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EVENTS OF THE DAI
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
in m Condensed Form.
Thirty-seven people were drowned in
(lie wieek of the suamer Clan Drum
mom! in the bay of Biscay.
A gift to Wellefdey college of f: 50,000
from tlie estate of Charles T. Wilder
bas just been announced.
The 60tb anniversary of Francis
Joseph's accession to the throne was
celebrated throughout Austria.
Three coal barges were lost and the
lives of 10 or 12 men were sacrificed in
the recent Atlantic Btorm off Bargate.
The Philippine insurgents demand
7,000,000 pesetas for the release of 40
friars imprisoned since the commence
ment of the war.
A fire fiend attempted to burn John
Wanamaker's big department store iu
Philadelphia, but was arrested before
serious damage was done.
The liabilities of Gillett, the ab
sconding Kansas cattle-plunger, con
tinue to grow, the latest estimate plac
ing the total at $1,500,000.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to hold up and rob a Missouri Pacific
passenger train near Sedalia, Mo. One
bandit was captured and another was
severely wounded.
Agoinaldo is said to he preparing to
make resistance, and Spanish sympa
thizers in Madrid declare 60,000 men
armed with Mausers will oppose Amer
ican control of the Philippines.
Secretary Long has ordered the
cruiser New York to Havana. On his
arrival, Sampson will hoist his flag on
the cruiser, and it is expected she will
bring the admiral north next month.
A German government offioial, in
an interview with a correspondent of
the press in Berlin confirmed the report
that Germany is negotiating with
Spain for the purchase of the Caroline
islands.
Advices from New Guinea say the
native tribes living on Musa river late
ly raided the Masini villages, in Cul
ling wood hay, and massacred 15 coast
people. Theie are no police to deal
with the murderers.
News from Samoa states that the na
tives held a meeting October 13 to
discuss the question of the kingship.
A number of conciliatory speeches
eie delivered, but no candidate was
named, nor was any decision arrived at.
Two men have been arrestod at Lon
don An charges of having robbed the
Duchess of Siithetland of valuable jew
elry in France lust mouth. Part of the
stolen jewelry was in the possession of
the robbers when they were urrested.
Chile is on a specie basis and no
more paper money will be issued.
It is announced at Washington that
no more presidential postmasters will
be named until congiess meets.
Tho lint tic-ship Otegon and Iowa
have been ordered to proceed from Mon
tevideo to Valparaiso, where further
orders will await them.
Troubles has arisen in Africa be
tween Germany ami the Congo Free
State, relative to the respective boun
dary lines north of Lake Tanganika.
General Thomas Kegalado, the head
of the revolutionary movement in Sal
vudor, has usurped the presidency and
proclaimed himself chief executive of
the republic.
Tho attempt to effect a coalition be
tween tho states of Nicaragua. Hon
dura and Salvador, to be conducted us
the United Mates of Central America,
has failed completely.
Arrangements are being made by the
war department to disinter the remains
of all the soldiers who lost their lives
in the campaign before Santiago and
tiling them to this country.
Great improvement in tho health of
tho army lias taken place within the
last two months, as show n by the last
reports to tho surgeon genciul from the
field and general hospitals.
There is a band of American twin
diets in Hamburg, Germany, w ho are
passing wortliltvs American paper
money, for which they not only procure
valuable merchandise, but even obtain
money in exchange fiom their victims,
It will piobnldybe the end of Decern.
ber or the beginning of January before
any further news is received from the
men who have chosen to spend the
w inter on the rich gold-bearing creeks
of the Klondike. About 600 men will
winter on the creeks In the Allin river
country.
The navy department has made pub
lie a resit from Adiiuial Sampson,
covering the operations of the United
Stales blockading fleet off Santiago
after the destruction of Cervera't
tiadron. The report soorea General
Mialter for making public, important
telegrams slid refusing to recnguite
the admiral in the surieudor.
Minor Neas ti.
The steamer .Monarch cleared fiorn
New Oilcans for Liverpool with th
largest general cargo ever carried from
that port, embracing SU.IUh) bales of
cotton, 12H.0U0 bushels of corn, 111,000
laves.
Sarah Iloimell, an Abilene, ( Kan.)
young woman, bus recent I a legacy of
half a million dollars Ihhii a New York
f i lend Interested in her musical rduc
tloii. Mm w ill go In Paris soon to com
plet her musictl educ.it ion.
Prisoners when arrested In Morocco
re ir. pined to pay the ol iceman for
bis trouble In taking tbeiti to jail.
Professor Henry Van Ingen, the ar
tist who bail he-it art insliuctot .f
Vaa-ar college luce its opening In
lttft, died u llenlv o( angina peel oris
t bis home iii PoiigbkH'ie, N. Y.,
aged 05 vrars.
John II. llm kiiisn, captain I'ulted
rui. navy, retired, enlisted In the
navy IV years before the rlvrl war and
ervel Willi Dewey. At Foil Fisher
lie taivj Lieutenant Hob Lvans up
scaling laJJr.
LATER NEWS.
Virden rioters will be
fast as information can
pro-ecu ted as
be obtained
against them.
The Carlist movement in Spain is
gaining ground owing to the apathy of
the Spanish government.
The official trial of the new torpedo
boat Farragut. in San Francisco bay
was a successful one in every resject.
Meyer of Louisiana, has introduced
in the house a bill appropriating $12,
000.000 for the construction of a wide,
deep channel from deep water of the
Mississippi riv r to deep water of the
Gulf of Mexico.
The history of the document which
will certify the passing of the oldest
colonial power in the world
and the
advent of the newest was epitomized
by Judge Day in a single sentence: "A
peace treaty to contain auything which
the victors put into it"
News has been received of one vessel
boarded by the Spaniards during the
late war. She was the British bark
Nellie Brett, and after a thorough ex
amination was allowed to proceed.
The boarding ciew was from the Al
fonso XIII, aftei wards sunk by the
Americans.
Senor Romer, Mexican minister to
Washington, has notified Secretary
Hay that Mexico has determined to ad
vance her mission here to the rank of
an embassy. Consequently, as soon as
the necessary steps are taken, the
United States minister to Mexico,
Clayton, will become an ambassador.
Representative Cousins, of Iowa, has
the honor of introducing the first bill
in the house at this session. It is en
title! "a bill declaring a standard of
value in the United Stages," and pro
vides that the standard of value in the
United States is hereby declared to be
and is the standard gold dollar of 25.8
grains of standard gold, 900 fine.
In conformity with the require
ments of the law the secretary of the
treasury lias transmitted to congress
the estimates of appropriations re
quired for the service of the fiscal
year, ending June 80, 1900, as fur
nished by the several exceutive depart
ments. Those estimates include the
permanent annual appropriation ag
gregating $593,048,378, as agair.st
$808,875,885, tho amount of the ap
propriation including deficiencies ami
miscellaneous espouses for . the fiscal
year ol 1898, and $103,047,885, the
amount of the estimates of 1800.
The estimates given below lire the
appropriations for Oregon and Wash-
ngton for the coming year: Gray's
harbor, Washington, $500,000; Ya
qnina bay harbor, Oregon, $400,000;
custom-house, Portland, Or., $200,
000; Columbia river and Willamette
river below Portland, $150,000; Co
lumbia river at the Cascades, $100,-
000; entrance to Coos bay and harbor,
Oregon, $100,000; lighthouse at Semi
nh moo bay, Washington, $25,000;
lighthouse at Middle Ground, Colum
bia river, $21,000; lighthouse at Bur
rows' island, Washington, $15,000,
Superior Judge Rhodes Borden died
at his home at Sun Francisco.
A boiler in a sawmill near Mont
rose, Colo., exploded, killing three men.
General Miles has prepared a draft
for a bill providing for u standing army
of 100,000 men.
It is reported that tho Great North
ern has purchased an lino to Portland
and will soon come into that ciiv over
its own tracks.
Mad Mullah's fanatical movement
lias been partly cheeked, and a strong
British force is held ill readiness to
move against the Rebels.
Tho appeal of General Lord Kitch
ener, of Khartoum, (or funds to found
a Gordon memorial college at Khar
toum met with an immediate response
in Lftudon. Over 70,000 out of the
1 00,0)10 Hiked for has already been
subset ibed.
Dining the past week five bodies
have been picked up on the beaoh be- :
tween Florence and Gardiner, Or.,
with a few miles' ipaco. They are
supposed to be tiie bodies of sailors of
the wrecked Alalanta. If so. they
must have been carried 40 miles by
the ocean currents.
The young king of Spain lias had
Tety pleasant windfall in the shape ol
legacy of 8,000,000 pesetas, be
queathed to him by an old gentleman
named Solar, who hail a close though
unacknowledged lelationship to the
king, being the natural son of Ferdi
nand VII, and great uncle of King Al
fonso. Advices from Russia say the reports
of threatened famine there are growing
more gloomy every day. Count Leo
Tolstoi has petitioned the government
lor permission to form relief commit
tees to cope with the distress, and the
czar himself has contributed COO, 000
roubles to the Red ('toss Society to aid
the starving peasants.
Thnrlow Weed Hurries has brought
suit in the New York stiptemo court
against the Aiiieiicati-China Develop
ment Company for $1,1100,000 for ser
vices In obtaining rail mad concessions
f i iitii the imperial Chinese government,
through tho Chinese minister at
Washington. The concessions ate
worth in net profit at least $13,000,000
to the cotniiany, and they may be
worth $34, 000,000.
California mine owners assert the
gold output of the state has been cut
tailed Hi least 60 er cent by a pro
longed drought.
Oliver Clement, aged 18, of Poplar
lllulT, Mo., hat malt led Mrs. Hannah
McGinnis, aged IU). She was bit step
mother's stepmother.
Though one of the youngest general
officers in the confedeiat army Gen
rial Wheeler was the oldest III the na
tional tcrvico against Spain.
The rapid expansion of out export
trade is Illustrated by some 11 .mi res just
prepared by the treasury bureau of
statistics showing the gains in out ex
ports to Africa.
The workmen ol the Libby Glast
company in Toledo, ()., have completed
the large. t cut gla bowl ever mail In
the world, foi premutation to Presi
dent McKlnley. It weighs 75 pounds.
Tho death of Colonel Amos Wf Inter,
in Washington, leaves (leiicrttl Horace
Potter as the only s mith member
of General U. ft. Omul's personal
tad.
SESSION OF CONGRESS
Opening Marked by Interest
ing Circumstances.
CROWDED WITH SPECTATORS
A Few BUI Introduced In the Home-
Adjournment Soon After Bead
ing of the Message.
Washington, Dec. 7. When the sen
ate convened Monday to begin the clos
ing session of the Bath congress, the
chamber presented a notable and beau
tiful appeatance. By 11 o clock the
public and private galleries were filled
I almost to their capacity with a dl-itin-guished
assemblage, including many
; ladies in brilliant attire.
J On the floor of the senate the display
I of flowers was unusually beautiful even
j for the opening day of a session of con
gress. The odor of flowers filled the
chamber. The memorable scenes en
acted in the chambeer during the last
session, and the momentous events that
have occurred since congress Jast ad
journed created a feeling of intense ex
pectancy on the part of the spectators
and the members of the senate. This
was made manifest by the long lines of
people in the corridors anxious to gain
admission to the galleries and by the
early arrival of the senators on the
floor. Through the courtesy of the
vice-president, the members of ths
joint high commission were admitted
to the floor of the senate, and were the
recipients of much attention.
Just before the senate was oalled to
order, several well-known members of
the diplomatic corps appeared in the
diplomatic gallery.
Promptly at 12 o'clock Hobart rapped
for order. Mr. Milburn, the venera
ble blind chaplain, in a profoundly im
pressive manner, returned "devout and
reverent thanks for God's goodness to
us as a nation and for his care of us
sinoe last gathered in the chamber."
The call of the senate developed the
presence of 67 members. The usual
resolutions were offered and adopted.
Cullom of Illinois offered one to ap
point a committee to inform the house
that the senate was ready to transact
business; Hale of Maine, one fixing
the liour o daily meetings at 12
o'clock noon, and Morrill of Vermont,
one to appoint a committee to notify
the president that the senate was
awaiting any communication he might
desire to make. Morrill of Vermont,
and Cockrell of Missouri, were named
by the vice-pietident to join a like
committee of the house to call on the
president.
McBride of Oregon, presented the
credentials of his colleague, Simon, to
whom the vice-president administered
the oath of office.
TherBding of the message occupied
two hours and 18 minutes. Many per
sons remained in the galleries through
out the reading, but, as is usual, little
attention was given to the presentation
of the message, either in the galleries
or on the floor, after the first few pages.
The senate adjourned shortly after
tho reading of the message.
In the House.
Washington, Dec. 7. The opening
session of congress Monday wa a spec
tacular occasion, animated and bril
liant. There were more than the usual
number of distinguished personages in
the thronged galleries, including many
representatives of foreign governments,
high officials, and ladies and gentlemen
conspicuous in social and political life.
The greetings of the members were
most cordial, and there was no outcrop
ping of paitisan rancor to mar the oc
casion. One of the most striking inci
dents was the cordial meeting between
the floor leaders of the respective sides,
Messrs. Dingley and Bailey. In view
of the goscip about the possibility of
Mr. Bailey being deposed as the minor
ity leader, it is significant that the
sneaker named Mr. Bailey as the
minority member of the committee to
wait upon the president, an honor al
ways bestowed upon the recognized
leader of the minority.
Speaker Heed received a warm wel
come from both sides of the house when
he ascended the rostrum to call the
house to order, but perhaps the greatest
peisonal ovation to any member was
that given Major-Ooneral Wheeler, of
Alabama, who has not been seen by
many ol his old colleagues since lie
went to the front at the head of the
cavalry division of General Shatter!
army. Mr. W. A. Stone, of Pennsyl
vania, McMillin,of Tennessee, and Mr.
Sayers, of Texas, who have been elected
governors ot their respective states
since congress adjourned, weie also
overwhelmed with congratulations.
The floral tributes today were un
usually numerous ami made the hall
vetitable bower of beautiful flowers.
The proceedings themselves were dull,
all inteiest centering in the reading of
the president's menage. For over two
hours the clerk droned through trie long
document, but the interest of members
ami spectators never flagged. With
rapt attention they followed the presi
dent's recital of the war and listened
eagerly to evety suggestion or recom
mendation he had to offer. No expres
sions of approval or disapproval inter
rupted the reading.
rhlrage Theater llurneil.
Chicago, Iho. 7. Fire badly dam
age I the Lincoln theater at 4)11 North
('lurk street tonight. The evening per
formance had been concluded and the
ami ience bad left the building but a
few minutes, when tho fits broke out.
The nieinliers of the "Dawn of Free
dom" ooinpauy, which is at the thea
ter, were still in the building, and they
were com pel lei) to make a hasty exit,
none of them saving any considerable
poition of their clothing. The lot Is
about $i'i0,000.
I are nf Troops.
Washington, Dee. 7. Lieutenant
Colonel H. O'Kcilly, chief surgeon,
anil Lieutenant Weston will stall In a
day or two on the hospital steamer Kay
Slate, from New York for Kingston,
Jamaica, to make a thorough Investiga
tion of the British method of caring
for troops In tropical climates, hat-
eeon O'Ueilly i to be the chief sur
geon at Havana under the temporary
occupation.
Hugh C. Griffin, It) yean of age, wai
sentenced at Santa Rosa, Cel., to lit
iiuorlavinnienl for train wrecking.
MESSAGE COMMENT.
flew of Number of Senator and
Representative!. "
Washington, Dec. 7. Many senators
excused themselves from expression of
opinions at length upon the president's
message, on the ground that they had
not been able to give careful attention
to all the details. Republican sena
tors were, however, willing to express
themselves in a few general words of
commendation.
Senator Cullom regarded it as "a
painstaking, entertaining and accurate
historical review."
Senator Piatt, of New York, com
mended the expression of a determina
tion to increase the standing array, and
to maintain order in Cuba until the
Cubans can take care of themselves.
Senator Wolcott said it was an ad
mirable document
Senator Lodge said it was "able and
excellent."
Senator Foraker A good presenta
tion of facts generally, but a little in
definite on the question of Cuban in
dependence.
Senator Proctor A good American
paper.
Senator Perkins An able resume of
the situation and facts leading up to
the war.
The Democrats were ,even more
averse than the Republicans to discuss
the paper. Senator Jones, of Arkansas,
was an exception. He round in the.
message a number of points which did
not accord with his views. One of,
these was the proposition to continue,
the volunteer army in existence until
the standing army can be increased. I
Some of ns do not favor the increase
of the standing army,," he said, "and,
the president lias no right to assume
that a majority stand with him on that
proposition."
As Viewed In Loudon.
London, Deo. 7. Much having been
expected, there is a certain tone of dis
appointment in the morning paper ed
itorials on President McKinley's mes
sage. Its noncommittal character ii
attributed to the fact that the negotia
tions of the peace commissioners at
Paris are not finished.
Considerable satisfaction is expressed
at the references to Anglo-American
relations, and at the coldness displayed
toward Russia. -
The Daily News complains of the
ambiguity of the message on com
mercial and currency matters," and
the conspicuous absence of any allu
sion to free trade."
ThS Times says: "It is oreditable
to both the dignity and good sense of
the American people that a message
announcing the victorious ending ol
the great war, the acquisition of terri
tory and initiation of an imperialist
policy is sober in tone and moderate in
recommendations."
The Daily Chronicle pays a tribute
to the "sober, sound common sense and
straightforward language" of the mes
sage, pointing out that President Mo
Kinley's reference to the military oc
cupation of Cuba virtually outlines a
policy "precisely the same as Great
Britain in Fgvpt and likely to have
the same effect."
DEBTS OF THE ISLANDS.
They Will Not lie Mentioned in the
Treaties.
London, Dec. 6. The Paris corre
spondent of the Standard, says: The
peace commissions have agreed not to
mention the Cuban or Philippine debts
in the treaty, because it might lead to
misapprehension. The American com
missioners have indicated to the Span
iards that these debts cannot possibly,
in law, right or equity, be saddled
upon Cuba or the Philippines, Bince
the money employed was not for the
benefit of the colonies, but to compel
them' by force of arms, to suffer the
oppressive Spanish rule from which
they are seeking to free themselves.
The Madrid correspondent of the
Daily News says: It is officially an
nounced that the Spanish peace com
missioners have secured a concession
granting Spain commercial advantage!
in the Philippines for 10 years. An
effort will be made to secure a similar
concession in the Antilles.
FIVE LIVES LOST.
A Terrific Mtrn-Orlatlne Esnloalon al
Pinocle, l
Pinocle, Cut., Dee. 7. The nitro
gelatine hotup of the Judson Powder
Company blew tip at 3:35 this after
noon, killing r-upenntemlent Charles
Kennedy and four Chinese, the only
workmen in the building at the time.
Tho explosion was a terrific one, four
tons of nitrogelatme blowing np, com
pletely demolishing the building. The
same house was badly damaged by an
exp'.ixioti six weeks ago, and two Chi-
new were killed. Superintendent
Kennedy was superintending some
mixing when the explosion of this af
ternoon occurred. It is probable that
the cause of the explosion will never
be known, at no one who was in the
building escape-1 deuth.
Newport, K. I., Dec. 7. Block isl
and suffered severely from the storm
last night. The threo-masted Nova
Scotia schooner Vamoose, loaded with
coal, went ashore during the night on
Clay head, on the east side of tlie Isl
and. The captain and ruato were
drowned. Two of the crew were able
to leach shore In safety, and four
others were taken off by the life-saving
crew in the breeches booy.
tlarrla al Washington.
Washington, Deo. 7. General Gar
cia, with bis staff, called at the war
department today to pay his resects to
Acting Secrets) y Meiklejohn. Mr.
Meiklrjuhn chatted for few minuter
with bit callers, but not Uhui nutters
of busincN. The Cubans bad previous
ly seen Secretary Gage and conferred
with him on economic questions relat
ing to the adiiiiniitiat'on of affairs in
Cuba. They professed themselves
very well satisfied with the reception
accorded them by Mr. Gage.
Fnglaeer Baa riremsa Killed.
SoutL Berwick, M., Nov. !. Har
ley Bales and Fred Hallaway, of Port
land, Me., engineer and fireman ol a
Boston A Maine locomotive during
snow plow, were killed today by th
engine plunging over an embankment.
Advices fiom New South Wales aj
the steamer Ctiloga has tailed from
Sydney w ith a cargo ol ptovislons for
Admiral LVwey'a fWt at Manila. Thr
HrlFifli ftatftaiattlal lif ft fill A IttB ns Uaa OA I
. H ' ' t ws.wv stvsiiw v
mutton, S50 of Unit. 115 tuns of pota
toes, 81 tout of ouious and IS toot ol
errol
GREAT NEW YORK FIRE!
Million Dollars' Worth o
Property Destroyed.
ROGERS, PEET & CO. CURSED OUT
Skyscraper of the Home Life Insur
ance and Postal Telegraph
Companies Gutted.
New York, Deo. 6. In a blinding
fain storm tonight, the massive block
of buildings on Broadway, Nos. 253 to
259, and included between Murray and
Warren stieets, was almost destroyed
by fire. Within three hours more than
$1,000,000 worth of property was de
stroyed. The fire began in the five-story brick
building occupied by the men's fur
nishing firm of Rogers, Peet & Co., on
the southwest corner of Broadway and
Warren t street. Adjoining the Rogers
Peet building, and south of it, was the
magnificent white building of the Home
Life Insurance Company, and next to
this was the brownstone building of
the Postal Telegraph Company, erected
at a cost of millions only a few years
ago. Within a few minutes after the
discovery of the fire the Rogers-Peet
building was a roaring furnace, and an
alarm bad been turned in which
brought more than a score of engines to
the scene. It was but a short time
when the flames had eaten through the
wall of the Home Life, and were roar
ing high above that lofty stiuciure.
Thousands of people had gathered on
the scene, and the blinding glare of the
flames lighted np the lower part of the
city. Even in the downpour, the great
crowd of people grew and the police
reserves were called out from many sta
tions and kept the people back for
blocks. Great showers of sparks were
carried in all directions by the gale,
that blew 60 miles an hour. It was a
picturesque fire.
The Home Life Insurance building
was occupied by that company and a
large number of men prominent in
various lines of business. Eveiy effott
was made to save the valuable papers
stored in some of the offices, but many
of these were lost. The offices of the
rapid-transit commission were on the
ninth floor of this building, and it is
believed that all the plans and sohemes
of work with which the company has
been working for many years are de
stroyed. In the Postal building, as well, theie
were many serious losses of a private
nature, and when the flames reached
the operating room of' this structure,
which they did within three hours of
the outbreak, the one or( two solitary
operators who remained at their posts
were compelled to flee for their lives.
The fire burned even moie fiercely in
the Home Life building, owing to the
great height of this structure and in an
incredibly short time the upper half of
this magnificent building was iu flames.
The water towers in the street were
able to throw their heavy streams only
into the lower part of the structure, and
the firemen, though they worked with
great bravery and untiring energy, in
the blinding smoke and heat, could do
little in the face of such a fierce sweep
of flumes and gale. It was only a ques
tion of time when the Postal building,
so far as the upper stories were con
cerned, went the way of the others.
The estimate of the losses by Chief
Bonner after midnight was $1,000,000
with a probability of a still further loss
should the fire continue to make any
thing like rapid progress. At that
hour, however, he believed that he had
the fire under control within reasonable
run its.
MORE WRECKS REPORTED.
News of Several Disasters Iteaches
New York.
New York, Dec. 6. Vessels that left
ibis port November 29 bote the brunt
of the double hurricane. In many cases
the names of wrecks sighted at sea can
not be made out, and agents are wor
ried. Other vessels have not been
heard from.
Swan & Son, agents for the bark
Gleneida, received word Inst night from
Captain Corning that she was wrecked,
and that the ciew were in Bermuda.
She was muck by the storm and d in
masted November 20. She was alum
doned on the 20th. The Gleneida had
cleared for Buenos Ayres.
Word was also received yesterday ol
the wreck of the schooner Kate S.
Flint.
The British steamship Baron Cawdor,
Captain Sutherland, just arrived froir.
Java, bad a boat and hoist-engine geat
smashed during a 43-hours' atrugglt
with the gale.
The German steamship Gera, from
Bremen, which arrived with passengeis
yesterday, had the forward part of her
saloon stove in and her bridge stanch
ions twisted.
Three barges which were out loose on
the sound since Sututday have been -res
cued (ruin the north shore of Long
island. Thtrtefu schoonors were taken
safely into New Haven by a tugboat,
The Sunset limited transcontinental
train of the Southern Pacific, went
bound, was badly wrecked two miles
west of Jennings, La. No Uvea were
lost. .
Troops for I'htlipplnes.
Milwaukee, Dec 0. Information re
ceived in this city is that in accordance
with later orders from the war depart
ment, several regiments ot the United
States army will in a few weeks embark
for the Philippines, The order, which
Is said to Include the Thiid Infantry
from Fort Snelling, and the Second
Third, Fourth, Filth, Fifteenth and
Twentieth regiments, requites
these regiments be prepared for
longed foreign field service in
tropics, outside the limits of
United States, The regiments,
that
pro
the
the
with
cavalry, are ordered to
Han Francisco between
13.
rendesvou at
January 1 and
Attacking Hello,
Madrid, IVo. $, An offioial dispatch
from the Visaytt island, in the Phil
I p pi nes, announces that the insurgents
have doable I their attacks upon Iloilo.
The government a It ices say
"The ret It have their guns trained
on the city, and Are on oar trooia)
i " w ' 1 J M ' W w is wa v ' j -si
nightly. Oar troo maintain spirit
I ! lire an I bavt killed nainber ol lb
' eiituty."
OLD GLORY RAISED.
Two Santa Clara Cities In Control of
A mericans.
Havana, Deo. 6. At noon today the
American forces, having previously
taken charge of Sancti Spiiitus and
Trinidad, in Santa Clara provinco, the
Stars and Stripes were- officially and
with impressive ceremonies hoisted
over the city hall and the military and
other public buildings in those cities.
When the flags were unfurled, the
bands played "The Star Spangled Ban
ner," and the soldiers and crowds of
citizens cheered enthusiastically.
General Wade, president of &e
United States evacuation commission,
accompanied by Colonel Clous, judge
adocate, Captain Hart, the official in
terpreter and Major Almy, Allison,
Butler and Brooke, called upon Captain-General
Castellanos at the palace
today. They were received by the
president of the Spanish evacuation
commission, who introduced them to
Generil Castellanos. The meeting
was of a most cordial nature, and when
the Americans retired, the oaptain
general accompanied them half way
down stairs and shook hands with all
of tbem. The Spanish military guard
on duty at the palace was drawn np
and rendered the utmost honors to the
American visitors.
San Antonio de Los Banos, province
of Havana, and Jaguay la Grande,
province of Matanzas, were evacuated
by the Spanish troops yesterday.
The Spanish transport Gian Antilla
sailed today for Spain with 1447 Span
ish troops; the Fulda will sail Monday
and the Werra, San Ignaoio and Juan
Forgas Tuesday. The Spanish com
mission was 'advised today that by
Monday next the evaouation of Bata
bano and the entire line of San Felipe
will be finished. This will complete
the evacuation of the entire island
west of those points.
A deed of sale of the Tacon theater
to an American syndicate, the property
passing into the hands of the Tacon
Realty Company. The Tacon, which
is the eighth largest opera-bouse in
the world, occupies an entire blook.
STEAM PIPE BURST.
Six Men Killed on the Steamer Alamo
at New York. .
New York. Dec. 6. Six men of the
Mallory line steamship Alamo were
killed tonight by the bursting of a
steam pipe while the vessel lav at her
pier in the East river. The dead are:
Patrick Murphy, second engineer;
Thomas McHugh, fireman; Patrick
Farrell, oiler; Frank McMahon, fire
man; L. Connell, fireman; J. Ryan, a
coal-heaver; John Stoneman, a passen
ger, oi Albany, was seriously scalded.
ine Alamo Has only recently been
discharged from transport service for
the government, and was just ovei
hauled at Roche's yard. She has new
steam pipes and boilers. She was
about to sail for Galveston with 80
passengers. At the time of the acci
dent, about 7 O'clock, the shin ha,l
cast off her lines and the tugboat Pres
ident had her line taut to assist the
Alamo into midstream. Her engines
bad made but two or three revolutions
when the explosion came. , It cava
forth a roar that was heard all through
South and Water streets, and tlm Inm
of it sent a shock and a shiver through
out tne lengtn o: tne ship. The floor
ing of the deck immediately over the
engine room was torn into splinters,
and steam poured np through the open
seams in ciouus.
The sound of esoaninir stunm was
mingled with the shrieks of the dying
men, who were enveloped in it. The
flow of the steam was checked with
great difficulty, and not until the lanse
of five or six minutes. Then it waa
found that it had completely filled the
engine-room and fireroom, and that all
who had been confined had been not
only parboiled, but suffocated by it.
There was no sign of life left in any of
the bodies, and in several instances the
skin had peeled from their hands and
faces., Tlie second engineer was fonnd
close to the break, in a position whioh
indicated tbnt he had tried to abut nfT
the steam at the boiler when the aooi-
dent occurred, and had died in the at
tempt. Two of the firemen were found
gripped in one another'! arms at the
foot of the ladder leading fiom the fire
hole.
Porta Itlro Wants Reforms.
San Juan de Porto Rico, Deo. 6.
The report put in circulation here that
the United States government will take
no definite action to establish a com
prehensive scheme of Porto Rloan ad
ministration for at least a year has
piovoked much adverse comment.
A meeting has been held by local
burines men, Ameiicans and Poito
Hicans, to protest vigorously against
any delay in reforms which are abso
lutely necestary to prevent the contin
nance of serious abuse. The same
meeting condemned the action of the
American authorities in collecting ar
rears of Spanish taxes since 1883, and
called for the application of American
laws and the establishment of free
trade with the United Statei.
Fire la Ferret.
Ferrol, Spain, Deo. 8. A fire which
occurred In the government dock yards
at this place last night, gutted several
buildings andr before the flames were
extinguished, number of bombshells
exploded. The lost Is estimated at
4,000.000 iHnetas.
Mr In a TataeM Charrh.
New York, Dee. . Fire this morn
ing wrecked the nd of St. Agnes'
Catholic ihorch, on Fifty-third street,
near Third avenue, destroying valuable
altars, paintings and a new organ.
The loss is IIOU.000.
Berlin, Dec. 0. Seven persons were
burned to death today In a fire which
broke out in the small hamlet of Fx
nlhal, near Honnebtirg, Saie-Mrin-erigeo,
about It ml.es northeast of Co
burg. tateraal tteveaa Ilepert.
Th commissioner of internal reve
nue In his anmial report, the pilnclpal
feature of which was male public In
Jnly last, recommends that the war
levenne law b amended so as to allow
adiscuautot per cent to purchasers
of 1 100 or more Instead of 1 pel oent,
at now provided. Unless such action
is taken, th commissioner yt, a very
Urge increase In the number of ttamp
duiiet will be neceMstr. The n amber
ot Internal revenue stamps Issued JUr
Ing the yetr wat 1.441,1.4,169, of lbs
talo of 1191,153,943.
AGAINST EXPANSION
Senator Hale's Opinion
Public Sentiment
of
PHILIPPINES SOT DESIRABLE
Senator' Kyle Declares That th Pres
ent Senate Will Not Ratify th
Peac Treaty.
Washington, Dec 5. Setnator Hale,
of Maine, today announced his opposi
tion to the peaue treaty which is being
formulated in Paris. He is opposed to
the acquisition of the Philippines, and
his antagonism to the treaty will be
based upon that section of the treaty
which deals with the Philippine ques
tion. "The negotiation of the treaty, un- (
fortunate as it is," said the senator to
day, "by no means insures the actual,
annexation of the Philippine Islands.
It is uncertain when the treaty will be
signed or when it will be submitted to
the senate, and still more uncertain
whether it will ever be ratified. Tho
responsibility is so vast and the solici
tude of the public ia so great, that
ample time will be given to its discus
sion and to getting the real facts before
the Amoiican people. Many things
will be found out, which are not
known, and the evils of the proposed
annexation will so grow upon the pub
lic mind and upon congress and upon
the president that it is by no means
unlikely that within six months or a
year everybody, instead of being for
annexation of the islands, will want to
be rid of them.
"The people of the United States
will find out that the commerce of the
Philippines is very limited in extent,
that they are inhabited by a people
whose habits and wants forbid an in
crease of trade, and that under tho
scheme of annexation presented to us,
this trade is to be shared equally with
Spain and all other competing nations.
What is called the 'open-door' polioy
cats down the interest of the United
States in the Philippines trade to a
point where it makes no figure in our
commerce. The entire trade of the
islands, if we bad it all not the profit
derived from it, but the whole amount
of trade will not, in any year, pay
the expenses of the army and the navy
that the United States will be obliged
to maintain there."
Senator Kyle's Views.
Chicago, Dec. 5. "President Mo
Einley never can get the members of
the present senate to ratify the treaty
soon to be signed at Paris by the peace
commissioners of the United States
and Spain," said Senator Kyle, of
South Dakota, who was here today on
his way to Washington. "The United
States, the victor, should not be bound
to pay $20,000,000 to the vanquished.
Spain. Such a payment establishes
dangerous precedents, to say the least.
Then, I do not believe that we want
the Philippines at all. One island
with a good harbor would be of use at
a naval station, but whatever can we
do with a lot of islands with snoh a
cosmopolitan population as that of the
Philippines? Say we make colonies of
them. There is no plaoe in our gen
eral policy for colonial possessions.
And by taking them we must discard
the Monroe doctrine, for how can we
object to Europeans interfering in
American affairs now that we have at
tempted to meddle in the politics of
another hemisphere?"
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION.
Provided for In the Draft of Treaty
Articles.
New York Deo. 6. A dispatch to
the World from Paris says: The diaft
of articles submitted by the Spanish
commissioners relates to the national
ity of inhabitants of ceded totritory,
the jurisdiction of courts, the cases
pending in them, the continuing of
grants and contracts for public woiks.
services in the ceded territory and
kindred matters.
One artiole provides that the United
States and Spain shall appoint an in
ternational committee of seven ex
perts, each country to name one of its
citizens, one Briton and one French
man, and a German to be the presi
dent. This committee is to determine
the responsibility for the Maine disas
ter. If Spain ia responsible she is to
tend a watship to salute the American
flag at New York. If she is not, the
United States is to pay all expenses of
the conimsision.
The Spanish Idea is that, having
yielded on the main .principles, they
will gain important adv-ntages in th
details.
Farragut Mad Required Tim.
San Francisco, Dec. 6. The torpedo
boat Farragut had her official trial on
the bay today.and tuoceeded in exceed
ing the requirement ot 80 knots by .18"
of a knot, her offioial time being 80.18,
with 4I9'4' revolutions. The official
time will not be given out for a day or
so.
Aid for tlrltlsh TV est ladles.
London, Dec, 6. In order to relievo
the distress in the West Indies, the
government has decided to grant Barb
adoes 40,000 and St.Vinoent 38.000,
and lend to each the turn of 30,000.
Sanitary Suggestion Adapted.
Washington, Deo. 8. Th war de
partment has decided to adopt the sug
gestion of General Wood, In command
st Santiago, that the removal of tho
remains of American soldiers from that
section of Cuba be defened to February
at to earnest.
It has been definitely learned thai
not one person on board the ill-fated
learner Portland escaped to tell tho
tale of the wreck.
Madrid advioea from th Philippine
say th Insorgents there have decided
not to recognise the cession ol th Islands
lotht Unlttd State, and that the
will mint to the last. It It claimed
that the United State will repair
70,000 ftoops to put down the rebellion,
and It Is alleged that the Insurgents
hold 10.000 Spanish prisoners whom
they will for u serve aialoti the
Americana
Th receipts of th Denver mini for
Novmbr war H.B.S.71I, as against
11,137,118 during th corresponding
tuofilh hut year.