Evening Star Newspaper, November 28, 1898, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR, 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. New York Oe, 49 Potter Bailding, ee ved to subserthers fp the own account, a” 10 rents er mont oplen at the § mall—eaywheve tn the pestuge prepald 30 cents © at Washington. DC. matter.) smust de pald in advance. WILL SIGN TREATY : lane President Loot pain Accepts Qur Terms for Peace, Demands Declared to Be Inad- missible Legally. SUBMITS 0 PREVENT BLOODSHED All Europe Said to be in Sympathy With Spain. SIGNATURES WEDNESDAY 3. ember 28.—The joint peace ions met promptly at 2 o'clock t the Spanish commissioners announced the acceptan of of the two commis- or Montero Rios, the of the Spanish commission, hand- panish reply to Mr. Ferguson, the Spanish interpreter attached to the United The answer of commission. Senor Montero Rios. iards was so short t than nutes were consumed in rendering it | h for the American pari com athorized by their overnm erican propositions ble on legal principles and are pot rT compromise on legal prirciples, on all diplomatic resources th Spanish commission asked to accept or reject the propo- Ss . inspired by r ms of 7 a manity to avoid the ors of war, resigrs herself to the power red con- a treaty nt Strongest. througho a the the submission to held on Wed! ment by United ch will the law purch: group Cuban Debt 1 ft Open. 2 of the debt of Cub ft ting will take place on Wed- ing that the w will bitterly resent on of the Philippine: confined to diplomats, but es- ris it is ion co highest F societ hat a high official of the h gn office said yes “The erance of the Am in eastern lis 4 o the whole well known, w surely © the general Mr. Wiliam who has «there fron Ru who each and ians in y Sgnorent of Facts. ty of Europea rant of what their y Intent upon er know nor care isphere. But E wspapers are ed “public da toil, what oceurs in ropeans who able to form what opinion’ the od wn practics unanimous on the ngiand I have not met merican who was not op- expansion of America. Nor ? Che Fvening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28. 1898—FOURTEEN PAGES, TWO nich the Americans entered upon the war | with more or less mock incredulity Mr. Stead reports that the bitterest hos. y of all was found at the Vatican. }t for an Agree- meat. Up to 1:30 o'clock this afternoon nothing h reached the White House from the Americzn commissioners as to i prosp>¢- reement with the Spaniards. Such tiion was expected at any minute. Secretary Hay was not a visitor to the White Hous? up to the hour named. President McKinley received the press dispatches coming from across the water xs the morning. These ail indicated a ent and the signing of a treaty, but sident did not talk to his visitors on the subject. The President was confi- dent today, however, as he been for some time, that a treaty, satisfactory to the United States, would be drafted. Judge Day is said to have given the President to understand that this would be done. If an agreement is reached today or to- morrow, the President will be able to dis- ccss th negotiations in his message to Con- gress. The) message is nearing completion. The portion relating to the negotiations has been left open, and the President may be cempellzd to discuss much of this in a special message if there is delay in the work of the commission. The greater part of the Pr-sident's mes- sege will probably be read at the meeting Friday. It will go to the printer Saturday or Sunday, and will be quickly put in type. The usual secrecy, to prevent its getting out, will be maintained. If the President is able to discuss the completion of the negotiations at Paris his message will be a full and complete history of the war, a document well worth pre- serving for this reason alone. It is 2x- rected that the question of an “open-door policy” in the new possessions will be dis- cussed. This question is one of absorbing Interest among public men now. Many of the visitors to the Whit? House during the next week or so will discuss the question with the chief executive. The President is d to be opposed to making the Philip- pires territories of the United States like Alaska, for instance. He may recommend that they stand on their own footing. What Secretary Hay Expected. The officials of the State Department ac- cepted without hesitation as accurate the Associated Press bulletin from Paris this morning announcing that the Spanish com- missioners nad accepted the American terms, although official advices to that ef- fect had not then been received. Secretary Hay has been confident from the beginning that such would be the outcome, although at times in the negotiations there were signs of serious disagreements that might have led to a failure of the commission. It is net understood from the news so far ived that the commissioners have yet reached the point of signing a treaty. Much remains to be done in execution of the last instructions of the State Department before the treaty itself can be completed and made ready for signature. The work may be hurried materially, however, should the State Department decide to permit the treatment of the remaining questions to be settled in separate conventions with the purpose of speedily concluding the peace tre; The instructions to the American commissioners sent last week were to ar- age for a renewal of trade treaties with for the acquisition of Ualan, for ob- concessions for cable connections in other quarters and for the procurement re n; taining of religious toleration in the Carolines. These things are not likely to be easily disposed of, so it may be that the Ameri- ‘an commissioners will feel that they hay complied with the spirit of their instruc- tions if they succeed in including in the peace treaty a provision binding the Span- ish government to negotiate hereafter on those subjects on lines that may be very broadly defined tn the peace treaty. In t two or three mor ions of the peace commission should suffice to com- plete the work of that body, otherwise it is doubtful whether the work can be com- iS cas pleted before Christmas. Text of Agreement Not Known. far the exact text of the agreement reached in Paris up to this point is not known to the State Department, althou: f course, it has knowledge of the gene of the agreement. Consequentl is not possible at present to obtain he copy for publication of this important doc- ument. Indeed, it is suggested that if the customary rules relative to the publication of treaties are followed, this 1 cular treaty must be withheld from the press un- terms til the United States Senate, in its discre- tion, decides to make it public. There i ¥, however, on this point : sed entirely upon a rathe iception of the degree of cour- should be exhibited toward the the executive branch. ch by Claims of Outside Parties. A call at the State Department this morn- ing of the German charge, Count Von nberg, e rise to a rumor that he had come to make representations to the department respecting certain rights claim- ed by Germany in the Suiu islands. Wheth- er this is true or not could not be tained. The department, however, has failed to take notice of certain indirect and attempts to alienate the Sulu Islands from the rest of the Philippines and s been forehanded in this matter. It was recognized from the beginning, and this lesson was learned from the experiences ¢ other natiot that have gone to war in re- cent years, that attempts might be pected to be made by nations that were net party to the war to secure advanages to which they had not the slightest eligible claim. Japan was a notable sufferer from sort of treatment at the hands of cer- uzopean nations, and consequently ecautions were taken in the case of the is com i vicious tain i leaving 2 ny loop- s for the ance of any plea or de mand for s priviles elther in the matter of territorial acquisition or trade cone ns. And so it happened that when the administration reached the determina- tion to acquire the Philippines, the Ameri- can commissioners were specially charged to de the Hmits of the group so as to leave no room for misconception on this point nor for the setting up of the claims to islands whose inclusion in the groups might i | | \ ne be regarded as doubtful. ‘To reduce the American claim to the clear’st possible outlines, resort was had | to the definitions of the boundaries of the Philippine group by geographical lines, There was reason for this, for at a very arly stage in the war, Spain, probably with a forsboding of what the outcome was be, sought to separate the tmportant as group from the remainder of the Philippines by a decree, while informa- tion was quietly conv2yed to the State De- partment to the effect that a certain Eu- ropean power was engaged 1n an effort to whole teur of Europe have I urepean whe did not receive the brotestations of the genuine sincerity with obtain through an agreement with Spain the important Island of Palawan, lying to (Continued on Second Page) UNDER DEEP SNOW New York Railroads Suffering From Effects of Recent Storm. BAD CONDITIONS ON LONG ISLAND Ocean Liners Delayed and Some | Smaller Craft Wrecked. —_—_ THE STORM ELSEWHERE — NEW YORK, November 28.—Points in eastern Long Island which have been cut off from railroad communication with this city since Saturday's storm, are stili with- cut traia service, and the present prospect is that the tracks will not be cleared until tomorrow. The towns in Suffolk county t of Babylon have had no train service since Friday evening. The Montauk line of the Long Island railroad is open to Bai lon. From Babylon to Greenport, a dis- tance of about fifty miles, no train is run- ning and none is promised by the railroad hefcre tonight at the earliest. There are two trains stuck in snow drifts Heth were eastbound and were caught on Saturday night. One is on the Montauk di- vision, between Bay Shore and Islip. The other is on the main line and was last heard of at Farmingdale. There were but few pa trains and the railroad offic ared for in hotels. The railroad cuts about the Shmnecock hills are reported to have ten feet of snow in them. Fleet Far Out at Sea. The storm was felt far out at sea. Ma of the regular liners and steamers which were due early Sunday morning failed to arrive on time, being obliged to keep at sea until the storm abated. The French liner La Touraine first encountered the storm on November 25, but came along steadily until the next night, when the snow and wind same so blinding that at a distance of nty miles from port the vessel d down and barely held her way. was continued until, at 5:15 p.m vessel was anchored outside the Bat- tery. The Furnessia had the gale, as did also the Thingvalla. The latter reported the strength of the gale as 12, the highest the Beaufort scale gives. Both, however, came along without any difficulty, as they were running near the end of the storm. A sma'l one-topmast schooner is sunk just east of Barker's Bluff, L. I. She is close in shore and well out of water at low tide, but fills at high tide. Trains From West Delayed. ‘Trains from the west on all the lines en- tering Jersey City are from one to three hours late. This is true of the Pennsylva- nia road, the Lehigh Valley, the Baltimore and Ohio, the Erie. The West Shore offi- cials in Weehawken also report all through trains behind time, and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western road officials in Hoboken say their trains from up New York state are also considerably behind time. All the roads are open for traffic. The Jocal trains are from ten to thirty minutes if ngers in the Is had them Trolley traffic in Jersey City much tarded by the snow, big drifts being on th tracks in the outskirts of the city. train from Boston by the New York, Haven and Hartford railroad due at 6 a.m, yesterday reached the Grand The atly from cold and ssenge: hunger. Many Wreek« in Boston Harbor. BOSTON, November 28—Tugs returning to this city at noon after a tour of the harbor report about thirty-five vessels of M1 sizes and classes ashore or sunk in and “ar Boston harbor. Seven large sehoon coal barges are completely wrecked, aud It is estimated that between iwenty-five and thirty lives have been lost. Only one body has yet been recovered. a dozen are rf at Hull and efforts recover them. The ocean mer Ohie of » Warren line is high and dry on Spec- acle Isla It is very doubtful e can ed until a channel has been dug. The ocean-going tug Tamaqua is on the rocks at Rainsford Island, and will be a total wreck. Sn and two Baltimore reported in the being made te wi in the West. b.. November 28.—Snow b falling the past twenty-four hours throughout Nebraska. This, combined witir the fall of last week, leaves a heavy blan- ket over the state. The indications for win- ter wheat are very much improved as a result of this condition. TACOMA, Wash., November sands of sheep are imprisened in the moun- ns near Pendleton, Ore. Three feet of now has fallen in the foot hills there and the sheep cannot get througn it to tae val ys below. This situation results from the that the sheep men have kept thei: “pon the mountain ranges as long i ible on account of the dryness and 4 OMAHA, has —Thou- fact she of grass outside. Unless Chinook winds blow and melt the snow sheep men will be unable to bring their sheep out without heavy loss. er J. J. Hill Ashore. QUINCY, Mass., Novembe —The three- masted steamer which went ashore 1 the National Sailors’ Home here yesterday is the steamer John J. Hill, bound for Hills- bore, N. B., from New York. She was anchored in the Nantasket roads when the storm struck her. She dragged her anchors and was gradually driven be- fore the terrific gale until she struck the shore. The steamer is now high on the shore and is apparently not damaged. ‘Two Barges Abandoned. PHILADELPHIA, November 28.—The towing steamer Orion, which plies between Boston, Newport News and Norfolk, arriv- ed at the Delaware breakwater today and reported that the barge Ocean Belle, which, together with (he Enos Soule, was in tow of the Orion, had been anchored and aban- doned in a sinking condition ten miles southeast of Winter Quarter shoal. The crew was saved. The Enos Soule also broke adrift and the Orion is now searching for her. ‘The Orion and her tow were caught in the heavy storm of Saturday night and Sunday and the barges were tossed about like cockle shells. When it was seen that the Ocean Belle was liable to swamp at any moment she was anchored and abandoned. it is suppoxed that the crew of the Enos Soule is sull on board the barge. The Orion Jost her anchor chain and hawser. Nine Vessels Lost. GLOUCESTER, Mass., November 28,— Nine vessels were lost In the blizzard at this port, Dut nothing could be learned this forenoon as to the loss of life. It is believ- ed that the crews of nearly all the craft escaped. In several instances no one was on board. N-arly all of the vessels lost were fishermen. Seger Drowned in the Volga. ST. PETERSBURG, November 28—A ferry boat full of workmen has been cap- sized while crossing the Voiga at Kinessma, drowning twenty-nine of the passengers. ENTERTAINED AT BREAKFAST President Iglesias the Guest of Director Emory, Meets Members of the Executive Com- mittee of the International Union of Ameriean Republics. President Iglesias of Costa Rica had a very busy day today. This morning he re- ceived a call from Senator Harris of K the latter being quite familiar Central American affairs and es with those of Costa Rica, whore his father mary years ago was interested in railroad building. President Iglesias had talk with Mr. Harris, and then w: number of letters in order to haye them make a close connection with a steamer which sails shortly with Central American mail, Before he got through with this task a photographer called by appointment and took his photograph, and he had hard- ly left the president's quarters in the Ar- lington before Senator Morgan called there. The senator was immediately r2ceived, and he and Mr. Iglesias had a long talk over canal affairs. Entertained at Breakfast. At 1 o'clock t ternoon President Iglesias was entertained at breakfast. at the Shoreham by Mr. Frederic Emory, di- rector of ths bureau of the American re- publics. President Iglesias was invited to meet the members of the executive commit- tee of the International Unton of American Republics. Th2 Secretary of State, Mr. Hay, is the ex-officio chairman of the com- mittee, but, owing to a previous engage- ment, unable to be present. The guests, “besides President Igls' were David J. Hill, stant secretary of state; Mr. Calvo, minister from Costa Rica; Mr. Merou, minister from the Argentine Repub- lic; Mr. Ponte, charge @'affaires of Vene- : Mr. Rengifo, charge d’affaires of ia; Col. W. R. Carter, U.S. A ident McKinley's representative ance upon President Igiesias; Mr. Uloa> consul general of 1 Rica in New York; Dr, Horacio Guzman, secretary of the bu- reau of the American republics. President Iglestas had an engagement to drive with President McKinley this after- noon, and this evening he will, in an in- formal way, prtain a smaY party at din- ner at the Arlington. Tomorrow evening he will dine at the White House, and Wed- nesday evening Secretary Hay will enter- in him at dinner. Senator Warner Miller fs in the city and may have an interview with the president ef Costa Rica before the latter leaves for Europe. 3 Contracted a Cold. President Iglesias spent most of day at his hotel, owing to the severe w er, but late in the afternoon went to the Washington monument. He contracted a cold, from which he sufferéd some. President Iglesias exprésses “himself, graufied with his r-ception heré and as de lighted with what he has seen. The evi- dences of progress In the great northern re- public, he says, ute sa numereys as to fo shadow a magnilicent faifure. The Nicaragua Canal The views of President Iglesias conecrning the construction of the Nicaragua canai have been froety exprésse# since he came to Washington. In brief he wishes that great undertaking executed by the United Stites government or through the instrumentality of the government. He has seen many years go by With a consiant promise that the canal would be built, yet the project in e cution is about where 1t was ten years although from an engineering point of view the further consideration of the project has been valuab! yerified views en- tertained ales made in the pa: which sho! tthe difficulties in the wa: of consiructing the canal are not greater than was believed ten or fifteen years ago. ruction has not been pursued has discouraged the ent of Costa Rica, who is not now ned to think that the work will be done without the ald of the Un States government. So it 1s he has indi- ated his readiness to forward any proj- ect which looks to placing the construc- tion of the canal under the control o government, but until that iy done he is not inclined to faver any company which may want to do this wofk or to secure a cr sion from his government. The concession held by the Marit Canal Compaty expires during the pr year and the concession heid by the C y, with This complic: the govern- tes the agua. both the M y and the Cragin-Ey, come together on some agreement, prog for the p nt seems very improbable. EITHER RAIN OR SNOW Weather Conditions for Tomorrow Outlined by Forecastez Garriott. ne Storm past before another ight,” said Forecast Official to a Star reporter this morning, > local weather conditi st now you Garriott referring to U “Over here in the w a line of clouds approaching that will bi 18. ng iu or suow to the city. Today the weather will moderate gradually, Lut by tomorrow morning the expceted wil! hap- pen—either rain or snow. Tomorrow will be a rainy di chances are that it will start in with snow, but a rise in the temperature will turn it to rain. Ji is due to the fact that there is a general area of "Thi clou r and snow, coming from the west. Today there are claudy weather and snow in the Mississippi. valley and the northwest; in the southwest thi It is gradually working. this way. As a matter of fact, thcre may be gnow instead of rain all of tomorrow. 'fRe difference between the two is wholly one’ of tempera- ture at this season of ‘the year, so that eee is difficulty in deteFfhining which will all. “The temperature may ‘start’in at ing in the morning, but ft will soon get a = rain. freoz- little above, and siay there ‘for a time. This morning the température is five to ten degrees below the sérsonal average in the Adande coast states: Gales on the Coaét. ince Saturday severe’ gul@s have pre- valled along the middle Atlantic and New England coast, with maxfmuni wind veloc- ity ranging from fifty to sixty miles an hour at New York city. The gales were accompanied by heavy sowfal, which tied everything up. Two stépms ‘were raging there. One came from fhe e Superior region, as stated in The Star Saturday last, and the other came from off the coast. Of course, we have no observation stations at sea. and knew nothing of the coast storm until it appeared off North Carolina about noon Saturday. Then 4t moved northwart and united with the other storm, which had moved, as predicted, to the eastward, and the two tl pro to make things lively in New York. ad) England. It is clear in that seetion tedsy, and I do not think the bad weather that is due here to- morrow will réach there before tomorrow night, so they wili | & little time in which to recover fi other. This has been an early winter, an unusual one, but no records have broken.” Prof. Garriott was ed here only recently from the Chicago #tation, and it i ranied at the bureau that he has brought a large assortment of windy city weather COMING CONGRESS ae Senator Mason Talks on Probable Legislation. NO RADICAL TARIFF AMENDMENT Feeling of the People in Regard to Expansion. NICARAGUAN CANAL a Senator William E. Mason of Ilinois, who has arrived in the city, says he does rot anticipate the enactment of very mu general legislation during the forthcoming session of Congress. “I do not think there will be anything done on the currency question,” he said this afternoon to a Star reporter. “or course, [ have no means to judge any bet- ter than the rest of my colleagues, but I believe the time of the session will be fully eccupicd with the regular appropriation bills and work on the prospective peace trea 1am doubtful as to whether it be wise to attempt any currency legislation. We still have the fag end of the silver questton to settle in this country. With good man- ement we can clean up that issue at the polls at the next ele ce and for- ever. The recent elec: dicated that ! with good generalship we can kil the sil-{ ver question in 1900. T am 9; sd | bringing the currency reform quesi‘on to | the front, for the reason that it will or furnish another issue upon wh vonents can Wage war against u Tariff Amend “What will be don ment of the ¢ asked. “So far as the tariff is concerned, T have heard of a number of proposed amend- nents, where some injustice is being dove h our op- min, regarding the amend- isting tarifl law: certain classes by various sections of the law, but I betieve there will be no material tariff legislation during the ion. We will need the revenue produce¢ ar tariff measure for at least a year longer. Consequently, I do not think that that measure will be repealed or amended rad- feally. “I do not think there will be an extre session of the next Congress, as I can s¥ no need for it. We have got the enemy in wood shape. We have him beaten, and we should not begin this business of cal extra sessions and creating new issues for the democrats te try their ease on “Will the Senate ratify the peace trea in case it provides the retention of the Philippines in their entirety?” “I dislike to s: inything on this sub- ject. I am trying to get all the informe- tion I can. Most every senator will feel anything that the great desire inclined to small comps the people for peac: : “What is the sentiment of the people of Illinois regarding expansion?” Sentiment on Expansion, “The people all starféd out as they did on many other questions affecting terri- torial expansion. There are a great many people in Hlinois, however, who believe thai we ought to keep all our promises, who think that a nation’s word ought to be as good as a man’ 1 th rght not to attempt to subject a pe Dut their consent. It looks to me though the destiny of Cuba and Porto > has been settled. The Philippine question is the open one. I think that Cuba will even- tually seek annexation, just as Hawaii did, but if she comes to us at 1 want her to come out of Jove for our institutions, and not because she is id of our guns. I want her to come to us through affection, and not through fear.” “What will Congress do regarding the ping of u form of government for the new colonic I do not know. Id xing a povernment for their consent. I am a great believer in home rule. Government only comes by eyelution. A peopie never learn to govern themselves until they have tied. 1 think they ought to have an opportunity to tr You cannet learn to without going into the water. The use of a power de- velops the power. King George thought that we could not govern oursei but when given an opportunity our f built the greatest nation on earth. slave owner has told kept them in slavery for do not believe in go I do not believe in the ington making oriental countr: ke the thought of a people without mate and different religion from our own country. of these tries should ask u them as Ha- wail did then Lam ready to help them.” Niearagua Canal. “What are the prospects of legislation favorable to the construction of the Nica- ragua canal?” “There is such a growing demand the people for work on this waterway that something must be done at the earliest pos- ble moment. And the more I study this uhject the more I am convinced that our government will be obliged to take the mat- ter in hand and build the canal. I hope the Congress at the coming session will do semething with this subject. Ww “Iam especially interested in two matters of general legislation, namely, the bill es tablishing a postal savings bank system, which has becn favorably reported from the Senate post office and post roads com mittee, and a resolution providing for the investigation of the adulteration of food preducts. “We are the only civilized country in the world which does not protect its citi- zens in the matter of food adulteration, and this bill affects all articies of food which are subject to such adulteration. It is a notorious fact that some of the brewers of this country sell most outrageous stuff for beer. Our tea and coffee, “vinegar and spices and at least 50 per cent of everything else that goes upon our table #s adulterated Some of it is deleterious health and life, and all of it ts fraudulert. This reso- lution has been favorably reported by the committee on manufactures, nd I hope to secure its passage. 0 THINK GOMEZ IS STILL ALIVE. Members of Cuban Commission Dis- credit Rumor of Hix Death. NEW YORK, November 28.—The mem- bers of the Cuban commission, who are in this city, have reeeeived no report of the death of General Maximo Gomez. General Jose Gomez, one of the commissioners, who is also a brigadier general in the Cuban army, said he did not believe that General Gomez was dead, as the commission would be the first to be notified in that event. The commission expected to leave for Washington today, but on account of the iNness of General Garcia, who is at his home with a slight fever, the tip was post- poned until tomorrow. eg GEN. MASO AT KINGSTON, He Discusses the Situation as It Kx- ists in Cub: KINGSTON, Jamaica, fovember 28.— Gen. Maso, the former president of the Cuban insurgeat government, arrived here yesterday on a visit to his family. The members of the Cuban colony have ten- dered him a public reception. ’ In an interview, ke confirmed the report ; league that one of the chief objects of the mt sion of Gen. Garcia and srs. Capote, Sanguilly and Lanuza to Washington is to endeavor to secure a grant or loan of sufficient to pay off the ins YY, which added that the pr bankrupt, and that is provided for s grettable complicatt “The Cuban: ‘sent He the Cuban ari orily grave dded “enter- tion and gratitude for the Americans. . neverthe less, they will oppose annexaticn or a protectorate. They are confid ecting the United States to speedily recognize their ability to man- age their own affairs, on which n. Maso concluded, “is per sible.” AH AT IT AGAIN. Trying to Arous a Fanatical Out- break in India. LONDO ber 28.—Sper 1 dispatch. es from Simla, the summer capital of Brit ish India, say the Mad Mullah has been svecessful in his first fight, de ting the Dir tribesmen and killing a number of them. The Nawab of Dir has sent an army against the Mullah, and Dir native frontier troops are moving towerd the Swat valley, where the outbreak has occurred. The Mullah is trying to arouse a fana cutbreak against the British, _ THE PICQUART CASE. pal Republican Members Announce I- tention to Interpellate Government. PARIS, November The chamber of eputies was crowded today, much interest being taken in the announced intention of some of the deputies to interpellate the gov- ernment on the Picquart case. M. Paul Deschanel, republican, an- nounced that he had received a request to interpellate the government regarding the Picquart proceedings, and the premier, M. Dupuy, proposed an immediate of the matter. M. Fourniere, socialist ed for an adjournment for an hour and a f. in order that the republican deputies might be able to consult with their col- . in the senate regarding the adop- tion of a common policy. The chamber rejected the motion to ad- jcurn by a vote of 252 to 244. ——— WAS NOT A TAME CANVA cussion Ss. Gen. Walker Talks of Hix Late Race for Congress. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., November 28.--Gen ames Wel defeated rep andidate for ss in the ninth dis- trict, and cou , Came to Richmond today to be p nt ing of the state board of unting the ofti- cial vote. Gen. Walker s the \democrats resorted to every known method of fratd in his district to defeat him, and/that many of those metheds were bold and glaring. When asked if he and Judge William F. Rhea, the successful democratic candidate, did not have a slow and tame canvass Gen. Waiker said: “Not much of it. Judgé nd I me joint Gebate six times and he drew bis rovoiver three times. Dues that look like a t nvass? Gen. Waiker will inrtitute proceedings in the supreme court tomorrow to compel the registrar in Bristol to give up the poll books. _> BIG BLAZE AT KANSAS CITY. Keith Furniture Store Damaged to Extent of $210,000. S cr Mc ovember 28.—Fire in the big furniture establishment of Reb- ert Keita & Company, at Uth and Grand avenue, today caused a loss on stock rouga- ly estimated 216,000, and on t ing of $40,900. The stock w S® per cent of its value. 1 by Dr. John amply protected. The Keith house was one of the bigee f its kind in the west, and car valued at a quzrter of a million doila The building is seven stories in height, fronting 300 feet on Grand avenue and tak- ing half a block on 11th street. The hire started at 4:20 o'cloc which w or inflammable and was not gotte: N s insur The building, owa- nt of Indepen w ast der control til 7 oclcek. The fourth, 1 sixth flccrs were gutted and tie te- raining fi were si with water. The mo; ortion of the ‘ik is floors, and it im- n accurate estimg:2 of oth retail dry goods store of , Thayer & Company, on the rik, Was threviened for a time, and hot the stillness of the atmosphere the fire would have communicated to thai building. Stamp Mili Burned. HANCOCK, Mich., November 28.— Franklin stamp mill has been destro: fire, the loss being $150,000. Six hundred men will be thrown out of employment for six monta Fire at Rural Grove, N AMSTERDAM, N. Y., Novemt he Hoffman House at Rural Grove, Monigom- ery county; the Methodist Church, post of- » the general siore conducted by Mark Allen and three dweliing houses have been burned. The loss will reach $; Villege has no fire apparatus. ee eg een ON OF MR, AMBIT BRICE. Former Senator From Ohio Aspires to Be Retarned. Special Dispateh to The E ening Star, CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 23.—Word comes here from New York that ex. Brice is making a supreme effort in a qu way to re-enter Ohio polities. The 2x-sena- tor’s followers are at work all along the line in a deterntined effort to overthrow the free sliver forces. Mr. Brice wants to go to the Sonate again, and according to the present program, he will try to succeed “I cam sell goods without adver- tising,” say one class of business men—so-called. So they can get from Washington to Baltimore by riding a horse or going afoot; but m who takes the cars wet there a great deal quicker mach more casil to any kind of exactly im transpor- It does the job quicke: a as compared with other newspapers, in that respect, The Star is a lightning express train, WILL RESIST RUSSIA ae at Japan is Restless Under Encroachment of the Czar, PREPARATIONS 10 REGAIN COREA Rebellion in Chung King Province Takes Serious Proportions. MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS ee VICTORIA, B. C., November 28.—The steamer Glenogle has arrived here after @ tempestuous passag . bringing an interest irg budget of news from the east. From Tien Tsin comes news which shows that Japan has decided to resist Russian aggres- sion. She is preparing to drive the czar’s troops from Corea, and to this end lange de- tachments of troops are being landed in the hermit kingdom. ews is also at hand from Tien Tsin that large ni er of Jal Leen ured by spies have t Port Arthur and she all offi- cers of the imperi anese army, were taken, and on ‘sons were fou drawings of the principal fortificatio’ day after their capture they rily we shot sin Chung King, according to by the Glenogle, are increasing In power daily. The Tung Liang and How Chow railway is completely under thelr control. They have compelled well-to-do people to provide them with money and provisions, and are making weapons day and night. Merchants in Chung King heve wired to Shanghai and other coast ports, stopping the shipment of goods. The rebels daily committing atrocities of every One of their leaders, Yii, went to the Shui Chin and demanded m of money, was refused, and the strong, plundered the town, ds. Massacre ef Christians, ys afterward they went to Tung nd demolished all the houses of the S, massacring those who tri escape with shocking brutality. They red that they had gone to that jaily to oppose foreigners and ¢ tians. Others, they said, were not to be lested unless they offered resistance Two French priesis and a missionary had gone to the magisiraies for shell and ate in the afternoon ihe rebels w nd asked (hat the ered up. The magistrates refused, fterward relented and allowed the to enter the Yemn to take the missionart The Methodist missionary drew a revoly and resisted and he was at once killed. ‘Th wo French priesis were bound and carried away as prisoners. The rebels then retired to Wang Choa Tung. They are, it is said, seizing and murdering Christians almost According to reports from Chemulpe have reached a grave crisis In Co- emperor is being worried to death Tt petitions by the Independence Club, who are forcing his hand to dismiss some with of the higher minisiers,- when the whole phalanx of the Independence Club will In- vade the palace and iake charge of the gov- ernment’s affairs. A Ghastly Execution. The execution of the unfortumates accu of the attempt to poison the emperor ag affair. The doomed we from the scaffold on which they have been executed by a mob. Then beg of the most grewsome exhibitions savagery and bloodthirstiness any land. The condemned me ally torn to pieces by the mob, and even when life was extinct the r devilish In- digniti maginable were he. doon the mangled and biecding rema Considerable excitement prevails in Ps among the Manchu faction over of the empress dowaz. in bo wing Up Tsai Chi, Prince of Tuan, and Prince Tse! Lienn a’ sword called the “Shang Fan kin on ord. which carries with e right any person regardless of rank ot without first asking permis<ion from re. This is to guard against sud- n signs of treache Although the “Shang Fand” has been an institution ever since the eariest history of the Chinese, 1 has ce best during the nd then to the Moagol Who was appointed pre general, Si Chang, the late Emperor Hsten Fong special of the imperial fo! actt zping rebel, n Times speaking of the critteal at Pekia says rin the heart of the empress Manchu dynasty will go the w of previous dynasties; she clings to Ru as her strongest support.’ New Japanese Battle Ship. The Japanese government has ordered aji- other new snip, which ts to be structed by Messrs. Vickers’ Sons and Max- im of the naval construction works, Bar- row-in-Furness, for £930,000. It will exceed enything yet built in size and in offensiv« and defensive qualities, It will be ba con- ov 15,440) tons displacement. Disq ng rumors come from Hinoura Shirikichi, Uchinura, Oshima, where pe pie are subsisting on bambe nda other roots, owing to the scarciiy of rice and th sardine fisheries, which heretofore have fur- nished lucrative occupation, bu: have prov- en a failure this son. They « he eve of an outbreak, and m measures have been’ taken b govern- ment to prevent an uprising. ps have been taken to ship the necessury supplies until such time as they can resume their usual voc 3 government has > ette prohibiting the importath of Japanese yen into Pa Hang dist cause assigned for such action is uat the Pa Hang province ts bitter against the Jap- anese government and will not recognize the coin of the realm. Mr. Foraker. It is known that Senator Hanna would not be averse to Grice as a colleague. He cherishes the warm support Mr. Brice gave him during his s-natorial tight. SITUATIO: PHILIPPINES. Insurgents in Some Instances Openty Dety American Authority. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., November 28, —Capt. Frederick Keye, Comp: B, Ist North Dakota Volunteers, who has arrived here from Manila on leave of absonce, re- ports that among both volunteers and ree- ulars the feeling fs strongly against the retention of the Philippines. The *otficers are all desirous of return’ng home, and a large number have tendered their res'gna- tions, which will not be accented. The insurgents are very insolent and even refuse to obey the orders of the Amer- ican authorities. The insurgent camp was ordered to move eight miles further back from Malate, but they refused, and the Americans were powerless to enforce the order. The Amer.cans and insurgents are not in close touch, but distinctions seem to be made in certain cases. Some insur- gents are allowed ta come with their arms inside the American lines, while others are disarmed before they ean enjoy that privilege. ‘ ad Steamship Arrivals. At New York, Thingvalla from Copen- hagen; Furnessia from Glasgow; Maas- dam from Rotterdam. Among the Glenogie’s passengers was Captain Frederick Keye, Company 8, 141 North Dakota Volunteers, who left Manila October 26 on a leave of absence. ————_—— TRANSPORT CHESTER Ast Ran Aground to Prevent Collixion With the Manitoba. SAVANNAH, Ga., November -The United States transport Chester, loaded with 1,500 men of the 15th Infantry, horses, mules, ammunition and supplies, left for Nuevitas, Cuba, at 9 o'clock this morning. ‘our miles from the city they met the United States transport Manitoba coming in. The Manitoba did not slacken speed nor move over in the channel, 2nd in order to avoid a collision the Chester ran ashore. She is now stuck in the chaynel four miles below the city. It is believed she «au be pulled off tonight at high ude. ee Late al Orders. Lieut. J. P. Schelier has been detached from the Franklin and ordered to the Stranger. Ensign J. Cottrell has been detached from command of the Massasoit, and ordered home. Assistant Surgeon W. 8. Thomas has re- signed, and his resignation has been acce eu to take effect December 1. The following named officers of the navy have been honorably discharged: Lieut. G. ¥. Winslow, Lieut. T. C. B. Howard, Lieut. A. B. Lothrop, jr., Ensign G. R. Lauriat aud Assistant Engineer A. E. Williams.