The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 10, 1898, Page 2

< ] THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1898. IMPERIALISM OPPOSED IN THE WHITE HOUSE President Not in Favor of Making the Philippines Permanent American Territory. sends the following: Complete independence of the F Australia. The sale of the Philippines. pared, and will be issued in a fe is signed. This proctamation will in accordance with American instit The idea of a sale is not gene: whom I have talked, though ther Those who over the islands, such as that exe tralia. In considering the character of Philippines the authorities have b eral Otis and Rear Admiral Dew they were prepared to meet the to his command. General Otis said he was vrep: that Aguinaldo was losing streng General Otis. On account of the difficulty in ic station. The gunboat Helena is now at once given to Commander Hemph [=R=R-ReRoR-FuRegaFeReFeogeRaFeRR-RFoR=F-FoReR R R-FoR - RoFoR R R R R R R R R R R R o R BB R R R R B R R R F o] [c¥=R=FegoReR-FeRePeFeFeFefegegegeogaiegeegegoFugeRag-FoF-FoFoFFut g T NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—The Herald's Normal control\ over the islands by the United States in a man- ner identical with that relation which Great Britain bears are possibilities about which the President talks most in tions with public men. ing permanently an integral part o by the President. His close pers “§mperialism,” “expansion” and ‘“c jectionable to the President, and he of the great problem which will not commit the Republican party to a policy which can in any way be dubbed “imperialism.” At the Cabinet meeting to-day to the character of the military government for the Philippines. the result a proclamation to the natives of the islands is being pre- United States to provide them with a large measure of home rule, are opposed to the annexation of the islands are as a rule in favor of giving the Filipinos their complete independence 1f possible, and, if this be found impracticable, to have only a minimum control situation, he should be reinforced by additional troops, Dewey recommended that more light draught gunboats be attached lease of the friars held as prisoners by Aguinaldo. and, probably, with his own forces. General Otis takes a very optimistic view of the situation, and be- lieves that no great trouble will be experienced in obtaining a disband- ment of the insurgent forces and the establishment of peace and or- der in accordance with American principles. Rear Admiral Dewey's dispatch was on the same lines as that of Manila, the Navy Department is considering the advisability of or- dering the gunboat Bennington to proceed from Honolulu to the Asiat- and will be useful for service among the islands. The cruiser Buffalo to-day reported her arrival at Hampton Roads, and orders were at Washington correspondent >hilippines. toward The idea of the islands becom- f the United States is not favored onal friends tell me that the words ownization” have become very ob- sincerely hopes for some solution careful consideration was given As w days after the treaty of peace assure them of the purpose of the utions. rally popular with Senators with e are some advocates of this plan. rcised by Great Britain over Aus- the government to be given the een aided by cablegrams from Gen- v. Both officers announced that but General Otis thought and Rear Admiral ared to demand and secure the re- He also indicated th with the people of the islands, promptly sending gunboats to Gibraltar on her way to Manila, ill to proceed to the Philippines. CHOMOUDOOADOUVNE VUSQUOUNODVOUROCNOOUoRONONUNDORENORRAR0Y CHOSEN TO CAPTAIN{ THE STANFORD TEAM Chester G. Murphy Honored by the Palo Alto Football Players. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. 8.— football men, at a meeting held in| ha Hall this evening, unanimously Murphy captain of the| 1 eleven. In this selec- nently fitted for the y eleven was Tn the three intercoliegiate games he has played Captain Murph: k h :n characterized by coolness nd good judgment. He po: s the alities of a good field genera d has the confidence of the football players. He was placed in nomination by Captain For- Fisher. r Murphy entered Stanford with of 1900 from Willamette Univer- ated at his home in Salem, Or. /illamette he had played quarterback on the team and had captained it for two| years. At 8 first distinguished himself 1 in the last rush Stanford he n, and later as quarter- back and captain of the ‘00 freshman , which won the first victory for ord in an intercollegiate freshman His work on the field caught the e of Coach Cross at once and he was placed on the 20— feam as quarterback for the big game. Murphy is an all-round athlete, having won a track sweater in the intercollegiate bicycle race and a baseball sweater as left fielder in the nine. He has served on the student body is prominently identified with athletic in- tere: His major is law. He is a mem- ber of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Frater- nity, and of Zeta Psi. REGULARS PROMOTED IN THE VOLUNTEER SERVICE Nominations Made by the President | Include Officers Who Will Become Brigadiers. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The Presi- dent sent to the Senate yesterday all the | pointments made during the re- | . The appointments include the pro- motions in the regular army, appoint- ments and appointments in_the volunteer service; also a large number of second lieutenants appointed from civil life. Some of the men in the regular army have been retired since the appointments w made, an. many in the volunteer ervice have been honorably discharged. ADV iRTISEMENTS. Cornfilowers Decorated on Semi-Porcelain with Gold Decorations. Vegetable Dish, Pitcher, Sauce Boats, Soup Tureen Platter, Pickle Dish. Given away free with AMERICAN'S BEeST TEAs, COFFEES, SPICES breat American Importg Tea o 7. Powell 705 Larkin St. 1419 Polk St, 1819 Devisadero st. 2008 Fillmore St. 821 Montgomery Av, 1190 Kentucky " St. 6 Sixteenth St. 3255 Mission SE. Hayes St. 52 Market St. hOAKI.AND STURES: inctonSt. 131 San Pablo Av Broadway. " " 616 E “Twelfeh 8t Seve ALAM th S DA—1885 »-‘-\( st. BAN RAFAEL—B St., near Fourth, athletic committee and | The more important which h heretofore announced are: | ¢ "0t Ueen To be brigadier generals of volunteers— Colonel Samuel Ovenshine, Twenty-third United States Infantry; Colonel Charles McC. Reeve, Thirteenth Minensota Vol- unteers; Colonel Irving Hale, First Col- orado Volunteers; Colonel Michard Combs, Fifth United Stafes Infantry; Colonel Ed- ar R. Kellogg, Sixth United States In- fantry; Lieutenant Colonel E. P. Ewers, Ninth United States Infantry: Lieutenant Colonel G. S. Carpenter, Seventh United Staes Infanry; Lieuenant Colonel John W. Clous, deputy ‘judge advocate general. REORGANIZATION AND INCREASE OF THE ARMY House Committee on Military Affairs Begins Consideration of Im- ortant Measures. . WASHINGTON, -.ec. 9—The House Committee on Military Affairs to-day began consideration of the important measures for the reorganization and in- | crease of the army to meet the conditions arising ou. of the war. Such progre: was made that Chairman Hull sald ag the go:iep(:)r"us‘ meeting he expected not only e e to the Hous, holldays but also to pass it by o In order to expedite the work, mittee meetings will be held, next Monday. that time, daity com- beginning General Miles a; Schofield, the present and me"fuge'é?):! | manding officer of the army, will be in- vited to be present on Monday to offer suggestions and recommendations, Fol- lowing them the various heads of staff ‘:;:;a::fie‘zh‘e adjutant general, commis- y al, quarter) “‘1‘111 & hheard.q master general, etc., More than usual interest attaches meeting to-day in View of the cRiot g this legislation upon the future status of the army. The bill immediately under consideration was the Hull bill, intro- duced by Chalrman Hull and having the approval of Secretary Alger. The other army bill, drawn by General Miles, prob- | ably will be Introduced in the House on Monday and referred to the Military Com- | mittee, 50 as to be taken up when General Mjles 1s heard. Mr. Hull explained the | plan of his measure in so shaping the | arms of the service as to bring the total | effective force up to 100,000, and this led to general discussion. No decisions were reached and no Yotes taken on any of the L e 3 V. S oher the whole subject e committce agreed to - ably a resolution offered by fhes or Y ginia asking the Secretary of War as to | what towns in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines will be fequired to be garri- | €oned by the United States troops, the number Tequired for each town and’what r will be requl s?}t'essnr,oper. equired within the United e Sulzer resolution for a w: vesti- tion did not come up, nor was any rehi cact, made to the question of war in- i {HUSBAND AND WIFE ' STRICKEN IN A DAY Judge and Mrs. A. D. Boren of San Bernardino Pass to the Beyond. SAN BERNAnDINO, Dec. 9.—The An- gel of Death visited a San Bernardino home twice in one short day. This mom- ing at 2 o'clock the death of Mrs. A. D. Boren was announced. She had been ili only ten days, suffering from pneumonia— contracted through devotion to her sick husband, who has been very ill for some time. It was thought he could not survive zxve;,r]l‘nni. Thlsr?fte;l"monflal 2 o’clock, just elve hours after his wife's A:,IZ“ Boreg %};d' 2 death, Judge udge and Mrs. Boren were a: oldest residents of San Bernardln%],oggvm; come here in 1854. Judge Boren was at one time very wealthy and_ue held many positions of puuuc trust. He was Judge of the Superior Court for fourteen years. Judge Boren at the time of his death was §1 years old. His wife was ten years Xau;g'c_:h 'ff.'-iy ‘l'eiwe thrge Mchflflren—w. s 3 . Yager, an 3 all of San Bernardino, Ariilin ik Sk . Ordered to Manila. VALLEJO, Dec. 9.—United States Naval Constructor Buhm, stationed at Mare Island, has been notified to prepare to leave for Manila, where he will assume We also seli CHiNa, CROCKERY, (GLAGSWARE Cheap-s* Price- in America Write for Ostaloguss. similar duties. —_——— To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All UNITED STATES TROOPS TO MARCH THROUGH HAVANA, AVANA, Dec. 9.—The first United States troops to march through the streets of Havana will be the Two Hundred and Second New York Regiment, which, with band playing and colors, flying, will march Sunday from the San Jose wharf, after landing there from the transport Minnewaska, through the beart of Havana to the West- ern Raflroad station. The line of march will be through the Prado and Cen- tral Park. These troops will be sent to Pinar del Rlo province. No objection has been made so far by General Castellanos to the march through the city. It is intended that the first appearance of the United States troops in Havana shall have an impressive moral effect upon the Cu- bans. To-day a number of Spanish soldiers gathered in the vicinity of San Jose wharf to get a look at their late adversaries. Friendly gestures were made on both sides. The Spaniards commented upon the large size of the Aemrican men. The correspondent of the Associated Press called the attention of Gen- eral Davis to the fact that he would find Cuban troops occupying Pinar del Rio city, and asked him what he should do. “The authority of the United States must be recognized as paramount,” he replied, “but I can see no reason why the Cuban troops may not re- main organized as militia companies, though naturally, when the necessity for their remaining in arms shall have passed, I suppose they will disband. I have no apprehension of trouble.” WATTERSGN’S BOUNDARY OF UNCLE SAM’S DOMAIN . EW YORK, Dec. 9.—The Patria Club held its first meeting of the win- ter to-night and entertained and listened to Colonel Henry Watterson of Louisville, the speaker of the evening. Colonel Watterson spoke on “Our Country; Its Dangers and Its Hopes, Past, Present and to Come.” He declared himself in favor of the policy of national ex- pansion. “I am not disposed,” he said, “to agree with the optimistic young American who believes that the United States is bounded on the north by the aurora borealis, on the south by the equator, on the east by the rising sun and on the west by eternity—but still I think somewhat that way. “As for expansion, I think that what England has done with safety, America may attempt. If Dewey had only sailed away—but he did not— and where he nailed the Stars and Stripes there they must stay. We must either go forward or backward, and we cannot go backward without loss of self-respect. The anti-annexationists ask how we can take these new re- sponsibilities when our own Government at home is so admittedly corrupt. On the other hand, we are a nation of producers hindered by overproduction. ‘We must have a greater market. Also, the Philippine Islands are not fur- ther from the Golden Gate to-day than was San Francisco from Washing- ton when California was annexed. The centralized power of modern civil- ization annihilates space and knits together. All national expansion for us is but America—the boy grown to manhood, and naturally reaching out.” PREAC/:ER’S WIFE ARRESTED FOR SHOPLIFTING. EW YORK, Dec. 9.—Another minister’'s wife was arrested for shop- lifting to-day in the Siegel-Cooper store by the store detective. On Thursday Mrs. Abby C. Long, wife of a Presbyterian minister at Wassac, near Dover Plains, on the Harlem River Railroad, was ar- rested. To-day Mrs. Laura Swift, wife of Albert Swift, assistant pastor of Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church, One Hundred and Twenty- ninth street and Seventieth avenue, was locked up for shoplifting. Arrested on a similar charge with Mrs. Swift was Mrs. Sarah Raymond, wife of Russell Raymond, secretary and treasurer of the American .afe Deposit Company, 501 Fifth avenue. Both were bailed out by their husbands. Mrs. Swift admitted to her husband that she was guilty. “I don't know what made me do it,” she said. ‘““The children wanted some things and you wanted an umbrella, and I couldn’'t withstand the temptation.” “I wouldn’t have taken the umbrella if I knew it came that way,” said Mr. Swift. “I know you wouldn’t,” sobbed his wife, “but we haven’t much money, and I did want to make you a Christmas present.” MOST CRITICAL NATURE OF THE SITUATION IN CHINA. HANGHAI Dec. 9.—John Barrett, formerly United States Minister to Siam, has returned here after visiting Peking and the principal Chi- nese ports. He says the situation in China is one of the most critical nature and that Manchuria is no longer Chinese but Russlan territory. He asserts that Newchwang, the chief northern port for the move- ment of American products, is also practically Russian and is liable to be closed an. day. The only permanent safeguard to the paramount Amer- jcan and British interests, Mr. Barrett says, is immediate and united action by the interested governments to defend the territory of thée Chinese em- pire, to force reforms in the Government, to prevent further cessions of ports and provinces and to insist upon the ‘“open-door” policy in all ports of China, ficluding the spheres of influence claimed by Russia, Germany and France. Otherwise, Mr. Barrett contends, the impending partition of the Chinese empire will seriously curtail the field of trade by disastrously affecting American and British influence In Asia. FILIPINOS SEEK AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP, ASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The brothers Cortez, wealthy Filipinos, who have just arrived in Washington from Manila, called at the State Department to-day and were received by Secretary Hay, who listened with interest to their statements of events and conditions in the Philippines. The callers brought with them letters from Generals Merritt and Otls, Consul Wildman and other American officers at Manila, speaking in terms of high praise of the valuable services rendered the United States troops and navy by these men, and telling of the heavy sacrifices made by them to assist our forces. They seek, as a measure of recognition, the gift of American citizenship by special act, in advance of other Filipinos. WHOLESALE BUTCHERY OF DEFENSELESS NATIVES BY BOERS ONDON, Dec. 10.—The Cape Town correspondent of the Daily Mail forwards a dispatch which the Transvaal Government had refused to allow the Dally Mail's Johannesburg correspondent to forward from that point. He says that the campaign recently inaugurated by the Boer Government against Chief M'Peu of the Magatos tribe, in the Zouttansborg District, has proved a complete flasco. The chief has out- maneuvered the Boers and is now in the fortified mountain stronghold which he has long occupied as a center of operations and where he has assembled a large army. General Joubert, the commander of the Boer expedition sent against the chief, is ill, and, with his forces in a state of semi-mutiny is returning to Pretoria. The Boers have been guilty of wholesale butchery of ‘women, children and unarmed natives. SENATOR QUAY’S TRIAL PROMISES TO BE INTERESTING. HILADELPHIA, Dec. 9.—Counsel for Senator Quay in the conspiracy charges for which he is to be tried next week to-day subpenaed ex- Common Pleas Judge James Gay Gordon and ex-Postmaster General ‘Wanamaker as witnesses for the defense. This step is regarded as interesting, in view of the known opposition of both of these men to Senator Quay politically, and in view of the statements recently made by Senator Penrose in which he asserted that the charges against Senator Quay were the result of a conspiracy to defeat him for re-election to the United States Senate and in his place name a person favorable to Messrs. Wanamaker and Gordon. Subpenas were also served on several persons in Judge Gordon’s law office. SAN FRANCISCO SCHOONERS BAR BOUND. STORIA, Or., Dec. 9.—The steamer Elmore, which arrived from Tilla- mook and Nehalem to-day, reports two schooners, the Three Sisters and the Volante from San Francisco, imprisoned in the Nehalem River and in a serious predicament owing to the sudden shoaling of the bar. The schooners have been bar-bound for the past six weeks and on their last attempt to get out the water was found too shallow to al- low them to cross the baf. The Elmore brought the captains and crews of the schooners to this city. The crews will be paid here and discharged. What will be dohe with the schooners is not known, but it is hoped that in the spring freshet a new channel deep enough to permit their escape will be made. SHORTENING THE TIME OF THE FAST MAIL ASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The Postoffice Department is at work on extensive changes for quickening the schedules for mail trains across the entire northern side of the country. The “fast mafl” if the plan proposed can be consummated, will continue to lem"e New York at the same houras now, but will get into Chicago three and a half hours earlier than at present. It now arrives there in time to connect with early mornin; West and Northwest. When the change is made Itywlll can‘net::“::i:: t:‘l‘: fast mail trains running out of Chicago. This Quickening of the schedule will be felt all the way to the Pacific Coast. PROPOSED ISLAND TOIl R OF THE PRESIDENT, ASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The report that the President intends to visit Cuba and Porto Rico at the first favorable opportunity became known in the State, War and Navy Departments to-day and was quickly made the subject of serious speculation among various of- ficials on account of the exceedingly interesting nuestions it raised. It was generally recognized that the President might naturally wish to make a personal tour of inspection in those islands as soon as he could spare time from pressing public business and that no valid objection could stand against such a tour as he was understood to contemplate. SWEAR THEY ARE KIN OF A DEAD CAPITALIST Putative Children of the Late Robert Mills Sue for a Share of His Estate, N TR A AR \ .\x.\“.\‘ NIRRT AT N \\Q\\ R \ N RN \ R RN N T \‘\\ \\\\\‘ \ R AW NN RN N RN RRTHIRR AR RN N AU AMHTHHTHH AL AR LRI DR AR RN R \ 77 N 7 LA W TR AMHHHH RN \ \ W N\M\ DR MR DMK R LRI \\\\ \ N BN N NN &\\\ MW Bz ti'/ ROBERT CHATHAM, as his legitimate children. age. Belmont. very highly. Amelia T. Murray. day famous Blythe case. 6, 1899. ok sk kK ok ok K %k ok ok ok ok K ok kK Kk ok ok ok ok kX R T EE A R E R R R R R R R R R I R gy REDWOOD CITY, Dec. 9.—Robert 8. Chatham and his Maria E. Chatham, have filed a petition asking that two-thirds of the estate of the late Robert Mills be distributed to them. in the petition that they are the son and daughter of the deceased capitalist, and therefore his lawful heirs; that RoLert Chatham and Maria E. Chatham were publiclv acknewledged by Mr. Mills to have been his children, and were by him supported, educated and treated Robert Chatham is a well-educated young man, about 27 years of He was recently elected Constable of the Third Township. The late Mr. Mills lived a secluded life at his He was a charitable and kindly old man and was spoken of Three years previous to his death he niarried Miss After his death it was found that he had left no will to dispose of an estate valued at $250,000. two sisters in Eneland and three cousins in Pennsylvania. George C. Ross, one of the attorneys for the petitioners, said to- “This case promises to be bitterly fought. It is a well-known fact that the late Mr. Mills recognized Mr. Chatham and his sister as his children, and many times introduced them as such. fight this case under the section of the Civil Code that applied in the ‘We expect to obtain a hearing about January Until then there will be no distribution of the estate.” sister, 1t is set forth residence near The deceased had We will Ak ok koo ok K K Mok ok ok ok ok ok sk ok %k ok %k ok ok ok ok % ok INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT. Pays a Marked Compliment to All Departments From White House Down. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The annual report of the inspector general of the army was made public to-night. The in- spector general pays a marked compli- ment to the personnel of his department, as well as to the other branches of the Government under whose direction the war was successfully prosecuted, with the following compliment to the Presi- dent: “The indomitable energy, the perpet‘ua.l military precision, the care and pains- taking that was demonstrated from the White House down to the loading whart, through every branch and desk of the War Department to the final exit of an organized command of every arm and Corps of the service upon foreign shores, ve recognition.” defi?emphusfies strongly the need of pe- riodical military maneuvers and experi- mental mobilization to insure the health and safety of the treops in_ actual ser- vice. If this is omitted, he declares, the most lavish expenditure with the best intentions and most untinnfilsnergy as a substitute fo; practical skill is but a r makeshift. p?Z‘))ne of the most interesting features of the report is that upon military colleges. In conclusion on this subject the inspect- or general says that some substantial recognition should be accorded the stu- dents who spend a large part of their school life in military study, and he rec- ommends the selection of some of the best of these students for appointment annually in the army. Such a policy, he says, would benefit both the student, .he coileges and the Government. ————— Files an Election Contest. SUISUN, Dec. 9.—0. B. Powers filed an action with the County Clerk to-day pro- testing against Clerk Halliday issuing a certificate of election to A. F. Hitchcock, who was elected Justice of t.e Peace of Suisun at the last election. Powers ran for the same office on the independent ticket, and received but 33 votes. 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Price L Hood’s Pills Sarsa- llis to take arsaparilla. are the o with Hoond!z claims that nominations for Justice Peace and Constables in Solano Cgsn’!l?}e' were fraudulently and illegally made and that the names were never presented to the convention which ‘was held in Vaca- ville, the nominations having been made after the convention adjourned. The case attracts interest throughout Solano County, as it affects all local offices. Convict Petitions for Relief. SAN RAFAEL, Dec. 9.—A novel petition for the relief of a San Quentin prisoner was filed with the County Clerk to-day. Norman Lewis is serving a five years’ sentence for forgery committed in Los Angeles County. Lewis alleged that he received three sentences, two for two years each and the other for one year. He claims that the sentences are concur- rent and that he is now entitled to re- lef. Judge Angellotti granted the peti- tion and made the matter returnable next Monday at 10 o'clock. DROPPED TWICE FROM GALLOWS Fearful Scenes at an Execution. FIRST THE ROPE BREAKS THEN THE UNCONSCIOUS MUR~- DERER IS HANGED AGAIN. John Andersen pays a Terrible Pen- alty for the Murder of the Cap- tain and Mate of a Schooner. ’ Special Dispatch to The Call NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 9.—John An- dersen, the condemned murderer of the mate and captain of the schooner Olive Pen:kpr, was executed in the city jail at 5 p. m. to-day. He marched from his cell to the scaffold unsupported and with firm step, ascending the steps without assistance. Andersen made a short speech, saying he had forgiven the men who swore his life away and would die at peace. At 3:06 the trap was sprung and An- dersen’s body shot downward. The rope parted just inside the knot and his body fell to the cobblestones. A thill of horror ran through the crowd Officers and witnesses rushed to the body and snatched the cap from his head to find blood oozing from the mouth, nose and eyes. A doctor was called and soon Ander- sen opened his eyes and, it was said began to breathe naturally. He was carried, feet foremost, upstairs to the platform and laid down until a chair was obtained, He was placed in this, but never spoke. 3 Preparations for rehanging him were hurriedly made. The other end of the rope was adjusted around his neck. He was raised to a standing position and the straps again placed on his limbs. ‘While being supported by the officers the trap was again sprung. In twen- ty-three minutes life was pronounced extinct. Ten minutes elapsed between the first and second drops. Andersen’s neck was broken, supposedly by the last drop. His crime has attracted widespread attention, belng a sea truged)‘? of singular atrocity. The schooner Olive Pecker salled from Boston with_lumber and_bound for a polr:?dgx the River Plata, Brazil. When 150 miles off the coast of Brazil Andersen, a Swede, had an altercation with the cap- tain. When the latter retired to the cabin Andersen followed and shot him dead. Then he armed himself heavily and went on deck, where, mounted on the forecastle, he terrorized all on board. The mate, who was aloft, was called down and, while pleading for his life, was shot four times. Then the members of the crew were ordered to throw the mate overboard, and on their protesting that he was not dead they were assured that “he was dead enough.” This done, the crew were marched below at the point of a pistol and ordered to throw the cap- tain's body overboard. Then Andersen directed that ofl be thrown over the lum- ber, after which the ship was set on fire and the crew took to the boats. Ander- sen was apprehended at Bahia. Brazil, and sent north on the United States gun- boat Lancaster. He was trfed and con- victed in the nited States Court at Nor- folk, Va., and a stubborn fight was made up to the Supreme Court, where the con- viction was finally confirmed. CHEERED BY THE LEFTISTS. Szilagyi Gives U_p—l;residency of the Lower House of Hungarian Diet. BUDAPEST, Dec. 9.—Dr. D. de Szilagyi, President of the lower house of the Hun- garian Diet, who formally resigned on December 7, but was requested to with- draw his resignation, has now definitely given up his office through a letter in which he adheres to the aeclarations con- tained in the previous communication to the lower house announcing his with- drawal from office. The Chamber was densely crowded and the reading of the letter was received with cheers by the Leftists. 2 e SUDDEN RISE OF THE NEVA. Lower Quarters of St. Petersburg In- undated and Loss of Life Reported. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 9.—The river Neva suddenly rose nine feet last night, inundating the lower quarters of the city, where communication is now carried on by boats. The inhabitants were panic- stricken, and there was great loss of property. Great loss of life has been re- ported. The flood is now subsiding. ADVERTISEMENTS. FUNNY PRESENTS. 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