Evening Star Newspaper, November 20, 1897, Page 1

SS es THE EVENING STAR. pater thet Le PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, J101 Fennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th 8t., by i Com; The Bren Ser ATE Coe New York Office, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the ity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 ecnis cents per th. ies at ccunter 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the (Cenada—postage prepaid—50 ccnts per month. ——s Quintuple Sheet ftar, $1 per year, with el postage (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C.. Qs _secend-class mail matter.) © all mail subscriptions raust be paid In advance. Rates of advertising made Fnown on application. No. 13,954, “WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1897-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. TWO CENTS. The Evening Star is the only afternoon paper in Washington that receives the dispatches of the Associated Press. It is therefore the only one in which the reader can find the complete news of the world, directly trans- mitted by telegraph, up to the moment of going to press, SILVER AND SEALS Great Britain Laboring Under a Mis- apprehension. CANNOT USE THEM AS A LEVER Wrong Idea Regarding the Admin- istration and Free Coinage. BASED ON MISCONCEPTION see The action of the Canadian representa- tives at the Bering sea conference in declin- ing the propositions of this government and referring the whole matter to. the future, when it may be considered by a commis- sicn empowered to treat on the general qvestion of reciprocity and all our border relations with Canada, is believed to have Leen based on a miscorception of the pol- icy of the present administration. The amount of talk that has been indulged in on the subject of an international coinage ogreement has given Great Britain the im- pression that this government is ready to make most any sacrifice to secure a stand- ing among the nations of the earth for the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1. They be- lieve that in any sort of negotiation with the United States government that question would be a potential factor. In their opin- ion the two things which the United States is most interested in are the preservation of the seals and the re-establishment of the free coirage of silver. England’s Misconceptio: It was thought by the Canadian premier and by Lord Salisbury that this govern- ment attached so much importance to the Freservation of the seal that we would be willing to modify our laws with reference to the employment of foreign lapor—involv- ing the residence In Canada of laborers working in the United States—and would rake commercial concessions to Canada in consideration of a cessation of the slaugh- ter by Canadian sealers. The Canadian rep- Tesentatives in the recent conference dis- covered that this was not the case; that we regarded the preservation of the seals as of mutual benefit and the right to de- mand protective laws from Great Britain as inherent in this government. Thereupon it was decided by the Canadians that this question of seals could not be considered separately from the general relations be- tween Canada and the United States, and that the question of reciprocity and the general relation of the two countries should be negotiated upon at the same time. Concessions Regarding Silver. The opinion is expressed by some of the best Informed observers that the play con- templated by Great Britain when a com- mission shall have been appointed will be based upon the British belicf that this government is anxious above all things to secure from Great Britain some considera- tion for silver and that that question may be brought into the negotiation indirectly. It is kown that England will not agree to any contract or treaty involving the empire of Great Britain in the restora- tion of silver coinage, but there are indi tions that some proposition of “‘conces- sions” to silver may be held out as a temp- tation to the United States as an induce- ment to be generovs with Canada in a reciprocity agreement. The suggestion made by Mr. Chandler and others of an agreement between the governments in this hemisphere for the coinage of silver is understood to have been inspired by Sen- ator Wolcott, and is supposed to have been suggested to him by hints thrown out by the British authorities. If this under- standing of the situation is correct, Great Britain may hold out the hope that a lim- ited use of silver in Canada and in India might be extended as a concession, pro- vided the United States should show proper generosity in dealing with Canada in a commercial treaty. This idea is sustained by the strong pro-silver article recently published in the National Review, an Eng- lish publication,which takes ground against the decision of Lord Salisbury not to par- ticipate in an international conference. The Administration and Free Coinage If this view of the situation ts accurate Great Britain has an utter misapprehension of the attitude of the United States with respect to the coinage of silver. It is well known by those conversant with the sub- ject that the administration is not impa- tient with eagerness for international agreement. With doubt and apprehension the administration is willing, in considera- tion of the demand of a certain class of American citizens, to enter upon the free coinage of silver if the leading commer- elal nations of the world will join in sus- teining the burden; but the administration is not asking this as a favor of any other government, and is not so much interested in it as to make any commercial conces- sicns to any government in order to secure it. The understanding is that the admins- tration would not be willing to undertake to maintain the parity of silver with gold under free coinage without a general in- ternational agreement, and that a lHmited responsibility assumed by fereign govern- ments would not be regarded as warrant- ing the United States in making a ven- ture of opening its mints to free cofnage. If, therefore, the Canadians are calculat- ing upon the anxiety of this government for the seal and the great desire to resume the free coinage of silver as the basis for a claim to extravagant concessions in fa- Yor of Canada in a commercial treaty they will be seriously disappointed, and it is believed, considering the spirit in which the Canadians view the question, that the appointment of @ commission to negotiate @ treaty is liable to result in failure unless meanwhile the British government comes to a better understanding of the attitude ot the United States. ————-e-—_____ BOARD OF PENSION APPEALS. Recent Changes by Assistant Secre- ary Davis. Mr. Davis, assistant secretary of the De- partment of the Interior, has made several changes in the board of pension officials. He has appointed Colonel H. L. Bruce chairman of the board, vice W. T. Pierson, lately transferred to the pension office. from which he was appointed to the board. Miudge J. W. Biaier of Towa and E. P retary Davis. SS MOVED TO PETERSBURG. Leeation of Collector Brady's Office Changed. After an informal hearing today Com- missioner Forman of the internal revenue bureau issued an order in which he direct- ed that the office of the collector of internal revenue for the second district of Virginia be removed from Richmond to Petersburg. For many years the office of the collector was at Petersburg, but four years ago, upon the earnest request of the collector, it was changed to Richmond. The present collector, Col. Brady, however, contended that the public service id not suffer by a change to the location, and as his home is in Petersburg it would be much more convelent to him. A stamp agency Will be retained at Richmond. The change will be made 2bout December 1. HANNA WANTS A CAUCUS He Believes This Move Will Develop the F Enemy. His Opponents Now Claim to Have Eight Votes Pledged—Decision as to a Majority. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 20.—The Hanna republicans have decided to hold a caucus before the organization of the gen- eral assembly this winter. This decision was reached this morning at Mr. Hanna’s office and Senator Hanna himself has ap- Proved of the holding of a preliminary con- ference. Its object is to smoke the For- akerites out before it is time to ballot for a senator. ‘Those republicans who are not in favor of Senator Hanna’s candidacy will prob- ably not attend the caucus. That is the understanding now. They will claim that the decision reached is in no way binding upon them and that they are free to vote as they please. Moreover, it will be said by them that the caucus removes any claim the Toledo convention may have had upon them. Thus left to exercise their choice, they may say they are free to vote for some other x Senator Haxna’s friends are still actively following the movers of the Foraker fol- lowing and they zre not Iesing a single op- Fertunity to get the doubtful legislators to pledge themselves for the senator, but so far their efforts have been unavailin, ‘The antis now claim to have eight votes piedged against Mr. Hanna, with a chance of sev- eral cthers. Harry Mason of this city is still non- cecmmittal and declares he has not heard from any of the leaders of the Foraker faction. His actions up till the present have been antagonistic tc Hanna, however, and even the most sanguine of Hanna's frierds are beginning to bel'eve that he will h the Forakerites when the time ing comes. etary of state has decided that a constituticnal majority in the vote for United States senator is not necessarily a majority of all perscns elected to the gen- eral assembly, but only a, majority of all present and voting. ——-—_—_ WIFE GAVE HIM UP, Sidney Wallace, a High Jumper, Has Ten Wives. Special Dispatch to the Evening Star. UPPER SANDUSKY, Ohio, November 20. Sidney Wallace, famous high derrick jumper, and aileged polygamist, who es- caped from the jail here a year ago, was rearrested last night. He came to this city to see his last wife, Florence Offiner, whom he married here. He hid on the outskirts of the city and sent a note to her. She immediately informed the sheriff and the arrest of Wallace followed. There is evi- dence that he has been married at least ten times. — os Ex-State Senator Sessions Dead. BUFFALO, N. Y., November 20.—Loren B. Sessio.s of Chautauqua coupty, former siate senator, died suddenly today at his heme in Panama, N. Y. = WORK OF TRAIN WRECKERS. Freight Train on Erie Road Derailed at Sloatsburg. MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., November 20.—A west-bound freight train on the Erie rail- road was derailed by train wreckers at Sleatsburg early today. This is where at- tempts were made last Sunday to wreck an express and freight train. The wreck today is thought to be due to the same miscreants, who were unsuccessful on the Frevious occasion. By good chance no one was injured to- eay. The rails had been turned, and when the engire struck the gap it toppled over on the east-bound track. Two cars were piled on top of the locomotive. There is no clue to the train wreckers. Seer oie TRAIN ROLLS DOWN A BANK. Three Miners Fatally Hurt and a Number Injured. BRAZIL, Ind., November 20.—The ca- becse and one car of a train loaded with miners rolled down an embankment near Coal Bluff, nine miles north of this city, last evening. Three men were fatally in- jured and twenty more received minor hurts. Those fatally wounded are: Asbury Rummell, check weightman at the Zoller & McClellan Coal Company's mine. Gus Reubett. Guy Ackerman of this city. pene TO KEEP OUT FOREIGN LABOR. Action Taken by San Francisco Building Trades Council. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., November 20.— The Building Trades Council of this city has adopted resolutions petitioning Con- gress to suspend all immigration to this country for at least the period of ten years, that the great army of unemployed may have the opportunity of earning an exist- ence. State Labor Commissioner Fitzger- ald has been chosen to represent the coun- cil at Washington. —— CUESTAS DENIES A RUMOR. President of Uruguay Does Not Desire to Be Dictator. MONTEVIDEO, November 20.—The great- est excitement prevails here, due to the re- port that Senor Cuestas, the president ad interim, has decided to declare himself dic- tator and dispense with the services of the legislature. Senor Cuestas, who was formerly presi- dent of the senate, and who assumed the presidency provisionally after the assas- sination of President Borda, on August 25 last, disclaims the purpose imputed to him. ——__ PONIES HAVE THEIR INNING. Feature of Today’s Exhibition at New York Horse Show. NEW YORK, November 20.—There was an abundance of good things on the pro- gram for today, the last of the thirteenth annual exhibition of the National Horse Show Association, to insure a continuance of the interest which has marked this as in all respects the most successful in the history of the asscciation. To begin with, there were features of particular attrac- tion to the young folks, out of school for the day, in the several classes of ponies, which were shown in herds, under saddle and in ies--whose characteris- tics were flowing manes and tails, and ponies that were trained to carry their Taasters in the polo fields; ponies that were wont to amble over the park roads draw- ing neat little carts, and ponies that gal- loped under saddle with all the grace and mueh of the spirit that characterizes the high-bred, clean-limbed product of the blue grass country. For the more mature patrons of the show there were exhibited road carriage and saddle horses, hunters and jumpers in number and quality equal to anything seen on the tan bark of Madison Square Garden, where, at one time or another, the best of their kind have been before experts and people of fashion. TO MAKE A BIG FARM|RUSSiNS DiPLOMaTic COUP] HARVARD VS. PENNSY Proposed Conversion of Part of the Arlington Estate. SECRETARY ALGER FAVORS THE PLAN Long Needed by the Agricultural Department. SCOPE OF THE PROJECT Representative Rixey of Virginia and At- torney James E. Clements of Ballston, Va., had an interview with Secretary Alger at the War Department today, with a view to enlisting his co-operation in proposed legis- lation for a division of the Arlington estate. It was represented that only a small portion of the estate was used for government purposes, and that the remainder is slowly disintegrating into a veritable waste. The entire estate embraces 1,175 acres, not more than one-third of which is used by the na- tional cemetery and for military purposes. The country lying between the Alexandria turnpike and the river is entirely unim- proved. It is cut up by ravines and over- grown with weeds and underbrush. Representative Rixey thinks that the gov- ernment should utilize this unused tract of ground for the benefit of the large agri- cultural interests of the country, and it is his purpose to introduce a bill in Congress to authorize a division of the estate in or- der that the land indicated, comprising atout 500 acres, shall be transferred to the Agricultural Department for development into a central experimental agricultural station, to which all the existing stations in various parts of the country should con- tribute. . The land could be cultivated and im- proved without much expense, according to Representative Rixey, and when the me- morial bridge is built it would form a beautiful addition to the government park, beginning with the Botanical Gardens at the Capitol and extending west through Armory Square, the Smithsonian grounds, the Agricultural grounds, the monument grounds and the reclaimed area of the Po- tomac river. Representative Rixey is very enthusiastic over the idea, and says he does not antici- pate any serious opposition to the propistd legislation. The Secretary of War gave his consent to the plan, and the two gentlemen called upon Mr. Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, and informed him of the willingness of the Secretary of War in the matter. Secretary Wilson was much pleased, and said that just such a tract of land’ was necessary to carry out certain branches ot the work of the department. He also saia that if the land was turned over to his de- partment, and Congress would appropriate the necessary money, he would improve the land and make it one of the finest agri- cultural experimental farms in the world, where experiments would be made on dii- ferent cereals, grasses, vegetables, fruit trees, &c. He said he would have a con- ference with Secretary Alger and arrange the matter for action by Congress. Representative Rixey promised to draft a bill and submit it to Secretary Wilson for approval and amendment. It is hoped that it will pass Cor gress, so that the Sec- retary of Agriculture can begin work on the proposed experimental garden early next spring. —_—_—_-e+_______ BONDING OF SMELTERS. Instructions Issued to Collectors of Customs. The Secretary of the Treasury has advis- ed collectors of customs at ports where works of manufacturers engaged in the smelting or refining of-metals from import- ed ores are bonded that as the tariff act of July, 1897, differs from the act of 1894 it is Geemed advisable to require the rebonding of such works. Under the old law it w: provided that each day a quantity of re- fined metal, equal to the amount of im- ported metal smelted or refined that day, should be set apart and should not be re- moved from the works except for trans- pertation to other bonded premises or for exportation. Under the new law it is pro- vided that each day a quantity of the re- fired metal, equal to 9 pcrcentum of the amount of imported metal smelted or re- fined that day, shail be so set aside. Another pcint of difference is that no time was specified in the act of 1894 within which the refined meial should be exported. In the new law it is required that in respect to lead ores imported refined metal shall either be exported or entered for con- sumption, and the duties paid thereon with- in six months from the date of the receipt of the ore, —____-e.. BIDS FOR A SAILING SHIP. Craft Wanted for Instruction at An- napolis. Probably for the first time in a full half century the Navy Department today open- ed proposals for building a full-rigged sail- ing ship, without steam power. This craft is wanted for the instruction of the cadets at Annapolis in seamanship and navigation according to the old fashion. According to the department's plans she is to be of 1,175 tons displacement, and her measurements are: Length, 175 feet; beam, 27 feet; draft, She will spread 000 square feet of canvas, and her hull will be of yellow pine sheathing over steel frames, all coppered. The department submitted an éstfmate of $250,000 for this ship, but Congress cut the figure just in half, so it was no mat- ter of surprise that when the bids were opened today none of the bidders offered to build the ship complete within the small limit set by Congress, but submitted plaas that would require a large amount of sup- plemental work to complete the vessel after it is turned over to the government. There were but two bids received, one from the Bath iron works at $112,600, and the other from Lewis Nixon of the Cres- cent shipbuilding works at Elizabeth, N. J., at $121,950. While both of the bids were within the mit of appropriation, $125,000, each bidder specifically stated that he had cut out a number of articles provided for in the specification, and it will remain for the department experts to determine now the award shall be made. ——— Will Be Taken Away. As a result of many years of litigation Gen. Wilson, chief of engineers, has di- rected the removal of the building erected on the government reservation at the in- tersection of Canal and N streets south and Ist street west by Mr. Luchs’ nearly twelve years ago. It appears that Mr. Luchs was imposed upon in the matter, he having purchased the as he sup: posed, from a person whom it now appears never held a legal title to it. The proper- ty was claimed by the United States, and the Court of Appeals of the re- ca ee rien the same t = remo had erected om ft, ns NE ——_o-—______ Death of Major Poole’s Wife, Mrs. Poole, wife of Maj. De W. C. Poole, paymaster, United States army, died at Madison, Wis., last - illness . with pogumania, “Decesct a meek: well known in this city, where she was so- cially prominent for many years. Turkey's Schemes for the Reorganization of Her Navy Muscovite Government Opportunely Presses for the Payment o: an Old War Debt. CONSTANTINOPLE, November 20.—The officials of the Russign embassy sent a sécond note yesterday to the Furkish min- ister pointing out that in times of difficulty Russia abstained from urging the pay- ment of the war debt due her by Turkey, but now that the govermment of Turkey has decided upon fresh arfhaments, which are not warranted by tHe present situation, Russia demands a portion of the arrears on the same grounds that Austria urged the payment of the claims due to the Oriental railrcad, an Austrian cerporation, for trans- porting Turkish troeps during the recent war with Greece. In consequence of this communication the porte has informed the Russian charge @affaires that nothing has been decided upon concerning the Russtan armaments, at the same time bestowing upon that of- ficial the grand cordon:of the Osmanli Or- ler. = It is believed the Turkish government will now drop its plan. for the reorganiza- tion of the navy, although the officials of the German embassy Krave been instructed to support the offers of:the German firms to reconstruct the fleet and supply the Turk- ish government with the necessary arms, ammunition and uniforms. Se WILL SOON BE PUBLISHED. Annual Reports of the Secretaries of War and Navy. ‘The annual reports of the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy will be made public within a few days, the former Monday and the latter Monday week. The reports of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Postmaster General and the Secre- tary of the Interior have been already pub- lished in the newspapers. According to the present plans, the reports of Secretary Al- ger and Secretary Long are the only cnes yet to be given out in advance of the as- sembling of Congress..~ Fhe five reports mentioned are made directly to the Presi- dent, and usually f part of his annual feport ‘‘on the state of the Union.” The ecretary of State makes mo annual report except in so tar as he may be called on to supply information as a basis for the treat- ment of foreign affairs in the President'a.| message. @ Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, unlike the other min- Isters, report direct to Congress, and th reports ure not made public until after their submission to that body. If the usual course {s followed this year the President's message will go to Congress Monday, De- cember 6, and appear in The Star of that afternoon. The réport a the Secretary of thé Treasury will be satmiltted the Tues- day following, amd ‘that of the Attorney General the next day.” This program is based on the theory that Congress will be prepared for business ‘on the opening day. Inasmuch as ‘both houses are fully organ- ized there is no present doubt on that point. 2 RNUENT MIGHT BID. ——* Consid¢ering the Coming Sale of the Kansas Pacific. The administration now has under con- sideration the advisability. of qualifying as a bidder for the Kansas Pacific road, to be sold next month. The purpose is to ccmpel bidders to pay the full amount of the goverrment claim against the road. It is believed by the administration that there will be bidders who will pay the full claim and take the road, but it {s not tn- tended that any chances shall be taken. A great many people believe that the re- organization committee of the Union Pa- cific will be compelled to buy the road. The first payment of the reorganization committee for the Union Pacjfic will be made Monday. Arrangements have all been made for the payment to New York Secretary Gage-has signed all the in the sinking fund, which was pur- chased with the road, and representatives of the reorganization e@ommittee are ex- pected to go over the bends today. When they make the first payment Monday the bonds will be turned over to them. ———— FORT BARRANCAS ATTACKED. Reported Death, of a Soldier From Yellow Fever. Yellow fever hag apyeared at Fort Bar- rancas, near Pensacola} Fla., but owing to the season there is no apprehension at the War Department that it will become epi- demic. A telegram was received by the adjutant general saying that a soldier at that garrison had died of yellow fever, but giving no other détails. Three batteries of the 1st Artillery are stationed at Fort Bar- rancas. Surgeon General Sternberg told a Star re- porter today that but one case of the fever had been reported, and that there was no fear of an extension. | No details of the case had been received, and it was not known how or where the iman had caught the fever. Gen. Sternberg gafd he did not think the fever would sprekd or that it would be necessary to move the garrison. All the conditions are againgt ap extension of the contagion at this time. in case of neces- sity, however, the troops will be trans- ferred to Fort McPherson, near Atlanta, Fort Barrancas! was visited by yellow fever during the gpidemic of 1873, and nearly half the garrjson died. ao aha ek CONTENTED OUT OF POLITICS. President Wilson Says ‘Fhat He Has No Desire to: Return. Ex-Representative William L. Wilson of West Virginia fs in the ety attending a meeting of the boar@ of regents of «the Smithsonian. Mr. Wilson # now president of the Washington and Lee University at Lexington, Ve. : “I am perfectly c te@ and delighted to be out of politics,”"sald Mr. Wilson to a Star reporter today; ‘and have no desire y Mr. Wilson was qi terpretation of the tions, but ex- on the ground he is out of politics, to keep out of evem a discussion of the subject. 5 The Nicaragua =a: Cothminsion, Arrangemerijs have Been made for the Nicaragua canal co: ion to sail from New York on the boat Newport next week for Port Limon, on the isthmus, in order to-prosecute the work of surveying the route of% po The commission consists of Joym G.>Walker, U..8. N.; Cok Pet Corps of - neers, U. 5. rt. They have: a= entific as- sistant to the United i Beaton n recently brought to home in pees kansas, in the health would improve, is every day. His Seventirely recovered In’ AMERICAN COMPANIES’ LOSS Insurance on London Burnt District Placed Great Deal Depends on Today’s Game Sis at Philadelphia. CLUBS VERY EVENLY MATCHED Later Estimates of the Loss Place It at About $10,000,000—Many Firms Uninsured. Harvard Makes a: Number of Changes in Her Eleven. LONDON, November 20.—A number of fire engines are still playing upon the smoldering ruins which mark the scene of the great conflagration near the gencral Post office yesterday. Walls are falling every row and then. It 1s impossible to accurately estimaie the damage done, but the direct loss will Frobably be below $10,000,000. Consols and India 3 per cents have fallen heavily on the belief that the lesses will necessitate heavy sales by insurance com- penies, and most of the insurance com- Panies’ shares have dropped 10 to 30 shil- lings. The Evening Standard, in its financial article this afternoon, says it is believed that thy’ bulk of the fire losses will fall upon A. erican insurance companies. The iast flames disappeared by 11 o'clock this morning, but zs this message is for- warced water is still being poured upon the red-hot masses of ruins. The burned district is surrounded by enormous crowds of pecple and the railroads are running excursion trains from the country. In spite of the magnitude of the disaster onty two firemen were slightly injured during the work of extinguishing the flames. About 300 firms are secking for new offices. The estimates of the amount of damage done range from $10,000,030) to $60,- 000,000, but according to the best opinion the loss is about $10,600,000, The official report says the cause of the fire is unknown. A large number of warehouses from five to six stories high have been burned and bave partly fallen, the whole covering an area of 200 to £30 yards, bounded by Nicholls Square, Edmunds place, Jewin Crescent, Australian avenue, Paul's alley and Red Cross street. The insurance agents take an optimistic view of the losses, their estimates ranging fronr $1,500,000 to $4,000,000. It is a fact that dozens of the burned-out firms were not insured, in some cases because they were considered to be undesirable custom- crs, and in others because the locality has long been considered dangerous by the in- surance companies. The latter assert that the sensational rumors regarding the losses have Leen promoted on the stock exchange in order to influence stocks. All the historic treasures of Cripplegate Church were removed, including the rec- ords of Oliver Cromwell’s mariage, Milton’s Rae and the deaths from the plague in UNFAVORABLE WEATHER PHILADELPHIA, Pa., November 20.— The day for the anrual fcot ball battle be- tween elevens representing the University of Pennsyivania and Harvard dawned most untavorably. The lowering clouds threat- ened rain at almcst any moment. What breeze there was came directly from the east, but there wes scarcely enough wind to ruflie the long red and blue and crimson streamers which gaily decorated the build- ings in the business section of the city. At 10 o’clock the local weather bureau put out a gleam of hope for the foot ball enthusiasts, however, by announcing that the indieations were favorable for clearing weather this afternoon. The forecaster said the showers would probably not reacn this vicinity until tonight. But no maiter what the conditions of the weather may be, nearly 25,000 of the faithful cranks will make the journey to Franklin Field and risk sciatica and pneumonia rather than miss the game. That they wiil see a battle royel there can be little doubt. Much at Stake on Game. The loss of today’s gaine by Pennsylva- nia, in case Princeton should defeat Yale, would place the red and blue in fourth posi- tion among the big foot ball collleges, and this the Quakers will fight hard to prevent. Then, too, Harvard hasthe tie game with Yale, which is virtually acknowledged as a blue victory, to wipe out, and the wearers of the crimson will fight to the last ditch in_an endeavor to redeem themselves. Pennsylvania’s team, with the exception of Dickson at right end, is intact. Dick- son’s position on the eleven will be filled by Hedges, and it is an open question as to which is the better man. Hedges is equally as strong on the defensive and can “get down the field fast under kicks, but. Dick- sor, on account of his weight, is the better Hne bucker. The balance of the eleven is in the pink of condition, and, if Harvard should win, Pennsylvania cannot complain of lack of condition. Changes in Harvard’s Team. On the Harvard team things are different. It was given out this morning that neither of the tackles who played against Yale will start the game. Swain will be played at left tackle by Wheeler and Mills and Houghton will alternate at the right side of the line instead of Donald. Mills will play the position on the defense, Houghton playing the full back. Houghton will drop back to do the catching, but Mills will do the running with the ball. Moulton will start in at right end, but it is doubtful about Captain Cabot going into the game, Just why this state of affairs exists is not explained by Harvard's coaches. Moulton’s injuries are said to be more serious than those of Cabot’s, but the latter has not shown his true form this season, and on this account Richardson is down on the card for left end. In this event Quarter- back Garrison will have sole direction of the team on the field. Comparison of the Teams. A comparison of the two teams as they will line up today shows Pennsylvania to be a shade stronger than Harvard, and this, with the encouragement the red and blue will receive from their “rooters,” should land the game for the Quakers. At center, Doucette will face Overfield. The former has twenty-five pounds the advan- tage in weight, but Overfield’s wonderful strength should offset the difference in weight and make the center about even. At right guard McCracken and Bouve are about equal, but young Hare at left will almost surely outplay either Haskeil or Shaw. Outland will face either Wheeler or Swain, and should easily take care of his man. Goodman, left tackle, will so against Mills and Houghton, alternately, and will probably hold his own against either man. On the ends Boyle and Hedges are much faster than either of the Harvard erds, but at quarter back Harvard will prebably outplay Pennsylvania. In Gar- riscn Cambridge has a fine quarter, while Weeks, who plays the position for the Quakers, is erratic. In Dibbles Harvard has a cracking good half back, but neither Warren nor Parker, the other Harvard men, are the equal of Morice or Jackson, Pennsylvania’s half backs. At full back Captain Minds outclasses Houghton, both on kicking and line bucking. Inadequate Transportation. Notwithstanding that the street car lines leading to Franklin field had placed dozens of extra cars on these branches ihe ar- rat gements were wholly inadequate. There was a jam at every street corner, and hun- dreds of disgusted foot ball enthusiasts could be seen wending their way out the thcroughfares leading to the seat of war. At the field there was another terrible crush. There were half a dozen entrances to the grounds, but everybody wanted to go through the gates at the same time, and there was a struggling mass of humanity reaching for almost two blocks. Never be- fore in the history of Philadelphia had there been such a crowd at a foot ball game. ——__ AT THE WHITE HOUSE. Rumors Regarding Attorney Genera’ MecKenna‘s Successor. ’ Presideat McKinley spent about two hours this morning in conference with At- torney General McKenna and Judge Day, assistant secretary of state. The latter re- mained with the President after the At- torney General had returned to his office. The Attorney General said that the con- ference was not of importance. It is said that the President has not yet picked out the man who is to succeed At- torney General McKenna in case the lat- ter succeeds Justice Field on the Supreme Court bench, as is believed will be the case. Col. J. J. MeCcok of New York was at the White House yesterday, but his friends persist in saying that he would not accepi the position if offered him. Were it not for the fact that Judge Day is from Ohio, which already has a cabinet officer in Sec- retary Sherman, it is thought that he would be made Attorney General. The President has the highest opinion of the legal abilities of Judge Day, consulting him on all possible occasions. It it thought that the change will be made between the time of the opening of Congress and the first of next year. Representative Otey of Virginia was at the White House to ask the President to grant a pardon to a constituent. Three of the leading officials of the West End McKinley Club of the city waited some time at the White House to see the Presi- dent in favor of the appointment of a col- ored man as police judge to succeed Judge Kimball. The delegation consisted of Geo. H. Stewart, president; M. D. Harley, sec- retary, and C. E. Hughes, chairman of the executive committee. The club has in- dorsed the candidacy of E. M. Hewlett, the colored justice of the peace. Owing to the fact that the President is known to be busy, not many local delega- tions have visited the White House recent- ly, but they are expected to make things interesting around the mansion so soon as it is known that the President again has time to receive visitors. i eae ARBITRATION WITH ENGLAND. The New Trenty Being Prepared for Submission. It is expected that the treaty of arbitra- tion now in process of negotiation between the United States and Great Britain will be ready for submission to the Senate early in the coming session. The representatives of both countries are strongly in favor of the principle of arbitration for the settle- ment of international disputes, and the only question at issue is the harmonious arrangement of details. The proposed treaty will be based on the general lines of the Olney-Salisbury treaty, modified so as to meet the objections which resulted in the failure of that treaty in the Senate. Taking this as a guide, it is not difficult to indicate the leading features of the treaty now under consideration. The idea of a permanent tribunal of arbitration is abandoned. Instead of that form, it is proposed that whenever disputes arise be- tween the United States and Great Britain each government will have the right to de- termine for itself whether the dispute in question is a proper one for arbitration, and, if it should be so determined, then both governments will agree upon a board of arbitrators to consider that particular question. The new treaty differs from the rejected one in that it gives the United States Senate considerable more authority in the ————__+2+______ ‘WAS NATURALIZED ILLEGALLY. Sun Comes Out. The sun, which had been obscured all morning, broke through the clouds at noon, making the day an ideal one for foot ball. The grand stands, which completely en- circled the sward, were one mass of red and blue flags, red and blue rosettes and crimson. The University of Pennsylvania players spent the morning loitering about their quarters, while the crimson men took a short walk, and then lounged about the hotel until 1:30, when they took coaches for field. When the teams lined up there about 25,000 persons in the big amphi- theater. A few minutes before 2 o'clock it was announced that Captain Cabot would not play. The teams lined up as follows: Pennsylvania. Positions. Harvard. Boyle Richardson. The State Department Can Do Nothing for Hugo Knuie. The Secretary of State has written a let- ter to the counsel of Hugo Knie of Cress- kill, N. J., which puts the case in a new light. It was represented that Knie was an American citizen who had been improperly impressed into the German military service, in accordance with the laws of that coun- try. It appears that Knie was seized the 22 uy The of are James Bereham, C. R. Wickoff, umpire of Cornell. Bulletins From the Field. e 4 According to the investigation made by cap Harvard came on the feld from west +19 State Department, Knle was born in io_onmayivani. comes on the. sig | Comms ntl the Unie ten from the end. came to this country in end was nat- ;The wind is blowing direttly across the etek eee Se ent beeen feet aan field, being no. advantage in the toss. years country, thereby impos- gita-Penusyivania, won the toes” and [ing upon the covrt and rendering’ his’ net- 21 Harvard, Fortes- |, Knie’s father came to the United States Sy tee und hes since ‘resided there, and is under out of bounds | ns ON {OF Harvard, | Stood so lave given up jus cltisenship of fob Hiarver’s ball in mide ot toia._| ibs, county. Sn she ireumaness. the . Continued on Second Page) ~~ | unwilling soldier. OE EE ODDS ON PRINCETON Backers of Orange and Black Give as High as 2 to 1. BOTH TEAMS IN FINE CONDITION Corwin of Yale Withdraws Be- cause of Injury to His Knee. GROUNDS WET AND SLIPPERY NEW HAVEN, Conn., November 20.— After a night passed in dreaming of the Goddess of Foot Ball draped in blue or in orange and black, the Yale men and Prince- ton men awoke to find the day's dawning full of the most discouraging indications. Every prospect pointed to the playing of the great foot ball game on a field wet and slippery, perhaps slushy, while the thou- sands of spectators shivered in the grand stands in snow or rain. At daybreak snow was falling hard, driven fiercely by a brisk wind from the north- east. The snow stopped for a short time about 7:30 o'clock, but later resumed at in- tervals. The streets were covered with slush and the atmosphere was heavy with a dampness which chilled one to the mar- row. Boon to Shopkeepers. The weather, however, did not prevent foot ball enthusiasm, and by 9 o'clock the thoroughfares of the city were filled with Princeton and Yale men, graduates and undergraduates. Nearly every game-going visitor who had reached New Haven un- prepared for nasty weather made it his first business to secure suitable outer gar- ments, and the shops of the city reaped a harvest during the early morning hours. The committee in charge of the Yale field were at work at daylight with a large gang of men. The straw which had cov- ered the gridiron during the night was raked off, leaving the turf dry. The force was kept at work up to the opening of the game. The first passenger train brought about 100 admirers of foot ball. The ticket speculators were on their beats early, but the weather had caused them to abate their demands, and they were willing to take about what they could get for tickets. Two- “ral seats were easily had for ” and By 11 o’clcck it was estimated that 10,000 visitors had arrived in the city, and short- ly after that hour the vaneuard of spec tators began the procession to the Yale field, two miles out of the city. High Prices for Carringes. The minimum price for a carriage to the game was $12, and the supply was not equal to the demand, With the arrival of a party of New York Sports, about 10:30 o'clock, betting increas- ed, and the odds were 2 to 1 on Princeton. Among the stvdents there were some New Jersey men who were willing to bet 5 to 3 on Princeton, and considerable money was placed on those terms. The more con- servative, however, figured cioser, and 5 to 4 on Princeton as winners and 4 to 5 that Yale would not score were the prevailing figures. The Yale players were out of bed by 7:30 o'clock and had an early breakfast. They retired to their rocms at once, with orders to remain quiet till 10 o'clock, when they were called together in the gymnasium for The most effective plays Yele has were carefully gone over, and the eleven were dismissed to meet for lunch at noon. They were then in complete readi- ness for the game. Arthur F. Corwin, who played left half back against Harvard last Saturday, has stopped training becavse of an injury te The wound was-probably receiv- ed in the Harvard game and has been growing worse all the week. An examina- iiun of it disclosed the fact that unless he is given prompt medical attention water on the knee is Lkely to set in. Dudley will play Corwin’s position. Corwin's re- tirement leaves first substitute behind line to be contested for by Kiefer and Dy sicn. Princeton Boys in Fine Fettie. In the Princeton camp at Morris Cove the players had a long sleep, undisturbed by the noise of the city, and were as bright as larks this morning. Breakfast was served at 7:30, and after an hour's chat Trainer Jack McMasters took his charges out for a walk. On return the rubbers took the men in hand and by lunch time all were in fine fettle. Burr Mclutosh entertained the players during leisure moments with Visitors to the Pequot House were numerous. Just before luncheon the mei 's of the eleven practiced signals for a short period. They dressed for the game before noon, and immediate fter lunche which was served at 12 o'clock, they boarded special trolley cars and were off for the Yale field. Following is the line-up of the Prince- ton ard Yale elevens: Yale. Position. Princeton. Hazen. -Left End Craig Rodgers (capt.).Left Tackle. .Hoyt Chadwick. Crowdis Cadwalader - Booth Brown --Quarter Dudley.......Left Half Back. Benjamin....Right Half Bac MeBrid ..Full Back. Following are the officers for zame: Refe- ree, Dashiel Lebigh; umpire, Langford of Trinity. Lineemen, Messrs. Baviard of Princeton, Howland of Yale. Timekeepers, Messrs. Smith, Yale; Coyne, Princeton. Crowds Wait at the Gates. When the gates were opened at 12 o'clock hundreds were waiting at the various en- trances, and the stream of incoming spec- tators soon became a steady one. At 1 o'clock possibly one-quarter of the grand stand seats had occupants. ‘The gridiron has been put in order, and was in splendid condition. The wind was blowing a gale, and coming Gown the ins closure lengthwise from the northwest, it swept the grandstands with great fierce- ners. At 1:30 the Princeton team arrived at the field on their special troliey cars, and proceeded immediately to their dress- ing rooms. Ten minutes later the Yai team reached the field “ind repaired their quarters. But little enthusiasm was evinced until about half an hour before the gladiators were due to appear. Then de hae i