v wildflower Will Useflis Powers to Promote i. Eternal Truths of Christianity; ADDRESSES THE REICHSTAG Emperor William Approves the Czar’s Proposal in His Speech 0qeningth0 Beichstag. He Favors the Promotionof Economic Relations with China. Berlin, Dec. 7.--The reichstag was op- ened yesterday by Emperor William, who, .after announcing the introduction of a series of social and labor bills, and the completionmf the organization of the army, said that Germany’s rela- tions with all the foreign powers con- tinued to be friendly and that the prin- cipal object of his policy would be to contribute to the maintainence peace. Therefore, his majesty hailed with warm approval the czar’s magnani- mous proposal for the furtherance 01' that object. Continuing, the emperor referred to the assassination of the Empress of Austria as being a savage and ruth- less act, which had caused him deep pain and which had evoked the most sincere . sympathy throughout Ger- many. . Referring to the anti-Anarchist con- ference at Rome, the emperor said the readiness with which the invitation had been accepted by the poWerI justl- fied the hope that its deliberations would have practical results. Alluding to the war between Spain and the United States, his majesty said Germany’s neutrality was conscient- of, iously and loyally observed toward , both beiligerents. . Then, dealing with colonial affairs. Emperor William pointed out the measures taken for the economic de- velopment of Kiao-Chou, declaring that while conscientiously respecting the well acquired rights of third parties, the German government would direct its efforts to the further promotion of its economic relations with China, which‘are yearly growing more im- portant. . - 3 The emperor concluded: with referri- ing to his visit to Palestine, saying he [hoped the brilliant reception accorded him by the Sultan and the Turkish people everywhere would prove ‘to' be of permanent benefit to German pres- tige and national interests. He said that it was with deep emo- tion that he had visited with the em- press spots'rendered dear to the whole of Christendom by the sufferings of the savior, adding: - ‘ " "The anxious desire of my three pre- decessors on the throne of Prussia was to erect there a place‘of worship of the evangelicalconfes'sionfi That it was granted to me to fulfill this dc- sire and hand over the Redeemer's church at Jerusalem to the service of the Lord is a fresh incentive to me to further employ the power vested in ‘ me by the grace of God in behalf of the eternal and fundamental truths of Christianity." His majesty, who arrived at noon yesterday, was accompanied by his sons and the Persian Prince Mirza. The empress sat in the grand bal- cony. .After the Centrist leader, Lingens, had called for three cheers for his majesty, the imperial chancellor Prince - Hohenlohe, handed the speech to the emperor, who read it in a loud tone of voice. '-—. Judg‘ Robertson Dead. Katonah, N. Y.. Dec. 7.—Former Con- gressman and Collector William H. Robertson is dead at his home in this place. For the last year he had been suf- fering from paralysis of the brain. He was about 70 years of age. Mr. Robinson’s appointment to the office of collector of the port of New York by President Garfield, without consultation with the senators from this state, Roscoe Conkling and Thom- as C. Plat't, led to a split in the Re- publican party and the resignation of the senators. _ This occurred in 1881. Out of it grew indirectly the assassination of the late President Garfield, and a quarrel in the Republican party that shattered the hopes of its leaders for many years in succession. "n '1‘i"'l-' shin Explosion. New York. Doc. 7.—-—An explosion oc- curred '2‘ 10.30 o’clock yesterdsv morn- ip'r on the. marine hospital ship Bay State. the foot of Pacifi~ street. Brooklyn. One man was killed. another serious- ly irirred and eleven were overcomi- by ammonia fumes. The explosion occurred in the ice er'l-W m""fipe, which was in charge of Robert Twist. A force of men was engaged in Morris" out the coils which contain ammonia. ‘V'iva pt Mine Kills- Four Men. Boston, Dec. 7.—Four men were kiln led and several seriously‘injured at Fort Independence on Castle Island. in Boston harbor yesterday afternoon by th‘e explosion of a mine which had been removed from the channel by a - diver. ’ ‘ The men were engaged in carting the mine from the shore to the inte- rior of the island to replace it with other implements of the same nature. which had been taken there since the WP: ended. Fatal Elevator Accident. New York, Dec. 7.-——Shortly after tvw o'clock yesterday afternoon the eleva- tor in the building at 55 William street, in the borough of Manhattan, was crushed to atoms by the dislodgment and falling of the heavy engine drum at the ”top of the elevator shaft. One man was killed, one fatally and tWo slightly injured. Uit matum to Chinese. Peking, Dec. 7.—-The French minister, M. Gerard, has sent an ultimatum tn the Chinese foreign office, threatening ~ that unless the French missionary now held a prisoner by the rebels in the' province of Sze-Chu'en, be released; within ten days, a force of French troops will be ordered to cross the frontier. - 7.4—.— _ -... .._... _ ._ - _-._. _..,. . .. aid for their intellectual elevation ' er be brought to trial. E. . _ handles. 0F" asseswa To Occupy the Week at Richmond v... Its ‘ Biennial Session. Richmond,“ Va., Dec. 6.-—There is now in biennial session in this city the Union of American Hebrew congregations. The delegates of which it is composed come from every section of the United States, from the far South, from the far West, from Minne- sota, from Maine, from many cities and states come the leaders of Jewish thought for the purpose of discussing the work of Judaism and planning for the furthering of that cause, peculiarly dear to the heart of the Hebrew. Leading members of the congregation under the leadership of Dr. Callsch, form the committee of arrangements, and they have perfected plans that will undoubtedly give the visitors a most exalted idea of the hospitality of the Hebrews of Richmond. REV. E. . N. CA LISK. The annual address, which is always a feature of the union’s meetings, will be delivered this afternoon by Honora- ble Simon Wolf of Washington. ' The objects of the union are to es- tablish and maintain institutions for instruction in the higher branches of Hebrew literature and Jewish theolo- gy, with the necessary preparatory schools in such cities as may be desig- nated; to establish relations with kin- dred organizations in other lands for the relief of "Jews from political op- pression, and for. rendering them such as may be within the reach of the union; to promote the religious instruction of the young by training of competent teachers, and generally, encourage the study of the Scriptures and of the ten-_ ets and history of Judaism. ’ All this is done, however, without in any manner interfering with the wor- ship. the schools or any of the congre- gational institutions. . DR. ISAAC M. \VISE. The Hebrew Union College at Cincin- nati will receive much attention dur- ing the session. It is the pride of every Jewish heart, and is the leading Jewish theological seminary in the country; indeed, until the pastfew years, it was the only one. It has a reputation second to none of its kind in the world. The college was founded in 1875, and the first ordination of rab- bis from the institution took place in 1883. Since then 55 rabbis have been graduated from the college. These graduates now occupy some of the most important pulpits in America, and are among the leaders in Hebrew thought and work. ' The president of the faculty is the venerable Rev. Dr.’ Isaac M. Wise, probably the 'most distinguished He- brew theologian in America. The president of the board of gover- nors of the college is Mr. Bernhard Bettman of Cincinnati. May Settle “'itn Mr. Barnes. New York, Dec. 7.——It is now gener-é ally believed that the suit for one mil- lion dollars brought against the syn- dicate known as the American-China Development Company by Thur-low Weed Barnes for his services in ob- taining valuable railroad concessions from the Chinese government, will nev- It will be set- tied out of court in all probability. Former United States Senator Brice is the leader of the syndicate, .- which has already made fifteen million dol- lars profit in nine months on an in— vestment of two hundred thousand dol- lars, it is said. ' I This profit is on bonds issued on franchises granted by the Chinese gov— ernment. ., ' After the bonds had been issued by the railroad company, acr eature of the syndicate, they were guaranteed of the Chinese government. Then the bonds were sold to the syndicate by the railroad company‘at a price so!“- clently above cost to clear $15,000,000. Mr. Barnes says. For his services in obtaining the con. cessions Mr. Barnes believes he is en~ i titled to $1,000,000. I l I l . 'ter's' men remaining. ‘ . . , is 4 Mr. Brice, it is said, fears that the publicity of such a suit might interfere with his arrangements with English banking conCerns to furnish the 9A4, 000,000 of five per cent. imperial Chi- nese gold .bonds which will be issued to I from ‘ cover till? cost of the railroad ' Canton to Kan-Kow. - The Last of Camp VVikoil'. Easthampton, L. 1., Dec. 7.—A small detachment of the Sixth United States Artillery, the last of the troops at Montauk Point, with their horses and mules and impediments, were' shipped from Camp Wikoff yesterday for New York on a Long Island Railroad freight train of five cars. . This ends _ the 'military encampment at Moritauk, only a few quartermas. flhnnati TREATY SURE ll "WIN“ Canvass Shows Fifty-three in the Affirmative Already. AND OTHERS ARE EXPECTED Strong Reasons Urged for the Prompt Ratification of Paris Commission Work It Would Leave Us at War with Spain. at Vast Expense, Till Next Congress Could Assemble. Washington, D. C., Dec. 6.—In the Senate there was a quiet canvass yes- terday to discover the strength of the treaty of peace with Spain, which soon will be laid before that body for ratifi- cation. ' There is intense interest on 'this'sub- ject, as ratification is desired with promptness by the administration and senators are urged to forego debate un- til after the treaty is laid away. It can be carried without any trouble in the next Senate, but that will mean a delay of a year. It is pointed out that a vote against the treaty now will be a vote against i i-tentiary at Trenton. Boggs pleaded guilty and is awaiting ‘ the president of the United States and a humiliation of the country in the eyes of the world. ‘ Every vote cast against the treaty, it n held, will-be a declaration that Spain has yielded the United States too much and that the American commissioners at Paris should be discredited. Subh arguments are having their ef- fect for immediate action, and the re- v: . . k. . i is. «m w Ann -’ ,1 ", SENATOR KENNE on TRIAL Charges Growing Out of the Looting of the First National Bank of Dover. ‘Wilmington, Del., Dec. 6.—-Unitcd States Senator Richard R. Kenney of Delaware was placed on trial yester- day in the United States circuit court' for the second time on charges grow- ? ing out of the looting of the FirstNa- . ._ __._.__...—_ -._. 5 Bird. sult of a poll, conducted by the friends . of the treaty, is most encouraging. It will take sixty senators or two-thirds ' of the ninety, to ratify. The poll tak- en yesterday shows fifty-cthree in the aflirmative already, with 27 in the neg- ative and ten doubtful. Those counted in the affirmative are .Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Burrows, Can,— non, Carter, Chandler, Clark, Cullom, Davis, Deboe, Elkins, Fairbanks, Fora-g ker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Gray, Han— na, Hansbrough, Hawley, Heitfeld, Kenney, Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge, Mc— Bride, McMillin,,Mantle, Mason, Mor- gan, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Pettus, Platt of Connecticut, Platt of New York, Pritchard,‘ Proctor, Quay, Simon, Spooner, Sewell, Shoup, Stewart, Teller, Thurston, Turner, 'Warren, Wetmore, Wilson and Wolcott. Those counted against the treaty are Hale and Morrill, Republicans, with the following Democrats: Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler, Caffery. Chilton. Clay, Cockrell, Faulkner, Gorman, Harris, Jones of Arkansas, McEnery, Mallory, Mitchell, Murphy, Pasco, Pettigrew, Roach, Smith, Tillman, Turiey, Turpie, Vest and White. In the doubtful list are Hoar and Wellington, Republicans, with Allen, Mills, Martin, Daniel, Jones of Nevada. Rawlins, McLaurin and Sullivan. LEE’S CORPS GETS ORDERS. Embarkatlon of the 7th Army Corps for Cuba. to Begin at Once. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 6.——-Major Gen. Fitzhugh Lee of the Seventh Army Corps, received orders Monday morn- ing to prepare his entire corps for em- barkation for Havana as early as practicable. ' This was in addition to the orders re- ceived last week to get only one di— vision of the corps in readiness for the trip. He has issued the necessary orders and the corps will be moved as soon as possible. It is not thought that any of the corps will be in Savannah by Decem— ber 20 at least. One of the staff ofiicers said yester- day morning that the headquarters of the corps would be in Havana before the week is over, and it may be that headquarters will take steamships from Tampa direct to Havana. The First North Carolina regiment will leave on Wednesday on the trans- port Michigan for Havana. Washington, D. C., Dec. 6.—Adjutant General Corbin says that he expects Major General Fitzhiigh Lee will sail from Savannah for Cuba some time this week. ‘ The embarkation of the Seventh Army Corps will begin immediately. and probably all the transports now at Savannah will getaway before next. Saturday. Would Suva Honor. New York, Dec. 6.—In order to save “his honor," which 'he says is endan« gered as a result of his fake fight with Sharkey, James J. Corbett has posted 8500 with the. Police Gazette as a bait with which he says he hopes to induce Sharkey to make another match with him. With the money Corbett left. this statement: “I have to-day deposited 1.000 with the sporting editor of the Police Ga- zette as a forfeit for a match with Tom Sharkey. I am willing to box Sharkey in public, the gate money to go to charity. But I would prefer to box him for 85,000 a Side in private, each side to have ten men present.” Big Sale of Pig Iron. Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 6.-—The largest sale of pig iron which has been made since the organization of the agency of the Valley Bessemer Pig Iron Assncia~ tion has been reported. the priée being the highest received in the past six months. . The sale aggregated 125,000 tons, at the full price of $10 per ton. The. pur- chasers were a pittsburg firm and one in Youngstown. Christian Scintist Discharged. ‘1' London Dec. 6.—Mrs. Mills, the Chris- tian Scientist who attended Harold Frederic in his last illness, and Kate 'Lyon, were again arraigned in the po- lice court yesterday upon the charge of- manslaughter, under which they were arrested‘a few weeks ago. Both prisoners were discharged. g'l‘he Helena at Gibraltar. Washington, D. 0.. Dec. 6.—The arri- val of the gunboat Helena at'Gibz-alta, has been reported to the navy depart- ment. She‘ is bound for Manila.- The Helena startedto join Dewey by the Suez canal route. before the war began, but was recalled to- participate ill-tug West Indian naval campaign. Thesei'ieltimates, nent annual appropriations. atsregate, 'cents omitted: - Sunday night. tional Bank of Dover by its cashier, William N. Boggs. Senator Kenney was last arraigned on the charge of. aiding and abetting Boggs in misappropriatlng the bank’s funds last July, and in a trial lasting over..one week the jury disagreed. Since then the charge of conspiracy has been added to the original charge. The discovery of a shortage in the funds of the bank came in May, 1897, when Boggs, the cashier, suddenly left Dover. The. bank was found to have been plundered of 107,000, or a little OYer its capital stock. . President Richardson of the bank came to the rescue and saved the. in- stitution from failure. Boggs subsequently gave himself up and admitted his defalcation, at the same time making statements, which led to the arrest of Senator Kenney and several other citizens of Dover. Two of the latter have been convicted and are now serving terms in the Pen- sentence. ! The evidence against Senator Kenney deals largely with numerous stock transactions in which he and Boggs were interested. During his last trial Senator Kenney was represented by Senator Gray, his colleague in the Senate, and Levi C. Senator Gray is now in Paris with the peace commission, and ex-Attor- ney General John Riggs is assisting Mr. Bird. District Attorney Vandegrift repre- 'sents the government in the prosecuf ““5 .Jmm. j... ESTIMATES FOR NEXT YEAR. Sumo. Which Will be Required Named by ' Secretary Gage. Washington, D. C., Dec. 6.—-In con- formity with, the requirements of law. the Secretary of the treasury yesterday transmitted to Congress the estimates of appropriations required 'for thefis- cal year ending June 30, 1900, as furn— ished by the several executive depart- ments. _ . including perma- 8593,048.378, as against $802,875,513, the amount of the appropriations, includ- - ing deficiencies and miscellaneous, for the fiscal year 1899, and $462,647,885, the amount of the estimates for 1899. Following is the total recapitulaation, Estimates . 1890. 1899. Legislative ......8 4,476,995 8 4,465,532 Executive . . . . . . . 22,308,112 20,025,484 Judicial .......... 707,620 687,620 Foreign inter- course ......... 1,833,028 1,850,428 Military ......... 145,119,431 24,620,042 Naval . . . . . . . . .. . . 39,114,652 29,929,539 Indian affairs. .. 7,069,316 7,375,617 Pensions ......... 145,238,830 141,257,750 Public works ..... 56,927,080 73,364,134 Pastal service... .‘ 4,265,888 6,048,112 Miscellaneous .. . 37,314,203 35,187,402 Permanent annu- al appropria— ' tiOns .. .. . .. .. .. 128.678,220 117,836,220 Grand totals...$593,048,378 $462,647,885 Silvda's Bid for Power. London, Dec. 6.—-—The Madrid corre- spondent of the Standard sends the following: The Conservative Silvela, through their organs, suddenly- made peremptory bids power. ‘ ‘ ”Senor Sagasta treats the matter calmly, ridiculing the smallness ofASe- nor Silvela's following and declining party and Senor have for ~ to hasten the assemblage of the Cor- tes, to be convened in January, or" the conclusion of the peace negotiations at Paris." ' ' Franco-Italian Treaty. Rome, Dec. 6.—The king has receiv- ed the addresses of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies in reply to‘ the speech from the throne, in answer to which he expressed his satisfaction at the conclusion of the commercial treas ty between Italy and France. The relations of Italy with all of the powers, the king said, were excel- lent. ' ' - ' BITS OF‘ NEWS. Fire in the government dock yard at, Fermi, spain, has caused a loss esti- mated at four million pesetas, about $770,000. ‘ ‘ " Six banks in Milwaukee have an- nounced a reduction of the interest rate .m savings deposits from 3 to 3 1-2'per cent. . . Nearly the entire business portion of Eufala. I..T., was destroyed by fire at $150,000. , The French vintage of 1898 is offici- ally estimated at 32,282,000 hecto’litres? which is 68.000 hectolitres below the vintage of last year. The report of the minister of com-_ merce, just issued. shows that the pop- ulation of France in 1897 108,088 over that of 1896. This .is due to a. decrease in the death- rate, the. birth rate showing no' increase. Father Vahey, pastor of St. John's cathedral in Cleveland, Ohio, advocates a whipping post as a means of pun- ishing men ’who desert-their families. The priest announces that he has in i the past week placed seven little chil- dren in the Catholic orphanage. The Echo of Berlin, in an article giv- ing statistics of German schools for the ten years from 1887 to 1896. shows that 407 children in the state‘: schools committed suicide, 331 of whom? were boys and 76 girls, each under 15 -§;ears of age. Fifteen years at hard labor in the state prison was the'senten’cc meted out to H.'Leroy Applegate, oil-Trenton. N. J., the young counsellor who was recently arrested on fourteen different, . charges of fraud and embezzlement. Applegate issued fraudulent mortgages by the wholesale. He was arraigned yesterday morning and DIeidfldi‘lRli? ty. ‘ , ' States. The loss is estimated - increased - . . race. MEXICAN EMBASSY NOW. Minutes- Clayton Will be Appolntod to. the Rank of Ambassador. \Vashington, D. 0., Dec. '6.—-—DOn Ma- tias Romero, the Mexican diplomatic, representative in Washington, called at the state department yesterday to inform the officers there that he had been appointed ambassador extraordi- nary and plenipotentiary of his govern- ment. ' . This elevation of the Mexican repre- sentative to the rank of ambassador will be followed by similar action on the part of the United States. Presi- dent McKinley will raise the United States mission to Mexico to the grade of an embassy and Minister Powell Clayton will be‘appointed‘ an ambassa- - dor. The elevation of Minister Romero gives to the United States six missions of the highest diplomatic grade. Less than six years ago there was no diplomatic representative in the United States of a higher grade than minis: ter, and this government had no rep- resentative abroad of ambassadorial rank. ‘ 9 Congress authorized the president to elevate to the grade of an embassy such missions of the United States as were situated in countries which could give the credentials of ambassador to their envoys in Washington. Great Britain was the first to respond with the appointment of Sir Julian Pauncefote, the then minister of his country, to the rank of ambassador. President Cleveland then appointed Thomas F. Bayard as ambassador to Great Britain. The- governments of Great Britain, Italy, Germany, France, Russia and' Mexico now maintain embassies in Washington. - Senor Romero is the oldest member of the diplomatic corps in Washington in point of service. . His commission as minister dates from March 7, 1882. He returned yes-- terday from a long visit to Mexico, and his visit to the state department was the first since his reurn to the United FOR ANOTHER INVESTIGATION. Sulzer Introduces a Resolution Providing for an Inquiry by the House. Washington, D. C., Dec. 6.—Repre- sentative Sulzér of New York, ranking Democratic member of the House com. mittee on military affairs. has intro- duced a resolution “authorizing and di- recting the committee on military af- fairs to investigate the war department and the conduct of the Spanish-Amerié can wan". . The resolution is as follows: “Resolved, ‘ That the committee on military affairs, and 'the' same hereby is“ authorized and directed ‘to investi- gate the war department and the con- duct of the recent war between Spain and the United States, and report all of said proceedings with their findings, conclusions and recommendations, to the House of Representatives with all speed. ' ' ' "That said committee is hereby au- thorized and empowered to send for books, documents, papers and persons, examine persons under oath, sit in any part of the United|States, employ a stenographer, and that the sergeant- at-arms is hereby directed to attend said committee and carry out its direc. tions. “That the necessary expenses of the investigation be paid out of the con- tingent fund of the House.” The resolution was referred to the committee on military affairs. Annexation Favored. Santiago de Cuba, Dec. 6.——Robert P. Porter, the special commissioner of the United States to Cuba and Porto Rico, has returned here from his inspection of ‘the mines. ‘ He gave a farewell luncheon Sunday at which twenty-five guests were pres- ent. It was a most cosmopolitan gath- ering, and included representatives of the army and navy, the commercial and mining industries, etc. The affair was not intended to be anything more than a social gathering. but all the party made speeches, and although none of the speakers abso- lutely declared in favor of_annexation, it was unquestionably apparent that twenty-one cf the guests were in fa- vor of the island being annexed to the United States. . Snp'. Andrews Resigns. Chicago, l‘bc. Gee-E. Benjamin An- drews has rezlgned his place as super- intendent of the city schools. The re- signation is now In the hands of Presi- dent Harris of the board of education. Neither Mr. Harris nOr Dr. Andrews will discuss the resignation and the contents of the letter have not been made public. bl“ it is known that Dr. Andrews lays many of his misfortunes since 'his election in July, to President Harper of the Chicago University, who is a member of the board of education. President Harper had, it is said, eng gazed Dr. Andrews, who had resigned as president of (Brown University, with ’the understanding that he should be the actual head, of the educational sys- tem of Chicago. . Tile Bicycle Race. 'New York, Dec. 6.—A crowd of five thousand people watched. the begin- ning of the“ six days’ bicycle race at :Madison Square Garden at 12.05 Mon-‘ day morning. At daylight fully two thousand persons were still there. wallet- is the wonder of the present He has broken tht first and only record unto the present time. He has covered more miles without once leav- ing the saddle or stopping for a mo- ment than any other living man. : - The recOrd for continuous riding was held hitherto by Stephane, who went 272 miles last year without dismount- ing. 'Waner is now far ahead of that and after sixteen hours was still upon the track with a record of 312 miles. The. \Var Inquiry. . ,W'ashington, ,Dec.. 6.—Colonel Lee, chief quartermaster at Camp Thomas. Chickamauga, testified before the war inquiry commission yesterday regard- ing the tentage facilities at Chicka-' ‘mauga; He insisted that the supply of all kinds ,of tents was fully ade- quate. ' ' ' 202d Sails for Cuba. savannah, Ga., Dec. 6.-—The transport ;Minnewaska,. with the 202d New York zregiment on board, sailed at noon yes- terday for Pinar dcl Rio. ' " no r RELEAseiirnlsonéns. ‘ ' mantis “‘31! Be Made Upon Aguinaid. ment looking to the release of the Spa- nish prisoners held. by Aguinaldo and his followers. . Inquiry at the'war department has developed the fact that instructions have been sent~to Major General Otis directing him to use his good offices to obtain the release of the. prisoners, but so far he has not been successful, Aguinaldo persisting in holding them for a ransom. = It is freely stated in administration give up the prisoners. The authorities’are hopeful that the insurgent chief \‘ll be willing to dis. oners. . There has been some discussion as to the manner in which the islands shall be surrendered by the Spaniards. It is considered probable that the pro- gramme followed' in Porto Rico will be adopted in connection with the surren— der of the Philippines. ' Spain has only one point of any val: representative to that city. Spain has only one ship in which to take away her troops now in the Phil- accommodate all of her troops desir— ing to return to the peninsula. NEW EU ROPE AN SQUADRON. Will Include'About Five Ships of Different . Classes. Long has decided to assign'the Chica- go to duty as flagship of the European squadron, which is now in process of selection. . The squadron probably will include about five ships of different classes. While there will be some armored vessels among them. it is not likely that the battleship type will be repre- Vessels are not designed for long cruises and notwithstanding the ach- ievement of the Oregon in that direc- ntion, it is not deemed well to make a steady practice of what was regarded as a questionable experiment. Three ships will be sent to the South Atlantic station, and Secretary Long has under consideration the establish- ment of a South Pacific squadron, with a base perhaps at Valparaiso in sum- In view of_the fact that the officers and enlisted men have had so much actual practice in the art of war during the past season, the navy department has decided to postpone until next autumn the usual annual manoeuvres. The navy department is informed that the gunboat Marietta. which is making a cruise along the east coast of Central America, has arrived at Port Livingston, Guatemala. Demonstration in Paris. Paris, Dec. 5.--An imposing meeting was held Saturday evening in the Grand Orient Hall, in favor of revision of the Dreyfus proceedings and to pit.— test against the Picquart trial. Speeches were made by M. Anatole France, the poet and litterateur; Dr. Paul Reclus and M. Joseph Reinach, formerly a Republican member of the Chamber of Deputies, and others, de- manding the abolition of courts mar— tial. ' A resolution was voted' expressing admiration for Colonel Picquart. After the meeting demonstrations were made against MM. Drumont and Rochefort. in front of the offices of the newspaper Eclair and Libre Parole. Friendly Toward Filipinos. Manila, Philippine Islands, Dec. 5.-- Hong Kong newspapers having esser- ted that the attitude of the Germans here was hostile to the insurgents, the Germans of Manila have circulated a thoroughly friendly toward the Filipi- nos. - This statement is signed by the Ger« man consul and the German business firms. The natives infer that the Germans tion. BITS OF NEWS. The British steamer Laughton arriv- ed at the port of New York Saturday with several cases of yellow fever on board. ., . Mrs. Polly Mayo, who was 111 years "of age and the oldest person in Virv ginia. died in Franklin county Satur- day. Six men were scalded to death at the fireroom of the steamship Alamo of the Mallory line by the bursting of an 11-inch steam pipe as the vessel was leaving her pler'in New York. The Alamo was formerly a government ' transport. - . ment time checks were said to haw: all over the country to an amount ago gregatiug $750,000, has been sentenced to state prison for ten years at hard labor. ' Mrs. Martha Little Davidson of Leb- of having spooled the first thread in the first factory. of the thread industry in the little village of Dracut, Mass, now a part of the city of Lowell. A mass meeting of the undergradu- ate students was héld at .Wesleyau University Saturday to protest against the system of coeducation now in vogue in thecollege. : were made in which it was maintained . that the exclusion of women from the . college would be for the best interests ' of the university. ~ ' attorney of Pittsburg, Pa., on trial for aiding and abetting Major W. C. More- land,,fcrmer city attorney, in embe ,‘ zling $26,000 of. city funds, has _ - found guilty and sentenced to se is '; em penitentiary and pay a manna dollars. r. fine of one I .W. . . M“... An Soon as Treaty 0i Peace In Signed IQ. Washington, D. C., Dec. 5.—No fluent action has been taken by this govern- 3;“ , circles that if Azuinaldo does not re- lease the Spaniards a demand will be; . made of him just as soon as their-eaty of peace is ratified, and failing to com- ’ ' ply with it he will be compelled To a I band his army and surrender his pris- ‘ "3“ ue in her possession to-day, Iloilo, and it is expected that when the evacua— 3 tion occurs General Otis will send a" ippine waters—the Buenos Ayres, an . auxiliary cruiser—and she will have to 3 ,- send other steamers to those islands to-z. ' sen-ted, owirig to 'the fact that these mer, and at Cal-.0 in the winter time. ‘ - statement saying that the Germans are ,. 7 are favorable to the independent fac~- caused'losses to firms and‘individuals' anon, 111., who enjoyed the distinction‘ of America, is dead at the age of 80. - The, pioneer mill was a crude affair w Several speeches _ W. 11. House, former assistant c‘ity‘ . one ,year and ten months in the Welt- . ‘ Washington, D. C., Dec. 5.—Secretary ~ ' I Ya, ( .1 .. ' James H. Southall of St. Paul, Minn, .. ’ whose dealings in fraudulent govern-. Av)
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