Evening Star Newspaper, November 14, 1898, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. ‘UBLISHED DAILY, EXCEFT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Ave., Cor. 11th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 8.H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. Ze age = New York Office, 49 Potter Buildin. nentader eevee Sheet Star, $1 per year, with $2.0 ston, D. ©. st he paid in advance. je known on a tion. Spain's Commissioners Unready for Conference, — + -- JOINT MEETING ON WEDNESDAY They Will Demand Pay for the Philippines. FAILING, THEY WILL WITHDRAW Dare Not Return Home if They Should Give Way. SITUATION IS CRITICAL ——— PARIS, November 14—It has been de- cided that there will be no joint ons of | € commissions today. Secretary f the United States commission re- etary Oje orning commis to prepare ay. a of the sh note ng had found orandum itt be i rri mers nex the dy Ameri- to ae- ation: Spain Grows Obs ow be It may definitely s ated that th t lippine nus far been offered or Am rs. Should the at the United States is ag to reimburse expenditures in hh commiss ain for Philippine rs will re- the also suge ns through thi nption of negotiation: betw Spantards ex- @ members of have political al- ties to con- cre national litors ospect of any em, and possibly 6 at the hands Next Meeting Decisive. commiss! merica the definite propositions tus Spaniards, howevere, tn will not declare all nego- will i t that the Philippine wil! an- at Bov- equivalent, and nS under the of the protocol. * may then to the s are expected refully and over but to yield t Stion, ate titude esent ac onte tion be different the time will will declare ste , and will ep of the United States, be us Spain will be ner creditors that she has and that the issue must and the United States. Cablezrams From Paris. i that on Saturday President ¥ received cablegrams from the in- a mbers of the pe: commission, co views as to the proper < pursi se cablegrams were r cabinet meetings Saturday a night, when four or five m abinet were present. It « ed whether there was u views of the commis- ® ® story that don to the > Philippines except an sland ee ER DAVIS RETURNS. Wes: Congratulated by Chairman Babcock on His Campaign Work. Assistant Secretary of the Inte! ster Davis returned to Wash er two months’ tor of the % the speechmaking trip, which closed the rig e the elections, he made speeches in twelve states, beginning in Pennsylvania and finishing in Washington. state. He made fifty speeches in all. Chairman Bab- evck of the republican congressional com- ¢ Che Lvening Star. No. 14,262, WASHINGTON. D. C., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1898—SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. would have to do member: ted from these stat 1 the points where you have spoken states I have received telegrams ivising the committee of the to the party from your in which you have 1 almost solid repub- ticrs, and you have reason to E the results and the active part you took in the campaign.” Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristcw returned today from Kansas, where he participated in the campaign. SS Ce CUBAN FINANCES. ° states spoken have return: del lica Some Interesting Figures as to Re- ceipts and Expenditures. Some very interesting figures regarding the receipts and expenditures of the Island of Cuba have been sent to Washington. Cfficers of the Cuban military commission Lave made a careful examination of Cuban finances, showing the receipts and expendi- of the island und<r Spanish rule and also estimates of will occur when the United State control of the fsland. Amorg pal items of re- ceipts in the estimate for the year 189% are the following: From taxes on real estate, ncome tax, liquor licenses and other in- ternal revenu= taxes $6,142,500; import and export duties, and ether income from the custom houses, $14 tamp pap-r and amps of all kinds, $1,640, from the lotteries, $1,900,500; sts of the state, $43 from othe 5, 000: makin. or the gov- €rnment of the tsland under the authority of the governor general. $2 For the local government (autono , as follows: igations, $1: of grace, justice ard gove: 5%; department of the treasury, i partment of public instruction, $247,033; department of public work and communica- tions, $1,056,582; department of agriculture, industry and erce, $108,178; making a total of $2 It is estim: ed that vpon the assumption of control of Cuba by the United S certain expenses now incurred each year under Spanish sovercign will cease, ivil, military other pen- 700; the retired list of the army an navy, $1,450,881; interest and amo tion of the debts created in 1882. 1836 and 1800, $10,435,188: for expenses of military governors and the permanent military es- tablishment of the island, composed of Spanish éorces, as well as material for 4; expenses of the n: . ment in the island, $1,100,299; si sidy paid the Compania Transatlantica of ain, $471,836; salaries of the governor 1 and other officials and officers, 10.000, 4 making a total reduction of §- n item of expense for the governme: Cuba under the governor general is de fer the maintenance of 5 are empl $a poli who = suburban and rural d tric r is aintainance of the orc f 1 in cities ane to $54 minder the the state, em for the clerical estab Ww amounts to $2 4 fig are ¢ red esting among the officials here that the burdens of ta tio! ple of Cuba can be largely general € the “is included, very in as showing upon the 7 sduced under a form of government independent of pain. FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. Everything Qniet and No Action to at This Time. neral Griggs has received a ion from Ernest F. Cochran, as- United States attorney for South . saying: e just had confidential interview with ble man, on whose statements I He has been at and near Greenwood the whole time of the disturbances. vorts that there was no Violence on or turday, and that no further apprehended. All bands have dis- oncluded not to send a neral said this morning tion would be taken in during the next few trom colored or- © country will be House Depari- ice, 1g against the con- nuation condition which permits of so auch violence and bloodshed. ree SAN JOSE SCALE. Experiments Prove It Does Not 5: vive Drying Process. The Agricultural Department has deter- the White mined after a series of experiments that the San Jose scale, found on pears, apples nd peaches in various s of the coun- try, does not survive the process of fruit drying. This proves absolutely the falsity of the claims of several European govern- ments which exclude American fruits from their ports. A German expert, who came to this coun- try especially to investigate this subject, was present at the last experiment. Large lots of fruit infected by the scale were tested by all the known methods of com- 1 drying and microscopic examina- tion showed that the scales did not sur- vive the process. The expert was given of the work and access to the ex- and seemed to be convinced that pnclusions of the government were correct. Se E Personal Mention. Mr. Roger I. Fitch of Company G of the Roosevelt Rough Riders is visiting his ir. Fitch, at the Colonial. aiel Lindgren has returned from months’ stay in Newport, R. L, 04 H street. Mr. Wilber W. Marmaduke, chairman of the executive committee of the Guarantee Ticket Brokers’ Association of the United tutes, has gone to St. Louis, Mo., to at- tend the eleventh annual convention. Mr. J. Spliedt has returned from a trip to Boston by sea for the benefit of his health. Dr. Enris is at Albany, N. Y., attending the convention of the Brotherhood of An- drew and Philip. The following Washingtonians are book- ed to sail for Europe on the St. Lou which wili leave New York next Wedne ag Mrs. A. E. Bates, Miss Henrietta Butes and Miss Eliza M. Bates. See Officers Honorably Dischurged. The following named officers of the United States volunteer army have been honorably discharged: Lieut. Horace Web- ster, 3d New York Infantry; Capt. John ©. Breckinridge, assistant quartermaster; Lieut. Col. James L. Lusk, chief engineer: Lieut. Col. George O. Squier, United States Volunteer Signal Corps; Maj. Robert B. C. Bement, engineer officer; Capt. William K. Alexander, assistant quartermaster. The following named officers of the yol- er army have been honorably dis- arged: Capt. Edward J. Olden, 47th New York Infantry; Second Lieut. R. J. Moore, Mr. thre and is at No. a 4th Illinois Infantry; Capt. Wiliam E. Hogue, 2d Louisiana Infantry; Second Lieut. Ulysees S. Limecooley, 9th Minois Infantry; Capt. Ossian C. Van Zandt, 2d Iilinois Infantry; First Lieut. Arthur H. Ve Sth Illinois Infantry, and Second Lieut c. C. Beecher, 8th Pennsylvania In- First Lieut. Edward Abend, Jr. 4th mittee today addressed a letter of congrat- ulation and thanks to Mr. Davis, in which he says: “‘Our great fight was in the terri- tery which you covered. namely, Kansas, braska, South Dakota, Wyoming, Cai- rnia and Waskington. I realized’ fu! that if the republicans organized the Fifty- Infantry. ——— On the Retired List. Brig. Gen. William S$. Worth, U. s. A. has been placed upon the retired Ust, upon his own application, after thirty years’ service. v! SAW THE PRESIDENT|AT THE WHITE HOUSE! TROOPS IN REVOLT The Committee to Take Charge of the Centennial Celebration. COMMISSIONER WIGHT'S LETTER Mr. McKinley Thoroughly in Sym- pathy With the Project. SOME SUGGESTIONS The President this morning received the committee of citizens recently appointed by District Commissioner Wight under au- thority conferred upon him at a mass meet- ing of citizens to consider the question of properly celebrating the centennial anni- versary of the establishment of the national capital. The committee, which consists of Messrs. James G. Berret, A. T. Britton, C. J. Bell, Jonn Joy Edson, Lawrence Gard- ner, M. M. Parker, R. Ross Perry, Theo- dore W. Noyes and John W. Thompson, was accompanied by Commissioner Wight, the ex-officio chairman of the committee, the only absentee being Mr. Edson. After presenting the members of the com- mittee Mr. Wight handed the President the following letter, explanatory of the commit- tee’s errand: The Explanatory Letter. “The citizens of the District of Columbia are desirous-of celebrating in an appropri- ate manner the centennial of the removal of the government to its permanent capital in the city of Washington. “At a meeting of citizens held on the even- ing of the 24th of October the chairman was authorized to appoint a committee of nine to consider plans for such a celebration nd report to a meeting of citizens when prepared to make suitable recommendations. This committee has been appointed, and consi. of the following gentlemen: James G. Berret, A. T. Britton, C. J. Bell. M. M. ker, R. Ross Fe John Joy Edson, J. W. Thompson, T. - Noves and Lawrence Gardner, all of whom have had experience in conducting matters of this kind, six of bem having acied as chairmen of inaug- 1 ceremonies. A meeting of the committee was held on he evening of the Ist of November, and after fully discussing the subject, it ap- peared to be the unanimous opinion of those present that the celebration should be national in its character, rather than local, and it was suggested that the com- ould be e by the selection qual number of gentlemen to repre- sent the national government, go that in the beginning of this important movement there should be full conference and united action by the representatives of both the federal and District governments. “Awaiting such an enlargement of the committee, no steps have been taken to- ward the formulation of any definite plans, but the gentlemen already appointed feel that the celebration should be in keeping h the dignity and importance of the oc- casion, and that it should be marked in some permanent way by the erection of a suitable building or arch, or other struct- ure, which would emphasize and perpet- uate the occasion for all time. “The committee, therefore, has the honor to request that this subject may be made a part of your annual message to the Con- gress of the United States, and, if consist- th your sense of public duty, that uggest_ a suitable appropriation to out an object so patriotfe and in which the whole country will without doubt gladly take part. “You are respectfully requested to appoint members of this committee such a num- r of genUemen as you may deem proper to represent the federal government.” Mr. Berret's Outline. Mr. Wight called up Mr. Berret to out- line to the President the suggestions the committee have in mind for celebrating the event, and in response Mr. Berret said that first of all it seemed to the committee that the oceasion should be national in charac- ter, and fully in keeping with the dignity of the event. It had been suggested, he stated, that some permanent structure should be erected here, possibly a memo- rial hall, in which many relics of historical importance and value could be stored and by the thousands of people who visit the national capital, or perhaps the erection of a memorial bridge across the Potomac. It ts thought, said Mr. Berret, that the committee of arrangements should not be simply local in character, but should be enlarged by the addition of men who would represent the national government. Replying to Mr. Berret’s remarks, the President, who seemed deeply interested, said that he was favorably impressed with the suggestions made by Mr. Berret, and thought it eminently fitting that the occa- sion should be celebrated. He remarked that American celebrations, Properly managed, are great factors in pushing ahead the development of the country, and at no time, he said, since the settiement of the anti-slavery question has there been a more auspicious time than the present for such a celebration. He referred to the absence of all sectional feeling and to the sentiment of good will existing throughout the country, remarking that everything seemed to lend itself to the suc- ul celebration of such an occasion. He said he would be glad to consider the mat- ter and to refer to it in his annual mes- sage to Congress, or in a later message, and assured the committee that if Congress weuld give him the authority he would be glad to appoint on the committee certain representatives of the national government. Some Suggestions. It was suggested during the conference with the President that, inasmuch as the celebration is to be a national event, it would be appropriate to appoint the gov- ernors of the several states of the Union. It was also suggested that the first step to be taken after the meeting of Congress would be to secure the passage of a resolu- tion reciting that the event should be ob- served by a fitting celebration and author- izing the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President to appoint additional members of the committee to formulate plans for celebrating the occasion and to secure such further legislation as may be deemed proper and necessary. As incidental to the celebration it was remarked that great good would result to the District, as there would be a general cleaning up of the city, the doing away of grade crossings and a general improve- meat of the city, such as to place it in proper condition to receive the ghousands of people who will undoubtedly be attracted here by the celebration. It is thought that a meeting of citizens will be called in a few days, at which the committee will submit its report, which re- port, it is believed, will be promptly ap-" broved. —_—_—_—__+-e+______ Army Orders. Majors Fred. T. Jones and Hiram L. Grant, additional paymasters, U. 8. V., have been relieved from duty in this city and or- dered to take station in New York city. Acting Hospital Steward Charles F. San- born, now in this city, has been ordered to Savannah, Ga., for duty with the 8th Cay- alry. Sergeant R. J. Johnson, Troop M, 10th Cavalry, now in this city, has been ordered to join his regiment at Huntsville, Ala. Private Thomas Doyle, Battery D, 4th United States Artillery, now in this’ city, has been discharged from the service of the United States. This soldier is entitled to travel pay. - = Mr. Peck Tells the President About the Paris Exposition, CONGRATULATED ON THE WORK DONE A Conference on the Subject of thé South Carolina Riots. —s—_ TODAY’S CALLERS ———-—_ Ferdinand W. Peck, commissioner gen- eral of this country to the Paris exposition, arrived in Washington last night, and call- ed upon President McKinley today to give an account of the work done by him at Paris. Mr. Peck was accompanied by Paul Blackmar, his chief of staff, and Hugh ‘Thompson, one of the officials of the La- fayette Monument Association. Before Mr. Peck had time to begin his narrative President McKinley congratu- lated him on the excellent progress he has made. The President said he had received favorable reports of Mr. Peck from official and unofficial sources. His gratification was unbounded. President Faure of France and M. Bris- son, the outgoing prime minister, both charged Mr. Peck to convey their highest regards to President McKinley. Mr. Peck did this, at the same time telling the Presi- dent of the many kindnesses shown the American commissioner by these distin- guished Frenchmen. They aided him in se- curing valuable concessions and expressed the greatest friendsnip for the United States. Will Refer to the Exposition. President McKinley will refer to the ex- position in his annual message. During the winter he may have something to say on the same subject in a special message. It is thought that Congress will be asked for ad- ditional money for buildings not at first contemplated. The supervising architect of the treasury will probably be asked to furnish an estimate of the cost of these petldings) before appropriations are asked ‘or. Mr. Peck is confident that the exhibit of the United States will rank with any in the world. He is pleased with the rush which has been made in this country by applicants for spac Mr. Peck said today that the intention of this country to build a monument to La- fayette in Paris was pleasing to the French and had gone far to help him in his work abroad. The South Carolina Riots. R. R. Tolbert, whose family suffered so much in the South Carolina riots, had a long interview with President McKinley this afternoon. With Mr. Tolbert were three refugees from that state.’ They are J. M. Collins, postmaster at Ninety-Six; Jam2s°W. Tolbert, postmaster at McCor- mick, and R. L. Henderson, It ts claimed that the mob ran James W., Dolbert away, but permitted his wife to-eontinue the post office. She ts assistant. Mr, Tolbert said that R. L. Henderson had been run away from the bedsida of his: dead mother and Was not permitted to attend her funeral. All of the men are followers of the Tolbert family. Mr. Tolbert refused to disclobe the object of his conferance with the President. It fs said that he made a request for interfer- ence. From the White House he and his party went to the Post Office Department to confer with Postmaster Ganeral Smith. It is hinted that if it can be established that postmasters have been run away from their offices the Post Office Department will send detectives to prosscute those who took part in the affair. This could be done the same as in the killing of the negro post- master at Lake City, S. C. Today's Callers, Senator Mills of Texas called at the White House today to pay his respects to President McKinley. ‘When the senator was asked for his opinion of the recent elections he said that he had no comment to make, as he was preparing to retire to his home and private iife, Representative Fletcher of Minnesota was also a caller at the White House. ——_—__+e TOLBERT TO RE LAIN HERE. Advised to Wait and Go Before Con- gress When That Body Meets. Mr. Tolbert, the South Carolinian whose candidacy for Congress caused the recent South Carolina riot, has been advised by many republicans to remain in Washing- ton until Congress meets, so as to go be- fore that body with his story of the affair. Members of the republican congressional committee are understood to have advised Mr. Tolbert to remain here for the purpose named. They say that Congress must do something to put an end to such a state of affairs. It is said that President McKinley may call attention to the recent riots in his annual report. He may go further than this and make some recommendations. —_>+2>—__—_ Ordered to This City. Majs. John Demerit and Herbert M. Lord, additional paymasters, U. S. V., have been relieved fromm duty at Manila, and ordered to return to the United States and report in person in this city to the paymaster generu of the army. Maj. Whipple's New Duty. Maj. Charles H. Whipple, paymaster, U. 8. A., now en route from Manila to San Francisco, has been ordered, upon his ar- rival in the United States, to repert in per- son to the commanding general, department of Dakota, for duty as chief paymaster of that department. ———+ + Gen. Wood's Sanitary Report. The sanitary report of General Wood at Santiago for November 12 shows as fol- lows: Total sick, 1,115; fever !ofall kinds, 571; death, Edward Moss, private, H, 23d Kansas, November 12, typhoid fever. + Ordered to Porte Riso. Capt. John Little, commissary of sub- sistence, U. 8. A., now in this elty, accom- panied by his two authoriged clerks and a commissary sergeant, will groceed to San Juan, Porto Rico, and relieve Caz Henry G. Sharpe, subsistence departgnent U. 8. A. of the duty of purchasing aad shipping su sistence supplles at the smbsistamce depot at that place, and while onzsuch duty shall have the rank of major. + Final Trial of the Princeton. Orders were issued from the Navy De- partment today for the final trial of the gunboat Prirceton on the 18th instant. The Princeton will start away from Hampton Roads and remain forty-eight’ hours at sea, the object of. the trial being not to make a speed run, but simply to show that the vessel has net deteriorated in hull or machinery since she was provisionally ac- cepted. 5 x * ee Naval Inspeetion Board. ‘The wembers of the nzeval inspection board have returned to Washington from New York, where they made a test last Saturday of the Holland submarine boat. The report of the board is now in prepara- tion, and it is understood it will be favorable, ‘ rae Serious Conditions in Havana Result~ ing From Spanish Greed. SOLDIERS CLAMOR FOR THEIR PAY Other Unpaid Soldiers Called on to Suppress Them. BAD SANITARY CONDITIONS Special From a Staff Correspondent. HAVANA, November 13, via Key West, November 14.—The mutiny of the orden publico must force the unpleasant fact on the Washington authorities that something more is to b= decided in Havana than yel- low fever. Besides, the condition which has resulted from troops bivouacking in the streets raises fresh sanitary dangers. If they remain nuch longer the city will not be habitable for American troops this win- ter. Blanco and his subordinates are confident they will be able to suppress any revolt. Tkey may be right, but it is a dangerous experimeat, when public order depends upon a set of underpaid troops keeping in check another set of underpaid troops. That is the exact situation. Today more soldiers are massed in Ha- vana than at any time since the riots of last January. They are orderely, but they paralyze che little that was being done to- ward surface sanitation. No one ventures to predict the outcome. The orden publico as an organization has teen dissanded, and, 1t is claimed, disarm- ed, though the extent of this disarmament is doubtful. They may not act in a body, but the questicn which no one answers is how active other battalions may hecome in sympathizing with them and in demand- ing pay. Gen. Arola’s popularity among his soldiers has disappeared since he killed the orden publico. The people of Havana are absolutely quiet, with no disposition to mix in the troubles of the army. PEPPER. Spain Tries to Raise Money. By Associated Press, HAVANA, November 13 (via Key West, Fla., November 14).—Th2 disturbances here are momentarily over. Everything is quiet and regular Spanish troops are patrolling the clty, The Spanish government yesterday offer- ed the market her> £425,000 at three days on London, in order to apply the proceeds to the payment of the troops. Two Span- ish bankers took £120,000, but the foreign houses refused to touch the paper unless first advised that the necessary funds had been deposited in London banks to meet the dratts, TIER The paper is being offercd af one or two points below commercial rates, showing how far Spain’s credit is impaired. It is reported that forty-fiva ringleaders and the chief promoters of the mutiny of Thursday hav en arrested and im- prisoned in Morro Castle, but {t is under- stood that none of them will be court- martialed. Orden Pablico Disbanded. HAVANA, Noy. 18, via Key West, Fla., Nov. 14.—The mutiny of the orden pub- lico forces, which for two days threatened the peace of this city, has resulted in the dissolution of that body today, when, af- ter the payment of some arrears and the promise of a full Nquidation, the revolting troops laid down their arms. Capt. Gen. Blanco then ordered all the foot and mount- ed regiments of the orden publico to be disbanded, that organization ceasing to exist from this date. As originally planned, it was intended that the mutiny should have extended to the gardia civil and the artillery regulars, and it would in that event have assum much graver impertance and might per- haps have inaugurated a reign of terror and bloodshed in the island. For some time pest the uprising of the troops in consequence of the non-receipt of their pay has been feared. Not only is treir pay owing for months, and in some cases for years, but the reserve pay of the soldiers, their savings since the date of their enlistment, which were looked vpon by them as sacred, have been ap- propriated or stolen, as the men say, by the government, which now turns a Jeaf ear to their protests. Amount Reaches Millions. What amount this reserve pay reaches it is impossible to estimate, but it is known that it aggregates millions. This is what has been participating riots, causing mu- tiny here, impe}ling the men to insuberdina- tion at Nuevitas and which may yet give rise to further widespread disturbances In the island. The Havana mutiny, which was started yesterday, was precipitated by Gen. Arolas, the military governor of the city, whose fiery temper and brutal treatment of offi- cers is the scurce of daily spreading dis- content. At midnight on Wednesday General Aro- las, at the head of a battalion of regular infantry, having been apprised of the in- tention of the troops to join in the mutiny and demand their pay, surprised the artii- lery outposts stationed along the Vedado road, including the Santa Clara and Reina Chorrera batteries, disarmed them and placed them under surveillance. The next morning (Thursday) the third company of the orden, publico, numbering about 150 men, drew up before the captain general's palac>, in the Plaza de Armas, and demanded their overdue pay. The men were ordered to retire, but refused. General Arolas, who arrived on th? scene almost simultaneously, in an excess of rage litted his baton of office and savagely attacked some of the onlookers, seriously hurting a government employe, who had rushed wut of the palace from curiosity. By this time the Plaza de Armas was filed with wildly excited crowds, who loud- ly cond2mned and cursed Gen. Arolas. Soldiers Demand Their Pay. At that period of the excitement the or- den publico, with fixed bayonets, assumed an attitiide of deep hostility toward Gen. Arolas, whom the men considered respon- sible for th2 disgraceful way in which they had been treated. That moment Gen. Solano, Captain General Blanco’s chief of staff, appeared at the palace door and commanded the attention of the men. H> addressed them in a conciliatory tore, upbraided them for their insubordination and condemned the ill-advised coursa they were pursuing. Then placing himself at their head Gen- | Solano himself marched the men back their quarters, where he again addressed them, promising them they would be paid Thureday. The day passed quietly without any further incident until dusk. The mutincus crden publico had then learred that Gen. Apgias had called over 4,009 regula.s in from the suburbs. Believ- ing that Gea. Arolas meant to disarm them, the orden publico again left their quarters, each man with 150 rounds of ammunition in his belt, and lined up in the street oppo- site the armcry, ready to offer resistance, if necessary. Troops Would Not Charge. Shortly after nightfall General Arolas, at the head of the regulars, and preceded by a band of music playing national airs, ar- rived Before the orden publico’s headquar- ters, where he halted. Before him stood the mutinous 3d Company, grim and sullen. Turning to the men, General Arolas re minded them they were regulars and veter- ans, not mere policemen, as they had been tauntingly referred to. The Orden Publico then gave three cheers for Spain and the army, which were lustily answered. To the disgust of Gen. Arola howev right on the heels of these “vivas” the regulars cheered their com- rades and the @rden Publico answered in turn. Gen. Arolas,-mad with rage, ordered his men to charge, but they refused to obey He then ordered them to fire, which they aiso refused to do. General Arolas then realized he had lost bis moral influcnce over the men, and, after calling the officers aside and conferring with them for a few minutes, he left for the palace accompanied by his staff and seven officers. Arolas Killed Unarmed Soldiers. About two blocks from the scene of the mutiny, General Arolas’ party came upon an innocent and unsuspecting member of the orden publico, hwo was unarmed. Mad with fury, General Arolas drew his sword and savagely attacked the man, inflict- ing on/him severe wounds from which the victim of the assault died this morning In the mix-up Lieutenant Matta, General Arolas’ aid de camp, had his hand cut. supposedly by General Arolas’ sword, as it was the only one drawn. Toward 11 o'clock General Arolas. w had been informed that further upr had taken place among other companic the Orden Publico, returned to where hi had left the troops and ordered them aw: leaving a guard stationed in the buildings adjoining and facing the barracks of the Orden Publicd, who by this time had been persuaded by their own officers to with- draw within their quarters. Situation at Nuevitas. KEY WEST, Fla., November 14.—Private repotts from Puerto Principe and Nuevit Cuba, say that 000 regular soldiers muti- nied, demanding their pay before embark- ing for Spain. About 4,000 armed soldiers, the report adds, presented themselves in front of the palace, calling on the military governor, Emilio March, for their ove pay. Thereupon Gen.’ March drew swordeand ordered them to disband. soldiers, however, refused to obey, and some of them, armed with loaded rifles threatened the life of Gen. March, who re- turned his sword to its scabbard, crying Cait “Do you wish to kill me? Well, kill me.” The soldiers, in reply. we only want our pay Spain. general March promised them that they would be paid, and the soldiers returned to their quarte: ceably. The steamer Alava left Havana four ¢ ago with $150,000 with which to pay th soldiers who were to embark immediately for Spain The ecru T r Alfonso XI and the gunboats Conde de Venadito and Infanta Isabel have proceeded for Neuvitas to compel the sol- diers to embark, after which they will pro- ceed to Gibara for a like purpose, and will then go to Spain, unless new orders are re- ceived. —— A LAW CLERK RESIGNS. Mr. Warwick Leaves the Office 0: the Contreler of the Currency. Walter W. Warwick, chief law clerk in the office ofthe eontrolier of the treasury, has resigned, and will leave in a few days for his home in Cincinnati to resume the practice of law. Mr. Warwick entered the department in 1893 as confidential clerk to First Controller Bowler, and in 1886 was promoted to @ law clerkship in the same office by Secretary Carlisle. In the com- petitive examination ordered by Secretary Gage in 1897 to fill the position of chief law clerk Mr. Warwick obtained the highest rank over twenty-two competitors, and wes promoted to the office he has since filied. His examination w so creditable as to call forth the praise of Secretary Gage himself. The position of chief law clerk is one of the most important now covered by the civil service rules. Mr. Warwick is a member of the bar of the United States Supreme Court and of the supreme court of Ohlo. He practiced law in Cincinnati several rs before com- ing to Washington. He is a democrat in politics. Controller Tracewell used every argu- ment to get Mr. Warwick to remain in his office. Secretary Gauge has written a letter to M Warwick, saying: n accepting your resignation I have to thank you for your kindly expressions of appreciation of my acts, and to state that your gentlemanly character, marked abili- ty and faithful service afforded me the pleasure of recognizing your merit by giv- ing you an earned advancement to the chief law clerkship in the office of the controlled of the treasury. “I appreciate the loss of your services to the department, and assure you that I have full confidence in your future success in your profession.” eS ee TURKS ALL OUT OF CRETE. Last of Them Leave Today—Kaiser's Yacht Sighted. CANEA, Island of Crete, Novemher 14.— Chakir Pacha and the last Turkish soldiers left here today. The German imperial yacht Hohenzollern passed Cretan waters at 4 o'clock this morning. The cispatch boat Herta entered Suda bay in order to fetch dispatches for Emperor Willfem. es Colorado Troops Ordered Home. DENVER, Col., November 14.—Gov. Adams has received a telegram from Adjt. Gen. Corbin to the effect that the volunteer regiments now doing duty in the Philippines are to be orGered home as soon as the treops en rovte for the islands take their p.ac —— eS Dr. J. Underwood Hall Dead. SAN JOSE, Cal., November 14.—Dr. J. Un- derwood Hall, a prominent physician, is dead. He was eight-five years of age and a native of Kentucky. During the war he had charge of the Union pospital at Glas- gow, that stete. —— Soldier's Son Dies of Hydrophobia. SEDALIA, Mo., November 14.—Thomas Mcore, seve1 years old, son of E. J. Moore, a member of Company I, 2d Regiment, Mis- souri Volunteers, is dead of hydrophobla. The lad was bitten two weeks ago by a deg which vas supposed to be suffering with rabies. A few hours before the boy died he commenced to bark like a dog, and was attacked with frequent convuisions. He tried to bite his attendants, and seemed possessed of superhuman strength. His death was a most agonizing one. ee Japan Buys Alcohol Here. PEORIA, WL, November 14.—Another train load of alcohol billed to Japan has been seni west. It will be used in the man- ufacture of smokeless gunpowder. There were eleven cars of sixty-five barrels each, or 62,920 gallons. Recently an order was received here for a large supply of spirits to be shipped to Great Britain. —_+ — Commissioner Ross Much Better. District Commissioner John W. Ross, who has been confined to his apartments at the Varnum by illness for the past two weeks, was reported this afternoon to be v=ry much better. sane “SSeS Thousands of situations have been ob- tained through the want columns of The _ No other paper in the so large a per centage of families 4 the city where printed as does % Evening Star in Washington. Ax edvertising medium for the Distr Columbia The Star without an equal, orld reaches in theretore DEATH BY SUIC; —_—» Abial Frost, Riggs House Bookke2) cr, Takes His Own Life, inate: JOMPS FROM THE AQUEDUCT BRIDGS Skull Crushed and Arms Broken by the Fal. —_-— THE CORONER ae NOTIFIEI Abial Frost, apparently fifty-five years o age, and a hotel bookk comt suicide this morning by jump Aqueduct bridge, which cre: t mac between Georgetown and The jump was made shout five mi 2 fora 7 o'clock, and was witnessed by a few people who happened to be on the «tr ure at the time. Within a few he after ward the body was recovered. The remains were taken to the seventh prec ti wher they were held pending the anpeai ance of the corcner At the hour of the sulcide there was limited number of people on the most of them being colored wom live in Rosslyn and the surrounding try, and are in sefvice in Georg Washington. He did not attract cial attention wh the br and only two behind ; colored wo an the old toil he stood red Women Witness. who w > man, Frost, w coat black derby. at pier bridge the one « y north of the ¢ aged pier which is now being repaired spped. Up to this time, so far an be and which is walked straigh rail h mentioned 1 women , he perte th bout thre 2 colore yard threw the to the w climbed the rail of the br off. when he foot walk, t the spectators were but their yells s ter at- ed the attention of Policeman Hers who quickly ran to the scene. The man this time disappeared in the water, had by a small circle of ripples marked he went down. By this pedestrians on the brid ‘ hered at the spot on the br where the man went over. As soon as the news spread the crowd was largely in- crease The colored woman mentioned, who with her daughter, was behind Frost, was kate She works in the fam of a plumber as a servan Her Marceiine, was with her, intend- ing to v » friends in the city. They live at Queen’s Station, Arlington district Va. They looked over the rail as the man jumped, and saw the body sail through the i striking the water he struck cting edge of the stone pier, and s deflected the original course, and the seemed to slide down the side of the pier and sink into the water. iceman was less than seventy-five yards from where the jump was made Georget daughter, ery short time small boat man- ned by Bob Golden Harry Magruder Was at the sc e. Shortly after o'clock the body was caught and brought to surface. It w ed that the current would have carried it a little distance the stream, ad it was caught most at the Same spot where it went down The Clothing Searched. The overcoat was taken in charge by the police and searched, but there was nothing brought to light to disclose his identity, a large white silk handkerchief and a pair of kid gloves being the only articles found. H: had kept on his hat when the jump was made, and this was picked up shortly after- ward, several hundred yards below t bridge. It was an ordinary black derby, from a local hatter, but did not have the name of the owner in it. When the body was taken to the st it was searched by Precinct Detective Bur rows. A pair of gold-rimmed spectacles in a leather case were found, while in a vest pocket there was a fountain pen and a lewd pencil. The force of the collision of the body with the pier, or with the water, Lad snapped the pencil in half. From’ the trousers pockets a bunch of keys was taken, and also two penkniv The sum of $1.65 in quarters and nickels was found. In the vest pocket there was a hands gold watch and chain, with a heavy locket as a charm. The watch was an open-face one, and the crystal was smashed into small pieces. The hands of the watch had stopped at exactly ¢ probably the time the suicide struck the water. The locket, used as a charm, contained a small portrai of a middle-aged woman, whose identity could not be learned. The name of the suicide was secured fr a number of papers found in th? clo’ A letter from Chicago, with no date. postmarked November was signed “Gertrude,” evidently a daughter of deceased. The lett2r was of an affe ate nature, and spoke of the birth of It contained no clue which would serve show a cause for the rash act. Another paper was a bill from the ice compan: made out to Mr. Frost of 1813 14th for $3; another note, made out to O. G m ne: bat by the Sta pies, and signed by W. W. Widdicombe, for $1,100, dated July 28, and canceled. It was indorsed by O. G. les and A. Frost. A receipt from L. K. Devendorf, as it was decipher2d, for $30 was also found; also a freight bill from an express comp and a complimentary ticket to a Russian bath establishment on G_ street. The laticr ticket was made out to A. Frost, clerk of on Riggs House. Finding the same nam all of the papers, the police came conclusion that the name of the suic! Frost. Appearance of the Body. The body when recovered and taken to the station presented a bad appearance. The left side of the head from the temple to the top of the head was slightly caved in, due, it is believed, to the head striking the edge of the pier in the descent. Both of the arms were broken and parily crushed at the wrists, also caused, it was thought, by striking the pier. It is the opinion of the po- lice that the contact with the pier caused death, and that the man was dead before he struck the water. A few minutes after 11 o'clock Mr. O. G. Staples appeared at the police station and identified the remains as those of Frost. According to Mr. Staples, Frost left the hotel at 6 o'clock this morning with his overcoat, a number of people seeing him depart. He knew nothing of his wherea- bouts until a telephone message was re- ceived announcing the sulcide. He had been looking for Frost, for he had the keys lo the safe of the hotel, and it was impossible to open the same, there being occasion to open it for some material. From this it is inferred that Frost had boarded a car and went immediately to Georgetown. No one remembers seeing him go across the bridge, and the idea at first prevailed that he had been st at Rosslyn over night. Count- ing the time required to make the trip on the street cars and the walk across the bridge, Frost did not lose many minutes be- fore making the leap. Mr. Staples was unable to assign any