FILIPINOS IRE UGLY
Rumors of a Plan .of Insurgents
'to Attack Manila.
' AMERICANS READY 77" all IT
Two Natives Killed by Seminal TVhom
They Atlackell—Thc Advance of an In-
surgent Party—«Trouble incited by In-
surgent Newspaper.
Hong Kong, Jan. 23. -—Flom an ap-
parently trustu 01thy souice it is lealn—
ed that the Aine1icans at Manila made
every prepa1ation to meet an insu1ge'n1
attack upon the c1ty on January 15.
It is now repel ted that the plans of the
Filipinos were changed late on Satur—
day, and the contemplated attack was
indefinitely postponed.
Though the excitement is now parti—
ally allayed and the troops are not so
rigorously confined to their quarters,
there is still fear of an uprising of the
natives. The insulgent leaders admit
that they may not be able to restrain
them.
Several incidents occurred in Manila.
between January 10 and 13 showing the
intensity of the situation following
Aguinaldo’s proclamations.
Private Fred Schmidt of Company
F of the South Dakota regiment was
attacked at an outpost by two natives,
whom he shot dead after he had re—
ceived a severe knife wound. A native
engineer of the Manila water works,
seven miles out of the city, was mur-
dered and robbed by a band of twenty
natives, armed with guns. Private
Anderson of the Pennsylvania troops,
while pursuing an escaping native con-
vict, was attacked by the .’latter 5
friends and wounded with a knife.
A party of fifty insurgents advanced
upon the outpost held by the Montana
troops on January 13. The Americans
retired and Brigadier General Otis
went to the scene. After a. consulta-
tion the insurgent commander with—
drew his men to their former position,
saying that the Lieutenant in com—
mand of the advancing party had act-
ed withou-t authority. This the nearest
approach to hostilities that has yet
occurred.
‘ The Americans have acted with great
forbearance. These manifestations by
the insurgents are undoubtedly not
countenanced by Aguinaldo, but they
are indicative of the increasing ani-
mosity of the masses against Ameri-
cans.
It is reported that there is a secret
insurgent malitia in Manila 5,000
strong. Filipino officers who have at-
tempted to obtain recruits in Manila
have been arrested. The insurgent
newspapers, which are now published
outside Manila but are circulated. in
the-city, are endeavoring further to in—
cite the natives by asserting that the
American soldiers are deserting and
by accusing the Americans of entering
into conference with the Filipinos on-
ly for the purpose of delaying matters
until the arrival of reinforcements
from the United States.
Letters pleading allegiance and pro-
testing against annexation continue to
be received by the Filipino Govern~
ment at Malolos from the provinces
_ throughout the island of Louzon.
After the King Million.
Newport, R. 1., Jan. 23.--Mr. J. L.
Anderson of Ohio, who has been here
examining the family record of the
late multi- millionaire, William _H.
King, has gone to Providence to con-
tinue his work. The members of the
family which he represents reside in
Missouri, Illinois, Ohio and Kentucky.
They think from relics and traditions
handed down to them that they are
related to the Kings, but do not mean
to make any claim until the relation--
ship is established.
The Kings have placed information
at his disposal. He says the family he
represents are children and grandchil-
dren of Sophia King, a sister of the
late millionaire, who eloped at an early
age. The family record here shows
that King had only one sister. She
was named Anne and she is buried
here. Mrs. E. A. ”Webster-Boss’s
counsel says that these people will in
no way affect her case.
Lynching in Ohio Frustrated.
Zanesville, 0., an. 23.-—A m'ob Satur-
day attempted to lynch E. S. Wright,
charged with assault. Wright was ar—
raigned in a justice’s court and bound
over. While the hearing was in pro—
gress a crowd of ov'er' ' five' hundred
gathered outside and threats of lynch-
ring were frequently made.
The prisoner was slipped out of a.
rear door to escape the crowd, but was
detected and quickly folloWed. Four
officers, with drawn revolvers, sur-
rounded Wright and finally landed him
safely back in jail.
Somothing Spain Escaped.
Rome, .1311. 23. --The Garibaldians
commemorated with a. dinner Saturday
evening the anniversary of the battle
of Dijon. Ricciotti Garibaldi, son of
the Italian liberator, made a. bpé‘ech in
which he declared that the Garibaldi-
ans were invited. to take part in the
war of the United Stated”: against Spain
for the deliverance of Cuba, but they
I refused the invitation, not being cer-
pain that the United: States‘. really de-
sired the independence of Cuba. He
exhibited documents to prove his as-
sertiOns. ’
Europe’s War on Anarchists.
London, Jan. 23.--,A dispatch from
Rome to the Central News says that
the Italian government is about to
send a. diplomatic none to the powers
that participated in the recent anti-‘
Anarchist conference, inviting them to
state definitely their conclusions rela-
tive to the pi oposals considered.
When the answers of, the powers are
received Italy will call a conference of
the ambassadors with a view of tak-
ing united action.
'1 New President of Brown.
Providence, R. 1., Jan. 23.---The new
president of Brown University has
been selected by the committee ap-
pointed by the corporation of the col-
lege for that purpose. His identity is
not yet disclosed. nor is it to be until
the meeting of. the corporation on Feb:
ruary 8.
Iernment tendered to assist
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FAILURE FOR CZAR’S PEAcE PLANE
Some of the Proposals Said to be tm
Radical for Europe. -.
London, Jan. 23,—-Even warm sup?
porters of the czar‘s peace appeal art--i
astounded at the infeasibility of sev-
eral items, which, according to the cir-
cular of the Russian minister of for
eign affairs, Count Muravieff. will b-
submitted to the congress, and they
predict a fiasco for that part of th(
piogramme which includes proposal:
to veto the use of any new weapon 0:
explosive. to place a restriction upon‘
the use of existing high explosives and
to put a, veto upon sub—marine boat
and rams.
All these proposals are regarded as
simply impracticable. The idea of the!
exclusion of the use of sub—marine!
'boats is scouted in France, where the}
alleged success of the Gustav Zede has;
caused great elation, and has conjurq .
ed up visions of terrible havoc among,
the Britishironcladsin case of wan:
The French pa‘pers call for the creation
of a su arm of sub— -marine boats. The
Matin has Started a subscription to
build a second Gustav Zede, arid the
scheme has been enthusiastically tak-
en up. The sum of 126,.08 francs has;
been subscribed.‘
The British naval authorities, how-T
ever, do not seem to be seriously alai-J
med at the French invention, which,-
they say, has not yet solved the dilfi-‘
cultv of directing a course under wa—j
ter. I
They say that, on the contrary, in
order to fire torpedoes successfully
sub-marine boats needs to ris-e to the
surface. It is persistently alleged,I
moreover, that in sp-i of the glowing
reports sent to the French press, the‘
French naval authorities are not yet,
satisfied, and that experiments .to test.
various modifications will have to be
made before they are justified in build—
ing a number of these boats. '
Major General Wm. Gatacre, in com—
mand of the southeastern military dis-
trict, who figured prominently in ,the
recent Afridi and Soudan' campaigns,-
commanding the British division in the
Soudan during the advance on Khar-
toum and Omdurm-an, has not much
faith in the success of the czar’s peace
scheme. Addressing a meeting of vet-
erans last week he referred to the cir—
cular and said that he was a great he
liever in fostering the fighting instincts
of Englishmen. He added: _
“That good soldier, Emperor Wil-
liam, wen-t to the top of Mount Carmel
and preached peace to the whole world
and meant it-—till he returned to Ber-
.lin, when he sold to the sultan of Tur-
key 160 of his best Krupp guns. That
was one side of the question.’
TO PUSH THE TREATY THIS WEEK.
Senator Gorlnan Says There Will be No
Organized Filihuster Against It.
W'ashlngton, Jan. 23.--Chairman Da-
vis of the Senate committee on foreign ‘
relations, will call up the peace treaty
in the Senate early this week and use
every effort to push the measure
thl ough to speedy ratification.
Senator German, who is leading the
opposition to the treaty, has broken
his silence in regard to the policy he
expects to pursue in the Senate de-
bate. He declares that he does not in-
tend to countenance filibustering, as a
means of defeating ratification, but
that, on the contrary, he expects to op-
pose the treaty by fair tactics in ordi-
nary debate. Mr. Gorman has made
this statement:
"I have always insisted that the trea-
ty involves great questions which
should and will receive full considera-
tion. This being the \case, I could not
ask the Senate .to vote on the treaty
before the matter has been discussed.
As the friends of the treaty have not
yet asked the Senate to proceed to its
consideration, it cannot be truthfully
said that any opportunity which is de-
sired for debating its provisions has
been afforded. and thus far there has
been nothing to oppose. When the
treaty is taken up, however, we shall
discuss it, because we believe that the
sentiment toward expansmn will de—'
crease in this country, and that the
future will demonstrate that we are on
the right side of this question.”
“Will there be any organized filibus-
ter against the treaty?”
"‘No; on the contrary, if the suppor-
ters of the treaty, after fair debate has
been had, shall ask that a time be fix-
ed for a vote, no objection will be in—
terposed so far as I am concerned. In
other words, the treaty will certainly
be voted on, if the administration de—
sires a vote. Of course if the friends
of the treaty. deem it wise to postpone
action until an extra session of Con-
gress they are in a position to carry
out their purpose.”
Paul Jones Wreckage.
, New Orleans, Jan. 23. --Three of the
expeditions that went out to look for
the lost yacht Paul Jones and her crew
and passengers, have returned. The
Maud brought back considerable wrec»
kage, tables, blinds, etc., and port of
a boat marked “Paul Jones,” all found
on Breton island.
The Zeta brought a. number of pil-I
lows and cusmons from Sable island.
The Winona. found nothing.
The Winona and Maud are United
States reVenue boats Which the“ gov:
in the
search.
No bodies were found, and if any-
where Imust be in some of the marsh
pockets on the Louisiana coast.
Joint High Commission.
Washington, D. C... Jan. ‘23.-’-The
joint American-Canadian » comnilssion
Saturday had under consideration the
Alaskan boundary question'but with-
out reaching a decision concerning it
adjourned until Tuesday. .. ‘
The adjournment over to- day was
for the purpose of giving the sub-com-
missions on the Behring sea fisheries
and on bonds, canals and transporta-
tion on oppul'tunity'for a meeting to-
any.
n...“ :u the Atlin Gold Fields.
ancouver, B. 0., Jan. 23.--A rush al-
most equal to the Klondike rush in
its zenith has set in here for Atlin. It
is reported at the American consulate
that the recent alien law will make
little if any difference this year and
that Atlin will be dug dry by next win-
ter. .
All Americans who want to get to,
Atlin will be there before the present
law is enforced.
'ne'cting the Atlantic and‘Pacific.
THE CANAL BILL PASSED
Measure Providing for Govern-
ment‘ Construction Adopted.
SIX SBNATORS AGAINST IT
Bill Now Goes to the House Which May
Pass a Substitude at- this Session—F u-
tures of the Measures—430“ of the Work
Limited to $115,000,0000.
Washington, D. C._. Jan. 23.--Senato-
rial opponents of the Nicaraguan canal
bill relaxed their vigilance for a short
time Saturday-afternoon and the bill
was passed without a division before
they knew what was happening.
There was a lull in the debate and
the presiding officer put the question
on the'passage of the bill and announc-
ed it carried before any of the oppo-
nents called for the yeas and nays.
Senator Vest, Senator Caffery and
other opponents of the Morgan bill
were out of the chamber at the time.
When Senator-Vest returned 'a ,few_
minutes later and learned what had
been done he was greatly exasperated.
He declared that it was unprecedentd
to pass a bill of such importance with-
out a roll call and with manifestly less
than a quorum of the Senate present.
He declared that each senator had a
1ight to go on record for or against the
l)ill.
Senator Morgan, having placed the
bill in a. parliamentary situation, where
it was impossible to delay it further,
vas willing to allow a yea and nay
vote, and he asked for and obtained
unanimous consent for a roll call.
The vote stood 48 for the bill and six
against it. The six senatorswho vot-
ed in opposition to the bill were Mr.
Bate, Mr. Caffery, Mr. Cockrell, Mr.
Mantle, Mr. Martin and Mr. Smith.
The bill as it passed the Senate is
the original Morgan bill, with some
important amendments. It proposes
to construct the canal through the me-
dium of the Maritime Canal Company
of Nicaragua, the United States own--
ing all the stock except that set apart
for Nicaragua and Costa Rica and c011-
trolling the' canal. . '
' It provides that the capital stock of
the company. shall be $100,000,000, or
one million shares of one hundred dol—
lars each. The company is to call in
and cancel all the stock paid for 01
partially paid for, except that set apart
for the government of Nicaragua. and
Costa Rica, and to enable the company
to do this the secretary of the treas~
ury is authorized to issue warrants of
the United States to an amount not
exceeding $5,000,000. the amount to be
determined by three commissioners.
l-Vhen the stock, with the exception
of that issued to Nacaragua and Costa
Rica, has been cancelled, the sec-1 etarf
of the tree 5111 y is to subscribe for 92.1, -
000 shares 01 the stock of the com-
pany.
The board of directors of the com-
pany is to consist or eleven directors,
of whom nine are to be appointed by
the president of the United States, one
by Nicaragua and one by Costa Rica.
Directors appointed by the United
States are not to be interested in any
way in any contract connected with
the Construction or operation of the
canal. The directors are each to re-
cei"e 95,000 per year. except the presi-
dent of the board, who is to receive
$6,000. . ’ ..
The company, with the consent and
apploval (f the president of the Unit-
ed States, is authorized to contract
with lesponsible persons, citizens of the
Inited States, for the construction,
completion and equipment of the canal
within a period of six years from the
passage of the act. The work is to be
under the constant and immediate su-
pervision of the engineer department
of the United States army, and is not
to exceed in cost» $115,000,000, which
amount is appropriated out of the
treasury of the United States and
made a permanent appropriation.
At the beginning of each quarter the
secretary of the treasury is to place
at the disposal of the directors suffi—
cient money for all wor kto be done
during that quarter, the amount to be
determined by estimates of the work
that would be done.
For security for the repayment of
this money to the United States a
lien in favor of the United States is
declared on all the property of the
company,
The neutrality of the canal is to be
guaranteed by the United States, and
it is «to 'be used by all nations on edual-
terms as to tolls. By an amendment
adopted Saturday the president is giv-
en. the widest power—in the event of
the'failure of the present canal prop,
ject-—to negotiate for the control of
andfor the right to construct and per-
petually control some other canal con-
The
president is requested to negotiate for
the abrogation of any treaty oblige},
tlons-that may in any way-'interfere
with the OWnershipand‘ perpetual con-
trol of such canal.
The bill willg-nowgo to the House-of
Representatives and be referred to the
committee .on interstate and foreign
commerce, a majority of which is op-
posed to the Maritime Canal Company,
If this committee reports a substitute
which can pass the House, and the bill
goes to conference, it is possible that
a law may be enacted before the end
of the session.
Terrific Gala in England.
Lon-don, Jan. 23. —-A terrific south—
Westeily gale, accompanied by heavy
rain and floods s'wept over England "011'
Saturday.
The Windsor race course is submerg-
ed and the valley of the river Conway,
in North Wales; resembles a lake.
river Towy, in South Wales, is a roar-
ing torrent, which has swept away and
broken into pieces a railway bridge
spanning the. stream.
The steamboat‘serv-ice between Do:-
ver and Calais is suSpended.
The Michigan Sails.
Savannah, Ga., Jan. 23.-4The trans-
port ~Micl1igan sailed Saturday after-
noon for Havana with Batteries A, I},
F and G- of the Second Artillery. in-
cluding Grimes’s battery. The 'Ches-
ter is expected to- day and will take
the thirty- first Michigan regiment.
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The-
Plans For Reducing It From a Stormy Tor-I
rent to a Calm Pleasure Basin.
The Prince of Wales is greatly ex-
ercised over the recent accident in the
English Channel. As ap’eer express-
ed i-t “His Royal Highness does not
Island defended and barricaded like
that dash to pieces friend and foe
alike.” - _
,fl‘he Crown, it is asserted upon the
prize to be tried.for :by a competition
which will. be opened to all .civil en-
gineers of the world. The prize ofier-
'ed will be no less than a. fortune ster-
ling for a plan by'which the English
Channel can be reduced from a rolling
torrent to a calm, peaceful sea. \
Crossing the Channel for years has
been the dread of the transatlantic
journey. Tourists who travel as far as
London in safety are unable to cross
the Channel to France without suf-
fering untold tortures of seasickness.
Traffic across the Channel at certain
periods of the year is absolutely dan-
gerous, . and at times commerce is
greatly delayed by the uncertainty oi
the voyage. The journey which, un-
der ordinary circumstances, ought to
be taken ins. few hours, is sometimes
prolonged thirty hours, and then upon
the-very best steamers. Upon slow-
going freight steamers it is almost in-
definite.
ery is required to make the journey on
time.’
At times various schemes have been
proposed for stemming the current or
North Atlantic Ocean around the Brit-
ish Isles. The isles act as a dam to the
water, which, sweeping southward by
a mighty undertow, is callght by them
only to break andsweep throngh the
channel with incrédible rapidity.
most unique, notably one advanced by
a. Danish civil engineer for building a
breakwater north of Wales. This,
which was to extend for many hun-
dred feet into the water, was to be
I constructedsouth from Denmark and
north from Wales, leaving a small
open spaceihrough which boats could
sail. This, the engineer claimed, Would
Sweep through the chafimel and would
I thus calm the tide. Other schemes of
breakwater have been proposed, the
most extravagant of which-was the
"filling-in of the channel by means of
mud scows, so that, instead of being
very shallow.
Modern engineering has become 'such
a highly developed science that noth-
ing seems impossible to it, and it is
thought that some engineering genius
will have a remedy by which the
English Channel can be made calm.
Prominent engineers in this country
shake their heads at the suggestion
and say “Impossible!“ But Englisn
engineers are more sanguine.
At p sent one of the features of the
ehanne is the life- -sav-ing service.
which is the strongest in Europe.
Prices of Flowers.
Several years ago a numbzr of rose
growers paid $10,000 to John Bennett
of Shepperdtown.'England. for the
stock of the famous Bennett rose. and
since that time fortunes have been
made. and last on it. for, upon remov-
ing it to this country. it flourished
finely for a while, but soon developed
bad qualities supposed to be produced
by the change of climate.
The fact that flowers are bred and
cross-bred 'ln pretty much the same
manner as animals is andther- state-
-ment that few people would credit.
‘Among those whose business brings
them in daily contact with flower
growers the experiment is a familiar
one. Nature produced “hybrids’_’
through the .agency of bees and other
insects that. upon entering the male
flower of one sort, in their search for
honey pollen, carried away upon their
wings and bodies the “fructifying
dust ” and depositing upon the petals
and stamens of the female flower of
another sort, produced what Darwin
has termed “a sport of nature."
The prices paid for. flowers fluctu-
1111 as frequently. as thaprices of
stocks and. bohds..,oll or grain. A
{great wedding or grand opera Season.
the public. funeral of a noted person, in
fact any big event that calls for flow-
ers for decorative purposes, will send
the prices flying upward in a manner
:thatmakes the folks that have to fool
fthe bill a bit nervous,'to'say the least.
. One instance of a society bellepaylng
:8300 for a col-sage bouquet'of Ameri-
loan Beauties. when they were ex-
feeedlngly scarce, is current among the
‘norlsts. The Countess Gastenane,
{nee Miss Anna Gould, whose favorite
Iflower is the Amerlcn Beauty rose.
é‘paid an enormous sum for tho- decora-
tions '91 the church where the Ser-
vices uniting 'her to the Count Caste!-
ilane were hold.
A quaint story is told of the advent
so! the American Beauty rose. George
EBancroft, the historian, made rose
growing his hobby, and during a trip
:to Germany he purchased a- single
plant, placed it in his greenhouse
.Iupon his return to Washington, D. 0.,
{when he resided, and from whence it
rwas stolen and sold to a firm of nor-
:lsts for the paltry amount of 8-1
".These gardeners, ignorant of its great
value. for it did' not contain a bloom
placed the plant in their common col-
lection. where. When it had bloomed,
it earned, on account of its rare boon-
,ty of color, rich fragrance and fine
form and size,. the title by whléh It is
now known.
Tie—What is the offline of your ma-
chine?
She-Do you mean the name the
makcr‘ gives it. or the name pupa. culls
;= it when he fell over it In the hall the
nizht before lust?"
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THE DANGEROUS BRITISH CHANNEL.
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the feudal barons of old, by high seas.
bést authority. will shortly offer a"
The highest type of machin- ..
undertow from the North Sea' and the . .
Many of the schemes have been 31- -
have a tendency to allow less water to .
a deep passage, it would be in places _
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