Evening Star Newspaper, March 2, 1899, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. SS] PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Ave., Cor. 11th St., by ‘Ihe Evening Star N Company. O MDE RAUPPMANN Pres'e. Kew York Office, 49 Potter Buildin x ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers fn the elty by carriers, on thelr cwn account, at 10 cents per week. or 44 cents per month. Copies at the counter, 2 cents each. By matl—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—60 cents ¢ month. PSSeturday Caney a $1 per year; with foreign postage added. (Entered ct the Post Odie st Washington, D.C. as_second mail matter. [All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising ~iade known on application. Che Lvening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C.. THURSDAY, MARCH = 2, 1899-FOURTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. other paper, p bas so large a percentage of tts clreulation among the homes, families a siness circles of the city where printed. In no other Wash to Paper, thers fore, in vertisement worth half so much to an advertiser. IT IS HOT AT MANILA Fortunately for the Soldiers All is Quiet. DEWEY WANTS LIGHT-DRAFT BOATS — + —— Philippine Commission Has Arrived at Hong Kong. REPORT OTIS’ GEN. MANILA, March 2. p.m.—This is the hottest day of the season; but, fortunately, all is quiet inside and outside our lines, and the majority of the men were kept in the shade. The U bas arrived here. and other women p ted States transport Morgan City The wives of the officers sengers were not al- lowed to land, the authorities considering the c m ashore to be too unsettled. GE OTIS INTERROGATED. Asked About the Filipinos’ Report That They Had 600 Americans. Although disinclined to believe the report published this morning that the Filipinos had captured 600 Americans, Secretary Al- ger thought it a matter of so much import- e that he sent a cable message to G iS at Manile making inquiry in regard to It. WANTS LIGHT-DRAFT BOATS. Converted Yacht Vixen to Be Fitted Out and Sent to Dewey. Admiral Dewy is again pressing on the Navy Department the urgent need of ves- light draft as a means of com- munication among the numerous small ands of the Philippine group. To this end, the converted yacht Vixen, which figured prominently for a vessel of her size at the outset of the Cuban campaign, has been ordered to be immediately fitted out at the Norfolk navy yard for service in the Philip- pines. ‘There is considerable work to be done in overhauling and equipping her for the long sea voyage, and she Ilkely will be in the dock at Norfolk about a month. Then she will proceed under orders direct to Manila by the Suez route, but in all probability it will be over three and possi- bly four months from now before she will reach her destination and join Dewey The sels of fleet. ¢ ie of the gunboat Concord. of 1,710 tons displacement, the only light- vessels now in the Philippines » for service in shallow waters are trel_and the Hele Four more, Castin nceton, Bennington, York- are now speeding . but with the multitude of with which there is npw no com- ver, the Small ft @ will still be somewhat in- There are asnumber of small ave been stationed about the but none of them is partic- ly qualified for the task of covering the several thousand miles be 1 Manila, and could not stand h or character, would be of con- litating communica- to afford Ad- possible tedly + great importance emphasized th fit to at in caters and to run in an out bors where e larger ones are use- @ what are wanted rather than bat- ps and cruiser: THE PHILIPPINE Notice Received of the Arrival of the Members at Hong Kong. has been notified, tate Department, of the arriv mem Hong COMMISSION, Th the civ of the, f the Philippine commi: Kong and their subsequent Manila. where they are ex- or Sunday. They ‘er with General Otis and Admiral Dewey with respect to politi conditions in the Philippines, with a view ugurating steps for the termination of 1 the establishment of a stable in the archipelago. It will be duty to the native of ia at departure fo! pected to arrive Satur sior Will at once c assure ly purposes of the United States to im- wH . but them the ame time upon that ct to lay down their arms and put a they all he tile intentions before ves of this governm with them for the and good orde eat things a xpected of sion, but it remains to be s: be realized. The the mt will establi repres nt to hment of the com- n whether f their succe mission will depend to a considerable ex- tent upon th umor of the Filipinos. If able and know w is best will throw no obstacles in » commission, but will facili- as much ‘as possible, in te the existing troublous s in the archipelago. CASUALTI NEAR ts to the War Depart- ment. The following teleg Was receive morning: CALOOCAN. Gen, Otis Repo am from General Otis et the War Department this “MANILA. March 2, 1899. “Adjutant General, Washington: “Casualties near Caloocan, Ist South Da- kota, February Company B, Private Herman M. Belman, knee, severe; L, Sergt. Robert B. Ross, scalp, slight; 20th Kansas February 28; G, Capt. Davis Elliott, killed: ist Montana, February 28: A, Private Alvin F. Plotner, shoulder, slight; K, Howard L. Tanner, thigh, moderate; M, William J. Cheasty, hand, slight; near San Pedro Ma- cati, Ist California, February 28: F, Pri- ¥ate Arthur M. Smith, neck, sev Harold E. Parks, arm, slight; Ist Washing. ton, March 1: C, Corporal Alfred B. Reich- ert, shoulder, moderate; Private Herbert L. Osborne, chest, severe; Chaplain Lewis J. Leland, Ist Tennessee, died at Hoilo, Febru- ery 26, smallpox, LAW PRACTY PORTO RICO. t Pass the Examina- tion for the Bar There. stant Secretary of War Meiklejohn, in the course of a conversation today upon the condition of affairs in Porto Rico, remarked that the depurtment had found it advisable to require that all American® lawyers desiring to practice before the courts of the island should pass the examinations and comply with the requirements of the Span- ish laws governing the admission to prac- tice before the ineular courts. He said this action df the department was rendered neeessary by the peculiar conditions exist- ing In Porto Rico. It is believed that no American lawyer could successfully prac- tce without meeting the requirements of the Spanish law in the matter of bar exam- inations. The commanding general in the Island has been Instructed to enforce such regulations im this matter along the lines indicated as tmaay be necessary. DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS Principal Items Upon Which the Conferees Have Agreed. Electric Lights, Charities and Once Hundred Additional Policemen Are Still a Cause for Dispute. The conferees on the District of Colum- bia appropriation bill reached an agreement this afternoon upon al] sections of the bi except those relating to electric light charities and one hundred additional police . and made a partial report to their re- e houses. The principal items upon which the conferees have agreed and which will become law are as follow: For permit and assessment work, $130,000; fer work on streets and avenues, $160,000; for improving D street between 6th and 7th streets southeast, $850. Fer the public library, one additional a sistant librarian at $600, and $2,000 for books. é The report strikes cut $11,500 for paving P street; strikes out $24,000 for paving 7th street from Pennsylvania avenue to K street northwest; appropriates $20,000 and authorizes a contract for $152,000 for the east side intercepting sewer between 22d and A streets northeast and 12th street southeast. Appropriates $20,000 and authorizes con- tract for $86,000 for the east side intercept- ing sewer, from 12th street southeast to the pumping Station at the foot of New Jersey avenue. These are partial appropriations for the work mentioned. . The conferees agreed to appropriate $15,- (00 fos replacing and repairing sidewalks around public reservations; 360,000 for re- pairing county roads; $6,500 for University between Welling and Huntington 000 fer Wilson street, Howard $5,000 for Harrison street, Ana- 000, Kenesaw avenue and Har- street; $3,000, Penn: inia avenue vard extended southeast; $10,000, Michigan ave- nue; $5,000, Albemarle ‘street; § street; $2,000, Kansas avenue. Subarban Items. The conferees agree to strike out appro- priations proposed by the Senate for $4,000 for Flint street, Brightwood Park; $5,000 for North Capitol street, from V street to Soldiers’ Home. They make immediately available the ap- propriations for Kenyon street and Be! mont street. They agree to appropriate $145,000 for sprinkling and cleaning streets, and the provision imposed by the Senate regulating the price for and the manner of doing said work is agreed to. They allow $1,000 for cleaning snow and ice from crosswalks and gutters, and $172,600 for street lighting with gas. = The conterees strike out $7.) for ma- chinery for the harbor boat. priate $5,000 for public pumps for construction and repair of bridges. Rock Creek Bridge. They provide that the bridge across Rock creck on the line of Massachusetts avenue shall stand as the bill passed the Senate. They appropriate $3,000 for repair conduit. They appropriaté vestigating the feasibility of filtering the water supply and $1,000) for repairing Con- duit road. They strike out $5,000 proposed for protection of the inlet at the conduit at Great Falls. Public Schools. Appropriate $2,500 for the superintendent of the ninth, tenth and eleventh divisions, and strike out all the Increases proposed by the Senate in the salaries of teachers. They agree to appropriate $8,800 for teach- of the night schools and $10,000 for ma- ial for instruction in the manual train- ing schools. They appropriate $37,000 for fuel and $2,800 for furniture for new build- ings. They appropriate $42,500 for school books and supplies, and increase the limit of cost for the two manual training scpoo's, as proposed by the Senate, to $150,000. They appropriate $18,000 for a four-rcom school building at Takoma Park and $4,200 to purchase a lot adjoining the Peabody nnex building. They strike out $47,500 for new building in the eleventh division and $18,000 for a new building at Twining City. Also appropriate $30,000 for a new build- t Hillsdale and restore to the bill the iston proposed by the House concerning admittance to public schools of children re- siding outside of the District. They insert a provision relating to the appointment of special policemen In the District on the application of corporations or individuals in the discretion of the Com- rtment—Appropriate $3,000 for ations: also $22,000 for mis Fire Department. strike out the increase proposed by » Serate of $300 for a secretary to the chief engineer and appropriate $1,000 for a machinist. They strike out $480 for laborer and appropriate $49,590 for miscellaneous expenses. They appropriate $2,200 -for a chemical engine and $15,000 for a house and lot anc furniture at Tenleytown. They appropriate $26,500 for a truck com- pany in West Washington, and strike out Senate provisions for new engine houses lots and furniture for the new engine com- pany in South Washington, and in the northern part of West Washington, and mm) for an additional stable on North rolina nue. They appropriate $5,000 for the extension of the fire alarm tele- graph. Health Department. ‘The conferees apropriate $1,000 for an ad- ditioral clerk and $3,000 for a disinfecting service. They strike out $720 for an en- sineer at the smallpox hospital and $2,000 for gratuitous vaccination of indigent per- sons. They appropriate $1,000 for an addi- tional deputy clerk of the police, in lieu of a messenger, and strike out the proposed increase of $200 each in the salaries of the deputy clerks of that court. ‘They reappropriate $23,093.45 for Rock Creek Park, 2nd appropriate $2,000 for transportation of paupers and $2,000 con- veying prisoners to the workhouse. Reform school for boys—The conferees eppropriate $620 for a watchman for the reform school for boys. They appropriate $3,000 for fsolation wards at Garfield and Providence -Hospitals and $12,000 for the maintenance of the Indus- trial Home Schoo! and $1,000 for repairs to the same. They appropriate $31,000 for the board of children’s guardians. + + GIVEN GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS. Organization of the Vicksburg Na- tional Park Commission. The Vicksburg National Park commis- sion has organized here, and today calied on Secretary Alger and received general in- structions from him as to their duties. The members of the commission ar> Lieut. Gen. Stephen B. Lee of Columbus, Miss., the famous confederate leader; Col. James G. Everest of Chicago, Ill., a well-known rail- Mount Vernon, Iowa, who was secretary of an association to promot: legislation creat- ing the park. The commission has elécted Gen. John S. Kountz of Toledo, Ohio, a past commander-in-chief of thzGrand Army of the Republic, as secretary and historian, and Gen. Lee is made AT THE WHITE HOUSE A Baltimore Delegation Protests Against the City Postmaster. ——_+ WANT A REPUBLICAN APPOINTED Prospect of a Scramble for the North Carolina Judgeship. THE PRESIDENT’S VACATION The retention of S. Davis Warfield, gold democrat, as postmaster at Baltimore, !s again irritating some of the republican party workers of Baltimore. A large dele- gation of these workers, headed by Repre- sentative-eleet_ Wachter, called on the President today and urged the appointment of a republican as postmaster. Quite a Vigorous protest against the retention of Mr. Warfield was entered with the Presi dent, who listened to what was said with- out making comment. Senators McComas and Wellington, with Representative McDonald, were at the White House earlier in the day on the mat- ter of an army appointment, and did not refer to the Baltimore office. Among the men with Mr. Wachter were Wm. M. Stewart, Thos. Robinson, Bernard Deitz, James Jenkins, Robert Wright and Louis Elbridge. Judge Ewart's Defeat. It is said to be unlikely that the President will reappoint Judge Ewart of North Caro- lina, whose confirmation as district judge has failed of action in the Senate for so long a time. Judge Ewart was nominated before the last session of Congress was con- cluded, and no action was had at that time. ‘The sericus oppositien to his confirma at this session is practically a def ator Pritchard is still at work for Ewart, in the hope of having something done. Judge Ewart was not selected by Senator Pritch- ard at the beginning of the fight for the judgeship, but the President had known Mr. Ewart in Congress, and the selection was aue to that. If the President dees not reappoint Judge Ewart there will be a lively scramble for the office. Senator Pritchard will name the man. It is not known whether the senator would name Col. James Boyd, now assistant attorney general, but Col. Beyd has for a long time been spoken of as excellent timber for such an appointment. Col. Boyd is the republi- can national committeeman from North Carolina. The President's Vacation. President McKinley has not decided where he will go for a short vacation some time this month. It has been proposed that he take a sea trip on the dispatch boat niphin or the yacht Sylph, but nothing of s Kind. has been arranged and nothing "1 be decided upon until later. A good while ago there was talk of the President going to Cuba and Porto Rico, but this has not been revived. This sum- mer, if conditi admit, the Presi dent will take a fong western trip to Yellowstone Park among This trip wis planned for las r with Spain put a + ation cf the matte To Be Appointed Cadet. Among the appointments to be made by the President of naval cadets, under the bill passed a few days ago, will be the name of David Bagley of Raleigh, N. C., a brother of Ensign Worth Bagley, who was Killed off Cardenas, Cuba, in the early part of the war with Spain. Religious Worship at Annapolis. iz going viher places. summer, but op to further ie Rev. Dr. Bell of Annapolis and Rev Messrs. Williams and Mellvaine of Bal- timore ve called to the attention of President McKinley what they pronounced to be a violation of the rules ut the Naval Academy. Cadets are allowed to attend the Annapolis churches on Sunday on writ- ten orders from parents or guardians. It is claimed that Superintendent McNair has violated this rule by requiring cadets to at tend services at the chapel in the a grourds. The mi Ss Who sa President represented the Methodist Presbyterian denominations, and their de- sire was that cadets of these and other denominations supplied with requests from their parents be permitted to attend churches of their preference within the city of Annapolis. Local Bills Signed. Among a large number of bills signed by the President today were the following: Act to cause the removal of weeds from land in the city of Washington, D. C., and for other purposes; act to regulate the height of buildings in the District of Co- lumbia; to provide for the disposition of assessment certificates of the District of Columbia and for other purposes; act au- thorizing the Commissioners of the L trict of Columbia to remove dangerous or unsafe buildings and parts thereof and for other purposes. To Be Admiral Dewey. ‘The bill which passed Congress yester- day reviving the grade of admiral will probably be signed by the President this afternoon. It had not reached him up to 1 o'clock this afternoon. It is unnecessary to say that the President will promote Rear Admiral Dewey to this position ‘at once, and that the famous naval command- er will within a few days run up on the Olympia the blue flag with four white stars, the flag of an admiral. Admiral Dewey will now rank as high as any naval commander in the world. _ A Place for Senator Gray. Senator Gray of Delaware will be nomi- nated as a circuit judge of the third judi- cial circuit shortly after the adjournment of Congress. The place was created by a recent act of Congress increasing the num- ber of judges in the circuit to three. The circuit comprises eastern and western Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The judges now on the circuit are Marcus M.-Acheson and George M. Dallas, both of Pennsylvania. Senator Gray’s term in Congress expires Saturday. The appointment will be made in recognition of the President’s apprecia- tion of the services of Senator Gray on the Peace commission. Senator Gray was the only prominent democrat who could be se- cured to take an appointment on the peace commission. Senator Gray was at the White House to- day with Gen. Hawkins, one of the heroes of San Juan hill. George Gray is a native of Delaware, hay- ing been born in Newcastle in 1840. He was graduated at Princeton when only nineteen years of age. After studying law for a short time with his father, and spend- ing a year at the Harvard LaW School, he was admitted to the bar in 1863. In i879 he was appointed attorney general of the state of Delaware by Gov. Hall, and reap- peinted in 1884 by Gov. Stockley. He was also a delegate to the democratic national conventions at St. Louis in 1876, at Cincin- nati in 1880 and at Chicago in 1884. Upon the appointment of Thomas F. Bayard as Secretary of State in Grover Cleveland’s first administration he was elected to the United States Senate to fill Mr. Bayard’s unexpired term, and was re-elected and in 1893. In the fourteen -years of his tions of Delaware's representation in that _ distinguished body. GERMANY’S ACTION. EXPLAINED. Cruiser Withdrawn From Maniia Was Needed in Chinese Waters. BERLIN, March 2.—A high German au- thority, who prefers to be nameles: sures the corre:pondent here of the As ciated Press that the motives which in- diced Germany to intrugt the protection of Germans in the Philippine Islands to the United States are simplé. The Kaiserin Avgusta and other German warships in’ the far east are needed in’ Chinese waters, owing to the recent anti#German outrage ard Germany feels that German subjects are safe under the protection of American This implies, of course, a high complime: to the United States; but-it is only in con- sonance with several previous declaration made by Count yon Buelow, the German minister of foreign affairs, Regarding Samoa, the same high German authority sald Germany was avsiting th initiative of the other powers if ihe division of the islands is to be carried out. The officials of the German r depart- ment say the German third-class cruise Falke, will be relieved by the German fourth-class cruiser Sherber. ‘The new German gunboat Yaguar is going to China, miking a total of twenty-five German war ships on foreign service. ee aga WORKMENS’ WAGES INCREASED. Substantial Advances in Pay to Iron and Steel Workers. CLEVELAND, Ohio, March Within the past two days fully 8,000 workmen, largely employed in the various mills con- trolled by the American Steel and Wir Company, in this city, have been notifizd of an increase In wages ranging from 5 io 10 per cent. The flood of orders, revival in the steel trade and advance in prices for finished material are given as the advance. Will Demand More Pay. CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 2.—The Amal- gamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers is sending organizers to the vari- ous indusfrial centers in order to strengtien their union h a view of demanding a sharp advance in wages. The present s expires July 1, The new scale which be presented to the manufacturers on that date will, it is stated, probably demand increase of from 15 to 20 per ce: The men point to the fact that the iron and steel trade {s hooming and that some of the numerous cuts in wages made during the past few years should be restored. Ironworkers’ Wages Increased. LEBANON, Pa., March +The manage- ment of the Pennsylvania Bolt and N works announces a tem:perecent Increase in wages in the puddling and roliing mill departments to take effect. April 1. The Lebanon Rolling Mills. also, gives notice of a similar increase im the wages of the employes of that establishment. The employes of Swedes Furnace, at Nor- town, have received a tem per cent ad- vance. MARTIN'S FERRY, Ghio, March 2.—The American Tin Plate Company has notified employes of local plants ef the voluntary increase in wages of from 5 to 10 per cent. One thousand men are affected. > FOG CAUSES A COLLISION. s for One Killed and Two Injmred in Chi- cage Stimrbs ” ' CHI@AGO, March 2.—The heavy ~1%& which overhung the city! today was in- directly the cause of a head-end collision between two freight trains on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad at Blue is'and avenue, which resulted in the death of ene man and the injury of two others. The dead: Herman Schomberg, thirty-five years old, crushed to death and buried un- der the debris of the wrec! The injured: John Dwy in, legs crushed and internal injuries, probably fatal; Au- gust Tuerngessey, shoulder dislocated and head cut; taken to hospital. ae ett iS JAPAN'S CRACK WARSHIP. Cruiser Chitose Formally Turned Over to Her Future Commander. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.) March 2The cruiser Chitose, built by the Union Iron Works for the Japanese government, has been formally delivered to Capt. Sakurai, who will be her future commander. The ve: the Japanese flag and is ship in the mikado’s e ha oped a speed of 23. knots wuile manned by her own firemen. SEU ieee MeKINNEY EX-GOv, DEAD. ‘ominent Virginian’ Expires at Midnight at His Home Near Farmville RICHMOND, Va., March 2.—Ex-Governor P. W. McKinney of Virginia died at mid- night at his home in Farmville. P. W. McKinney was governor of tate from January 1, 1890, until Jan- y 15, 1894, one of the most important periods in its history. During his adminis- tration the debt question was settled upon a basis which the creditors accepted. The legislature enacted during those four years important legislation touching the oyster industry. The present law providing for the lease of the oyster lands of the ih was suggested by the decc —$——_—. ANOTHER BLIZZARD IN COLORADO. Railroads Blockaded and Suffering Among Settlers Imminent. LEADVILLE, Col., March 2.—Following a heavy snow fall for the past two days a furious blizzard set in and has been in progress for twenty-four hours. ‘Trains from the east got in with difficulty, but the rallrozds are blockaded west of this city. The South Park line and the Blue River roads are hopelessiy snowed under and may not be-opened for a month. A number ef families in the interior are living on one meal a day, and that consists of bread, petatoes and water. Ne coal is to be hed and people are digging timber out of the snow for fuel. ; —— ee NEW YORK’S SWEATSHOP EVIL. common- sed. Horrible Conditions. Prevail Among the Unfortunate Vaetims. NEW YORK, March 2.—The board of health of this city is engaged in an exam- ination of sweatshops.. Ths far of 300 tenement house sweatshops examined twen- ty-nine have been found: in stch bad sani- tary condition that the beardshas been ask- ed to order radical alteratignst In the Ital- ian quarter the inspectars,found men, wo- men and children working from half-past 5 in the morning to half-past 11 at night, panies) highest wage received was 45 cents ——~» HORRIBLE CRIME OF A MOTHER. e Her Three Children Poison and Killed Herself. PORTLAND, Ore., March 2—At Monta- ville, a suburb, Mrs. Lauga Browning, aged thirty, blew out heg brafis affer taking a dose of laufanum“and forcing her three Gi iTHE POPE IS BETTER! Se Passed a Comfortable Night and is + Free From Fever. ANXIOUS INQUIRIES FROM ABROAD Meeting of Cardinals Who Wil | Rule in Case of Death. ee ee DOCTORS’ OFFICIAL BULLETIN eS 2.—The pope's conditic is satisfactory. The cicatri ation of the wound has commenced, the tient is much better and there is no Y fever. A and large number of additional telegrams have been rece Vatican from sovereign: parts of the world, with his holiness. Th> pope was in excellent spirits today. When the doctors proposed apply clinical thermometer his holiness there was no need to do so, as he c himself feel that the fever had disappes just as he could feel the high temperature prior to the operation. The Official Bulletin. The following bulletin was issued at | inquiries e1 at the nd others, in alt expressing sympathy o clock this morning: he pope passed a tranquil night, with- out pain, and slept as well as usual, taking nourishment at intervals. ration, circujation ana digestion are normal. The wound has be thing is taking thi His temperature is e, 7 after His respi- ‘ssed and ever: most regular 5 degre ourse. centigrad igned) AZZONI, LAPONI The pope took a little soup and brandy at midnight and th The fever increased somewhat during the night; by e Dr. Laponi says this is usually the fter such an operation as the pa- tient underwent yesterday, and that sleep will do the most to restore strength. Meeting of Cardinal Although the condition of the pontiff is not considered grave, Cardinal Ledochows- ki, the prefect of the congregation of the propaganda fide, consulted yesterday with Santo Stefano, dean of the Sacred Camorlongo of the Holy Roman Chureh and prefect of the congregation of Ceremonia, and Cardinal Mertel, vice chan- ceHor of the Holy Roman Church, and First Cardinal Deacon, who, in conjunction with Cardinal Ledochowski, according to the apostolic constitutions, assume the gov ernment of the church in case of the pop death, Cardt > CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR PROGRAM. Secretary Baer Outlines P’ Convention at Detroit, BOSTON, March 2.—Secretary John Wil- is Baer of the United Society of Christian Endeavor ‘has ‘announced’ some of the de- {talls of the program for this year’s inter- national endeavor convention, to be held at Detroit, Mich., July 5 to 10. Wednesday, July 5, will be given up to business meetings, with the opening s sion in the evening, at which the usual words of welcome will be spoken, follow- cd by. a reception. July G the convention’ will listen to Pres- ident Clark's annual address, the general secretary’s annual report and the sermon at the morning session. Denominational new features will be din the afternoon, in various churches, nd at night there will be two great tent clings. Friday morning's tent me followed by two great school in the tents, instead of the mittee conferences in churches. On Saturday afternoon a grand outing to Belle Isle has been planned. ‘aturday evening wi!l bring the old-time reunion by states. On Sunday sermons, “Sabbath obser- vance” services, evangelistic meetings for men and women and consecration meetings will be held. Monday evening, after meetings in tents in the morning and junior ra in the afternoon, there will be at least two great farewell meetings. Secretary Baer says this year’s convention will give a greater ariety of meetings than ever before. ge ee DEWEY'’S COMMISSION. of the rallies with many h tings will be of methods sual com- ADMIRAL Secretary Long Has It Prepared Pend- ing Action of the President. In anticipation of favorable action by the President on the bill reviving the grade of admiral of the navy, Secretary Long today directed the preparation of a com- mission to that grade made out in the ame of George Dewey, with a view to sending it to the White House for the President's signature as soon as he has approved the act of Congress. The advance of Rear Admiral Dewey to the grade of admiral will increase his compensation from $6,000 to $13,000 a year. In addition to placing him at the head of the American navy, it will also give him precedence in rank over all the foreign naval officers in Asiatic waters. ‘The failure of Congress to make specific appropriation for the increased pay of Ad- miral Dewey will cause no embarrassment, as the difference in pay can be met out of the appropriation for the general pay of the navy without further legislation. Admiral Dewey will be the third officer of the nzvy to hold the office of admiral. It was created in July, 1866, for the benefit of Admiral Farragut, at that time vice ad- miral, and on his death tt was filled by the promotion of Vice Admiral Porter. The office of admiral lapsed with the death of Admiral Porter. + INSURGENTS SURRENDERED. Advice of Captains Symonds and Burr at Bluefields Followed. Mr. Clancy, United States consular ageat at Bluetields, has informed the Depart- ment of State that: “To prevent unnezessary bloodshed revo- lutionists, under command of Reyes, sur- rendered to Nicaraguan General Reuling this afternoon on advice of Capts. Symonds and Burr. Lives of Gen. Reyes and foliow- ers guaranteed; foreigners who participazed must leave Nicaragua; forces !anded by Symonds and Burr last nignt. vais.” ———__~+-2+____ Movements of the Warships. The Wilmington has sailed from George- town for Paramaribo. : The Sterling was put out of commission at Boston yesterday. The Annapolis and Vicksburg have sailed rom La Guayra for Jamaica, and the Am- hitrite has arrived at Fort Monroe. - The New York and Indiana have arrived at Havana. ———_—_+o+______ Carl Sehurs’s Birthday. NEW YORK, March 2-—The seventieth }anniversary ofthe birth of Cart Sehtira will be obseyved this evening by a dinner at Delmonico’s. Mr. Schurz is receiving many messages of congratulation and many call- | ers, who are offering,good wishes in person. Quiet pre- | 446.71. DROPPING THE SAILORS Effect of the Reductions Made by Congress in Appropriations. North Atlantic Squadron Will Have te Suffer the Cat. The Navy Department put the big double- turreted monitor Puritan out of commis- sion at the Norfotk navy yard yesterday and it is said at the navigation bureau that this ship must be followed by others speed- ily to the great detriment of the plans of the department. The estimates submitted to Congress based on the minimum require- ments of the’navy provided for 20,000 sail- Congress cut this down to 15 There are now 18,000 men in the service so that 3,000 of these must be dropped im- according to the a large part of the adron must go out of no alternative. The Asiatic squadron cannot be reduced in view of Dewey's necessiti There is 0 ship, the Philadelphia, on the Pac! ors igation officers North Atlantic sa commission. There tion. The European and the South Atlant stations have been abandoned. So thi only left the North Atlantic material for a cut. 2nd men means the cutting in half of thi did home-defense squadron. It is ¥ the heavy reduction in the numbe enlisted men, and consequently of ships, will interfere i with the conduct of the naval maneuvers this year, notwith standing the enormous benefit ‘that h been derived from such drills in the past. Ancther difficulty is going to be the im- pility of putting into condétion the new ships as they ure turned over to the ernment by the builders, simp'y of men to man them To Stop Shipbuilding Operations. The action of the Senate yesterday in the matter of s armor alse conster- ration y Department, and Secre tary Long this morning took prompt me bject to the attention of in the House and ures to bring the the al na committees Senate in the hope of secur! change in the appropriation bill on that point before it is fin enacted. The Secretary and Capt. O'Neil, chief of the ordnance bu- reau, in these communications declare that the action of ihe Senate if adhered to means the total stop of all naval con- struction, for not a ship can be added to the y if the terms of the appropriation act are followed. It is recognized by the department that no armor can be procured for $300 per ton. It might have been possi- ble to go on and build ships without the rmor under ordinary circumstances, trust- ing to the next Congress to provide for it, but an innocent-looking clause in the propriaticn bill provides that no ships shall be built until the armor is contracted for. So that the effect of the two provisions will be to put a complete stop to shipbuilding operations, as far as the navy Is concerned. A Government Armor Plant. Although it is provided that a govern- ment armor plant shall be constructed in the event of the failure of the department to secure bids for supplying armor at the price fixed. the ordnance officers say that such a plant could not be constructed and begin to supply the armor inside of two years at the earli and the limit of cost fixed for the plant is less than half of that found to be absolutely necessary by the special naval board which investigated the whole subject of government armor plants a few years ago. There ts also grave doubt as to whether, if the appropriation act is ictly construed, the ships could be built even if the government furnished the ar- mor, the terms of the act requiring that the armor should be contracted for as a prece- dent to building the ship. Altogether, the effect of the amendment has been to com- pletely negative the department’s plans for increasing the nav ———— MANY PRONOUNCED DIFFERENC! Meeting of the Conferees on the River and Harbor Bill. When the morning conference cn the river and harbor bill closed, the House conf>rees held a private session. The N ragua canal amendment was not reached at the full meeting, and the subject was only informally discussed. Thus far tne discussion has been on the river and harbor items, and the disagree- ments this morning w2re so pronounced that Chairman Burton stated after the ad- journment that there was not more than half a chance of having any bill. The conferees agreed to allow the pro- visions for the improvement of New York harbor to stand practically as ins*rted by the Senate, making a 40-foot channel in both the outer and inner bays. The indications are that a compromise on the Nicaraguan canal amendment will be agreed to. One of the recent propositions mad> and being discussed is for an appro- priation of $5,000,000, with authorization to the President to investigate both the Pana ma and Nicaragua routes, and when the better route is found, the Secretary of War is to go ahead with the work and enter into contracts for its completion. There is sume objection to this plan, and it may be modi- fied. It seems to have been determined that some canal legislation will be passed. ae COLLECTIONS IN CUBA. They Are Expected to Be Over §12,- 000,000 This Yea: It is estimated at the War Department that the total collections from all sources in Cuba for the present caiendar year will! reach between $12,000,000 and $15,000,000, Reports just received by Assistant Secre- tary Meiklejohn show that the collections at the single port of Havana were $743,- 538.19 during January and $706,908.52 dur- ing February, making a total for the two months of American occupation of $1,450,- The average collections each work- ing day were $28,597.62 for January and $29,454.52 for February, showing an aver- age daily increase for February over Janu- ary of $856.90. Army Orders, Capt. Dan’l E. McCarthy, assistant quar- termaster, U. S. A., has been assigned to duty as acting commissary of subsistence at Chickamauga National Park, Ga., in addition to his present duties, Major Charles L. Woodbury, engineer officer, U. 8S. V., has been ordered to return to New York, N. Y., from Santiago, and to report his arrival to the adjutant general of the army. Messenger Michael J. Norton, now in the inspector general's office, War Depart- ment, in this city, has been transferred to the headquarters, Department of the East, Governor's Island, N. Y. First Lieuts. Ralph H. Van Deman and William H. Simons of the 2ist and 6th United States Infantry, respectively, have = assigned to temporary duty in this ——_—__+0+______ javal Orders. Lieut. Commander W. H. Turner has been detached from the Fyanklin and ordered to the Iowa. Passed Assistant Paymaster J. Irwin, jr., has been assigned to duty as general store- keeper and purchasing paymaster at the naval epuen See ty fessor of mathematics, has been assigned to duty at the Naval Observatory. Lieut. F. B. Case and Assistant Engineer H. C. Cooper have been honorably dis- charged. MEN WHO ATE BEEF Enlisted Soldiers of Volunteer Army Give Testimony. THE SHORT AND SPOILED RATIONS ———+ —-— Letter From the Court Asking Gen. Miles About Counsel, SAMPLE CANS SHOWN Officers and enlisted men of the volunteer army appeared before the beef court of In- quiry today. Men from the 6th Massachu- setts, who went to Porto Rico on the Yale with Gen. Miles on board, swore that they were given “barely enough to eat to keep them alive.” Others from other regiments firmly condemned the canned roast beef d a few said they had found frequently p refrigerated beef tainted. Most of their t testimony was somewhat scnsational tn character. The court of inquiry has aldressed sev- €ral communications to Gen. Miles asking if he desires to be represented by counsel at the court. Gen. Wade said: “It has never been stated as coming from this court that Gen. Miles is accused, and therefore should have view of the short and incorrect—1 that —the condensed report of \ evidence sent out by the newspap-rs impossible for any one interested in the proc-edings to get a correct idea of all was sald on the stand. Therefore, it hought by the court that perhaps ( ; desire to be represented. Sever. cations, verbal and otherwi sent him, but as yet there has ply. In the meantime, Ma permitted to be here notes and eve Gen. Wade denied that cou eek- ing to make Gen. Miles confoss elf as accused, and emphasized his statement that the only function of the i= to inquire | Into the allegations by the major general | commanding. Meat Had Worms in i. Clarence Walters, recent! rivate in the Ist Regiment of nt ngineers, was the ff with cailed stand, He is a -looking young man, of gentle- manly appearance and manne: atone time a newspaper man, awd hi wered intelligently and squarely the questions put to him by the court. He, in beginning, told of his experience with canned roast beef on the voyage of his command to Cuba, and said that he ate some of it. He was made sick by it and continued so till he reached Porto Rico. The first can be saw opened on shipboard was stringy and slimy and had worms in tt. A few minutes afterward ft developed such a putrid odor that it could not be kept about. He said he had been on sea trips before and never suffered from a sickness. All the men in his company complained against the meat and their com- missary sergeant refused to accept it. Some of the meat was tested by the surgeon major, who said that it was all right. Therefore the commissary sergeant was ob- liged to accept it, but did so under prote Nearly all of the men of the engineer bat- talion were sick throughout the voyage as the result of eating the canned roast beef. Not the Same Ki Recorder Davis then opened and submit- ted to the witness a can of beef. Mr. Wal- ter: id that being round it did not re- semble the cans he complained of, as they were square. He said that the contents did not look like that in the cans he had seen on the voyage. The meat in these latter was very red and covered with a white slime. Another can was opened and shown him. He said it was not like the beef he had been served. - “How nearly does it resemble the beef?” asked Col. Davis. “There is no comparison,” answered. “The meat that I had was unbearable.” Continuing, hé said that on the transport he quartered in the hold under 200 mules vo-thirds of the men in the regi- ment Ww: *k. After reaching Ponce his command was sent to Coamo to repair bridge: tive Porto Rican beef and bacon were issued. Canned roast beef also was doled out, but he refused to accept it. He said that instead he bought from the ‘ores and the Red Cross Society. He sub~ ted mainly on eggs and milk. The na- tive Porto Rican beef he did not eat, as it did not have the animal heat out of it when cooked. He stated that he enlisted at Philadelphia and had been previously @ newspaper man. He was not dissipated. He said that he ate about ounce of the beef on the transport, emitted for two weeks. He did not spect that it had been chemically t ted. The refrigerated beef issued on 4he voyage home w: fairl; factory. Capt. Hicks’ Experience. Herbert O. Hicks during the war was captain of Company M, 2d Massachusetts Regiment. He said that while at Tampa refrigerated beef was issued. There was no complaint. On the voyage to Cuba anned roast beef was issued and the sec- ond day out tue commissary sergeant came to him and said his men would not eat the canned roast beef. They complained that it was stringy and revolting. They were made sick temporarily by eating it. He was shown by Col. Davis several cans, but said they were unlike those he had seen in Cuba, which were round and dark and without paper wrapping. Speaking of the refrigerated beet, he said that it was taken from the ships at night, but next morning when delivered it proved unfit for use unless cooked at once. He re- called one lot of meat condemned by a board of survey. He attributed the consid- erable sickness among his men to climatic influences. They were without comforts until the surrender of Santiago. On the trip homeward to Montauk on the Mobile no meat was issued to his company but canned roast beef. This they would not eat, but lived on soup they had bought at Santiago. Lieut. Taylor's Testimony. Lieut. Frank!in Taylor of the 6th Massa- chusetts was uext heard. He is a grocer. His command sailed from Charleston on the Yale. Canned roast beef was s*rved to the men, who complained that there was too much fat and too little lean. They said it was tasteiess, and a small proportion of the cans were found to be “swellers.” The men got more bacon than canned roast beef on the Yale. During the voyage of Seventeen days thers was only one issue of canned beef. A good deal of the bacon was bad, and thrown overboard because they could not cook it. The sickness was due, he thought, more to what they did not have to eat than to what was eaten. Ra- ticns were short, and thirty men in his company of one hundred did not land in Porto Rico, but were returned home sick. Col. Davis showed the witness a can of roast beef that had been returned, he