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"7 T,n : ' ,K^ lN ISSS.
tl,s '" r j H. I LL, President.
WUS T amend his testimony.
ys t ITI I’ERATIVE LASGPACE
E >OT TO UE CONSIDERED.
Heturned to Him by
H ' ' Official Cognl
,l‘* , ( . M ,n lie Taken of Hl*
S* %*■*■* Mile*-Mile Says
Hare Told Still More.
Boo ,ev.lt Says Meat Wan Bad,
flood *>* it “ <iood
jan. 13.—The war investi
ng men Sion to-day took prompt ac
f , n.-ational testimony submit
|7o ii y. rday by Commissary General
a ‘ m i - t the statement incorporat
■ ~;.joy back to him, with the
of i übmitting it, if he chooses
t J iage - •
Pj,; , r t ■: this, the commission deter
irjn-j it c -it not and should not pro
cwi Tin. 1 commission regrets that Gen.
Eacan jirco.cded as far as he did, and
it is expiaineik to-day that the vitupera
te naturt ’ the testimony was a com
pete surpr. to the commission, and that
but for tl ’■ rapidity with which Gen.
Ei-’in read :ns long statement and the
atisor’ ing v. ’inence of its delivery, he
irould hav< :< en checked at the time.
The man. r was taken up in executive
K?s .on tin. commission yesterday im
me,l:at.;y :i£.- r Gen. Eagan had ctosed,
uni! ex-de- Woodbury of Vermont intro
duced a nv.tion substantially like that
mj.fo pi; i to-day. The rejection of the
testimony as it stands was unanimously
voted at i ( executive session preceding
to-dav's public session.
A: the time of the creation of the com
mission tiie I‘resident, in instructing the
eommiesian, verbaiiy assured the mem
iers t ii all whnesses would be immune
from ri.ai-hi’.a nt for what they might say
Wore that bodv, but members of the com
is-ior. ay it was never intended to in
due -i i> language as that given utter
art • to >. at. rday. Following is tha com
mission's letter to Gvn. Eagan:
The better Sent to Eagan.
"Wash net on, Jan. 13, 1899.—Brig. Gen.
C. P. Eacv.ii, Commissary General. War
Dt■ t.r.m.. ■ Sir -We respectfully inform
! u after your testimony was read
■v. in. following resolution was
tr 1 1 pas.-.rd: ‘Moved, That the
com*. - 'i t. acive Gen. Eagan's testi
mony w,tii- ut comment; that it be not
i'.ni.d at ■ ; a . but held for the consider
i ter. of tr commission. Carried.’
"'Having now considered the questions
involved, vi* have determined that in
t.tany install cs the vituperative language
usel hy you was not such as ought to
J aVl ‘ N ' addressed as a witness to this
roarJ. V. * . r r l - 1 the attack :
ihei inch -.•:.*- statements contained in tho
papers sii:.meed should be eliminated, aud
beioro r. . iving it as testimony we re
quest that you will revise its language,
* r : l ' v " u choose, submit it for our con-
Iteration.
■he herewith return your papers. Very
reepertfuliy, Charles Denby,
T . “Vice President.”
- w - no abatement in the interest
flt , TV 0 ;' lay ln a " the Incidents
coi.i.m with the occurrence of yester
mißhl h; *ve been expected a mat
in a!. "' "‘"sequence was sure
an,l fi ' ton,ion *>f the President,
".V, r |, irt °f the session of the
to ”l''V "as given to Its considera
"ill Take Official Notice.
tali’ ,vmT' cfrt ' Vin ,hat offlcial vognl
token of the matter very
t,. ,l: ■ [vr ' no sign to-day of nnv
fh o;.': h -: "“ rt '<> a '"*il himself of
did f," ,n “>■ * he board. His friends
,n ‘ lma ‘e that he would
•,, ' onjertlonal language, but he
Immi'i o " 0t! ' lns tor himself, and any
hom ihl i'" 1 I r ' j'| , -f’ ore must tie obtained
(l . "tmert officials are not vet
V '•> What would he the effect of a
a-.- 1 or modification of the state
ho:‘ls that, officially,
! 1 1 c to show that any ob
"age had been used, there
thy yi,,, ,i " L: '.' offense. Another takes
n , ’, !t "’die the amendment of the
of.i. '. A ‘" 1 mitigate Gen, Eagan's
s r ',, ' 1 not wipe it out.
Ir.< fu-'v" * °, f the oase. Is the bring
whj ' 1 ' ' 'be plea of exemption
Presi.],'. "' iri teed, in the name of the
the bo,- 1 'be witnesses before
thty n ,' '""" th, consequences of what
vv, r , !u '. <t.?ain the officials
then,i >’ ' 1 1 ,h,s was also true of
*~V the ouljinet, as to whether
ular, 1 , " and be claimed in this partic
j,( ' "" b ll ' "nr l)ei>nrtineiit.
*, ’Miles is apparently
tak. , ' ' war department to act,
®Pon"'ij • - ition that it is incumbent
t, • tn * ' A | r commission, to pro-
G(n j) s,l °h attacks,
rial ;fn '"k.d to-day what offl-
Ir.g | 1 1 ;■ would lye taken, rogard
l.i.l n ,„' V :ln s "tack, replied that he
*■ j ’AN statement on the stib-
I",: ! ' bnend to forecast tho
It 11 ' war department. When
fran, ~ 1 'bat the war depart
a. i I from any proceedings
T 1 1,1 °n the ground of .the
*ll ti. . ’' lS "| by the President to
n , 111 ' ‘“if testimony before the
f.il , ''' l - commission, Gen. Miles
n ' ,ni Kbt be some question
ar,| ■. l! - bue between testimony
<,’■ , ' ■ 'but in his oiiinlon,
* Pc 1-tice, or, for that matter,
r ' u ould have stopped a wit
* •.. l ' " 1 before it such lan
r . , . ured be fore the war eom
si|. iy . Gen. Miles said:
“"'.I Have Told More.
' . '" l appear before the war
* i “V fl 7' r,l 'ice. When they
*" , ,hat 1 voluntarily ap
-1 -., 1 r(, Plied that I believed
| , best interests of the ser
n >ot to volunteer any Usti-
Ofdere.l before the com
f 1 m , asked me ronoerninsj
'U„ . ; ,'i* , thcn ha ' l in my pos
' ' • '"d. ns a matter of hon
c ' ii , . , ' an l produced official
~ 1111 '"iily. Kv. n
' "dhe ™ he fac,s wh ‘ch
, °wn mvestigation.
1 , - K Carrtad °n quietly
' r branenos of the war
as a matter
. ' 'd in imm,’ 114 "* general after
r-,,,| V" ™ ns ” number of com
‘"c * K u‘cd, and i st i thmu 8tl “ beinff
1 stm "'ink, us i gai<l
fElje JHafninij Hftos!.
fore, that it would have been much better
had the officers of the war department,
who have in charge the care and proper
feeling of the soldiers, been allowed to at
tend to these matters quietly in their own
w iy.”
IJngnn Has Nothing to Say.
Gen. Eagan, when seen to-day, had noth
ing to say. He regretted, he said, 'he
newspaper notoriety which it had already
involved. The controversy was not of his
seeking, and he ifhouid decline to say any
thing further regarding it.
In the excitement created by this inci
dent, the pending issue before the commis
sion, the quality of the army beef, was
well nigh lost sight of. There were, how
ever, two piqquant addilions to that part
of the proceedings, one consisting of the
testimony of Gen. Wood, to the effect that
no one who amounted to anything had
made any complaint os to the rations, and
the other of a letter from Theodore Roose
velt, making a very severe complaint re
garding the beef. •
Hoosevelt Says It Wn Bad.
Gov. Roosevelt’S letter was to Gen. Miles
and Is as follows:
“State of New York, Executive Chamber,
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 9.—Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, War Department, Washington. My
Dear Gen. Miles: I do not dislinctly. un
derstand about this beef controversy* but
possibly what I have to write may be of
some use.
’ "The canned corned beef we fobnd to
be good. The so-called canned roast beef
that was issued to us for travel rations,
both on the transport and on the train,
and which we occasionally got, even at
the front, was practically worthless. Un
less very hungry, the men would not touch
it, and even when suffering from lack of
food, they never ate a fifth of it. At the
best, it was tasteless; at the worst, it was
nauseating.
“There was only a supply of beef (in
the shape of quarters) which was put
aboard our transport at Tampa. It was
supposed to be fitted by some process
to withstand tropical hent. It at once be
came putrid, and smelt so that we had
to dispose of it for fear of its creating
disease. I think we threw it overboard.
At any rat?, it was condemned. The beef
we got in Santiago after about the 24th
or 25th of July—that is, after the siege
had ended, and when my brigade had been
without fresh meat or vegetables for a
month—was generally good. By that time
the cavalry division was in a sickly condi
tion .
“The fact that the meat ration was so
bad as generally to be inedible caused very
|;reat hardship to my men, and reduced
Their supply of food below what was nec
essary to keep them in proper condition.
Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roose
velt.”
Engnn Tells Why He Did It.
Commissary General Eagan consented to
be interviewed to-night. When the sub
ject of his testimony before the investi
gating commission was broached, Gen.
Eagan first made clear the fact that he
and he -’lone, was responsible for the
statement, both as to facts and language.
"I had my own grievance,” Gen. Eagan
said. "A terrible charge was brought
against me. I was accused of cheating;
no, I mean I was accused of poisoning
soldiers under the pretense of experiment.
If it had not been for that charge I might
not have spoken before the commission as
I did.
“For three weeks I chafed under the
charge of having poisoned soldiers, under
the pretenses, yes, under the pretense of
experimenting with chemicals. If it had
not been for this charge, perhaps I would
not have used such language before the
commission. Let those that criticise my
language be placed in the position in
which I was placed; let them be charged
as I was charged, and they will under
stand my language better. It is the gored
bull that feels the pain.”
FAGAN’S SENSATIONAL ATTACK.
Commissary General May Be Conrt-
Mnr 11 tiled.
Washington, Jan. 13.—(Special).—The
Eagan-Miles controversy, or, more prop
erly speaking, the attack made by Gen.
Eagan on Gen. Miles, has proved the sen
sation of the day in Washington.
That an officer of the army should have
so far forgotten himself as to use such
blackguardly language, has astounded ev
erybody, and that he should have gone
this long without being called to account
by court-martial or otherwise, has added
to the surprise.
The action of the war investigation com
mission in sending back the testimony
for revision is regarded as a severe re
, buke to the commissary general, and it
is confidently expected that a court-mar
tial will follow, despite the determination
of the investigation commission to protect
its witness from all harm.
This determination is generally taken as
a gross misinterpretation of the meaning
of the President's assurance that witnesses
will be protected, as it is inconceivable that
an officer of the army should be allowed
to use such language/ no matter what the
provocation is, and go unpunished.
If there is no court-martial, Congress
will, in all probability, take a hand tn
this army row, and have a full investiga
tion. Senator Allen introduced a resolu
tion to that effect to-day, and, in view
of the army scandals, which have dis
gusted everybody, it is pretty evident
that Congress will take a hand.
In the meantime, everybody is indorsing
the declaration of Inspector General
Eireckenridge that “what the war depart
ment needs is more gentlemen,” that is
if Eagan is a sample, and the feeling here
is one of general disgust that tho nrmy
should, through petty rows, lie placed on
a plane wit li the French army.
GIGANTIC COFFER COMBINE.
Reported That It Is Bucked by the
Stnndtird Oil Company.
Chicago, Jan. 13.—The Record to-morroiv
will say a gigantic Incorporation in copper
was recently effected In Now Y’ork, and
with the reputed backing of the Standard
Oil Compand, the American Copper Com
pany in Jts combination of six great plants,
expects to revolutionize the copper mining
Industry of the world.
The Boston and Montana and Butte and
Boston mining companies, the old Domin
ion Cornier Company of Arizona and ths
Arcadian, Tamarack anil Osceola Mining
companies of Michigan are named as the
component, PSrts of the new combination.
The Calumet and Hecla's works, the larg
est producers in tho Lake Superior region,
declined to enter the combine.
8A VANN AH, GA., SATURDAY. JANUARY 14, 1599.
DEATH OF NELSON DINGLEY.
HEFIBLICAN OF HOUSE
EXPIRES IN WASHINGTON.
Double Fnenmonla Finally Rronglit
About Heart Failure —Members ot
Family at the Statesman's Bedside.
Was Governor of Maine, and ll|m
Deen Congressman From That
State Since ISSl—Author of the
Lust Tariff Measure.
Washington, Jan. 13.—Hon. Nelson Ding
ley of Maine, leader of the Republican side
on the floor of the House of Representa
tives, and representing the Second con
gressional district of Maine in that body,
died here to-night at 10:30 o’clock of heart
failure, resulting from extreme weakness
due to double pneumonia. He was uncon
scious during most of the day and death
came quietlj- without consciousness being
regained.
There were present at the time Mrs.
Dingley, Miss Edith Dlngley, Messrs. E.
N. and A. H. Dingley, sons of the deceas
ed, Mr. James C. Hooe, an intimate friend
of the family, Dr. Deale, one of the phy
sician* who has been attending him
throughout his illness, and two nurses.
Up to a few hours before his death the
family firmly believed that Mr. Dingley
would recover. The past few days have
given great hope of recovery, but the
progress of the disease had made the pa
tient dangerously weak, and had seriously
affected his heart. Date last night and
again this morning, Mr. Dingley had a
bad sinking 6pell, from which he slightly
rallied. There were further evidences of
heart failure as the day progressed, and
the strongest stimulants were administer
ed, but without effect. He failed percept
ibly during the afternoon, and, as night
cagne, hope was abandoned.
Mr*. Dingley Frostrnted.
Mrs. Dingley is very much prostrated
by her husbeind’s death, and is now under
the care of a physician. There (ivere many
genuine and heartfelt expressions of sym
pathy when it became known that the
Maine congressman was dead. All during
his illness, which he struggled against so
vigorously, there have been constant in
quiries at the hotel at which he resides
as to his condition.
Sergeant-at-Arms Russell of the House
of Representatives was notified of the
death, which will be announced ln both
houses of Congress to-morrow, and com
mittees will be appointed to attend the
funeral, after which adjournment will be
had for the day.
Representative Dlngley’e illness dated
back to Nov. 2, when he had complained
that he was not well. The physician diag
nosed his case as one of grip, so commonly
prevailing here, and cautioned the patient
to keep to his room.
I’neiiinonla Developed.
The following Saturday pneumonia de
veloped in the left lung, complicated with
great irregularity of the heart. Skillful
treatment brought good results, and on
Thursday there were signs that the lungs
were beginning to clear. The next day,
however, the disease took an alarming
turn, and his relatives In Michigan were
telegraphed for.
The funeral will be conducted at the
House of- Representatives on Monday
next. The body will be taken to the
House at 10 o’clock to-morrow, and there
lie In state until noon, when services will
be conducted in the presence of the House
and Senate. At 4:20 o’clock, in the after
noon., the party will leave over the Penn
sylvania Railroad for Lewiston, Me., ar
riving thero at 2 o’clock Tuesday after
noon.
Funeral services will be held at the
family residence at Lewiston on Tuesday.
The interment will be in that city. The
services at the House of Representatives
will be conducted by Rev. S. M. Newman,
pastor of the First Congregational Church,
which Mr. Dingley was accustomed to at
tend while residing in Washington.
In speaking of IMr. Dingley’s death to
night, Senator Hale said:
“In the present condition of public af
fairs Gov. Dingley’s death is a very great
national loss. In all questions relating
to finance, to the revenues of the country
and to the adjustment of great fiscal
questions, Mr. Dingley was, above all oth
ers, in authority. It is different to say wiio
can take his place. He had the confidence
of hie assistants in the House, the confi
dence of the Senate, the confidence of the
President and the confidence of the en
tire country. Maine will especially lament
him. Earjy and late he had devoted him
self to the interests of the stale, and
without distinction of party, anil her peo
ple believed In his fidelity, patriotism and
wisdom.”
Dingle?'* l Brlgrlit Career.
Nelson Dingley, Jr., Governor of Maine,
1874-75, and member of Congress from the
Second congressional district of Maine
since 1881, was born in Durham, Andros
coggin county, Maine, in his grandfather
Lambert’s farm house on the banks of the
Androscoggin river, Feb. 15, 1832, son of
Nelson and Jane (Lambert) Dingley.
At 17 he taught a winter school in the
town of China, fourteen miles from home,
and he continued to teach during winters
while fitting for college. Entering Walor
ville College (now Colby University) in
1951, he remained there afyear and a half,
and then became a student at Dartmouth
College, from which institution he grad
uated In 1835
Aft* r leaving college Mr. Dingley studied
law in 1865-56 with Merrill & Fessenden of
Auburn, and in the latter year he was
admitted to the bar. Instead of enter
ing upon tho practice of law, ho decided
to become a Journalist, for which pro
fession he always manifested a decided
taste. In September, 1856, he purchased
the Lewiston Journal, of which he had
Wen practically the editor while studying
law. and to which In 1861 he added a daily
edition.
In 1861, at the age of 29, he was elected
representative from Auburn to the state
legislature, in which body he at once took
high rank. He was re-elected in :SS2 and
chosen speaker of the House at 'the ses
sion of 1863
Elected Governor of Maine.
In 1573 Mr. Dingley was elected Govern
or of Maine by about 10,000 majority. In
1874 he was re-elected by over 11,000 major
ity, declining a third nomination in 1875.
lie was one of the delegates at large from
Maine to the Republican National Con
vention in 1876, and served on the com
mittee on resolutions, and was one of tho
sub-committee of five who drafted the
platform.
In 1881 Mr. Dingley was nominated by
the Republicans of the Second congres
sional district of Maine to fill the va- j
cancy in Congress caused by the resigna- :
tion of William ,P. Frye. He was elected I
by a majority of over 6.0X1, nearly twice j
as large as was ever before given to a j
candidate in that district. Ho was re- |
elected nine times. His first speech in
Congress was made April 25, 1882, on “Pro
tection to American shipping.’’
President McKinley tendered the posi
tion of Secretary of the Treasury to Mr.
Dingley, but he declined the offer, prefer
ring to remain ln his position as chair
man of the ways and means committee,
and as floor leader of the Republican ma
jority of the House.
Under Ills leadership the House, within
sixteen days after th Fifty-fifth Congress
was convened in extraordinary sesglon,
passed a bill revising the tariff.
Mr. Dingley was a Jortgr. gationallst in
religion. He was married June 11, 1557,
to Miss Salofne McKenney of Auburn, Me.
They had six children, of whom five sur
vive.
RUSSIA’S LATEST ALLIANCE.
Friendly Com pact tilth the Ameer
of Afghanistan.
London, Jan. H.—The Paris correspond
ent of the Morning Post says:
“According to news from St. Petersburg,
from a source usually trustworthy, a
treaty of alliance between Russia and Af
ghanistan was signed on Jan. 3, despite
the strenuous opposition of Great Britain,
whose representatives, it is alleged, of
fered the Ameer money and troops, with a
view of inducing him to enter upon hos
tilities against Russia.
"According to the same source of infor
mation, the Ameer, a few days before,
had issued a proclamation assuring the
Afghans of the Czar’s friendly disposi
tion, and of the benefits likely to result
from Russia’s bulltjilig the Kushk Rail
way, ami adding: ‘Let us not listen,
therefore, to certain evil-disposed- for
eigners who are in the habit of uttering
calumnies, but let us be friends of the
Russians, as we are of their Emperor. ’
CZAR’S PEA CIS PROPOSALS.
Said the Programme Doe* Not Men
tion Disarmament.
London, Jan. 14. The Vienna correspon
dent of the Standard days:
“A circular was i. sued on Thursday to
the Powers from j't. Petersburg stating
that the Czar's in' 1 lanimous idea having
met with general * pprobatlon, the time
had arrived to svbilt to the cabinets a
programme to be sidered at the propos
ed conference wt. h must be regarded as
nothing more thai basis for the deliber
ations.
"I understand t programme does not
mention dtsarmair t. It restricts Itself
to proposing a I'a., itjpn of the growth
of .irmairi nta, e )*v f u... with respect to
new Inventions. It does not suggest any
particular place of meeting, but proposes
some other town than one of the capitals
of the great Powers.”
CORTES WILL SOON CONVENE.
Scnor Snanstn Will Demand a Rati
fication of the Treaty.
Madrid, Jan. 13.—Senor Sagasta, the
premier, will convene the Cortes for Jan.
25 or Jan. 30, and will immediately de
mand a ratification of lhe peace treaty.
The debate which is expected will last a
week.
Spain has again reminded the Washing
ton government of the undertaking on the
part of the United States peace commis
sioners with regard to Spanish prisoners
in the hands of the Filipinos, and has
asked a prompt reply.
The newspapers allege that the Ameri
cans have requested the Spaniards not to
withdraw the Spanish troops from Min
danao, the southernmost island of the
Philippines, before the arrival of the
Americans there, so as to prevent an in
surrection breaking out.
DIPLOMATIC CORPS DINED.
President and Mr*. McKinley Give
an Elegant Dinner.
■Washington, Jan. 13.—The President and
Mrs. McKinley entertained the diplomatic
corps at dinner at the White House to
night. The guests assembled in the east
room, and at the appointed hour the Presi
dent, with Lady Pnuncefote, led the way
to the dining room. Next came Sir Julian
J’auncefote, the dean of the diplomatic
corps, escorting Mrs. McKinley, and other
guest-- followed. The.-- Included represen
tatives of all the embassies and legations,
accompanied by thiir ladies.
REVOLUTION IN ECUADOR.
Itivadenyern Say* He I* Pursuing
Alfaro'* Force*.
Lima, Peru, Jan. 13.—^Cable advices re
ctived here to-day from Gen. Rlvadenyera,
in command of the insurgent forces in
Ecuador say:
“I am with tho victorious army at Ibara
(fifty miles northeast of Quito). The forces
of Alfaro (President of Ecuador) tried to
retake the town, but were defeated, and I
am now about to pursue them.”
COUNCIL AVAS DISSATISFIED.
San Jnan'n Official Body Tender*
Resignation*.
San Juan, Porto Rico, Jan. 13.—The
Mayor and entire City Council have re
signed. This action, they assert, was taken
because of their Inability to raise suffi
cient funds under the present tariffs. They
are not satisfied with the go-cal.ed abrppt
commands of military government, alleg
ing that they have Insufficient liberty.
There is, however, no ill feeling.
Memplil* Fire Lon* Wn* (14.1(1,000,
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 13.—The fire whictl
broke out in the J. S. Menken Company
dry goods store last night totally de
stroyed that building and contents, caus.
ing a loss of $450,000, with an insurance of
$345,000. The Gayoso Hotel, on the south
of the Menken block, although at times
seriously threatened, received little. If any,
damage.
Negro Hanged for Assault.
Dallas, Tex., Jan. 13.—Fred Sawyer, a
Dallas negro, was hanged at Waxahatchie
to-day for an assault committed on Mrs.
Fannie Fuller, a white woman, about one
year ago
HAS THE SITUATION IN HAND.
CTIS IS EFFECTIVELA' DEALING
W ITH THE INSURGENTS.
Rebel* AVIII Only Act on the Defen
sive— American Troops Called Out
l>y a False Alarm, Covered the
t it > AVithiu Fifteen Minute*—Ajfo-
Inaldo’* Second Proclamation
Cannes No Stir—Relieve the Insurg
ent* AVIII Give In.
Manila, Jan. 13.—The situation here Is
undoubtedly critical, but Maj. Gen. Oti.s
has It well in hand, and there is no such
certainty of trouble as many believe.
The rebels are concentrated on the out
skirts of the town, and their leaders have
issued strict orders that they shall act
only on the defensive.
An incident might precipitate trouble,
but the idea of a rebel attack upon Ma
nila is ridiculed, as the Americans abso
lutely control the position. Agulnaldo has
published his second manifesto in reply to
the proclamation of Gen. Otis, which was
recalled on Ils first appearance, but It
has proved ineffectual.
On Wednesday a false alarm, due to
trivial Incidents, occurred simultaneously
in opposite parts of the city, led to a gen
eral call to the United States forces. In
fifteen minutes the entire city was covered.
The promptitude of the Americans, while
it created a scare for the moment, effect
ually restored confidence throughout Ma
nila, and dispelled the excitement due to
a passing fear on the part of the eillzens
that an attack was imminent.
It is possible that the Filipinos, after
the diplomatic conferences that have been
had between the representatives of Gen.
Otis ami Agulnaldo, have finally come to
understand that the cautious and con
servative policy of the Americans is not
due to fear, and that they will accept the
Inevitable with good grace. It is evident
that at present they ure unable to appre
ciate the full meaning of the Independence
demanded, and that when they do under
stand its extent the American proposition
will bq acceptable.
TROOPS CHARGED W ITH MUTINY.
Force* Sniff to Hove Bren
Ordered Ilnek to Manila.
Madrid, Jan. 13.—The government has re
ceived the following official dispatch from
Manila:
“The American troops here, which were
ordered to Iloilo, mutinied and refused to
start. Gen. Miller has been ordered to
abandon Iloilo and return to Manila. All
the American troops have been ordered to
concentrate here, the situation being of
the gravest character.”
According to dispatches received here,
the American domination In the Philip
pines is “limited to Manila bay.”
All other points, except Mindanao, where
the Spaniards remain, are tn the hands
of the insurgents.
One dispatch says: “The American vol
unteers are disheartened by the climate
and bad food, and are anxious to return
home.”
Senor Sagasta has caused It to be an
nounced that orders have been sent to
Gen. Rios at Manila for the observance
of strict neutrality by the Spanish troops.
GERMANY' MAKES A DENIAL.
No Trntli In the Heport That She Is
Aiding Filipino*.
Berlin, Jan. 13.—The correspondent of the
Associated Press, after a thorough Investi
gation, ascertains that the report that Ger
many Is aiding the Filipinos and furnish
ing them with war material Is absolutely
baseless.
Baron von Bulow, imperial secretary of
state for foreign affairs, personally au
thorizes the statement that such reports
nre Justified by nothing Germany has done,
is doing, or is preparing to do.
Legation Councillor llamann of the for
eign office, being emi>owored to speak for
the government, supplemented the übove
denial as follows:
“The only possible explanation of the
way ln which such rumors have been orig
inaied, we find in a dispatch received this
morning from Herr Krueger, our consul at
Manila.
Herr Hamann then read this dispatch to
the correspondent of the AssociattM Press.
The gist of it is that early last November
throe unimportant dealers sent to a Fili
pino newspaper a statement that they had
always boon satisfied with the treatment
received from the Filipinos, and hoped
that the good relations would continue.
Despite the fact that the German con
suls at Manila and Hojig Kong promptly
Issued a declaration, asserting that these
three Germans in no way represented the
views of the consuls, and assuring the
Americans of sympathy, the incident was
used as a handle to impute anti-American
sentiments to Germans in the Philippines.
So far as the doings of the German gov
ernment and navy are concerned, Il<rr
Hamann says positively that absolutely
nothing had occurred which could be con
strued as hostility toward tha plans of the
Americans, or as connivance with th<wc
of the Filipinos. Herr llamann concluded
his statement to the Associated Pres# cor
respondent with the remark:
“I am amazed at such baseless lies,
though disproved again, should still find
credence.”
The official* at the United States em
bassy feel sure that there Is nothing
whatever in the rumors.
WOULD HUY' THE PHILIPPINES.
Andrew C’nrnegle YY 111 Give $20,000,-
004) to Make Them Free.
Chicago, Jan. 13.—The Reoord’s Wash
ington special Says:
“Andrew Carnegie has authorized two
friends in the United States Senate to
offer the President’s2o,ooo,ooo for tho Phil
ippine Islands.
“He says that the offer Is made ln good
faith anti that the money will be forth
coming within thirty after the for
mal acceptance of the proposition; or he
will assume tho responsibllty of paying
the Indemnity to Spain, thus making an
appropriation by Congress unnecessary.
“Mr. Carnegie says that his only pur
pose ln buying the islands Is to get them
free.”
Nonsense, Say* Carnegie.
ftfew York, Jan. 13.—Mr. Andrew Car-
uegie, aftt r reading tlio foregoing <lix
pateh to-night, said: "Tell them that it
is nonsense, sheer nonsense.'*
IMIOTEHTV LOSSES IMMENSE.
Vessels W reel*eil uml Many of t'ng-
Iniul'n Tunas l niler W ater.
London, Jan. 13.—Widespread devasta
tion on land and sea has been the result
of the storm that has raged during Ilia
igist few days.and the aggregate losses of
property are immense. $
This evening reports are gradually Alter
ing through from the provinces, telling
of dismantled houses, overflowing rivets.
Inundated streets and fields, buildings
flooded, cattle and sheep drowned, rail
roads disorganized and disaster lo life un i
limb from falling debris.
London’s parks and buildings have suf
fered heavily. The Thames has overflow
ed along the upper reaches, with serious
loss to tho dwellers on the banks.
Most of the coast towns have suffered
severely. Promenades have been swept
by the sea, and harbors and piers dum
aged.
Parts of Southampton are under water.
The schools were closed this afternoon,
and this evening the tide Is overflowing
all boundaries and threatening serious re
sults.
In many parts of Portsmouth boats were
employed in the main streets to-day to
take the school children home.
Numerous small wrecks are reported and
all the lifeboats are kept exceedingly busy.
Three men, who were returning from a
funeral near Castle Island, Ireland, were
lifted by the wind, hurled Into a pit and
killed.
The channel steamers have had terrible
experiences.
STORNI’S RAVAGES AT DIEPPE.
Immense Damage Done Along l the
Const of France.
Dieppe, Jan. 13.—The destruction of the
Jetty here by the storm has blockaded
the channel with girders. The packet boat
from England to connect here with the ex
press for Paris was unable to enter the
harbor this evening, and was obliged to
return to New Haven with her passen
gers.
Immense damage has been done to the
Tlage Gardens and casino here, and at
Pourvtlle the gale has worked a similar
Injury, the beach being torn up and the
valley flooded for an area of three kilo
meters. Ten chalets facing the sea have
been destroyed, forty bathing boxes wash
ed away and tho casino wrecked.
At Letreport, sixteen miles northeast of
Dieppe, the casino was half-carried out
to sea and many chalets have been dam
aged. The whole coast is strewn with
debris.
WRECKAGE WASHED ASHORE.
The Heavy Gale Moving In the Di
rection of Russia.
London, Jan. 13.—The gale appears to
bo passing In the direction of Russia.
There are still many hours delay In the
telegraphic communication from the con
tinent, and It Is feared that accounts of
serious ravages there will be soon receiv
ed.
xV dlspnteh from Hrest says that along
the Pints ter re const a. large quantity of
wreckage has come ashore, with carcasses
of sheep and cattle, and It Is believed
that a large ship has foundered. Heavy
damage is already reported from Ostend,
Hlankenbnrgh, about nine miles west of
Bruges and other coast towns.
Storm Dnmnge nt Brussels.
Brussel, Jan. 13.—The whole country
roundabout has been considerably damaged
from the storm that has been raging for
twelve hours. In this city a woman was
killed this afternoon and many other ac
cidents are reported.
Terrific Gnle at Vienna,
Vienna, Jan. 13.—A terrific gale has been
raging here since early this morning.
Much damage has been done to property,
and there have been many accidents, In
cluding many fatalities.
JUDGESHIP BILL GOES THROUGH.
Itncon Secures Provision for Another
Circuit Judge.
Washington. Jan. 13.—(Special).—Senator
Bacon secured the passage by the Senate
this afternoon of the bill providing for un
additional Judge for the Sixth Judicial
circuit, with his amendment providing for
an additional Judge for the Fifth circuit
attached to It.
The original bill creates anew Judgeship
for the circuit in which Northern Ohio
is situated, and It is expected that Judge
Day will be the appointee. The adminis
tration has been extremely anxious to
have it passed.
When it came over from the House, Sen
ator Bacon determined that It should not
go through unless it carried also a provis
ion for a similar Judgeship in the circuit
In which Georgia is located, as this has
been recommended for years by all attor
neys general, and had Just as strong rea
sons for its passage as tho Ohio bill.
Senator Bacon had tho House bill refer
red to a sub-committee, mid to-day was
able to secure the report of the bill with
his amendment. It took some quiet work
to pave the way for the passage of the
amended bill, but he finally got things Just
right and then passed the bill. It now
goes to the House with his amendment,
and the friends of the measure believe
they will be able- to put it through
in that shape.
TO GO INTO LIQUIDATION.
Investigation in the Tradesmen’*
Nntlonnl Bank.
New York, Jan. 13.—At a meeting of the
shareholders of the Tradesmen’s National
Bank, whose former president, James Mc-
Naughton, was arrested yesterday, it was
decided to place the bank in voluntary
liquidation at once. The doors of the
bank were closed Ip October.
A. A. Adams, counsel for the bank, said
that $1,000,0(10 had been taken from the
bank, and he was anxious (o know what
became of It. He Is at work upon an In
vestigation.
DAILY, $lO A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK A YEAR
STRONG FIGHT FOR CONTROL
BOTH HOUSES IN WEST VIRGINIA
WILL UNSEAT MIDI BE US.
■ Icpnllllcnnn Control the Sennte nmt
the Democrats Have the Home.
House Has Two Election Contests
on Hand and the Senate Will Un
seat Several Democrats, Just fop
Spite—Programme to lie Continued
for u Week.
Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 13.—Everything
is at a standstill to-night In the West Vir
ginia Legislature, owing to tho failure of
tho House to complete ils organization,
which is due to the contest over seats.
Tho House was In session but an hour
to-day, and the Senate even less lime.
The Republican Senate wailing on the
Democratic House is likely to unseat the
three IVmoerltio senators, Marcum of
Bell, Ashbury of Kanawha arid Kidd of
Gilmer, If tho Democratic House unseats
Via and Brohard, tho Republicans whose
seats aro contested. Tho election of the
throe senators mentioned was certified by
tho Secretary of State, end there Is no
contest Involved. If they arc unseated, It
is conceded (hat it will boas retaliation.
Once tho unseating process begins there
is no telling where it will end, as the Dem
ocrats can do as they please in tho Hous?,
and tho Republicans In the Senate. There
are, however, more members of the House
than of the Senate.
Tho prospect of an early election of a,
senator is not bright. Now candidates are
springing up and a deadlock seems proba
ble, owing to tho Republican division
among tho numerous candidates. The lat
est rumor Is that there Is to boa com
bination lietween Commissioner Scott anil
Gov. Atkinson, whereby tho latter is to
throw support to the former In return for
support for appointment on the Federal
bench.
Another rumor Is that Senator Elkins
and others at Washington are interesting
themselves in behalf of Internal Revenue
Commissioner N. B. Scott.
All the oth< r Republican senatorial can
didates aro still in the field.
The House refused to-day to notify tho
Senate that it was ready for business and
adjourned. It Is thought that this pro
gramme will 1)0 continued for another
week, until all the contests are settled.
THEY WILL VOTE EVERY DAY.
, California Democrat* Compliment
Several Candidate*.
Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 13.—1n the bal
lotting for United States senator to-day,
tho Democrats gave their complimentary
vote to Mngulre, Col. J. F. Smith of tho
First California Regiment, now at Ma
nila; Camlnettl and Devries in succession.
After tho fourth ballot, with no changa
from tho lost ballot of yesterday, an ad
journment was had.
The speaker announced that a vote on
United States senator must be taken ev
ery legislative day until a United States
senator shall be selected.
NORTH DAKOTA’S DEADLOCK.
No dinner- for the Selection, of a
Senntar In Canons.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 13.—The deadlock
continue;) In the Republican senatorial
caucus. Two ballots were taken to-night
without change, the last one resulting:
Johnson, 2D; Marshall, 11; Little, 9; Lam
muro, 8; McCumbs, 8; Hanna, 6, and
Cooper, 4.
There Is now no likelihood that a sena
tor will tie chosen in caucus.
No Result In Montana-
Helena. MoiU., Jan. 13.—The vote' for
United States senator to-day stood; Con
rad, 37; Clarke, 21, and the remainder scat
tering. The sensational developments
promised failed to materialize.
MACKEY TO HE HE MARRIED.
Was Indicted for nigamy In a West
Virginia. Court.
Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 13.—Judgs
Thomas Jefferson Mackey, the South Car
olina Jurist, who was indicted at the No.
vembfr term of the Circuit Court in this
county on the charge of bigamy, left hers
this morning in company with Deputy
Sheriff S. C. Young and his counsel, Cleon
Moore, for Martinsburg, W. Va., where
ho was admitted to bail before Judge
Faulkner.
He married Miss Katherine Porterfield,
daughter of Cbl. G. A. Porterfield, cash
ier of the Bank of Charleston, in July
last, and a few weeks after a woman,
claiming to be hi;) lawful wife turned up
In New York. She sued him for a di
vorce, which has been granted in that
place, anu now he will be remarried to
Miss Porterfield, tho license having been
issued yesterday.
THE ARGUMENT CONCLUDED.
Judge* Take Senlionrd Stocfc Case
Under Consideration.
Baltimore, Jan. 13.—Argument in the
suit of Mr. Thomas F. Ryan to enforce an
alleged contract for the sale of the Sea
board and ltoanoke Railroad stock to him,
was concluded before Judges Wickes and
Stockbridge to-day, and the case was held
sub curia. Mr. Bernard Carter of counsel
for plaintiffs, concluded bis argument
from yesterday, and the closing argument
was made by Mr. John P. Poo of counsel
for defendant. -
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Dentil of Eugene Higgins.
Baltimore, Jan. 13.—Eugene Higgins! a
Democratic politician and man about
town, died nt his town home to-day or
pneumonia. Mr. Higgins never missed a
national convention, and was perhaps a9
well known to politicians in all parts of
the country ns in his native town.
Prominent Scientist Dead.
Austin, Tex., Jan. 13.—Prof. Jos Bald
win, of tho chair of pedagogy In the State
University, died hero to-night after a
llgering Illness. He was born In Washing
ton county, Pennsylvania, in 1527, and was
one of the most prominent scientific men
in tlio country. Ho will be burled here-