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.
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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.
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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.
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2 CONTRIBUTIONS "TO LAWTON
9 FUND. 9
0
9 9
Previously reported .-.... ?318 65 9
'Received yesterday:
2 General O. Summers. . 10 00
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Total ...... .......... -..$328 C5 9
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Fall River's Production.
FALL RIVER, Mass., Jan. L The enth-o
productton of the print cloth mill3 ot this
city for the year just ended was 12,000,000
pieces, with sales fully equal to that
amount.
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