jones bad the following
pleasure-seekers on board: Joseph Brink*
man, of Louisville; Miss Florence Taggart, .
daughter of Mayor Tnggart, of Indianapolis;
Miss Marjorie Woodland, daughter
of George Woodland, Vioe-Presldent of the
Prairie State Bank, Chicago; Colonel'
Harry C. Yocum, of St. Louis, and Miss
Florence Yocum, bis daughter. The crew
consisted of three men, whose names are
unknown.
News confirming the I03S of the yacht
was brought by oyster fishermen, who
knew of it for more than a week.
The launoh exploded, they say, on or about
January 6, near Bird Island, and everything
goes to show that nil on board were
killed at once or drowned soon after. The
men boarded the yacht and explored her
cabin, breaking open the trunks and taking
from them a lot of female apparel and keys
and whatever other property they discovered
on board.
General Ludlow Favors Cuban Loan.
General Ludlow, Governor of the city oj
Havana, Cuba, favors a loan by the United
non onn fop nubllo
0111103 IU auvaua vi 4.
improvements.
Killed Wife and Himself.
Crazed, It la supposed, by poverty, James
Mullen, a former brakeman on the Beading
Ratlway, who was out of work and In
poor health, cut his wife's throat with n
razor and then his own a few days ago at
their home In Philndelpliia. Mullen was
thirty-one years old and Lis wile was
twenty-eight.
Governor of New South Wales.
Earl Beauohamp has been appointed by
the British Government Governor of Now
South \Vale9 In succession to Vl/iount
Hampden, Governor and Commander-inChief
of the Colony since 1S95.
Held For Her Husband's Murder.
Azarlan Beckard, aged thirty-seven
years, was murdered in bed a few days
in the second story front room of his home
in Baltimore, Md. His wife, Clemetlne
Beckard, was arrested charged with the
crime. The murder was done with a .83callbre
revolver. The bullet whloh killed
him entered the right temple and passed
out at the top of the skull. He was also
shot in the right jaw. The wouaa 13 supposed
to have committed the deed as the
result of violent jeulousy on her part.
Ti?? Rnnntnr Froin North Dakota,
Porter J. McCuinber, Republican, was
elected United Stnte9 Jenator In the joint
assembly a few days ago at Bismarck, N. D. I
M
irnrn nonitr^HSiBBI
MM UuUM
Sweden's Monarch R^HH^^^Hj
of the Crown PriiH^^H^^H
NEW RULER A MAN 0
nineaa Fokm Kin*
the Cwm of Stato?
Government
Provlalonallj
Character of the Crown
Stockholm, Sweden (By
Oscar, who bos reached his
has provisionally placed the pH||^^H
ernment In-the hands of hi*
the Crown Prince Onstaf. '
While it is generally reported t^B^B^^Bj
Abdication of the King, who
feeble health for more than tvmHHB^^^
only temporary, those nearest
are in a position to know the iH^H|B
fairs, declare that he will
tnrn to the throne. HBB^B
r?w
caowv pbxvcz orstaf or rtrrviv. fSH
The step was taken by orders of
court pbysloians, who claim that, tboagfc^BB
some improvements have been manlfested^^H
Blnoe the last serious Illness In December,?
farther participation in public aflainr^^H
would prove fatal.
The re?ime of King Oscar has beealiB
characterized by a spirit of peace anf^^O
kindness. His, subjects love to refer to g
him as one of nature's noblemen, a Swede
to the core, intensely patriotic andjHH
ambitious to ameliorate the condition oi SH
the poorer classes within his domain.
rti-nwii Ppinca finntsf uhn ha* ajuamedJ
the government, Is In many respects thej^^H
very antithesis' of bis Illustrious r lather,
He Is a man with an iron will, anfl lt ls be>lieved
that what, on 'aeeonnt of Innate
goodness, Kin? Oscar could not accom-[^^l
pllih', namely, the quelling of the seditfoo*^K
spirit in Norway, Prince Oastal will ?a*i^H
compllsh by force if necessary, j
Grown Prince Qustaf was born In Jufc
1858. His wife is the Princess Victoria of
Baden, a lady of remarkable lln?ralstic a*r,'^^|
compllsbTients and a leader in all charlt^^^M
able mo\ jments. , JHI
Sing Oscar has already left 8tookholiy^H
and will spend the balanoe of the wintac tp
Saltoja, Baden.
DR. HILLIS ACCEPTS THE CALL
He Will 8uceeed the Ker. Lyman Abbot* flfl
as Pastor or Plymouth Cbureh.
New Yohk Citt (Special).?The BevJ
Newell D wight Hillis, of Chicago, who WM MH
called to the pulpit of Plymouth Churchij
made vacant by the resignation of theBerJ.
Lyman Abbott, tho successor of Henryj
ward Beechar, has accepted and will
BEV. VZWKLL DWIQJTT HHXT3.
(New pastor of the famoas Plymouth .M
Charoh, Brooklyn.) I
gin-active work In the famous old 'Brooklyn* j.
church early In March. Dr. Newell D wight
Hillis Is not yet forty years of age. He
was only thlrty-slz when he was called to
the pulpit of tbe Central Church In Chi- cago,
formerly oocupled by the Rev. Dr.
David Swing. Dr. Hlllis's success in Chi- - cago
has been remarkable. His churoh
has been the most popular one in that olty
since he took the pastorate, tbe crowds ait;
the Sunday services being even greater
than during the incumbenoy of Dr. Swing.
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Kept a ueatiiDea rromiie 10 mo.
Robert M. Keller was married at Ma?<
coutah, 111., a few days ago, to the widow
of his brother, Henry, who died two years
ago. On his deathbed Henry exacted a
promise from Robert to take care'of his
wife and business. Robert also promised
to marry Henry's widow if his owo wife
shonld die. Sho did die a few months ago
and Robert was able to fulfill all the prom*
ises nade to his dying brother
Schooner and Eleven Men Loat.
1 he British sohooner Loader Is a total
]os i at Mosers River, on the Nova 8cotla
Coast. Captain James Silver rind the crew
of ten men have met deiitb. The Identity
of the vessel was discovered by a piece of a
sleeping berth cast up on the sbore whloh
bore the .name of John Westbaver of
T? ? ?.???. ** ? WuafhavAr amq nn th??
JJUUOUUC&K* lUi uwo?u?.v. w.
Leader two years ago, and cut his name oa
the board la front of the berth. The
schooner left Newfoundland with a cargo
of frozen herring. The Leader, whioh was
of ninety-nine tons burden, was owned by i
Captain 811ver and Luneuberg parties.
The crew all belonged In Lunenberg.
Tli* Labor World.
Twonty-slx thousand men are employed
at tho Krupp gunworks In Germany.
San Francisco fCal.) labor unions are /.
agitating the building of a labor temple.
Colorado labor unions have elected twenty*
two of their members to the State Legls<
lature.
Judge Wentworth, of Boston, has decided
that % laboring man has a ilea
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ftgUlUob A UiUUiVi^UiikJ Ivl ITV1& UVUO VU
the streets. r.
The remaining five per eont. of the oat
la wages of the employes of the Louisville
and' Nashville Railroad made In August, k
1893, has been restored. The other hall was m
restored last July. "nJ
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