Evening Star Newspaper, November 29, 1894, Page 2

*~ $ LATE NEWS BY WIRE Unveiling the Lick Monument at San Francisco, CHILDREN SANG AND BANDS PLAYED Paying Honor to a Public Spirited Citizen. PIONEER DAYS RECALLED — SAN FRANCISCO, November 29.—The James Lick monument was unveiled today with appropriate ceremonies. When the late James Lick died he left an estate of several million dollars, which, by his will, was to be expended in various public improvements and institutions. Among the institutions bearing his name are the great observatory on Mount Hamilton, the Lick free baths and the Lick School of Mechanical Arts, which is soon to be open- ed; the Academy of Sciences building and the Pioneer building.. One hundred thou- sand dollars were set aside for a monu- ment descriptive of California, to be erect- ed in front of the city hall. This monu- ment has just been completed and was unveiled this morning. The ceremonies were held in Odd Fellows’ Hall. President Reis of the Suciety of Cali- fornia Pioneers introduced Irving M. Scott as chairman, E. P. Mastick gave a history of the Lick trust; Frank Happersburger, the designer and builder of the monument, save a snort history of its construction; Willard B. Far- weil, orator of the Pioneer Society, deliver- ed an oration; Mr. Washington Ayre recited @ poem; George Scoeuwald, president of James Lick trust, formally presented the monument to the city authorities, and Mayor Ellert made the address of accept- ance. The children of the public ools sang = songs, and bands played rational The Monument. The monument, both in design and work- manship, is one of the finest in the United States. It cost $100,000, and {ts construc- tion has taken three and a half years. The main material is granite, supporting mass- fve bronze figures of herole proportions, and also bronze pancls of historic design, iMustrating the growth of California frem | its early history to the present day. e main column is forty-six feet high on its four sides. Granite wings lead out, at the end of which are massive pedestals, | surmounted by bronze statues. The top ure represents Eureka, a typical of Cali- fornia. This is the statue unyelled today. It Is 150 feet high and weighs 7,000 pounds. Beneath are four panels, portraying “Crossing the Sierra,” “Vaqueros Lassoing @ Bull,” “Trappers Trading Skins With In- dians’” and “California's Progress Under American Rule.” There are bronze portraits of men of prominence in California's history, includ- ing Sir Francis Drake, Father Junipeos Sterra, Fremont and Sutter. On the main | shaft is a large bronze portrait of James Lick and on the back are draped the bear and American flags. The figures surmount- ing the pedestals on four wings are “Early | Days,” with striking figures of a Spaniard, friar and Indians; “In ‘49, showing the musing period; “Commerce” and “Agricul- ture.” The year 1848, when gold was dis- covered, and the year 1850, when California was admitted to the Union, are properly commemorated. ES ee SECOND TO THANKSG A Lendon View of Our Great Holl-| day. LONDON, November 29.—In a leader this morning the Chronicle notes that the Fourth of July is passing out of favor with Americans, and that even Christmas is taking second place to Thanksgiving day. The paper adds: “The year has been a trying one, both commercially nnd politically, but the pros- pects are brighter since the election. Genu- ine, then, as well as earnest, will be the American Than! kin, claim the right to share in thei ee IN THE BOWERY. ING DAY. sTa Attempted Robbery in a Saloon Ends Fatally. NEW YORK, November 29.—Owen Me-/ jott, an fron molder, eged forty-four was fatally stabbed in a Bowery saloon early today. He had been drinking before he entered the place. James and Richard Burns tried to rob him, whereupon he knocked James down. As McDermott and James Burns were struggling on the floor Richard Burns plunged a knife into | MeDermott's left side. The wounded man was then thrown out of the saloon. Yo a policeman who came in answer to his cries he told his story. The Burns brothers were found hiding in the cellar of the saloon. McDermott identified Richard as the one who stabbed him. —— JAPANESE RETALIATE. They Were Wrought Up by the Atro- cities of the Chinese. LONDON, November 29.—The reported Japanese atrocities at Port Arthur are con: firmed from various sources, but it 13 be- lieved that they were due to continued atrocities upon the part of the Chinese. A letter to the Times from Tokio, dated October 24, says that nothing could exceed the humane and considerate treatment ex- tended by the Japanese to their prisoners. This, it is added, reflects credit upon the Japanese, for they had to witness shockin, Chinese cruelties, On the battle field, it aj pears, the Chinese do not take prisone and from the dead and wounded vanquist they shear off the heads, mutilate them in various ways and string them together with @ rope passed through the mouth and gul- let. The Japanese have seen these ghastly remnants of their comrades. A barrel full of the mutilated remains were found by the Japanese after the battle of Ping Yang. Why Detring’s Mission Failed. None_of the offictals in Washington who have been interested in bringing about Peace between China and Japan are at all surprised at the refusal of Japan to enter- tain any proposals coming from Mr. Det- ring. This official is commissioner of mari- time customs at Tien Tsin, and his immedi- ate superior is an English baronet, Sir ‘Thomas Hart. The latter is an extensive landed pro- prietor in Ireland. He was in the British consular service at Peking and was then given charge of China's customs service. He organized this on civil service lines, em- ploying foreigners—mainly Englishmen—to do it. At the time Queen Victoria cele- brated the “jubilee anniversary” of the fiftieth year of her reign Hart was made a baronet, in recognition of his conspicuous | service for China. The rank was of such a character that it does not expire, as {s usu- ally the case, with Sir Thomas, but is a permanent family title. He ts still at the head of the Chinese customs service, Herr | Detring being one of the foreigners wnder him, That an attempt should have been | made to cause these two foreigners to be the medium of China's negutiations is re- | garded as unusual, in view of Japan's sug- gestion that China must make her offer di- rectly through the American minister. MADAGASCAR’S REPLY. pase to the R ent Ultimatoam of the French. LOUIS, Island of Mauritius, No- The reply of the Hova govern- ultimatum las been agi that the | shall act as the | Hova govern- France ts the Mal- me publishe French intermediary ment and the tf 1 to carry out such public agasy government judge Hovas propose that all dispute France and themselves shail be settled by a mixed court. Lastly, the Hovas de- mand the delimitation of the French ter- ritory around Diego Suarez and the right to import munitions of war. THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER THE POPGUN BILLS/GOSLING WAS'WRONG An Effort to Be Made to Have Them Con- sidered. Senator Jones of Arkansas Gives His Views on the Probable Out- come in the Senate. Senator Jones of Arkansas, a member of the finance committee, sald today that he has no doubt there would -be-an earnest effort on the part of the democratic mem- bers of the finance committee to get the Senate to consider the supplementary tariff. bills concerning sugar, coal and iron at the forthcoming session. He said that he, for one, should advocate that the bills as re- ported by the finance committee should be taken up and passed if possible. It was suggested to the Senator that he had been represented es having taken a different position and to have agreed in a conference held in New York with Senator Gorman and others to allow these bills to die a natural death without any effort to revive them. “I have heard,” he said, “that a conference was reported to have been held, but if there was such a confer- ence and such a conclusion was reached I was not in it.” Democratic Senato: Continuing, Mr. Jones said he did not see how the democratic Senators could, under all the circumstances, afford not to at least make the effort to pass these bills. “Of course,” he said, “if there is a majority in the Senate against them we shall not be able to get them through; but that is one of the things that remains to be seen. If certain democratic Senators who are sup- posed to be against the bills prove upon the test to be really opposed to them, we shall not be able to get favorable action in case the republicans should stand solid against further tariff action by the present Congress.” Asked if he thought all the republican Serators would oppose the bills, Senator Jones said that was one of the things he wanted to ascertain, and afforded one of the best reasons, outside of the desire to pass the bills, for the effort to take them up. Defending the Sugar Schedule. “I think,” he said, “the republicans ought to be put on recerd on the sugar bill. They. have twitted the democrats merciless- ly on the charge of selling out to the sugar trust, when as many believe that there is a larger element on the republican side friendly to a duty on refined sugar than on the democratic side. We now have a chance at least to see how this is. As is generally known, the sugar bill as reported to the Senate by the fimance committee ts not the bill as it came from the House— not a free sugar bill. It provides for an advalorem duty of 40 per cent straight on all sugars, and only differs from the pres- ent law in that it strikes out the differen- tial in favor of refined sugars. It cannot be pleaded that the passage of such a Dill will imperil the revenues, and there can be no legitimate excuse for opposing it except a desire to protect and defend the trust. I want to see if the republican Senators will put themselves in that attitude after the charges that have been mat> against the democrats in that connection. For this reason, as well as others, 1 think the pop- gun bills will be pressed in the Senate dur- ing the short session, and I hope we may have the test of a vote on them.” wee GAS MOTOR STREET CARS. Uncertat jew Mode of Propulsion Being Favor- ably Considered in Germany. According to a report to the State De- partment from Frank Mason, United States consul general at Dresden, the development of the gas motor as a means of propelling street cars is progressing in Germany to a point where they may be reasonably ex- pected to displace all other motors, even electric, on average railroads. Great im- provements have been made in the mechan- ism recently, so that they are now simpli- fied to a point of economy and eflictency which may fairly challenge expert ‘criti- cism. At the beginning of August last four cars of the latest type were put in regular service upon a suburban railway leading from Dresden along a busy boule- vard to Wilden Mann, a distance of nearly three miles. These cars have since been tn daily service from 6 o'clock a.m. till 10 p-m., working side by side wéth horse cars, with which the road was originally equlp- ped, so that a close temporary comparison is offered between the two systems, oper- ated under identical conditions. Outwardly the car’s appearance is precisely similar to that of an ordinary double-decked horse car. All the machinery is inclosed and concealed frem sight; there is no smell of gas, no noticeable heat from the en- gine and no undue noise or jar when the | car is stopped or set in motion, which is done by means of a knob. The three months’ practical working of the cars showed that all claims had been realized. The consul general incloses with his re- port a set of drawings showing the de- tails of the mechanism and the general ap- Pearance of the cai ——-e THE NICARAGUA CANAL, Bills Pending in Congress May Be Considered This Session. The action of Great Britain with refer- ence to the Mosquito territory has aroused some inquiry relative to the status of the Nicaragua canal bill in Congress, as to the prospect of its favorable consideration during the approaching session. Bills were introduced during the last session both in the Senate and House, and were quite similar in essential features, both provid- ing for an issue of $70,000,000 worth of bends, the payment of which is to be as- sured by the government. The Senate bili was introduced by Senator Morgan, chair- rren of the committee on foreign relations, and the House bill by Representative Mal- lory of Florida, of the committee on in- terstate commerce. Both bills have been reported from committee, each to its re- spective house and each by its author, but neither has had any consideration at the hands of either the Senate or the House. None of the especial champions of the bills is at present in the city, but it is generally understood that there will be an effort to secure consideration during this session. The friends of the measure appre- ciate that there will be many obstacles to overcome in both houses, but think that scme of the opposition which developed a few years since will not appear when the bilis shall again be brought to the atten- ticn of ‘Congress. Gen. Catehings was today asked what he thought of the prospect for the ills. While not a member of the House committee having the bill in charge, his position as member of the committee on rules makes his opinion worth censidering. He said: “The House has not yet had opportunity to maturely consider this canal question, and has not made up his mind on it. It is too big a problem for a session as short as that which is approaching. Consequent- ly, I do not belleve that we shall solve the canal problem this winter.” Senator Morgan in his report quotes ures, giving $47,790,570 as the outside cost of the canal, and he says that the premoters of the enterprise have expended $5,000,071 of their own money upon it. Se Rete No British Warship Sent. LONDON, November 20.—Inquiries made by a representative of the Associated Press at the admiralty today show that the offi- clals of that department of the ment have no in ish warships having gone to Bluetie! they say that no orders have be for ary war vessels of the British go there. r pe te ene A Point That Should Be Settled. LONDON, November 29.—Robert Bu- chanan, the well-known writer, has written a letter to the Chronicle, appealing for a reprieve for James Read, who a few days ago was sentenced to death for the murder of Florence Dennis, a young woman with whom he had had improper relations. Mr. Buchanan bases his appeal on the ground that the crown utterly failed to prove that the girl had been murdered. oe 29, 1894-TWELVE PAGES, The British Minister at Bluefields Exceeded His Authority. SETTLEMENT OF THE RECENT INCIDENT Convention of the Mosquito Indians Favor Nicaragua. -_—— BAYARD’S PROBABLE REPORT LONDON, November 29.—It is reported that the Bluefields incident has been set- tled, Great Britain having, upon the repre- sentations of the United States, admitted that Mr. Gosling, the British minister, ex- ceeded his authority, The affair may lead to his recall. Gen. Barrios, the special envoy from Nicaragua to Great Britain, has received a dispatch from Managua saying that accord- ing to advices received at the latter place from Bluefields the convention of the Mos- quito Indians has spontaneously . resolved upon reincorporation with Nicaragua. AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT. Report From Ambassador Bayard Be- Meved to Have Been Received. As one of the high officials of the govern- ment put it today, “the administration is not losing any sleep over the Bluefields In- cident.” He said he knew what he was talking about, and that there was no oc- casion for any war scare or any special excitement over the action of Great Britain in the matter. According to him, Great Britain has had a dispute with Nicaragua over the amount of indemnity to which she is entitled as a result of Nicaragua's course in putting down the rebellion in the Mosquito country. Great Britain's feelings were wounded at the treatment of its sub- jects during that affair, and has asked for substantial reparation. Pending a com- pliance with her demands, she has refused to recognize Nicaraguan sovereignty over the Mosquito country, and has sent the men-of-war Mohawk to Bluefields for such services as may be required of her in bringing the present issue to a speedy set- tlement. Meanwhile, the United States, which naturally has a deep interest in po- litical affairs in Central America, has sent the warship Columbia to Bluefields to keep a sharp watch over events, with a view to seeing that its own rights are in nowise compromised by the controversy between its neighbers. Great Britain's Explanation Satis- factory. Several dispatches have passed between Secretary Gresham and Ambassador Bay- ard on the subject, and the latter was in- structed several days ago to secure an ex- planation of the action of Great Britain from the British foreign office. Sufficient time has elapsed to enable Mr. Bayard to accomplish this important mission and to acquaint the State Department with the @esult. Although the officials of the department will not admit that it is so, there are the best of rea- sons for the statement that Secretary Gresham has recelved Ambassador Bay- ard’s report on this matter, and that tne explanation of the British government is satisfactory to the President and the Sec- retary of State, as indicating no purpose of interfering with the rights of the United States in any respect. The communication from the british foreign office is said to be most peaceful and pacific, and to effectually set at rest any reasonable fear of a Violation of the principles of the Mon- roe doctrine. A Call on Mr. Goschen. It is admitted that differences exist be- tween the United States and Great Britain over the Mosquito revolution, but, it is as- serted, that they are of comparatively small importance, and can easily be set- tled by the exercise of diplomatic agencies. Secretary Gresham called at the British legation yesterday afternoon and had a friendiy conference with Mr. Goschen, charge d’affairs, in regard to the communt- cation he had received from the Bu.tish foreign office, through Ambassador Bay- ard. Mr. Gresham desired specially to consult Mr. Goschen, and as the latter was too ill to leave his room, Mr. Gres- ham strained oficial etiquette and called on him. In view of the friendly relations between the two officials there is nothing specially significant in the fact that the Secretary of State should call on the other on a matter of business when it so hap- pened that it could be transacted in no other ,. No More Ships for Bluefields. No more ships have been ordered to Bluefields,’ and there 1s no hkelihood of such action ander existing conditions. On the contrary, the Marblehead, the nearest available warship, is coming home, and will leave Kingston, Jamaica, today cr to- rrorrow for Hampton Roads. At least such is the story told at the Navy Departraent. ‘The cruiser Mentgomery is next nearest the scene of reported danger. She is at Mobile under orders to uise in the gulf for the purpose of testing southern coal. In case of need she, next to the Marble- head, weuld be utilized for service at Blue- fields, but so far as known her original or- ders have undergone no change. The cruiser San Francisco, at New York, will start for Europe to relieve the Chicago on the 15th instant. She will leave the port of New York on the Sth instant for Newport, where she will receive her torpedo outfit, and receive her final inspecticn prelimt- nary to her three years’ cruise in the Med- iterranean, — TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY. t of Members of the Next Congress Completed. Not until now have the officials of the House felt sufficient confidence in their un- official list, of representatives In the Fifty- fourth Congress to send it to the printer. As finally prepared, the list shows 244 re- publicans, 104 democrats and six populists, one silver and one vacant. ‘The republicans will constitute more than two-thirds of the House membership. Sec- tionally, the republican majority will be divided as follows: New England states,26; old middle states, 66; middle-western states, far-western states, 28; southern states, Unoftict: ‘The democrats secure only thirteen mem- bers in the northern states. California and Massachusetts contribute one each; Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania two each, and New York tive. The democrats secure six solid state delegations, thos of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina. ‘fhe republicans secure nineteen solid delegations, those of Con- necticut, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, | Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, West Vir- ginia and Wisconsin. In all twenty-eight contests may be made from the southern states, and a majority of them are to be instituted by republican candidates against democrats, but it now appears probable that there will not be so many. Mr. Myers, who, it was expected, would wage a contest fcr the seat from the xth Arkansas district, is now quoted as ing that he will make no effort to ure th in the face of the fact that his opponent is credited with a 3,000 ma- jority. Late advices also indicate that Lee will abandon the contest against 1 Wheeler for the seat from the eighth 4 ma district. is ee Congressional Correspondents. Congressional correspondents who have changed their addresses since the last ses- sion should send corrections to the stand- ing committee of correspondents before Friday night to insure thelr appearance in the first edition of the Congressional Di- rectory. Expedition will be secured by sending them to E. G. Dunnell, New York ‘Times office, 515 14th street. MRS. CLEVELAND ATTENDS Rev. Dr. Pitzer’s Criticism on Institutional Church Methods. a 1 x |4Contrasis the Material in the United States arf@ in China. . © d ao A very large congregation attended the services this mdétning in Hamline Church, at the corer of Yth and P streets north- west. ‘he platform was decorated with an abundamce tf fruits and flowers and American Mags Rey. Elbert 8. Todd, D. D., preachéa ai sermon on the subject: “Thanksgi¥ing for National Blessings as Seen in a Gontr@st Between China and the United States—the Oldest Nation and the Youngest.” Rev. Dr. Todd was formerly a missionary in central China, and he spoke today on some of the conditions that led to the present war between China and Japan. The text was taken from Deuteronomy, xxxii, 8-9, The preacher stated that the human race started in central Asia, and that the Monotheistic tribes came west- ward, and the Polytheistic tribes went east. The United States stands for one of these and China for the other. America, he said, has been greatly favored by her situation, having one of the most fertile and magnifi- cent domains on earth. He referred to the great corn fields of Indiana, Illinois and Missouri and the grain fields of Dakota and Montana, the gold mines of Nevada, the copper deposits of Michigan and the coal oll and iron deposits of Pennsylvania. He also spoke of such natural wonders as the Falls of Niagara, the Yellowstone Park and the Yosemite valley, declaring them to be a galaxy of glories. China has a country about as large and almost as varied in its natural resources as our own, the speaker went on @ say. spoke of the great tea districts, the rice fields, which are of greater extent than our corn fields; the sugar plantations and the silk industries. She has a climate al- most the same as our own, having the cold of Maine in winter, and the summer heat of New Orleans. When it comes to the ex- tent of population, said Dr. Todd, China has by far the advantage over us, her peoplé numbering 400,000,000, while | ours number but little more than 60,000,000. The speaker referred to the forms of govern- ment of the two nations, remarking that one thing we cafinot help but admit, is that we heve the right theory of government, as no family amongst us has @ right to our throne. The daily life of the two na- tions was compared at length. In conclusion Dr. Todd stated that he did not claim to be a prophet, but believed he saw a vision of the twentieth century, when our people would nunsber 160,000,000, There would core a time when no taan on earth could live by the brow-sweat of some one else. “I believe the American citizen should assert himself,” sald the speaker. “I see an upward trend in the government and the vision of a brighter day. Be thankful for your God, your coun- try and for your Christian institutions.” Dr. Pitzer on Some New Methods. Union Thanksgiving services of the con- gregations of the First, Fourth, Assembly and Central Presbyterian Churches were held this morning at the First Presbyterian Church at 11 o'clock. The sermon was de- livered by Rev. Dr. Pitzer, the pastor of the Central Church, who, in commencing : “We meet this day , but as patriots, to lay cares and tolis, knowin, no north, south, east or west, but as Amer- {can citizens, coming to God's house te look up with thanksgiving to the one God, to quicken our;jpve of country, to inten- sify the family feelmg. For my sermon today I taken three passages of Scripture . “Man, who méde me a judge or divider over you? “Render, theretore,unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God’s. 3 “My kingdom {a not of this world.” The speaker opened his sermon with an account of the exact mission of Christ and His church, He maintained that it was the duty of every Ohristian to pray for Christ and His churchy for they are one. This duty is the moresurgent, he sald, because of the prevalence and popularity of views on this subject that tend to secularize the church and’ to dégrade the Christian min- istry—views advucated In church and state by men of. emmmence and ability. The speaker referred, to the sacred records of the life of Jesus ‘Chtist, and said He never put Himself fofWard as the representatite, advocate or champion of any special class or interest. There were, he said, classes and class interests then as now. There was capital and labor then, young and old. His mission was to man as men—one message alike sto all. He was the same to all and championed none and refused to ally him- self with any party or faction in elther church or state. He was no meddler with the civil law of inheritance, and he quoted numerous in- stances from: the Scriptures where Jesus Christ had refused to interfere in worldly matters. He did not act as inspector of elections at Samaria nor police, detective at either Chorazzin and Bethesaida. He did’ not seek to relate what was sold in the shambles nor to arouse public senti- ment against the rules of His country. The Church of God, Dr. Pitzer said, made @ great mistake in 1861, In endeavoring to settle for its people where their allegi- ance primarily and supremely belong. It would have been far better not to have meddled in that affair. Christ refused to settle questions of allegiance and declined to be made king, though He had come into the world to get a kingdom. And yet in spite of this we are met with a loud and noisy crowd from all quarters that the mission of the chureh !s much broader than ever before. Dr. Pitzer referred to the editor of the Review of Reviews and severely scored his utterances on the civic church of New- castle, There was no use to talk of salva- tlon until conditions are made better. Per- haps it was good citizenship to unite all good men of every faith and of no faith to make things better, but It was very poor Christianity. It was sociology, not salva- tion, Dr. Pitzer then turned his attention to the author of “The New Era,” and said he made a sad mistake in teaching that the Kingdom of heaven is to be visibly realized here on earth by unifying ail moral and spiritual forces and taking charge of all human interests and institu- tions. There was nothing new in this the- ory, in fact, it was old. The Chinese had believed that the New Jerusalem had set- tled in the flowery kingdom 3,000 years ago. These viclous views culminate, said the speaker, in what is popularly known now as the Institutional Church, the funda- mental principle of which is if we would win men to Christ we must make Chris- tianity attractive to them. Man has an athletic, amusemental, intellectual and so- cial side. We must supply him with all the newest things In these lines. They say the devil will. But the logic ts bad. If men want drink, say the followers of this school, it is bet- ter to give them lHght wine and beer and satisfy that appetite, or the devil will give them brandy. We are here to win the world for Christ to get the kingdom—to create the New Jerusalem. What the werld wants, said Dr. Pitzer, impressively, is a sugar-coated capsule of Christianity, but the Gospel of the cross and renunciation is what the world needg,. The exact point ts shall we reform to gave @r Save to reform—better conditicns tp saye or save to better condi- tions? Fit this world as heaven or fit men fer the heaven yet to be? Shall we spend time and styength in vain efforts to better conditions of the seas so that storms shall never rise and vessels will never be wreck- ed, or shall we Jaunch the Gospel lifeboat to save lost, men, from the seas? Rey. Dr. Sunderland, at the conclusion of Dr. Pitzer’s.sermon, said he desired to say fust one word, about the duty of the church in {861. If there was any error it was not confined to any section; north, south, east, and west should be likewise blamed if the church had erred. The or- phans from the; Washington City Orphan Asylum were present, and sang the hymn, " "Mrs. Cleveland, ac- was present. stn hipe companied [jy Mrs. T! The Baker Dramatic Company. The Edwin .Baker Dramatic Company presented a three-act drama, entitled “Ne- before a large and appreciative audience at Odd Fellows’ Hall last night. rs. H. W. Weber as Silas Steele, Wm. 7. Frazier as Jube and James A. Frazier as Win Kye kept everyone in a continual uproar of laughter. At the close of the performance dancing was enjoyed by a large number till a late hour. The pro- ceeds of the entertainment will be turned over to the Ladies’ Aid Society, No. Phil Kearney Camp, No. 1%, 8. of V., D vision of Maryland, to swell the charity fund. FEEDING THE HUNGRY Characteristic Oharity at the Central Union Mission, HUNDREDS OF DINNERS SERVED Turkey Provided to the Tattered and Torn. THE SCENES DESCRIBED Sasa At Central Union Mission the day was consecrated to charitable deeds and Chris- tian praise. The hungry were fed and God given thinks cor His bounty. Many sights and scenes of poverty were presented, and a multitude of ragged, tattered people par- took of the good cheer set out by the worthy workers of the mission. Six hundred people were fed at the tables and eight hundred families were supplied with dinner. The dining room was fitted with four rows of tables, with a seating capacity of one hundred. The decorations were of bunting and evergreens, and these were tastefully displayed in various parts of the room. There were also two conspicuous mottoes, as follows: “He Hath Filled the Hungry With Good Things” and “He Saves to the Uttermost.” Curiosity Over the Cuisine. The first dinner was scheduled for 11 o'clock, and some time before that hour the guests began to assemble and to stand around the halls, and incidentally to peer into the room in which the good things spoken of in the motto were being pre- pared, and whence the savory scents were coming. At the proper signal the lines filed in and took seats. There was an or- derly air about the crowd which was ap- propriate. There was «lso an air of ex- treme care or suppressed uneasiness, as though the men were not exactly accus- tomed to the formality of a regular meal. Nearly all the men were ragged, but every one of them looked clean as to face and hands. They had evidently made a special toilet for the occasion. At one table were seated the colored folks. A number of old aunties and uncles were mingled with little fellows who seemed not to have seen food for some time. Their Appetites Were Excellent. The good ladies who waited on them placed the dishes before them, and they did the rest. Did they eat? Let the empty dishes answer. Each guest had turkey, cranberry sauce, bread, butter,baked beans, coffee and mince pie. During the meal stirring songs were sung by Mr. Muncaster, Mr. McMichael, Mr. John McMichael, Mr. Redding and others.” After the food had been disposed of Rev. Dr. Bailey invited the people to the auditorlum, and Mr. Mc- Michael offered prayer. Then the guests dispersed, and most of them listened to the service in progress upstairs. The tables were reset and the procedure described re- peated. Meals for 100 were served at 11, 12, 1, 2, 8 and 4 o'clock. The Ministering Angels. The ladies who had charge of the tables were: Mrs. Tompkins, Mrs. Carrigan, Mrs. Hansche, Mrs. Pratt, Mrs. Craft, Mrs. Du- bois, Mrs. Dunning, Miss Rector, Mrs, Har- bavgh, Mrs. Stauffer, Mrs, Moxley, Mrs. Nevins. ‘These ladles had & number of assistants, who came in from the various churches to help in the good work. Services in the auditorium were held con- tinuatly from 11 till 4, and will be held this evening from 7:30 to 9:30. The leaders are E. D. Bailey, Geo. W. Havell, Percy 8. Foster, Geo. W. Wheeler, Rev. J. D. Smith, Rev. Mr. Pos, W. E. Redding, Rev. Dr. Todd, W. C. MeMichael. ‘The Star man was told that a number of conversions had been made, and that the day had been a very gratifying one to the Christian workers. One trundred and eight men were given cots in the mission dormitory last night, and that number will also be cared for to- night. The reporter was told that a num- ber of the cots are without enough cover- ing to Insure comfort to their occupants, and contributions of this nature would be welcome. One of the sleepers last night made a pillow of his shces and overcoat. ssecciignnsicipsie CIVIL SERVICE EXTENSION. Secretary Smith Will Advocate Classi- fieation of the Indian Service. Secretary Smith will urge large exten- sions to the civil service in his depart- ment during the year. He will urge that the entire Indian service be classified, es- pecially as to all employes at agencies and the school service.'In the Indian office proper he will probably recommend that the classified service include all offices ex- cept the Indian commissioner and the as- sistant. The Secretary believes that in the Indian service employes are needed who are familiar with the work, and upon the reservation; these should be employes who are acquainted with the manner of living of the Indians and whom the Indians un- derstand. In the Interfor Department and its various bureaus it is probable that the Secretary will recommend that all em- ployes except those personal to the Secre- tary and the heads of bureaus be put un- der the regulations of the civil service law. Speaking of civil service extensions, he said that he hoped to see it applied generally to the department so that its director might be relieved of the pressure that fs upon him from the time an a ministration begins until there has been a complete change made in all the offices out- side of the classified service, ——_-o-— CRETARY HERBERT'S RETURN. SE He Declines to Talk on the Mosquito Incident. Secretary and Miss Herbert returned to Washington this morning from a visit to friends in Montgomery and Mobile, Ala The Secretary spent most of the day in his office at the Navy Department, picking up the threads of public business where he dropped them a few days ago. A Star re- porter found him. at work and asked hi about the reported preparations for an ex- tensive naval expedition to the Mosquito country. Mr. Herbert declined to talk on that subject,for the reason that he had just returned to the city and had not yet had an opportunity or learning himself what had been done or what it was proposed to do. His entire manner indicated that he saw po occasion for any special activity in naval affairs. + e+ MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. But Few Are in Washington on Phanksgiving Day. But a small number of the nation’s statesmen had their Thanksgiving dinner in Washington today. There are only about forty or forty-five Senators and Rep- resentatives in the city as yet. Most of the members prefer to spend Thanksgiy- ing at home and then start for Washing- ton immediately after they have digested their turkey. Fewer than usual are here this year, however, and It is anticipated that there will be a protty big list of ab- sentees on the day of the meeting of Con- gress. ebneabetancmr ce 7 Sette Pee Peru and Chile Arbitrate. News has reached the Peruvian legation here that a plebiscite concerning the prov- inces of Tacna and Arica 1s now being ar- ranged. These provinces are now held by the Chilean government—one of the results of the victory of the latter over Peru some years ago. According to the Ancon treaty which followed the war, Chile was to hold the provinces for the term of ten years and then the question of their ownership was to be left to a plebiscite. The ten years have recently expired. If the ple- hiscite is favorable to Chile she will pay Peru_ $10,000,000 and own the provinces, and ff favorable to Peru she will pay Chile $10,000,000 and take possession. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Mr. Oleveland Will Probably Complete the Document Today. It is Expected He Will Be Able to Have a Cabinet Meeting Tomor- row or Saturday. The President spent Thanksgiving day quietly with his family at their cozy coun- try home, on the Woodley Lane road. He was engaged most of the day in the prep- aration of his annual message, and made good progress on it, despite the physical disadvantages he is laboring under at Present. It is now practically finished. All the principal matters have been disposed of, with the exception of the finishing touches, which will probably be added be- fore the day is over. His rheumatic troubles are yielding to medical treatment, end his condition to- day is reported to be so favorable that there is a strong probability of calling a meeting of his cabinet at the White House tomorrow. In case he does not feel well enough for the trip tomorrow, the meeting will be postponed until Saturday. The present conditions, however, justify the be- Hef that he will meet the members of his cabinet around the council board at tha White House tomorrow for the purpose of finally mage agar nd his message to Con- gress. is the usual course in such matters. The message will be copied in duplicate by the clerks cf the White House between the time of its final approval and Monday, when it will be submitted to both Houses of Congress as soon as they have effected their organization, a business that will probably take only a short time. Although the official copies will be in manuscript, in accordance with custom, other copies for the press and for more general dis- tribution will be prepared in pamphlet form at the government printing office, os IMPEACHMENT PROBABLE. aging Testimony in the Investi- gation of Judge Ricks. It is probable that the Senate will be en- gaged in an impeachment trial soon after the holideys. The committee conducting the investigation of charges egainst Judge Ricks, United States district judge of the northern district of Ohio, have finished taking testimony, and today returned to Washington. The newspaper reporta of the testimony taken by the committee at Cleveland indicate damaging ‘testimony against Judge Ricks. The defense will be allcwed some time for the further pre- sentation of their case in writing, but the expectation is that the committee report, which will be prepared by Representative Bailey of Texas, will be ready before the holiday recess is taken. The report will be first acted on by the House judiciary committee. It i not thought that they wili consume much time in consideration of the case, as the testi- mony will all be before thera, and is said to be of a character not tu excite much doubt. It is believed that a resolution of impeachment will be reported promptly by the committee and that the case will be sent to the Senate for trial. It is not often that the Senate is called upor to act In its judicial capacity on im- P. iment, and the case will probably be one ot considerable interest. charges grow out of alleged illegal collection of fees by Judge Ricks. CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. Annual Mecting of the League Devot- ed to Its Propagation. The annual meeting of the National Civil Service Reform League will be held in Chicago December 12 and 13, in the rooms of the Commerce Club. A president and vice presidents will be electea, reports and resolutions be considered, and routine mat- ters disposed of. Essays will be read in the afternoons of both days in the Audi- torlum Recital Hal) upon the subject of civil service reform, and among those who will appear in this connection are Mr. Charles J. Bonaparte, Mr. Charles B, Wil- by, Mr. C. P. Wallbridge, Mr. Herbert Welsh, Mr. Richard Henry Dana and Mr. Wm. Dudley Foulke. The annual address will be delivered Wednesday evening, De- cember 12, at Central Music Hall, by Mr. Carl Schurz, the president of the league. It is recommended that those associa- tions which have not yet chosen delegates to the general committee shall do so at once, and that all the associations shall be represented at the annual meeting by as many of their members és can conveniently be present. It 1s proposed to increase the Interest and effect of the public meetings by inviting to them the members of the Anti-Spoils League, and also representatives of the various good government clubs and other organizations of a kind and character which hold the reform of the civil service to be an indispensable part of any perma- nent change for the better in public ad- ministration. The Washington association will prob- ably send several delegates to the league meeting. . ————_-e+__. Dress of British Army. From the London News. The unsuitability of the present regula- tion dress of our army for fighting and campaign purposes is held by Maj. Gen. Sir William Butler to be demonstrated by the fact that whenever a little war is an- nounced the officer who has been fortunate enough to be selected for service instantly discards all idea of proceeding to the scone of strife in the habiliments he has hereto- fore been wont to wear. Going straight to his tailor, he orders a fighting kit more or less In accordance, so far as clothing is concerned, with what he has worn at polo, deer stalking or salmon fishing. Canadian homespun, Bedford cord, Indian kaki, French merino, moleskin, are severally or collectively called into use. Indian putties, pith, leather or cork helmets, puggarees of various colors, strange sword beits, boots of buff, gauntilets, revolver cases and broad- swords appear as if by magic; and the man who, during his period of tuition at Alder- shot or Curragh, has been rigidly restrain- ed to the eighth of an inch in the width of his trouser stripe and the exactest measure of cuff and collar becomes all at once the most variously dressed and accoutered military unit that an army has ever seen. Sir William adds that no army in the world is clothed in a manner s0 opposite to common sense. ———+ee—_______ WOMAN’S PECULIAR GRACE. The “New Woman” is Believed to Be a Passing Fashion. From the Quarterly Review. The forms of life are subject to law, and a broken law averges itself by making an end of the lawbreaker. The new woman will not continue long in the land. Like other fashions, she is destined to excite notice, to be admired, criticised, and for- gotten. ‘The liberty which she invokes will be fatal to her. If on men’s selection of their mates the future depends—and they are still, by force of numbers, able to choose—what likelihood is there that an untamed Marcella—still less the scientific Evadne, and the “savage viper” with chloroform on her totlet table—will attract elther Hercules or Apollo? Who would bind himself to spend his days with the anarchist, the “athlete, the blue-stocking, the aggressively philan- thropic, the political, the surgical woman? And what man would submit to an allianco which was terminable, not when he chose, but when his comrade was tired of him? Such are not the ideals to which he has looked up, or the qualities that win his affections. The age of chivalry cannot die so long as woman keeps her pecullar grace, which is neither rugged strength nor stores of eru- dition, but a human nature predestined to motherhood. She is called upon, in the plain language of Mr. Carpenter, “to bear chlidren, to guard them, to teach them, to turn them out strong and healthy citizens of the great world.” And she has a divine right to all that will fit her for so noble auty. JAPAN’S POSITION Her Declination of China’s Proposals Believed to Be a Fact. VIEWS OF JAPANESE DIPLOMATS They Resent the Suggested Inter- ference of European Powers. CONDITIONS OF THE CASE While the Japanese legation has received no official confirmation of the dispatches indicating that the mission of Mr. Detring, on behalf of China, to Japan has been a failure, the disposition there is to regard the information as authentic. The time, they say, has passed when the differences existing between the two nations can be settled by the customs authorities as if it were a matter of mere business routine, and they declare that if China really de- sires to bring about peace through negotia- tious it must be done through a regularly aceredited envoy trem the Emperor of China to the Emperor of Japan. In the meantime, and until China comes to real- ize that this is the only condition under which peace negotiations can proceed, the war must go on. The Japanese authorities here do not re- gard with favor the reports of the inter- ference of the European powers. Regard- ing the St. Petersburg Associated Press dis- patch, quoting the Novoe Vremya, they Say that while they recognize that the Novoe Vremya may speak from authority on account of its relation with the Rus- sian crown, its assumption that Japan has egg peace proposals is without founda- Direct Negotiation Necessary. They also assert that no figures have been fixed as to the amount of indemnity which Japan ts willing to accept. These are matters of detail which Japanese offi- cials in this city say can be arranged only when China comes to realize that there is but one way to treat with Japan, and that is by direct negotiation. They take the po- sition that so far Japan has done nothing which could justify the interference of the foreign powers, and intimate that it will be time enough for their interposition when Japan shall really make some de- mand that will be unreasonabie. This characterization applies only to the European powers. There is no disposition to scout the proposition of the United States to mediate. On the contrary, it is suggested at the legation that it would be entirely satisfactory to have the prelim- inaries of any peace negotiation conducted by the American ministers to Japan and China, they are informed as to the situation, and it is believed that they would be unbiased and impai With the negotiations once under way, they in- sist, however, that the details must be left to arranged by direct conference be- ped the gag Engg meres) of the nese ruler and ti eign minister. plone caer: The following dispatch from St. Peters- burg is the message containing the lan- guage of the Russian official organ, which the Japanese diplomats here do not think is founded upon the real conditions of the case. ST. PETERSBURG, November 29.—The Novoe Vremya declares that the irrecon- cilable attitude of Japan in refusing China's peace proposals renders it incumbent upon the powers to demand explanations in re- gard to Japanese ultimate objects. Secretary Gresham and the Spies. Secretary Gresham declines to discuss the question of the wisdom and justice of his action in the matter of the two Japanese spies surrendered by our consul general, and afterward tortured and executed by the Chinese authorities at Nankin. He be- lHeves that he has done his full duty in the matter, and that he will be able to convince everybody that he has acted wisely when all the facts shall be known. While his humane impulses were shocked at the time by the news of the execution of the Japan- ese, and he also was amazed to find that the assurances of the Chinese government had proved empty, he does not see now how he could have done otherwise than as he did. He says he is. supported in his opinion by prominent diplomatic officers here, who agree with him in the suggestion that the Japanese prisoners, accused as spies, might have been tried in a mixed tribunal, would have been an untenable proposition, and would have involved a departure from our policy, ag well as @ novelty in international law. . SOUTHERN LUMBER. caticns of an Increased Demand for the Product in Canada. A sign of the times that should be of special interest to the south is conveyed in @ report to the State Department ‘from United States Consul Bishop at Chatham, Canada, upon the general subject of the effect of the new tariff in western Onta- rio. Among other things he notes the fact, that the large stave industry there, and mills in Michigan, as well as Ontario, have resumed manufacturing, but have been compelled to give the benefit of the re- moval of the ten per cent duty to the con- sumer. Contracts for next year will show a saving to the consumer of from five to ten per cent, and with only five years’ timber ahead to cut from it is not likely they will go any low- er. The capitalists behind this industry are buying timber tracts in the southern states for future supply. Canadians are also beginning to buy yellow pine from the southern states in larger quantities for fiooring, joisting and inside finishing. The freight from Alabama is about equal to the cost f. 0. b. there, but its sale in Can- ada will steadily Increase. Besides cherry and walnut, Norway pine, oak and poplar in Canada must come from the is nearly exhausted. —————-e. MERIT, NOT INFLUENCE. Why Articles Are Accepted for Publi- cation. From Lippincott. A young writer almost invariably fancies that if he were known in the proper quar- ters his way would be efsier and his suc- cess assured. Not necessarily; we might almost say not at all, for if his work is taken on the ground of personal acquaint- ance, there must be something rotten in the state of that particular Denmark. It does not—or it ought not to—matter where he comes from or what are his personal charms or virtues; the only introduction he ought to need is that of his pen. He—or she—may be a millionaire or a social lead- er; does that fact make his (or her) writ- ings any more readable or more instruc- tive? Editors and “readers” who are fit for their posts nedessarily judge MSS. on impersonal grounds. In the office of any properly conducted periodical the merit of an article is far more important than its source. A publishing house brings out books because they seem likely to sell, not because they are by friends of the firm. Established reputation counts, of course, because it indicates probable quality in, and commands attention for, whatever bears a noted name; but would any pub- lisher or editor hesitate over the work of Capt. King or Mr. Thomas Hardy be- cause he had not met them socially? Did Mr. Howells or Mr. Kipling make his suc- cesses by having friends at court? ‘A pretty story ts told of how that warm- hearted woman, the late Helen Hunt Jack- son, on discovering a young poetess fresh from tho weste bundled the lady and her MSS. into a hack, drove triumphantly through a snow storm to the office of a great magazine, and there demanded and obtained instant recognition and success for her protegee. If the tale were true it would imply worse management than any successful magazine ix apt to enjoy. An editor would be justly dcomed who should accept a lady’s poems because he liked her jooks and manners, or because she had a powerful patron. ‘If the poems are of the right sort, she needs no other introduction; if not, no amount of backing and boosting can change their character.