A-
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THE CLOSING WEEK.
Senate and House Wish to
Avoid an Extra Session.
MUCH WORK STILL BEFORE CONGRESS
Senate Will Pass Army and Appro-
priation Bills—House lVill Act on
Same Measures—Fight on Canal
Amendment Will Be Bitter.
. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—The week
"will open with the compromise army
bill still before the senate, but it is im-
possible to say how long it will con—
tinue to demand the attention of that
body. The best opinion is to the effect
that a vote will be secured today, but
this depends largely upon the temper of
Mr. Gorman and his friends, who insist
,upon the amendment of the army bill
so as to further control the size of the
army in 1901. There is as yet no danger
of failure on either the army bill or the
appropriation bills. No senator can be
found who avows himself of desirOus of
forcing a called session. Hence the
general belief that all these measures
willbeeome laws and that when con-
gress adjourns for the session on next
Saturday legislation will be in such
shape as to render it. safe to permit the
legislators to remain at their homes un-
til next December.
The appropriation bills will demand
almost all the attention of the senate
after the army bill is out of the way,
'and the senate will have to materially
increase the length of sessions in order
to secure their enactment into law. The
bills in conference are those providing
appropriations for the Indian office,
postoffice and agricultural departments
and for the District of Columbia and
the improvements of :rivers and har—
bors. The river and harbor bill carries
the Nicaragua canal provision and
other additions appropriating large
sums of money. The five bills which
have not been reported to the senate are
the sundry civil, the naval, the army,
the fortifications and the general de-
ficiency. All are important and each
will require considerable time for dis-
posal.
The house will devote practically all
of the closing week of the session to the
appropriation bills and conference re—
ports, and the prospects are that every
minute of the time will be required to
get them through before noon on March
4. Everything except the appropriation
and the army reorganization bills will
go by the board in the final crush. A
few minor bills may go through by
unanimous consent, but there is no
longer any time for the consideration of
important general business. The bill
for'the government of Hawaii has been
abandoned. The state of the appropria-
tion bills is such that the situation
might well cause alarm were it not for
the almost universal desire on both
sides of the house to'obviate the neces-
sity of an extra session of congress.
Only three of the 14 supply bills have
gone to, the president—the pension, Mil-
itary academy and consular and diplo-
matic. ‘
Six bills were passed by both houses,
Five of these—the legislative, executive
and judicial, the postofiice, the agricul-
tural, District of Columbia and Indian—7
are in conference, where the represent-
atives of the two houses are seeking. to
'adjust their differences. The river and
harbor bill has been referred to the
* river and harbor committee of the
house.
EEBELS SEND OUT FLAG OF TRUCE.
The sundry civil has passed the '
house and is under consideration in the ,
senate. The naval bill has passed the
house, but has not yet been reported to '
the senate. The army bill is being con-
sidered in the house, and two of the
bills, the fortifications and general de-
ficiency, are yet to be acted upon b the
house. Most of the bills in conference
have problems which will be more or
less difiicult to solve, but none of these
differences, vexatious and serious as
they may be, promise a deadlock which
might result in their failure with the
single exception of the river and harbor
bill, and its loss would not necessitate
an extra session. The fight over the
Nicaragua canal amendment which the
senate placed upon this bill as a rider
will be bitter and to the death.
, A Prosperous Shovviug.
ALBANY, Feb. 27,—The annual report
of State Superintendent of Banks Kil-
burn on savings banks, safe deposit
companies and trust companies shows
the, excess of assets over liabilities of
the safe deposit companiesof the state
on the 1st of January, 1899. was larger
by. $160,000 than one year ago. The re-
sources cf the trust companies, exclu—
sivc of these which came into existence
during the year, increased over $80,000,-
000, and the new institutions added $15,-
500,000, and the savings banks deposits
were augmented by 849500000. These
figures are eloquent of the good man—
agement and prosperity which the in-
stitiitions in question enjoy and of the
imIrovement" which the year has wit-
nr:3sed in business and in the condition
of the people.
Cayman Islands Storm vaept.
KINGSTON, Jamaica. Feb. 27.—Fur-
ther advices from the Cayman islands,
situated 150 miles from here, as to the
terrible storm of Feb. 13 and 14 say that
it was the longest and most severe in
the memory of the inhabitants, the seas
almost- overwhelming- the islands.
Th "xugkhout the entire two days the
wi 11 s working general destruction.
The_ .. extent of the fatalities,-is-not
yet ri rted, b'ut it is known that about
20 persons are missing. The cargo of'
the schooner Whitewater, from Mobile,
for the most part lumber, was salvaged,
but the'vessel itSelf has gone to pieces.
supéihntendent Aldridge Reports.
ALBANY, Feb. 27.—George w. A1-
dridge, superintendent of public works
under Governor Black, sent his annual
report to the legislature today. The
whole number of tons of freight carried
upon the canals during 1898 was 3,360,-
063, of which 2,311,050 tons went east-
ward and 1,046,013 west. There were
1,573,227 tons of through freight and
1,786,836 tons of way freight. The.
amounts carried. by the several canals
were as follows: Erie canal 2,338,020
tons," Champlain canal 804,076, Oswego
canal 47,662, Black River canal 69,963.
Cayuga andc Senaca canal 100,342. ’
Fatal Dynamite Explosion.
BERN, Feb. 27'.—-Six men were.killed
by a, dynamite explosion at the Eiger
tunnel works, on the Jungfrau railway.
it. is supposed that' the explosion-was
the result of an accident. .
"esentative to the conference for the
. per cent.
IIEADY TO GIVE UP.
Thousands of Filipinos Anx-
ious to'Lay Down Arms.
Qufilet Prevails In Manila, and the
Streets Are Deserted at Night.
American Casualties to Date,
75 Killed, 311 Wounded.
MANILA, Feb. 28. —- Two Spanish
commissioners, who were permitted to’
pass through our lines and confer with I
Aguinaldo with reference to the Spanish ;
prisoners at Malolos, returned through I
our lines yesterday near Caloocan with i
l
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sealed dispatches for the Spaniards.
‘ The commissioners said that Agui—
naldo and Sandiko were both at Malo-
los and inclined to pacific overtures.
While the. Filipinos are not yet pre-
pared to surrender theSpanish prison-
ers they will gladly release two Ameri‘ ,
cans, who have been held for six weeks, I
on the payment of $30, the value of food ,
and clothing furnished to them.
Shortly afterward the rebels sent out
a flag of truce borne by Commandant
Sinforoso de la Cruz, and several hun-
dred of the enemy left the Filipino lines
crying, “No quierel” “Mas combate!”
and “Americanos much bueno!”
The commandant said that fully
8,000 of his men had enough and were
anxious to surrender. '
Among the enemy in the jungle many
women and children were visible. A
woman laid down her rifle and attempt-
ed to cross with the parleyers, but she
was sent back.
After the party returned to the Amer-
ican lines the enemy on the right fired
a volley. '
General W'heatoh relieves General
King, who is sick at San Pedro Macati.
The casualties in American regiments
to date are '75 killed and 311 wounded.
Except for an occasional volley and
some individual firing by the rebels
from the jungle near Caloocan, along
the river and in the vicinity of San
Pedro Macati all is quiet along the en"
tire line. '
During the nighttime the men are so
accustomed to the enemy’s salutes that
a majority of them remain undisturbed,
secured by the’outposts and sentries. I
In Manila absolute quiet prevails.
The streets are deserted, and the only‘
soun s to be heard after 7 o'clock in
the evening are the tramp of the patrols
and sentries and the occasional clatter
of the hoofs of an officer’s horse.
The insurance companies, after a con-
ference, have decided to accept war
risks at an additional premium of 51/2
per cent per month.
Interference Stories Absurd. 1
LONDON, Feb. 28.—The Berlin corre-
spondent of The Times, emphasizing
what he calls the “absurdity of most of
the stories regarding friction between
the Germans and Americans at Manila,”
says: “The German cruiser Irene left‘
the Philippines over a fortnight ago and
is now on her way from Hongkong to
Amoy. As for Vice Admiral von Died—
richs, he left the Philippines months
ago."
Seven Saved Frotn Shipwreck.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—~Captain 'Saun-
ders and his crew of six men of the .
three masted schooner May McFarland
were rescued yesterday morning from
the vessel after she had been driven
ashore on the bar off Long Beach, on
Long Island. The vessel was discovered
in distress about 4 a. m. A tremendous ’~
sea was running at the time, driven
ahead by a fierce gale. It was impossi-
ble to launch a lifeboat from the life
saving station, and a. line was shot
across the ship. The breeches buoy was
got to work, and in the course of about
an‘ hour all the men were run ashore.
They were well soaked by the high seas
and had to be given stimulants.
Russia. Protests.
gONDON, Feb. 28.-The Peking corre~ '
sfi ndent of The Times says: “The Rus-
sian government has protested to the
tsung-li-yamen against the terms of the
Newchwang railway extension loan re-
cently subscribed in London, on the
ground that the clause appointing a
British subject chief engineer of the line
is in conflict with the Russo-Chinese
agreement.”
Honolulu Custonls Receipts.
. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28.—The cus-
tom house figures at Honolulu for the
year 1898 have just been compiled. They ‘:
show a large increase both of exports '
and imports. The total value of the ex-
ports was 817,346,744 as against $16,021,- '
775 for 1897. The value of the imports,
including specie, was $11,650,890 as ’
against $7,682,628 in 1897, an increase of
$3,968,262.
No Representative For the Pope.
LONDON, Feb. 28.—The Rome corre- 'i
spondent of The Daily Chronicle says: I
"Holland has assured Italy that the:
pope will not be invited to send a rep- I
The Vatican
intrigues of
Orleanist and
Imitation of armaments.
strongly disapproves the
the French pretenders,
Bonapartist.”
, Loss 01 Cattle In Texas.
DENVER, Feb. 28.—President J'. W.
Springer of the National Live Stock as-
sociation, after a. personal investiga-
tion of the condition of cattle in Texas,
places the loss‘from the blizzards at 10 '
This is the most serious loss,
he points out, since 1886, when over SC
per cent of the range cattle perished.
The Nebraska Deadlock.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 28.—There was
a. large number of absentees in the joint
session to vote for senator yesterday.
No changes were recorded. There is a
good prospect that the Republicans will
hold a caucus'this week to settle on a
new nominee.
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Restoration of Wages.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Feb. 28.—The
wage conference yesterday afternoon
resulted in the manufacturers promis-
ing to restore the 11 1-9 per cent cut of
a year ago, beginning April 3. The de-
cision affects the whole city.
The Princeton Sails From Sues.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—The gun-
boat Princeton sailed from Suez yes-
terday for Aden. She is bound to Ma-
nila, where she should arrive in about
three weeks.
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counsel for Senator Quay and his son,
‘ order the jury to acquit.”
'his disappointment at the delay.
. at subornation.
‘It is quite possible that the disquieting
. would be upset by the birth of an heir."
; in getting rid of the fever resulting from
' deal in the history of the city of Buffalo,
, both in point of public and private in-
: railroad system of Buffalo and a num—
'eXtensive reciprocity
'Newfoundiand and the United States,
,.ket, lumber, pulp, minerals and other
i firmation of the rumor. that Senor Don
Weather Probabilities
Fair, fresh west to southwest
QUAY TRIAL POSTPON ED.
bnnouncement' Caused Great Sur-
prise—Both Sides \Vere Ready.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 28.—Political
Dircles were shaken to the center by the
unexpected postponement of the Quay
trial yesterday, and there is speculation
in every quarter as to the causes which
brought it about. There is little doubt
that both sides were ready to go on.
All the parties Were on hand, and ev-
erything was apparently in readiness,
when District Attorney *Rothermel arose
and asked Judge Beitler to postpone
the trial, “because the commonwealth
was not ready.” As soon as the sensa-
tion caused by this announcement had
subsided Messrs. Shields and Shapley.
put in a vigorous protest against fur-
ther delay, but the court granted the
request and fixed April 10 for the trial.
When questioned afterward, the dis-
trict attorney declined to give any rea-
son for the postponement, but added
that he submitted the entire subject to
Judge Beitler before making the appli-
cation, and the judge had approved the
reasons. He added significantly that
the postponement was a duty to the
commonwealth.
Senator Quay's counsel had this to
sayzv .
“The fact of the matter is that there I
is nothing whatever in the case. OuiI
experts have examined the books andl
documents. They are mutilated, false
and a fraud upon their face. We are:
prepared to prove conclusively that the
entries implicating Senator Quay and
his son were made six months after the
alleged conspiracy had been consum-
mated and the fruits, if any, had been
reaped. The commonwealth must ad-,
mit this. Their own experts will testi- I
fy to it. We are confident that there is I
not a judge on the bench today who‘
would not under the evidence available
Senator Quay declined to say any-
thing, about the case except to express
Rumors were afloat all day—one that
the trial had been postponed becausel
the death of former State Treasurer
Haywood had minimized the chances of
Senator ,Quay’s conviction and another, I
; which gained the greater credence, that -
a. member of the jury panel had inform-
ed the district attorney of an attempt
Claims Lot of Property.
LYONS, N. Y., Feb. 28.—George W'.
Armstrong, living near Oswego, lays
claim as one of the heirs of Captain
John Wood of Revolutionary fame toi
. 1,800 acres of choice farming land in
Sterling, Cayuga county, and W'olcott
and Butler, Wayne county, under letters
patent issued to Captain W'ood Jan. 16,
1797. The property is assessed at $50,000
and is worth three times that sum. Cap-
tain W’oodserved in the Revolutionary
army. He was captured and taken pris— :
oner to Quebec. After returning he ,
found his family gone to Canada. He
never had letters patent recorded except
at Albany, Jan. 26, 1795. Armstrong
claims he is one of 43 heirs. He has had
the letters patent recorded in Wayne
and Cayuga counties and had the con- ,
stable notify the Gayuga parties living '
on the land to remove within 30 days. A
long legal fight is contemplated.
The Czar's Illness Contradicted.
LONDON, Feb. 28.—The Standard’s
correspondent at Darmstadt, capital of
the grand duchy of Hesse, says: “I am
assured that the rumors that Emperor
Nicholas is so ill as to. be unable to at-
tend to affairs are without foundation. .
The fits from which he has suffered:
have become less frequent in -recent
years, leading to the hope that they will I,
' eventually cease. The chief reason why T
he does not attend personally to state
affairs 'is his anxiety regarding the ap-
proaching confinement of the czarina.
reports emanate from highly placed per-
sons in St. Petersburg whose plans
Colonel Weston Ill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—Colonel John
F. “’eston, who succeeds General Eagan
as commissary general of subsistence,
was at the department for a short while
yesterday, but he is not physically able.
to take' charge. He left for New York,
where he will remain a week or ten
days longer and then expects to return
here and take active direction of his
department. He is making slowprogress
his Cuban campaign.
Buffalo Street Railway Deal.
BUFFALO, Feb. 28.—The Commercial
says: “The most stupendous business
terests concerned and in the amount of
capital involved. is about completed. It
involves some 825,000 0'00 of capital.
Briefly it is the sale of the entire street
her of suburban lines."
Newfoundland lVants Reciprocity.
ST. JOHN’S. N. F., Feb. 28.—A move-
ment has been set on foot here for an
scheme between
including fish for the West Indies mar-
valuable products of American industry.
It is regarded as extremely unlikely
that the joint high commission will ever
resume its sessions.
Spanish Minister to United States.
MADRID, Feb. 28.—It has been re-
ported, though there is no ofiicial con-
J. Brunetti, Duc d’Arcos, former Span-
ishminister to Mexico, will be designat-
ed minister to the United States on the
resumption of diplomatic relations. The
report that Senor Polo y Bernabe, late
Spanish minister at Washingtfin, will
go to Lisbon is officially confirmed.
Pacific Cable Certain. .,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—The senate
appropriations committee has added an
amendment to the sundry civilxbill pro-
viding for the construction of a cable
to Honolulu to cost 8-500.000, and to be
built under direction of the navy de-
partment.
Ireland to Fe Cardinal.
LONDON, Feb. 28.—The Rome corre-
spondent .of The Daily News says he
learns on reliable authority that Arch
bishop Ireland wil? be created a cardi-
nal at the zit-arc: (onsisrny.
No Change In (Cali ornla.
SACR.~‘..l\/il’=‘sl§l'l‘ix. Fat“. it'd—The sixty-
-fiftli ballot [Jr’s {fates senate:
yesterday resulted in n' syringe...
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WEEKLY - N-ORWAi.n- Glut It
A MEDAL FOR SCHLEY
The State of Maryland Honors
Her Gallant Son.
l0RTY-lli’0 iEA'Es IN THE SEEIICE.
IEloquent Tribute of General Agnus.
GOvernor Lowndes Dec-crates the
Aclnliral, X‘I’ho Thanks the Citi-
zens For Their Appreciation.
BALTIMORE, March 1.——Rear Admi—
ral W'infield Scott Schley received yes-
terday from the people of this, his na-
tive state, a superb testimonial of the
esteem in which he is held by the peo-
ple of Maryland and of their apprecia-
tion of his services to the country dur-
ing the late war with Spain. Inciden-
tally he was cheered by assembled thou-
sands as he rode through the streets of
Baltimore, and at night 400 of the rep—
resentative men of the city and state
gathered together to witness the pres—
entation of the testimonial and to join
in a banquet given in his honor. . '
Admiral Schley, accompanied by Mrs.
Schley and General Miles and escorted
by a reception committee. arrived from
Washington at 3 p. m. and drove in an
open carriage from Camden station to
the Rennert hotel. The streets through
which the carriage passed were lined
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with people, and cheer after cheer was
givn to both the hero of Santiago and
the general of thearmy.
After the 400 guests filed into the big
banquet hall and took their places they
remained standing. Governor Lowndes,
who presided, made a. brief but eloquent
speech upon Maryland’s part in the
navy and the late war, which was re-
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' ceived with great enthusiasm. He then
introduced General Felix Agnus as
chairman of the testimonial committee.
General Agnus said in part:
“Fourteen .years ago the legislature
of Maryland presented you with the
‘ watch you wear as a proof of_their ad-
miration 0f your daring rescue of those
lost in the icy seas. Now we welcome
you, not as a hero of the frozen north,
but as a. hero of the tropics, for we re-
member that on July 3, 1898, the bridge
of the gallant Brooklyn was more than
3 120 degrees hotter than Greely’s camp at
Cape Sabine. So do not be surprised if
our joy tonight rises with the tempera-
ture.
.“Not once, but many times, you have
risked your life for‘others—brave as a
lion in danger, gentle as a ,woman in
mercy. .
'~“ ‘More caution and less daring on the
part of Commander Schley would have
been fatal to us,‘ wrote Lieutenant
Greely, whom you rescued.
“To hesitate at Valparaiso would have
lost American lives, and slow action at
Santiago would have compromised your
most‘ marvelous victory. True to every
trust, you make every one proud that
he is an American.
“The medal we present to you tells
its own eloquent story. It is from the
state of Maryland—your state, our
state—and it tells in your own noble-
works that ‘there is glory enough for
all,’ even for those who did not fight,
but love you all the more that you
fought for them and their flag.”
At the conclusion General Agnus call-
ed upon‘Governor Lowndes to place
about the neck of Admiral Schley the
medal of honor, which, the governor
did amid a perfect storm of applause,
which was renewed again and again,
while the admiral stood and bowed his
thanks.
is made of gold in has relief and enamel,
surrounded by a circle of fine dia-
monds, around which is an oak wreath
intertwined with diamonds, held by a
ribbon of blue enamel, the edge of
which is set with diamonds and on
which is the inscription:
“Maryland Honors Her Son—W’infield
Scott Schley." '
Entwined'in the ribbon are an anchor
of diamonds and two swords, the hilts
and guards of which are studded with
diamonds. At the top is the coat of
arms of the United States, through
which is a navy blue ribbon, with two
stars indicating the rank of rear ad—
miral. ~On the reverse is a very fine
outline of the cruiser Brooklyn in' has
relief. Altogether there are 320 dia—
monds in the medal. Two months were
required for its making. ~
Democrats May Elect Quay.
HARRISBURG, March 1. ——Former
Congressman Joseph C. Sibley has re-
turned to the headquarters of the Dem-
ocrats at the Bolton House and last
night gave out a series of letters from
Demoératic United States senators and
congressmen advising the re—election of
Senator Quay in case it is impossible to
elect a Democrat 'as his successor.
These letters are in pamphlet form and
are being mailed to every Democratic
member of the legislature. They have
caused the opponents of Senator Quay
grave apprehension, and a break to the
Beaver statesman may occur, at any
time, especially since the Quay trial was. -
postponed in the way that it was done
on Monday in Philadelphia.
Found Dead and Alone.
JAMESTOWN, N. Y., March 1.—‘—Mrs.
Harriet Briggs, a wealthy woman of
this city, who lived alone, was found
dead in her home. yesterday morning.
The coroner is making an investigation,
but believes death to have been due to
apoplexy.
Pension After Twenty-five Years.
ALBA NY, Mar-Eh 1.-—-Asssmblymau
Adler has Entrcd‘.1<.-ed a civil service pen-
..ion bifl. It provides that any citizen of
the state who shall'have held a salaried
posil'Wm b; appointment for 25 years
‘zlntllilillusly may retire voluntarily at
half nay. .
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i‘he medal is beautiful beyondé ceive an advance of
description. The Maryland coat of arms :
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THE BEEF INQUIRY]
Wltnésses Yesterday Were Given an
Obie-ct Lesson In Canned Meat.
W’ASHINGTON, March 1,—The fea-
ture of the court of inquiry into General
Miles’ beef charges yesterday was an
object lesson in canned meats prepared
by the court‘and served to the noncom-
nissioned men who testified at Mon-
day’s hearing. The court had prepared
eight plates of beef—fresh beef, canned
beef that had been to Cuba and back
and canned beef fresh from the factory.
. Four plates were prepared hot in a stew
and four cold as they came from the
can, the fresh beef being boiled to make
it resemble the others. The enlisted men
were ordered to sample each and say
which was the sort they had had in Cu-
ba. It was a. trying ordeal for the men,
most of them declaring that none of the
plates looked anything like what they
had eaten in Cuba. By repeated assur-
ances that there was campaign beef in
two of the plates and after being urged
that they should at least choose “to the
best of their belief,” the court succeeded
in getting an expression of opinion from
each of the men. An army surgeon, Dr.
Bowden, kept tally on the guesses of the
men and changed the position of the
plates after each witness had left the
room. The result of this record was not
made public, however, and will be re—
served till Dr. Bowden testifies, proba-
bly some time this week.
The most interesting witness of the
day was Lieutenant Ramsay, Ninth in-
fantry, who had served as a commissa-
ry officer at Baiquiri and Santiago and
who characterized the “canned roast
beef” as “an unpalatable and uninviting
grade of inferior meat,” which he would
not willingly have fed to any man, sick
or well.
Sergeant Metz was like mi‘nded, but
said candidly that he “was not an ex—
pert in spoiled beef” and consequently
did not know that his opinion was of
much value. ' '
The enlisted men were then recalled,
and Major Jesse Lee said that he would
take advantage of the permission ac-
corded him by the court to question
some of the men himself. He asked each
of them if the beef shown them here
was prepared in the same way as that
they had had in Cuba and whether the
plates were a fair sample of what they
had used during the campaign. They
unanimously agreed that it did not look
the same and did not seem to be a. fair
sample of the campaign beef in any
way.
Colonel A. L. Smith, the Havana com-
missary, was recalled and told of the
condemnation of canned meat recently
reported from Havana in the press dis-
patches. He said there had been two
inspections to his knowledge, one under
Colonel Guard and another under Gen-
eral Ernst. General Breckinridge had
made an examination with Dr. Reed and
destroyed a number of cans, but wheth-
er this was an authorized inspection
witness could not say.
The Pope Ill.
ROME, March 1.—Dr. Lapponi slept
at the Vatican last night. He declines
to give any information. Dr. Mazzoni
visited the pope professionally during
yesterday. Callers at the Vatican have
found everything in the usual condition
there, and all inquiries were met with
the denial that the pope’s indisposition
is serious. His holiness rose yesterday
at 11 o’clock, but Dr. Lapponi insisted
on his return to bed, as he was suffering
from fever, following a general chill.
with pains in the lumbar region. Car-
dinal Rampolla, papal secretary of
state, paid several visits to the pope in
the course of the day. The Rome corre-
spondent of The Daily Mail says, “It
is feared the pope has pneumonia and
will not recover.”
Mr. Klpling’s Condition.
NEW YORK, March 1.-——There was
slight change yesterday in the condition
of Rudyard Kipling, who is lying ill ’of
pneumonia at the Hotel Grenoble. That
is to say, there was still cause for grave
anxiety, and it was said that at three
periods during the day he'had had sink-
ing spells, when death was imminent.
This morning Dr. Dunham said: “I am‘
by no means discouraged about Mr.
Kipling’s condition. Of course, in cases
so severe as his there are a great many
things to be considered.”
Mincrs' “711ch Advanced.
BIRMINGHAM,_A13., March 1.——Ten
thousand Alabama miners will today_re-
21/2 cents per ton.
The advance is the direct result of the
advance of iron. The miners have con—
tracts with the leading furnace opera-
tors, who are also leading coal pro—
ducers, regulating the wage scale.
the mines and furnaces are running. on
full time, with demand greater than the
supply, and the prospect points to a
summer as busy as the fall and winter
have been.
Superintendent Snyder Removed.
ALBANY, March Il—Colonel John N.
Partridge. superintendent of public
works, has removed Charles A. Snyder
of Herkimer from the ofiice of superin-
tendent of repairs for section 4 of the
Erie canal. Charges 'of falsifying-the
pay rolls were lodged against Superin-
tendent Snyder some time ago, and his
removal from office followed as a result
of an investigation of these charges by
Colonel Partridge.
Odd Fellows Elect Officers.
GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y., March 1.—
The grand encampment of the state of
New York, I. O. O. F., yesterday elected
the following officers: Grand patriarch,
W. II. Mosher; grand high priest, Phil-
ip Block; grand senior warden, E. J.
, teams: grand scribe, J. G. Denbert;
grand treasurer, Benjamin F. Hamil-
ton; grand junior warden, W. E. 810.
cum; grand representative, M. C. Lee.
Germany Waxes Friendly.
BERLIN, March 1.—From American
business men now in Berlin it is learned
there is now a sincere desire on the
part of the Germans to cultivate betteI
relations with America and of facilities:
given for the establishment of Ameri-
can industries in Germany, as well as of
the wish of German merchants and
financiers to do business with the Unit-
ed States. . .
Found After Many TVecks.
BRIDGETON, N. J., March 1.-—The
body of Rae Hague, the pretty 19-year-
old daughter of Captain Jacob Hague of
Greenwich. was found yesterday after-
noon floating It] {be Cohansey river near
her home. The 9'72“ disappeared on Nov,
6 last. and all ~'.-E"-';:'ts to find her had
j‘piien]. It is 2‘: 1.0- in case of. suicide. but
{11‘s z: case is calms-a; . There will be no
inquest.
All
ALL DOUBT REMOVED
Germany Orders Her Ships
Away From Manila.
TRUSTS AMERICA FOR PROTECTION.
Fearsrof German Interference In the
Philippines at Rest—This Prompt
- Action Surprised Washington.
our Responsibility Increased.
WASHINGTON, March 1.—The Ger-
man government has set at rest ef-
fectually the rumors of a purpose on its
part, directly or indirectly, to embar-
rass the United States in the Philippine
Islands and has given a signal mani-
festation of its desire to promote the
most cordial relations between Germa-
ny and the United States by ordering
the withdrawal of all vessels of its navy
from Philippine waters and placing the
lives and property of its subjects there
under the protection of the United
States govern nent. The action taken is
regarded here as a stroke in diplomacy
by which will. be removed all possibili-
ty of a clash between German and
American interests in and about Manila
and notice to all the world and espe-
cially to any Americans who entertain-
ed any suspicions of sinister designs by
Germany of the wish and purpose of the
German empire to cultivate the friend-
ship of the United States. By it Ger-
many at once places the protection of
all her large interests in the islands al-
most completely in our hands. The an-
nouncement of this act by the German
government came at the.close of a day
that had been full of sensational ru-
mors of a clash between the Americans
and Germans in Manila, the rumors
finally going so far as to assert that
a. German vessel at Manila.‘ These ru-
mors spread despite the fact that the
cable connecting Manila with the outer
world is in the control of the United
States government, so that it might be
reasonably expected that it would be
the government to receive the first news
of any disaster or collision at Manila,
and that at the White House, war de—
partment and navy department positive
denials were made of the receipt of any
news tending even in the slightest de-
gree to confirm the rumors. Even some
of the more cautious naval officers were
infected with fear for the moment, for,
while. they had not the slightest idea
that there had been any trouble be-,
tween the American and German ships,
still they realized that there was al-
ways the possibility of .an accident
aboard ship that might result disas-
trously. These lingering fears in naval
circles were set at rest finally at the
close of the day by the receipt of some
dispatches from Manila, but without
mention of any untoward incident. Bas-
ed on this fact, Secretary Long, Secre—
tary Alger, Captain Crowninshield and'
General Corbin all took the responsi-
bility of‘ denying -'the rumors in the
strongest terms. ,
Finally at the close of the day and
after the official close of the depart-
ments announcement was made of th‘
reason for the great confidence the offi-
cials had in the.falsity of the rumors,
the statement being authorized that by
one bold stroke Germany had removed
all possibility of any clash between hot-
heads at Manila. It was announced that
the German government had order (1
their ships away from Manila, probab y.
to their new naval station at Klaochau,
on the Chinese coast. The announce-
ment was coupled with the statement
that the German vessels were needed
there. This may be the case, for the
story has come to Washington that the
Chinese have been abusing some Ger-
man citizens almost in the shadow of
the Chinese capital at Tien-tsin. The
Germans have come to believethat the
only way to meet such cases is by puni-
tiVe measures, and as Tien-tsin is at the
head of the navigation on the Pieho riv—
er, just below Peking, it may be the
purpose to send some warships up the
river to convey an idea of the German
displeasure. ’ f
The German government followed its
announcement to the state department
of a purpose to order its vessels away
from the Philippines with a formal ap-
plication to the United States govern-
ment to undertake the protection of all
the Germans in the Philippines. not only
in person, but in property. This was re-
garded as a signal manifestation of con-
fidence that the administration felt
could not be resisted and as practically
formal notice that the Germans have no
ulterior purpose in the Philippines and
rather than be subjected to suspicion
on that score had taken'the course of
turning over the care of the welfare of
their citizens to the United States gov-
ernment. The president very promptly
accepted the trust, and there will be no
German ships at either Manila or Iloilo
to disturb the relations between the two
countries by forming the base of sensa-v
tional and fj‘.lee rumors.
Mnniln Quiet For Three Days.
YVASI-IINGTON. March 1.——The fact
that General Otis finds it possible to
spare men to go to other islands of the
Philippine group outside of Luzon, as he.
reports in 5. cablegram received at the
war department yesterday, is taken by
the officials as the most reassuring indi-
cation that has come to the departs
ment lately.
General Otis‘ cablegram to the wai
department is as follows:
Manila, Feb. 28.
Adjutant General, W'ashington:
Battalion Twenty-third infantry sail-I
nia volunteers sails for Negros tomor«
row; everything quiet here past three
days. ' OTIS.
Guunl’s First Governor.
HONOLULU, March 1.—Commander
Taussig of the Bennington is the first
American governor of Guam. The Amer-
.ican flag went up over the new posses-
sion at 10:30 a. m. Feb. 1. It was raised
over Fort Santa Cruz, in the harbor of
San Luis d’Apra, the main harbor of
Guam, and saluted by the guns of the
Bennington. Simultaneously it was rais-
ed over the government buildings at
'Agana,.five miles distant, and was sa-
luted by a battalion from the Banning—
ton and a ,cOmpany. of native militia
with a field battery.
Nicaraguan Insurrection. “
M..1NAGUA. Nicaragua, March 1.—
Captain 'Symonds‘ and Cap'tain-‘Burr
have delivered Bluefields toPresidept
Zelaya’s soldiers, under General Reul-E
ing,‘ on condition that they keep "order-
I and spare the lives of the revolutionists.
ed for Cebu 26th inst: battalion Califor-n”
O
Admiral Dewey had fired on and sunk-
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