Evening Star Newspaper, November 24, 1898, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. Sos PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEHT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Ave., Cor. 11th St., by ‘The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 8.H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. 3} 4 Yew York Office, 49 Potter Buildiny, pep estoy or 44 cents per mont nestl Ja — po prepaid 30 cvats ple Sheet Star, $1 per year, witt added, $3.08. Post Office at Washington. D. C., lass maf} matter.) THAI mat! sabe riptions mast > Rates of sidvertising made known on applietion paid tn adeance. | Che Lveni a Star. — WASHINGTON, D. 6, =—— PEOPLE GIVE THANKS a ee Observance of the Day Under Presi- dent’s Proclamation. > SERVICES IN VARIOUS CITY CHURCHES The Late War With Spain a Pulpit Theme. WORK OF HARITY Consider d ax a holiday for the home, to be enjoyed within the family circle and about the dor ¢stic fireside, the weather to- y was an ideal Thanksgiving setting. The snow ‘eli cnly to melt as soon as touched the pavement, leaving the lat wet and th> atmesphere charged with ure which was chilly and penetrating, constituting altogether conditions which weuld make a day at home loom up in the mest attraciive light. However, bave been acerstomed to spend Than irg day, as a rule. out of door the winter a n rh Stic cont trips are rally arranged f y, and other octings als» suita season ef the year. But todsy many people stayed in « rs, unless obliged to go out. The at- t dance at the various churches suffer sCimewaat im consegvence, although in m: services were held in nce Eitcamation of the President themes of the discourses were, as usual, of a raticnal character, and’ the Preachers coarseered various phases of our nauional ii past year. end the public events of the Joy to the Sick. The efforts made to bring a little of the joy of the ho! un- fortunate fou d expression in the various ckariiable institutions cf the city in a more liberal bill of fare for the dinner, so ‘at the inmates had at least the physi semse of the meaning of the time of cheer. Even at the jail, where those wio are at outs with soci re placed for safe keeping, and he work house, there Was some rer. : ‘To those interested In bicycle races n horse ra in foot ball, the nether dismayed nor discourag cn nge in the matter of the din- and Weather Tae gathered at these events and cnjoyed contests in spite of the unfavorable con tions. altogether the observa Thanksgiving jay in this city was we sustained tn all its varied interest The President's PF roclamation. The prociamation of the President of the United States appointing the day of nksgiving, as OWS: The approaching November bri mind the custom of our ancestors, time and rooted in our most sac of giving thanks to Almig hty God the blessings He nas vou vafed to ng the past y Few years in our ory have afford such cause for thanksgiving as this. ¥ n blessed by abundant harvests, and commerce have been wonder. increased, abl has been ved and Stre 1 sections of a time darkened but as we were com- up the sword in the cau ity we are permitted to rejoic flict has been of the losses we though grievous and important, have been so few, considering the gr results ac- complished, as to inspire us with gratitude and praise to the Lord of Hosts. We may laud and magnify His Holy Name that the cessation of hostilities came n as to spare both sides the countless sorrows and disasters that attend protracted war. there >w citizens, as well th those who may be at sea or so. foreign land war that duration to mourn, had fore invite all my f at home as ir set apart and » Thursday, the 24th day of November, as a day of national . to come together in their sev- of hip for a s of thanks to Almighty all s of year, for the mildness s the fruitfulness of the continued prosperity ,of the the devotion and valor’ of our wr the glories of our victory, a righteous peace, and to vine guidance which has fore to safety and honor continued in the years me cordance with the spirit of the fore- ¥ most of the churches ¢ 1 denomi- form of observance, in a sermons being delwered. In tor © War Was referred tors PRUESID YP AT CHURCH. He Listens to a Discourse by Dr. Bristol. Th P ident of the United ac- companied by brother, Mr fe- tt pelitan M. E. Caurch, eCs ts. sident MeKinley ex- t ted \ 1 sident Hobart to join him sidert was entive con F um main body and ® Ss of the m and heard an i lissertation ‘opriate to the day Vv. F. M. Bris- 1, DD. with the service a mbers bei m"" and Maker's Year." The decora- effe . consisting RE £ Sides of ihe Rev. Dr. Briste nnounced his text as Ex 2:23, “Behold, I send an angel be. for In cpering he spoke of how poets ever are, always seeing iS good in t world and in life to Emerson once stated that all Sat heart, and, declared Rev. of the American nation ning prosperity of heroism Ss never be he pastor referred at some length to war with Spain, remarking that fre. n has come from where tyranny recently led. Never before, he said, did Prov), Gence permit a people to wage a more Jost er a more humane war. Out of the war Rev. Dr. Bristol went on to say, God has brought new liberty to men, new life mos esponsibilities, new power and new honors ‘ se who are righteous. Among t ings our thanksgiving tod. ¥ should for, it was stated, are the harvest reaped, the increase of business and the displays of heroism. We should be a $ grateful for futur Rev. ask pects as for past blessings said further. H then iter to wey than sepulchres build stor 1 that the angel of God ymed his guidance followed. This promise of Divin suidance, it was exp-ained, is unconditional. Transgressions Will not be of our m par esty ned. “We should no! st “nd power in building uw; the nation.” said Rev. Dz. Bristol. “Unless Lord butld the house and the nation. ey labor in vain that build it. The ang of the Lord will lead the nation to honest d toil, to wise statesmanship, to temper- industry ar to business sense and integrity, ance and to political security. The goverrment of the people, for the people and by the people shall not perish, the speaker said later on. Some reference was made to politics, and it was stated that there is no good in arguing with the in- evitable. “Happy the man who is optimistic when struck by political defeat,” said the ‘and can realize that God’s angel Iways lead the American people ightly.” “tev. Dr. Bristol discussed the intellectual future of this country. There is such a future, he declared, and added that God's angel will lead the American nation Into It. To reach their pinnacles of intellectuality, it was stated, the Greeks required $00 years, the Hebrews 700 years, the Latins Soo years and England 1,500 years from the days of the classics. “Give the American people the years,” said the pastor, “and they will astonish the» world with their literature, music and art. This nation need fear no foe so long as it maintains its in- tegrity and puts its trust in God. He wills it and we mast go forward.” In conclusion, Rev. Dr. Bristol said: “Re. cently there came the question of war; a question of intercession for liberty. Chris- tian men shuddered at the prospect of war, but tated no longer when God's angel unsheathed the sword of justice. Let us ever follow where the angel leads.” ACHIEVEMENT. A NOTABLE Dr. Hamlin’s Estimate of America’s Recent Victory in War. The services at the Church of the Cov- enant this morning were well attended, 1 the sermon by the pestor, Rey. Dr. Hamlin, a thoughtful as well as a com- prehensive review of the causes of common blessings as a nat/on, was listened to with close attention. Appropriate to the seascn, as well as to the cccasion, the decorativnas about the pulpit were a gracetul blending of the national colors and foliage plants and flowers, with the ripened ears of corn and the yellow pumpkin and ocher fruits of th rth giving the special touch of the si n to the whole. Dr. Hamlin said that Thankugiving day n2ithe secular nor a semi-secular asion, but it was the recognition by the nation, in response to the devout prociama- tion of a Christian Pri t, of causes of prai ble: d. It is a dis y American not an individual matter, although individual rec- ognition of Divine goodness should not be omitted. Looking back, the preacher said, over the roughest portion of last year’s pathway, stili the leadi hand of God could be disc+rned. He spoke of the abun- dant crops and the renewed impulse to ac- and the conse- of the un- tvity in all lines of industr; quent thinning out of the rank: employed, and he added that there was no country where comfort in living is more generally diffused than in this country. He said that under the ci ain might be considered a je victor cially when ne unpreparedness of th for war is contidered. and the enormous task of raising and equipping a great army and the campaign conducied under adverse con- ditions. xether he thought the war) might be looked upon as a notable achieve- | : ment, in spite of the fact that the foe only ranks in the third or fourth class as a nation, while this country stands in the first class. He said while the war cost $2150,000,000, no one begrudges a dollar that Was spent in what is regarded as a right- eous War. The loss of 51,000 lives, while a minor note in the nation’s song of thanksgiving, seems of small consequence when compared with the results achieved. He said that the victory of Admiral Dewey iast May forced the nation into new and untried paths, and taen what is term- ed the policy of expansion was determined, although. he added, it has only been tly ally annowaced me are of the opinic Starting of the nat ior , he sud, that the n this pathway mourning. He, how- this counicy was still as e-loving aS ever, Lhat che spirit of mil- itarism had not infected the people and that this was still a government of, for and by the people. If, he contimied, we can raise to this high plane the pespies of the rth ah the time fd the standard Sngland has been Pacific islands it will be w H and money required. of political mo raised since she ipon the policy of « mial expan A narrow-mir nal selfishness, he thovght will not improve our condition at heme, however much, in the opinion of ome, a change for the better was needed in some particulars, Dr. Hamlin spoke of th> causes for thanksgiving in international affairs in that there was an incr in the friendly feel- ing tween this country and Great Brita progress in the cause of arbitration and the eall of a convention to consider th> dis- armament of the nations, as proposed by the Czar of Russia ONE GOD, ONE COUNTRY. This Year, of All Others, Calls for In~ telligent Gratitude. ylor, D. D., pastor of Mc- =. Church, discussed upon the Christian Nation,” his text sed is the nation whose God is “The Bl the Lord,” Ps}. “Today we fore r poli teal differences and religious creeds,” he said, “while we remember one God and one countr>. Sure- this year, of all years, calls for intelli- nt gratitude. From the unobtrusive and civil walks of life our country has been roused to martial strife and bloody war— the sake of self-aggrandizement or tion of terriory, but in behalf of the downtrodden. No nation ever took up arms = se; none was ever influenced by more disinterested mot and none ever accompiished so much in'so short a time “From a nation of farmers, artisans and ers in 100 days we leaped to the august height of able and successful war- riors, striking surprise and terror to the heart of one of the oldest and most war- like nations in the world. In it all we see Cuba free, Spain chastised, her navy de- stroyed and hordes of soldiers sent back to their homes by our magnanimity. We can now only come into His presence, gratefully remembering that through and by us God is working out wonderfeel problems of gracious civilization. “1 would ave you scan for a moment producing power of our country. It the boldest flights of fancy. The from the ‘Statistical Abstract’ ited States. The annual produc- tions are as follows: Four hundred and ninety-one million bushels of wheat, 11! 000,000 bushels of corn, 28,000,000 bushel ot 40,000 bushels of eats, 63,000,- s of barley, 12,000,000 bushels of buckwheat, 47,000,000 tens of hay, 3,438,- 00,000 pounds of cotton, 565,795,000 pounds of tobacco, 265,000,000 pounds 0. wool, 142. 100,000 tons coal, 6,000,000 tons of pig’ iron 1,380,000 tons of ‘steel railroad bars, 1,13 #40),000 gallons crude petroleum, 378,000,000 pounds of sugar. “The standard of living in our country calls for our grateful praise today. Here the producing classes have no barriers of primogeniture to overcome. The men of to day are the sons of toiling fathers. Social distinctions have no place here other than moral. No military _oppressiveness exists here as in Europe. There is no barrier to wealth or station. The general rule in this country is that men worthily occupying places of honor and trust have come from the scenes of humble life. “The laborer here stands upon a plane much higher than in any other country. Here he requires and has a better house, better food and more of ft: better clothing for both himself and family. He has also better facilities for education, for both nimself and his children. “This is a most delightful picture upon which to glance on this auspicious day, but it Is only one side of tt. What are the ob- ligations laid upon us by these national mercies? Surely one of the first require- ments is virtue. Theye may be all else, but Jacking virtue ruin will come. Virtue. not intelligence, is a natian’s bulwark and the palladium of her iife. “Again, God's people should be truly pa- (Continued on Eighth Page.) ‘cumstances the | DEATH LIST GROWING Now Olaimed That Seven Perished in Bald- win Hotel Fire. rrow Escape of Some of the Survi- vors—Baldwin Places Loss at $2,500,000. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., November 24.— The number of victims of the Baldwin Hotel fire ts yet unknown. ‘The Examiner today gives the following list: Dead— J. L. White, capitalist, residing in the hotel. : Lewis Meyers, secretary La Tuyaca Bay sold mine. John J. Carter, associate judge of Call- fornia Jockey Club. Tate Pryor, sheet writer for J. J. Car- roll. Missing— J. M. Lithead, purser of the City of Syd- ney. Mr. Andrews, cashier of the Baldwin Grotto. W. W. Benchley, employe of grill room. Injured— Mrs. Simon H. Seymour, severely bruised. Jas. Colian, hand cut badly. Chas. Towe, scalp and hand cut. Bridget Mitchell, broken ankle. The Chronicle places Carter and Pryor among the missing, while the Call confines to the list of dead White and Meyers, and adds Mrs. Andrews and children of Salt Lake to the missing, and omits the name of ‘Tate Pryor, 4s he 1s sald to have been seen by friends since the fire. It will be some time before an accurate list can be ob- tained, as It is impossible to search the burning ruins at present. A. H. Christie of Milwaukee was rescued from a perilous position on the roof by a fireman, Ed. Kehoe. When rescued Mr. | Christie hed a rezor in his hand with the | determination to kiil himself rather than plurge into the seething flames that raged | beneath him, W. A. Ballard, a merchant of Scranton, Pa., was bereft of all his clothes and papers. Immigration Commissioner W. M. Rice of Victorfa, B. C., who had a room cn the fourth floor of the hotel, had a very close call, but succeeded in reaching the street in eafety. The entire scenic and mechanical effects | and wardrobe of the “Secret Service’ Com- pany was destroyed by th2 fire, Manager Robert M. Eberle estimates the loss at | $6,000, Mr. Gillette w'l! take the Callforna Theater Monday evening and play out his engagement here. E. J. Baldwin said today that the fire meant.a Joss to him of about $2,500,000, as | he had expended that amount tn building, | gitering and furnishing the hotel. Fire Marshal Towne Ceclores that the structure | Was a death trap, and says that no such a flimsy structure shall again b2 erected | in the heart of the city. E. H. Giles Reported Safe. ST. LOUIS, Mo., November 24.—It was learned at the office of the Westliche Post that their advertising agent, Ernest H. Giles, who was reported among the missing in the Baldvin Hotel fire in San Francisco, is safe. A telegram was received from him last night to that effect. AMERICAN LINE ORDERS SHIPS. Are Placed With Two English Shipbuilding Companies. OW, November 24.—The Herald of this city says the American line has or- dered six Atlantic twin-screw liners—two i of Hawthorne & Leslie of New Castle, and four of the Clyde Bank +. pbullding Com- pany. It Is added that they are intended for the Beigian-American service, and that the Red Star flag. The vessels uilt at New Castle are, it appears, to be cargo boats, 580 feet long, and the other four are to be passenger ships, 560 feet long. It is sald these vessels are not intended to compete with the bigger and more power- ful vessels of other s + e+ SOLDIER BOYS’ THANKSGIVID They GLAS Observed ax a F the HUNTSVILLE, Ala., ‘Thanksgiving day y November 24.— SS observed here a a holiday. There were no drills and only cessary duties were performed by the sol- die Tr morrow for ‘s and camp foree. loth Infantry will probably leave to- avannah under orders to join Gen. Carpenter at Neuvitas, Cuba. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., November 24.—The Ist West Virginia boys entertained the 6th Qhio in a body at Thanksgiving dinner to- da The former regir-ent leaves Satur- day for Columbus. Division headquarters will be broken up y next week. The Ist Brigade is now supplied with tent stoves and is waiting for the Cuban expedition. ee MAN OF MANY ALIASES. Finally Caught in California After Working Several Cities. SAN FRANCISCO, November 24.—Ama- doo Horace, a native of Chile, who has vic timized a number of prominent people in the leading cities of the country, has been arrested. In New York Horace assumed the name cf Roberto Alberto; in Baitimore. Robert Rodeschi; in Chicago, Robert Ar- menio, and in this city, A. Ruggie. In Baltimore he represented that ne was there to make purchases for the Argentine Republic, and in Chicago, that he was the son of Robert Armenio, a althy merchant of Genoa, Italy, and was {% start a branch of the business there. He arrived here about ten days ago. —_.—__ Eulogy on Gen. Blanco. MADRID, November 24.—In the decree ac- cepting the resignation of Marshal Blanco as captain general of Cuba, the queen re- gent eulogizes the “zeal, intelligence and loyalty” with which the governor general has fulfilled his functions. —_—— Prince Henry's Flagship Disabled. HONG KONG, November 24.—The ar- mored cruiser Kaiser, flagship of the Cer- man squadron, commanded by Prince Henry of Prussia, which was recently ashore in Kam-Sah bay, has arrived here. with three holes in the bottom. She will be docked for repairs. —_—>——_ Two Women Burned to Death, HUNTINGTON, W? Va., November 24.— Mrs. Nauncy Staley and Minnie France, her niece, were burned to death here today by a fire in the flats on the river front May Staley was also badly injured. —— Price of Zine Ore Soaring. JQPLIN, Mo., November 24.—Zine ore sold here in the past twenty-four hours for $29.50 a ton, which is $3 a ton more than has ever before been paid in this district Present prices are nearly double those of a year ago. ‘The present jump was due to the stopping of several mines by unfavorable weather. ——— Reinforcements Reach Philippine: MADRID, November 24.—An official dis- patch from Manila says that reinforce- meats of American troops, numbering 4,000 men, have been landed in the Philippine Is- lands. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 1898—FOURTEEN PAGES TWO CENTS CLAIMS AGAINST SPAIN American Oitisens Demand $26,000,000 in Damages From Her. Responsibility of the United States for Payment—Others to Be Filed. The aggregate amount of the claims which have been filed in the Department of State by citizens of the United States against the Spanish government arising out of the Cuban insurrection, which, it is re- ported, the American commissioners in Paris have agreed to relinquish upon ac- ceptance of the terms prescribed in their latest communication to the Spanish com- missioners, is said to be about $26,000,000. These claims are of three kinds; first, damages for personal injuries inflicted by the Spanish authorities in violation of treaty rights—that of Mrs. Ricardo Ruiz for the imprisonment and death of her hus- band, Dr. Ruiz, under circumstances strongly indicating that he had been mur- dered by his keepers, is an example; sec- ond, for property destroyed or appropriated by the Spanish military authorities—these forming the great bulk of the number pre- sented; and, third, for property destroyed or appropriated by the insurgents. Responsibility for Payment. Doubtless some of these claims will be found to be exaggerated, and some will be shown to be invalid. On the other hand, there are undoubtedly many American citi- zens who suffered injury to person or prop- erty who have not filed claims because of the impossibility of precuring, during the war in the islend, the necessary evidence to support claims. if this government relinquishes these claims it is presumed that it will assume their payment or satisfaction, in so far as they may be fpund valid. The regular method to be followed would be tne ap- pointment of a commission, before which claimants would be required to establish their claims When the United States acquired Florida from Spain in 1819 it renounced certain specified claims of its citizens against the Spanish government for damages or injur- jes suffered by them, and the treaty of ces- sicn provided for the appointment by the President, with the adviee and consent of the Senate, of a commission, to be com- posed of three citizens of the Ustited States, to meet at Washington and ascertain the validity of the claims whieh should be pre- sented to it. The commigsioners were re- quired to complete their ‘work within three years, and the claims which wete admitted by the commission, up to an amount not exceeding $5,000,000, were to be paid at ence. In 1848, upon the acquisition of Mexican territory, the United States, by the treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo, exonerated the gov- ernment of Mexico from the claims of American citizens, and umdertook to make satisfaction thereof to the sum of $3,250,- 000. A commission was established. + O+ a NO POETRY IN THIS €OURT. Indiana Judge Refuses to Hear an Argument in Rhynte. ANDERSON, Ind., November 24.—The at- torney for the defendant in a case in the circuit court served notice yesterday that be would present his argument in poetr The attorneys for the plaintiffs protested, and the court arcse in dignity and said that he would not admit poetical argu- ments. The matter led to an argument about the right to employ poetry in law, and ft was found there were no precedents or s:atutes against such a method, and the poetical attorney was obdurate. The court refused to let the case proceed on this basis, and it was postponed until January 2. The at- terneys for the defendant insist that they will present and argue their case 'n rhyme, and there seems to be no way to read them off. ee CONVICTED OF COIN SWEATING. William Shaw Will Get Five Years and Heavy Fine. ST. LOUIS, Mo., November 24.--William Shaw, charged with coin sweating, has been convic.ed by the United States district court. He will be heavily fined and re- ceive a sentenceof five years’ imprisonment Judge Arams will not pass sentence on the prisoner until Monday. The case was one of the most famous ever tried in the United States court in this and has attracted attention in govern- ment circles throughout the entire country rs yunt of many possibilities for swin- ding that the full operation of the scheme worked by Shaw involved. James Wilcox, an accomplice, who said ke came from In dianapolis, turned state's evidence and {t was on his testimony that. Shaw was con- victed. 2eF es MAY BE TRIED FOR CONTEMI Blandin’s Remarks Arouxe Cleveland's Bench to Ire. CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 24.—The sensational finish in the disbarment pro- ceedings against State Senator Burke yes- terday has stirred the legal profession of this city to its foundation, Ex-Judge Blan- din, who so severely arraigned the mem- bers of the county bench, is recelving con- gratulatory telegrams fromt all over the state for his fearless stand in the matter. The common pleas judges are greatly wrought up. They will undoubtedly take some action in reference to the matter, but whether to resent it by bringing Judge Blandin up for contempt’ or to make a statemerit through the press has not yet been decided. Many attorneys, however, believe that Judge Blandin will be cited to appear for contempt. of court. It is said that Judge Ong may take the initiative in this direction tomorrow miorning. In the disbarment progeedings against State Senator Burke.at Cleveland yester- day Judge Blandin made 4 bitter and sen- sational attack on the ‘whole bench of Cuyahoga county. He said he knew the risk he was taking, but that he did not care. For some time the exrindyes and old tried members of the bar, who listened to Blandin’s _ passionate* teranices, stood amazed at his daring. n they broke into cheers. When Judge Blatidin finished they cheered and clapped their hands again and again. Judge Blandin declared it was the bench which needed reforming first; the elimina- tion of rottenness shanldi commence with the bench, he said. He Want dmto details, And Gu but Heswace to meno che numes of the judges to whom he had reference. He said it was a comparatively insignifi- cant thing whether Judge Dellenbaugh was impeached and driven from the bench, or whether Vernon H. Burke was. dt is more important,” he declared, “to cles se the hench of the county so that Property, liberty and life may be safe in su snus OL Che seven men constituting the court.” > It was one of the most sensational speeches ever made by a lawyer in Cuya- hoga county. The trial committee then re- tired to consider the testimony. A decision may not be reached for several days. age They Will Be Welcome. From the London Mall. An American squadren is to visit Ports- mouth next year. We need scarcely say that the officers and seamen of that admir- able navy, which in efficiency rivals our own, will be most warmly received. Judge cht ANOTHER BATTLE SHIP Arrangements Complete for Launching the Wicoonsin, Will Be Given to the Water at San Francisco Saturday Morning—Simt- Jar to Alabama and Illinois. The Navy Department is informed that arrangements have been completed for the launch of the seagoing battle ship Wiscon- sin, at the shipyard of the builders at San Francisco, next Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock. Invitations to be present at the ceremony havg been received by the Presi- dent and cabinet and all the principal na- val officers on duty in this city, but, so far as known, rene of them will be able to at- tend, owing to the fact that the near ap- proach of Congress will not justify their leaving the city just now for the length of time that would be required to make the long trip to the city of the Golden Gate. The Wisconsin is identical in all material features with the Alabama, which wa: launched at Cramp’s yard in May last, a’ with the Mlinois, which left the stocks at Newport News early in Octeber. The next adciticn to the navy differs in the mattcr of armor to the battle ships Kearsarge and Kentucky, but is similar to those sbips in hull and machinery, at the same time pos- sessing many advantages over the vesse!s of the same type of earlier design. Compared With the Iowa. Naval officers call the Wiscons’n an “im- proved Iowa,” and a comparison between the two vessels, one authorized by Con- gress in July, 1882, and the other in June, 1896, exhibits clearly the advances and changes in nava! construction which have taken place in the last four years. The principal features of the two ships are 2s —Lensth, adth feet 2% inches; draughi, 24 feet; displacement, ts; horsepow-r, i: 11,240 tons; speed, 17.087 k coal) bunker capacity, batteries (main), four 12-inch, six 4-inch; secondary batterie 1 tons; ht 8-inch, twenty Six- pounders, four one-pounders, four Colts, two field guns, torpedo tub four Howell; armor (sides), 14 inches; tur- rets, 15 inches, 8 inches, 7 inches; barbettes, 15 Inches, 8 inches: pro- protective deck, slopes; flat, 2% inches; water line protection, cocoa’ or cornpith, cuble feet, 19,305: complement—officers, 2 men, 469; contract price, hull and machin- ery, $3,010,000. Wisconsin—Length, 368 fect; breadth feet 2% inches: draught, 23 fect 6 inches; displacement, 11 tons; speed, 16 knots; horsepower, 10,000: coal bunker capacity, 1,200 tans: batteries (main), four 12-inch, fourteen 6-inch: secondary battery. sixt-en six-pounders, four one-pounders, one Colt gun, two field guns: torpedo tubes, four Whitehead: armce (sides), tep, 161 inches: e bottom, 4 inches; water line, 18%, inches; turrets, 17 inches, 15 inches; barbeites, 14 inches, 10 inches: protective deck, slopes. forward, % inches, aft, 4 inches: flat, 2% inches: water line protection, cocoa cr cornpith; cubic feet, 12.464: comp'ement— officers, 40: men, 4 act price, hull and machinery, $2,67. The Guns, irteen-inch rifles of the Wisconsin class will be mounted in couples in ,Hich- born overvalanced turrets placed in the center line of the vessel, with an are of fire The 135 degrees on each side of the center Thes, with the unusually large bat- tery of six-inch rapid-fire guns in the brosdside, each with an arc of 90 degrees, and those on the upper deck being capanle of direct fire ahead and astern, will make the Wisconsin as form! any ship of her speed ir the world. Her heavy armor belt ex- tends from the bow 1s the after tur. ret, and inaintains its maximum thickness amidships, between the turrets and over the entire spoces occupied by the cngines and boilers. The sides of the vessel above the belt armor form a mate of five and one-half inches of steel, protecting the six- inch gun positions, and alonz the entire water line there is a belt of fire-proof corn- pith cellulose, three feet deep, to prevent. the ingress of water in the wake of an ef- fective projectile from the enem ddition to the main driving engines, there will be installed more than cighty auxilia in various parts of the vessel, adding greatly to the efficiency of the ship and the celerity and cert with whiea the work can be done. The great height above water line of both main and secondary batteries w able the vessel to be fought in any we a quality always sought for, but obtai inty oniy in vessels of good She is provided with bilge kee! d before and abaft the micship body only, so as not to interfere with docking her. These keels have 2 maximum depth of three feet, and will largely tend to lessen her motion in a seaway, and so contribute to her stead- iness as a gun platform. Four powerful electric séarch lights are also provided—all having an elevation of twenty-five feet above the water, and com- manding a ccmplete all-round range ¥ TO VLADIVOSTOCK,. A Russian Szves Time the American Cont At present a Russian ieaving St. Peters- burg can reach Vladivosteck, on the ex- treme eastern border of Siberia, by taking passage to America, crossing and taking a steamer across the Pacitie in five days than he can reach the same point in direct route by rail and st. sla and Siberia. The actual! traveling time over the trans-Siberian route is thirty-five Gays, and, notwithstanding the progress in the construction of the Sibeiian railway, 1,151 miles of the route must sill be made in partially closed conveyances, over rough roads, traveling night and da The con- struction of the ratiroad is going on pt the rate of 331 miles per year. These facts are set out in a report to the State Department from United States Con- sul General Holloway at St. Petersburg. He attaches extracts from Russian publications showirg that an agitation has begun for the immediate establishment of a Russian steamship line cn the Pacitic ocean to es- tablish communication between the ter- minal of the Siberian railway and Vladivo- stock and the United States. It is repre- sented that three such lines have already been established, with Viadivostock as the western terminal. The first is American- Japanese, with its western terminus at Santiago, connecting with the 4 *chison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad; the second, English-Canadian, connecting with the Sanada Pacific railroad at Vancouver, and the third belongs to the North-German Lloyd, but has not yet selected its terminus, the choice lying between San Francisco ard Los Angele: + e+ Personal Mention. Surgeon General Wyman of the marine hospital service has returned from a brief visit to St. Louis, where he was the guest of the St. Louis Commercial Club, and de- livered by request an address before the club on “Yellow Fever and Sanitation.” Mr. Wm. S. Jenkins of this city sailed on the steamship Paris this morning for SHORTEST WA Crossing a ge across Rus- Southampton and Mr. J. M. Kelly of this city will sail on the steamship St. Paul next Wednesday. -——— ——__+ e+ —_____ Minnewaska at New York. NEW YORK, November 24.—The United States transport Minnewaska, from Porte Rico, passed Sanday Hook at 12:10 p.m. On beard of her are the Ist Regiment of En- gineers, for whom a reception and Thanks- giving dinner are waiting at the 8th Regi- ment armory. MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS. Arrival of the Helena at Fanchal Reported. The navigation bureau of the Navy De- partment was open as usua) today, and Lieut. Whittlesey, who was in charg, re- celved veveral telegrams in regard to the movements of naval vessels. The gunboat Helena, which is on her way to join Ad- miral Dewey's fleet in the Philippines, by way of the Mediterranean and: the Suez caral, airived at Funchal, Madeira, yes- terday and will continue her long cruise without unrlecessary delay. This is the second attempt mad? by this stanch little warship to join the Asiatic squadron. Her first attempt was made just before the outbreak of the Spanish war. She had gone as far as Cadiz on the Spanish coast, when the differences betwen the United States and Spain became so acute that it was found necessary to bring her home. and it proved a wis? move, as otherwise she might have fallen into Spanish hands, During her stay in this country she was added to Admiral Sampson's fleet and gave a good acccunt of herself in West Indian waters, Word was aiso received of the arrival of the cruiser Topeka at Key West on h way to Havana, where she will take th place of the cruiser Scorpion, which has been ordered home. A telegram was received from th: com- mandant of the League Island navy yard Philadelphia, to the effect that the cruisor Panther was ready fer sea and would leave ther> tomorrow for San Juan, Porto Rico, where she is to remain for ‘an indefinit period as station ship in connection with the naval station just established in that territory. —+ e+ ‘Treasury Depariment Changes. The following ¢ service of the Tre nounced: Appointments certification service commission—James L. Gerry, Illi- nois, $1,200, office of auditor for Posi Vitice Depariment; Koyal J. Mansiield, M.chigan, ##2¥, United States coast and geoueuc sur- vey. Appointments by transfer from oiher de- parumenis—Frank H. Cauidweil, Virginia, office of auditor for Post Umce De- partment, by transfer from mvernai revenue Ixth district of Virgina; Cnaries A. Harbauga, Obie, 3900, bureau of navi- gation, by Wanster rIruia bureau ot favor A.C. Baliuins ie, Lilinuis, 94,200, ouuce uudis anges in the c asury Depratment on by for Anterior Mepasuncii, vy sranster irom Inierior Deparunenc; Lewis &. Conwell, 10w: 21,20, olice 01 auuiior Lor UbiCe Deparanent, Vil service Commission. seestiemenis— seu) FORE by Wanser irom ert Calderwood, New York, $420, Secretary's omce; yvonn &. Wagnuman, Maryiaud, $1,200, Secreary s vince; Altred Mccoy, Inauna, grou, decre- ‘ary's olice; Join toss, Wisuricc of Cosum- via, 31,90, Coast Survey; Hurry i. Pauer- son, Disiriect of Coiumpia, 3020, puread of suetaving and prinung; Peer. pau, vew LUCK, $4,202, DUPCAU OL Engraving au print- ing, Wiliam A. Waisn, NUrun Lanua, aot, onice Of auuitor for Post Uince Deparcment. Promouions.—Office of ihe Secrery—atiss iucie pernnard, Michigan, gxvv Lv 94,vUd; waward L. Dawkins, biorida, goav to gov. bureau of slausucs—airs. Lucy Moss, tand, $1,000 to $1,2Uy, Buread ui svu—Alvan H. ising, dino. (fice of auditor ior Pos. Omce Auss Virginia Harrison, aucuigan, an) 34,000; Mrs. Catherine burke, Auissourt, $840 .o Fu; Miss M. 4. Harmon, New sasup- shire, $120 to $340. Coast and geodeuc sur- vey—W tiliun H. Butler, Disuricc of Coium- bla, 0 $820; George Newman, Disirict vf Columbia, $100 to 3120; RK. J. Fonaren, Issipp}, $50 per monih to 370. Supervis- rehiect’s ofice—Arthur Ei. Mu D 7 artmeni— ing 20Wa, $1,200 to $1,400; Henry G. Sherwood, Aunnesoia, $1,500 co $1,600; L. H. tslaniow, Virginia, $1,000 to $1,s0U. Treasurers of- fice—Henry B. Bennett, Massachusetts, 34.200 to $1,400; Frank M. Skinner, Disurie: ot Columbia, $1,000 to $1,200; Miss Carte ic Marsh, Tennessee, $900 to §$1,00U; Miss Ida BE. Harner, District of Columbia, 3120 to #900; Miss Martha J. Divalbiss, Disirict of Columbia, $700 to $720. oe HOLLAND TO BE TRIED AGAIN, If Satisfactory She Will Be Added to the Navy. Another trial ts to be made of the sub- marin= ship Holland, and if it should prove suc that nondescript craft will be dded to the fighting strength of the Amer- ican navy. The naval acthorities have sug- gested certain changes in the machinery of the Hollend. with a view to increasing her ney and availability for naval It will take about two weeks to changes, and the final trial will be made when they are compleied. At the suggesticn of the Holiand company the to redo boat will give a practical demonstra- fon at that time of its ability to destroy the hulk of a vessel anchored midway of the trial course. The result of the trial will b> awaited with interes: by naval ex- perts. +04 PACK SEED! About Seventy-Five Persons Will Be Pat to Work Next Month. About work packing seeds for members of Congress early next month, The Department of Agriculture has share in the work except to test the s as under a recent law the packing is done | by contract. The New York Market Gar- | deners’ Association has the contract. A. C. | Nellis will be in immediate charge ior the | association, and the Department of Agri- culture will be represented by a special | agent, not yet named. j The seed appropriation, is $130,000, and about 4,000 packages are allotted to’ cach member of Congress. The packages will be ready for the farmers the Ist of January. ss SENTENCED FOR LE: Umbrella Maker Hoasted He Would Kill the Rainer. HAMBURG, November 24—A di from Altona, near here, says an umbrel make: of Oldenburg, who boasted he had been chosen by lot to assassinate Emperor William on the latter's return from Pales- tine, has been sentenced to three years’ im- prisonment after having been convicted of lese majeste. eventy-five persons will be put to by distribution K MAJESTE. ——— Miss England's Appointment. Miss Jessie B. England has been appoint- ed private secretary to Assistant Secretary Hill of the State Department. Miss Eng- land is an accomplished stenographer and typewriter and has rendered valuable serv- ice to tne government. She acted in a simi- lar confidential capacity to Judge Day when he was at the head of the State Depart- ment, and has the distinction of veing the first representative of her sex to act as private secretary to a member of the Presi- dent's cabinet. —_——_+0-<—_______ To Be the Paul Jones. The Secretary of the Navy has directed that torpedo boat destroyer No. 10, now un- der construction at San Francisco, be = THE WASHINGTON EVENING STAR Has a larger home and household circulation in the city of publi tion, in proportion to popula than any other newspaper in world. Phat it is regularly de~ livered by carriers to permanent subscribes to the largest per centage of residences in the city. This is a pointer of value to ad- vertiners. Householders and mem- bers of femily circles are the peo- ple who want things and pay for them, —_—_—_ NH EXPECTED TO YIELD Reason to Believe That Spain Will Acoept Terms Offered. PURPOSE OF RECENT RESISTANCE > - Advantages to the United States Breaking Off Negotiations. AWAITING > THE REPLY So far as wn a0 word was received from Judge Day today in regard to the sit- uation at Paris, and, it ts sald in officia circles, no developments are looked for un- tll the Spanish commissioners reply to the Americaa ult:matum. This reply may be submitted toncrrow or possibly not until Saturday. Under the terms of the notice given the Spanish commissioners Monday Hext will ve the last day of grace allowed them to reply to the American proposale. If no reply is mace by that day the Amer ican sticuers will consider that the Spanish comauesicners have rejected thelt Proposals, «nd wit arrange to return im- Mediatey to the United States, thus eff tuaily come breaking of peace negotiations. In such @ case recur Ws for peace would be resumed Oa.y ou arsuranuces that Spain was Prepared to “eat win tie United States or the basis of toe propositions made to tber ust Monday, Spas, oc thought, Will View Although there a no oiticial injurmation today to tna etiect, there is Bcill reaso: the benet un a oi, vrac for termination of the PENNE Mesousaens, and that Spain will AL the tas. mivwene dieid Lo the inevitable by accep ‘ng Lie best terms that she can et from ie Unie States. It has been hinted that the recent Spanish resistance Was Teouy 4 specuacuar cauvllion, mainy Intended Lo coAvince ine Spanish people at home that g- efforts were being put forth to obiain Uke best terms for Spain, and t at the sat point, just before the espirauen of the Ume Limit, the Spanish commussio ers Will accept a ireaty on the lines laid down by the Americans, Would Have (o Lake the Philippines, But even should they refuse to do this, and the comasission separate without re- sults, the situaiion would not be #0 very bad for the United States. As one official of the administration put it, the govern- ment will then under the necessity of be aking possession of the Phi force, but ii would have been practically under the same necessity, in all probability, even with the signing of a treaty of peace, for the insurgents threaten to oppose American sovereignty over the island, ex- cept on their own terms. But the United States government would save the $20,000, 000 hich it offered to pay Spxin on ac count of the islands, and, further (ind this is ng smal! consideration), the administra tion would avoid dragging the whole policy of the war, at least so far as it turns or the Philippines. into Congress. There would then be no treaty to submit to the Senate. There have been signs of opposition to the payment to Spain even of the smail amount of money which the President felt to be demanded by considerations af exact justice and international practice, and the opposition m.ght have jeopardized the rati- fication of the treaty of peace. But, of course, if there is no treaty, that danger Will be avoided and meantime the govern- | who believ named ‘‘Paul Jones,” after that noted naval hero of the early days of the republic. oe Mrs. Fred Grant Saila on Obdam, NEW YORK, November 24.—The United States transport Obdam sailed today on her regular weekly trip to San Juan, Ponce and Santiago. On board were Mrs. Fred D Grant, who is going to join her hrsband Gen. Grant, in Porto Rico, and about forty other passengers, including several wives of officers and a number of soldiers reiurn- ing from furlough, ment can take time to deliberate upon the line of policy it is deemed best to apply ta the government of the colonies, and deter- mine just what disposition should be made of all of them. It is universally conceded that in the end Spain will have to yield, as she is practical- ly without a navy, without funds, with a disorganized and rebellious army and with prospects of internal disorder. Vaine of the Protoce! Some of the local diplomats hold that @ serious question arises as to the validity of the protocol in case the peace negotiation fail. It was, it is said, only a preliminary step to a treaty, and if the treaty faila, 50, too, this preliminary step becomes nu- gatory, except so far as it has been carried into actual effect by the transfer of Porte Ric Hopes are expressed throughout diplo matic quarters that later reports from aris wul show the crisis less acute than the reports earlier in the week indicated, nd that seme pian may yet be adopted t continue the negotiations to a successful end. At is the almost ui ersal opinion among Gipiomatic officiais here that Spain haa been left enureiy to her own resources, and that if renews the war she will heve to fight it gone, just as she did tn its early s.ages. Por the same reasons, it is said, there will be no inierventior, arbi- tration or any other foreign move, unless this cou ry as @ party with Spain to ask- ing for such cuisive office A rather pescimisiic outlook ts taken by one of the high ciplomatic officials here, S$ that discontinuance of n tiations at Paris will followed immediate sending of an American the coast of Spain, another to the pines. and a more bitter conflict than that be heretofore waged. In his judgment, Spain has reached the point where is ready to lose all, ra than voluntarily yield more, and will coutest, even though Ame ican troops advance te Madrid. 2+ BOILER One Trainman Killed and Four In- jured by the Accident. CINCINNATI, Ohio, November 24.—At ( o'clock last night, five miles south of Ham fiton, the locomotive boiler of a north-boun¢ freight train on the Cincinnati, Heufltor and Dayton railway blew up on a viaduct hurling the engine into the air, wrecking twenty-three cars and tearing up fifty yards of the rou. The casualties are: “Fireman Dan Donaldson, crushed death. Engineer Charles Boyer, pinned to his e eab; fatally injared. Piecwant Fireman idward Martindale, blown. into a feid; badiy dazed. Brakeman Harry Metz, thrown through a tree and badiy bruised; crawied to th rear and flagged an .ncoming passenger train, saving wiany lives. "All trains on the road are detoured. ing and reilef trains are at ATAL EXPLOSION. te the oo MINISTER PERCZEL WOUNDED. Duel Between Political Adversaries at Huda Pest. BUDA PEST, November 24.—A duel has been fought between the minisier of the interior, Desiderlus de Perezel, and Deputy Hotto, a memper of the independent part as an’ outcome of the minister's speech i parliament on November 22, in which the depucy considered himself ‘insulted. The minis:er of the interior was seriously wounded in the forehead on the second as- sault, —_—_—_— German Emperor at Munich. MUNICH, November %4.—The [Emperor and Empress of Germany arrived here thia morning and were met at the ratiroad sta- tion by Prince Lultpold, the regent of Ba- varia, and the ministers, After partaking of a luncheon their majesties resumed their journey.