THE MOENLN'G OKEUCmAN, THUKRDAY, ' DECEMBER 13, 1900.
HONG KONG TYPHOON
Particulars of Great Storm
in South China. .
THE LOSS OF LIFE WAS HEAVY
Shipplnrr "Wrecked and Over Ttvo
Hundred "Votive DroWned Pott
erfal Dredger Capsized Amer
ican Ship Injured.
VICTORIA, B. C.. Dec 12. The .steam
er Empress of India, which arrived to
day after a stormy passage, brought news
of the great typhoon "which ravaged. Hong
Kong November 10, causing a heavy loss
of life and shipping. The British gun
boat Sandpiper foundered and some of
her seamen were lost. The American ship
Benjamin Sewell went ashore, and In all
77 steam launches were wrecked and -over
200 natives drowned. At Kowloon and
other points tliere was also very heavy
loss. ' The Empress of India wag at her
-wharf at Kowloon and -she was badly
shaken.
The troops fared very .badly. The tem
porary barracks collapsed completely and
the Indian and European troops had to
seek refuge wherever they could. In
Kowloon proper a number" of houses were
blown down, others lost their roofs and
were otherwise damaged. A new stone
block near the torpedo depot "was prac
tically laid in ruins. The whole upper
part was blown down, as -was raise the
upper-story of the -telegraph exchange at
Kowloon, i i
Of the British warships anchored at
Kowloon, the gunboats Wlvern, .Fire
brand, Tweed and Sandpiper were drag
ging their anchors. Those on shore could
do nothing but stand by with buoys- and
lines to render assistance should the ves
sels Irlft ashore. The vesels fired, dis
tress signals and one or two flew their
pennants at half-mast. The gunboat
Sandpiper was In. the worst fix, as she
-was rapidly fllKng. Then from Hong- Kong
way came the Otter, the crew of which
at great rlsk'rescued the whole crew-wlth
the exception of one man. a -
At daylight Saturday the powerful
dredger Canton Biver. -which recently .ar
rived here trom Paisley, almost without
any warning listen "to port and capsized.
As to the precise, nujnbpr jjf those on,
board, at the tlnie It Is lmposfilbievto? give
any accurate figures. Those In authority
at the dockyard extension office say that
50 would be about the -number. It, is
known that Captain -Scott, who was in
command of her, was aboard, also Chief
Engineer White, SecondjEnglneer Thomp
son, Carpenter Mcllroy and the major
ity of the crew. The -men clung to the
upturned vesel, where they were seen,
and 12 were rescued by 'boats frqm the
steamers Tamar and Astroea, The Ben
jamin Sewell -went ashore opposite the
arsenal-yard but got- off, -thoughr leaking
badly.
Several buildings collapsed at Queen's
Boad, killing eight Chinese and Injur
ing eight. Westward; at Kennedy town,
great damage was also caused, and at
Kowloon numberless sampans were
wrecked. Here P. C. Duncan-, of the
navy-yard police, lost hip life in a gal
lant attempt to rescue two sampan wom
en whose boat was dashed to pieces
against the embankment at the naval
depot. Duncan was an pld'Nlnety-ninth
Argyle and Sutherland Highlander, and
had been away from home since 1SS6..
DEWET EVADES KXOI;
Kltcbener Report n.. Ilnnnlngr K'jiht
"Wltb, the Boer.
LONDON, Dec. 12. "Lora Kitchener
cables the War Office from Pretoria, un
der dat of December 12, that General
Knox reports from Helvetia that he is
engaged In a running nght with General
Dewet, and" that the enemy Is moving to
wards Reddersburg, where there Is a col
umn ready to co-operate with the other
British forces. Lord Kitchener In an
other dispatch, reports that Boers at
tacked the post near Barberton. The
British casualties were three killed, five
wounded and 13 taken prisoners. The
captured men have since been released.
The Boers raided the Rlverton road sta
tion December 11. They are belnc -followed
up. '
General Kitchener's message indicates
that Dewet has again evaded Knox. After
the latter had foiled the Boer General at
Coomassle Drift, the Boer's seem .to have
doubled back, crossed the Caledon. BLver
elsewhere, and. turned thence northwest
In the direction of Reddersburg, the
memorable scene of the British disaster in
April, when Dewet captured the Irish
Rifles.
Forty-one proclamations of Lord Rob
erts have been published. They have
been mostly summarized previously in the
newspapers. The last -one, dated Novem
ber 18, says:
"As there appears to be some misunder
standing as regards the burning of farms,
the Commander-in-Ghlef wishes the fol
lowing to be the lines upon which 'general
officers commanding are to actr No farm
is to be burned, except for aft act of
treachery, or when our troops- are fired on
ffbth tneTiSmles, or as punishment for
the breakmgof the telegraph of railway,
and when used as basis of 'operations for
raids, and then only with the direction of
the general officer commanding. The mere
fact that a burgher is absent on com
mando is on no account to be used as a
reason for burning housed. All cattle.
wagons, and foodstuffs are to be removed 1
from all farms. If that is Impossible.
they are to be destroyed, whether the 1
owner is present or not."
Snltnn Showed Hli Frlcndlinc-m. '
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec 11. The
Americans were tho only foreigners at
the dinner given at the Yildlz Palace
Monday. The Sultan sat between the
Grand Vizier and the United States
Charge d'Affaires. Mr. Griscom, and
showed unusual cordiality. His Majesty's
display of excessive friendliness for Cap
tain Colby M. Chester, of the United
States battle-ship Kentucky, is attributed
to his desire to demonstrate that the
visit of the Kentucky to Smyrna has pro
duced no irritation. Sort-c question has
arisen in regard to an'alteration of the
clause in the contract for building a
cruiser for Turkey in the United States
concerning the supply of ammunition, but
no importance is attached to it.
The Cznr Deeply Touched.
LIVADIA, Dec 12. Emperor Nicholas
pow takes his -meals-with-the-Empress.
His Majesty Is deeply touched by the so
licitude for, .his recovery displayed not
only throughout 'Russia, "whence he has
received numerous offers of consecrated
bread, but also throughout the countries
of Europe and particularly America,
whence many letters have been received,
mostly from private persons, containing
advice and suggestions as to treatment.
Looking; Out for Dutch Intercuts.
- AMSTERDAM. Dec 12. At the request
of the Netherlands, Germany has tele
graphed to the German Consul at Lour
encp Maraues. to take, care of the Neth
erlands In the absence of a Dutch Consul
from that port.
Flllr-ino Junta Located.
WASHINGTON, Dec 12. The' British
Government having formally notified this
Government that It has been nnable to
locate the reported Philippine Junta In
Hong Kbng,our governmental agencies
have been put to woz&to ascertalntwhcre
the munitions of war and -other supplies
which reached the Insurgent Filipinos
originated-. It has now been discovered
that tfie "Portuguese settlement of Macao,
located on the 'Chinese -coast and con
venient tothe Philippines, Is one point
of insurgent activity; and probably the
abiding place Jof one of. the Philippine
Juntas. A further Investigation is,"being' r
madVi, pending "which no 'action has been
taken in an International sense.
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MmSTER;WTJ'S LECTURE.
ThcVlve QardinnlRelatIons of Man
kind. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 12. Wu Ting
Fang, who came here to deliver an address-before
the Contemporary Club, made
a statement In regard to his address be
fore the Ethical Culture- Society la Jev
Tork last Sunday on Confucius, com
ments Upon -which have since been print
ed, in which he said:
'I am afraid the scope of my address
delivered -at New -York last Sunday at
Carnegie Hall Is not made clear by the re
ports published in the papers. It was far
from my intention to make any attack on
any religion whatever In the world, much
less on Christianity. My theme was Gon
fuclusi The doctrines of Confucius are
imperfectly understood in this coun
try; and my task was to make clear
in as succinct a manner as possible, with
out taking too much, time, the .cardinal
points of Confucianism. In order to make
L it clear to an American audience, I chose
the best form of religion, and that is
ChrlstlanitJ'. which Is well known in
this country, and which Is considered .the
hlghest form of religion ever known, to
be the standard by which comparison can
be made, and I tried to compare the doc-
J. trine of Confucianism with the superior
form of religion. It was not my Inten
tion to make an attack upon Christian
ity. Taking that as the standard. In
stead of being considered as an attack, it
should be as a compliment. 1 wanted to
I compare on what -points Confucius -could
come Up to the standard of Christianity,
and if the full text of my address was
published this would be clear to the read
er: but unfortunately I have not seen a
full account of it In any of the papers
containing my speech.
"I have been reading portions of the
Bible and have the greatest respect for it,
and I appreciate the Bible and greatly
respect Christianity, and I have never in
my life made any attack on Christianity.
I may have said that some of the doc
trines aie too grand and too elevated for
man to follow, but that, instead of an
adverse criticism, Is in praise of the
high standard of that creed. I hope the
clergymen and missionaries will not come
to any conclusion by reading the incom
plete reports published in the papers."
The galleries of the Art Club were
crowded last night by .Invited guests of
the Contemporary Club to hear Minister
Wu deliver an address entitled. "The
Chinese View."' He was cordially re
ceived. In his address Mr. Wu dealt up
on the five cardinal relations of mankind
as seen by the Chinese Nation. He drew
many interesting as well as amusing com
parisons between the customs of his own
and of the American people. After speak-
j Ing of the great ag& of the Chinese na
tion. Minister Wu said:
"Let us inquire into the cause, or rather
combination of causes, namely, the Ave
cardinal relations of mankind. That Is to
say, first, between sovereign ministers and
subjects: second, between parent and
child,: third, between elder and younger
or between superior and Inferior; fourth
the husband and wife, and last but not
least, friend'and friend. In the first cape
the -attribute is benevolence on the part
of the sovereign and respect on the part
of the subject. In the second relation
the parent must be kind and the child
obedient. Between the elder and the
younger there must be respect on the part
of the latter Concerning the fourth "re
lation, righteousness is the husband's
attribute, while submission is the duty of
the wife. The duty of friends is to be
faithful and truthful."
The speaker, expanded on each of the
Ave relations, giving the result of then
application In China, and his view of cor
responding -returns In America. He
spoke particularly of the second relation,
saying that in America it was custom
ary for the son to sit in the presence of
the father.
"If my son should sit in my presence."
jocu.arly declared the Minister, "I would
punch -his head."
In conclusion Mr. Wu said:
"Although our civil association Is not
perfect, yet it has stood the test of years
well and the nation still exists. Of course
In many respects the customs and man
ners of your c6untry and my country are
different, but there are good points in
each. I think if each of -us could learn
the other'sood points-and proflt by them
it would be well. We must understand
each other better, for much of the pres
ent trouble has arisen from misunder
standing. What you think is right we
may think wrong. Therefore it is impor
tant that we Judge not from our stand
point, but from the other point of view.
In our country we are guided by duty;
in yours, love Is the guiding principle. I
think we would be more happy if we
could strike a medium."
QUICKLY SUPPRESSED.
Trouble at the Uintah Indian Reser
vation. i
WHITE ROCK. Utah, Dec 12. This has
been a day of excitement at Uintah Agen
cy, and late this afternoon, acting upon
Information of Indian police that threats
had been made to burn the school build
ings. Agent Myton requested Major
Hughes, commanding at Fort Du Chesne,
to send assistance In response. Lieuten
ant Pearson, with 60 men of Troop K,
were on tne way at 6 o'clock.
Ovr 30 bf tbe children In the school are'
down with monsles and other diseases,
and their parents have been much dissat
isfied because the children were not al
lowed to "go home The climax was
reached when one of the Indian families
learned that, a daughter of the house had
died during the night. Black Hawk made
It his business to go to the school this
morning and demand the release of his
children. ' O'Connor, a teacher, made a
show of resistance, and was thrown down
stairs and. the children taken away by
force. Several other children were" taken
away by other Indians. Agent Myton
called a council and Informed the Indians
that it was dangerous to move the chil
dren while sick, but they said they would
take all the responsibility.
The prompt action of Agent Myton has
put a stop to an Insurrection that cer
tainly would have been serious, If not dis
astrous, to the lives of the whites and
to the Government property, which, for
?t time at least, would have been at the
mercy of the redskins, whose propensity
foi killing and scalping are well known.
Fatal Train "Wreck,
DESOTO, Mo., Dec 1L A head-end col
lision occurred on the Missouri-Iron
Mountain Railway at Des Arc, Mjo., be
tween two freight trains, resulting in
the death of Engineer James Brltt, of
Olney, HU and Brakeman Ed Bradley,
of De Soto. Mo. The latter was caught
under the wreck, which took fire and
cremated his body.
Fireman B. Barrett fell under his en
gine, and could only be rescued from
.being burned alive by cutting his left
arm on witn an ax. y . N. Ralston, con
ductor, and Red' Scott. bra"keman, and
G. L. Scott were slightly Injured.
Eight cars loaded with, lumber and cot
ton caught Are. and were entirely con
sumed, causing a loss to the railway
company of about $15,000. The wreck Is
said to have been caused by a" disregard
of meeting orders.
Smallpox at Ka.ii nan City.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Dec 12.-There are
more than 40 cases of smallpox In St.
George's Hospital. Only one dea'tb? from
the-ftllsease has-occucred. -" '
BEARDSLEE IN JAPAN
-.f
PEOPLE REMEMBERED HE WAS
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JEIlBY'y MIDSHIPMAN.
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The Landing: Place of the Commo-
dore "Will Be Marked With, at
' Suitable Memorial
YOKOHAMA, Nov. 30, via Victoria, B.
C, Deer. 02.-A. great reception was given
to Admiral Beardslee, .of tbe ' United
States- Navy, at Tokio, at which - at
tendants were dressed in ancient cos
tumes and an exhlbltldn made of every
relic to recall the expedition of Commo
dore Perry, In which the Admiral took
part as a m'dshlpman. Admiral Beards
lee, because of this, has a very warm
place In the hearts of the Japanese, and
In speeches made enthusiastic mention of
the high place which America holds in
this nation's regard. The unbroken friend
ship between two countries, ever since
the landing ofthe Commodore;-47 years
ago, was the theme of universal com
ment. Two of the most celebrated schol
ars In the country.-Mn-Fuku-iama, and
Mr. Kato, made welcoming addresses, and
Marquis Salgo, who has been prominent
Ih government circles, acted as chief host.
A -movement to -mark the plac& of
Perry's landing with a suitable memorial
has taken shap'e. a distinguished and in
fluential committee having charge of the
scheme. It Is likely that It will take
the form of a magnificent lighthouse on
the dangerous Plymouth rocks at the en
trance of Uraga Bay. This beacon Is to
be surmounted by a bronze figure of the
Commodore.
Additional, evidence of the rapid growth
of Western ch-lllzation here Is furnished
by the recent formation of a ladles bJcy-
cle club in Tokio. The extraordinary con
trast between the slow, shuffling gait of
the Japanese- women-pf the old type and
the vision of a girl of this period flash
ing along the streets on a wheel gives a
vivid reminder of the extraordinary
change passing over this people.
Grave anxiety Is felt for the fate of the
training-ship of the Tokio Commercial
School, with 91 students on board, She left
Muroran, in Hokkaido, the 13th, for
Shunldsea, where she "was due the 20th.
The 17th, the fierce storm which recently
ravaged Hong- Kong was raging on the
coast, and It Is 'feared that the vessel
has foundered with all on board. As
she wa? a sailing vessel, with only auxil
iary steam power, It is possible that she
may have been driven far out to sea..
The Standard- Oil Company i- attracting
much attention by the recent increase of
its capital In local enterprises to the
amount of 10,000,000 yen, the Echigo oil
region being the new fleld of enterprise.
The explosion at Canton was caused by
reformers, who smuggled dynamite from
Macao, stored It near the Yamun of the
local magistrate and exploded it, in the
hope of destroying a quantity of ammuni
tion stored in the Yamun. The reformer
who rented the house in which the dyna
mite was placed and several others thave
been arrested and will be executed.
KInpr Milan to Marry Again.
LONDON, Dec. 13. The Vienna corre
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says a
rumor is In circulation in the Austrian
capital that ex-King Milan is about to
become engaged to Miss Atzel, an Ameri
can heiress.
Elevated, to the Peerage.
LONDON, Dec 12. Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, the Chancellor of the. Exchequer,
and Sir Matthew White Ridley, wh6 was
.Home Secretary In the last Cabinet, have
been elevated to the peerage.
Itlng- Oscar Improved.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 13. The condition of
King OEcar is so much improved that
it is expected he will be able to resume
the reins of government in a few days.
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THE WAR IN. COLOMBIA.
Poxrer of the ItebqlM In the "Went
Is Broken.
NEW YORK. Dec 12. A "dispatch to the
Herald from Panama says th? t official ad
vices from Buena Ventura indicate that
the power of the rebels In the west has
been broken. Governor Alban, of the
State of Panama, who led the 6xpedltlon
which went to the relief of Buena Ven
tura a month ago has cabled that Port
Tumaco, on the Bay of Tumaco, was re
captured on December 4, after three days'
fighting. He also reported that the rebel
steamer Galtan, which was engaged In
the blockade of Buena Ventura and had
been the chief rebel reliance of the Lib
eral forces In their operations against the
coast towns, was destroyed 'by the gov
ernment vessels. Evidently the British
steamer Taboga and the gunboats at Bue
na Ventura were u-sed In the operations.
Port Tumaco was seized by the revolu
tionists last Mardh and since has been
their principal stronghold . on the Pa
cific No details of the battle or of the
loss of life havo been permitted to pass
the censor.
Governor Alban, believing the rebellion
has been crushed In the west, has left
Buena Ventura on the Taboga, returning
to Panama. 'He is accompanied by Gen
eral Pinto, Governor of the State of
Cauca.
The United States cruiser Bancroft has
left Colon for Bocas del Toro.
COLON. Dec 12. Official dispatches"
have been. lecelved from Governor Alban, "
of the State of Panama, announcing that
after, a three days! engagement Tumaco,
the former stronghold of the Insurgent
movement, was reoccupled by the govern
ment troops December. 4, and that the
Galtan, a rebel steamer, had been de
stroyed. Governor Alban, who returned'
to Panama today, will hand back unin
jured to her ow'nors the British steamer
Taboga.
NEW YORK, Dec 12. Advices received-
today from various parts of Colombia,
and confirmed by passengers who arrived
from. Panama, tell of desperate lighting
in nearly every state. The government
troops are In poor physical condition, i
suffering from tropical fevers. Arturo
Bigardl, Colombian Consul-General in this
city, has been ordered by his government
to purchase and ship immediately a large
quantity of quinine for the use of the
annv. .The most desperate flghtlmr Is
now going on in the Department of Boli
var. In a battle fought at Toluviejo No
vember 25, the revolutionists lost among
100 killed and wounded two able offi
cers. General P. Campacho and Colonel
Enrique Plnedo. The rebels took 200 pris
oners, besides which the goernment
force lost 100 killed. Five cannon were
also taken from the rebels. From 'the
Department of Magdalena comes the In
formation that "General .Vargos Santos,
president of the revolutionary force, has
arrived at Rio Hacha and established
Headquarters there
TALK OF ALLIANCE.
South American Republics Fear the
United-States-
NEW YORK. Dec 12. A dispatch tor the
Herald from San-Juan, Porto Rico, says:
It Is reported here that the republics
of South America are negotiating an al
liance, having- been prompted to do so by
fear that American Influence will become
paramount In the Western hemisphere
The movement is said to be an outgrowth
of the Bero-American Congress, recently
held In Madrid. .
Argentina Flour Trade.
NEW YORK. Dec 12. A dispatch to
the Herald from "Buenos'Ayres says:
A sensation has been caused here by -a
report that the American Minister at Rio
Janeiro" has requested the Brazilian Gov
ernment to increase the duty on Argen
tina flour. The Argentina exporters have
sent ateie--ramnohe'Ars-entlna Minis-
ter at Rio, requesting his interference to
nreVent the realization of the Minoncprt
American scheme. Garcia Moria.'x-Mln-Ister
at Washington, says that 'Argentina
nour is Better tnan American, and lyrbas
no fear of its competition.
Sale of Tra-aa-Andcan Road.
LONDON, Dec ;3. The Argentine Gov
ernment according to the Buenos Ayres
correspondent of, the Times, has resolved
to Invite nubile tenders In connection -arfth
the sale .of tha Trails-Andean Railroad on
the basis of 1,200.000.
CARNEGIE AND THE fjANAL
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He .Says We Should Ignore England
la the Matter. . ' -
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-The Tribune will
publish a letter -from Andrew Carnegie
favoring an Isthmian canal, but opposing
any treaty with "England upon the sub
ject. Mr. Carnegie says:
"Much, has been said about -the Clay
tortiBulwer treaty, aslf trea"les were
eter-ial. Jt is the common, practice, to
denounce .treaties when ' conditions
change. M.r. Blaine held, tbe only true
position. While he was with' me .lij Lon
don there -was a dinner, with, some of the
leading" statesmen of Britain present,
among them Mr, Chamberlain. The. con
versation turned upon Mr. Blaine's dis-
toli-
ou
" 'Mr. Blaine, you have hot been friend
ly to England.'
'' I dori't see why you should say so:
T have been always 'friendly to England.'
' 'You did not show It in the corre
spondence about the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty.' ' -
- 'Well, when I read the correspondence
passing between the two countries 1,
found Her Majesty was always telling-the
President what she expected, and. the
President was telling "h"er what "he veni
turd to "hope-. When I replied, I told Her
Majesty vnat the President expected.'
-:" 'Ah, you admit then that you changed
the character of the correspondendeT
. 'Not more than conditions had
changed, Mr. Blaine replied. 'When the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty was negotiated we
were a small, weak country, and ex
pected to Jborrow 'the money to build the
canal from you; now we do not ask for
your money and we have grown greater
in population than Great Britain.1 Gen
tlemen, the Republic Is past the stage of
venturing to hope when any other nation
tells, us what, it expects. But If Her
Majesty ever ventures to hope, we shall
not fail to he as courteous and venture to
hope in return.!
--"It; is unsafq for the "United States to
allow the slightest participation or the
shadow of foundation for a claim to par
ticipation In anything pertaining' to this
Continent,;, far better no canal than one
under the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. But
there, will be a.canal. Britain, neejds only
to see that we are in. earnest and re
solved that it shall be American and
nothing else." ,
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DEATH OF A HERMT.
Strange Cose of Confederate General
Herman Bini.
NEW YORKjfoec 12. The body of Con
federate Brigadier-General Herman- Bins
has been found In Black Swamp, four
ralIes-from Morrlstown, N. J. He was
known as the hermit of Wanong Moun
tain. For 35 years Bins had lived a soli
tary life pn the side of Succassunna
Mountain. He-had little to do with any
one and his retreat was far removed from
the nearest house. His cabin was found
In ashes hi' those who went to It after
the body had been identified.
Bins made his appearance' on the moun
tain In ISfir. When he -was first seen he
wore a gray uniform, and on It were the"
stars of a Brlgadler-Gefleral. Ten -years
after Bins settled on the mountain his
lifenstory came out, through' no fault of
his., . William .Becker, releran -of the
Union Army.. .who ha -occasion to -visit
Atlpnta. In-'ASTS. pcommenced; an Investiga
tion, and found from-the Confederatcre
ports that Herman Bins had enlisted as
a minor officer soon after Sumpter was
fired "-upon. He rose rapidly, and' at the
close of the war had the Tank: of Brigadier-General.
At the outbreak of the war Bins was a
welMp-do planter in Middle Georgia.
While .he WSJ. in the army his two "chil
dren .died. When herman marched to
the sea, cutting a gap through Georgia,
and leaving desolation behind. Bins' home
was pne of tho places of which nothing
remained but ashes. Mrs. Bins had fled
before the arrival of Sherman and Joined
the refugees. Exposure and hardship
brought her to her death- When he re
turned to his plantation he- found the
ashea of his home, the graves -of his
children, and near them tho grave of his
wife, whom faithful slaves had. carried to
tho plantation and buried. General Bins
at once left, and until Mr. Becker in
formed them, his friends did not know
what had become of him. No one knows
how the old man came to his death.
ANARCHIST'S WILD TALK.
Threatened the Life of President
McKlnley.
NEW YORK, Dec, 12. The Herald says
that 500 anarchists vociferously applauded
last night at a meeting on behalf of the
family of Brescl, the assassin, when one
of their, speakers threatened the life of
President McKlnley, "should he attempt
to Interfere with free speech' The speak
er was Alexander Horr, who announced
his approval of assassination. The an
archists met in Everett Hall, East Fourth
stref t. They had obtained the hall by a
rusefc which Henry Blmberg, the proprie
tor, resented last night.
. Emma Goldman went to Blmberg and
offered to hire the hall, alleging that it
was wanted for a meeting: of the "Social
Science Club." Blmberg did not recognize
her and consented to accommodate, the
club. John N. Cook had vigorously de--nounced
the Government, when Blmberg
asked leave to speak. He declared the
hall had been obtained under- false pre
penses. 'If X hear any Incendiary speeches, 1
hall have to have the lights turned out,"
he added. ,
"Sit down! Sit down! Capitalists! Do
you want to interrupt free speech!"
yelled the audience .,
Binfberg sat down and Alexander Horr
arose and "went on to say that society
believed in government by the bayonet
and that Jefferson was an anarchlsU
,''ff I were In Russia today," said he,
"I would be an assassin. It, any one in
control of government here "persists In
prohibiting the right of free speech.it the
Mayor of the city docs it, or he Governor
of the state, or the President -of the
United States, he does It at his peri"."
Chicaso German Paper Sold.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12. The Illinois? SUats
Zeltung was sold at auction today td Mrs.
Margherita Raster, widow of Herman
Raster, who was1 editor of the ' piper
from 1S67 to 1S5J. The property was bid
In for $30,200, subject to a mortgage of
$150000, making the selling- pride over
$200,X50. Mi's.' Raster was one of the heav
iest creditors of the paper. The company
will, be reorganized at once, and no In
terruption of publication will take place.
"
.Director of Lick Obsecvntpr-r.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 12. The regents
of the University cf California have, for
rnallyrappointed. Professor W. W, Camp
belLdlrector of thp Lick Observatory.
(Professor Campbell -has-been acting, a s.,cll
reclor since -the death of Professor-Keeler.
The'regents voted Mrs. Keener the salary
which would haye been .due .Jjerhusband
to June 1 next, amounting to$157.
Stana tbe Conga and "Works OS tbe
; "r i coiar -'
I-axatlvir iromo-Qulrilne Tablets cura a'oold
laori6 day. N6 curtTno-ay.-Priee,i5 cents.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
(Continued from First Page.)
Its walls have ever held. On the floor
were itia President and the members of
the Cabinet, the members of the Senate
and House, the Ambassadors and Minis
ters of foreign countries, in full court
uniform; the Chief Justice and Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court, in their
Judicial robes; LicutenanVGeneral Miles,
and many distinguished -officers of the
Army and Navy who had received the
thanks '.bC Congress; tbe Governors of
more than half the states of the Union,'
and the Commissioners of the District of
Columbia, while the galleries were re
splendent wlth'the we'altrr and culture of
the National capital. As a spectacle,
nothing. could have been: more Inspiring
or Impressive. The bright sun stream.-lng-
through the ground glass ceiling, on
which were the arms bt the several
states, flooded the hall with light and
heightened the effect of the gowns of the
ladles In the galleries; the-gllstenlng uni
forms on the floor, and the elaborate
scheme -of decoration which submerged
the'hall lrr afsea of color.
Never before In the history of the
House baa the staid-old legislative hall,
with Its severe gold and white galleries
and its -plain marble rostrum, been dec
orated to anything like the exteni'lt was
today. A company of Jackies from the
Government yacht Dolphin had literally
swathed the hall In flags. The fronts of
the galleries were" hidden bythem, the
brass railings which marked off the lob
bies were festoohed with them, and the
Speaker's rostrum was covered with
them. Not more than half were Ameri
can flagsr and this fact was at first rather
startling-until the full beauty of the-color
scheme dawned upon tho spectators.
From the galleries every other flag was
that of a foreign couhtry. The royal flag
of England was draped frorrr the reserved
galltry on' file east, next the executive
gallery; and the Imperial black, white- and
red of Germany on the right, the crested
flag of Austria-Hungary, the tricolor of.
France, the r6yal ensign of Russia, thd
green, white and red of Mexico, and. even
tho red and yellow of Spain were there.
But below, circling the hall and walling
In the distinguished assemblage, were the
glorious buff ami blue under which the
Continental Army of Washington, had
achieved the Independence of the Ameri
can Republic, -while confronting the audi
ence, back of the Speaker s desk, was
the beiutlfUl silk flag of the Republic,
and from it, stretching away on either
side, ovef the paintings7 of La Fayette and
Washington, blazed the Stars ahd Stripes- i
The flags of the Continental Army,, many
of which were old and tatteted, had been
brought frcni the War Department forj
the occasion. " '
The cumbersotne swinging chairs had
been removed from the hall, and smaller.
chairs substltuetd to economize spacer
Circling the area in front ofrthe Speaker's
rostrum were large leather--chairs foe the
President, hts Cabinet and the membew
of the Diplomatic Corps. - The membera
of the House were seated on the left;
leaving the whole right of the hall for the
visitor.
A Stately Procession. '
The procession Into the hall was a
stately one. The doorkeeper "announced!
each dlvlalon as it appeared at the main!
door. vFirst came Senitor.Frye. president
pro tem.. and the members of the Senate
Senator FJye ascended the rostrum and
took; his place beside Speaker Henderson,
and the Senators, seated, themselves In the
first three rows on the right. The mem
bers of. the Senate were followed by Chief
Justice Fuller and Jbe associate Justices
of the Supremfe Court, in their judicial
robes. They were seated opposite the
place reserved for the President and his
Cabinet. Next came the Ambassadors
and Ministers to the United State and
other members of the Diplomatic Corpst
heided by Lord Pauncefote. They were
seated immediately behind the members
of the Senate. The Governqrs of, states
and territories, headed by -Governor Sco
fleld, of Wisconsin, sat in the rear of the
Diplomatic; Corps. There was much curi
osity 'to see Governor Boossevelt, of New"
York, and he acknowledged the attention
r ihanlfcsted by sniillng and" 'bow ins to the
right and left. Following the Governors
came Lleutenant-General Miles, ' In full
uniform, the Commjsstoners- of the Dis
trict of Columbia and the members of
the' centennial commlttee-at-large. The
President and the members of the Cabi
net were last to enter the hall. They
were escorted to the chairs reserved for
them by President McFarland, 6f the Dis
trict Commissioners,
Meantime the speakers of the occasion.
Senators Hoar, Daniel antl McCopias, and
Representatives Payne and, Richardson,
had taken places facing the assemblage
at the desk Immediately below the pre
siding officers. When alt had'been seated.
Speaker Henderson called the distin
guished gathering to order and briefly ex
plained the purpose of 'the celebration.
The entire body arose and stood with
bowed heads while Dr. Milburn, the blind
chaplain of the Senate, offered an im
pressive invocation in his wonderfully rich
Voice. The Speaker then turned the gavel
over to Senator Frye, who called the joint
assemblage to order and introduced Mr.
Richardson, of Tennessee, the minority
leader of the House, who delivered the
opening address on the transfer of the
seat Of government from Philadelphia,
Mr. Richardson's address" was generously
applauded.
Historical Orations.
Mr. Richardson's address was largely an
Interesting historical review of the contest
which began as soon as the first Con
gress convened at New York in 1789. over
the location of the seat of government.
The address of Mr. Payne, of NeyV York,
the floor leader of the majority in the
House, on "The Establishment of the Seat
of Government in the District of Columbia.'!
afforded an Interesting glimpse into the
political machinations of the forefathers,
and received marked attention. Repre
sentative Payne gaVe an interesting ac
count of the controversy that finally re
sulted in the locatipn of the Capital- City
on the Potomac Particular refprence was
made to the political shrewdness displayed
by Hamilton and Jefferson In connection
with Its final location. Hamilton's- finan
cial measure for the 'assumption by the
Nation of debts incurred by the states
In maintaining the Revolutionary War had
-failed, and Hamilton, believing that the
very existence of the Union depended upon
its reconsideration- and passage; -was mak
ing strenuous endeavors to accomplish
that result. Virginia and the South had
voted against it. Hamilton proposed a.
compromise. Jefferson should help pass
the assumption act. and Hamilton, as a
qdld pro quo, should bring over enough
votes to put through tho act locating the
seat of government on the Potomac How
this was brought about Mr. Payne told In
Jefferon's own words, and added.
"This Incident removes some, of the
glamour which tlnie has thrown over the
acts of the fathers,, and reveals them to us
as human beings, no better -than the poli
ticians Of today. Surely it Is. not the high
est type -of legislative integrity that char
acterizes -this historical episode, but-we
can fdrglve this hit of log--rolling' when
we reflect that It paved a threatened'rup
ture of the" union.""
Senator Louis E. McComas, of Mary
land, In a brief address, sketched the
"History of tho First Century of the Na
tional Capital." He drew a picture of the
scene as seen from Capitol Hill 100 years
'ago, when President Adams first visited
the place; spoke ot the Capital "City's Un
certain growth, the demand for its re
moval, and, finally, after the Civil War,
the dawning ot a -day -of fulfillment.
"The Future-ot the" United; States andlts
Capital was the topic assigned to Senator
John W. Daniel, of Virginia. The Sen
ator's address, was largely an eloquent and
patriotic essay. "Ancient-history' he
said, "has no precedent for the" United
States', and -modern history has no parallel.
xne umtea -states contains- the most dl-jrerslfled-
andasstoilatlje Elements that
ever composed a great nation, uur ao-
main Is the best located. Our longevity 1
projetts iUelf to the farthest reach of hu
man speculation, and tlfe future-is gor
geous with every sign of -hope and cour-
age. ' V ' 1
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, con
eluded the exercises with afin'shed and
scbplarrj-- historical orauonv
In opening, he spoke Impressively of
the antiquity of the- European capitals
compared with the youth ot that of the
American Republic London, he saidhad
been a-center-of civilization for more than.
1203 years. Paris the" seatrof government
for 13 centuries, Berlin for nearly four.
land Vienna for seven.
"Add yet, said he, "there are few
places that can show for any one cen
tury more than three products of archi
tecture that equal the Capitol, the Wash
ingont monument and the. Congressional
Library. If we can add to the glory of
Washington three -such structures only
for each, coming century, "we need" not
be ashamed of comparison with any for
eign city when Washington shall have
reached -the same -age. If God spare the
Republic, what may we hope for Wash
ington? These three structures, unrivaled
as they are, each in Its resp'ectfve classv
are more Interesting- still for what those
typ.tfiV The monument to the father of
the country is" but a simple "shaft. It
marks a narrow spot. It commemorates
1 single human character. But the spot
it marks, as was sad, Mr. Speaker, by
6ne of the most accomplished men who
ever sat in your chair, 'Up, a prime merid
ian.' The prime meridian of universal
longitude, on -sea or land, may be at
Greenwich or at Paris, or where you will.
But the prime meridian of pure, exalted
human character- will be marked forever
by .yonder obelisk. Integrity and patriot
ism are to be measured by nearness to It
or departure from it. The whole city is In
a large sense a Washington monument.
Ifwere-better thatthat great nam&ehould
pass forever into oblivion and be forgot
ten, unless the walls-ot the building where
we atcassembled. dedicated to legislation
and to Justice, also bear honorable wit
ness to 'the- character and influence of
him who laid its corner-stone."
With sweeping strokes Senator Hoar
then proceeded to paint the great achieve
ments of the country,' the glories which
had crowned it, the ordeals through which
it had passed, the growth of literature.
L art and science which had advanced w 1th
the years. -
The exercises were c6ncluded at 6:15. Af
ter dissolving the Joint session. Senator
Frye turned th,e gavel over to Speaker
fienaerson, ana tne Hpuse immediately
adjourned."
The concluding feature of thp celebration
was a reception tonight at the Corcoran
Art Gallery from to 11 o'clock, attended
by the President and 'several members -of
his Cabinet, the Governors of several
states and their 3taffs, who participated
in the day's events, and a long contin
gent of official and resident society. Pres
ident McKlnley, accompanied by Secre
taries Wilson and Hitchcock and Secre
tary Cortelyou, arrived about half past
9 o'clock, They were met at the door by
the reception committee, and were escort
ed to the balcony, where the President
sat for 15 minutes watching the moving
throng below. Mr. McKlnley was given
a hearty reception by the crowd.
Lieutenant-General Miles had a flight
accident while heading the parade, a break
in his horse's saddle girth giving the Gen
eral a fall. The head of the parade had
Just passed the President's reviewing
stand, and General Miles, having saluted
the President, had turned his .horse to
ward the House wing of the Capitol. Th
3&ddle girth suddenly parted, permitting
the saddle to turn on .the animal, and
General Miles was seen to fall sideways.
The horse did not plunge, and an officer
sprang forward. Being a good horseman.
General Miles saved himself from being
thrown with force, and suffered, nothing
save the Inconvenience and annoyance of
the -accident.
STILL NO VERDICT.
Jury In the Morrison Trial Cannot
Reach an Agrreemcnt. -,
ELDORADO Kan. D-ec lC-No verdict
In the Jessie Morrison murder case- was
reached today. On the way, to their room
this morning, two- or three of the Jury
men complained of f eeMng ill. Miss Mor
rison spent the time in her cell, anxiously
awaiting a verdict, "i am still hopeful,"
said she, "but I wish they would hurry
up.' - - .
She received a score of letters of sjm
pathy in this morning's mall. The jury
this afternoon sent a communlpation to
Judge Shlnn that led to a whispered con
versation between the Judge and the at
torneys on both sides. The Judge again
ordered the Jury to continue their delib
erations. Neither the court nor the attor
neys would make known the contents of
the communication
At 10 o'clock tonight Judge Shlnn again
sent the" Morrison jury to bed, directing
them to resume deliberations on the case
at 830 .o'clock in the morning.
i 6 ,
THE DEATH ROLL.
Pioneer Telegrapher Dead.
NEW YORK. Dec 12. Robert L. TIge,
who established the first telegraphic sys
tem" In South America, 'is dead at his
home here. He was born in Dublin. At
the outbreak, of the Civil War he en
listed in the Fortieth New York Regi
ment In 18S6 he entered the employ of
Adrain C. Morse and went to Chile and
Peru, where he established telegraphic
systems. For IS years he had resided in
this city.
Willlnm E. "Wood Dead.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12. William E.
Wood, vice-president of" the Crocker-Wol-worth
National Bank, is dead, after an ill
ness of only a few days. He was 76 years
pld, and was'formerly associated in enter
prises with the late. Charles Crocker,
the railroad magnate.
An Amherst Profes-ior.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Dec. 12. Profes
sor Marshall Henshaw, of Amherst Col
lege, died suddenly today.
OFFICIAL RETURNS.
yevr Yorlt'n Vote.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12. The State Board
of Canvassers met today and canvassed
the state vote. Only four of the 61 coun
ties cast a majority of votes for Bryan.
They were" New Ybrk, Queens, Richmond
and Schoharie! Following are the totals
for President: McKlnley, S21.992; Bryan,
678.3S6; Woolley, 22,03; Debs, 12,869; Malo
ney, 12,622.- McKihley's plurality, 143,608.
The plurality of Odell, Republican, for
Governor was 111,125.
Texas' Vote.
AUSTIN, Tex., Dec. K.-The official vote
in. Texas was: Democratic, 267,432; -Republican.
130.C84; Populist,- 20,961; Prohlbl
tion.2664; Social Democratic, 846, Social
ist Labor. 162: - -
Wc-t Virginia' Vote.
CHARLESTON, "WV Va., Dec. 12. The
Scrofula
"few are entirely free fromlfc.
It may develop so slowly as fo cause
little If any disturbance daring the whole
period'-of childhood.
jQ; may thejn produce Irregularlfy of the
stomach and bowels, dyspepsia, catarrh,
and marked- tendency to consumption
before Tnanlfesthii- Itself lrr much cutaneous
eruption or glandular swelling.
"It Is beat-to- be sure that you are qnlte
free- irorn It, and for its complete eradlca
tidaybu can rely on
flomts SajrmapariHa
The best of all medicines for all humors.
official election returns for West Virginia
are: McKlnley. 119.S21; Bryan. 9S.S07.'
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BALTIMORE, Dec. 12. Herbert Stew
art Stone and Miss Mary Grlggsby Mc
Cormlck. both of Chicago, were married
here today, their wedding being one of
the social events of the present season.
The marriage took place at noon in
Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church,
the guests Including practically all the
social leaders of Baltimore, and many ot
equal prominence from other cities. The
Rev. ThOmas Hall, of New York, offici
ated, assisted by the Rev. John Timothy
Stone, of Brown Memorial Church. Mel
ville-E. Stone. Jr., brother of the bride
groom, acted as best man. and Miss Car
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