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THE MORNINO NEWS
T'ihll*hed - - Incorporated I*M
j II EBTH.I., rr.Md.ut
TREATY IS RATIFIED
IMTI'.O ntTRO MAY NOW COB.
(.inter imniitM iajau
the VOTE STOOD 55 TO 18.
i it trio* uf * t% u. DEiT vri:i>
~, „nlnr* lliicon nml Clay Noted o
HMlIr the Treat> —nlijeet <■( lr.nl)
| arlllmir Construction of Mil|>
limal-l'riuUlnna of Ihr Treaty
I. tlailr Nbllf—(anal May >Ol
11, I ortlfl.'rf. Nor I ard for n> Art
\\ nr. Except That I mini Slain
aim InUe Uraaarr to Secure Its
own Defense by Ita n Force*.
VV.is.'tlnglon. Dee. The Senate .ton
fum,,l an hour and ten minutes thl# af
tern-von in amending nl ratify Inn us
i, |..l thn Hay-I’auncefotc treaty fra
-ni.allfl.-nMon of thr Olayton-Bulwer
, Munition of 1850. Thrrr were six roll
. . nnd several viva voce vote* All th*
H-umdmeiita, exrep’ thoar offered by 8.11-
i, ..r Foraker and reported by the Oommlt
,,n K.u'.dvn R.datlona were voted down
) majorities averaging about 19. The
. . firatlon resolution wa adopt.-*! by a
* .it., of .o to IS.
Th< Senate wai In executive * melon for
„ it an hour before the time for vo:lng
„-rived. listening to speeches by Senntora
T ireton. Qallinger. Wol ott mid Bard >x-
Ii iatory of their altitude
Tri. two Foreign Relatione F.immtTtce
n nen.lmenl* were read Aral and were ae
, ..pil'd without division
The flrat roll eat! true upon Semtor El-
I- .inn ndtnent. d.-. arlnc thot "nothing
'.d11..1 In this treaty shall la- cottatrued
to i-revent the Fnlted 8 atee from . tqulr-
In,- at any time euftlclent terrllory and
lanty over the same, neon which to
I 1 I*l. manage. nperale. defend, fortify.
1 - eel ond control said canal, or for any
. - purposes a* the I’nited Plates may
.111 besr In Its own Interest* "
It was lost by a vote of 25 to A3.
utor Foraker withdrew Ills amend
I Is because they were tho same as
’1 -■ rviorted by the Committee- on For
. 1 Relations: Senator Penrose lit*, ne
•* it was practically Identical with
n.itor Elkins. an*l Senator BeWrMfe
I; because it was covered by the second
. ■ 1. committee amendments.
The other amendments were voted down
b decisive majorities.
The vote on Senator Tillman’s amend
rcnl authorising the defense of the canal
• I the maintenance of puhtlc order by
II I'nited Stales was 27 yews to 4.7 nays,
treaty was then rein I The vote upon
tic- treaty Itself, as amende.!, resulted ns
V. as—Aldrich. AIUon. Ilacon. Bev
• ‘.lg. liurruws. Carter. Clay. Cullom
I'. Ism*. Dillingham. Elkins, Fairbanks,
leaker. Foster. Frye, tiallinger. Hale,
II .hum. llairabrouah. Harris, Hawley.
II .ir. Jones of Nevada, Kean. Kenney.
I.[ndsay. 1-odtte. Mcßride. McComus, Mo-
Cumber. MclCnery. Mc|>aurln. McMillan.
.Mallory. Morgan. Nelson. Penroae. P.-r
--kms. Pettua, Platt of New York, Pritch
-1 I roetor. yuarles. Scott. Sho.ip
Hl-siner. Stewart. Sullivan. Taliaferro.
T mrs'.on, Turner. Warren. Wetnaore.
Will ott—Ca.
\.*>> Hartl. Bile. Horry. HutU*r.
• k t oil, Culbeiuosi. Daniel. HeltfoUl.
M r;in. Million. Money. IVttlKrow. Toiler.
Tillman. Turioy. V#l. Wt lilnKton—lH
Tr t # on thr treaty vo<* '•• n**
* wo senators for tin* treaty boliur
I'.iiroil with one against It. in accoixfew •
vnh custom: Drprw d*nl A*’**Ti for
v\ 1 Rawlins against; Clark and Simon
t with (’hllton d|iin*t; Ikjlllver an*!
I’tkir for with Town** against; Ciiffery
uriti p|.tt of Connecticut. for. with Jnn
Arkiirja*. axalciat; Kyle wn** a burnt
md unpaired.
The t**xt of thi* treaty a* amended
.itejt |ttf object “to facilitate the con
duction of n ship con a I to connect th-
A , ir.th iitui Pacific ocean*. an*l to that
♦1 il to remove any objection which miv
>f out of the convention of April 19.
commonly colled the Ciayton-Hulwer
to the conatructlon of euch canal
tler tne nuaplcee of the novrrnmmu of
* • I’nited Stater, without impairing th •
v I..im; principle’ of neutrallnatlofi *•
t.t..lahed In Article 8 of that conventlor..
he provisions follow
Article I It la that the canal
t-u\ be constructed under the auapices
• Ihe government of th** I’nited states,
ter *lrectly at tea own coat, or by gift
• liwin of money to Individual**, or cor
! ritlon* or through aunecriptiofi to. or
i trehaa** of *to**k or ehare. and that,
s ihject to the provision* of the preaent
invention, the al*l government ehail
I iv* himl enjoy all the right* Incident to
h conet rue t loti. n well as the exduelv*
> of providing for the regulation and
management of the *on.l
Article 11. Tl* high contracting parties
d-airing to preserve and miiliitaln the
‘ • neral principle" of neutra ligation eotah-
I die,| in Article VIII of the c’laytor-Hul
w. r convention, which convention I* her.*-
'■ Miperaeded, ado|t. ai* the baece of au>‘h
• utrallsatlon. the following rule*. *ur>-
! ' r liil!y a* embo*lb*d In the convention
w*en Great Hr it Ain and certain oth**r
>• Am*, elgticd at Conet.mtlnople. Oct.
itAy f>r the free navigation of ihe
> ■ t maritime canal, that la to eay:
Hrt. The canal shall b* free and open.
,r 5 time of war n In time of peace, to
•he v. -*e|* of commerce and of war of
l nation*., on terms of entire equality.
'o that there shall be no
ugninet any nation or Ite clttsen* or sub-
J* is In r**ef*‘ct of the (tondltiona or
<narge* of tr.ifflc. or otherwlae
H*conl. The canal shall never he Idnrk
•*ie<|i nor shall any right of war he ex
-1 ’■ I*hl nor any a<*t of hostility he com
niltUMi within it.
Third. Vessels of war of a belligerent
shall not revlctual nor take any store*
in in# canal except so far a* may be
s rlctiy necewsary; an*l the transit of such
'• >*el through the canal shall be effect*
* and w ith the least possible delay, in ac
• *rlance with the regulations In force.
nd with only such Intermission as may
t**ult from the necessities of hc service,
lilies shall be In all reaps* t* iubject to
•he name rules as vessel* of war of the
belligerents.
fourth. N*u belligerent shall embark or
*’i -mbark troops,munitions of war or wei
* ke materials m the cenal except In case
of accidental hindrance of the transit.
md In such case the tranelt shell be re
* with all possible dispatch.
Fifth. The provisions of this article shall
npply to waters adjacent to the canal.
wubUi Urea marine miles of cither end.
savanna!) Ilarnina
\ '***♦• le of w,r of 4 belligerent shall not
remain in such water* longer than tweti*
ty-four hours at any tim* *it ept In cas** !
••f di!**rit?, and in sun case shall <!’
part ais kcoii y* p<e>slble. hut a vessel o(
w ir of one bc;ilg*r?ni shall d. pa*t !
wrflthles jl wen ty-four hours from the de
parture of h v*of w k of the other
belligerent.
It is agr**ed. however, t m none of tlis
imnudiately fore^-tnu conilitiotts and
t ipulatlona in sc* dot numiM-re| on**, |
* n ° three, four and five of this artlcl\
"hnll spply to me teures which the Hnt
t I St*t**s mo\ fln*l r ne. *o*iir> to take
ttrtng ; j i o*i for •••ha *r *
lense Of the rnlte| St.it. md th* null!
t•■ 11 Att■ of iHlhlif* onler
The plant *Ma-.ilshments btilH
lhcs •••d all w.rk> nece-.ai-y to the con
struction. m tinierttiiAf and *|e ration of
th** carta! eh.ill Ir* deemed to be part
thereof for the purpose* of the conven
tion. and in lime <>r w.r as in time rf
;*• tv*** shall enjoy complete immunity from
attack or Injury by belligerents and from
o’ts calculate*) to impair their usefulness
a part of the canal.
> venth N* fot 11fi*-.1 |.| -. nhall b ere t
!*i ' mimanillng the < anal or tiie waters
•*■ *J * ’ at. Th* 1 niled States, however,
1 • ,M t 5 liberty to mnlflUilfl ->'h mill
tary fwiUce .ihtu the canal a** may t*e
necessary to protect It against lawlessn ss
ani dlsorAler
Article 111. Th* pr*nt <on vent lon
s all b- ratihe*! '*y the President of th*
l'nltcil Blat> b\ a i with the civic, and
*■••*■• nt < f thr Se nate ther***f. anl by li*r
Writ.limit* M.ije-t \ , and the ratification
! U exv luing* lat Washington oat
lamilon within vix months from the date
hereof, or earlier if possible.
John llay.
I'auncefote.
MTI \T|o\ Vlini MllllUl ft.
I'enra Ktilerislspd I lint llut*h 4>m
|>allaler Will .Inin ln%nliug
Mweru in i npe t ninny.
Ca|*e Town. !■ 9>.—'The situation In
th** northerii districts of Cape Colony is
more Fully two thousand Boers
have Inv.l 1 that section. Grave fears
ore entertained tii.it Hutch sympathiser*
will Join th*- rebellion and tlut this will
spread.
Although there is no f* r ns to the ulti
mate result the lack of sufficient number
*f mounted troops is felt by the Hrilish.
The otiormous waMe of horse* in South
Africa wa- never fully appreciated until
now.
A British fores followed, to avoid which
the Boers turne l westward and occupl**l
Ventcrstnd. I H hut they evacuated
be town th* ime l*iy on lh* approach of
'he British nd marched in the direction
of Steyn-herg
"Th** Boers. how**ver, have been Inter
filed and tin I difficulty In moving in any
lireetlon, is Steynslw-rg. Burghersdmrp.
Htorbcrg. Ilosmead anl Nauuwrrioort are
j nil strongly h**l 1 by th** British, and the
Orange river has risen considerably in
j their rear.
"Another J.nen Boers crossed at Sard
drift, miking for <’ole*berg. but on :h*‘
; dispatch of British fdree they- diverge*!
and occupl.-d Phlllpstown. De** 19. cutting
' the telegraph wires between Phlllpstown
and Houkt ktaal. Karlv this mornoig
some of thes** Boers reached lloukt kraal
j station and • ut th* line fhatU
j "Considerable relnforr-menta have been
sent to I)eAar n*l Hanover. an*i It k* ex-
I pe<*te*l that further invasion will now be
IStOpfH'tl.
"Hitherto there has been very little
i fighting. the enemy In every instance
j have retire*! befor* the British. They
•ook our garrison of twenty men at Ven-
I terstiKil prtsonerw. but th* M ig*rsfontein
I repulsed their attacks, inflicting heavy
! io> after some hours’ fighting ami a re
fusal of a demand *<> surrender.
"It is probable that of th** two invading
for v* ihe former Is a i*irt of DeWet
*omnianlo and the latter consists of wev
• r.il small commandos hitherto operating
! in th* a*-t nt Orange river colony, and
■ and a number of rebels."
it'TIN ITt AT % I.DHK SHOT.
inll-Brlllsh Ktellrmesi Reported
Frm t olesliera Hisfrtet.
Loiulon. I >e*. 21*—Considerable activity
Is now manifested at Aldershot. A large
draft of mounted troops will b*> ready to
;art for South Africa. Jan. 6. while oth
rs have been notifbd to hold themselves
In readiness for the destination.
According to the Town corre
spondent of the Daily Mall, wiring yester
*liy, the treason court, fitting in Coles
lx rg. was obliged htirritvlly to remove to
rap*- Town with the record* of docu
ments, owing to the vicinity of the Invad
ing Boers.
"Tiie Colesherg district,' ’’ says the cor
resjiondent. "is seething with anti*British
excliemnt A reengfescence of re , elli<*
b i-*r cptible in the districts Immediately
south of the Orange river Tuesday morn
ing a tight w%is proceeding at l*h*Hi*s
t*'wn. presumably with a commando
which crossed at San Drift “
IIOItK HOI K INN Nbr.llt.
Kitchener Reports Txxo Parties Have
i rossed Orssir River.
iAMtdon, D*.\ 20,-Th- following <1!-
paloh 1).)- been rvcHvi-(l from Orn. Kitch
ener. d*t*'l 1-retorli. Wedmwtaj'. Dec. 1?
"A |>arty of Rom. c*tlmate<! at from
iA> to *m lia- cro-<i"l the Orange river
ai Khenoat. rhoek
••A aecond h.m*l la report**! to hav*
cnaaol near Siithl diift.
"They ha*v Ken followwl I have rent
a considerable !>™lv of mounted men. who
are Betlliiß .irouml them
"T!u* Rom from Hbennaterhock are
Nlnß followed oloaely from Venteratadl.
which they left at 3 oelook Vt-Pda
evenlnß. Bolns In the direction of St. yne
'•The Imporimt imlnts on the rtillwav
on.l thr noUthlnrhoml are well xuwrled.
HolTth.- hard will an n be driven noiAn
ataln."
or. ww* iTHUAU rout?:.
Had .>• tlea H *."• •*
rapture of DewetMor?.
moemfonieln. Tuewlav. Dec. 1-Oen.
OeVA-et ha l t.OM nun and horaea
when he captured Dewetwlorp. accor.lliu
to a entleman who waa Imprlaoned there
The I met commander then declared that
, ... ..ins to aurrend-r without a
m.
Th* ton".- !d. h *> la now divided Into
three aectlona.
Itrlllah l-roelatio **•'•*■* ,-*w
ra.M- Town. De*'- JO-Martnl law haa
fj,,, proclaimed In Die fo.iowlm ad*t
"'•TDltalown. Victoria Meat. Richmond.
Hanover. M array aburf. Qraaf Relnet.
Aberdeen. Mkldleburg. Steynabur*. Ora
dock. Tarka und ilolteno
Caaaaaaillai Heard hear Kraaera
lorp.
Indon. Dec *e -A apeclal from Johan
nrahurn. da-ed I>ee 19. aaya thal baary
mnnon<Una waa heard Ihe muniin of
that Ju>. north of Krugeradorp.
SAVANNAH. GA., FRIDAY, DECKMBKK 21.
CRUMPACKER’S RAGE
wot i.n nr.hi ru ioitiia iikpiii-
MONTATIOIk IN <ON4.llk>N.
THREE REPORTS SUBMITTED.
rnnHiTTßr nr.poßT mvt not ni
MEMIIKMKIIir IT :t.%7.
I Minority Heporf lv *l M*mler
■ ntori h llenil>erstil| of AM), suit
4 latin• Thai llu|orlly Heport
Would \lorl% Iniustler 4 %r%vrm I
Miiir*-I ruutpaekrr Fax or* i*7 •
With Heilnclion of Hepreeststion
of irvrrsl sin lew.
Washington. I>ei*. 30 Bepresentaiiv
chairman of the I’ommitte** on
o*ll*ll*. to-day M I***l in the ll*use the ma
jority report on the rcnpportionmrnt bill
reported by hfei committee, fixing th
membership of the House for the nex
decade ut 257
K present alia'e Burl*nth of Main*, filed
h minority report signed h\ *x m*mb**f
in favor of a f|ou>*- to b< **inj** • i •*-
memh*rs. and Ilepresentatlv** i'rumpack
er of Indiana who signed th* Bur.dg.i
report also tubmltt* I an independent re
port in favor of r* diu .ng fh* representa
tion in the Southern states. t the extent
of t.e abri.icr> mnt of th* stiff rage. 11l
ii*ie|iendent report favors a House to Is
composed of 374 members.
Mr. Hopkins. In the majority report,
cite* many instances to show that the
low* of veatv by at at ini under reapisirt ton
men! bills wa- not mi vimmon M .i hu
•etts tor inaiance. which und**r tin* third
census hal twenty n*mi>*rs. was reduce*!
to tan under the sixth, seventh and eighth,
and Virginia, w hich had tw*ii \-three In
the third, had hue nine und* r the ninth
The report says tha committee follwd
the plan adopted under the sixth census
and followed continuously since. It has
the sanction and apt>roval of sixty year*
of national existence The pm t
to livtde the constitutional
ulatlon by 357, th** proposetl
membership. The quotient. SUk.sKx
is ihe ratio of representatives to pofHii.t
tlou. Thi<* ratio to the p.i*u.iUm
of each state will yield in th* aggr**g.tt<*
a niimter som**what less than 357. the
number determined upon as the member
ship of the Houee. Tli** difference is made
up b> assigning to the state having th**
largest major frw* tiotts additional repre
sentatives until a sufficient nuniier have
been assigned to bring the total up to 357
, A membership of more than V*7. the re.
port says, would make the Houe* un
j w ield y.
The minority report is signed by Q|cssrs
Burleigh. Russell. Heat wol*. CTumpocker.
Grimth and AVUaor.
Referring to th* Hof>kins apportionment
:lw minority r**|wt says:
"The anomalous ch.ra*Her of this pro
Ismukl apportionment n* w* II hs Its ob
vious Injustice is clearly demonstrated l>
tlw fact that H Is necessarily Ims*-!. |t>
part. ut*on majority fraction*. i*l y**t
t’olorado with a majority fracti-.n of 121.-
367. Florida with a majority fraction of
BO.ttff and North 1 wkota with a majority
f ran lon of Iflft.&feft. !o not receive a re|*r*--
sentatlve Imsed upon such majority frac
tion. while every other state with a ma
jority fraction receive* a represent At iv*
for such majority fraction.
• We believe that every state should b*
ireate*! ulik** with inference to its ma
jority fraction, as no Invalid reason has
b* en or can lc assigned for the discrimi
nation between th* in We also believe 11 • •
in th new apf N ttonmeut no state should
lose a representative. We therefore re
(umnund a House consisting of 3w> mm
bars.
"In reaching thla number we have
adopted the method need by the lannil(-
tee, and tiave followe<l the precedent -a.
tahltahed by the llou*e in 1572. when Ih.
Houae added to the whole number of r.-p
--reaentatlvea, a reprewenta: ive each for
the alatea of New llaminlre an-l Flor-
Ida. by reaaon of the fact that they each
had almoat a maj*>rlty fraction after the
whole number of representative* hiul been
apportioned.
"We take the computation baaed ii|on
JSI reprenenlatlvea iiikiii n ratio of one
representative for every 191.1a.’ of topu
lanon Nebraska, with a majority frac
tion of 57. and Virginia, with a major
ity fraction of 106.M*. each lose a repre
itentatlve an*! get no representative for
the majority In either ca*e."
Arkaneaa, Oaltfornhi, Color ido, Contwc
tlent. Florida layutatann Maiwachueetta,
Mt-*l*slppl. YlisMurl. North Carolina.
North Dakota. Whlng:on. Weei Vlr
glnln arid Wtseomdn gain on*> represent i
live each; Minnesota. New Jersey and
fvnnrylvanta gain two Illinois. New York
anti Texas gain three.
The Independent report of Mr. Crum
packer goc* exhauatlvely Into the
abridgement of th* tight of suffrage in
Ihe Soutborn statoa. He quote* ihe four
teenth .intendment to the coneMutlon
providing that when the right to vote i*
ahrMged. except for tan itrliwilon In re
bellion or other crime, the representation
shall l>e reduced tn such stole* in propor
tion to *uch abridgement
••Congress In thi* matter," Mr Crum
packer says, "must lake cognisance of
current history nnd of facts disclosed by
official records There I* not a mentis r
Of either House of Congress who die* not
know to a motal certainty tl>* by direct
operation of law the slates of txnitsiana
Mississippi. North Otrollna and South
Carolina have disfranchised n sufficient
•Himleer of citlsens to deprive each of
them of several representatives they
would Otherwise he etsltle.l to. to say
nothing of the largely lev reared suppre*.
s,on of votes caused by unfntr Partis in
administration of the laws. The question
Is. will Congress make an apportionment
cf representatives according t.) the plain
tequlrementa of the conatltutlon or will
It Ignore those requlromtnls and act ac
cording to Its arbitrary will
Mr Crum-neker then tske*. up the con.
•tit ut lon of Lxnitslana and adduces figure*
to show that tn that slate *3 74 per cent,
of the clttaena are disfranchised. The rep
resentation should, therefore, he argue*,
be reduced from seven to (our. In North
Carolina, for the same rewrotv be figures
that the representation should he reduced
from nine to tHx; In Mlsslastppt from seven
to four, and In South Carolina from six
to four. The aubterfuge resorted to In
th* South to evade the laws, he any*,
marks the beginning of political demorali
sation ond aortal decay. He then proceeds
to • severe arraignment of the South In
many loraltttra of which The trampling
under fool of laws cakulatud to aware
the rxrrx'i,* of pdltleal prl\ll* gee lo h*
negroes, lias continusd for sv) .ottg r.iat
it I.** Miowtnc Ike \ kci wia fruit* In the pr**>
alence of mob taw ’
ll* dettouji* * * the frequssW resort lo
lynch itaw uid Its un*i*k*hle horrors
"These atrocities " fays he. "bespeak *
deplorable ondlilon of | , %l4tUal mtirnl-
Their frwjueni o< f urrence Is the legltt
iTwt* res ut l *fa general t*Mi of disregard
Of *-lection law •* "
Th* scluUoi; of the •problem this **ondt
tlon pr nt Mr Crumparker •*
one of the ourning questions of the hour
It 1* above iMirtistiin ship. 1* involve?* th**
v**r> lift* of tli* government. ll** says lit
con 1 union :
"The measure T pr opose carries no rc
e* ntnieut toward any state. North or
South It is ne designated fur punish
ment. but It simp v aims to ;*la • r**pr<
-•■ntntion in th* lloie* uinin Its ronstl
t.. t t - ai Ino state a Ju.-tly *vm
pain if it b. *orded its full right** No
c*>iti|r*>riil!M can !>•* made with wrong ’
SCOUTING iTTpHILIPPINES.
• ilt|tn<* Snlitnll Plan f l'r*|*e*l
Government In t *•• ml*l*|i**rs.
Mini h. I*. 30. -'Bv* ry mountain tra*n
in <**r Young > dtstrict, north of toe
Ab? i river and Iwtweon tne ro.iet an*l
I >oi*m **s. has be**n followed up by tie*
Am* in • •>u: this mohtb A eimtlir
mmetiutU ha taken jdace tn the prov
tn * s of Fn4on. Beiiguet. l#elNinio hil
that part of Hout.i I loco- which it**** south
of the Abrn river. Fifteen insurgent*
liav*- l***ii killed and tat than u hun
• lied A-aptured Th* \ iliac* s are tUvay**
abandoned b* fore t.ae arrival of th* am
munition. but many bußdinc* that have
been i • I as liar racks have been de
stroyed
Tie leader* of the projected autononi>
party have again visited the Fliillpptu**
(’•anmission and the pi.itform proposed
wa** discussed privately ttid in m In
formal way. The o*iiunlHsi*>n<>rv* silvie**
the eitmuia i>n of a f**w minor features
Personally they atquove th** movement
.* forward step in th*- direction of
the ultimate nicu-nire >4 self-government,
e hich the ronunttte* haw already l*eei
Instruet**d to endeavor to bring about.
Th* 1 plan of the p.irty is lo form l’nlte*l
Htues t* rritones Involving candidature
for ultimate statehood. Th** platform de
lurea In favor of a Sana!** and a House
of liepre-entativee elected from the lis
trier- *f th* archlpeltgo * ording t* |**p
ulation in |r. parltig a >iII of ngitta
the I’nited Htates Conatttmlon Is utilized,
w . h th** • x • ptlon of the feature of trial
by Jury.
A *ordlng to the plan, the governor
general, .tp|Nilnted l*y ihe President. woull
hav* h power of veto except in cases of
a two-thirds vote of Hie legislature The
L*-gielture would chooae live delegates to
th** I’nited H atrs Gongres Tlie platform
Opposes !he sale of the PhllippineM wlth
otlt the consent of the legislature. It
contains little regarding Judiciary or |or*al
affairs In the mam It repeats the fea
tures of the United fttste* Constitution
The most Influential and honorable natives
ar.* Identified with the movement.
MR I'll ■*:■> TtlK lAM HldhTf.
I'nrtv **f Tlilrd 4 main Has a Hhsrp
Brush.
WaxMiurton.
bit'xram fri>rn Admiral Hfm**v, irtvinx an
a omit of a sharp brush with Fhlplrm in
■urgent* was rs* tv**l to-day ot th* Navy
D**t*artment
"Cavil!*. I tar 2n—To Bureau of Navi
gat lot). Washington. Flftrrn tro**p*rs,
Fourth Cavalry and flv** of thr rrrw w**ri*
larstr l fi*m tho gtintsiat Basro y**st*s
-•i y nt laiuibwnrs. Cavite province Bur
l*riM eighty insurarnts. aharp sktrrn!* i
half hour; thirteen insurgent* klll*J,
twelve rifles captur***!; large rmo<Nit
.•*tur* d*-*troyed. one tvounded.
“R**mey."
FOR N \ N N N L AT NTION.
4 rut mrr Rr>klxt> • I’nwfffi fo tii
t*lu Ray.
Manila. Dee. 9i The I’nttefl gt.ifex
eruleer Brooklyn will proceed next Bit
uriay to Auidg hy. to c'omplete the
amination of lov-alitlei* av aiiai*!** for a
naval stntlon. The (’fitted Ht fe* cruiser
Atlwmy, 4 *.*pt, J K. Craig, grounded on
* reef in Bublg bay. !ntt 4xs flo.ile*l off
•nd has r*ached Cavite.
Gen Bate** reports thai a detachment of
the Fourth I ’lilted States Cavalry, ns
*p*ted by a gunboat attacked the t*wrn of
Fantangan an*l di(enH*4 the arm**i oc*cu
parua. killing thirteen.
NKKO NT RF. RFTI IIM I).
Riitlxli fioxerwoseat NNIII Re **Nofl-
H**l" of N mend meat■.
Washington. Dae. 30— Inquiry at the
gtate Department aa fo the future of the
Hay-Pauneefota treaty, j*t ratlfl**| with
amen*lments by the genate. develops the
fa<* f that contrary to the common under
stnrwllrig. the documetit does not n****d to
be returned, at this stage, to the British
government, even If the President is of
a mind to go on txßh the negotiations.
Secretary Hay will await an Indication
of the President'* wishes in that matter,
and if the lat!* r. as has treen already In
dicated by official statements, conclude*
to give tin* British government an oppor
tunity fo pass upon the amended treaty.
sh**n th** State De part man t will forward
lo that government, not the treaty itself,
hut ihe terms of the amendments. In dip
lomatic parlance, the British government
will be "notified” of the amen*lments v It
mui, then, acrordlng to the statement of
the officials of the gtate Department, he
allowed a reasonable time In which to
accept or reject them As to what would
constitute a reasonable time, no direct
expre"ion was to he had. hut attmtton
w ** directed to the fact that the Fnlted
grates government had hod the treaty
under consideration tor a year, and that
•he amendments made to-day were be
yond dl *pnf e, vital.
* t ING I MF. I NITKIANNM.
taunt Ron I < Inina Me NN mm Radiy
Ilea It NN II h.
Paris. Dec. 30—The suit of Fharlea
Wertheimer, the London hrlc-s-brac
dealer, against Count and Countesa Bonl
de 4’astellanc. to recover payment for art
objects sold them, began to-day In the
first civil chamber. The total sum involv
ed in the transactions Is 6.500.00 b francs.
Count Castellano has filed a counter
suit, rtemrndlng a full eta-cment
transactions, claiming that various ob
jects. admittedly authentic, were sold nt
ucandaloudy exaggerated figures, nnd that
inn nr srticl#-* were represented as nulh**n
t. antiquities when they wera rtsaily 1m-
RlllfHMN
SHREWD OLD CHANG
w
KNOW** I \>3H 1 rtllNl. rtl%T rtM
-II*.N lllNimiNx \i.llll ON.
STORMY MEETING OF ENVOYS.
I'UHOt.i: 4IF m*.4 iii < i imiAN'i
si-71 M To lit NT.
The |)eln> In 4 hltia *eem* l* Hr In
ter nit un tle—Mtu || * r* Meet lo Sinn
%iith*r Nie—W 111 Venn <lorr
l <inf(*r*nri* and Further l. ln>.
Minister Wit tall** *n Secretary
llux to Talk Oxer Ihe xitiintton.
Pekin. I*x 30 Yesterday - in*-ding >f
the foreign *nvoj - w.*x protracted an*l
i*un**wftiat stormy. **wliig t* the *lenlr*
to ills.over wh dl-itM 11 t the Chill* >*
wh*t rvirv minister has pledge.l l k* qx
f**'*ret l.i lluug Chain- Invan.t > \ know**
within two bourn of the dor** of u n*H*t
ing wimt ha ha|*fienet.
A nnetmy of the mlntMer* t,*-l*l
to-nlglit t* nlgn the note, which pio mMj
on H.iroiday. will be clellver***! I*n all tl**
minister*- t* l.i Hung t img and Frln****
i’hiiig. with a r*qis*t that they r**ply
soon as |sstlle.
Tti** original note will h* written In
Fr* A h \lr. tVmgi r aid Hr llrn- t S
•ow will enclos* an BnglDh tran*-'latlon.
whlb- a Chinese cofy will U- itta-iied.
Four days win el i|*s* Im-fore a reply can
be expected, owing to tin nece-stty of
com n* union ting with ih*- Chin*-s*- *ourl
Trw modltlixitlon pnq****•.l by th* British
government was 4li.it in til 4*hlna ha I
prove*l that *h** Iru* ml* ! • implying w ith
the terms of the no • ami tendering full
satisfaction to the power*-, no h*q- could
Ih* held out lli.it the *upailon of the
province of Chi Id by all the for. would
cease.
The international battery firing practice
In fffinting park to-day resulted very cred
itably for the Arncjl .mi.
SITUATION GROWING WORSE.
%uti-l-'rrtain ttiilbreNkx l*re*ltetet
I nless llelloHr kyatrsi *f 4*x
rrnmenf I•to I lel in 4 liliin.
laOpdon. Ih* 3* A lls|tatch to th**
Reuter Telegram Compn> from Pekin,
dated Wednesday, !*•• 111. *ays ih- sltua
twn thr<>ughut the provincial is rapidly
growing worse nn*l is ('aiislng grave anx*
leiy. The dlepntch a*lds tlsai unless a
definite system of government is *|*eedtly
Installed a recrudeyet-noe of the antl-for
etgn outbreak** is eonfldeniljr predicted.
The pressure of win tor tiegins to he felt
by the people, who are also stiffering on
account of the blackmail levied ty the na
tive employes of the allies, for which ihe
foreigners are blamed. A number f lies
prrailoe*. imprisoned at tho Ru Ch*>w Fu
by Oen. Mel. whom the Germane rel**as*l.
are now hurrying #** th** t*hl Id Hhang
Tung border, burning house-, murtl* ring
and pillaging.
(.t int %NX M Nil 44> IM * I
Gaining a Worse It epnla • lon for
xrirrlp Than the Mns*lan.
Ifidon. Dec. 21.—“A1l the governmmtM
have MpproY**d the BritUili amendment.”
says th Pekin oorrespomtoit of th* M**rt
ing IWt. "and th* <lnuisM will hr* pre
sented to tho 4Tillies** plenl(otenilMrl**w
witlwuit any suggesibm *f an alternative
“On many groumk* tt* Herman* are
gaining a worse reputation for severity
than thi* Russians ever hn*l Tlie oun
try Is pia< ilcally in a defenaeb-ss state,
moreover, beeatis** 4’ount von Wael* rs*-
will not allow Chinese Ir*sgs to do any
thing and tin- f rHgn tru*ts are absent or
eng.*g*l In kioting.
“!t reporter! !lat five days ago the
German troops visited Lung China and
shot sixty imperial troops who were **•
g igrd In suppressing Hour* .tttd also kill
ed thirty other Chinese. Including thre*
convert*- They took prisoners, in
cluding thirty ns! I veil ut; ached to the An*
glh*un nitSMun.
"In consequence of an appeal from the
magistrates, however, the prisoners were
lllierate*!. In r* turn for Ihe payment of
XMXjO tic* Is This punitive expedition Was
In defiance of the un*l*rstan<ling !hat no
such m*si*iires should Ih* taken pending
the negotiations. The Germans are said to
have l*?ited lb** place.**
I MF. JOINT NOTH MUNKI).
I*ihl>mll-s VII ll 1 ill ll m Drm qil ,1s f
tisnsaat sail thr I’nnrri.
Herllli, lire 3>-Thr COlaffttri O.ist-tlr, In
an artlrlr -loMitiqt w|ih thr Fbinrsr altua-
Don. anioutKrs that- all th* mlnlatrrs
sUtnid thr prrllmhwry Joint notr to-ilay
iThursitHy) an-l that thr not* will hr amt
imiw-illately to I'titnr < tuna ami 1.1 Hun
< hsr u
It also ilrclarr* tliat fir notr inliOiltra
the prtinlplrs of thr min.mum .Irmamls
of Ormanv. ami tlw Fo> r an-l Halt It
waa a-xr.'-.1. oi tlir i-r-.(K,s*l of Orrat
Drttain. that until thr l.man.ts wrrr sat
laflrrl tberr shoulff la- no withdrawal of
thr troop* from Ivkln ami th* provUnr
of CM 1.1
CAl.l.i:i> •' **-< MKTiRY II *Y.
Mlnlslrr Mu Wsnls Inforraaltoo as
to U hat Hill M ill Hr.
Washington. !>-•■ Minister Wu e*!l
--,.),i the State Department to-ilay to folk
over thr Chinese situation with Secretary
Hay.
It Is u rulers torsi here that the o*ree
ntent Ui its pres.-nt form As-* not ram
any ape -Ills- aum or sums to he palil by
the Chlnrsr government an Imlemklty on
amount of the aupprnssiot) of the Boxer
movement in-l the ilestruciloei of foreign
missions, but that question Is left to
settled by negotiation* b*twe.*i the min
ister* an-l the Chlnrar plrnl potent I* rlrs.
with provisions for It* referenc* to Th*
Hague trhunal In the event of failure
through that means
Ministers laala (Ir.-ldr on Joint
Notr.
Dondor.. Dec 21—According to * dis
patch to the Rs-iter Telegram Company
from Pekin, dated Dee #, the ministers
hsve again derided upon the .erms of the
preilmlnar)’ Joint note. The dispatch saya
It la understood that they have adopted
certain British anendmant* which wIU r*-
quire the approval of the various govern
vm-nts atul that pr.*'*a r *l\ tnirn w-eks will
elniNH he hire nega!t*itloii* commence
4 ape 4 tiltiiM In* nmldii XpreNltiiu
(’4|h> T* si. IV. j The InuNidn of
t'il|N 4~'oU*n> l* spre.ttMng It t* r-port* and
that !*• ll4H*t b ix*** ***cu|g*d Cn>*biirg
-Htiith of PhUit>p**i**dis aivt near th**
'rang* River 4'obtn> frailer Ttie jM-rsde
•m* - ai. ilia r i dbt uritsd A mixed
of l.rte men was dl-tatche*l north yestet
I<* \ ev cnlnn
Great Britain < 4 onirol lluMhs*.
!>• *l**n I• 31 lard Linslown# s-■ ■
r* ix ot slat* f*r foreign affairs has
! <>i>-hhl. Ii • gottaihvi* .it > orling to the
Dally Mail bv w h Rue* in will. Jan
1. give Ureal Britain entire control *f
t lie rails., s from Pekin to rihan II l
Kw.ni.
NO COMMENT*FROM BRYAN.
tlnnk anil File of I’hHi Fxpresnetl
Tkemselxes In I wiiil nml IhOO,
Me Ssfß.
Atlanta, Dec. A lion \V. .1 Bryan tn
a telegram to lay to the AHhiila Journal
declines t rxpt* a himself U|sui Mr
iTevelan*! ** s atem**nt to Is- pul>Hnh-*l tn
die Balurdu> Kventng P**st. an I which
ipptird iht> morning in n*-w 'j*sp* r. re
• eiving H>r dispatch*'* of Ihe Associated
Prt* Mr Itryan sa> s
"Your Inquiry received. I’ntll Mr
tTeveland rets forth and finitely what h**
considers ’Demcs'ratli' prliudples* then* Is
no necessity for comment. Th* rank and
file of th** party • xpressed thenvelve* In
IKV. md tn UW. and I b*\*' no doubt they
ttf’ill continue t** expre themselves on Is
rues as they art-* . \V J Bryan “
A DEMOCRATIC ROW.
I linn.tlrr Ulitl TlllaiiHn ttkchidlur
Plraunlrlra Ih tl*er
Alotilni.M •
\Va*hinto>n. D***’ 3) - 111 lh# *f**n —a
•lon of lh Hoimto to-iloy Mitlo buai*mi
waa tran)M<*ia*l. A aplrlla.l !.-hati waa
pradiAtatcd yvar tha raaolutlon of Mr,
ChanAlrr i> <lli harw- llta ('ommlttra on
Conttniim Ki-nn from furitiar •<-
aklarntliHi of (hr raaolulloto Hiilliorl/.tnit
an InvaatlKatlon of th- Montana ,rt) Itor
lal raa*- Ttw* aarhanxaa laiaam tin* *i■
voimtaa nt-l m|Mn-tita of th* raaolntlona
took m |M.llltral turn -in*l raaultaa! tn a.am-
Itvnly rolkxiulra No action u|>n tlir r*-o
-lutlon wir inkan.
Tho arm> raorfantsatlon tan waa ra.
portwl by th* foanrolttaa on MllMary Af
fair* ani S-imtor Haarlay nnnounoaA ha
aon hi ntova to taka it ti| If |)Aaaa<! It
will ha rant to a oonferanca cr*ntiutta of
tt.a two lloilxa*
In tha tllacuaalon of tha fhandlar raaolu
llon Mr Jonaa of Arkaiwaa protaatai! that
tho resolution waa a rabuke to tha rant
mlllr.- Mr i'handlar rat.l no polltlra hat!
attlarail Into lha cnmniAttaa'a conaldaratton
of th.- <■.- It.ah Mr Clark an-l Mr
SI 1*1111)1* .-ra In-iniH rata an-l lha nnaa
tion Itivolvad tha aanltn* of ona Damocrat
or another
•'lf thla la purely a Ilamorrattc rpmr
ral." aiiK.at<-.1 Mr. Tllttiatn, "than tha
Sanalor'a Intaraat In tha matter la rathar
aktraordlnary."
Mr C iandiar rtkorlatl facatintialy tht
lhcr> wrra not now anouch Damocrata In
lha Si-nata ptopar.y aral full to praa.-nt
D.-mra-rat) • print Iplaa ai-.l napoutwl In-ni
.wr-itlc .toctrlnaa. and It waa lhouht that
anotltar mint* t- Ittvan a aaat ItafariiiiK
lo tha praaanaa> <at tha rommlttaa of Mr
Jonea of Navada. an.l Mr Jonaa of Ark,in
aaa Mr Chandler raid th< arirumant of
lha opponanta ot tha raaolutlon waa that
An. fh-nata had placad Itaalf In tha htuaK
of thn Jonaa family, ntu! that It could
not ant out avtai to datarmlna which of
tha tlamocrata waa antltlad to a aaat In
tha body.
Mr Chandlar aald Jhirt lha Montana
aanatorkil Invaatlaatton comluctatl laat
ratwlon had <oat Iw-twaan ttnon tin.l MO--
tan
■■Amt what ttanaflr w.m tlartvad from
|I7” ItMinirad Mr. Tillman
"Tha vacancy of ona of tha —-nta of
Montana la (lia unawar," raplltd Mr
Chandlar.
“fm," raaponda.l Mr Tillman. "buA In
tha raoant nlartton Montana want Itatin
cnMle. and n ftamOK-ratlc aan.itor from
that atata la aaaurad Tha frutla of tha
Imaatlsatlon are tad no sweat an they
were anpaclad to l>a "
At t. 46 p m tha Bcmita ward Into aa
acutlva M-naioti. titv! at 1.25 p. in. ad-
Journatl
ROSE RENEWS MOTION.
Now Arguing to Have Cn.-gplalat
Agglnst tirerne A tl.tsnr In*-
sptrgtore fllamlssed.
New York, Dec 30 —United Ht itrs Com
mtssloner Hhtrlde t*s-rly llstmisl to the
closing argument In the proceedings to
secure the removal of John F., W. T. ami
E. 11. Ogynor and Iteiijamln D. Oreene,
am-uaed of <-on*plra y to defr tud she gov
ernment In connection with former t'a|t
O M Carter In Ihe Improvement work In
the Bavanngh harbor to the Jurisdiction
of the federal court* of (leorgla.
Lawyer Aiiram J. Rose, for th* de
fendants. renewed his motion lo disnilas
the comprint. He said that there was
so much testimony nnd so many points
had been raised that he would sum up
the ease chronologically. This he did,
giving a complete hletory of the pro
ceedings from Ihe conviction of Carter
to the present time The conspiracy
charges iigatrirt the defeipiuhts were then
taken up by Mi Koee lie argued th.it
there was no such thing known In law
as a continuous conspiracy as charged :n
the indictment It wu* a principle of law.
he said, that when nn agreement hud been
entered into and an overt act committed.
Ifie crime was theneontimmated am! the
statute ot limitations began to run He
■lerlnred that there wua m>f a charge ill
the |ndi< tmen that wo* not burre.l. un
der the coni-piracy charge.), by Ihe stat
ute of limitations.
Mr. Rose did not finish his argument,
and will continue It to-morrow He will
be followed for the prosecution by Fni
:ed States District Attorney Marlon Er
win of the ftouthern District of Ueorgia.
Another t uusplrulur lu Trouble.
Darts, Dec MaJ. fuignet, who ffg
ured In the Dreyfus court-martial at
Rennes, ha* been arrewed and imprison
, ' ■ M • Vaierlen w er.
awaiting a trial h> court-martial on “w<
charges First, of aiming M Delrwer
minister of foreign affairs, of having told
t tie < hamt- r eJ Deputies an raw ruth, ami,
second, of disclosing a oonfldanUal doett
menu t
DAII.Y )> A YEAR,
f, ( ENTS A < OPY
WEEKI.Y 2 TIMES A H KKK II A TEAR
COLUMBIA’S BLAZE
BI HAT IIDTHIIT rIIFArATA IH.
MI,HIT.A tITRAHtArS,
HOTEL MAY NOT BE REBUILT.
■——— ■
tlitermiii .1 % Wlllts. Uhllf Trylag
l** Help Fireanew, llsd a Narrow
I x**B|m • ruin IG silt —IT rostra
petl lllsir In 'lime t Ssve m
l. 4 *r qtwrrshli* old xhsslles.
i •dumb).* s < Iv.- jo I'oitmihiaa
hut nt *i it r pr nt-* an unsightly xfs
pear in * f*> d.i\ Th* • i?* getter 4. rsgrat
that ilic Hreftwil, liu.ihls •.. n wve rate of
th* Is-st bfc k af but! ting in town, suc
caade*! in stop|>lng ih** flam- just whso
they re.trhe*) the n--t f hll*ous and in
expetislve shacks on A* -tn’>!y str*-e4. For
• hr* ••!*. K (his i: rutigttfare is UiwmS
, all ft >t *■•*i**r> *huiitlv . .n*l although m*a€
. / them ar* oil a* i* I but If of w<od, they
j hav* immunity from fire (hat is wonder
j ful
j There Jm much si* * ulation as to wheih
• r t ie Jirxmie Haiti will t>* rebuilt. Mr*
I Thomas Fagan, the present owner slid
propt is ikil t htgc; in *ti by prefer
* • i n*t b* lng advanced in years Is ua
, 'Hsjas** *l to enih.irk In tle businesw. but
(be hotel which sas built by his brother
'■t ago, b.iM always be*n a very
l*eotttab. invetainienf anl will .xmtrol pay
ing patranagM if re bulk 81ti. It was built
the lan<l ot t itpted luts nsire than <li>utne(l
hi \.*lu. . and the ?it. is one of th*- h**s|
• orners in town If thi land txn Ua
Knight front Mr Fagan thera will be ilva
i\ ttkblirig It t an Mdmiraiiia pta**e,
• liber for an offi* hulkltng or bank.
All tin- rest f the butnt district will
iv r• ■ ••H it in '* <i it sotin ah and
\u •*, ,i instance in* buihltng erectad will
is* an Improvetiitrit on the old.
J A Willis, an alderman, and tiw* Urg
*’** maiiufa- Hirer *T engines AnaJ farm
ing machinery in South Carolina, ha Ia
very narrow *eo*ti from daith In tha
hotel He hod managed p sears ago. when
i* fir'*! opened, aid kivowtrig tha
fialls. led *wne of the mor! verpur sum*
tlnvnen to a *p*> where they could tight
ib- rtn t* advantag* on the third tl*a.
Thes extlngulshetl the Mr* where It was
visible. lan In tin- tin a awhile It burst
• hi? law ween th* party and the exit Tha
firemen Went down on *• ladder, and Hr.
VYiil.s aftrtupttd to galu th** *loor. Just
then the llgi.ts were t'ut *dT. find tha
whole up|*r ffiW fllle*! with *l* m*e smoke,
ft was tln k *s n;ght, an*l Mr Willis got
lost Hi cried for help, ht tiw r Afing ot
the flames ir *wtied all mxtnd of vo ce.
M was overcotm au*l f* ll tmc<Mis**tou,
where the fire was scorchit.g his fair A
fireman w ho had heard one call of "help,"
was taw hug along **n hands and kvwes,
anl iwrhel tfie han*t of the fallen man.
He dragged him out >f the building Mr.
W'lllts says ft will he the last time lye will
play hi* mum*.
I’he traffi' managers of the chief rail
roads In Bon tli Carolina are endeavoring
to get the railroad commission to lorrstM
the rates on cotton see*l. making them
••li:*l to those maintained In other states.
These rates were reduced several years
ag*. when small oil miile to**-led immu
tng n n*l liave red oktee *een iih-reused.
They are much below the rates in every
ether Southern state For a haul of 3*l
miles, the rate tn South Carolina b* 16
cents; In Georgia $1 S. for li* tubes, tiie
.South Carolina rale | SJ.S; that in Geor
gia. 12 40. aid the sain* *lisproporton ex
ists at other difttnnciße.
Th#* commisakm la considering the peti
tion. also one asking that the minimum
rate per t4g e fertilisers In carload lots
be fixed at 1& cent a. instead of 10 cents.
It Is reported timt l*>iglish < apltnlists
are buying up min* rnl land in York an I
Cherokee counties along the waters of
King creek and Bros*! river. Negotla*
tins are no%x tinder way for the purchase
of the Flint Hill gold mine property cat
It rood river.
The towti Council ot hop au
thorlxed the Mayor to draw an ordinance
dividing the city into wards, and has aim
d**-tde l to mark the afreets and number
the houses
Mrs William Carter died of smallpng
in t’nlon. under unusually sad condition*.
Hhe was married Just a year and wm
only 3n years *>l*l. Hh* leaves a baby
iwo wa-ks old.
f>r James Bv ins. chairman of the fltato
Board of Health. re|g>rts to the Governor
(bnf the smaliisix • -orwlltUitte In Hpnrtan
tturg have Improved. The public school*
• lose*l there two weeks ago on account of
fiie dl**mw. are! that occasioned conal.l
- alarm
Because steamboat companies, like rail
roads. must get their charters from tho
leqrislauire. the secretary of stats has
refused a charter to the Cbsrlraton and
i Wilmington Bteamkoat Company of
Georgetown. This company of George*
town men vacantly purchased tho
lies Is of the Carolina Bteamhn*t Company.
HIVKK (Mi IMIIHOH HIM.
!•- ommlllrf I’nr.il (hr Hill Ihmu
JMI >Z(MMM>.(MK(.
Warhlngtnn. Dec. -The Houee Oom
mlitw on Illverw an<l Harbors to-day rom
tdrtrd thrlr bill. Thr total usvrtgirlallona
carried by It yesterday. Including ronlln
ulna ronirai-t*, amounted to about |*u.-
ijoi.onu. A eub-rotnmlMee |Mrl thr bill
down hint nl*ht to about I**"',<101.000,
Norfolk. Va . rwrlvrr Sm.uV) and New
nort New* 1325,*> Thr Mu project for
Cleveland, O . thr honir of Chalrmaa Bur
(on, arhlrh war In thr bill for morr than
It.nonon), war reduced to about (3.000,010.
Thr project for thr Routhrrn Para at thn
mouth of thr Mlralarlppl war reduced
U.ori,n Thr spprof>rl.itlon for thr Drl
awarr rlvrr war rut about half a million.
Thr Hprlng rhannrl project for Raltlmora
| provided for In thr bill. Oalvraton will
receive 11.000.00 for Ihr rrrtorattoa of ItO
Jetties.
THII‘ mMHK.II tOHimK.
Hreakrra Manalaa tliuh and Hill
t’rol*nh1 1 Hr Total l,n*a.
Miami. Kla.. Dec. 30.—A large Kngllsh
tramp ilramrr wrnt aahorn thla aft, rnoon
about forty-flvr ml Ira aouth of Miami She
la laden with coke. Thr brrakrrs hava
brrn running ao high all day and to-night
that thr crews from (hr wrecking station
hava not as yet been able to reach her
or get sufficiently dorr to aecrrtaln her
name. The (framer la lying badly to
night. and every Indication la that ba
will be a total loaa with a ieaa of tha
cargo.
< olnmblan Revolution Crashed.
Caracas, Vrrnxuela. Dec. to, via Hay
tlen cable.—Advice* received here from
liiimna. on the OuU of Cartaco. nay the
Colombian revoiuthMi baa baen crushed.