TnE EVENiiw 1 (‘1 A Z E T 1“ E WELCOME 10 (31101115 Our Embassador' the Guest 01 Chamber of Commerce. 11111113101111 111111313 1111111116111 1111 Representative of the United States Says the Voices of Anglo-Saxon Nations Should Be Lifted ’l‘o- gether For Hunlan Progress. LONDON, March 16. —The Chambe1 of Commerce banquet last evening was a brilliant affair. The new embassador from the United States received a \\ arm welcome, and his address was well re- ceived. Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, who replied to the toast to the navy, declined to be drawn into a discussion of the Chinese situation. He concluded his speech by a pleasing ref— erence to the guest of the evening, Em- bassador Choate, and bestowed much praise upon the United States navy. ' Vice President Harper then submit- ted the toast of “Our Guests,” coupled with the names of Mr. Choate and Bar- on Russell of Killowen. He expressed his keen pleasure at' the advent of Mr. Choate at “a time when there is every disposition to tighten the bonds of the Anglo-Saxon race, whose only objects ' are peace, prosperity, freedom of trade and progress”. The toast was received with loud cheers, the _ company standing and shouting the name of Mr. Choate, who was thrice cheered. Mr. Choate, on rising to respond, re- ceived an ovation._ The United States ' embassador began jokingly, protesting that he was overwhelmed with embar- rassment at being called upon to re- spond in priority to the lord chief jus- tice. He felt that when the British lion was about to roar even the American EMBASSADOR CHOATE. eagle should held his peace. He was delighted, he said, to receive and accept the invitation to the banquet, although he was not at liberty to discuss British commerce. ' After reference to the “open door" and the "enlarged sphere of influence which a cordial brotherhood has opened up” the embassador continued: "I beg that you will not mistake my meaning. I do not believe that, although friends, we shall ever cease to be rivals. In the future, as in the past, we on our side and you on yours will still press ev ei'y advantage that can fairly be tak- en. but it shall be a generous and loyal rivalry, and all questions, disputes and ' controversies arising shall be settled by peaceful means, by negotiations, by ar- bitration, by any and every. possible means except war.’ After pointing out that this was no new sentiment Mr. Choate remarked: “While the last great conflict between Great Britain and America failed to settle any of the great questions upon which either side took up arms—show- ing that between brethren war is the _worst possible means of settling any controversy—yet in the 84 years that have since elapsed what tremendous questions, heated words, threatening demonstrations which would inevitably have brought any other two nations in- to open and frequent conflict, have oc~ curred on either side and all been ar- ranged and adji'isted without resort to arms!” Referring to the Venezuelan :tnbzegfi- 17-3, he observed: “You know that on our side 31" the ..ater we love occasionally 1.0 twist the lion’s tail for the mere sport of hearing him roar. W'ell, that time he disappoint- ed us. He would not roar at all. He sat silent as the Sphinx, and by dint of mutual fmbearance—our sober second ‘ihought aiding your sober first thought —‘.\e averted eveiything but a mere \1 ar of u ords. “New, I have little more to say of my own country. Our young republic had hard work during the past century to subdue the continent and to turn a 'wilderness into a smiling and wealthy garden. - But that business is now pretty well finished, and so last year your Brother Jonathan started out to see the world. He donned seven league—nay, seven hundred league—boots and plant— ed his footsteps on the isles of the sea. And what gigantic strides he made— Hawaii, then Manila, and another step, my Lord Charles, would have brought him to Hongkong. Well, our interest and commerce differ only in degree and it is—I won’t say, as Lord Charles Beresford did, by putting fleets side by side, but by a common purpose and a united voice—for us to-command peace for the mutual support of the commerce .of the two countries.”- After paying eloquent tributes to the late Baron Herschell and to Mr. Rud- yard Kipling, Mr. Choate concluded as follows:' “Gentlemen, We are almost one peo- ple. What I say is, let our voices al- ways be lifted together for the cause of human progress and the advance of civ- ilization, and my word for it if that can always be followed, why, then law, or- der peace and freedom, which are the nurses of commerce the world over, will prevail and the cause of humanity will be advanced." Baron Russell~ of Killowen, the lord chief justice, who followed Mr. Choate] complimented him upOn his eloquence, the width and depth of his observations and the statesmanlike tone that per- vaded higspeech. The other speakers dealt with mat- ters of local interest. , The chairman, who said he Joined most cordially in welcoming the Ameri- can ambassador, expressed the hope that during his tenure of office no cloud would ever arise between me and me Un1toa Statue. VILLAMIL'S REMAINS. Body Found In the Chair Was Um- doubtedly That of the Admiral. SANTIAGO,“ Cuba, March lit—Owing to reports from the United States that the human remains found by General Leonard Wood, the military governor, on Sunday' among the rocks on the shore about four miles west of E1 Morro and by him identified as those of the Spanish Admiral Villamil are not the remains of that officer, the department is endeavoring to ascertain beyond a doubt whether General Vlood’s identifi- cation was accurate. thing goes to show that if not those of Admiral Villamil the remains are un4 doubtedly those of some high officer in the Spanish navy. The uniform found is that of a squadron commander. The handkerchief bears the initials ”J. V.,” and in the coat .pocke’t was found the fleet co‘untersign for June 26. signed by the late Captain Oviedo y Buscamento, Admiral Cervera’s chief of staff. For several months it had been ru- mored that Admiral Villamil’s body was .lying in ’a chair in that part of the is— land. Previous attempts to discover the remains had failed. These reports arose from the fact that a Spanish sailor who escaped from the Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Pluton had said he helped to bring a dying officer ashore. There was also the testimony of a Cuban boy, engaged at present on a boat at *Cayo Smith, that he gave water to a Spanish officer who was tied in a chair within a few hours after the battle. Lopez, the pilot, who knew Admiral Villamil, says he is absolutely certain asto the iden- tiflcation. General Wood is also confident that the remains are those of an officer com- manding some ship, most probably the Pluton, owing to the immediate prox- imity of the wreck of that destroyer. Captain Romero, formerly a Spanish naval officer, says the rope that was found tied about the chair is of British manufacture, his argument being that the Furor and Pluton, both of which were built in British yards, would be fitted with such' rope. CONDENSED DISPATCHES. The British steamship Brator strand- ed off Cape Henry life saving station. The Republicans of Rhode Island re— nominated Governor Elisha Dyer and the other state officers. President Truesdale has completed his schedule for the inauguration of Sunday train service on the Lackawan- na railroad. A" boiler explosion on the British cruiser Terrible, from Malta to Daven- port, England, killed one man and in- jured several others. Governor Roosevelt will go to Chicago on April 8 as a guest of the Hamilton club and will stop at Ann Arbor, Mich., to deliver an address. . John Hoffer of Buffalo fell into a pan of boiling sap in the sugar bush 0‘: Dana' Green in Bennington, N. Y., and was so badly scalded that he died. Frank A. Vanderlip, assistant secre— tary of the treasury, after several weeks’ serious illness at his home in Chicago, has returned to Washington. Felt Shoe Hands Strike. LITTLE FALLS, N. Y., March 16.-— About 60 workmen in the factbry of the Daniel Green Felt Shoe company at Dolgeville went on strike yesterday aft- ernoon on account of a reduction in wages ranging from 30 to 40 per cent. The strikers are the machine hands and lasters, and among them are a number of girls. The Green Shoe company was formerly owned by Alfred Dolge, the piano felt manufacturer, and in the re- organization of his industries :1 com- pany of New York and Little Falls cap- italists purchased the Green shoe plant and have since conducted it. This is the first labor trouble that has ever oc- curred in Dolgeville. The Pan-American Express. NEW YORK, March 16. —The New York Central announces a new fast train between New York and Buffalo, which will be put on early in May, to be called the Pan—American express. It will help to boom the Pan—American ex- position at Buffalo. It will leave Buffa- lo every night‘at 8 o’clock, arriving in New York the next morning at 7:30; leave New 'York at 8 o’clock every even- ing and arrive in Buffalo the next morn- ing at 7:30. It will have sleeping cars for Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse. 'Pingree Reform Movement. DETROIT, March 16.—Eltweed Pom- croy of Newark, N.‘ J., has issued a call for a social and political conference at Buffalo June 28 to July 3. Governor Pingree’s name heads the list of sign— ers, which includes nearly 100 promi— nent reformers. Some here construe it as the beginning of a Pingree move for a presidential nomination. Water Floods Coal Mine. POTTSVILLE, Pa., March 16.—The lichard‘son colliery at Glen Carbon, one of the largest operationsof the Phila- delphia and Reading Coal company, has been forced to shut down on account of the mine being flooded as a result of the recent heavy thaw. The water raised 14 feet yesterday with the pumps work- ing at their full capacity. Reformed Mission Board Meets. HARRISBURG. March 16.—The com- missioners for the board of foreign mis- sions of the Reformed church in the United States met yesterday in this city. Officens were elected, headed by Rev. Dr. James I. Good of Reading for president. Stole Railroad Funds.” ALTOONA, Pa., March 16.—Clair H. Beegle, aged 18, a messenger in the Pennsylvania railroad freight station in this city, collected $850 'On freight bills“ at the Altoona bank yesterday and de- camped with the money. Noted Geologist Dead. INDIANAPOLIS, March 16.—John Collett, for many years state geologist of Indiana, died at his home in this city yesterday, aged 71 years. Professor Col- lett was well known throughout the country. Western New Yorker Suicides. DUNKIRK. N. Y., March 16. —Joseph Clute, aged 60 years, a. prominent citi- zen. of, Stockton, committed suicide by shooting: himself throu h the head Ill health was the motive “for the deed. Weather Prohuhilltlel. Generally fair; colder: high south- WU winds, shifting to westerly. Thus 'far every- , STILL DRIVEN BACK. Wheaton’s. Troops Rout, Fill; pinos With Great Loss. GREATEST VICTORY SINCE FEB. 5. General Otis Reports the Insurgent Army at Three Thousand—Four Hundred Prisoners Taken—The Auneriean Loss Moderate. MANILA, -March 16.—The town of Pa- sig has been captured after seven hours' desperate fighting. The Ameri- can troops engaged comprised one bat- talion of the Twentieth infantry, three companies of the First Washington in- fantry and two companies-ofethe Sec- ond Oregon infantry, with two guns of Scott’s battery of the Sixth artillery. The insurgents lost 400 men in the fight. The First Washington infantry, com- manded by Colonel Whally, crossed the river, clearing the insurgents out of Pateros and Taguig, occupying the ground to the lake and capturing 50 canoes loaded with supplies for the in- surgents and 150 prisoners. The town of Pateros was burned. The Twentieth and Twenty-second infantry occupy the opposite river bank. Taguig 'was .the last place offering resistance .to our troops. The Second Oregon infantry in at— tacking Pasig was assisted by a gun— boat, the Fourth cavalry at the same time flanking the insurgents’ trenches at Taguig. General Otis says that General Whea- ton’s victory is the greatest that has been achieved Since that of Feb. 5. The force of the enemy at Pasig numbered ' 4,000 men. Three hundred and sixty- three pris- oners were taken. The armored tugs rendered excellent servide in the attack on Pasig. Ralph Truman of the Twentieth in- fantiy and Thomas Rogers, David Car- roll and Marchall Coombs of the Twen- ty-second infantry were wounded, .and Charles Fornoff of the Twentieth in- fantry was killed. The Washington troops in taking Pateros lost Privates Van Buskerck, killed, and Rodney Church, wounded. The Spanish officers Zovila and Ruis, who were-charged with embezzling $10,- 000 last September, have' been convicted of the offense. They wele sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and to pay a fine of $2,500 each. : Otis Reports the Fight. WASHINGTON, March 16.—The latest information of the war department in‘ regard to the campaign in the Philip- pines is in the form of this dispatch, received at the office of the adjutant general yesterday morning: “Manila, March 15.—Three thousand insurgents moved down last night to toWns of Pasig and Pateros, on shore Laguna de Bay, confronting Wheatonis troops on Pasig river line. By heavy firing Wheaten has dislodged and driv- en them back, taking 400 prisoners and inflicting heavy loss in killed and wounded. He reports his loss as very moderate. Hie now occupies these towns with suflicient force to hold them. "OTIS.” The news of the battle by which the towns of Pasig and Pateros were cap- tured is regarded with great satisfac- tion by the officers of the war depart- ment, and it is freely commented on as another result'of theme“? and more ag- gressive campaign begun under the di- rection of General Otis and carried into effect by General Wheaton’s brigade. The satisfaction is greater'b’ecause of the fact that the losses in the engage- ment, as in all thos'e that'have taken place heretofore, were very unequal. The opinion prevails that if such heavy damage can be repeatedly in- flicted on the insurgents it will” not be long before the rebel leaders will be willing to make unconditional terms of surrender. It is said at the war de- partment that the aggressive character of the campaign will be continued with- out -essation. First Regiment, N. G. N. Y. ALBANY, March 16.—Adjutant Gen- eral Andrews has issued an order dis- banding the regiment organized April 28, 1898, an organization of the Third brigade and designated as the First regiment, N. G. N. Y., and also disband- ing the Eleventh, Twelfth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth battalions of the Third brigade. The order then authorizes Ma- jor General Roe to organize in the Third brigade from its separate companies a regiment of 12 companies to be known as the First regiment, N. G. N. Y. Recruiting ls Active. WASHINGTON, March 16.—It is an- nounced at the wai‘ department that the work of recruiting the army up to the full force of 65,000 men allowed by law will be finished within 30 days. Re- cruiting stations have been established wherever good results were probable, and-no difficulty has been found in fill- ing the ranks. This is particularly true of regiments destined for the Philip— pines, that station being the choice of a majority of the men. Emperor Accepts Army Reduction.. BERLIN, March 16.—Emperor Wil- liam granted an audience yesterday to the minister of war, General von Goss- ler, and authorized him to declare in the reichstag that the government lac- cepts the budget committee's proposal involving a reduction of” ,000 infantry on the increase demanded by the army bill. This, together with Dr. Lieber' g concession, will avert the threatened conflict with the reichstag and dissolu- tion. Rockefeller Beats Assessors. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., March 16.—— \Villett E. Hoysnadt, who was appoint— ed by Judge Bainard referee in the pi oceedings instituted by John D. Rockefeller to obtain a Ieduction of as- sessments on his property in the town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester coun- ‘ty, has completed his report, and his findings are a complete victory for the millionaire over the assessors of the town. " Michigan Counterfelters Captured. WASHINGTON, March 16. —— Chief CWllkle of the secret service yestérday r‘ecelved a telegram stating “133 in“ ,. Silverstein and Dyer Huhman hlid been arrested] at Kalamazoo, Mich., on ~a . charge of counterfeiting niokels and' pennies and that a. large quantity of material,d1ee, etc" had been captured. GOMEZ unmoveo. Will Proceed With Original 11-1.... DEIpite the Assembly. HAVANA, March 16. —General Go- mez has decided to proceed with the Plans agreed upon for distributing the $3,000,000 .to the Cuban troops on dis- banding as though the military assem- bly did not exist. He conferred for two hours yesterday with Governor General Brooke regarding details. - General Brooke asked Washington several days ago whether, in case he dissolved the assembly, his action would be approved. The cabled reply authorized him to dissolve that body if, in his judgment, such an act were nec- essary. He hopes the assembly will soon cease of its own accord to hold its meetings, but should sessions disquiet- ing to the public mind continue he will intervene. The United States military authori- ties publish the following statement: “VVe are officially authorized to an- nounce that the president of the United States will not recognize any obligation incurred by the body known as the Cu- ban assembly and that all reports and assertions to the contrary are absolute- ly untrue.” There have been six resignations from the assembly since Saturday—Generals Cespedes, Monteagudo, Nunez, Leira, Mola and Tamayo. Yesterday’s demonstration in favor of Gomez, in which all the patriotic clubs, with banners and bands, as well as many women and children, took part, was better organized than that of Men- day, though not so spontaneous. Sev- eral thousand people paraded to the Quinta de los Molinos, where General Gomez resides. He made his appear- ance and addressed them, and the pro- cession did not return until after night- fall. ' John \Sherrnan Has Pneumonia. ST. PIERRE, Martinique, March 16.— The Hon. Johrf Sherman, who is a pas- senger on board the American line steamer Paris, Captain Frederick Wat- kins, which has arrived here from Trinidad with the party of excursionlsts who are making a tour of the West In- dian islands, is suffering from pneu- monia. Late last evening physicians reported his condition improved. While at San Juan, Porto Rico, last Wednes- day Mr. Sherman was entertained by Brigadier General Fred Grant, com-‘ mander of the military department of San Juan, and caught cold. The malady was not considered serious until Tues- day night after leaving Port of Spain, when pneumonia in the most serious form developed. Assembly Will Destroy Itself. WASHINGTON, March 16.—In consid- ering what pelicy should be adopted to- ward the Cuban military assembly the authorities have consulted Gonzales Quesada, the Cuban representative, who has advised that the assembly be al- lowed to run 'its course without moles- tation, as he holds that it has no strength outside of its own member- ship and that any move to disband it would give the members an opportuni- ty to appear as martyrs. This view has been accepted thus far and may con- tinue, although General Brooke, being on the ground, has considerable latitude of action. War Department Clerks Discharged. WASHINGTON, March 16.—There was a heavy reduction in the clerical force of the war department yesterday, 120 employees being reduced in grade and 59 being discharged from the gov- ernment service. The reason was the reduced state of the appropriations for their employment. These clerks and messengers were employed as a special force to meet the emergency caused by the war, being appointed directly ,and Without reference to civil service rules and were mainly women. Fiendish Vitriol Throwing. ST. LOUIS, March 16.«—Mrs. McVean, the victim of malicious vitriol throwing, is unconscious and blind. Her family and physicians will not permit her to be seen. Before becoming unconscious Mrs. McVean told her sister, Miss Me- Graw, that a strange woman, whom she described, called her to the door by ringing the bell and threw the contents of a bottle .into her face. No person other than Mrs. McVean saw the acid thrown. No one saw the strange wo- man about the place. Troops Coming Home. NEWPORT,NEWS, Va., March 16.-— The transport Sedgwick, formerly the Chester, has arrived from Santiago, having on board the Eighth Illinois reg- iment of colored infantry, Colonel J. R. Marshall, together with half a dozen of- ficers belonging to other commands. The Illinois troops will remain aboard the transport till this afternoon, when they will be loaded on Chesapeake and Ohio trains and leave for home. More Sunday Trains. HARTFORD, March 16.—The Connec- ticut state senate has passed a bill to per it the New York, Hew Haven and Hartford railroad to run trains on Sun- day between the hours of 10:50 a. m. to 3 p. m., which,was prohibited by stat- ute, after a lengthy debate. New York Markets. FLOUR—State and fistern had a. light trade, with easy undertone; win- ter patents, $3. 65@3. 90; winter straights, $3. 45 @3. 55; Minnesota patents, $3. 80@ 4.10; winter extras, [email protected]. . WHEAT—No. 2 red moderately active and weaker. owing to rains in Califor- nia, foreign selling and less bearish crop news generally; March, 80 13-16@ 81150., May, 74%@75c. RYE—Easy; state, 61c. ., western, 66c.,-- f. o. b;, afloat. CORN—No. 2 quiet, but flrmly held on rain news and small receipts; May, 39% @39%c.; July, 401/1c. OATS—No. 2 slow; track, white, state, 35%@38%c. ;-track, white, Western, 35% @38%c. PORK—Steady; mess, $9@9. 50; fam- ily, $10. 50@11 LARD—Steady; prime western steam, (.5. 60, nominal. BUTTER—Steady; state dairy, 14@ 191w” - state creamery,16@20c. CHEESE—Firm; large, white, 12c. , small, white,121/§c. EGGS-Quiet; state and Pennsylva- nia, 14c. , western. 13%@14c. MQLASSEs—Firm; New Orleans, 32 s @37c RICE—Firm; domestic, 4§§@7o.; Ja- pan, 5@5%c. TALLOW— Steady; city, 49“.; coun—, try, 4%@4%c. HAY—Quiet; shipping. 504%.: good , to choice, 55®65c. , Grimy finger marks ‘ ' ' seem to grow on the woodwork about the house. They come easily and they stick, too—unless you get rid of them with ”In” 5‘ It makes all cleaning easy.- THE 1!. K. FAIRBANK oomph“, St. Louis. New York. . Chicago. - Bosto Philadelp his. 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