The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 12, 1896, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANU 1896. 12, enemy, The rebels beionged to the armies under Maximo Gomez and Maceo. The enemy snrprised by 1 troops, and fo f he ey were in were captured. strong < fered severely. 1 two officers and four ne officer and eighteen rce near the Chris- royal troops had a emy, killing two of ; one prisoner. CUBA, Dec. 28 (via 11).—The columns un- General Canella and e and R on the in the vicinity of Ra- 18, had er rements with inded by Jose Maceo, rez, Gobreco and Bonne, renewed at Fo: ad rebels were i. The enemy il parties and sou The royal troops had or wounded. The column nd of Colonel Baquero re- ), having two and ¢ SANTIAGO DE amer Estrella ar- oard General Fran- a, accompanied by tter in com- as, and ng the st t ever rived her Juan Gomez of of a Barbacoa, a age of Dos as that were the Sabanilla and rrived at Bar- ly received a discharge a distance of fifteen xpected that the presence of and had three In the midst leader, Colonel , ordered an attack with s then disbanded, not the fire ded. » Spanish chiefs, Guanta- men, going in amon de las Yagas, ose Maceo’s camp is located. Two 1d more so! leit Songo under andoval and rs and Colone s, the troops »'s camp, situ- d around the camp. Jeft 1600 men in his camp and fmen took possession of the high- st positions of the mountain. heights were in possession of the Sy rds distributed all )8 so as to attack at the same t an in the ruins of where the rebel s intrenched with 300 Colone! Baquero at- om three different sides, gents fired at the enemy ily, causing many to be killed and infantry. tacked the lasted from 9 A. . to 4 p. M., at : Colonel Baquero, assisted by ntanamo, ordered an net. Bonne wascom- nes and make an attack the ruins inthe power of ( 0, Who enjoyed it only a few moments, as the dynamite bombs began to explode in the middle, ing death and horror among the Span- 3 soldiers killed, 3 officers s wounded. nellas, protected by bombe illery which he had to ascend the moun- nearing the top, he saw ppearing from all sides. The general was forced to retreat, fearing dynamite. The Spanish colvmn was then dislodged from their position, under the con t fire of the rebels, leaving seven killed and nineteen woundeda. The rebels 1, died in this vicinity fol- gement at La Luisa. - TED MACEO. Spaniards Report a Victory in a Battle at Bigona. ASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11.—The Spanish Minister this afternoon received the foilowing cablegrams from Madrid : “The commander-in-chief in Cuba cables that the Spanish column, under General Navarro and Colonel Arizon, again over- rook Maceo on the 10th inst. at Bigona on the border of the province of Pinar del Rio, and defeated m with heavy loss, capturing his positions. The Mayor of Ceiba buried over 150 bodies of insurgents which he found when reconnoitering the spot on which the column of General Na- varro had an engagement with Maceo and Maximo Gomez some days back. The rest of the province is quiet.” Ligrte il LEITER [ 4 "ROM GOMEZ. 2t Tells of the Progress in the Struggle for Freedom. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11.—Tomas Estrada Palma, the Cuban party’s repre- sentative in the United States, is in receipt of the following letter from the insurgent general, Gomez: HEADQUARTE! SUGAR PLANTATION s MATANZAS, Dec. 31, 1895. a Palma, Esq.—MY DEAR ste you a few lines yesterday and I write these in addition at night, as it is the only time I have to spare, and that after a To Tomas E with the enemy to-day, and we have won ell three and have been doubly suc il, for we have thus broken through their lines and are marching forward, notwithstanding the great efforts of the enemy to prevent it and all the desperate means they are employing in order to drive us back. This territory, successfully invaded by us, is full of the most exalted enthusiasm mixed with surprise, as they did not expect this rapid invasion. The torch, I am sorry 1o say, is pro- ducing its effect, not among the strong- minded, because these have always been with the revolution, but with tne weak, who are now opening their eyes to the true situation of the country. They reelize that the decisive moment has arrived, and that true patriots should stop at 10 sacrifice, for if they shed their blood gener- onsly with greater reason they should raze the country 0 the ground, if it is necessary 1o thus obtain’ victory, because our dignity and self- Tespect are pledged in the heroic struggle which is to redeem the Cuban veople from the tyranny of Spain. it is not possible, my friend, that so many accumulated hardships of our suffering people should not some day have their reward, which is & natural consequence that justice metes out to 1l as their rightful due. We are doing all in our power here, leaving all else to fortune. Iam more than ever sure that we will be successful, and you can so state 10 the world, whose sympathies must be with a nation fighting for its independence. M. GoMEZ 1 party of twenty- | COUNTED A QUORUM Speaker Reed Exercised the Power the First Time This Session. CHANGES IN THE RULES. All the Recommendations of the Committee Agreed To Except One. WHEELER OBJECTED IN VAIR. Declared that the Counting Process Was Unfair and Wholly Unconstitutional. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11.—The House to-day finished consideration of the code of rules reported from the Com- mittee on Rules, with the exception of the one with relation to the counting which went over by request of Henderson (R.) of lowa. Everychange recommended by the committee was agreed to and no proposi- tion originating on the floor was accepted. The most entertaining part of the day’s discussion was evoked by an amendment proposed by Curtis (R.) of New York, ich bad todo with eulogies upon de- :d members. It was advocated by a number of members, but failed of adop- tion by a vote of 31 to 131. ‘Wanger (R.) of Pennsylvania endeavored to secure a re-enactment of the rule of the Fifty-third Congress giving the privilege of the lobby in the rear of the hall tonews- paper men, but secured only seventeen votes in support of his motiou. The vote being short of a majority, gave an oppor- tunity for the Speakerto counta quorum for the first time in this Conegress. There were 190 gentlemen in their seats and the Speaker announced that & quorum was present to do business, The House resumed consideration of changes in the code of rules proposed by the committee. At the suggestion of Henderson (R.) of Iowa the paragraph relating to the counting of a quorua when one fails to vote on any question was tem- porarily passed. Wheeler (D.)of Alabama moved to strike out the paragraph providing that “‘on de- mand of any member or at the suggestion of the Speaker the names of members suf- ficient to make a quorum in the hail of the House who do not vote shall be noted by theclerk and recorded in the journal and reported to the Speaker with the names of the members voting and be counted and announced in determining the presence of aquoram to do business.”” His first ob- jection to it, Wheeler said, was that it was unconstitutional, and if not uncon- stitutional its operation would permit the passage of a bill or even the declaration of war in the House by the votes of less than a majority of a quorum. Wheeler's amendment was lost. Several committee amendments were agreed to, and the proposition to limit memorial ser- vices over deceased members to a series of resolutions was voted down—31 to 130. The remainder of the committee amend- ments were agreed to, as follows: Making it possible to change the rules without previous notice; regulating the pxivilege of the floor granted to representatives of the press associations, and striking out the regulation governing the printing of docn- ments that have been covered in ihe new printing law. . A number of unavailing efforts were made by members to secure amendments to the rules. Among them was one by Turner (D.) of Georgia to retain the pro- vision making a majority of the whole membership a quorum of the committee of the whole. This had been the unvarying rule in the history, save in the Fifty-first Congress, when a quorum of the commit- tee of the whole was fixed at 100, and that number is incorporated in the preseni code. At3:45 o'clock, on motion of Hender- son, the House adjourned until Monday. P ON FOREIGN RELATIONS. The Armenian and Cuban Questions Be- fore the Committee, WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11.—The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held a special mesting this morning for the purpose of considering the Armenian and Cuban questions. There are more important matters before this committee this session than there have been in many years, owing to the many recent foreign complications. The Armenian question is considered by the committee to be the most urgent, and some means will doubt- less be devised to bring about a condition that will afford Americans and their prop- erty better protection under the Turkish Government. The committee has been flooded with petitions and memorials on the subject. How best to meet the situa- tion is a question not easily answered. The well-established policy of the United States of avoiding entangling slliances with foreign powers will be respected by the committee, The Cuban question is one that is also considered by the committee as of imme- diate importance, There is no doubt the majority of the committee is in favor of the recognition of the Cuban insurgents as belligerents, but the committee does not think the time is yet ripe for such recog- nition, as the insurgents have not yet gained the signal victory that will justify the United States in extending to them the recognition that will give them, so far as this country is concerned, belligerent rights. Of course the Venezuelan matter has not been lost sight of, but there appears to be no immediate necessity for action on that question. The appointment of the com- mission by the President is considered a motion for a stay of proceedings pending the finding of facts by the reierees, who have been appointed for that purpose. Aftairs relating to Hawaii, Nicaragua, etc., are before the committee, and several resolutions looking to important action on the part of this Government, especially the resolution of Lodge directing the com- mittee to make an investigation of the re- port that the Danish Government is will- ing to sell her three islands in the Lesser Antilles—8t. Thomas, Santa Cruz and St. John, The committee adjourned at 1 o’clock. No conclusion was reached on any matter before the committee. The Venezuelan, Armenian and Cuban questions were dis- cussed, and there was a free interchange of views, but no effort was made to pass upon the subjects. They were all referred to sub-committees, and no report there- from will be made to the Senate until after the next meeting. It can be stated with positiveness that he members of the committee are opposed to any attempt on the part of the adminis- tration to send warships to Turkey for the purpose of making any further demonstra- tion. It is decided that a dozen ships could accomplish more than one, the only merit in the presence of a ship in Turkish waters being the flag it carries and the moral effect 1ts presence may produce. e e ARMS FOR THE MILITIA. Senator Hawley’s Bill Approved by Gen- eral Doe. WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 11.—Senator Hawley’s bill to arm the militia, which authorizes the Secretary of War to furnish the National Guard of the various States with Springfield rifles of 45 caliber in ex- change for any other type of rifle now ir use has been referred to the War Depart- ment for an opinlon as to its merits, and Assistant Secretary Doe, who is in charge of military matters and thoroughly ex- perienced in them, has, after careful consideration, given the bill a strong in- dorsement, but has suggested that it would be of even greater benefit to the militia if its provisions were extended so as to author- ize the exchange of new Springfield rifles of 45 caliber for arms of the same makeand caliber already in possession of the militia, but which have become worn out and use- less asthe result of continued use. After passing the bill asit stands it would have beer impossible to exchange the old Springfield rifles held by the militia for new ones as the exchange is confined to arms of other make. Accord- ing to General Doe a good gun is a desider- atum to militiamen and the Government should see that all are properly equipped in that respect. In view of the main pur- pose of the bill it is believed that it will be amended so as to meet the point raised by the military authorities. UNION' PACIFIC PATENTS, An Attempt to Secure Some In- formation Relating to Their Suspension. Members of the Committee Not Yet Ready to Be Known as “Land Agents.” WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11.—The House Pacific Roads Committee to-day heard E. Ellery Anderson, Government Director of the Union Pacific Railroad, and ‘Wheeler H. Peckham, an attorney of New York City, in advocacy of a resolution calling on the Secretary of the Interior for information as to why land patents have been suspended. The committee took no saction, it being understood that Anderson woulid, in the meantime, prepare a bill on this subject to be presented to the committee when it meets again on Mondey, the 20th inst. Ex-Representative Payson of Illinois, representing the Central Pacific Railroad, will appear before the committee on that day and oppose any such resolution or bill as proposed by the Union Pacific. He does not wish the impression to get abroad that the Pacific Railroads Committee is acting in the capacity of a body of “land” at- torneys fot the Pacific roads, but that they are a fair and impartial body of men. Maguire said to-night: “I heard a report to-night that the Pa- cific Roads Committee had adopted a resoluticn asking Secretary Smith why he had suspended land patents to the Pacific roads. was astonished that this committee would do “such a pre- gos_wrous thing. They have no usiness looking after their land patents, and the adoption of such a resolution would have made them appear as ‘land agents’ for Pacific roads. learned to- night that the report was erroneous, but that Union Pacific Director Anderson will prepare a bill looking to the resumption of land patents. The Central Pacific people are smarter, however. Their attorney, ex-Representative Payson, will oppose such a measure, realizing full well that its adoption would place the Committee on Pacific Roads in the attitude of railroad land agents.” Chairman Powers also stated to Tue CaLL correspondent to-night that no such resolution had been adopted. S i i, TO CRRATE MMISSION, Johnson’s Bill for Sacramento River Improvements. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11.—Repre- sentative Johnson to-day introduced a bill to create a Sacramento River commission, defining its powers and duties and making appropriation therefor. It provides for a commission—to be known as the Sacra- mento River Commission—consisting of three members, to be appointed from the corps of engineers of the United States army by the President, to hold office for a term of four years and until their succes- sors are appointed and qualified, and any vacancy thatmay occur in the commission shall be filled in like manner. Section 2 provides that the commission sball organize within thirty days aiter its appointment by selecting from its mem- bers such officers as may be required in the performance of its duties, and it may atany time adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent with the law to govern its deliberations and acts. No compensation sball be allowed to the members in addi- tion to what is now allowed each, respec- tively, as an officer of the corps of engi- geers. 3 The commission shall have its office in Sacramento and the expense of maintain- ing the office shall be paid out of the moneys appropriated. SiEUse e DEFENSES OF THIS COAST. Senator Perkins Asks Seoretary Herbert for More Warships. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11.—Sena- tor Perkins has prepared the following let- ter to Secretary Herbert: To Hon. H. A. Herbert, Secretary of the Navy— My DEAR SIR: Recent events have caused tyhs reoph: of California to study the means of de- ense which their State now has, and to ascer- tain on what they may rely for protection in time of war. They have found that the ouly vessel in the Pacific 3u|dron of the United States Navy is the Philadelphia. The Olympia and Boston have been, I understand, trans- ferred to the Asiatic station, which leaves one flagship the only vessel in 'the squadron for the protection oi the Pacific Coast. There are, however, on the coast the Mon. terey, which, it is stated, can be Ehced ina serviceable condition without much trouble or expense, and the Monadnock snd Oregon, Wiich can soon be finished. The desire among those who have studied the matter is that these three vessels be attached to the Pacific squadron, which, with the Pniladelphia, would make quite a formidable showing, and Telieve the coastof that fear which they now have that serious trouble méxln find them in a cquparatively helpless condition. We would, therefore, ask_you whether the £00d of the service on the Pacific Coast would not be subserved by the addition of the vessels named. Any action lwklng to improved means of protection ou the Pacific Coast will be appreciated by its people. Yours very truly, 0RGE C. PERKINS, The letter will receive the signatures of the entire coast delegation in Congress. A Land Grant Approved. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11.—The Secretary of the Interior to-day approved to the Central Pacific Railway Company, &s a successor of the California and Oregon Railway Company, a grant in the Redding (Cal.) land district, containing 67,784 acres of land. CONTRACTS FOR COAL England Makes a Very Bold Move on the Northern Border. READY FOR EMERGENCY. Vessels May Be Supplied With Fuel at Canadian Ports. MEETING OF THE COMMISSION. Little Done Beyond Hearing Qualifica- tions of Applicants for Positions. SYRACUSE, N. Y., Jan. 11.—A special to the Standard from Oneida, N. Y., says: It has been learned that the English Government has just entered into a con- tract with the officials of the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad for the de- livery of one million tons of coal to points along Lake Ontario and the Canadian bor- ders. The contracting for coal in such large quantities is thought to have some signifi- cance when the strained relations of Great Britain and the United States over the Venezuelan question is taken into consid- eratjon. It is thought to mean that England is to supply her coaling vessels at Canadian ports, if not to establish and supply new ones in case war should ensue between the two countries, Tue New York, Ontario and Western road is largely controlled by English capi- talists, and the placing of the contract with them is a sort of national affair. The railroad is now making preparations for filling the contract, and many cars and engines are being repaired and built. o COMMISSION., Beseiged by an Army of Applicants for Positions. WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 11. — The members of the Venezuelan Commission assembled in the diplomatic room of the State Department at 10:30 o’clock this morning after a recess of a week. Andrew D. Wright,who was the only absentee at the former meeting, was present. Justice Brewer, president of the commission, pre- sided, and his private secretary, Frederick J. Haig, was temporarily installed as clerk pending the appointment of the ex- ecutive officers and the other assistants to be selected. A large number of applications for em- ployment by the commission have been received from stenographers, translators and others anxious to obtain clerical em- ployment, and this morning some of these crowded the anteroom between the office of the Secretary of State and the diplo- matic room when the members of the commission began their session. J. M. Prevost, an international lawyér of some reputation, who has been connected with the Peralta-Reavis case, is said to be strongly booked for the principal position which the commission will create. The commission aajourned for the day at 3:30 o'clock, after having been in con- tinuous session for five hours. Most of the day was spent in examining the quali- fications of candidates for the secretaryship and other positions, but no selections were made. The commission decided to lease offices on the fourth floor of the Baltimore Sun building. Until these are prepared for use it will meet at Justice Brewer's residence. Dr. Gilman presented to the commission a sketch of a preliminary physical map of the disputed territory. THY, VENEZYU e WITH VENEZUELA DIRECT. That 1s How England Intends to Settle the Dispute. LONDON, Exeraxp, Jan. 11.—The West- minister Gazette says it has reason to be- lieve that the Cabinet at its meeting to- day decided upon peaceful measures, but favored the maintenance of the Franco- Russian entente and the establishment of a Russian administration of affairs in Ar- menia. President Cleveland’s message was not before the Cabinet, but the Cabinet was favorable to making an effort to settle the Venezuelan dispute with Venezuela direct, and with a view of the accomplishment of that object there is a good prospect of Eogland resuming diplematic relations with Venezuela through the good offices of a certain American State, not the United States, however. The foregoing is evidently merely a sur- mise on the part of the Gazette, and does not appear to be inspired. NO OPPOSITION TO ALLISON. Will Be Re-elected Senator by the Iowa Leqgislature. DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 1L.—The Iowa Legislature as its first business of im- portance will elect United States Senator William B. Allison to succeed himself. The election will be on Tuesday, and Senator Allison will be here it is expected. It is probable the Democrats will give their complimentary vote to Judge W. I. Babb of Mount Pleasant, who was Demo- cratic candidate for Governor in the last campaign. The Republicans have about 4 to 1 mejority, and in their ranks there is 10 opposition to Allison. Siecaugi o Compromised on Patents. NEWARK, N. J., Jan. 11.—The legal complications of Thomas A. Edison with John R. Hardin, receiver of the American Phonograph Company and various phono- graph companies with interests hinging ou Kdison’s claims, were ended in the Court of Chancery this morning, when Vice-Chancellor Emery issued an order 1e§alizing the compromise asked for by Edison and the stockholders and credit- ors. The receiver gets all the vpatents of Edison in the company named and in the Edison Phonograph Company, and Edison is prevented %rom making phonographs for any one but the recejver. The decision is favorable to the receiver. Robbed at a Depot. FORT SCOTT, Kaxs., Jan. 11.—This morning two masked men held up and robbea Night Ticket Agent Knox at the Missouri, Kansas and Texas depot. J. C. Kinney and Carl Fortiner, who were waiting for the train, were robbed at the same time. All were lined up against the wall in the agent's office and robved. The amounts obtained by the robbers, how- ever, were small. The company's safe was robbed. The agent said it contained but $34. The robbers escaped. p S e Death of General Barlow. NEW YORK. N. Y., Jan. 1L.—General Francis Channing Barlow, the former At- torney-General of this State and a widely | known lawver, died at his home here to- day in his sixty-first year. He death was attributed to the effects of la grippe con- tracted a year ago. Sl FEARS WERE WELL FOUNDED. Mysterious ."””/" of a Man Who Was Refused Protection by the Authorities. FORT SCOTT., Kaws, Jan. 11.—Two days ago Quill Burger, a well-known baker, who had just returned to this city aiter a long absence, sent to Sheriff Allen and asked for protection from a man whose name he gave as Dr. Munyard of Eureka, Utah. He said he had been conancting a bakery at Eureka and that the aoctor had sworn to kill him, for which reason he fled. Upon arriving here he discovered that the doctor had followed him. Burger was closely questioned by the officer, but would not tell the nature of the trouble that caused his apprehension of being murdered. The Sheriff believed it an hal- lucination and assured him that nobody would harm him. Last evening Burger's dead body was found in an isolated cave in the west part of town. His throat was cut from ear to ear. There wes no sign of a struggle, nor could any evidence be found to indicate that he had been killed at that spot. The body wa$ in a sitting posture, leaning against the wall of the cave, and life had evidently been extinct twenty-four hours, No weapon could be found to indicate sui- cide. The city and county officers were noti- fied and have as yet been unable to learn who counld have bad any motive to murder him. The body is in the Morgue and sen- sational developments are expected. e UNIFORMITY IN MINING. Investigation of a Joint Commission in One District. PITTSBURG, Pa., Jan. 11.—The joint commission of miners, operators and new paper editors appointed to investigate whether true uniformity in mining and wages exist in the district concluded their labors this afternoon. A resolution was adopted setting forth that uniformity practically exists in the aistrict, and this report will fix the rate of mining at 64 cents per ton. The uniformity prevails at 952-7 per cent of the mines embraced in the district, these mines producing 95 per cent of the outrut of the district and employing about 20,000 men, ARREST OF THE STUDENTS Detectives Make a Raid on the Drake Medical College. Accused of Complicity in the Theft of Bodies Used for Dis- section. DES MOINES, Towa, Jan. 11.—Detect- ives this evening arrested nineteen stu- dents and the janitor of Drake Medical College on the charge of robbing the graves at Saylorville cemetery, which were re- cently opened, and also with robbing graves at the county poor farm. The warrants were sworn out by Lou | Brendel, superintendent of the poor farm. The accused were 2ll released on $300 | bonds each. The officers found at the% medical school two more bodies. those of | James. Muldoon and James Anderson, | who had been buried in the couaty poor farm cemetery. Itisthought the bodies were taken from the graves on Thursday evening of this week. When the officers went to the college they found the students around the bodies hard at work. The entire roomful was | arrested. The names of the students ar- rested are: David Tairchild Jr., Ed ‘Walker, C. G. Young, C. F. Smith, James Hazlitt, E. E. White, W. A. Snoke, Fred | Rogers, J. A. Hull, Mark Dashiell, B. B. Youst, Fred McGarrough, William Ship- ley, H. C. Curless, F. 8. Barnes, C. F. Bui- kin, J. ‘Carter and M. S. Van Hank, the janitor. The officers claim they have absolute evidence to convict 8 number of the stu- dents of complicity in the robberies. Thus far nine bodies have been found which are believed to have been stolen by the stu- dents. - MANY FIRMS INVOLVED. Some Lxtensive Failures Occur in Phila- delphia. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 11.—The Keen-Sutterle Company, extensive im- porters and dealers in glazed kid, against which executions for $67,730 were issued in favor of Mrs. Mary G. Forepaugh, made an assignment to-day to the Equitable Trust Company. Subsequently the latter company was appointed by the court as receiver of the embarrassed concern. Mrs. Forepaugh also entered judgment against Frederick W. Sutterle, the head oi the company, for a similar amount. The failure also involved John M. Fenlin, an extensive morocco manufacturer in this city. It is estimated that the liabilities of the Keen-Sutterle Company will exceed half & million dollars. Fenlin’s liabilities are about . Tke assignment o6f the Keen-Sutterle Company produced a flurry on the Stock Exchange to-day by the offering of a iarge block of shares of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and_Gulf Railroad Company, which were carried on a margin for a syndicate com- sed chiefly of the members of the Keen- utterle Company. The price fell rapidly from 1134 to 834, but it recovered a point before the clos < James 8. Keen, the vice-president of the company, is reported to have stated to- day that nine bouses in the leather trade will be involved by the failure. Another merchant is said to have expressed the cpinion this afternoon that four firms would be involved. Following this failure the embarrass- ment of John A. Duncan & Co., local morocco manufacturers, was announced. Executions were issued against Duncan & Co. for $35,000. i DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMT. Clharges of Forgery and Insanity also to Be Dropped. OMAHA, Nepr., Jan. 1L — Harry G. Chaffee, who is a stepson of ex-Secretary of State Roggen of Nebraska, has been discharged from the army by order of Secretary Lamont. He enlisted at Fort Niobrara and was soon arrested for forgery by the civil authorities, and was also ar- rested by the Federal officers for desertion, but was adindlgsd insane and committed to the State asyluin. The charge of forgery has been dismissed and.he will probably be discharged from the asylum. g Death of a Noted Merchant. BOSTON, Mass,, Jan. 1l.—John L. Bremer, for many vears the head of one of the largest dry-goods commission- houses in Boston, died this mornin; , aged 71. He retired from business on anuary 1, 1895. — John P. Spaulding Dead. BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 11. — John P. Spaulding of Nash, Spaulding & Co. of the Revere Bugar Refinery, and one of the prominent sugar men of the country, died tnis morning. WATCHED BY JAPAK, Russia’s Actien in Taking Kia-Chow as a Naval Station. SINISTER SIGNIFICANCE. The Czar’s Attitude in the Far East Canmot Be Viewed With Complacence, THE MOHAMMEDAN REBELLION. An Additional Army Sent to Join General Tung in Fighting the Insurrectionists. TOKIO, Jarax, Dec. 27.—The ninth ses- sion of the Japanese Diet commenced on Christmas day. Great interest attaches to the proceedings on this occasion. For the first time in Japanese parliamentary his- tory the Cabinet meets the Diet with a large and openly avowed body of adher- ents in the Lower house. On the other hand the fact that the chief political party in the empire—a party commanding 109 votes out of a total of 300 in the House of Repre- sentatives—is now on the Government's side, has induced the various sections forming the opposition to amalgamate into a solid union, the result being such a close division of forces that the balance of power rests with a small party of thirty- two members, called the National Union- ists. Victory will lie with whichever side secures the votes of the latter. T tion at issue between the opposi the Cabinet relates to foreign policy It is mawmntained by the opposition that the Ministry is responsible for the retro- cession of Liaotung and that the pro- gramme pursued in Korea has been alto- gether too weak. But many national problems of vital importance press for solution in the sequel of the war with China—problems relating to increase of armament, promotion of in- dustries, extension of maritime enterprise and so forth—and it is felt that to impede the settlement of these problems for the | sake of arraigning the acts of the Cabinet in the past would be contrary to the in- terests of the empire. If the opposition quietly voted for all the Government’s im- portant bills and after the passage of these introduced an address to the throne ar- raigning the Ministry, they might obtain a majority of votes, so strongly developed among the members of the lower house is the instinct of attacking those in power. But during a session of only three months’ duration there is always great difficulty in passing a number of measures through both houses, however popular the meas- ures may me. Hence, even though the opposition defer their assault upon the Ministry until after the passage of all-important measures sub- mitted to the lower house, they will still run the risk of defeating the measures by precipitating the dissolution of the Diet before the upper house has had time to conclude its deliberations. Thus the Gov- ernment virtually holds command of the situation, since it can easily contrive to divide the work between the two houses so that, up to the very last hour, some- thing will remain to be accomplished. Apjpreciating this dilemma, the opposition have resolved to introduce their vote of want of confidence at an early stage of the proceedings—precipitancy that will prob- ably involve defeat. Should they win the day, whether early or late, the Cabinet is pledged to dissolve the house and appeal to the country, and is further pledged to resign in the event of the constituencies’ pronouncing against it. Considerable sensation has been caused in Japan by Russia’s action in obtaining the port of Kiao-chow as a naval station during winter., Kiao-chow is a spacious bay on the southern side of the Shantung Peninsula. A certain einister significance seems to attach to the presence of a Rus- sian squadron on one side of a Chinese peninsula while a Japanese force occupies a fortified harbor (Wei-hai-wei) on the other, especially in view of the fact that Japan’s occupation is temporary, being de- pendent upon the complete payment of the war indemnity, and that the supposed object of Russia isto extrude the Japanese from all positions on Chinese soil. Rus- sia has succeeded in thrusting Japan out of Liaotung and Manchuria, and it looks as if she intended to make sure of pushing her out of Wei-hai-wei also when the stip- ulations of the Shimonoseki treaty are ful- filled. She is gradually acquiring in the Far East a position that cannot be viewed with complacence either by Great Britain or by Japan. The threatened cabinet crisis in Japan has passed, Marquis Ito, president of the Cabinet, having returned to Tokio and re- sumed the duties of his post. Count Mutsu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, who has been recruiting his health for months at his sea- side villa, is now convalescent, but is not expected to take up active duties before April. The commission appointed by the United States Government to inguire into the Szechuan outrages was reported, when last heard from, to be making steady progress toward its goal, Chengtu. The journey was estimated to last seventy-three days. Daring the first few weeks the commis- sioners rode on horseback; then they used mule-litters and subsequently sedan chairs. One account says that they have met with great civility and helpfulness from all Chinese officials en route, but another al- leges that they have had to endure studied neglect and insults. The Mobammedan rebellion in Shensi remains unquelled. General Sung, who commanded the whole of the Chinese forces in Manchuria during the campaign against Japan, has been ordered to proceed at once with his army of 20,000 men to re- e ————————————— force General Tungof Kashgar, who is ::id to be unable to cope With the rebels. The people of Hunan have equhx{s:zed their anti-foreign sentiment by issuing a proclamation for the purpose of prevent- ing any sales of land to French mission- aries or Japanese, who are supposed to be about to visit the province. The p:’oclu- mation emanates from the seven coileges of literature in Changsha. It threatens severe punishment for any persons sell- ing land to foreigners, and promises a re- ward of ten strings of cash to any one giving information of xr.ten}led or 301: pleted sales, the reward to be increased by half of the price paid for ihe land in [n‘e event of an actual sale, the other half going to the public funds. That su_ch a proclamation should be sufiereQ to cxrcfo late, in open defiance of the treaties, shows the tem per of officialdom in Hunan. Peking is said to be full of foreigners of all nationalities, who have gone there to bid for some of the work—railways, ships, arsenals, dockyards, loarfs, and so forth— that China is supposed to be about to un- dertake in her era of awakening. Butas yet no one has succeeded in obtaining an order. . £ Itis alleged tnat owing to dissensions between the two official parties in Peking, the Emperor's party, headed by Weng Tung-ho, and the Empress’ party, headed Li Hung Ohang. there is no chance what- ever for railway building or of reform. The Emperor has just dismissed from of- fice in perpetuity two high officials charged with using language calculated to estrange his Majesty and the Empress Dowager. The sum (130,000,000 taels) required to pay off the second half of the Japanese in- demnity, together with the 30,000,000 taels loaned by Russia for the repurchase of Liotung, is being negotiated by the Ger- man Asiatic and Hongkong and Shanghai Banks through their respective legations. The Anti-Foot-binding Society in China seems to be making some progress. Its associates in Chungking have held social meetings, which the ladies of the city have gladly attended. There can no longer be any doubt that the women of China are opposed to the custom of binding. Sev- eral have already agreed to give it up, and none oppose the movement for abolishing it, though there isa general opinion that nothing can be achieved basti In spite of the strong efforts made to secure the execution of justice in the case of the Kucheng outrages, and in spite of the apparent success of those efforts, as evidenced by a number of capital punish- ments, there is no doubt that a large num- ber of men implicated more or less dirgctly in the brutal massacre remain scot free. Investigations conducted in loco by the Foreign Commission of Inquiry resulted in the preparation of a list of 105 names of persons conclusively shown to have taken part in the tragedy. Of these eleven only have been punished by sentences of im- prisonment. The rest have never been apprehended. The list here referred to was compiled from the testimony of wit- nesses, who, though fully cognizant of the facts to which they testified, could not, for various reasons, appear before the Chi- nese officials. It is in fact a list supple« mentary to that drawn up by the officials. It was formally sent to the Taotai of Foo- chow, who promised to dispatch deputies to search for the ninety-four unpunished persons. The promise was given at the end of October, but remains apparently as far from fulfillment as ever. The sum total of the punishments meted out by the Chinese Government in connec- tion with tbe Szechuan anti-missionary riots is that six of the rioters were decapi- tated, seventeen sentenced to banishment, the cangue or the bamboo, and nine local magistrates, expectant Taotais, acting pre- fects, etc., have been removed from office or otherwise penalized. Considering that no foreign lives were lost in the riots the above is not an unsatisfactory record. 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