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ThI: morning news.
_ , -sa). - -Incorporated 1888.
®* ,ab jH. K3TILI* President.
immediate freedom urged.
until WWTS tHDEPEXDBHCE FOB
111. IPi \OS AT OSCE.
But Hi* Hi-solution Went Orer on an
I, iliject i <> n— AHrn Says He Has So
lonfldc.re In the “Algor Relief
tii n, nl iitoe - ’—Want* a Senatorial
juniitation of the War at Once.
aff wljnurns Out of Respect to
llinuKJ * >'cniory.
v . . n, Jan. 14.—A resolution of
, ha ordinary significance and im
t n introduced in the Senate to
ju i, Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts. It is
D- follow.-:
~i, That the people of the Phil
ip,.,', l iit -of right ought to be free
and „-.i.n.lent; that they are absolved
pom nil . L iance to the Spanish crown,
•nil t at .;•! political connection between
thl .„, nd .-pain is and ought to be totally
dissolv ,hat * hey have, therefore,
to direct all acts and things
tv It Iclt It p* talent states may of right do;
that it i* their right to institute anew
■overrun* m for themselves, laying its
foundation ' it such principles and organiz
ing r.s ■ '•'* r3 in such form as to them
Pltail e. lit most likely to effect their safe
ty and happiness, and that with these
rights tin people of the United States do
not propose to interfere."
• I .h 11 like to have it adopted im
mediauly said Mr. Hoar.
1 object.” said Mr. Davis of Minne
jot,, chairman of the foreign relations
committ". and the resolution went over.
The resolution of Mr. Allen for the ap
pointment of a committee of five senators
toii.vi.-iu; ite the conduct of the late war,
was laid - fore the Senate, and Mr. Alien
took the floor in advocacy of it.
Time to Investigate.
Mr. Allen said he had no desire to em
barrass the President, but so many com
plants had been made by the press and
individuals of the conduct of the war that
he ih eht it time for a rigid and im
partial investigation to be made. He had,
lie sai 1, no confidence in the "Alger relief
commite e,” which now was conducting
an investigation of the war. He was sat*
is!i**l that no truthful or practical results
would accrue from that investigation. He
criticised the sending of troops to Chick
amauga. where they were faced by sick
ness ami death. He intimated that the
troops of the West were sent to Chlck
ftmauga for the benefit of transportation
companies.
H* 'b tred that there had been gross
irregularities in the handling of the com
missary and other supplies. He said it
had been * iurged that the supplies were
in many cases unfit for use. He was sat
isfied the charges were true. If the troops
had been furnished “embalmed beef,” the
Propf ai"l thi world had a right to know
it He repeated that he had no confidence
iff the report that tho investigation com
tnissjon would make.
Iri'i erupting Mr. Allen, Mr. Spooner of
Wisconsin criticised him for his anticipa
tion of hi unfair and partial report from
the commission, and suggested that he
might bettor wait until the report was
"“"c before he attacked it.
Resolutions on Dingley.
At this- i*oint a message was received
from the House announcing the adoption
cf rcso.ations on the death of Representa
tive Dingley.
I’i'iiic icsolutlons of respect to the
men - ry of Mr. Dingley were adopted, and
tr.'U Mr. Hale of Maine delivered a brief
' "■ of the distinguished statesman and
•"o'i-I thru the Senate adjourn. •
Pfi r to the putting or the motion to tho
• Mr Gallinger, in the chair, an
roui.,.,l rii*. committee of senators who
,„ rt " j ' l|n 1 Hke committee of the House
„ ‘ "‘Puny the remains of the dlstln
*'T'! s ' mßn to Maine. The commit
*, ">t o sed of the following senators:
Ui , T of - Maine . Aldrich of Rhode
t burrows of Michigan, Fairbanks
t Indian. l . Pritchard of North Carolina,
V; ,„ Arkansas, Faulkner of West
0 , : bawlins.of Utah, and McLaurln
• •c .1 Carolina. The Senate, at 12:43
0 c,o< k r>- m„ adjourned.
Hll OF .SORROW IN THE HOUSE.
ji'" rnerl After Pnsslng Itesnlu
ti"(is on t|r. Dingley'* nenth.
fi 1 "" Jan. 14.—The House of Rep
cu ’ • assembled to-day, under cir-
'' I,ll '' "f deep and universal sorrow,
j.' " (l nf ibe death of Representative
’ingley of Maine. As Speaker
' "r. and the chamber, a hush fell
Ul ' . "*■' listen**! to the eloquent trib
\ ■ chaplain, Rev. Dr. Couden.
v ' H<‘. the senior member of the
.ilajru. .;.i ~ ~
~at ion, was then recognized,
' brief and feeling vmnounce
,, ’ " demise of his colleague.
’ ' then offered a resolution
provi, j i , ~ _
j, funeral services be held
ei '* le House of Representatives
l 'iday, and that a committee
( ‘' "" m,M rs of the House be ap
* ‘ ittend the funeral at Lewiston,
Th.
cm,., , '"- announced the following
h. ,; *T 'be resolution: Messrs.
Dolliver, Tawney, Evans,.
1* ok of New Hampshire, Bal
*'<■•!* and McClellan.
t ,. ,’, a further mark of fe
v* . louse adjourned till Monday,
tuneral service will occur.
1,1 N '"'Ali (10VEH80R.
■''> "ill Carry n Prnrlanm
v "on to the Natives.
• Jan. 14.—Secretary Long to
niir.ij f-,. ' ' a,>t ' Lea ry, at present com
s ,n b’ranicsco, to proceed to
of ~ r Quarn and assume the duties
He *' * , ' er " or of Ibe new acquisition,
to 'I , : "till him a proclamation
T informing them of the de
wir l , . nltcd States government to-
i 1 1,1 l !m 4 w ely the ,t,rms employ
ee u. 01 Ibe acquisition of I'orto
fPje Jltofmng iXctos,
TO BE AN OFFICIAL FUNERAL.
House Ceremonies Commemorative
of Mr. IHngley.
Washington, Jan. 14.—Profound sorrow
was manifest to-day in every walk of pub
lic life in the announcement that Nelson
Dingley of Alaine had passed away.
At the late home of Mr. Dingley, the
Hamilton Hotel, there were many evi
dences of that deep personal esteem in
which he was held. Messages of condo
lence came from every quarter of the
country and to these were added the per
sonal condolences of cabinet officers, sen
ators, supreme Justices, and members of
the House.
At the House of Representatives the
death of Mr. Dingley came as a personal
bereavement to the many with whom he
had been long associated. The desk which
he occupied as floor leader of the House
in tho center of the Republican side of
the chamber was heavily draped in crepe,
while on top was a profusion of orchids,
sweet flag, coral sprays and smilax.
In view of the long and distinguished
services of Mr. Dingley, the funeral cere
mony will be in tho hall of the House of
Representatives, and will be in the nature
of a state funeral. It will be held at 12
o'clock on Monday, Rev. S. M. Newman
officiating, assisted by Rev. Dr. Couden,
chaplain of the House.
Unlike the recent funeral ceremony of
Senator Morrill, which was held during
a recess of Congress, this will be official
in character and invitations will be sent
to the President and members of the cab
inet, the Chief Justice and justices of the
United States Supreme Court, senators,
representatives and members of the diplo
matic corps.
President McKinley 6er.t a very feeling
letter in his own hand expressing his
grief and that of Mrs. McKinley. It was
as follows:
“Executive Mansion, Jan. 13, 1899.—Dear
Mrs. Dingley: I have this moment learn
ed of the death of your distinguished hus
band, and write to express the profound
sorrow which both Mrs. McKinley . and
myself feel for you in your great afflic
tion.
“We mourn with you in this overwhelm
ing loss, which will be deeply felt by the
whole country. From my long and inti
mate association with him, it comes to me
as a personal bereavement. A great con
solation in this sad hour is a recollection
of Mr. Dinghy’s exalted character, hi3
honest virtues, his quiet, useful, distin
guished life and his long-continued, faith
ful service in behalf of his fellow citi
zens, who will always cherish his memory
as that of a great statesman and patriot.
“With sympathy, believe me always,
sincerely, William McKinley.”
BRITISH BARK CAPSIZES.
Clkpt. Stalling and Fifteen of Hl*
Crew Were Browned.
Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 14.—The British
bark Angelina, 2,345 tons of Nova Scotia,
Capt. G. W. Stalling, sank in 22 fathoms
of water in front of the St. Paul mill
wharf, and the captain, mate and fifteen
of the crew were drowned.
The accident occurred during the night.
The vessel came here four days ago in
ballast from Shanghai. The ballast had
been discharged and the ship was lying at
anchor waiting to be towed into the
dock,
East night a terrific gale raged on the
bay, the wind blowing 36 miles an hour.
Two great boom logs were placed beside
the Andelina, one on each side. During the
gale between 2 and 4 o’clock this morning,
one of the logs went adrift, causing the
ship to careen and to capsize with very
little warning to the crew. The vessel was
entirely without ballast and the hatches
were open. All on board were caught like
rats In a trap and had no chance to escape.
The ship simply careened over, the water
flowed in the open hatches and she sank.
At daylight this morning the ship was
missed. Where she had been riding ap
parently securely at dusk the night be
fore, there showed a blank stretch of wa
ter. The wreckage which was strewn
about the bay told of the vessel's fate.
A large number of the crew were dis
charged yesterday, or the loss of life
would have been far more appalling.
This afternoon she was to have com
menced taking on a cargo of wheat for
Queenstown, and was to receive further
orders.
Capt. Stalling lived In Annapolis, Nova
Scotia, and leaves a widow and three chil
dren. He is well known at this port.
The Andelina left New York May 9 last
for Shanghai, carrying case oil, and ar
rived there Oct. 19. She reached this
port less than a week ago to load wheat
for Kphingcr & Cos. of San Francisco for
export to England.
She was built at Workington, Eng., in
ISB9, and was owned by E. F. H. W. Rob
erts of Liverpool, and was rated A1 by
Lloyds. Her dimensions were: Length,
330 feet; beam, 42; depth of hold, 24 feel 6
inches; tonnage, 2,395 net.
FIRST ARMY CORPS DISSOLVED.
'I lie First Cavalry Brigade Has Also
Been Broken lpi
Huntsville, vAla., Jan. 14.—Orders were
received at the headquarters of the Fourth
Army Corps to-day announcing that this
corps is formally dissolved.
The First Cavalry Brigade is also broken
up, the Second Cavalry having been or
dered to Cuba, and the Tenth Cavalry
assigned the department of the South,
commanded by Brig. Gen. Pennington.
Chief Quartermaster Penny, Engineer
Chittenden. Commissary Grierson, mem
bers of the corps staff, will remain here
for the present.
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APPEARED I> COIRT SMII.IVG.
The Sentence of Mrs. Botkin De
terred Until Jan. 23,
San Francisco, Jan. 14.—Mrs. Cordelia
Botkin, convicted of the murder of Mrs.
John P. Dunning of Dover, Dei., appeared
liefore Judge Carroll Cook to-day for sen
tence, but on the motion of her attorneys
sentence was deferred until Jan. 23, at
which time her attorneys will enter a plea
for anew trial.
The convicted woman appeared In court
smiling and showed no signs of her recent
alleged illness. _
Death of Frank S. B)air.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 14.—Capt. Frank S.
Blair, who was attorney general of Vir
ginia under the re-adjuster regime, died
at his homo In Wythevillc this morning,
.aged 60 years.
SAVANNAH. GA.. SUNDAY. JANUARY 15. 1899.
GRAY TALKS OF THE TREATY.
COLONIAL POLICY DOES NOT NECES
SARILY FOLLOW WAR.
There Was Necessity for Taking the
Sovereignty of the Philippines, but
It Does Not Follow That the Prin
ciples of Our Government Will He
Lost Sight of—The Problem Before
1* Is With the People and Not the
I’resUlent.
Wilmington, Del., Jan. 14.—United Slates
Senator George Gray was tendered a com
plimentary dinner by the local Board
of Trade In this city to-night.
President McKinley, his cabinet and all
the members of the peace commission,
with the exception of John Bassett Moore,
sent letters of regret. Mr. Moore was the
only member of the commission present.
There were 200 guests in attendance.
Senator Gray was the chief speaker of
the evening and responding to the toast
"Our Guests of Honor,” he said:
“It Weenie to be very commonplace and
cold, in response to this generous welcome
to say that I thank you from a full heart,
and yet, what else can 1 say. When one
feels deeply, short words are best, and
commonplace phrases take on anew
meaning.
“I have had, as you know, the great
honor of having been sent by the Presi
dent of the United States as one of the
commissioners to negotiate and conclude a
treaty of-peace with Spain, and we lately
brought home with us such a treaty,
which, If ratified, will restore peace be
tween the two countries and make more
secure the peace of the world.
“We are now in a crisis of our national
history and your hearts and minds as
patriotic citizens of this great country, are
full of anxiety as to the proper settle
ment of the momentous issues which have
resulted from the war with Spain. While
our country was in war with Spain we
were ready to make, I hope, every sacrifice
to insure the success of American arms
and bring victory and honor to the Amer
ican flag. And when the war was over, I
believe, the patriotic instinct of American
citizenship demanded, as your President
enjoined upon us, that we should exhibit
magnanimity to a prostrate foe and mod
eration in the hour of victory, as we had
faced the war with steadfastness and
courage.
A Doty Well Performed.
"In the first place I want to say to you
that It was my pleasure as well as what I
conceived my duty, to endeavor to carry
out this instruction, so credible to us as a
nation and so worthy of the high civili
zation of which we profess to be leaders.
"The acquisition of territory by the
United States was not one of the objects
of the war, and we solemnly declared in
the resolution of Congress that our only
object in demanding the relinquishment
of the sovereignty of Cuba by Spain, was
not to hold it ourselves, except that we
might pacify it and fit It for self-govern
ment by its own people.
“But in this, as in all else, ‘Man pro
poses and God disposes,’ and it is one of
the things that make thoughtful men de
sire to avoid war, where it can be avoid
ed, for no one can tell what its conse
quences may be. I ardently desired that
we might escape the necessity of taking
the Philipffcne Islands, and assuming the
burden that their taking will impose upon
us, and I know that the President of the
Ptnited States was equally anxious to the
same end! But it became apparent that,
without our seeing, unexpected
had been created, and out of these condi
tions, unquestionably, duties had sprung
which could not be avoided or evaded by
the United States.
Conld Not Leave the Islands.
“It was argued that the performance of
duty is some times not only unpleasant,
but has dangers attendant upon it; never
theless a brave man and a brave nation
will not shrink from it on that account.
On the other hand, if American sentiment
did not justify the return of these islands
to Spain, no more could it justify leaving
them derelict in the Eastern ocean, the
prey of the first occupant of European ra
pacity. The powers of Europe would ac
quiesce In our taking them, but they
would not stand by and see them in their
helpless condition of anarchy and disorder,
without seizing the opportunity to ag
grandize themselves,so it was thought best
by the President and his advisers to take
tlie cession of their sovereignty from
Spain and hold It in trust to be adminis
tered In conformity with those high ideals,
and liberty loving traditions which animate
and glorify the history of our country.
Duty cannot honorably be avoided, because
it may bring pain or danger, nor can re
sponsibility always he evaded because of
Us burdens.
Ili-tt Coarse lo I’nrsne.
"That I sought in Paris by all honorable
means, to escape this responsibility does
not matter now. It came to a point at
last where we had either to leave the Is
lands to Spain, take them as we did, or
break off negotiations and come home
without a treaty of peace. In the last
event, the truce would have been broken,
and a state of active war would have been
resume*!. We would now have no cession
of the sovereignty of the Philippines and
none of Porto Rico and no relinquishment
of the sovereignty of Cuba.
“It is true that in the protocol of Aug.
12, Spain had definitely promised that she
would cede Porto Rico and relinquish
Cuba, but without a treaty of peace that
promise would not be performed. What
would then have been the exigency < f the
situation? Undoubtedly we should have
been compelled lo go on and seize with the
strong hand and by military power, both
the Philippine archipelago and the Greater
and Leaser Antilles, taking by ruthless
conquest what it was far better we should
take by the voluntary cession of a treaty
of peace.
No Colonial Pol ley.
“But now that we have them it does
rot follow that we are committed to a
colonial policy or to a violation of those
great principles of liberty and self-govern
ment which must always remain Ameri
can ideals, if our free institutions are to
endure.
“No country, and this country least of
all, can afford to trample on its Ideals. I
have no fear that It will do so. With
out assuming for a moment apy right to
speak for tho President, I think I can as
sure you with some knowledge whereof I
speak that he fully appreciates the duties
and and responsibilities of the situation,
and that he is committed to no policy cal
culated to discourage, much less strike
down the aspirations of liberty-loving peo
ple all over the world.
"I belong to a different political i*arty,
but I should be false to my sens*' of jus
tice and to that pride which 1 feel as an
American if I did not declare my confi
dence in the patriotism ami purity of pur
pose of William McKinley. He is no
usurper of power, no stranger to Ameri
can institutions, but one of the American
people called to his high office by their
suffrages, and it would be strange, Indeed,
if he did not share to the fullest extent
in the love of our constitution and the
principles that underlies it. What less
than this can lie truthfully said of an
American President?
Problem Is YVlth the People.
“But the problem which confronts us
is not with the President. When the
treaty is ratified, no policy can be adopted
without the sanction of Congress, and
the whole American people will determine
through their representatives, what re
lations we shall sustain to the Philip
pines. Shall we hold the sovereignly in
trust for their people, as we will do in
Cuba, or shall we with their consent es
tablish a protectorate over them or gov
ern them as we will the Island of Porto
Rico. All these important questions will
properly come up for determination after
the ratification of the.treaty.
“I will not entertain the fear that the
American people will not stand by the
principles of the constitution and the dec
laration that they will not curb the am
bition of territorial aggrandizement and
exhibit to the world an example of mod
eration, justice and oelf-restraint that
will lie worth to us in moral strength
more than all the islands of the seas."
GERMANY’S POLICY FRIENDLY.
No Motive to Lend Her to Take
Sides In Philippines.
Berlin. Jan. 14.—The ambassador here of
the United States In an interview to-day
with a correspondent of the Associated
Press said that the whole flurry of indig
nation in the two countries is Just as base
less this year as last, and may even be
more baseless. He added:
“In my judgment it emanates entirely
from a small number of people who seek to
fish in troubled waters. Asa matter of
fart, Germany km sid allows that she
knows, her only true policy In the Ealt Is
to remain on good terms with the United
States. She has no earthly motive to lead
her to take the side of the Spaniards or the
insurgents or to stir them up or egg them
on.
“That there are some Germans at Hong
Kong and elsewhere who think they do not
like Americans is just true as there are
some Americans there and elsewhere who
do not like Germans, but such' gentlemen
direct neither the policy of our state de
partment, nor that of the German foreign
office.
“The relations of our country and Ger
many were perfectly harmonious during
the war, and since the war the Germans
have acquiesced in our suggestions. They
saw from the beginning how the war was
to end, and they accepted the situation
cordially. So far from quarreling at this
late day over Pacific possessions, they are
more and more inclined to work with us
in the extension of commerce and civili
zation. Only about a week ago they tele
graphed to their consular representative
at Iloilo on no account to land any force
for the protection of the Spaniards, but
to leave that matter to the Americans.
“Respecting the meat question, there Is
every reason to believe that the new con
dition of things will l>e much more favor
able to the United States than the old
condition."
The Cologne Gazette this morning pub
lishes an inspired article explaining the al
leged injustice of the American imputa
tion against Germany, concluding with
saying:
“The German government does not fight
with its visor down. Hut, beside. In view
of the fact that German industries neces
sarily need the American market, it would
fie incredibly foolish to indulge In a pol.
icy of hostility toward the American peo
ple. "
CANDLER IN WASHINGTON.
The Governor Occupied Ills Old Sent
For a Fetv Hours.
Washington, Jan. 14.—(Special).—Gov.
Candler reached the city this morning,
and was given the heartiest kind of a re
ception at the hands of the Georgia dele
gation.
According to ljis old habits, the Gover
nor went to the Metropolitan Hotel and
ihe time for the assembling of the House
found him in the seat on the Democratic
side of that chamber In which he was
for several years a prominent figure.
After the House adjourned he wa9
forced to hold a sort of Impromptu recep
tion, during which the prominent men on
both sides of the chamber were presented
io him. Several of these were old friends
who had been In Congress with him, and
the reunions were particularly happy.
The Governor recalled incidentally that
this is only the second time that he had
been in Washington since he left Con
gress, and that upon the other occasion as
on this, there was the announcement of
the death of a member. Gov. Candler will
leave to-morrow morning for Georgia.
TO SHOOT ALL THE COURT.
I'akknrevles Kills One of tlie Officers
NVUo Convicted Him.
Vienna, Jan. 14.—The Neue Frele Prcsse
publishes a telegram from Krakow, saying
that Lieut. Pakkarevicz, who was recent
ly sentenced to a term of imprisonment for
neglect of duty, yesterday shot and killed
Col. Zelinskl.
The murderer was arrested, and later
made a statement 4n which he said he In
tended to shoot all the members of the
court martial under whose conviction he
was sentenced.
SANGUILLY TO MAKE A KICK.
HE SEEMS Tit THINK THAT HE IS
THE WHOLE CUBAN ARMY.
Gen, Ludlow llefuseil to See Him anil
He Started for Washington to
Make a Protest—Mn j. Harrison
Says the Soldiers Art Improperly
Treated iu ilnvann—Mayor Laeoste
Sworn In—Greble Flails Muuy Fain*
llles SturviiiK.
Havana, Jan. 14.—Gen. Julio Sanguilly,
ncoompuiiUxl by four aides, to-day sailed
for Tampa, F.a., whence he purposes to
proceed to Washington to protest against
the attitude assumed toward him by MaJ.
Gen. Ludlow, military governor of the
department of Havana.
Yesterday Gen. Sanguilly called upon
Maj. Gen. Brooke, governor general of
Cuba, and for the first time gave his ver
sion of the Albisu Theater affair. He
showed Gen. Brooke, Gen. Ludlow's letter
ordering him (Sanguilly) to stay out of
the city, and not to wear his uniform.
Sanguilly, who had not seen Gen. Lud
low, got a note of introduction to h m
from Gen. Brooke, and sent it to Gen.
Ludiow by a Cuban aide, together with
an inquiry as to when it would be. con
venient for Gen. Ludlow to see him. To
this Gen. Ludiow replied that he could
not see Sanguilly and Ihe latter, liefore
leaving for Tampa, wrote to the governor
general a full statement of the ease. Gen.
Bangui.ly considers that tho Cuban army
has been insulted in his person.
Mnj. tinri'ixon'x Protest.
Maj. Russell B. Harrison, provost mar
shal of the Seventh Army Corps, has writ
ten a letter to Gen. Lee protesting against
the treatment of soldiers arrested in the
city without passes. The Havana patrol
arrest privates or non-commissioned of
ficers whom they found without a written
leave in their possession, and the prisoners
are taken into the guard house* where they
are held until the next morning, and sent
back to camp on the 10 o'clock train.
Maj. Harrison calls attention to the fact
that no arrangement is made to feed the
prisoners during their detention in the
guard house, and that consequently they
have nothing to eat until they reach ramp.
in some instances the soldiers thus tak
en into custody have been without food for
twenty-four hours. As most of the arrests
are made at night, tlie- prisoners are oblig
ed to go without their breakfast unless
they buy it for themselves or are volun
tarily fed by other soldiers in the gnard
house.
The authorities though heretofore pot
officially cognizant of this custom are said
to consider it a proper punishment that
the culprits should tie deprived of a
square meal. Other persons, however,
say that it is Injurious in this climate for
a person to miss his meals, especially
breakfast.
Maj. Harrison's letter was forwarded
to Gen. Brooke and by him transmitted
to Gen. Ludlow.
laieoste Sworn In.
Maj. Gen. Ludlow administered the oath
of allegiance to Senor I’erfeeto lrficoste,
the newly appointed Mayor of Havana
and Senor Federico Mora, the new civil
governor at noon to-day ut hts headquar
ters in the Inglaterni Hotel. Senor La
costa later, in the municipal office, swore
in the assistant mayors and other officials
The new officials called in a hotly to pay
their respects to Gen. Ludlow.
Mayor Laeosta’s salary has been fixed
at $6,000, but those of the other officials
have not yet been decided upon, though it
is probable that Gen. Mario Menocal will
receive $5,000 as chief of police.
Capt. Grehle, Gen. Ludlow's adjutant,
to-day found thirty families in one tene
ment, most of them absolutely without
food, the children naked and many of them
sick. The authorities wjll distribute ra
tions and relieve the distress.
MAY MODIFY 1118 LANGUAGE.
Course In tlie Engnn-Mties Contro
versy Depends I |ion I'lugn n.
Washington, Jan. 14.—The key to the so
lution of the difficulty between Gen.
Eagan and Gen. Miles was to-day in the
hands of the former.
The next affirmative action must come
front him if there Is to be action. The
war commission having called upon him
to modify his statement, nothing can be
done until he cither has revised his first
de.elaratlon or has notified the. commis
sioners of his refusal to do so.
It is confidently expected by the best In
formed officials that the commissary gen
eral will modify his statement to meet
the criticisms of the commission. He, him
self, will make no statement touching his
purposes.
Opinion* still vary as to whether the
withdrawal of the offensive statements
will end this incident. The weight of opin
ion seems to tie that the President him
self and Secretary Alger, in whose hands
the cabinet rested the whole matter after
its consideration yesterday, have not yet
made up their minds as to what course
they shall pursue. Probably much de
pends upon the expression of public opin
ion.
GOVERNORS ADVANCED MONEY.
Now Special Hills Must De Passed In
Order to Get It Rack.
Washington, Jan. 34.—Senators Tillman
and McLaurtn of South Carolina, called
on the President to-day relative to the re
cent decision of the controller of the treas
ury lo the effect that the states which ex
pended money in raising volunteer regi
ments for service in the late war, could
not be remunerate*! by the Federal govern
ment.
In the case of the Southern states the
money so'expended is to be applied on the
debt owing from the states to tho Federal
government. In the case of South Carolina,
however, this money was advanced by Gov.
Ellerbeout of his pocket In order to facili
tate matters. The same thing was true of
the Governor of Missouri.
President McKinley suggested that the
only remedy lay in special legislation by
Congress. He indicated that he would ap
prove a special bill If it were passed. Sen
ator McLaurtn will Introduce a special bill.
Hunk to Begin Business.
Washington, Jan. 14.—The controller of
Ihe currency to-day authorized the City
National Bank of Waynesboro, N. C., to
begin business.
esterhazy writes to coi rt.
Self-Exiled Count Say* 11,. Resisted I
Some Tempting Offer*.
Park,. Jun. 14.—Major Count Esterhazy
lias sent to M. Mazeau, president of the
Court of Caseation, u synopsis of the evi
dence which he says he would have given
at the Dreyfus revision inquiry, if a safe
conduct had been granted him.
lie admits his relations during 1594-95,
at the request of Col. Sandherr, chief of
the information bureau, with a foreign
agent, in which the count claims he sup
plied the colonel with important informti
tion "enabling him to combat the intri
gues of an individual woil known, but
whose position made it unsafe to act
openly against him."
Esterhazy adds that he was warned a
month ahead of Matthew Dreyfus' inten
tion and denounced It at the instigation
of Col. Picquart. Subsequently to this he
had the closest relations with his su
periors and acted throughout on their in
structions until Jan. 7, 189S, when he
claims, the war ministry suddenly as
sumed a hostile attitude toward him.
Fresh proceedings, the Count asserts,
were Instituted at the Instigation of his
cousin, with the view of getting him out
of the way and preventing him from tes
tifying before tile Court of Cassation. In
conclusion Esterhazy says:
"Alone, exiled, abandoned by those who
should have defended me. I have resisted
llie most tempting offers and have refused
to say or write a word against ray chiefs.
I hope the pain will lie spared me of
having to appeal to the tribunal of public
opinion from the decision of the Court of
Cassation.”
M IV BE NEW COI IIT-MARTIAL.
Court Finds There Was Treason, hut
Is in Doubt About Dreyfus.
Paris, Jan. H.—The Matin and the Gau
lols, this morning, say they understood
■that the inquiry of the Court of Cassation
Into the Dreyfus case is on the point of
terminating, and that the court will prob
ably report that acts of treason actually
occurred, but that sufficient proof of the
guilt of Dreyfus does not exist, and that
his sentence, therefore, is quashed. The
papers add that there will he a fresh court
martial.
Dreyfus, It appears, was Informed of the
revision proceedings some time ago, but
he is under tin* Impression that they ure
duo to the initiative of the general staff,
and In his letter the prisoner thanks Oen.
Bolsdeffre,, the former chief of the general
staff and his comrades of the army for the
action token.
DEMOCRATS It Eli Sill) TO VOTE.
\ Sensation Created In West Vir
gin in's bower House.
Charleston, W. Va., Jan, 34.—The chief
development in the senatorial situation to
day was the issuing of a call for a Re
publican senatorial caucus to be held next
Thursday night.
The petition was put in circulation by
the Scott forces. It was indorsed also by
Gov. Atkinson’s managers. The friends
of other senatorial candidates would con
rvnt to sign the call only for a session
beginning Monday to last as long as they
choose to make It. By delay the op|g>-
sition to Scot t has sought to defeat the
plan for an early solution of the situation.
The Democrats to-day put In a call for
a senatorial caucus to be held next Wed
nesday night.
In the House to-day a sensation wt'fl
created by the refusal of two Democrats
members to vote in favor of the report
of a special committee which recommend
ed that Via, a Republican from Monroo
county, be unseated and Ig>gan, Demo
crat, b©’seated in his place. A third
Democrat paired off with a Republican
and Via having been temporarily unseat
ed, could not vote. The ballot was 34 to
34, a lie. The question will be voted on
again Monday.
No liesiilt In California.
Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 14.—Four ballots
were taken to-day for the election of a
T'niled Stall's senator without result. Grant
of Han Diego, gained one vote, taking one
from Felton. There 4s talk of a caucus to
decide who wilt be chosen but no definite
stops toward this end have been announc
ed.
Deadlock Still Continues.
Helena, Mont., Jan. 14.—The deadlock In
the legislature for the ejection of senator
still continues.
SHAFTEK AT SAN ANTONIO.
Declines to Ularuu the? Rllei-Eagnn
Controversy.
San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 34.—MaJ. Gen.
Shatter, accompanied by Capt. 11. W. Me-
Kittrlck and wife, Capt. E. H. Plummer,
MaJ. R. H. Noble and J. H. Edwards of
Sail Francisco, arrived here to-night to
spend Sunday with Capt. J. N. Shatter,
a brother of Gen. Shaftcr. The party re
ceived a popular ovation at the depot and
hotel. The party leaves Sunday afternoon
for San Francisco.
Asked as lo the Miles-Eagan affair, Gen.
Shafter declined lo talk, saying:
"I know only' whal I have read about It.
I don’t propose to talk about it.”
MOORE Ml NT GO TO PRISON.
Supreme Court Refuse* the Certifi
cate of Reasonable Doubt.
New York, Jan. 14.—Justice Nash, in the
Supreme Court to-day, denied the applica
tion for a certificate of reasonable doubt,
landing an appeal to the Appellate Court,
In the case of W. A. E. Moore, who was
convicted-of robbery, extortion and assault
on Martin Mahon.
Justice Nash finds that no error was com
mitted in allowing certain evidence to go
to the Jury.
Killed by n Electric Wire.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 14.—James Coffin,
a negro lineman employed by the Bell
Telephone Company, was killed to-day
while repairing a broken telephone wire.
He let it come in contact with an electric
light wire that was not properly insulat
ed. Ho died before he could cut loose.
Von Munster tailed to Berlin.
Paris, Jan. 14.- Le Soir announces that
Count vort Munster, the German ambassa
dor to France, has started for Berlin, in
response to a sudden summons from Em
peror William i
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FAVORABLE NEWS FROM OTIS.
NO TRUTH IN THE ABSURD STOIIY
OF AN AMERICAN MUTINY.
The Genernl’* Diapntebe* Indicate tt
Decided Improvement In the Sit
uation—He I* Master of the Siton
tion and Able lo tarry Oot Any
ItcnMonnhlc Policy That Mn.y He
Dictated—Suspicious Nature of the
Filipino*.
Washington, Jan. 14.—The war depart
ment officials were very much encouraged
to-day upon the receipt of news from
Gen. Otis at -Manila that Indicated a dis
tinct Improvement, in the situation there.
The general’s dispatch completely nega
tives the absurd story from Madrid that
the American troops at Manila had muti
nied and refused to proceed to Iloilo, ne
cessitating the withdrawal of den. Miller’s
cxiiedition against that port.
Although the statement lias been made
before, it Is Just as well to repeat the fact
that Gen. Oils Is absolutely master of th
situation wherever he has planted his foot,
and undoubtedly is able to carry out any
policy within reason as lo the treatment
of the natives that the administration shall
dictate.
He has not, by any means, abandoned
the conciliatory attitude he adopted to
ward the Filipinos some time ago, and is
earnestly seeking to impress upon the na
tives that their best interests will be serv
ed by following the sound advice laid down
for their guidance in the President's pro
clamation.
There arc Indications that encourage the
officials here to believe that this policy will
succeed, although tt cannot be expected, in
view of the suspicious nature of the Fili
pinos based upon their previous ill-treat
ment by the Spaniards, that they are to
be convinced at once of the absolute good
faith in which Gen. Otis is acting towards
them.
THE SITUATION I Ml* ROVING.
A Native Engineer nt Manila Mur
dered by Thieve*.
Manila, Jan. 14.—The situation here is
improving.
A native engineer at the water works,
six miles outside the lines, was murdered
on Thursday evening by an organized
gang of thieves armed with various wea
pons. IBs wife, barely escaped the same
fate. The place was ransacked.
The native authorities are investigating
the affair, but the Filipinos disclaim any
knowledge of the outrage.
AGUINAI.DO'S EMISSARIES.
Three of III* Cabinet Now on Their
NVny lo Washington.
Ban Jan. 14.—Among the pas
sengers who arrived here to-day on the
steamer Nip|>oiv Maru from Hong Kong
and Yokohama via Honolulu, are three
emissaries of Agulnuldo. They are Honor
Morto, Senor Lowde and Benor Ruld, three
members of Aguinaldo’s cabinet.
They are en route to Washington on a
secret mission, the purpoee of which they
refuse to divulge. The Filipino* are intel
ligent and speak English fluently. They
will probably stay in this city for a day
or two and then will go on to Washington,
direct.
BOLIVIA’S REVOLUTION.
Alenzn’* Troop* Outflanked liy the
Federalist*.
Lima, Peru, Jan. 14.—Reliable advices
from Bolivia say that Gen. Caceres is de
tained at Uyunl by order of President
Alonzo.
According to the same advices, Gen. Ca
macho, the head of the federalist troops,
left Ra Paz with 2,000 men, and has taken
a position at Quenco, two leagues from
Ra Paz, on the hights of the road to
Oruro.
President Alonzo's troops were outflank
ed by the federalists and hla advance
guard was defeated.
The following consuls nt La Paz have
decided to act as mediators between the
government troops and insurgents, with a
view to averting bloodshed.
LENOX DON’T WANT FIT*.
Will Hove to Find Another Club in
Wlileh lo Fight Sharkey.
New York, Jan. 14.—At a special meeting
of tho directors of the Eenox Athletic
Club to-day it was voted not to entertain
any proposition from Robert Fitzsimmons,
champion heavyweight pugilist, looking to
a contest between him and Bharkey under
the auspices of that club.
Tom O’Rourke, Sharkey’s manager, then
announced that if Fitzsimmons could And
a club willing to give a satisfactory purse
and guarantee it, Sharkey would fight and
Fitzsimmons’ forfeit would then be cov
ered.
CHINESE CANNOT REMAIN .
Hawaiian Decision Revised and
They Mn*t Go Rack.
Honolulu, Jan. 7. via steamer Nippon,
Maru to San, Francisco, Jan. 14.—A decis
ion filed by the Supreme Court yesterday
In the last batch of Chinese habeas corpus
cases, disagrees from the former opinions
of Chief Justice Judd and reverses the
situation completely.
In other words, the Chinese petitioners
who claim right to land in Hawaii by
virtue of certain permits issued to them
prior to annexation, are remanded hack to
the custody of the collector to be deported
end disposed of as Gen. Brown may elect.
CAVALRY TO GO TO CUBA.
Second Regular* Coining to Savan
nah to Embark.
Washington, Jan. 14.—Orders were Is
sued io-day fot the Second United States
Cavalry at Huntsville, Ala., to proceed at
once to Savannah, Ga., for embarkation
on the first available transport for service
in Culw. The headquarters and six troops
are destined for Cienfuegos, and the re
maining six troops for Matanzaa