UUIIN MULLINS
Her Ambassador Demands Dismis-I
sal of Chinese Commandant.
'OHINAiGREATLY ALARMED
Commundantl‘sed lntimldating Lan-
guage to. Missionaries — Repre-
sentative of Gcrnimny
Unless Demand ls (Iomplied \Vith.
Pekin, Jan. 3..—-The Germanmission-
aries at Tsao-C'how, province of Shan-
Tung, haing reported to Baron Hey-'
king, the German Ambassador at Pe-
kin, that the commandant of the Chi-
nese garrison of the t’own had used
threatening language to one of them.
Baron Heyking at once demanded that
the commandant be dismissed and that
a copy of the Tsung-Li-Yamen's tele-
gram of dismissal be presented to him
by 6 o’clock Thursdayevening. '
The Tsung-Li-Yamen requested'the
Ambassador to grant them until 8
o’.clock Ba1on Heyking there-upon
threatened to leave Pekin, but is still
here.
The Government is alarmed.
British VVar-ships nt ' Chemulpo.
London, Jan. 3.——It is announced at
the Admiralty that H. M. S. Centurian,
the flagship of the China. station; the
Undaunted, the Narcissus, the Pique,
the Rainbow, the Daphne and the A1-
gerine have arrived at C'hempulpo, and
the Immortalite and Iphigenia at Port
Athur.
Chino. Hastens to Yield.
Berlin,‘ Jan. 3.—It is announced that
China has,yielded to the demand of
Baron Heyking, German Ambassador
at Pekin, for the dismissal of the com-
mandant of the Chinese garrison at
Tsao Chow, province of Shlan-Tung,'be-
cause of the use of threatening lan-
guage of the German missionaries
there.
The Chinese Government has tele-
graphed a dismissal of the command—
ant.
OUR TREATIES WITH CHINA.
Commercial Aspect of the Crisis in,
the East.
Washington, Jan. 3.——“If China is di-
‘vided up among the Powers our own
hstory and the precedent we have es-
tablished with refef‘énc-e to Hawaii will
compel us to negotiate new treaties
with the several Powers which' take
ChineSe territory.”
This statement was made by an offi-
cial of the Administration who has
discussed the Eastern situation with
the President. As the result of Cabin-
et discussion it has been decided that
the United States shall take no part
in the partitioning of China ‘except to
see that Americans and their interests
axe not. injured. The American fleet in
Asiatic waters will1be' ready to protect
Americans and their interests in case
of necessity.
It is the commercial aspect of the
situation, however, which the author-
ities are watching with much anxiety.
If the European Governments take pos-
session of Chinese territory they will
. put in force in such territory their own
customs laws, revenue laws, etc., which
will, of course, be more stringent than
those in operation under the preSent
GOvernment of China. In addition it
would be necessary for the United
States to make some provision for the
trial of such Americans as might be
arrested in China. At present this Gov-
ernment enjoys extra territorial juris-
diction, under which the consular rep-
resentatives of the United States try
and punish Americans charged with
offence committed in the Celestial Em—
pihe. It is conceded by officials of the
Administration that the treaties exist-‘
ing between the United States and
China. would fall to the ground in case
of the collapse of the Pekin Govern-
ment. In connection with the Hawaiian
controversy, it has been argued by See-
retary Sherman that all treaties be-
tween Japan and Hawaii will cease to
be binding upon the accomplishment of
annexat.i'on,and in support of this state—
ment he quoted this recognized prin-
ciple of international law: “The obli-
gations of treaties, even where some
of their stipulations are in their terms
perpetual, expire in case either of the
contracting parties loses its existence
as an independent State. or in case its
internal constitution is so changed as
to render the treaty inapplicable to the
new condition of things.”
While the President has formulated
no definite plans, and will not do so
until the partition of China is an ac-
complishe fact, there is reason to be-
lieve that once the division of China is
decided upon negotiations will be com—
,menced with the Powers taking the
territory which will have as their 011.
jcet the protection of American inter-
ests.
Count Telsener Dcnd.‘
New York, Jan. 3.—C0unt Telscner,
who was related to Mrs. John W.
Mackay through having married her
younger sister, died at his home in
Villa Alba, near Rome, yesterday. The
news of the death of the Count was
received in a cable message to John W'.
.Mackay, who, with his son Clarence, is
at the Belgravia, Fifth avenue and 50th
street
Count Tolsener was knowu as well in
the United States as he was in Italy.
He was an intimate friend ‘of King
Humbert, and, while in Italy, much of
his time was spent in the company of
His Majesty. He achieved a reputation
.as .a civil engineer, and just before'his
death .had been planning improve-
ments, at the suggestion of King Hum-
bert, for the systém of Italian rail-
ways.
Mnrdcred His Father.
Chattanooga. Tenn, Jan. 3.~—James
Wellington has been arrested at Day-
ton, Tenn, charged with the murder of
his falther, Lewis Wellington, a. few '
He says on the night of the‘
days ago.
murder his father threatened to whip
. him the next morning. After waiting
until his father had gone to sleep he
brained him with an ax; then, placing
a. chain arOund the body, he hitched a
horse to it and dragged it into a se-
cluded‘ place in the .woods, where he
killed the horse. He does not seem
to regard the matter seriously and
says he is not sony for It.
to Lenve'
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THE NAMES OF PENSIONERS.
Former Commissioner Murphy Tells
the Result of Publishing Them.
\Vashington, Jan. 3.—M1r. Dominick I.
Murphy, recently Pensibn Commission-
GI and for many years connected with
the bureau, is not faVOrably impressed
with the idea of publishing the names
of the pensioners now on the rolls.
Such a publication was made in 1883,
he says, when Commissioner Dudley,
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pursuant to a Senate resolution, pre—.
pared the list with great care. There
were then on the rolls about 303, 000
names, and it took five volumes, aver-
aging over seven hundred pages each,
to contain them. At that time there
‘was considerable discussion of the pen-
sion system, and the belief that the
rolls were permeated with fraud
biought about a demand for publicity.
“I do not recall that any pensioners
were dropped in consequence,” says
Mr. Murphy, “but I well remember
that the Pension Bureau was almost
immediately deluged with applications
f01 increased iateis. There was no cut-
ting down of the lists; on the contrary,
at the end of the fiscal year of 1884 the
rolls had jumped up to over 322,000.
The attorneys, as they undoubtedly
had the right to do, used the volumes
for the purpose of soliciting increase
applications, and some of them were
very successful. One of these gentle—
men told me that within a week after
he had secured the lists he so nt out a.
carload of applications for increase,
and added a great many thousand dol-
lars to his bank account.
“The number of pensioners on the
rolls at present is in the neighborhood
of 977,000. If such a list were published
now it would-take sixteen Or seven-
teen large volumes to contain the
names and the other information that
would naturally accompany them. If,
however, the newspapers of the coun—
try were supplied with the lists, and
were to publish the names of those re—
siding within the radius of their cir—
culation. some good might result.
“During the last Cleveland Adminis-
tration 1many newspapers requested
lists of pensioners residing in their re—
spectivc localities. Such requests were
always conceded by the Commissioner
of Pensions, and the lists were pub-
lished in many places. I watched for
the result carefully, but could not dis-
cover that any great good came from
these publications. It may be, how-
ever, that dishonest people were de-
terred from applying for the Govern—
ment bounty, but that is a matter for
speculation.”
BIG FISHERIES COMBINE.
Twenty Corporations Absorbed by
mi English Conlpany.
Chicago, Jan. 3.——Ed1win Corbin; of
Chicago, has eff-voted a. combination of
the twenty cprperations controlling the.
fresh water fisheries of the great lakes
of the United States and Canada.
The deal was consummated at‘a. se-1
held in this cityJasti
amalgamation is:
cret conference
week. The entire
taken ové’r by an English company
capitalized at $5,000,000. The cash con-
sideration is $2,500,000, represented by
debenture bonds, underwritten in 'Eng-
land and by a group of Dutch bankers,
headed by Noordyne, of Amsterdam,
Holland.
The new organization will control
the distribution of 150, 000, 000 pounds of
fish per annum, and will operate and
e'srtablis’rz cold storage plants in New
York, Buffalo, Erie, Cleveland, Sandus-
ky, Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, Milwau-
kee, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Pitts-
burg, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth,
Kansas City, St. Louis and Denver,
and freezing plants at the fishing sta—
tions throughout the chain of lakes
and on Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The parties interested deny that the
company will operate in any sense as
a trust, and maintain that it will re-
sult in great benefit to the govern-
ment andthe consumers, inasmuch as
the former will be saved hundreds of
thousands of dollars annually spent in
replenishing and preserving the fish-
eries, and the latter by maintaining a
reasonable price atall seasons of the
year.
NOT FLED .A CONVENT.
Sensational Iteport Concerning; Miss
Cisneros Proves to Be Untrue.
W‘ashington, Jan. 3,—Evangelina Cis—
nerOs, who hasbeen the guest of His.
Macias, one of her warmest friends
since Miss Cisneros came to this coun-
try, returned to the convent at George-
town yesterday.
Hemique Macias said: “Miss (‘1sne1 os
is a. favorite at the convent, and she
is happy and contented there. There
is not a, word of truth in the report
from New York, and there will be
trouble if it is published. My mother
went to the convent for Miss Cisneros.
The convent authorities-offered no ob»
jection to- the young lady becoming my
motheq’ 5 guest. ”
The report referred- to told about the
romantic escape from the Georgetown
convent of Miss Cisneros, who it was
said was held in the institution against
her inclination.
Henrique Macias, son- of a former
Minister to the United States from
Guatemala, has known Evangelina
since she first came to Washington,
and before she entered the cc'mvent the
two became very good friends. Hen;
rique went to the convent 011 Thursday
and stated that he had come to escort
Miss Cisneros .to- his mother’s house
for a brief visit. ’
Reception for Gov. Griggs.
Trentoan. J., Jan. 3.—-No date has
been set as yet for the reception to be,
given for Gov. Griggs and his succesu
sor, Senator ‘Voorhees. The reception,
at the request of those to be honored,=
will be' informal. The function will be
entirely a political one—an opportunity
for the people'to take formal leave of
the Attorney-General- elect.
A joint committee of the Legislature
will manage the reception and probably
will set the date on the second Tuesday
of this month. The Governor and Sen-
ator V001 hees will receive their friends
in the executive chamber.
_ Klondike Gold Ship Arrives.
Seattle, Wash, Jan. 3.—The steamer
Corona arrived last night from Alaska
with forty-five men just out from Daw-
son City. These men placed gold dust
to the amount of $500, 000 in charge of
Capt. Caroll. They say there is a short-
age of provisions at Dawson City, but
no danger of starvation. They do not
think a relief expedition neceslary
.before
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styles of new pianos, and a great variety of slightly
used organs and pianos to make room for new stock.
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We shall give a parting salute to the old year of 1897 and the glad hand of welcome
to the new year of 1898 by 1144
GRAND NEW YEARS
GIFTSALE.
rtr‘rr DOLLARS 11v GIFTS.
GIVEN AWAY FRIDAY NIGHT, DEC. 31st AT NINE O’CLOCK.
as“ WONDERFUL PRICES FOR FRIDAY ONLY.
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I 11A DIES J ACKETS.
‘ It has been a warm fall, but we have
the three coldest months before us.
Take advantage of this day’s sale and
buy a Jacket. For the convenience of
Our patrons we divided our stock of
jackets into four lots. >
Lot No. 1—all our, Ladies Jackets
Blk. beaver Irish Frieze Covert cloth,
etc. '. Everything selling freely hereto-
fore $5.00 Grand choice $3.50.
Lot No. 2—2111 our Ladies and Misses
Jackets, Blk. boucle, Green boucle
Navy and Elk. Kersey everything that
sold all season for $10.00 Your choice
$6.00.
Childrens Jackets two prices $3.50
and $6.50. They were sold from $5.00 to
$12.50. , .
SIX GRAND GIFTS.
All you have to do is to make a pur-
chase and save your coupon.
lst Gift—Bbl. best Hax. flour $6.00.;
.. 2d Giftr—Séwing machine $20.00 ’ I '
3rd Gift—~Ladies Jacket $10. 00 f, .
. Friday only, 250 pairs Ladies?
Cashmere stockings all pure W001, our
4th G1ft—Lad1es Mackintosh $5.00
otthaft—Lamp 8:11 50 " ' ‘
. 6th Gift—Box laundry soap $4.50
‘ Total $50. 00
All to be given away at nine o. clock,
Friday, Dec. 31st.
Coffie to this great. Gift Sale the prices
are almost out. in two and you may win
one or more of the gifts. Boston Store.
Flannel Wrappers $1.50 &. $1.98 ones
your. choice 980.
UMBRELLAS.
100 Umbrellas @ $1.00, $1.25 & $1.50.
Your choice of the lot 750.
Lot No. 3—Ladies Jackets, Tau Ker-
sey, Red Kersey, Brown Kersey, Blue
Kersey. Heavy Boucle, all sold from
$12 .00 to $15. 00. Your opportunity for
a bargain $10. 00.
Lot No. 4—Finest Broadcloth, Best.
Kersey, Fur Trimmed, Braided, best.
lined Jackets, sold all season from
$15.98 to $20.00. Your select. choice
$I4. 98
Hosiery and underwear cut prices for
;b1k.
regular25c stocking not. over three pairs
to a. customer @ 12.10 per pair.
60 Doz.
Men’s grey seamless sox every pair
worth 12c not. over five pairs to a man
@ Giro per
pair. 14 Doz. boys’ Jaeger
ribbed shirts and drawers, size 26 to 34
sold in the
on hand early price Friday 170.
season @ 35c not. many. Be
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Doz. Men’s winter shirts and drawers
a few sizes
missing, regular prices 50
and 690 the greatest value in under-
wear ever offered, each 34c.‘
' DRESS GOODS.
Now for a New Year’s gift.
3 pieces $1.25 dress goods 900.
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500 Remnants from 3 to 10 yds.
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shall sell at. 500 on the dollar.
MITTENs.
98 pairs ladies-and childrens mittens
our regular 25c mitt. a. good gift (g) 150.
500 handkerchlefs for men and wom-
en slightly
@ 15 & 19c
mussed, the ones ‘we sold
all for1 1100. ~
1 gr. hair brushes regular value 35c,
for this sale 170.
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