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GOLDEN JUBILEE w
The Ruler of Audra-Hungary an
Emperor forfiity Years.
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, OLDEST MON‘ARGH BUT ONE
Francis Joseph Now 68 Years Old Has
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i Anarchist conference,- though not its
5 presiding official, which will be Admiral
Ruled for Half a Century. The Succcs- .
sion to the Crown is Uncertain. Program
for the Celebration Has Been Conside-
rably l'e-Iznlifled Owing to to Death of
the Empress.
Vienna, Nov. 30.—-The gold'En jubilee‘
of Kaiser F ancis Joseph of Austro-
Hungary, now in progress, ends with-a
great celebration December 2, the an-
niversary of the accession to the Aus-
trian throne. He was not crowned
.King of Hungary until June 8, 1867.
The assassination of the Empress Eliz-
abeth has made necessary a modifica-
tion of the programme and it"will not
have the international character which
was originally designed for it.
The Emperor Francis Joseph is 69
years old. His sorrows have been nu-
merous. The events of his reign in-
clude rebellion against authority, dis-
astrous wars, and the loss of rich
provinces.
Among his personal afflictions are
the loss of his wife, of his only son
and heir; and of the brother who, in ' 2
the order of succession, stood next to
his son. All of these met a tragic
death. The succession to the crown
is in an unsatisfactory condition. The
heir presumptive, a nephew of the em-
peror, is physically and mentally ill
qualified for the throne.
There has been some talk in relation
to a possible second marriage of the
emperor, but in view of his advanced
age, this seems to be gossip without
any foundation.
The emperor has two daughters and
a grandchild who is a daughter of his
son, the late croWn prince. But the
female line cannot succeed to the Aus-
tro-Hungarian crowns while represent-
atives of the male li'ne survive.
On December 2, 1842,.Francis Joseph,
the present emperor of Austria, king
of Hungary and king of Bohemia,
though he has never been crowned as
; greatest
' pelled simply as’An‘archists,
= having committed any overt act? And
such, succeeded Ferdinand IV, who ab- ‘
dicated, and his coronation took place
in Vienna.
Austrian monarchs with a record of
fifty years upon the throne are rare in
history. Indeed there has been only one
other such since the founder of the
house of Hapsburg, Rudolph I, as-
cended what was then the throne of
Austria and of ermany as well in 1279,
more than six centuries ago.
Rudolph of Hapsburg' reigned only
thirteen years, and the one Austrian
or Austro-Hungarian monarch in the
long line between Rudolph and Fran-
cis Joseph who ruled for more than
fifty years was, Frederick IV. He was
known as the Pacific (possibly the at-
tribute of placidity accounted for his
long reign), and ascended the throne in
1439 and retained it until 1493.
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH.
The condition of affairs in Austro-
l—Iungary at present is not propitious
for a very,hearty' celebration of any
political anniversary commemorative
of the events of fifty years ago. These
were somewhat exciting. An insurrec-
tion in Vienna began on March 13.
An insurrection against the power of
Austria among the Italian speaking
subjects of the emperor began one week
later; an uprising against the emperor
caused his flight to the Tyrol in May;
an insurrection amOng the Bohemians
against the power of the emperor of
Austisia began in June, in the city of
Prague, and in the autumn of the
same; year ~the Hungarian rebellion
against the power of the Vienna gov—
ernment and the establishment of the
Hungarian national government under
‘Kossuth, took place in September.
W'ith one exception Francis Joseph
is now the senior of European mon-
archs in length of reign, the exception
being Queen Victoria, who ascended
the throne in 1837. Francis Joseph was
.18 when he ascended the throne.
Czar Re «sures Sultan.
Constantinople, Nov. 30.——The czar of
Russia, replying to the sultan’s tele-
gram of November 26, in which the lat-
ter urged the czar to abandon .his in-
tention of sending Prince George of
Greece to Crete as high commissioner
of the powers, declares that the friend-
ly sentiments of.Russia toward Tur-
key are unchanged, and while Prince
George is going to Crete as commis-
sioner of four powers, the sultan's
rights of sovereignty will be safe-
guarded.
The Nevada Se atorsllip.
San Francisco, Cay., Nov. 30.—A .dis—
patch to the Examiner from Virginia
City,-Nevada, says that W. E. Sharon
has announced that Representative
Frank G. Newlands will be a candi-
date for United States senator to sue-
ceed Senator Stewart. ‘
“far Board in Boston.
Boston, Mass, Nov. _30.—-The war inl
vestlgation commission began its
hearings in this city. yesterday. The,
first witness called was Leonard W.
Johnson, who signed a contract .as
name on August 29.
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ANTI-ANARCHIST CONGRESS
M. de Nelidofl‘ the Central Figure of the
CO' forence‘at Rome.
Rome, Nov. 30.——The actual work of
the anti-Anarchist congress has now
begun, and it is noticeable that it takes
place during the jubilee of the Austri-
an kaiser, the assassination of whose
wife brought about this conference.
The striking'character' of the anti-
Canevaro of Italy, is M. de Nelidoif,
Russia’s representative. He is the
diplomat Russia has had
since De Giers, and it was his master-
ful policy which-has practically con—
trolled the affairs of the Turk until re-
cently. His hand has also been appar-
ent in the far East, although more re-
cently internal affairs have demanded
his attention. Whatever united action
as against Anarchists is taken up by
this conference will undoubtedly re-
ceive its stimulus from M. de Nelldoff.
M. DE NELIDOFF.
One of the questions to be decided is:
Shall Anarchists be extradited or ex-
without
shall a state have the right simply to
drive them out or must it deliver them
in custody to the state of their origin?
Upon these and some cognate questions
there will doubtless be much variance
of opinion and more debate than upon
all the rest.
Another question will be the preven—
tion of Anarchist propaganda and the
surreptitious circulation of Anarchist
literature, and the fourth will be like
unto it, namely the prevention of mor-I
bid publicity of the doings, sayings
and characteristics of Anarchists.
These two will not be passed without
some debate, since they affect directly
freedom of speech and the liberty of
the press. inally the conference will
considFer the best forms of punish—
ment to be inflicted upon Anarchists
guilty of overt acrs of criminality.
There has been some dissatisfaction
expressed because the murderer of the
Empress of Austria 15 imprisoned for
life, and not put to death. There is,
however, a widespread notion that si-
lence and oblivion, such as rigorous
life imprisonment assures, might, and
probably would, be more powerfully
deterrent to Anarchists than the scaf-
fold, which gives them opportunity to
pose as martyrs. .
Pay for Spaniards in Cuba.
Havana, Nov. 30.—Colonel Pagliery,
until recently chief of police, will ac~
company Marshal Blanco to Spain as
his aide de camp. On Saturday last
Pagliery resigned his office in favor of
Domingo Martinez Gonzales, the for-
mer inspector.
The treasury here has received cable
transfers from Madrid amounting’to
1,840,000 pesos (nearly $1,700,000), to be
applied to military and civil require-
ments and back pay. The civil em-
ployee received one month’s pay yes-
terday.
Marshal Blancoyesterday gave $500
from his private purse to the Reina
Mercedes Hospital.
Upon the completion of the evacua-
tion of Pinar del Rio the Havana di-
vision of the Spanish army will em-
bark.
The first troops to go on board the
transports will be General Valderraya’s
brigade, then General Tejeda's division.
next General Fernal’s division, whose.
headquarters are at Cardenas, and
then General Molina‘s division at Ma-
tanzas.
The evacuation will be ended with
the emballcation of the Las Villas di-
vision under command of General Ag—
uerre. '
A {U ual lo Has Rivafs.
Manila, Nov. 30.—~It is reported that
a section of the insurgents, called the
Guards of Honor, who are opposed to
Aguinaldo, have captured San Ignacio,
in the province of Pangasinan, island
of Luzbn, at the instance of the Span-
ish priests.
Aclvims Pom lloilo say the natives
of the V: e. islands have established
a republh, independent of Luzon. In
some of the islands hostilities are pro-
ceeding between rival republics.
At the Loyal Legion banquet here
Monday evening there were sixty-four
guests present. Nearly every com~
mandery was represented.
General Anderson presided and Rear
Admiral Dewey was received by a
guard of honor from the Oregonians.
The speakers were Generals Anderson,
Harrison, Grey, Otis, Reeve, King and
MacArthur, Captains Glass and Cogh-
lan and Colonel Hawkins.
Gen. Brooke Coming Home.
San Juan de Porto‘Rico, Nov. 30;—
Major GeneralJohn R. Brooke, who is
about to retire from the command of
the department of. Porto Rico, will re-
turn to the United States by the first
steamer available.
He will he succeeded by Brigadier
General Guy V. Henry, who is in turn
succeeded at Ponce by Colonel John B.
Castleman. ‘
A “freak :1" Halifax.
Halifax, N.'S.,'Nov. Sit—An unknown
four-masted vessel is ashore at Herring
Cove, entrance to this harbor.
’ .One body has washed ashore. The
vessel is fore and aft rigged. All on
board have perished. ,3.
‘9 Magowan Placed in do 1.
30.4Ex-Ma yor
his
wife have arrived here in the. custody
of a. detective. ,
The couple have been placed in the
county jail. '
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THE PORTLAND LOST
OTHER DISASTERS OCCUR
Nearly One Hundred Lives Lost. The
‘Steamer Foundered on Sunday Morning
During the Storm 01! Highland night,
Cape Cod. ‘
Boston, Mass, Nov. 30.—A report
brought here by messenger to the Her-
ald from North Turo, says that the
steamer Portland of the Portland
Steamship Company, plying between
Boston and Portland, was totally wrec-
ked at ten o’clock on Sunday morning
off Highland Light, Cape Cod, Mass,
during the storm. ’
The passengers and crew, numbering
all told, according to the lists furnish-
ed here, nearly one hundred persons,
perished within a short distance of
land.
A large quantity of wreckage, ind
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GRAND OPERA FOR NEW YORK.
the SeaSon Will Open ”Io-night at the
Metropolitan Opera House.
New York N 0v. 29.——The greatest sea-
son of opera this, country has ever
known will begin at the Metropolitan
Opera House to—night, when “Tann-
hauser” will be given a production
such as has seldom been witnessed
here or abroad. Society will look its
best in the tiers upon tiers of' boxes.
and all the famous families of. the
East will be represented. The new
tenor who will appear for the first
time in America to-night is Ernest
Van Dyck. The regular patrons
Bayreuth knew him for ten years. Be-
fore then some of them heard him in.
Paris, in Berlin and at Vienna, where
he kept up the brilliancy of the Wag-
nerian performances. _
eluding trunks and other material, has i
come ashore, and thirty‘four bodies
have been recovered from the surf by
the life saving crew at High Head
station. One body was that of a wo-
man.
The news of the disaster was brought
to the Herald by a. special train, as
communication with Boston by wire
from points on Cape Cod is impossi«
ble on account of the havoc Wrought by
the storm. .
The first body was found by Gideon
Bouley, a surfman at the station, who
at once gave the alarm. Then a thor-
ough search was made. The bodies
saved were evidently those of passenv
gers. The body of the woman was
Well dressed.
It is thought here that the Portland
encountered the storm outside the
harbor Saturday night, causing her to!
break down, and finally to drift on to
the lee shore at Cape Cod of her own
destruction.
The Portland was built in Bath‘ in
1890, and was a side wheel steamer of
1,317 tons net burden. Her length was
230 feet; beam, 42; depth, 13 feet. She
was valued at $250,000, and is fully in-~
sured.
Other Storm Disasters.
Boston, Nov. 30.—From reports that
have come by wire, mail and messen-
ger, from New England points, it is-
difficult to estimate the total loss of
life and property along this coast, as
the result of the recent storm.
The list of disasters seems to grow
every hour, and’ from dispatches 'thus
far received it appears that at least
thirty schooners have been wrecked
at different points from Eastport, Me.,
to New Haven, Conn. ; eighty—six
schooners have been driven ashore;
fourteen barges, loaded or empty, are
aground, besides a large number of
smaller craft.
This list does not include'the thirty
vessels either wholly or partially de-
stroyed in Boston harbor, nor half a
dozen or more craft which are reported-
missing including the Bosfbn and Port-
land steamer Portland, nor the big
Wilson line freighter Ohio, which_ is
ashore on Spectacle island in this har-
bor; the steamer John J. Hill, which
is ashore at Atlantic; the Merchants'
and Miners’ Transportation steamer
Fairfax, on Sow and Pigs ledge,
Cuttyhunk; nor the small steamer
George A. Chaffee, foundered at Rock-
port, Mass. .
When these are added the aggregate
list exceeds one hundred and seventy
craft.
The loss of life is equally hard to
determine. It is known that about
forty persons perished in and about
Boston harbor. Reports from other
places in some cases say that the crew
of this or that vessel escaped; many,
however, say that the fate of the crew
is unknown.
Some survivors have- turned up at
life saving stations, and incoming ves-
sels have. brought a few sailors from
wrecks. . '
Storm Ravages Italian Coast.
Rome, Nov. 30.——The Whole Italian
coast line has been swept by a terrific
storm, which has caused the greatest
damage everywhere, havoc having been
wrought by both wind and sea.
Suezzia, Genoa, and Messina have
su'ffered greatly and most of the Sar-
dinian fortifications have been serious-
ly damaged.
Hundreds of vessels have been wrec-
ked and many lives have been lost.
Fortifications Damage-d.
New Haven, Conn., Nov. 30,—The re-
cent storm did considerable damagc t-z;
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the government fortification works on!
Gardiner’s Point, at the entrance of
Long Island Sound, washing away a
part of the wall. .
The. government will now rush work
upon the fortifications, so as to get.
them ready as soon as possible beyond '
storm damage.
To Seek Gold in Cuba.
Wichita, Kansas, Nov. 30.-—Dr. J. W.
Longford and twelve of Roosevelt's
Rough Riders have gone to San Juan 1
Hill, Cuba, to prospect for gold.
Dr. Longfo-rd says that he thinks
Cuba is one of the best prospecting-
countries in the world, and he expects
to locate a claim on San'Juan Hill‘
'will discuss the matter in
that a company will be able to work '
at a large profit.
Rough Riders’ DIuster Roll.
Prescott, Arizona, Nov. 30.——The mus-
ter roll of Roosevelt’s Rough Riders’
Association has been formally opened
here and has met with a response from
every member present.
Numerous telegrams were received.
Celonel A. O. Brodie is president and
Lieuteu'. nt J. D. Carter secretary of
. the. organization
Plans of Don Carlos.
Madrid, Nov. 30.-—The Heraldo pub-
, lishes a dispatch saying:
“Don Carlos will not publish a man-
. lffisto until the ratification of the peace
3;: by 211’ Chambers.” ,
‘ The Heraldo expresses the belief that
the. Spanish "overnment doesnot know
the whereabouts of .Don Jaime, the so. son. John R.. perished.
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'of Don Carlos.
MME. SCHUMAiN-HEINK AS ORTRUD.
Mr: Grau's company at the Metropol-
itan Opera House contains no less
than four American singers, Emma.
Eames, Zelie De Lussan, Suzanne Ad-
ams and Fanchon Thompson. Miss
Adams comes to us- from Paris and
London, but her home is in Cambridge.
Mass. Thence she was sent to study
singing in Paris with Jacque: Bouhy,
sometime teacher in New Yof Miss
Adams effected her debut at at Grand
Opera in 1884 as Juliette in e uod’s
Opera. She remained a. m‘em'bc- of the
institution three years, singing such-
roles as Gilda; and Marguerite. After
a. brief experience in Nice she joined
Mr. Grau’s forces in_London and won.
high praise for her work, '
Albert Saleza, another of: Mr. Gran’s-
tenors, was born at Bruges, in 1867. He
studied at the Paris Conservatoire, and.
in 1888 won the first prize for singing:
and the second for opera. Shortly ail--
terward be affected his debut at the-
Opera. Comique in Lalo’s‘ "Le Roid’Ys.”
He remained connected with the Opera
Comique for four years, when he was
engaged at the Grand Opera, taking
part in performances of “Salammbo,”
"Djelma,”' “Otello,” and. “Romeo et J u--
liette."
ANDREAS DIPPEL AS LOH‘ENGRIN,
Andreas Dippel, the tenor, is not a
stranger here, having been the com-
panion of Herr Gudehus at the Metro«
politan Opera House in the last Ger-
man season, 1890—91.
Then there is Madame Schumann-
Heink. She is between thirty-seven
and thirty-eight years old, having been
born on July 15, 1861, at Lisbon, near
Prague, where her father, a major in
the Austrian army, was stationed at
the time. Her maiden name was Ernes—
tine Rossler. Mme. Schumann-Heink’s
versatility is illustrated by the fact
that the parts in which she has won
her best successes are Wagner's Erda.
Waltraute and Ortrud, Bizet’s Carmen,
Gluck's Oppheus, the witch in Humper-
dinck's,_.“I-Iansel and Gretel" and Prince
Orlofsky in Strauss's “Fled‘ermaus.”
The Canal Scandals.
Albany. N. Y., Nov. 29.-Governor
Black has esyet given no intimation
of how soon he proposes to announce
his action upon the report of the canal
investigatioh commission.
There have been no developments at
this place so far to substantiate the
stories current in New York city polit-
ical circles that Judge Countryman's
report is of such a nature that the
governor has decided to suspend Su-,
perimendwr of Public Works George
‘V. Aldridge.
In fart. TO one outside of the execu-
tive chamber knows whether, Judge
Countrymen's report has been sub-
mitted to the governor as yet-
Neither the governor nor the judge
any way
whatever. .
Caravan. Attacked.
London, Nov. 29.—A dispatch from
Tripoli says that a caravan‘from the
Soudan has been attacked by a band .
fi'of tribesmen near Ghal. an oasis in.
the Sahara to the South of Tripoli and
on the border of Gezzan.
Twenty persons belonging to the car—
avan were killed and eighty camel
loads of feathers and 380 loads of Son-
dan skins were lost.
‘Three,Mon Perished. ' ~ ,
Salem, Mass, Nov. 29.——Two members
of the Crew of the schooner Bertha A.
Goss, from Deer Isle, Me., were res-
cued from Houseisland, off Manchester
yesterday. nearly dead. having been
without shelter- or food for thirty hours.
The schooner was lost on the rock
near Fresh island. Saturday. , ~
'Captain Wallace Thurston. his faith—~-
e'r ,aged about seventy years, and his
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'IM’MILEIN AOCUSES BAILEY.
Says the Home Monetary Leader is Guilty
of Political Crimes.
Washington, D. 0., Nov. 28.—Con~
gressm-an Benton McMillin of Tennes~
see, who has always been one .of' the-
prominent leaders of the Democratic
party in the House, is out in opposi-
tion to Congressman Bailey of Texas.
He speaks in the most vigorous fash-
ion against the Texan, and intimates
that he acted the part of a traitor to
the Democratic party on'more occas-
i‘ons than one. . ,
“The Democrats of the country,” said
Mr. McMillin, “do not know Mr. Bailey
yet. They are only beginning to find
him out. I was severely censured sev,
eral months ago for opposing Mr. Bai-
ley on the very same grounds that the
Texan is now being fought. Mr. Bai-
ley is guilty of all sorts of political
crimes." ..
Mrk McMillin then went on to explain
Mr. Bailey’s conduct and vote in the
committee on ways and means when
the pingle’y tariff bill was being con-
sidered.
“I moved in committee,” said Mr.
McMillin, “that the clause relating to
wool and woolens be stricken out and
that tile corresponding section of the
Wilson law be inserted in its stead.
The duties as fixed by the Wilson law
were far more equitable and far more
in accord with the established Demo-
cratic doctrine. I demanded a yea and
nay vote on that measure in commit-
tee and Mr. Bailey is on record as
voting with the Republicans.”
Mr. Mchllin intimated that Mr. Bal-
ley voted this Way as a result of an
understanding with the Republicans,
who. he said, clearly encouraged his
leadership.
Mr. M’cMillin said that Speaker nee-a
helped Bailey by appointing him to" dc:
sirable committee positions. -
Mr. McMillin says he believes that
Bailey stands only a faint show of be-
ing elected leader of the minority in
the next House. The breaking away
of the Alabama delegation he regards
as significant, and he believes that the
Mississippi delegation will support,P.ri-
vate John Allen for the position of
Democratic leader.
WORST STORM IN MANY YEARS.
Thirty Barges and Scliooners Go Down
Off Boston.
New York, Nov. 28.—Mote serious in
Its effects in some sections of Greater
New York than the blizzard of 1888 was
the storm which began with a heavy
fall of snow on Saturday night and
abated only Sunday night.
Surface traffic was delayed on Man-
hattan island and abandoned altogeth‘
er fit the suburbs.
Boston}. Nov. 27.——In the gale last
night and this morning thirty barges
and‘ schooners lying in the harbor
were wrecked and sunk and at least
twelve lives lost.
The Wilson liner Ohio is ashore on
Spectacle island, in the bay. No se-
rious damage is expected.
SWampscott‘, Mass, Nov. 28.—The
wind and snowr storm which, in propor-
tion to the damage wrought, ‘nearly
equals any blizzard in recent years,
had not abated in its intensity last eve-
ning.
A message from Palmer’s Beach says
that a three-master is ashore and sev-
eral fishing boats went to pieces on
the rocks off Fisherman’s Beach. Two
hundred feet of stone sea wall, twenty
‘ feet high and three feet in thickness,
on King’s Beach, which for twenty
years has been safe against the high
seas, was washed away.
Newburyport, Mass, Nov. 28.—The
blizzard of Saturday night and Sunday
wrecked wharves and public buildings,
and about fifty small boats were de-
stroyed, while sections of the sea wall
wore washed away.
The barge Atlantic, with two hun-
dred and fifty tons of coal, sunk at the
wharf, and the schooner Newell E.
Hawes of Boston sunk at Plum Island
Point. ‘
The crew of five men were taken off
by the Plum Island life saving crew
in the breeches buoy.
The wind reached a velocity of fifty-
flve miles an hour.
AMERICAN ARRESTED IN BERLIN.
Accused of Having Referred in Offensive
Manner to the Emperor.
Berlin, Nov. 28.——Frank Knaak of
New York has been arrested here on
the charge of lese majeste, said to
have been committed in a. wineshop
recently.
’M'r. Knaak was arrested while sit-
ting with his wife in a fashionable
restaurant. -
It is alleged that he referred in an
offensive manner to the emperor. and‘
a person who heard him immediately
summoned a policeman.
Although Mr. Knaak had several
witnesses who denied that he had
made the alleged ' remark, he was-
thrcwn into jail.
The ofllcials of the United States
embassy have done everything possi-
ble to bring about his release and a
large amount of bail has been offered.
J. B. Jackson, the United States charge
d’affaires, has had two interviews with
'I-Ierr Richthofen, the under secretary
of state for foreign affairs, on the sub-
iect.
Mr. Knaak is a civil engineer and is
Interested in 'the Niagara water pow-
er. He originally came from S’tettin.
Return of Emperor William.
_ Berlin, Nov. 28.—The German emper-,
it and empress arrived at Potsdam at
11 o’clock Saturday morning, on their
return from the Holy Land.
The church bells were rung and the
public buildings were decorated with
.flags when Emperor William passed
,thro’ugh here at twelve o’clock yester-
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’ day morning. _
The Boersen Zei‘tung says that his
majesty’s trip to the'. Holy Land has
cost ten million marks. A few of the
newspapers point. welcoming articles.
All the Prussian ministers welcomed
the German emperor and empress on
their arrival at Potsdam.
Emperor \Villiam has returned home
to find Germany in a seething political
foment. All classes“, society seem
permeated with the .spinl'tiof unresbaod
dissatisfaction. -:” ' '
‘ Roinforcbine’nts Reach Manila.,
_ Manila, Philipfishe Islands, Nov. 28.:
«The .United States. transports Arizo- .
with.
as. and Ohio havé'snivcd hero
reinforcement; "
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Paesmen‘r's ANNUAL MESSAGE: ,
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r‘l‘bo Principal Theme. Document Longer
Than Iliad.
Washington. D. C., Nov. 28.—Presi-
dent‘ McKinley’s forthCOming .message
will be about one-third longer than his
last message, which consisted of thir-
teen thousand Words.
The docu‘ment that he will send to
Congress one week from to-day will
be composed of about sixteen thous-
and words.
i The message is not yet completed,
and the president has not read it to
his cabinet, as has been stated in some
of the sensational papers. He, how-
eve , has informed one or two of the
members of the cabinet that he has
not reached any definite decision in
regard to certain things that he ex-
pects to urge Congress to take action
Upon. A
When the president began to collect
the information for his message, he.
found that there was so much matter
bearing upon the recent war with
Spain that this material would take-
up the bulk of his message to the ex-
clus-ion of almost everything else. These
statistics in regard to the war came
from nearly all the departments and
have been freely used by the president
In the preparation of his message. Hav-
ing just concluded the conduct of a “
suCCessful war, he and his official ad.
visers hays agreed that the war must
necessarily form the principal theme
of his report to Congress. ' ‘
He, however, will have something to
say on‘currency reform and will prac.
tically reiterate his views on this sub:-
ject as contained in his last message ,.
to congress.
‘ Of course his remarks on the treaty
of peace will depend entirely on the
result of the present deliberations now
'going on in Paris.
This part ‘of his message Will remain r."
open until the treaty is definitely set-
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There has been absolutely no clash
in regard to matters pertaining to the
message between the president and
any members of his cabinet. He will
stand by Secretary Alger and the other
heads of the departments and will rec,-
ommend in his message just about
what they desire. '
II.
LOSS OF THE’MOHEGAN.
She Was Wrecked Because :1 Wrong
Course Was steered.
London, Nov. 28.——The Board of
Trade inquiry into the loss of the At-‘ 1
iantic Transport Company's steamer
Mohegan, which was totally wrecked‘
off the Lizard, between the Manaoles
and the Lowlands, on October 14 last:
while in command of Captain Richard-
Grifiith, has finished its? investigation
of the affair.
The judgment of the board's com-
mission was that the ship was in a
good seaworthy condition, and that
Captain Griffith was in good health at
the time the disaster occurred, tne-
stranding of the vessel being caused
by a wrong course being steered after
the Mohegan had passed Eddystone'
Light.
The commission, in addition, expres-
sed admiration of the efforts made to
save those on board the ill fated ves~
sel.
The commission also found that the
great loss of life was due to the ex-
tinction of the electric lights on the
steamer after she went ashore.
A Franco-Italian Treaty.
London, Nov. 28.——After a decade 0.“.
tariff warfare France and Italy have
surprised their friends and enemies by
concluding a commercial treaty.
Critics here deem the treaty a. séquel',
to the Fashoda incident. France’s de-
feat in Egypt opened her eyes to the.
necessity of increasing the number of"
her friends. ,
Therefore she hastened to begin ne--
gotiations with Italy, and will give-
her weaker neighbor the benefit of the
minimum tariff long and vainly sought
by the latter.
The Italians estimate that under the
new arrangement a million hectolitres
of heavy southern wines. which are
used in mixing with the lighter French
wines, will be exported to France an-
nually, resulting in a great impetus to- ._I
Italian industry.
In return Franca expects to remove
the danger of having to cope with the
Italian navy in the Mediterranean in .
the event of a German war and also
to nullify in parti-Germany's policy of
isolating France.
Won't Release the Priests.
Manila. Philippine Islands, Nov.’ 28.
——Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader, has
addressed a second communication to
Major General Otis, the American mil-
itary commander, on the subject of
the Spanish prisoners in the hands of
"he ins‘."‘gents. He has declined- tO‘
- release the clericals and civilians, ar-
---uing ”wt both carried arms volunta-
ri‘y against the insurgents. Aguinaldo
then refer: CeneralOtis to the local
papers. nnb‘isl‘ed since the (Insurrection
for “f“rcfutablea proof" of his asser-
tion that the clericals were the “most
active and vengeful agents in sacri-
ficing the lives and honor of innocent
natives."
“7i scnnsin Successfully Launched.
San ‘I-‘rancisco, Nov 28.—At the
Union Iron \V’orks Saturday another
great marine fighting machine was ad-
ded to the already large fleet of Pa-
cific war vessels. The vessel. which
successfully slid' from the ways at
9.22 o’clock, was the battleship Wis-
consin, the largest of the vessels built
for the United States government by
the Union Iron Works, which built the
Oregon.
The launching of the warship was
effected without a bitch, and she now
rest‘s- calmly ‘on the waters of the.
bay. ' ' '
State Can is to Close December 10.
Albany, N. Y., Nov. 28.—G. W. A]-
dridge, state superintendent of public
works,» has issued an order that the-
canal system. of the state close , on
December 10,.un'less‘compelled to sus-
pend navigatibn at an earlier date by
reason of ice: formation. ‘ ,
‘ Favor New Department. ‘ ;
., Chicago. Ill.,
Business League
Nov. 28.——The National
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McKinley a letter urgihg'ravomble ac»; ' , ,
tion on bills for the establishment of;
, “departmental, commerce and. loans-.-
1:17, which are now media: in
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