LATER NEWS. MESSAGE Virden rioters will be prosecuted as fast a. information can be obtained against them. From All Parts of the New The Carlist movement in Spain is Opening of Final Session of gaining ground owing to the apathy of World and the Old. Fifty-Fifth Congress. . the Spanish government. The official trial of the new torpedo boat Farragut, in San Francisco Lay INTERESTING CIRCUMSTANCES OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS was a successful one in every respect. Comprehensive Review of the Import* ant Happening» of the I*a»t Week Culled From the Telegruph Columns. Thirty-seven people were drowned in the wreck of the steamer Clan Drum­ mond in tho bay of Biscay. A gift to Wellesleycoliege of $50,000 from the estate of Charles T. Wilder has just been announced. The 50th anniversary of Francis Joseph’s accession to the throne was celebrated throughout Austria. Three coalbarges were lost and the liveB of 10 or 12 men were sacrificed in the recent Atlantic storm off Bargate. The Philippine insurgents demand 7,000,000 pesetas for the release of 40 friars imprisoned sinoe the commence­ ment of the war. A fit« fiend attempted to burn John Wanamaker’s big department store in Philadelphia, but was arrested before lerious damage was done. The liabilities of Gillo” ‘be 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 icvercly wounded. Agu inaldo is said to bo preparing to make resistance, and Spanish sympa­ thizers in Madrid declare 60,000 men armed with Mansers will oppose Amer­ ican control of the Philippines. Secretary Long has ordered the cruiser New York to Havana. On his arrival, Sam peon will hoist his flag on the cruiser, anil it is expected slm will bring the adtuiral north next month. A German government offloial, in an inteiview 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 nutivo tribes living on Musa river late­ ly raided the Masini villages, in Col­ lingwood- buy, and massacred 15 coast people. There arc 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 sfreechM ere delivered, but no candidate was named, nor was any decision arrived at. Two men have been arrested at Lon­ don on charges of having robbed the Duchess of Slither land of valuable jew­ elry in France lust month. Part of the stolen jewelty was in the [rossession of the robbers when they were arrested. Chile is on a specie basis and no more paper money will be issued. It is announced at Washington that no more presidential ]M>stmiisters will be named until congiess meets. The battle-ships Oregon and Iowa have been ordered to proceed from Mon­ tevideo to Valparaiso, where further orders will await them. Troubles bus arisen in Africa be­ tween Germany and the Congo Free State, relative to the respective boun­ dary lines north of Lake Tiinganika. General Thomas Regalado, tlm bond of tlm revolutionary movement hi Sal­ vador, has usurped tho presidency and proclaimed himself chief executive of the republic. The attempt to effect a coalition be­ tween the states of Nicaragua, lion dura. and Salvador, to be eotidui ted us tho United States of Central America, has failed completely. Arrangements are being made by tb« war department to disinter the remains of all the soldiers who lost their lives ill the campaign before Santiago mid bling them to this country. Great improvement in the health ot the army has taken place within tho last two months, as shown by the last reports to tho surgeon-general from the field and general hospitals. There is a band of American swin­ dlers in Hamburg, Gernmnv, who tire passing worthless American paper money, for which they not only procure valuable merchandise, Imt even obtain money in exchange from their victims. It will probably bo the end of Decem­ ber or the beginning of January .before any further news is received from the men who have chosen to spend the w inter on tho rich gold-bearing creeks of the Klondike. About 500 men will winter on the creeks iu the Allin river country. The navy de|uirtment has made pub­ lic a riqsirt from Admiral Sampson, covering the iqierations of the United titatee blockading fleet off Santiago after the destruction of Cervam’« squadron. The riqairt »cores General Shafter tor making public inipo. Pint telegrams and refusing to recognise the admiral in the surrender. Minor Ne»w« Item«. 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 I Mississippi nvci to deep water of the I Gulf of Mexico. The history ot the document which will certify the passing of the oldest I colonial power in the world and the advent of the newest was epitomized I by Judge Day in a single sentence: “A peace treaty to contain anything which the victors put into it.” News has been received of one vessel boarded by the Spaniards during the late war. She was tiie British bark Nellie Brett, and after a thorough ex­ amination was allowed to proceed. The boarding ciew was from the Al­ fonso XIII, afteiwards sunk by the Americans. Señor 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 ill the house at this session, it is en­ title 1 “a bill declaring a standard of valuó in the United Sta’es,” 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 has transmitted to congress the estimates of appropriations te- quired for the service of the fiscal year, ending June 30, 1900, as fur­ nished by the several executive depart­ ments. Those estimates include the permanent annual appropriation ag­ gregating $593,048,378, as against $808,875,885, the amount of the ap­ propriation including deficiencies and miscellaneous expenses for the fiscal year of 1898, and $ 163,(147■ 885, the amount of the eslimutes of 1899. Tho estimates given below aro the appropriation« for Oregon and Wash­ ington for the coming year: Gray’s harbor, Washington, $500,000; Yu­ qui nil bay harbor, Oregon, $400,1)00; custom-house, Forthind, 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- abmoo bay, Washington, $25,000; lighthouse at Middle Ground, Colum­ bia river, $24,000; lighthouse at Bur­ rows’ island, Washington, $15,000. Superior Judge Rhodes Borden died at his home at San Francisco. A boiler in n sawmill near Mont­ rose, Colo., exploded, killing three men. General Miles has prepared a draft for a bill providing for a standing army of 100,000 men. It is reported that the Great North­ ern Ims purchased an lino to Portland and will soon cornu into that city over its own tracks. Mad Mullah’s fanatical movement has been partly cheeked, and a strong British force is held in readiness to move against the Rebels. The appeal of General Lord Kitcli- oner, of Khartoum, for funds to found a Gordon memorial college at Khar­ toum met with an immediate response in London. Over 1’70,000 out of the £100 000 asked for has already been subset ibed. During the past week five bodies have been picked up on the beach be­ tween Florence and Gardiner, Or., with a few miles' space. They are supposed to be the laidies of sailors of the wrecked Atalanta. If must have been carried 40 the ocean currents. The young king of Spain has bad a very pleasant windfall in the shape of a legacy of 3,000,000 pesetas, be­ queathed to him by an old gentleman named Solar, who had a close though unacknowledged relationship to the king, l>eing the natuial son of Ferdi­ nand VII, and great uncle of King Al­ fonso, Advice« from Russia say the reports of threatened famine there are growing more gloomy every day. Count Leo Tolstoi lias petitioned the government lor permission to form relief commit­ tees to cope with the distress, and the czar himself has contributed 500,000 roubles to the Red Cross Society to aid the starving peasants. Thurlow Weed Barnes has brought suit in the New York supreme court against the American-China Develop­ ment Company for $1.000.000 for ser­ vices in obtaining railtoad conversions from the imperial Chinese government, through the Chinese minister at Washington. The «»ncessions are worth in net profit at least $13,000,000 to the company. and they may be worth $24,000,000. California mine owners assert the The steamer Monarch cleared from gold output of the state has been Clll- New Orleans for Liverp-ad with the tailed at least 50 per cent by a pro- largest general cargo ever carried from longed drought. that port, embracing 30,630 bales of Oliver Clement, aged IS, of Poplat cotton, 133,000 bushels of corn, 19,000 Bluff, Mo., has learned Mrs. Hannah staves. McGinnis, aged 50. She was his step­ Sarah Bonnell, an Abilene. (Kan.I mother's stepmother. young woman, has received a legacy of Though one of the youngest general half a million dollars from a New York officers in the confederate army Gen­ friend interested in her musical educa­ eral Wheeler was the oldest in the na­ tion. She will go to Paris soon to com­ tional service against Spain. plete her musical education. A Few Bill* Were Introduced in the II ou»e—Adjournment Boon After the Reading of the Message. View« of a COMMENT. Number of Senntors Representative». OLD and 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 u few general words of commendation. Senator Cullom regarded it as ‘a 1 painstaking, entertaining and accurate historical review.” Senator Platt, of New York, com­ mended the expression of a determina­ tion to increase the standing army, and to maintain order in Cuba until the Cubans can take care of themselves. Senator Wolcott said it was an ad- I 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 found in the message a number of points which did nof accord with his views. Ono of these was the proposition to continue the volunteer army in existence until the standing army can be increased. “Some of us do not favor the increase of the standing army,,” he said, “and the president has no right to assume that a majority stand with him on that proposition. ” Washington, Dec. 7. — When the sen­ ate convened Monday to begin the clos- | ing session of tiie 55th congress«, the ! chamber presented a notable and beau- ■ tiful appearance. By 11 o’clock the | public and private galleries were filled | almost to their capacity with a distin- 1 guislied assemblage, including many ladies in brilliant attire. On the floor of the senate the display of flowers was unusually beautiful even for the opening day of a session of con­ gress. The odor of flowers tilled the j chamber. The memorable scenes en­ acted in the ohambeer during the last session, and the momentous events that j have occurred since congress last ad- | journed created a feeling of intense ex- i pectancy on the part of the spectators i 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 I floor. Through the courtesy of the vice-president, the members of the ! joint high commission were admitted ' to the floor of the senate, and were the recipients of much attention. Just before the senate was called to order, several well-known members of As Viewed in Loudon. the diplomatic corps appeared in the London, Dec. 7.—Much having been i diplomatic gallery. expeoted, there is a certain tone of dis­ Promptly at 12o’clock Hobart rapped appointment in the morning paper ed­ for order. Mr. Milburn, the venera­ itorials mi President McKinley’s mes­ ble blind chaplain, in a profoundly im­ sage, Its noncommittal character is pressive manner, returned “devout and attributed to the fact that the negotia­ reverent thanks for God's goodness to | tions of the peace commissioners at us as a nation and for his care of us Paris are not finished. since last gathered tn the chamber.” Considerable satisfaction is expressed The call of the senate developed the at the references to Anglo-American presence of 67 members. The usual reia ions, and nt the coldness displayed resolutions were offered and adopted. toward Russia. Cullom of Illinois offered one to ap­ The Daily News complains of the point n committee to inform the house “ambiguity of the message on com­ that the senate was ready to transact mercial and currency matters,” and business; Hale of Maine, one fixing “the conspicuous absence of any allu­ the hour of daily meetings at 12 sion to ftco trade.” o’clock noon, and Morrill of Vermont, The Times says: “It is creditable one to appoint a committee to notify to both the dignity and good sense of the president that the senate was the American people that a message awaiting any communication he might announcing the victorious ending of desire to make. Morrill of Vermont, the great war, the acquisition of terri­ and Cockrell of Missouri, were named tory and initiation of an imperialist by the vice-ptesident to join a like policy is sober in tone and moderate in committee of the house to call on the recommendations. ” president. The Daily Chronicle pays a tribute McBride of Oregon, presented the to the “sober, sound common sense and credentials of his colleague, Simon, to straightforward language” of the mes­ whom the vice-president administered sage, pointing out that President Mo- the oath of office. Kinley’s reference to the military oc­ The reading of the message occupied cupation of Cuba virtually outlines a two hours and 18 minutes. Many per­ policy “precisely the same as Great sons remained in the galleries through­ Britain in Egypt and likely to have out the leading, but, as is usual, little the same effect.” attention was given to the presentation DEBTS OF THE ISLANDS. of the message, either in the galleries or on tiie floor, after the first few pages. The senate adjourned shortly after They Will Not Be Mentioned in the Treaties. the reading of the message. London, Dec. 5.—The Paris corre­ spondent of the Standard, says: The In the H our «. Washington, Dec. 7.—Tho opening peace commissions have agreed not to session of congress Monday wav a spec­ mention the Cuban or Philippine debts tacular occasion, animated and bril­ in the treaty, because it might lead to liant. There were more than the usual misapprehension. The American com­ number of distinguished personages in missioners have indicated to the Span­ the thronged galleries, including many iards that these debts cannot possibly, representatives of foreign governments, in law, right or equity, be saddled high officials, and ladies ami gentlemen upon Cuba or the Philippines, since conspicuous in social and political life. the money employed was not for the The greetings of the members were benefit of the colonies, but to compel most cordial, and there was no outcrop­ them, by force of arms, to suffer the ping of partisan rancor to mar the oc­ oppressive Spanish rule from which casion. One of the most striking inci­ they are seeking to free themselves. The Madrid correspondent < of the dents was the cordial meeting between the floor leaders of the respective sides, Daily News says: : It is officially an- Messrs. Dinglev and Bailey. In view nounced that the Spanish peace com - of the gossip about the possibility of missioners have secured a concees ion Mr. Bailey being deposed as the minor­ granting Spain commercial advantages ity leader, it is significant that the in the Philippines for 10 years. An speaker named Mr. Bailey as the effort will be made to secure a similar minority member of the committee to concession in the Antilles. wait upon the president, an honor al­ FIVE LIVES LOST. ways bestowed upon the recognized leader of the minority. A Terrific Nltro-Gelatine Explosion at Speaker Reed received a warm wel­ Pinocle» Cal. come from both side« of the house when Pinocle, Cal., Dec. 7.—The nitro­ he ascended the rostrum to call the gelatine house of the Judson Powder house to order, but perhaps the greatest Company blew np at 8:35 this after­ personal ovation to any member was noon, killing Superintendent Charles that given Major-General Wheeler, of Konnedy and four Chinese, the only Alabama, who has not been seen by workmen in the building nt the time. many of his old colleagues since he The explosion was a terrific one, four went to the front at the head of tho tons of nitrogelatine blowing up, com­ cavalry division of General Shafter’s pletely demolishing the building. The army. Mr. W. A. Stone, of Pennsyl­ same house was badly damaged by an vania, McMillin, of Tennessee, and Mr. exp1 -ion six weeks ago. Hurt two Chi­ Sayers, of Texas, who have been elected nese Were killed. Superintendent governors ot their respective states Kennedy was superintending some since congress adjourned, were also mixing when the explosion of this af­ overwhelmed with congratulations. ternoon occurred. It is probable that Tho floral tributes today wore un­ the cause of the explosion will never usually numerous and made the hall a be known, as no one who was in the veritable bower of beautiful flowers. building escaped death. The proceedings themselves were dull, Newport, R. I., Dec. 7.—Block i«l- all interest centering in the reading of the president’s message. For over two Hnd «offered severely from the storm hours the clerk droned through the long last night. The three-masted Nova document, but the interest of members Scotia schooner Vamoose, loaded with and spectators never flagged. With coal, went ashore during the night on rapt attention they followed the presi­ Clay head, on the east side of the isl­ The captain and mate were dent's recital of the war and listened and. eagerly to eveiy suggestion or reami- drowned. Two of the crew were able mendation he had to offer, No expres­ to reach shore in safety. and four sions of approval or disapproval intar- others were taken off by the life-sav­ ing crew in the breeches buoy. rupted the reading. Chicago Theater Burned. Garcia at Washington. Washington, Dec. 7.—General Gar­ Chicago. Dai. 7.—Fire badlv datn- aged the Lincoln theater at 468 North cia, with his staff, called at the war Clark street tonight. The evening per­ department today to pay his respects to Mr. formance had been concluded and the Acting Secretary Meiklejohn. audience bad left the building but a Meiklejohn chatted for a few minutes few minutes, when tho fits broke out. with his callers, but not upon matters The member« of the "Dawn of Free- of business. The Cubans had previous­ doin'' conn any, which is at the thea­ ly seen Secretary Gage and conferral ter, were still in the building, and they with him on eamomio questions relat­ were compelled to make a hasty exit, ing to the administration of affairs in They professed themselves none of them saving any considerable Cuba. portion of their clothing. The loss is very well satisfied with the reception accorded them by Mr. Gage. •bout $60.000 GLORY RAISED. Two Santa Clara Cities tn Control of Americans. Great Fire on Broadway, New York. OF A MILLION DOLLARS LOSS Roger», Feet & Co. Burned Out—Sky- icrapers of Home Life IiiMurance and Postal Telegraph Companies Gutted. New York, Deo. 6.—In a blinding rain storm tonight, the massive block of buildings on Broadway, Noe. 353 to 259, and included between Murray and Warren streets, 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-storv brick building occupied by the men’s fur­ nishing firm of Rogers, Peet & Co., on the southwest corner of Broadway and Warrent street. Ad joining the Rogers- Peet building, and south of it, was the magnificent white building of tire Home Life Insurance Company, and next to this was the brownstone building of tire 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 had 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 structure. Thousands of people had gathered on the scene, and the blinding glare of the flames lighted up 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 eparks wire 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 effort was made to eave the valuable papers stored in some of the offices, but many of these were lost. The offices of tiie rapid-transit commission were on the ninth floor of this building, and it is believed that all the plans and schemes 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 more 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 in flames. The water towers in the street were able to throw their heavy streams only into the lowerq>art 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 flames and gale. It was only a ques­ tion of time when the Postal building, eo 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 $1,900,000 with a probability of a still further lose should the fire continue to make any­ thing like rapid progress. At that hour, however, be believed that he had the fire under control within reasonable limits. MORE News of WRECKS REPORTED. Several 1>isa»ter» New York. Reaches New York, Dec. 6.—Vessels that left this port November 25 boie 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 last night from Captain Corning that she was wrecked, and that the crew ¿were in Bermuda. She was 6tiuck by the storm and dis­ masted November 20. She was aban­ doned on the 29th. The Gleneida had cleared for Buenos Ayres. Word was also received yesterday of the wreck of the schooner Kate S. Flint. The British steamship Baron Cawdor, Captain Sutherland, just arrived from Java, had a boat and hoist-engine gear smashed during a 48-hours’ struggle with the gale. The German steamship Gera, from Bremen, which arrived with passengers yesterday, had the forward part of her saloon stove iu and her bridge stanch­ ions twisted. Three barges which were cut loose on the sound since Saturday have been res­ cued from the north shore of Long island. Thirteen schooners were taken safely into New Haven by a tugboat. The Sunset limited transcontinental train of the Southern Pacific, west- bound, was badly wrecked two mi les west of Jennings, La. No lives were lost. Troop» for Philippines. Havana, Dec. 6.—At noon today the American forces, having previously taken charge of Sancti Spiiitus and Trinidad, in Santa Clara province, the Stars an