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THE MOKNING , OKEGONlltf, Tt7ES0AY, JANUARY 2,' 1900. ATTHE WHITE ffOUSE Very Brilliant New Year's Day Reception. SEVERAL THOUSAND.. ATTENDED President and Mrs. McKlnley As sisted by a Large dumber -of Ladles in Heceivinff. WASHINGTON, Jan. L Beneath a sky as aright, as that above,. Cuba and In a -wind as and as the Arctic, ihore than 2000 citizens stood in line at the "White House cates today, waiting to pay their respects to the president of the United States, af ter in the brilliant official reception -which ushered in the new 3 ear and marked the opening of the social season In "Washing ton. There have been larger crowds in the past at the White House, New Year gath erings, but few functions of the sort have been more brilliant, and in none have tne crowds been better handled, -with less con fusion or less of feminine heartaches and resentment for dainty toilettes disarranged in the crush. Beginning promptly at U A. M.. the ceremony was concluded at 1.15, at which time 3354 guests had passed down the line. Mrs. ilcKinley was present. In spite of her feeble health. She remained In tne blue narlor only through the strictly of ficial section of the programme, retiring then, as had been previously arranged. With the flush of excitement on her usual ly pale face., she ooked hrlght and happy ns she led the cabinet procession down the corridor, with the president, to the blueroom. The brilliant lights reflected from the crystal chandeliers overhead, the twinkle of tiny electric globes through the heavy draperies of smllax and the jungle of palms and foliage plants that walled the red-carpeted corridor, made an excellent stage setting for the official procession as it moved down the stairs and through to the blue parlor, where the party was to take its stand. Mrs. McKlnley bowed end smiled to the little crowd of favored spectators who filled the end of the corri dor to witness this opening act of the daya ceremonies. As she turned into the blue room she kissed the tips of her white gloved fingers to some of the children who waved their hands to her from a point of vantage near the doer. The troublesome question of precedence between the army and navy was settled In favor of the former. General Miles leading the military contingent, with Adjutant General Corbin at his left side. After the army had passed In review. Admiral Dewey, with the venerable Admiral Mel ville on his arm, led the naval line. Mrs. Dewey was with the receiving party, and was escorted in on the arm of Secretary of the Navy Lone. The diplomatic corps, which headed the list of guests, was, as always, the show feature of the reception. Lord Paunce fote, the British ambassador, and dean of the corps, led the way. The display of uniforms was brilliant, Turkish fez, gilded orders of Continental powers, the fur trimmed tunics and high polished boots of the Russians, the queer, sage-green, gola encrusted uniforms of the Japanese and the ermine-trimmed silken robes of the Coreans and Chinese, all combined to form a picture of unusual brilliancy. Following the American officers, judges of the supreme court, senators and repre sentatives, department chiefs and the like made a longer, if less striking, procession. The reception to the general public con cluded the function. Typical JTe-w Year's "Weather. A review of the whole winter calendar up to date could hardly have found a day better fitted for the New Tear functions. The snow that has grown a trifle grimy during the past week was covered over -with a fresh fall, scarcely an Inch thick. The broad sweep of the White House drive had been quickly cleared of this, but the lawns were coered with the fresn white mantle, and the bare black limbs of the trees were outlined in silver dust. The sun was bright, but the air was crisp and frosty. At an early hour the streets beyond the White House grounds began to fill with the crowd that surged back and forth, eager for a place in the public line. The decorations of the executive man sion were not so elaborate as they have been on former occasions, still there was a profusion of palms, ferns, smilax, holly and evergreens everywhere throughout the state dining-room, the blue, red and green parlors and the east room. The mantels were banked high with foliage plants', ana the window recesses filled with tall, grace ful palms and plants. The green of the foliage plants was relieved by flowering plants. The light of the brilliant winter day was excluded, and the rooms flooded with electric lights from thousands of tiny hulbs in the ceilings and sparkling chan deliers, adding to the brilliancy of tne decorations. The glittering gold and sil ver trapings of the members of the diplomatic corps and the full-dress uni forms of the army and navy contrasted strongly with the modest black of the Jurists, statesmen and civil officials of the government as they moved through the mazy throng. The president and Mrs. McKlnley re ceived in the blue parlor, assisted by the members of the cabinet and their wives, and behind the line were about 50 of the wives and daughters of senators, repre sentatives, prominent army and navy of ficers, and others -high in social and official circles. The full Marine band, in their red uniforms, were stationed -at the heaa of the corridor, opposite the state dining room, and throughout the Teceptlon playea patriotic airs Ixr the Receiving: Line. The New Tear's reception approaches nearer to a court function than any other of the social affairs of the president, and the official programme, with its order of precedence, is rigidly adhered to. The president and Mrs. McKlnley met the members of the okDlnetjln west cor ridor on the second floor shortly before 11 o'clock, "while the members -of the dip lomatic corps, in their brilliant court dress, were gathered in the state dining room, adjoining the red parlor. Promptly at 11 o'clock the bugles pounded the '"as sembly," and the red-coated Marine "band struck up the strains of "Hall to the Chief." To this accompaniment the pro cession, headed by President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley, moved down the broad stairway and took their places In the blue parlor, adjoining the red parlor. Mrs. McKinley wore an elaborate gown of brocaded white satin. Owing to her feeble health she received seated. Next to her -stood Mrs. Hay. wife mf the secre tary or state; Mrs. Gage, wife of the sec retary .of the treasury Mrs. Root, wife of the secretary of war; Mrs. Griggs, wife of the attorney-general; Mrs. Smith, wlfo of the postmaster-general; Mrs. Long, wife of the secretary of the navy; Mrs. Hitch cock, wife of the secretary of the interior, and Miss Wilson, daughter of the secretary of agriculture, all brilliantly gowned. Be hind the line gathered the other joung ladles of the cabinet, the wiyesapd daugh ters of senatprs and representatives aid other distinguished ftfficiaisf "Syho .had been invited to asSit.t.'' 'This list Ti as .as follows: The Misses Hay, Miss Root,, the Misses Griggs, the Misses .Long, the MiBses Hitch cock, Miss Grace McKinley, Miss Sarah Duncan, Mrs, John Addison Porter, Mrs. T A. Bingham, Mrs. David X Hill, Mrs. Fuller, Miss Fuller, Mrs. Harlan, the Misses Harlan, Mrs. Gray, Mrs. White, Mrs. Brown, the Misses Wood, Mrs. Shlras, Mrs Peckhatn, Mrs. McKehna, the Misses McKenna, Mrs.'Aubery'Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. William P. Fry; &Trs Mi A. Hanna, Mrs. J C Burrows, Mrs. "Shelby M. Cullom, Mrs. Ridgeley, Miss RIdgeley, Miss Fisher, Mrs. John W. Daniel, Mrs. C. K. 'Davis, Mrs. S. 23. Elklns,. Mrs. C W. Fairbanks, Mrs.'H, Lodge, Miss James McMillan, Miss 'McMillan, the Misses Morgan, Mrs. O. S. Piatt, Mrs. T. C. Piatt, Mrs, Proctor, Miss Proctor, Mrs. Henry M. Teller, Mrs. Campbell, Miss 'CampbettMr8. J, B,For aker the Misses -Foraker, Mrs. William B. Bate. Mrs. D. B. Henderson, Miss Hender son, Mrs. John Dalzell. Miss Kltzmlller, Mrs. C. H. Grosvenor, Mrs. KIrkman, Mrs. Payne, Mrs. George W. Steele, Mrs. K. B. Hitt; Mrs. Nelson A. illlefi. Miss Miles, Mrs. John M. Wilson, Miss -Waller, the Misses Bates, Mrs. Parsons, Mrs. George -Dewey, Mrs. Charles Hallan, Mrs. Allen, Mrs P. M. Rlxey, Mrs. Rand, Mrs. U. S. Grant, Mrs. James G. Blaine, Mrs. H. S. B, Beale, Mrs. Phil Sheridan, the Mlsse3 Sheridan, Mrs. Harriet L. Johnston, Miss Kennedy, Mrs. Daniel Manning, Mrs. Charles S. Dawes, Mrs. M. B. Dawes, Miss Dawes, Mrs. Sartorls, Miss Stanley Brown, Mrs. Buckingham, Mrs. Fabyan, Miss Philips, Miss Sergeant, Miss A. H. Math ews. JDlatlngruiphed Guests. As soon as all had taken their places the doors of the red parlor were thrown open and the ambassadors and ministers of the foreign governments and their suites, resplendent In their full court dress, headed by Lord Pauncefort, thb British ambassador, the dean of the dip lomatic corps, moved' into the blue par lor to pay their respects to the president and Mrs. McKlnley and their receiving party The scene In the blue parlor to day has seldom been surpassed In bril liancy, as the diplomats passed through In their gorgeous uniforms, with silver and gold, with court swords dangling from their sides. Especially gorgeous were the Russian ambassador ana his suite, stiff with gold braid; the German ambassador and his attaches In their white and silver, and the Austrian ambassador in his sable trimmed cape of purple. Especial Intel -est centered In the appearance of the Duke d'Arcos, the Spanish minister, and his beautiful American wife. It was the first White House reception at which Spain has been represented since the close of hostilities, and the greetings accorded them were especially cordial. C. N. Eliot, sec ond secretary of the British embassy, also received especial attention, as his name appeared in the New Tear's list of honors conferred by Queen Victoria, as K. B. C. M. G. The Orientals, in their bright silks, the Chinese In their green and purple, the Japanese In gold and black, and the diminutive Coreans, with their strange headgear, attracted much atten tion. Several of the wives and daughters of foreign ambassadors and ministers were invited behind the line. Among these to whom this honor was accorded were Lady and the Misses Pauncefote, Mle. Caslni and Mme. Hengel-Muller. After leaving the receiving parlor the diplomats passed on into the east room, where they lingered until joined by the other distinguished callers. Following the diplomatic corps came Chief Justice Fuller and the associate justices of the supreme court, and other members of the judiciary, ex-members of the cabinet Including ex-'Secretary' Foster, and ex,-postmaster-General Gary. At 11:25 thjrsenators, representatives and delegates-jjf congress, members of the District government and members of the District judiciary, appeared in the order named. The number of senators and representatives who attended was un usually small. Following came the. officers of the army and navy in their full-dress uniforms, massive golden epaulets and gold-embroidered chapeaus. In accordance with cus tom, the army had precedence. Major General Miles, wlio headed the line, waV accompanied by Adjutant-General Corbin." The latter, however, gave way as they approached the receiving line, and General Miles first greeted the president and Mrs. McKlnley. Dewey Wm There. tCh4- line ot naval officers, -which fol? lowed, headed hy Admiral Dewey, was much longer than that of the army. The admiral's small, well-knit figure was in striking contrast to the large frame of the venerable Rear-Admiral Melville, the famous Arctic explorer. They were fol lowed by Rear-Admirals HIchborn and Buford, and some of the fighting heroes, among whom, were "Fighting Boh" Ev--ans, Captain SIgsbee, Lleutenant-Com-mander'Walnwrrght and Lieutenant Haes ler. The long line ' of navaT officers; was followed by Brigadier-General Heywood, commander of the marine corps, and all the officers of the corpB now on duty In Washington. Then came the officers of the District militia and the naval re serves. Professor Alex Graham Bell and Profes sor Samuel P. Langley led the regents of the Smithsonian institution, who were followed by the heads of the various de partments, assistant secretaries, chiefs of bureaus, heads of bureaus, etc. When this point was reached Mrs. Mc Klnley withdrew, the ordeal "being a try ing one for her. Following these came the veterans of the 'wars In which the country lias engaged. Precedent was given to the few survivors of the Mexi can war; the veterans of the civil war Included the G. A. R. posts, Loyal Le gion, Union Veterans' League and Union Veterans' Union. Then came the veteraris of the Spanish-American war, about 200 Tn mrmbe'rT The Oldest-Inhabitant Soci-1 ety was the last organization to he pre sented. The general public was the last to be presented. Meantife practically all the distinguished callers had departed, and many of the ladles in the receiving line, who were to hold receptions at their homes, had also left. At 1:15 the last of the public passed through the parlors. In all, 3354 persons attended the reception. The secretary of state and Mrs. Hay entertained the members of the diplo matic corps at breakfast at noon, at their handsome residence on Lafayette square. SCHOONERS IN COLLISION. Phosphate Carrier Goes Down, but Crew Is Saved. CHICAGO, Jan. L A special to the Tri bune from Norfolk. Va., says: The schooners Fannie Brown and Margaret Roper collided off Hatteras, and the Fan nie Brown sank. The 10 men of the crew were saved by the crew of the Roper. The collision occurred on the night of December 23, during a high wind. The big schooners crashed together before the J lookouts saw.the danger. The Brown, be ing loaded with rock and phosphate, filled rapidly, and Its crew of 10 had barely time to take to the boats, the schooner sinking shortly after they put off. The Roper, disabled, stood by, and after a hard struggle got the Brown's crew safe ly aboard. The Brown was owned in Richmond and was valued at $25,000, with 57000 Insurance. The British steamship Angers arrived today from. Hamburg, 12 days overdue. Captain Taylor reported that he encoun tered terrible weather on the voyage across and ran short of coal, being com pelled to put In at St. John's, N. F. The Anger's decks were continually swept by heavy seas and the ship sustained much damage. ' 0 p Train Without an Engineer. CEDAR RAPIDS, la, Jan. L The over land limited on the Northwestern railway ran 50 miles last; .night without an engi neer,. No one on the train was conscious of the danger until the fireman brought the train to a standstill at Bertram. Near Mechanlcsville, Engineer F. J.. Flske, in some unknown manner, fell from the cab, and the fireman did not notice his absence until the train had whirled over 50 miles. Fiske was picked up unconscious a few hours later, and died in a hospital nero tonight. The Texas at New York. NEW TORK, Jan. L The United States battleship Texas, from Norfolk, passed in at Sandy Hook at 8:15 A. M. g p p It is no longer necessary tf take blue pills to rouse the Hver to action. Carter's Little Liver PUls are much better. Don't forcet this. KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE GOEBEL DEMOCRATS WILL ORGAN IZE BOTH HOUSES TODAY. That JTct Demonstrated by tfte At tendance at the Caucus Last Nljfht A Bribery Sensation. STATE HOUSE, FRANKFORT, Ky Jan. L All doubt as to the Jnabllity of the Goebel democrats to organize both houses of the"legislature was demonstrat ed by the attendance In the democratic caucus tonight. In the house caucus all of the 58 democrats answered to roll-call and participated. In the senate four dem ocrats remained out. They were Senators Alexander, Hayes, Gillespie and Roberts. Senator Hill was sick and absent, but is not classed with the dissenters. In the senate caucus. Senator Harold created a sensation by making an alleged expose of the anti-Goebel leaders, declar ing that He had been approached by -J. H. Whallen, of Louisville, and paid 14500 W VAUW.A VJ14V VA. fclAK fUiUVUt AUU lUWii.J. ne said, naa Deen piacea in a box witn the Louisville Trust Company, the key to which he passed up to Senator Goebel, wno was presming over tne caucus, ending his speech by declaring that he had en tered into the deal for the purpose of ex posing Whallen, and further that there was not money enough in the world to make him disloyal to his party and his state. The republicans and antl-Goebelites are expecting to profit by the contests among the Goebel democrats for the offices. Re publican leaders say all the republicans will support the candidate named by the antl-Goebel democrats. General Wat Har din today appealed to his friends to keep out of the democratic caucus, Senator Goebel was nominated by the senate caucus for president pro tem., Claudo Desha for chief clerk, and William Cromwell for assistant clerk. The entire slate of the Goebel organization for piacea in the senate went through. Attorneys for Goebel and other contest ing democratic candidates for state offices this afternoon served notices upon the republican contestants to take depositions to be used as evidence in the pending contest cases, and naming their witnesses. - - -, r- 9 2 CONTRIBUTIONS "TO LAWTON 9 FUND. 9 0 9 9 Previously reported .-.... ?318 65 9 'Received yesterday: 2 General O. Summers. . 10 00 9 e Total ...... .......... -..$328 C5 9 9 a . 9 9, 9 9 so ' e8leaett The list of witnesses includes a long ar ray of prominent men in both the repub lican and anti-Goebel democratic parties, like Governor Bradley, Senator Deboe, General Basil W. Duke, John H. Whallen and others. The lobby of anti-Goebel democrats here working against the contesting candi dates was supplemented by numerous ar- f rivals'toa'ay." The ministers and temper ance leaders are conspicuous in this fac tion. The anti-Goebel headquarters were formally opened today with ex-Congressman W. C. Owens, General Basil W. Duke, Senator George H. Alexander and Senator Thomas "H. Hayes, and ex-Secretary of State John W. Headley, in eharpe. The republicans decided tonight to hold a conference tomorrow and nominate a straight republican slate of candidates. This action was taken when it became apparent the republican and anti-Goebel coalition could not organize either house. The anti-Goebel leaders say the large at tendance at the democratic caucuses to night does not indicate anything, as to the gubernatorial contest or 'the sena-, torship asTin the senate the Goebel men and antl-Goebel nen' entered Into a deal regarding a division pf the offices In that branch, and that several others would have stajed out but for this agreement. They also claim that the anti-Goebel men were brought into the house caucus by a like trade, and that it extends no further than tomorrow's proceedings. South Trimble, of Frank'lln county, was nominated for speakei of the house on the 13th ballot. Cantrill, of Scott, was the candidate of, the original Goebel men,' and Trimble's nomination -was therefore pleas ing to the element which supported P. Watt Hardin for the nomination for gov ernor. The result of all the caucusing and other things transpiring during the day led to a big falling-off in the anti-Blackburn stock tonight, and it Is admittedly questionable whether the P. Watt Hardin movement will become as formidable as It, promised to upon Hardin's arrival here last n'ght, Hardin is still on the ground, however, and lie and his H6utenapts are working like Trojans to hold the antl Goebel elements together Senator Goebel issued a call for a cau cus tomorrow night. He states that the caucus is for the sole purpose ot nomi nating a candidate for United States sen ator. Of course, Blackburn will be the only name presented, and he will be nom inated by acclamation. The calling of a caucus for senator at this early date was a move on the part of the Goebel leaders to put an end to the stpries that, In the event that Goebel should fail in his con test, he might attempt to wrest the sena torshlp from Blackburn. A warrant has been issued for the ar rest of John H. Whallen, charging him with attempting to bribe Senator Harrold. AIVTI-TRUST CONFERENCE. Plans for the Meeting Outlined by the Chairman. CHICAGO, Jan. 1. Members of the ex exutlvo committee of the national anti trust conference to be held In Central Music hall February 1, held a short con-4 ference today at the Sherman house. M. It. Lockwood of Pennsylvania, chairman of ' the committee, l afterward Issued &. statement' In which he saldV" " ' "Every day the anti-trust sentiment throughout the country is becoming in tensified, ana everywhere the cry is going up, 'What can be done to save the coun try frqm the oppression of the trusts?' The mission of the conference is to answer this cry. To the political economists and statesmen of the conference, rather than to the politicians ot the country, will the people look, for an utterance which will lead to their deliverance. t "The ax should be laid to the root of the tree ot special privileges. The plan Is to treat the causes rather than he effect, to strike at special privileges hard est and first. In government ownership only can every favoritism be prevented. Government control under corporate own ership has proved a failure. In order tq destroy the trusts, we must take from them the special advantages which have 'created them, and they will wither of their own weight, as they meet the ener ge'tlc competitive capacity o'f the American-people. "It Is the plan to organize all who are opposed to tha trusts jyrith the ylew of uniting the friends of freedom in every state, county and school district, into that concentrated action which alone can prove effective." OHIO GENERAL ASSE3IBLY. Republican Caucus Nominees Elected by a Strict (Party Vote. COLUMBUS, O , Jan. 1. The 74th gen eral assembly met today and elected the republican caucus nominees by a strict party vote. An adjournment- was then taken until tomorrow, when Governor Bushnell's message will he read. Under i the reorganization, Judge A. G. Reynolds, of Lake county, Is speaker of the house, and Oscar Shepard president pro tem. of the senate. Lieutenant-Governor Jones holds over until next Monday, when he .will be succeeded, by Hon. John A. Cold Well, of Cincinnati. No Indictment Against GalliHerer. CONCORD, N. H., Jan. L The grand 'jury reported to Judge Aldrich today. No indictment was found against Senator Gallinger, charged with violating the civil service laws in soliciting subscriptions for campaign purposes from federal office holders. Bryan's Visit to Neve Yorlc. NEW XORK, Jan. L The Press today says that William J. Bryan, upon the occasion of his visit to New Tork within the next month, will be the guest of Dr. John Gardner, of this city. During his. visit to the city a dinner will be given in, his honor by O. H. P. Belmont.. AGAIN APPEALS FOR PEACE. Nicholas of Russia to the Powers of the World, BERLIN, Jan. L The Voerwaerts pub. fished today what purports to be a re script written by Count 'Muravieff, at the czar's dictation, addressed to the govern ments that -took part-in the international -conference at The Hague.- The rescript, it is said, will be Issued on the Russian New -Tear, January 13. It renews the ex pression of the aspirations of the czar for the peace of the world and the dimi nution of armaments, and points out that the good work of The Hague conference threatens to crumble away unless the work is prosecuted with zealous devotion. Then it proceeds with an expression of regret that another war has broken out, "the spreading of which over the entire range of civilized humanity has been for the present prevented by the peaceful dis position of disinterested states,." The rescript deplores the fact that the nations are now engaged in a monstrous rivalry in building naval armaments, the terrible results of which it pictures in eloquent terms, and concludes as follows: "The czar, at the beginning of the new century, sends his rescript into all lands, begslne' that international deliberations may be resumed on this most grave and difficult of questions, appealing more es pecially to those parliaments who are .about to deliberate on naval armaments, whether there is not a better way to safeguard peace." RENEWAL OF MODUS VIVENDI. New Fonadland's. Loyalty to the Im perial Government. . LONDON, Jan. 1. The second edition of the Times publishes a dispatch from St. John's, N. F., dated December 31, saylngr All political parties agree that a renewal of the modus vlvendi for another year Is a measure which will pass unanimously both houses about April 15. Al the colo nists are united in a desire to assist the empire by every possible means. The fear that Newfoundland would refuse to renew the modus vlvendi has heen a bug bear in the imperial government, many of the authorities declaring that It consti tuted, the gravest possibility of complica tions with France. Thus the news that .the modus .vlvendi would be renewed was received with greatest relief. Kaiser Confers Titles. BERLIN; Jan. 1. Emperor William has conferred th& title of prince on Count von Eulenberg, the German ambassador at Vienna. Prince von Hatsfeld Trachen berg, governor of Silesia, has been cre ated a duke, and the hereditary nobility has been conferred upon Herr Thielen, the minister of public works, 4 B t ' " CRUSADE AGAINST VICE. , Inauguration of a-Movement to Puri fy New York's Worst Plague Spots. NEW TORK, Jan. 1. This, the first day of the new year, has been selected for the inauguration of the crusade against vice on the lower East Side. The movement has attracted wide attention by reason of the forces behind It. These include the Society of Ethical Culture, whose leader, Professor Felix Adler, has announced his intention to rid the con gested district of its many plague spots. Professor Adler will have the assistance of over a score of ministers of all de nominations, among them, it is reported, Rev. Mr. Briggs, formerly of the Pres byterian church, but now a Protestant Episcopal clergyman and In charge of the pro-patbedral in Canton street, the very center of what is called "he Infected dis trict." No set plan of campaign has been out lined, but the work will be pursued with aggressiveness. Much of Its force w.ll be derived from the fact that the better element of the district will lend a hand and In a quiet way bring the leaders of the crusade face to face with the slt uatiqn. The politicians will be appealed to, and if these appeals fall, then other means will he resorted to. Just what Is meant by this the leaders of the move ment refuse to say, but they intimate that the politician who falls In his duty will be treated to a disagreeable surprise. The police are also expected to lend their earnest co-operation, and it Is expected the bluecoats of the various police stations In the district will be given definikeso'irders when they start out on .their early,fjeven Ing and midnight patrols. top THE WOLFSOHN MYSTERY. Man Who Turned Up in Chicago Is Said to Be a Fraud. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. L Attorney Oscar Bamberger, who represented the heirs in the Wolfsohn case when they sought to, recover the $10,000 life insurance from the'New Tork Life Insurance Com pany, is In the city. He will not give up this case, though his clients have waived their claim to the $10,000. He does not believe the man who came from Chicago pretending to be the real Wolfsohn Is so. "He is a fraud," said Mr. Bamberger today. "He Is made up to resemble Wolf sohn, but he ,1s not real. I shall spend J500 of my own" money, If need be, to ferret out this mystery.0 Mrs. Maggie O'Nell, the woman who paid the supposed Wolfsohn's funeral ex penses, is not satisfied, either. She tried to confront the supposititous Wolfsohn while he was here, but he would not see her. Attorney O'Brien, of the Insurance company, left the city for San Diego to day. The case is as full of mystery as ever. ' OOP St. Louis Poultry Show. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1. The sixth annual poultry and pet stock show of the St. Louis Fanciers' Association opened this afternoon In the exposition coliseum, with the largest number of entries on record. Up to noon, most of the 1300 chickens and 1400 pigeons, pheasants, turkeys, ducks, geese; rabbits and cats entered had been cooped. The show is national In scope, the entries coming from most of the prominent fanciers throughout the coun try. a 0 rWith Flying: Colors." "SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1. The Eng lish melodrama, "With Flying Colors,", was produced by the Frawley company for the first time in America at the Cali fornia theater last night. Some of the scenes were very effective. It was well produced ahd the acting was fully equal to the demands of the play. o Chilean Claims. VALPARAISO, Jan. 1. The Chilean con gress, having approved the renewal of the Chilean claims commission, or the Wash ington tribunal, according tb the conven tion with the United States, executive ac tion today made the revival an accom plished fact Rll0"IPH!1)l!fCH OBJECT IS TO T3EIZE CAPE TOWN 1 -SDii'OAPTErRE MILSER. .AfriUsndersfin the Cojony Are Armed, ana vaiting- tor tne Signal. CifcPE TOWN, Jan. 1. Ugly rumors are in circulation of a Dutch rising, with the object of seizing Cape Town and the docks and capturing the governor of Cape Colony S,Jr Alfred MUner. The center of -the. movement is said to be Paarl, a vlllafge about 30 miles from Cape Town, where a meeting of "the Afrlkanfierbund was held yesterday. A similar meeting was held at R'chmond December 28; and it is renorted that the members of fhe bund In these twb towns are acting In concert. The members- of the bund at Willing ton and the Dutch in Clan William dis trict are said to be armed with Mausers, and to be anxious to use them In behalf of the Boers, 'Although the storlfes of a rising are dis-, credited, the police 'and military are tak ing ample precautions. J BOER FAILURES BRITISH DEFEATS The New Year Qpened Gloomily for England. NEW TORK, Jan. 1. A dispatch to ths Tribune rfom .London says: The new year opened gloomily for Eng- Jand, with a record of miscalculation and disaster in South Africa to be retrieved at great loss of life and treasure, and with the reputation of generals in the field and ministers at home hanging upon tne issue of battle during the next few weeks. There is no lack of criticism and fault finding in the press, and there are signs Of anxjety in ministerial circles over the polItica,l effecta of additional reverses to British arms, but there is also a hopeful feeling induced by fresh proofs of the incapacity of the Dutch allies to make use of their opportunities. The Boer vic tories of Stormberg, Magersfonteln and Colenso have not heen followed up In any Instance. There have been no successtul raids on the lines ot communication, and Ladysmith, Kimberley and Mafeklng have not been overwhelmed by superior .num bers and guns. There Is a jecord of Boer failures as well as British defeats. The budget of news received at midnight was. a, light one. The arrival of a Cape steamer brought a large majl, and all the morning journals print letters from their special correspondents. The most inter esting letters are those published In the Standard and Times and other journals from Ladysmith, In which incidents ot the siege and garrison life are described. The writers are wisely reticent on im portant points, apd deal lightly with the dangers of the situation but there is lit tle doubt that the garrison has been short of ammunition and the knowledge of this facthas influenced Genera Buller In. sac"-' riflcing his original plan of' campaign and massing his forces for the relief of Lady smith. He Is still calling in reinforce ments, for the Majestic has gone to Dur ban with another battalion and numerous drafts. .News frpm the western border Js mea ger. There are belated accounts of gun practice by the naval brigade at Mod der River, which is constantly improving. ,Qne dispatch describes the havoc made by a naval gun, wnicn naa iQuna tne range of the main source of the water supply for the poer camp. The war office reported at midnight tat Lord Methuen's situation was un anged, but that the Boers had retired Colesburg from their inlrefichments at Rensburg. Indications ptlll point to a battle on Tugela river at the end of this week, al though there may be 'delays through a mule transport service, which Gbneral Buller is evidently organizing on a largo scale. The Tugela is reported In flood from tho heavy rains, and the passage of the river will be most difficult. British "-accounts of 'Baden-Powell's sortie at Maf ekilnff cannot be 'expected for several days. 'The 'Boer official dls patches stating thattwo-well-known Brit ish officers, one of them a son of the( prime minister, were wounded, have caused much anxiety in the world of wealth and fashion. KEY TO THE TRANSVAAL. Claims Against the Delaeoa JBny Railroad. NEW TORK, Jan. 1. A special to the Herald from Geneva, N. T., says: Information concerning 'the key to the British situation in South Africa Is evi dently In possession of Frederick C. Pen field, formerly consul-general at Cairo, Egypt, who Is visiting here with rela tives. When seen he would make no statement for publication on the subject. Mr. Penfleld married the widow of Col onel Edward McMurdee, who built the Delagoa bay railroad, connecting" Lor enz6 Marquez with Pretoria The Portu guese government confiscated the road soon after Its completion, and at Colonel McMurdee's death, Mrs. McMurdee made a claim for $1,500,000 Indemnity, which with other claims of the same nature, amounting to many millions of dollars, has been pending for 10 years before a board of arbitration, consisting of three Swiss judges. Upon the announcement of the award, it Is said the secret treaty between Portu gal, Ehgldhd and Germany for the par tition of the11 Portuguese colonial posses sions will become effective. By the terras of this treaty, according to reports, Eng land Is to get possession of Delagoa bay. Mr. Penfleld said the matter was one of diplomacy alonfe,' and that it would be highly improper for him to say any thing. The railroad which runs from Lorenzo Marquez to Pretoria, he admits, is the key to the South African Republic, yet, concerning its concession and the suit over its confiscation, he will have noth ing to say. The interests which he rep resents control, he says, 5S per cent of the stock of the road. THE INVASION OF CANADA. Fenians Storing: War Supplies on the Northern Border. NEW TORK, Jan. 1. A special to the Times from Burlington, Vt, says: It is reported that the Fenlan3 are en gaged in storing large quantities of dyna mite, lyddite ammunition and supplies in a few selected repositories in remote dis tricts of Vermont and Maine, near the Canadian boundary line. The Information comes from persons who claim to have knowledge of the purchase of some of the supplies, and others who learned of The Best Natural Laxative Water. "., ., v- , ONE' DOSE gives IMMEDIATE RELIEF. V ORDINARY DOSE, A Wineglassful Before Breakfast. Its;rgood effects are maintained by smaller and steadily , diminishing" doses, repeated for successive days. S-A O IS LIKE A GOOD TEMPER, "IT SHEDS A NESS EVERYWHERE." L their transportation by railroad disguised -;&s groceries, .uynamue acn oujer explo sives have been secured In surprisingly large quantities, and stored underground on the Vermont border, while large quan tities pf canned meats have been hidden in some large barns of sympathizing farm ers ont tha main line near New 'Hamp shire. j It is said that an efficient ambulance fcorps is being- organized under the super vision of a few loyal Irish women and surgeons who were in the-Red Cross worlc In Cuba. They are-alsa preparing a large number of "first aid" packages for the Invading forces. The new movement is the work of the Irish element of the larger cities, but it Is- a fact that a large and important work Is being done among tho farmers of the border states. A schedule is being arranged of farmers who can furnish wagons, horses and oxen for transportation purposes. British Columbia Company Offered. VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 1. Consid erable disappointment has been caused throughout this province hy the fa lure of the Dominion government to include in the Second Canadian regiment for South Africa a company from British Co lumbia. Prominent citizens of Vancouver have decided to raise a corps of 100 mounted Infantry, provfdlng horses and defraying all expenses. At a meeting, called by Mayor Garden, It was decided to try to Induce the government to ac cept this corps. One hundred applications have been received from young men of this city and district. AH are. skilled horsemen and good rifle shots, and many offer to provide their own mounts ana equipments. King Charles Speech. LONDON, Jan. 2. The Lisbon corre spondent of the Standard says: It Is currently reported that the speech of King Carlos, In the cortes tomorrow, will refer at some length to the situation in South Africa, but it Is doubtful whether anything will be said any more friendly 0 England than to the TransvaaL The public is with the Boers, and the papers generally fear British designs on Delagoa bay. The Portuguese government asserts that it ha3 done everything to preserve neutrality. SHORTEST ISTHMIAN ROUTE Canal Surveyed in 1870 Across Isth mus ot Tebauntepec. INDEPENDENCETor., Dec. 30. (To tho Editor.) Can you tell me whether any portion of Mexico has ever been survej-ed for tho purpose of constructing a canal across to connect the two oceans the At lantic and the Pacific or is the topography of the country of such, a nature as to preclude" the possibility o'f such an under taking. I am in ignorance of the topog raphy of that section of the country, and can form no opinion only as I follow the water courses as they are laid down on the maps. By an examinatfon of a map I see that the distance from the Gulf ot Campeachy to the Gulf of Tehuantepec, air lino across the states of Vera Cruz and Oajaca, is about 125 miles, and I see that a considerable river that empties into the Gulf of Campeachy has its origin not far from Tehuantepec, consequently I Infer that -the country must be tolerably level. If there -could be a route through there, lf'would shorten the distance from New Orleans to this coast "by a good many hundred miles, and maybe the United States and Mexico could hulld it without the consent. of any other country see. M. A. BAKER. In 1870 the government of the United States sent out two exploring expeditions fonthe purpose of ascertaining the prac ticability of unlting'.the 'Atlantic and Pa cific oceans "by a canal across tl?e Ameri can isthmus. One,nfttheSe expeditions was sent to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, un der the command of Captain Shufeldt of the navy. It originated from a grant by the" Mexican government to a company formed by Emillo la Sere,,v?hlch wa3 afterward transferred to the Tehuantepec Railway Company. The report of, the of ficers who made the exploration and sur veys, as well as that of thgso who had made prevjous surveys, is to the effect that no extraordinary engineering difficul ties are presented. It is estimated that sufficient water can be secured from the rivers In the Sierra Madre amply to feed the canal. The route commences about 30 miles above the mouth of the Coatzacoal cos, In the Gulf of Mexico, and traversing it for a considerable distance, ascends to a level of about 680 feet, then descends to the lagoon on the Pacific, a total dis tance of about 120 miles. It is the most northern routo that can be selected, and makes the distance from New Orleans to Hong Kong 9900 miles less than by way of Cape Horn, and 1218 miles less than by w ay of the Isthmus of Darien. From New Tork to Hong Kong the distance, by way of Tehuantepec is 8245 miles less than by way of Cape Horn, and 15S8 less than by way of the Isthmus of Darien, and the route from Liverpool to eastern Asiatic ports is also considerably shortened; like wise the distance to the Pacific coast of the United States. TREASURER ABSCONDS. Shortage of Slxty-flve Thousand Dol lars Found in. His Accounts. LANCASTER, Pa, Jan. L It was an nounced today that County Treasurer E. H. Herschey, who has been absent from the city for some time. Is a defaulter and an absconder. His son was In charge of the office last week, endeavoring to straighten out the books. He called Coun ty Auditor Marsh to his aid. and they found a defalcation of.$65,000 There is on deposit in the banks of this city $51,840, while the books call for $126,840. There is due the state for tax on money, with interest for 1S90, the sum of $34,000, of wiich three-fourths comes back to this county, hence the net sum for the state Is $21,000. Herschey Is believed to have gone to Canada. The ofiice was turned over to the new treasurer this morning, when the shortage was officially announced to be $63,042. It s expected the shortage will be made good by the bondsmen without liti gation. 1 Colonel Elderkin Dead. MIDDLETOWN. N. T., Jan. 1. Colonel William A. Elderkin, United States army, retired, died here today, aged CO yeaTs. BRIGHT- WHEELER'SSEATlffH&lJSE IT MAY SOON BE DECLARED VA CANT. The General Evidently Prefers Remain on the Fighting: Line -The Roberts Case. to WASHINGTON, Jan. L The report that General Wheeler has asked to be given a new command In the Philippines has again started talk of declaring his seat in the house vacant at an early day, so his successor may be elected. It is claimed that General Wheeler has been treated with extreme leniency by tho house, because of. the persistent asser tions of his defenders that he Intends soon to resign from the army before present ing himself at the bar of the house to ba sworn In. But now that it seems prob able he wishes to remain indefinitely on the firing line In the Philippines, early action against him in the house seem3 likely. It Is said that immediately after congress reassembles. Representative Bai ley, of Texas, will raise the question about General Wheeler's seat, and that as soon as the necessary formalities can be com piled with, the Alabaman's seat will be declared vacant. Miers. and Roberts Case Tha announcement, from his home in Indiana, that Representative Mfers, a democratic member of the special com mittee in charge of the Roberts' Investi gation, intends to vote in favor of the Mormon being sworn in. has caused sur prise in Washington. It is generally in terpreted as signifying that Miers' con stituents have given him to understand that they disapprove, on constitutional grounds, the action of the house in ignor ing the Utah member's credentials. Mr.. Miers will vote for final expulsion if the opportunity is afforded for this exercise of the house's constitutional privilege. The whole subject will be carefully con sidered by the democratic caucus, which Representative Rhea, of Kentucky, is trying to have held at an early day. Tongue and Moody at White Houie. Among those who called at the White House this morning to pay their re spects to President and Mrs. McKinley were Representatives Tongue and Moody, the former being accompanied by hi3 daughter. Later in the day. Miss Mary Tongue received with Mr3. Aldrich, wlfe of ex-Representattve Aldrich, of Alabama. Cond Not Appointed. C. G. Coad has not been appointed as sistant sergeant-at-arms of the senate. In fact, no new officers have yet been chosen. Chicago Coal Teamsters Strike. CHICAGO, Jan. L A strike of coal teamsters, with the weather around zero, threatens Chicago. Unless tho team owners sign the union agreement, granting the demand for higher wages, not a wagon will be taken from the barns and hardly one of the many rush orders for coal can be delivered, with the city in the midst of the worst weather of the winter. This will bring abdut much suf fering, especially among the poorer classes, who ore never able to keep on hand a large 'supply. If such a strike should continue a week, many of the school buildings would hava to be closed because of the cold, as few of them have a supply for moro than a week or so In advance. Pleaded Guilty of Murder. BARNSTABLE, Mass., Jan. L Edwin Ray Snow, charged with the murder ot J. T. Whlttemore, at Yarmouth, Jest Oc tober. wa3 arraigned, at. a special session. of the, superior court, here XodayJsaCove. Judge Higgins. He retracted his previous plea of not guilty, and pleaded guilty. Ho was sentenced to be executed March 13. a Stirred Up the Geysers. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Jon. 1. Charles Tag gart, whd arrived in thl city from tha Cocppah country of Lower California, re ports that the earthquake of Christmas day had a marked effect upon the geysers of that region, causing them to spout with redoubled force. o Fall River's Production. FALL RIVER, Mass., Jan. 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