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PEACE OF PARIS FINISHED.
,! n\LY REMAINS TO EMiKOSS AND
SIGN THE TREATY.
v , II Contain Little OiiHlilf of the
. oie of the Washington 1’r0t0,.,,1-Tlic
~,,1-Tlic Detain. Not Given Out.
oilri.l I’npcru \\nnt to Revive the
duration of the Ylnine-Hio*' Hef
. mice to McKinley'* Message
passed l allotieeil.
r:uis, Dec. 8.-The United States and i
Spanish peace commissioners conclud- .
i l ,’:etr work to-day, and finally settled j
lor ms of the treaty of peace.
T ~ v will meet once more in formal ats- j
on Saturday or Monday next, when j
,M. Spanish commissioners, sorrowfully j
H ) Americans, with feelings of re- ,
, rt i.\ w rite their signatures upon the
, ument which embodies the result of the ,
, r atu | the preparation of which has
turned eleven weeks, a longer time than
, war itself.
in the meantime the treaty will be en
.i! ,ssed under the supervision of Mr.
Moore and Senor Ojeda, the secretaries of
t respective commissions.
'l’iie Spaniards are exceedingly bitter
. , r tile result, though observing the
rms of friendliness and courtesy to the
<a and. Senor Montero Rios, whose strong
and persistent struggle to save for his
country every possible asset from the
v-reck of her colonial ctnpire, has com
manded the respect and admiration of his
, onents, went from the council cham-
I, y to-day to his bed In a state of com
,, ~te collapse as the result of the long
mi air. and his chagrin over the small
11 nits of his efforts. Senor Ojeda has been
prostrated since yesterday, and was un
. id.- io attend the joint jession to-day.
The' Spaniards charge equal blame upon
i European Powers and the United
-Pates for thetr downfall. One of the
Spanish commissioners said this evening:
■■The European nations have made a
creat mistake in deserting Spain and leav
ing her to spoliation by the brute force
of a conscienceless They all know
that in the Philippines America has taken
more than she can digest. She wi.l ul
timately sell the Islands to England or
Germany, and when tile transfer is at
tempted it will precipitate general Euro
pean strife.
"We have refused to sell any island in
tip. Carolines. We never thought of oon
-nli ring art offer. Nor have we consented
to re tiate upon aiy qu St n excep
directly involved in .the protocol signed
in Washington.” t
Paris, Dec. B.— The treaty is finished. The
S| aniards have declined to grant most of
the requests of the United Stales which
were unsettled at the beginning of the ses
sion. They refuse to cede a coaling sta
tion in the Caroline Islatgla to the United
States. Judge Day to-day said:
“We have lett.ed all the points on which
we can agree. It only remains to engross
and sign the treaty. That will be done in
two or three days.”
The members of the commissions say
the treaty will contain little outside tne
scope of the Washington protocol and the
matters directly based siereon, like the
provisions for the evacuation of the'ceded
territories, the transfer of public property
therein, and guarantees of the safety of
the property and rights of the Spanish cit
i;> ns- remaining there.
The details of the last class of questions
covered by the statement which the Amer
ie -ns handed to Senor Montero Rios at the
lasi meeting were considered to-day. but
till the commissioners refuse to divulge
any of the details of the conference.
Several points upon which they were un
a to agree were left open for diplo-'
malic negotiations. The Spaniards refuse
to admit that they had failed to respect
former treaties guaranteeing religious frte-
Vtn in the Caroline Islands, or that there
"a- a necessity for new guarantees. The
1 uelusion of the Work was. according to
' commissioners, marked by polltones-s
: '■ I'.lt outward evidences of good feeling
! relief at the fact that the task was
e omplished.
When ail the propositions had been dis
> 1 -td Judge Day, president of the Amer
-1 an commission, remarked: “There septus
1 > hp nothing more to do but to engross
and sign the treaty.”
Senor Montero Rios, president of the
Spanish commission, acquiesced to this,
and the Americans bowed themselves out
I < fore the Spaniards, according to their
i t'.-jtoin.
The American commissioners entered the
J"int conference to-day in a nervous frame
ol mind. They evidently had reasons to
‘■hove that a |>ossiWllty existed, even at
this late hour, that there might be a rup
ture. This feeling of apprehension was
based on the temper the Spaniards hove
II - played iate.y.
The Madrid papers are disposed to re
tire the question of the Maine and excite
public opinion against the United States
on a vcount of the reference made to this
-utijeci in President McKinley's messtge
io Congress. They repot* th.it 3enor AI n
ieio R.os. president of the Spanish coin
mission, made an impassioned denunciation
■f President McKinley at the last jouu
ing of the conoml.-siqns. Put thise
1 ■ bur s an lira dl -tilty whho it m hiti-u.
•Senor ft:.-e did refer to the Maine, fau'
in only on.- calmly worded sentence, ex
pressing regret that the President had
coken, as Spaniards thought, unjustly of
< item.
The Spaniards had already proposed at
tbs conference to have lh< txsponslbUl-y
"■ .the Main,- -repotted upen by a Joint
eemmisslcn Of the European Powers. The
lm, ilean commissioners refused to listen
t i this and permitted H*nor Rios' reference
i .h, Pre.-i<l< nt’s message to pa-s un
•b ■•!* a- a d> tem-s ■ ;i n el and lutv,
plot ok, ,t debate and bed blood.
Diplomatic circles In l’nrls predict, a*
' of the- results of the treaty, a diplo-
mat.c conn t between France and the
United States, which may have an im-i
partant chapter in history.
’The French government is reported to
have resolved to take up the case of the 1
French holders os' Cuban bonds, and it is
believed France will declare that the re- j
pudiation of the bonds is the result of j
uie treaty which the victorious nation
imposed upon Spain. They argue that
through the treaty respons bility has been
shifted upon America, and therefore the
French government will end avor to ex
act some pledge for the payment or guar
antee of the bonds.
CHAVIHERLYIN ON VI. 1.1 YNTE.
No Other Combilintion Could Frlglit
cn England and America.
London, Dec. B.— Rt. Hon. Joseph Cham
berlain, secretary of state for the colonies,
speaking at a Conservative gathering in
Wakefield, Yorkshire, this evening, fully
discussed home and foreign affairs, and
the government’s policy in Egypt, which,
he said, depended entirely upon the possi
bility Of reaching an understanding with
Fiance, “a thing which is impossible so
long as the French pursue a policy of ex
asperation."
With regard to the relations between
Great Britain and Russia, in connection
with the far East, he said that while
hitherto the endeavors to rc-ach an agree
ment had failed, he believed an agreement
with Russia was necessary, unless very
serious complications were to be encoun
tered.
‘I am more sanguine of arriving at a set
tlement.' said Mr. Chamberlain, "because
it'is not for our interest alone. The ob
jects we have in view are shared also
by the United States. Germany and Japan,
all of- which have identical Interests. I
dare say you have observed the Very preg
nant passage in the recent message of
President McKinley to the United States
Congress, the passage referring to the very
important interests of America in the
East, In whieti he declares that these in
terests shall not be prejudiced by exclu
sive treatment. Thai is a very noteworthy
passage, and without being a prophet I
think J shall not be too'sanguine, if I
say that in the future we shall not stand
alone as guardians of the 'open door.' ”
Mr. Chamberlain then, referred to the
charge of inconsistency brought against
him in boasting of Great Britain's splendid
isolation, and then touting for alliances.
He said:
"When 1 referred to isolation, I meant
the isolation of the British Empire, cora
prisihg the United Kingdom and our chil
dren over seas who are well able to defend
their own possessions and their own ex
clusive interests against all attack; but
surely it is not unreasonable to seek an
alliance, and to expect co-operation where
the interests involved are those of others
as well a* ourselves., .
"Tri tile case" of Germany we have ascer
tained by a friendly and frank interchangi
of opinion that there are many interest
regarding which we con assist one an
other.
"But, if I congratulate you on the de- !
velopment of good feeling between us and j
a great continental state, still more do 1 I
rejoice at the grow th of friendly relations j
between ourselves and our colonies, be- !
tween ourselve'S and the United States. \
Already the United States, if regarded j
from the standpoint of potential re- |
sources, is the greatest of civilized states !
—with its immense population of intelli- !
gent citizens, chiefly Anglo-Saxons, and if J
we are assured of the Anglo-Saxon race, j
whether it abides under the Stars and
Stripes or the Union Jock, there is no
other combination that can make us i
afraid.”
YON GOETZEN ON THE AVAR.
German OfHcer Say* Run all Riders j
’ll err tile Only Good Voltlntecr*.
Berlin, Dec. B.— Count von Goetzen. ;
former military attache at the German j
embassy in Washington, who was com
missioned by Emperor William to accom
pany the United States army during tne
S-panish-American war for the purpose of
observation and official report, addressed
a largo and distinguished audience this
evening at the Kaiserhof, on “The Newest
Colonial Power."
Although most of his hearers were mem
bers of the Colonial Society, there wore
sore prominent military n:e-n present. The
lecture, which dealt largely with the war,
was illustrated by photographs which
Count Goetzen took personal,y. views of
the embarkation at Tampa, the camps,
the landings in Cuba and of scenes in ibe
fighting around Santiago, *
The lecturer spoke sympathetically of
the Amciiean army and na/y. xcept so far
as the volunteers were concerned, lie said
the only good volunteers were the Rough
Riders. He severely condemned the in
surgents. who, he said, rendered little as
sistance to the Americans. He did not see
a "single frhito among the insurgents, ex
cept among the olfit rs.
Count von Goetzen said the dynamite
guns proved ineffc live because they lack
td distance apparatus.
He praised Gen. Shatter's treatment of,
the foreign officers who accompanied ids
-,.iff. The United States regulars were
characterized by the lecturer as "a most
excellent body, though small," and tlieir
uniforms as “practical."
A non ion of the lecture was devoted ;o
a description of the extreme difficulty with
which both the American and Spanish
troops w- re provisioned. Count von Goei
z, it prophesied a great future for the new
American colonics, l*:ray.-e. he sad. “the
Amarfaana are prime colonis s.” The lec
turer was frequ- ntiy applauded.
Tlic Ollveilenc in Collision.
Shields. Dec. B.— The British cargo
steamer Olivedene, Cupt. Harrison, whic h
arrived here on Dec. a. from Havre, where
she discharged a cargo from Savannah,
and the local German steamer Sport have
been in collision at Jarrow buoys, and
both extensively damaged forward. The
Sport is detained here.
Tnoichcsc Mny He I* ing.
Auckland. New 7. aland. Dec. B.— Th"
fo! lowing advices were recelvi 1 here to
day from Samoa: "The supporters of Ma
r afn h iving ov. ted him King, cer'ain
, hiefs lodged U caveat, which the ehlf
Justice has decided In their favor. It la
row understood .that Tama-.se will 1>
nominated.'
t Mn> In i'l**Uin*rf Gune.
Far's, Dec. 8.- The Court of Cassation
this afternoon ordered u stay of proceed
ings in the ITvquart court martial.
SAVANNAH. GA.. FKIDAY. DEC EM BEK 0 18!>S.
PLEA FOR THE VOLUNTEERS.
Ml MODIFICATION ill' THE YOU \-
TIIER HT INTENDED.
Urgent Deficiency liil! Create* n Dis
enssli.ii of the (Question of Volun
teer*—YJnny Re|ireentti vc* Sny
They Should He Discharged lie
fore the Regular Army Itt-organi
ztltluu—Hill as I’nssed Apiiroprt
nles s<ii>.' J Sli.siy.
Washington T)ec. urgent defi
ciency bill to provide for the support of the
military and naval establishments was
passed by the House to-day practically
without opposition.
A fear had been expressed that the moa
ure might open up a prolonged debate upon
the conduct of the war, but the Demo
cratic leaders decided that such a debate
would properly come later upon the regular
appropriation bills, or upon tbe bill for the
reorganization of the army. There was
not a word of criticism of the war during
the d,.bate.
The only point upon which an issue was
raised to-day was as to whether the bill
providing as it did for the pay of the vol
unteers until July 1, 189'J. might not be con
strued as a modification of the law under
which the volunteers were mustered Into
service.
Air Mcßae of Arkansas offered an
amendment providing that it should rot
be so construed, and uinin it there was a
general discussion as to the advisability
of mustering the volunteers out before the
regular army was increased. Air. Cannon
finally accepted the Alcßae amendment
ahd that removed the only shadow of op
position to the bill.
A number of amendments were adopted
upon the recommendation of the appro
priations committee which received some
supplemental estimates after the bill was
prepared. The largest of these was an
item of $3,000,000 for an emergency fund
for the war department, and $.178,000 for ;
the ordnance department, increasing the j
amount carried by the bill to $33,819,802. |
When the bill was first called up, Air. ,
Underwood, Dtm.. of Alabama. in- j
terrogated Air. Cannon, the chairman of.
the appropriations committee with a view
to securing a statement as to the disposi
tion to be made of the volt"-leer army.
Air. Cannon said the treaty of peace had |
not been ratified. It might be ratified In
January, it might not be ratified for
months. No one could tell what was in
front of the government. It must deal
with a situation. The yolumcer army
must'be mustered out and its place taken
by the regular army. That was a mat
ter for the future to decide, but he felt
confident Hint the treasury would be rich
enough anil Congress wise enough to meet
any emergency. Air. Sayers. Dem., of
Texas, the ranking minority member of
the appropriations committee, gave his
unqualified indorsement to the bill. It
did not affect in any way, he said, the
legislation regarding the volunteer or
regular armies.
Air. Livingston of Georgia, in supporting
the bill, expressed the opinion that' the
law under which the volunteers were mus
tered into service, was subject to doub.e
construction ns to the time when they
should be mustered out. That law said they
should be mustered om when the purpose
for which they wore enlisted had been ac
complished. or when hostilities had cease- 1
lie believed, if the President was disposed
io keep the volunteers in the service until
the regular army had been reorganized,
this bill -appropriating money for their
payment would strengthen his hands.
Mr. Mcßae, Dem., Ark., said there was
no pur|ioso on his side of the House to
oppose the appropriations in the bill, but
h-- did not bedeve that its passage should
he construed as in any way interpreting
the act creating the volunteer army. He
sai-1 fre would not have presstd the nmend
rntnt above referred to, which was finally
adopted, had it not been for the President s
declaration in his message that he would
muster out the volunteer army as soon as
the regular establishment was increased.
It was unjust io the volunteers to hold
them in the service, when Congress had
given a solemn pledge that they should be
mustered out as soon as the war ended.
Replying to a question by Mr. Cannon, Alt.
Mcßae said.
"We art opposed to a large standing j
army, and we are opposed to ho.ding tile !
volunteers to perform the duty of regulars
and he used as a club to force us to create
a large stund.ng army. Let reorganization
of the army come in the regular army."
Mr. Wood asserted that the volunteers
who enlisted did so with the understand
ing that they would be mustered out an
: soon as hostilities teas. tl. and since hos
tilities had ceastd there had been a dally
average of 5 b applications for discharge.
; He was opposed to keep.ng men In the
; field who volunteered for patriotic pur
pose*. He. as well as his colleagues, re
oeivtd letters e.vtry day urging their d;s
--! charge, /tf an increase in the regular
army was found to be necessary, he stood
ready to vote for it. Hut an increase
should not be forced through under tne
threat that unless it was granted the vol
unteers would lx: kept In the field,
i Mr. Fleming of Georgia declared that,
the volunteers had enlisted under the
promise that they would be discharged
when the war was over. The bill was
th- n passed.
Ti e conference report upon the bill to
r freer tbe sur* ’Us o t consuls, vice con
sul* and ccfnsu.ar agents liable for dam-
I egetf in suits a‘ law was adopted. The
i House adjourned ov-r until Monday to
give the committee* an opportunity to
; work without interruption.
HOTEL MAN GOES ARMED.
n*fu*e* to Obey Order* of Vigilance
< nnin?tlf”c f(i leave Town.
San Diego. Cal., Dec. t.—Several royste
, rious fires, and an attempt to poi-or, the
! water used !y railroad section men, have
I caused much exclttr.eiu in the little town
i of Del mar, twenty mile* north of here.
| A vigilance committee has been orgun-
I izod and H'llilam Bennett, proprietor of
: a hotel which wgs Unrprel on Tuesday, has
lieen ordor/d to leave the town wbhlri
forty-eight hour*. Air. Ilennvu refuse to
I kwo and afiy one ro lay n hand on
j hfofl. He gccit ab6ui th* 1 street# arm el
will* a Wuiehenter and fteriou* trouble ia
| f.'orrd. l efUKHt wan noi in Dclmar w<k
1 the liOtci wai (kstroyttl
3IAV Hi; €U\ KKNOUS.
\Vndo In \\ext( k rii i'ltlui and (ireoue
Havana.
Havana. Deo. 8, 7:25 p. m.—MaJ. C3on.
James F. Wade, president o.' the United
States Evacuation COnamßslen, has re
ceived certain instruct:* is from President
McKinley which seemfc to indicate that ho
will be appointed mi-iiuiy 4 over nor of
Western Cuba. A forma! announcement H
daily expected from Wa in non, though
it may be delayed until the time comes
for a change of flags.
Gen. Greene wlil he governor of Che city
of Havana. He had ohv.uly virtually
taken hold, as he is having some of the
streets cleaned anil is and vising measures
for the sanitation and pol.chig of the city.
The preparation for a change of flags
is . being brought about by degrees, and
the transaction w\'.\ not be abrupt. Al
ready the evacuation of the province of
Havana is complete, except for the troops
stationed in the city. Of these there are
12,C00. Gen. Onstelljjnos do s not llx a
date for their withdrawal tar e r than Jan.
1, but they \v!B probably retire to Clen
fuegos before Christinas.
PECK MirS COOK I'Hl’l' Altr.l).
Jelm \nlersK*n Says lie \\ ill Hie To
day With Clear ( itiiKCieoeo.
Norfolk, Va , Dec. B.— John Andersen,
the Swedish cook of the Olive Pecker,
who is to be ‘hanged between the hours
of 8 o’clock a. m. and ( o’clock p. tn., to
morrow for the murder of Mate Saunders,
has apparently given up all hope of exec
utive clemency.
The President has not been heard from
arid it is believed he wi.l not commute the
sentence. Andersen says he b prepared to
die, and as he acted in self-defense In kill
ing the captain and mate of the schooner,
his conscience i clear of murder, and he
will show the world that he will go to
meet his God without fear or regret.
Jt is believed here that he will die game.
Tt Is understood that Andersen will be ex
ecuted at 2 p. m. On account of the dis
inclination of any one here to assist in
the execution, Marsha! To at was com
pelled to bring requisite help from Rich
mond. Since Aug. 2i, wh' n Ar.dersen was
to have been hanged, pub ic feeling here*
has grown rapidly in his favor, and there
are very few people who would not hail
with joy a commutation of his sentence.
JEAI OlSt m:\ds t:> lllUDKll.
iLcrnoMt Clpveugpr Shoots Down Hlm
C'oiiklii nnd Her Escort.
Missouri City, Mo., Dec. B.—A dpuble
murder was _ in a
country church two miles out from Mis
souri City.
Mies Della Clevenger was shot down,
mortally wounded, and her escort, George
Add*, was instantly killed. The murderer
was Ernest Clevenger, cousin to the
young woman, who was one of his vic
tims.
The tragedy occurred immediately after,
the congregation had been d’emissed, n
ne worshipers were leaving the church.
Young Allen end , M!?s Cievenger w- re
walking out together. Elitest Clever'ng
slip.uid up behind them, placed n revolver
close to Alien’s hetd, and fired. His vic
tim fell dead at his feet. The assassin
turned the weapon upon his fair young
cousin, shooting her in the back. She f- ll
across the body ef her march red escort.
The murderer e j cap and. Jealousy was the
cause.
CHEW PVT IX IRONS.
Rrltiftli Ship Sails With All Hands
hocked ( p.
Philadelphia, Dec. S.—With a majority of
his crew in irons, having mutinied, the
British ship Jack Burrill, Capt. Robertson,
hence for Santos, with 3,006 tons of cqal, *
passed seaward to-day.
While outward bound, the Burrill an
chored at Brandywine Shoals, and whil<
there l>egan to leak, but only slightly. AH
hands wore set to work to pump her out
and while thus engaged decided to pro
test against going in th ship on the
ground that she was unseaworthy. After
a most thorough survey, the ship was pro
noun oed seaworthy.
This was told the crew, but still they
protested. Capt. Robertson faced the issue
square’’y. He sent to Philadelphia for a
sufficient numbi r of men to work ihe ship
clear of the capes and went out to-day.
The crew, to a rtton, waAin. mutiny and
will be kept lock- and up they agree 10
turn to without further trouble.
TO It KM FA E VOkIA'iHKHS.
I
Transport* Getting Heady to Take
Reiiutnrw to Mnnflu.
San Francisco, Dec. B. —Preparations are
being made by Dicut. Col. Bong, depot
quartermaster, to dinpaicli a fleet of trans
ports to th<* Philippines. From Washing
ton, D. C., the information has been le
ccived 10 the offer, that shortly tjeveral
regiments of regular troops will be t-ont
to Manila for ihe purpose of relieving the
volunteer •force's now there.
SPAXIAHIJS DOX’I M.Kl> IMIiYKII.
Ihoptit tin* I: vu*ntloi |y tin* Chap
lain of the >ctMit^'.
IjOndon, Dec. h.-Thc Madrid corresjx>nd
ent of tht Daily News’ says*. “The prayer
of the chaplain of the Üblsed States Sen
ate invoking the bh s-ing of heaven upon
Spain is much r sen ted in high circles.
Hunter Out of Second Vlrglnin.
Richmond, Va., Dec. B.— The war depart
ment telegraphs to- light limt th<- pay* :g
off and muf?;r r out of the Second Virginia
Regiment will not begin oti Saturday, as
had l)oen arranged, bin will commence at
Woodstock next Tuesday, the 13ih. The
companies will' bo miUH/.ercd out at t h* ir
home vttUiohs as fAl.ows:
13th: Harrisonburg and Sthunton. nh;
Roan ok . 15th; Salem, 16th; Wythevi !c.
17th; Lynchburg, 18ih; Portsmouth, 13 h;
Richmond, 2*ah.
l'ri*llc*rit ltemi iubt>rii Htbon.
Wash.ngton. Dee. B.— Assistatit Naval
Constructor Ki ’hmi/ud P. Hobson w.i •
nominated by C ircsidtut to-day to b
a nuvai cons*tuc.or
LOST WITH THE LONDONIAN.
♦ Air. LEE AVI! T\\ ENTV-FOl II OF
IMS MEN GO DOWN AT SKY.
'ill,' JoliiiMlnitc. 1,1n,. Simmer Y oiln
nirri' il.Kcucs 15 of tilt- Shi|i,vrrok
ril Marliu-r*—llnril *lmanl<* YYIDi
1 Im- YYiittl iiiut YYu.e* to Snvr tin*
Men—Hoill Ini|irovi*eil a* a Life
< nr SiiiaHlieil liy YY live*.
Balilm re. Dee. B.— The Jolinstone Line
steamer VeJamere of Liverpool. Uupt.
Hoben Bartlett, for whose safety tear*
w. ie Ijegimiinif to be entertained, a* ehe
was several Jays overdue, arrived this
morniiif' at Pier :tl. Locust Point, vlth
t.iiy-Hve shiiuvrvvked mariners, which
she had picked up at sea. Twenty -five
others went down with their ship.
The raved members of the Londonlan'a
crew were: Second Officer P. Glitings of
.London, Second Engineer J. W. Gran
nam of London. Third Engineer F. G. G.
Ayres of Scotland. C. Tamm of Hamburg,
donkey man; Charles Johnstone of Dune
din, New Zealand, cook; ib Cross of bon
bon ; Storekeeper O. Fis-ke of Klenem
< rsdorf, Germany, and J. Mason of Lon
don. oilers; A. E. Touse of Dunedin, N
7... and Frank Leitnke of Waklost, Ger
many, seamen; Alalcoim McGowan, E.
Suddel, F. Suddeli, T. 1J . J. Wild, E.
Watts. Wiliam Terry. James Clarke,
Thomas Bright, It. Bartlett of London,
John Foynv of Liverpool, Gilbert Elliott
of Dumbarton, Scotland; F. Cupid (color
id) of St. Vincent, firemen and coal trim
mers.
The supposed lost are: Capt. William Lee,
Chief Officer Alurray, Chief Engineer Staf
ford, Third Engineer Slater, and twenty
one other seamen, firemen and cattlemen.
Tire.-i twenty-three men were about out
half of the ship's complement. All the oth
ers are renanled as p rlshed. In addition
there were twenty-two cattlemen. Patrick
Ward of Boston, foreman for Swiff &
Cos., who had Aid heud of cattle on this
steamer, and Daniel Cnlnon, of Somervli.e,
Mass., foreman for Ne.scm, Morris A- Cos.,
who ban 33$ cailie. The cattlemen In the
cangs were: A. Munich John J. Neville,
of Waterbary, Conn.; Michael Malone, of
Fail River; John E. Kenny, John Sloan
Frcd- rlek Wol'ace, Thomas Higgins, lltn
ry Vre’-h. Andrew Smith. John Martin,
John Lie '. George 8e.,, John Ward, all
of Boston; John l olis of All.den; Henry
Bouel r a id i’eter I.amont, of Liwrenoe;
John Johns, of London, H. Panpiplan, of
Aim nia; Maike.'john. of Russia, and
Whliatn Langhy. Jr., of llallowell,
Daniel Coveney of I.!os‘on, ami Thomas
McCoy of Worcester. Mass., cattle men,
are union,'; the missing.
Tin- men landed are the survivors of ihe
British steamship Londonian, of London,
bound from Boston for London, with a
large general cargo anil 650 cattle on deck.
She left Boston Nov. 15, and on Nov. 24.
m a violent gale, her cargo shifted and
she almost capsized, she finally resting on
her beam ends with big seas breaking
or or h-r.
Her luckless crew were helpless to right
her, and roi two dajs she ..r.rua arena
at the mercy of the winds and waves.
Assistance 'came at 5 o'clock on the morn
ing of Nov. 25. The Vedamere hove in
sight five m'le-s d.scant, and as It was
sii i quite dark, the London.an burned sig
nal fires and tired ilnlu- tuckets. It did
not take the Vedamere on* to cover the ]
five miles that lay between her and lire
Londonian, and as soon- as she arrived
alongside she was s gna.!< and to stand by. !
At noon, in the tetih of a stiff galo. See- |
ond Officer Hobbs and a volitate* r crew
giiifitiU.y a ached tne of the Vedamereht
boa -and , attempted to reach the Kink
ing Londonian.
For three hour? the sturdy Britons bat- j
tied with wind arid wave in a vain at
tempt to reach h< r, but were finally force l
to return to their ship. Capt. Bartlett
then steamed to windward of the doomed
steamer, and tried to fire rockets with
fines attached, to the wreck, hoping by
that means to establish a connection with
lie r, by which the seamen in peril could
be saved. After a numb r of vain “t
--temat? this Idea v is abandoned, and as
night came on ee-verai o'hcr attempts
to rescue the Londoninn’s crew were made
fruitlessly.
. As It grew too dnrk to do anything more-
Capt. BarHett signalled "Will stand by
you until morning.”
'ihe piteous signal. “For God's sake
don't leave us," came back. During the
night the wind Increased and by morning
it was blowing v< ry bard./ Then it was
that another means of rosette was deoi led
upon. For hours fife buoys with lines nt
tncfhed, wore floated to the Londonian and
at last the crew succeeded in gtttiri;; one
aboard. One of the Vedpmere's ilfe boats
v.as improvised as a life car. to be hauled
between the two ships. It made a trip
sued -Judy ami tWenty-two hnlf-frozen,
exhausted men were hauled up over the
high side of the Vedamere. Ah the boat
was going back to the Londonian wreck
a big sen broke over it and demolished It.
The fines were also carried away, and
the communication broken.
Chief Officer Doran or the Vedamore
then sd pr Oil up to Capt. Hai ti' tt and vol
ume-red to launch another life boat to
attempt the rescue. For two hours the
treat's cryw struggled at the oar?, but
could not get closer than sixty yards of
the wreck. They were at iad forced to
giv. up and return to their ship, and In
doing so the boat was smashed against the
shins side and lot. They all came near
drowning, but were hauled aboard with
lines.
‘Ano,hT fearful night of fieri! and fear
passed. The next morning twenty-three
of tbi men of the I.omlonlan succeeded In
launching one of th.if own treats and
peit if.,- Vedamerd In safety. Their
boat wtls also lost, and all that day -.vas
spent in trying to again establish commu
nication with the wreck. The gal* wag
i onstantly rb'rearing, and all efforts to
save others wre In vain. Even after niarht
had fallen the Vedamer. was kept cruis
ing about, in the vicinity but when day
broke next morning, the Londonian hasl
vanished. The Vedamere proceeded to Hai
ti more.
The wrecked steamer was first sighted
in latitude LAO, longitude 15.10. On Nov.
23, the day after the V< datnere lost : gut
of her. the sieamshlp Klig Arthur pasted
her in latitude 45. longitude Pi. fl. o wi*
ihen attandora 1 and ad her lioats were
C la . It is supposed the remainder of her
crew attempted to .cave h* r in ihtlr own
boats and all hands perished.
The lsvndo.il.in was a tirn steel verse),
built, at Glasgow In 1888, and legist-red
5.6-J ton* gross. She belonged to tly- Wtl
uon-Furness-LoJtlalMl Line. Her othgaial
name was Idaho, which was changed to [
the present one about a year ago.
Idle Hunt From I.ondoiillin.
London, Deo. A life iKiat apparently
belonging to the lost l'urness Line steam
ship 1 .oniloiiian. was seen on Dec. 2, in lati
tude Is. and longitude M. Th<‘re Were tome
oars on board, but no sign of life.
Ft tit THIS SAVANNAH RIVER.
Senator < lit > \*k* Mr.IMI.IMIO for Work
Hetty mi Augusta unit Sntnnnnli.
Washington, Idee. 8. l All the' indications
point te> tin* prompt pnssage of a river
and harbor bill during the presort session.
Senator Clay to-day Introduced a btl.
providing $500,000 for the improvement of
the Savannah river between Savannah and
August a. This bi.l was pivsenleei in be
hulf of the commercial interests of Sa
vannah and Augusta, and tiie country all
along tlic line of the river.
Senor Clay introduced a hill providing
for the appropriation of $250,000 for enlarg
ing and improving the government bund
ing at Atlanta Senator Clay lias Is n
in conference with the office of the treas
ury department, under which such public
works are carried on. Secretary Cage has,
in response to his request, agreed to send
a representative of the supervising archi
tect's office to Atlanta by Jan. 1 to make
n careful review of the situation, and rec
ommend the necessary Improvement.
Judge Newman lias pointed out the ne
cessity for better accommodations and sev
eral recommendations have been made by
different officers of the government hav
ing offices In tiie* building. The increase
of business hi the posiofflce and the Inter
na'. revenue departments, as well as in
the courts, has been so great as to make
the present building entirely Inadequate.
One plan which has been suggested is
for the construction of an annex, and it
Is probabie that this will i>e done, though,
of course, no plans have as yet been deter
mined upon. Tin secretary, in talking
with Senator Clay, gave him to undcr
! stand that it would be very much easier
! to secure (his sort of an addition to the
present building than to get an cntlri ly
new building. The senator is very ho|ie
ftil of getting the bill through the Senate
at this session.
MII.ES TO t'ltrac HIM 1111. l .
Will Hive Henson* w li> That Drawn
by Mini Should He Passed.
Washington, Dee. B.—Gen. Miles expects
to appear before the lldtise military com
mittee in a few clays to set out person
ally the reasons why he thinks his army
bill should be passed.
The most urgent la the fact that im
mediately upon the formal announcement
of the peace between the United States
and Spain, tiie United States army may
he suddenly reduced almost a third, and
at n time wh<n the need for troops for
garrison purposes is still pressing.
This statement does not apply to vol
unteer troops. As stated by the President
in his message, they, having enlisted for
the war, must all ho discharged. But
when the war department, acting under
the authority conferred by Congress at
the lasi session, sought to recruit the reg
ular army to a war footing lo stimulate
enlistments, it pledged itself In a formal
order to discharge upon his own applica
tion any recruit who w sites to leave the
service upon the conclusion of pence, al
though l in* nominal term of enlistment
was for three years. Gen. Miles will re
fer to ihe present prospect of a conclu
sion of the negotiations at Paris and the
signature of tiie treaty of peace as an
i valence of the necessity for speedy ac
tion.
;:■ wi; l also urge that provision be made
for the fori mention of Manila.
INVESTIGATE HtVS VEST.
Wants a Joint Commission to In
quire into War Chargi*.
Washington, Dec. B.—Senator Vest to
day Introduced in, the Senate a resolution
providing for the appointment of a Joint
commission to Investigate the charges of
corruption in the conduct of the war with
3pain.
The preamble to the resolution recites
that “charge* have been made In the pu’o
,lc press over the signatures of responsible
parties. Hint improper and corrupt means
have been used to secure contracts from
the government for the purchase of ves
sels for the navy, and for the furnishing
of clothing and other necessary articles
for the army of the United States during
the war with Spain, at excessive and cx
oibitant rates,”
The re.-elution calls for the appointment
of threi senat'ors and live members of the
House, nnd Imposes u|sin them the duty
"of inquiring into the truth of ail such
charges and making report by bill or other
wise."
The senators are (o be appointed by the
president of the Senate, arid the members
of the House by the speaker of the
House.
(A DO DINA II At M THOI IILF.S.
No Plan Formulated for Con icre*-
sionnl Inquiry.
Washington, Dec. B.—The North and
South Carolina members of Congress say
no plan line been formulated as yet as to
congressional action on the recent race
troubles in the Carolina*.
There had been some talk of a congres
sional investigation, but no move in that
direction has teen made by the Holts,
members, and one of them said to-day that
11 was probable tut- matter would be lefi
to Senator Prltcnnrd of Norili Carolina,
who is said to have In contemplation some
kind of Inquiry.
Representative White, the colored mout
her from North Carolina, arrived here o
day. It- severely arraigns ihe leaders of
On- recent Carolina mobs and soys the
race Issue has about reached the point
where the negro must face either ex
termination or 1-mlgrs I loti. In this view
he exprtsn-'* regret that the President's
message and and not deal with the race ques
tion. White has prepared no Investiga
tion resolutions, and he expresses doubt
whether much can be expected Horn fd
, cral Inquiry or imerventkrt
1 PAtI.T n A TEAR.
•1 i Of; trrs CD nr.
I WEEKLY 2-TtAlhlS-A-WKick H A TIAR
LESTER AT THE WHIT&HOUSE.
THE PItEMIHEVI’M A IMIT TO SAVAN
NAH DISCI MSED.
It egret Expressed Tint Me Could Not
lleiniiln ilere I.linger Tlinn Tire
Hoys—Will ll<,quire Several Week’s
to Itcuiuve Men. Lee’s Corps, unit
Enough Molillers Will Remain for
no Imposing Review— Max nnunli is
Permanent Embarkation Point.
Washington. Dec. B.—Representative)
Rufus E. Lester was among the callers
at C'e While House to-day. Naturally
his conversation with the President was
relative to the latter's forthcoming vislti
to Savannah. y
Col. 1-ester expressed his regret that t!w
Presidential party can only remain In Sa
vannah two days, and he assured him thei
citizens of that city would tie delighted
to entertain their distinguished guests for
a much longer period. The President sat.l
he was looking forward to his visit lo Sa
vannah with special pleasure, because h®
had heard so many delightful references
to Secretary Alger's recent visit to that
city.
Col. l-ejder expressed the regret that Gen,
Lee's corps would not Ik* there to partici
pate In the military review contemplated ini
honor of the President. The President
replied that he understood that there would
be at least ten or twelve thousand troops
| in Savannah at that time, as it is under
stood that not more than four or perhaps
six regiments will have left Savannah for
Cuba. v*
Altogether the Interview between th®
President and Col. Lester was entirely sat
isfactory, and Col. Lester will probably
make several suggestions to the reception
committee m Savannah relative to the de
sires of the President regarding the Sun
day in* is to he u guest of the city.
At the war department. Adjt. Gen. Cor
bin says ii will require several weeks to
transport all of Lee’s corps lo Cuba, cqn
sequently there will he enough troops
there when the President visits Savannah
to get up a very imposing review.
No orders have ns yet been Issued by the
war department for the replacing of th®
Seventh Army Corps at Savannah, but
Gen. Corbin says Savannah msy again be
made the headquarters of one of the other
army corps. if they do not establish an
army corps thefe, the city will not suffer
from a lack of sol,iters or army equipment,
as Savannah will Ik? the mutn point of em
barkation tor the troops now stationed
throughout the South.
Cos!. Bird of the quartermaster’s depart
ment stated that each day would witness
the arrival of one or more of the trans
ports now in the service of the United
States, for the embarkation of troops to
Cuba and Porto Rico, and that the tram*,
ports that were now in Cuban waters,
will continue to make return trips until
ail the trooim necessary are landed in
Cuba.
Orders were Issued to-day to the Sev
enth Cavalry, now stationed at Camp
Wheeler, at Huntsville, Ala.. to proceed
at once to Camp Haskell, at Macon, Ga.
BACON WANTS WILSON.
Asks the President to Appoint Hint
Military Governor or Cnlia.
Washington, Dec. 8.-Senator Bacon
called upon the President to-day and
strongly urged upon him. the propriety of
the appointment of Gen. J. H. Wilson an
military governor of Cuba. Gen. Wilson
is now stationed at Macon, which Is the
headquarters of the First Army Corps, ol
which he is In command.
The senator’s interest in Gen. Wilson
arises not from this {act alone, but Is bas
ed on the eminent fitness of the man for
the Right after the war, he wan
In command at Macon while the titato
was under military rule, and Senator Ba
ron was able to give an indorsement of hia
ability from practical experience.
The President said he was very much
gratified to hear such a high tribute paid
to Gen. Wilson by one who Is In the po
sition to know of his ability as Senator
Bacon was, and that he would gludly giva
Hie matter his careful consideration.
MONTGOMERY WANT* M’KINLEV.
General Assembly Passe* Resolution
Inviting Him There.
Montgomery, Ala., Dee. B.—Both house®
of the legislature to-day passed the fol
lowing resolution Inviting President Mc-
Kinley to visit Montgomery:
"Resolved by the Senate, the House con
curring, That President McKinley tie, and
he is hereby cordially invited, In the name
of the general assembly and people of Ala
bama to extend his visit to Montgomery,
the state capital, and to be present on
Dec. 17 as the state's guest, or at suchi
other time as may best suit his pleasur®
or convenience.’'
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TRANSPORT FOR CH ARLESTON.
Six Companies nr Hie Tenth Infantry
tu Embark There.
Huntsville, Ala., Dec. B.—The Seventh
Cavalry, Lieut. Col. Michael Cooney, de
parted for Macon, Ga., this evening. They
will camp with the Third Corps until taken
to Cuba.
The Eighth Infantry has been ordered to
Havana via Port Tampa and leaves hero
Saturday.
Six companies of the Tenth Infantry de
parted for Charleston, where they Will
hoard a transport for Havana.
*ll VHKEY-MH OY ARTICLES.
They Will Ho* for 9*0,000 and a
Mini re of the Iteeelpt*.
New York, Dec. B.—Articles of agree
ment for a twenty round boxing contest
between Tom Bharkey and Kid McCoy
to take place at the Lenox Athletic Club,
this city, on Jan. 10, were signed to-day
by both principals. Tire men are to box
for a puree of Jai.iXM) and Oti per cent, of
all receipts exceeding tu.uoo. Tim Hurst
was mutually chosen a* referee.
Potter) Trust’s Hl,* Cttpltal.
East Liverpool, 0., Dec. B.—-It wu a
announced here to-day that th
turnery trust has completed its organisa
tion under the laws of New Jersey with
1 420 ,<AA,W> of capital stock.