Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 44, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 February 1899 — Page 5

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SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS DEFORMITY APPARATUS. Trusses, Elastic Hosiery. Earnest stock of ARTIFICIAL. EYES In the State. W.M. 11. ARMSTRONG A CO. (New No. 127) 77 S. IMlnciii at.. InUlanaoolls. Ind BITTERLY COLD SUNDAY BREAKFAST BEGAN IN A TEX-DE-GR EE-BE LO \V TEM PER AT I HE. RUlng Tenipefntnre Promised for ToDay—A Power-House llyuaiuu Burned Out. * According to the weather report of yesterday the indications are that the present cold snap still has an unbroken hold on this vicinity. At 7 o’clock last night the thermometer registered Just two degrees lower than It did at the same hour the night before and was steadily falling. The coldest period of the last twenty-four hours reported was at 6 o’clock yesterday morning, when the mercury stood at ten below zero, while the warmest Intervals were at 1 and 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, when it went up to zero. The Weather Bureau at Washington promises fair weather to-day, with rising temperature and winds becoming southerly. Following are the hourly tabulations of the Weather Bureau: —Saturday.— 8T- m 2 'j p. m 0 10 p. m —1 11 p. m —2 12 -4 —Sunday.— 1 a. m —4 2 a. m —4 S a. m —5 4 a. m —6 5 a. m —7 6 a. m —9 7 a. m —lO 8 a. m —9 9 a. m —8 10 a. m —5 11 a. m —2 12 -1 1 p. m 0 2 p. m 0 3 p. m —1 4 p. m —2 5 p. m —2 6 p. m —a 7 p. m —4 POWER-HOISE BREAKDOWN. Street-Car Company Using One llun* dred Tons of Coal a Day. For a while last night the street cars on eeveral lines traveled at a snail’s pace or stopped altogether as the result of a breakdown at the Qapltol-avenue power house. All day yesterday the dynamos were taxed to their limit, and one of the machines, from being overworked, burned out an arma t- re at 6:30 o’clock last evening, temporarily stopping all the cars on the Illinois street, North Pennsylvania and South Meridian street, stock yards and East Michigan street and North Indianapolis and East Tenth-street lines. As soon as possible the circuits were transferred to the West Wash-lngton-street power house and the cars made to run with diminished power. In many of them the current was so weak that it was Impossible for tho conductors to see to collect fares. By 7:50 the damage was repaired, however, and all cars were running on schedule time. During the present cold weather the coal consumption of the company has increased from seventy-five to one hundred tons a day.

The Delayed Train*. The cold weather of the past few days has had its effect on the railroad traffic into this city. The most important roads centering in Indianapolis have brought trains into tho Union Station anywhere from fortyfive minutes to three hours late, and the reason given by all of them is that the cold weather makes it hard for the engines to generate enough steam to make schedule time. The most serious trouble is not on account of local conditions*, however, as the greatest sufferers—the Pennsylvania and the Big Four—have had their trains delayed by the big snowdrifts in the East. No. 11 on the Panhandle was two hours and forty minutes late, while No. 7 was an hour arid a half behind schedule time. No. 35 on the Big Four, from New York, was two hours late on account of snow in New York State. The Vandalia’s No. 2. from St. Louis, was forty-live minutes lates, and No. 8 followed her two hours and twenty minutes behind time. None of the other roads suffered by the cold, the Monon, Erie & Western and C., H. & D. all being on time, while the 1., D. & W. was delayed one hour and fifteen minutes on account of connections. . ZERO POWER. W ANING. * Fair Weather with Rising Temperature Predicted for To-Day. WASHINGTON. Feb. 12, 8 p. m.—Forecast for twenty-four hours: For Ohio—Fair; continued cold; fresh northerly winds. For Indiana, Illinois, lowa and Missouri— Fair, with rising temperature; winds becoming southerly. Weather Conditions and General Forecast—The anticipated cold wave has reached extreme northern Florida and to-night covers the entire Southern country, except southern Florida. On the gulf coast the temperatures range from 8 to 18 degrees below tho freezing point. This morning the minimum at Mobile was 12 degrees, at New Orleans 14, at Galveston 8 and at Vicksburg 1 below zero. All previous records for the second decade of February were broken, from the lower Missouri and middle Mississippi valleys southward to the gulf. Temperatures of zero or below occurred In southern Texas, southern Mississippi' and northwestern Alabama. During the day, however, the temperatures have moderated decidedly in the upper Mississippi valley, the slope region and the extreme Northwest, and are once more above zero in those districts. From the Ohio valley eastward the temperature changes were slight. A storm is central to-night in Florida, the depression extending along the coast to North Carolina, and as a result heavy snows have been general from Georgia to southern New England. Warnings of these heavy snows were distributed Sunday morning in the middle Atlantic States and in New England. There were also snows followed by clearing weather in the middle gulf States; elsewhere generally fair weather prevailed. In the plateau region and on the Pacific coast generally fair weather has continued, with higher temperatures, except on the extreme northern coast, where there were rains Sunday. Snow will continue Monday in tho middle and north Atlantic States and snow in the south Atlantic States, followed by clearing except in Florida, where there will be rains, followed by fat* weather In the northern portion. Snow is also indicated in the east ern lower lake region; fair weather is Indicated elsewhere. The cold wave will reach Florida to-night, and freeezing teniperatur* Say be expected in the northern portion bv onda.v morning. Warnings to this effect were given the widest possible disiributioi Bunday morning. The cold weather will continue generally in tho Atlantic and gulf

States, but with a tendency to moderate somewhat in the west gulf States. In the central valleys, the upper lake region, the West and the Northwest rising temperatures are indicated. On the Atlantic coast brisk to high winds will prevail; north in the northern and northwest in the southern portion. Cold wa'e signals are displayed at Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville and Tampa, and storm signals on the Atlantic and gulf coasts from Eastport to New Orleans, except at Jupiter and Key West. Local Observations on Sunday. Bar. Ther. R.H. Wind. Weather. Pre. 7a. m.. 30.64 —9 50 North. Clear. .00 7p.m..30.59 —4 68 N’vOest. Clear. .00 Maximum temperature, 0; minimum temperature, —lO. Following is a comparative statement of tho temperature and precipitation Feb. 12: Tem. Pre. Normal 32 .13 Mean —5 .00 Departure from normal —37 —.13 Departure since Feb. 1 —207 —1.02 Departure since Jan. 1 —269 —.48 C. F. R. WAPPENHANS. Bocal Forecast Official.

SUFFERING AT NEW YORK. Biting Wind and Low Temperature— Steamer* Belated. NEW YORK, Feb. 12.—Last night’s storm was characterized more by the biting wind that accompanied it than by the fall of snow, but, although the snow fall was not great, it managed to drift sufficiently along the railroad lines to delay many of the incoming trains, and, consequently, the mails. In the morning tho incoming mails were from three to five hours late, and most of them were incomplete, owing to the failure of tho through trains to make connections with the branch roads. The mails from the North and West over the New York Central, duo at 6a. m., arrived at 9:10. The malls from the North and West due at 11:25 a. m. did not arrive until late in the afternoon, and so it was with all the mails. The North and East rivers were blockaded with ice, the former being frozen solidly across at the upper part of the city, The harbor is full of masses of ice and miniature icebergs, which seriously interfere with shipping. The Harlem river Is frozen solid north from the, Harlem bridge. In the kills between Randall’s island and the mainland and the mouth of the Harlem river were great cakes of Ice. There was serious interference to-day with the transport service of the New Haven Railroad, tugs being used constantly to break through the floes. The Boston express, which is ferried around to Jersey City, was delayed very materially on this account and the big freight-car floats were moved with the greatest difficulty. At a Igte hour to-day none of the big liners had reached their docks. A strong north wind was blowing during the day aneb this may have the effect of keeping some of them off the coast. The list of those due includes the Cunarder Etruria, the Alsatia, Anchoria, Paris, La Betagne and Spaarndam. The Spaarndam belongs to the Hol-land-American line and should have reached port two days ago. The few vessels that did creep gratefully into port struggled through ice floes in the lower bay. The few sound steamers scheduled to reach here this morning were about four hours late. The suffering in this city throughout the last week has been intense. Charitable organizations, free homes and places of refuge have been taxed to the utmost to attend to the many destitute people. Every night tho police stations are crowded with those who have nowhere to go. The capacity of the hospitals and the free dispensaries have also been put to the test, and have attended to hundreds of persons suffering from frostbite. Commander Booth-Tucker, of the Salvation Army, sent out the following telegram to seven hundred leading army officers: “Urge you to consult authorities to take immediate steps to relieve distress. If necessary open your hails day and night during the cold snap.” The Salvation Army has been doing a great deal of work in this city and numerous large checks have been sent to the army officials oy prominent people to aid in the relief of the poor. All of the Salvation Army halls In this city have been open for the accommodation of the sufferers. Three of them have been open for the last three or four days, with sufficient accommodation for a thousand people. Meals have been served at one of the halls in Cherry street at 1 cent each. Beginning with to-morrow, coal and food will be distributed at various named depots. STEAMER CAPTAIN KILLED. Tempest uoum Voyage of the Adrln front Antwerp to New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 12.—The HamburgAmerlcan line steamer Adria, chartered by the International Navigation Company, arrived last night from Antwerp, after a most tempestuous passage, during which Captain Von Levetzow was thrown down into the cabin passage way and killed. The Adria left Antwerp on Jan. 19, and experienced a succession of gales, storms and hurricanes during the entire passage. The vessel being In ballast, little headway could be made against the terrific weather which continued without cessation during the entire voyage. Early in the morning of Jan. 30 Captain Von Levetzow left tho bridge, intending to go to the cabin. He succeeded in reaching the cabin passageway, when he was thrown violently to the deck, where he lay when found lifeless by one of his officers. Death had taken place some hours previously'. The officers were of the opinion that the captain had been thrown down violently and became insensible on entering the passage way. In this condition he was thrown from side to side by the violence of the storm and the rolling of the steamer. When discovered by his officers Captain Von Levetzow’s head was smashed in and his blood covered the sides and ceiling of the passageway. The body was buried at sea the same day. Captain Von Levetzow was forty-two years of age, a native of Hamburg. Movement* of Steamers. QUEENSTOWN. Feb. 12.-The Cunarder Aurania, from New York on Feb. 4 for this port and Liverpool, arrived here at 11:35 this morning. She reports heavy gales throughout the voyage. Sailed: Campania, for New York. MOVILLE, Feb. 12.—Arrived: Ethiopia, from New York. . HAVRE, Feb. 12.—Arrived: La Gascogne, from New York. A Mean Lot. New York Mall and Express. Those memento hunters in Havana who stole every flower and potted plant placed by our naval authorities upon the graves of the Maine martyrs in Colon Cemetery for the anniversary of the explosion are a's mean-spirited a set of scoundrels as ever disgraced the title of American—for we assume. naturally, that they are Americans. The should be detected, if possible; and if detected, the worst will not be good enough for them. Mr*. Wtnnlow’* Soutbiue S>yrup Has been used over fifty years by millions of r'others for U.eir children while teething with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens ths dtn:s, allays pain, cures wind colte, regulates the newel.-:, and Is the best remedy for diarrhea, whether arising from lev thing or other causes For sale hv druggists ,n every part of the world Be sine and ask for Mrs. Winslow s Soothing Syrup. 25 cents a bottle. In spite of flannels, coughs and colds will make • lodgment in the system. But they arc not tenet* at will. 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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1899.

WARM DEBATE PROBABLE ♦ - democratic; senators will fight PASSAGE OF THE ARMY BILL. a Proposed Y’ote on the McEner/ Resolution Will Also Cause Trouble -Programme of the House. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—The promised effort on the part of the committee on military affairs to get immediate consideration of the army reorganization bill promises to be the most Important feature of the proceedings of the Senate during the present week. Lines are divided very sharply on this bill, and the contest over its consideration will unquestionably be both fierce and stubborn. The Republican members of the committee manifest a strong determination to press the bill, regardless of all other measures, and their first effort will be to secure consent from the committee on appropriations to set the appropriation bills aside until the army reorganization bill can bo disposed of. They argue that it is useless to proceed with the appropriations, especially those for the army, until they know how large the army will be. They also urge that there is far greater necessity for lcgis’ation increasing the size of the army than for the appropriation of money to meet the government’s expenditures. Said Senator Warren, of the military committee, in discussing the matter: “The present appropriations hold good until the Ist of next July, while the volunteer army will necessarily be disbanded as soon as the peace treaty Is signed by the Spanish authorities. Wo will then be in a ridiculous plight with all our new possessions on our hands and our forces reduced to such an extent that we will not be able to even man our guns in this country unless we get an increase of the army. It is absurd to say that any temporary expedient would answer the purpose. You cannot find men to enter the regular army at sl3 a month unless they are sure of steady employment.” The Democrats, not only on the military committee, but throughout the Senate, will resist any effort to get the army bill through. They say, however, they will not try to prevent consideration of the bill. In speaking on this point Senator Jones, of Arkansas, said: “If the Republicans want to take the responsibility of filibustering against the appropriation bills and of throwing them over to another session of Congress, I, for one, am Willing that they should do so.” Continuing, he said that he did not beaeve that the army bill could be passed if •v. Sa ptfid receive the exclusive attention of the Senate for the remainder of the session. As I look at it.” he said, “if the programme for taking up the army bill to the exclusion of the appropriation bills is pursued, both the army bill and the appropriation bills will have to fail. I do not be--1 l vo . Senate will agree .to the passage of the army bill this session. So far as I am informed, we on this side are willing to grant a temporary Increase of the army/ but x do not believe many Democrats would consent to the permanent increase of the standing army.” It is not absolutely deckled that the committee on opproprtations would voluntarily retire in the interest of the army bill. It however*, step aside for a few days in order to give the promoters of the military measure an opportunity to test the temper of its opponents. There are at present only two appropriation hills before the Senate, so that the time for the experiment is not unpropitlous. These are the agricultural and Military Academy bills, and both can be disposed, of in very short order unless there should be extraneous opposition to them, and this is not to be expected, exas ar * expedient to stand off the army bill. Much of the proceedings of the last two days of last week was due to the expectation on the part of some that there would be exceptional pressure to get up the army bill, and the proceedings were intended to indicate to the friends of that measure what they might expect in case they should attempt to put their programme Into execution. Other opportunities will doubtless be seized in the future for the same purpose as long as the army bill threatens. The army bill has not yet been reported to the Senate, but thore will be an all-dav session of the committee on military ‘affairs on Moih ay, with the hope of concluding consideration of the bill in committee and of having it ready to report on Monday or Tuesday- The probabilities are, however, that it will not get into the Senate before Wednesday. The probability of an effort to force its consideration will, however, make It almost as much a basis of proceedings as if it were in the Senate itself, as everything will be done with reference to this point so long as the purpose of pressing its consideration is manifest. Another question which bids fair to provoke considerable controversy Is that involved in Senator Hawley’s notice of a motion for reconsideration of the unanimous consent to Senator Mason’s proposition to vote on the McEnery resolution at 2'30 o’clock Tuesday. Senator Hawley had objected to consideration of this question when it came up Saturday, and he was absent when the agreement was reached. Several other senators who also opposed the McEnery resolution, including Senator Platt, of Connecticut, were absent, and Senator Hawley’s motion for reconsideration was made after consultation with them. There very few instances on record in which effort has been made to deviate from a unanimous agreement, and there is little doubt that Senator Mason will strenuously resist this attempt. An_ effort will probably be made Monday to dispose of the contested nomination of Mr. Ewart to be Judge of the Western district of North Carolina, and it is expected that the Senate will go into executive session early in the day for that purpose. Beginning at 4 o’clock on next Saturday, eulogies will be pronounced upon the late Representative Simpkins, of Massachusetts.

IN THE HOUSE. Fire of tho Great Annual Bmlgrets Not Yet Disposed Os. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—The House will have little or no time during the remaining three weeks of the session to devote to anything except appropriation bills. Yet there are a number of measures of great importance which will press lor consideration. Much pressure is being brought on the committee on rules for another day for the passage of the publio building bills to which the House last week devoted two days in committee of the wholo and their request will probably be acceded to, but hardly during the coming week. The announcement of Chairman Cannon that there was no time to consider the steamship subsidy bill and the Nicaragua canal bill settles the fate ol tho former. The friends of the latter are to try a llank movement by attempting to attach the canal bill to the sundry civil bill now under consideration. As it will be the only chance the bill will have at this session Its supporters will make a desperate fight. Time must be given for consideration of the bill for the government of Hawaii, but it, also, for the present, must give way to the appropriation bills. Five of the great annual budgets still remain unacted upon by the House, and as they are the most important of the appropriation bills It will require practically all the remainder of the session to put them through and consider the conferenoe reports upon the other appropriation bills as they are brought in. This will undoubtedly prove to be the case if the opposition shows a disposition to debate the various propositions as they are brought into the arena. And this seems altogether likely. During the earlier part of the session the opposition was passive, but it seems to have been aroused by the debate on the army reorganization bill and within the past week has become quite aggressive. The threat of an extra session appears to hold no terrors for the Democrats and Populists; indeed, some of them would apparently welcome it. especially If it were called to increase the size of the regular army. To-morrow consideration of the sundry civil bill for amendment under the fiveminute rule will be resumed. Its scope has been so enlarged and complicated by the attempt to place the canal bill upon it as a rider that it is difficult to predict how many additional days will be required to pass it. The whole question of the receipts and expenditures of the government, the deficiencies and the possibility of a bond issue is likely to be thoroughly ventilated. As an unembarassed proposition the Nicaragua canal bill would doubtless command a very strong majority in the House, but with the power of the appropriations committee and the threats of a bond issue thrown in the balance against it and the Hklihood that to get a direct vote upon it will require a reversal of the ruling of the chair, it is exceedingly doubtful whether it can carry, As

soon as the sundry civil bill is out of the way the fortifications bill will follow and the other three appropriations bills, in tho following order: Naval, army and general deficiency. Both the naval and army bills, in view of the existing situation, will furnish texts for the discussion of our future policy and may be prolific of long struggles. Altogether it would seem, unless the opposition resumes a passive attitude, that the House will have its hands full for the remainder of the session in getting throught the appropriation bills. Gen. Brooke** Death Report. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—General Brooke, from Havana, to-day cabled the following deaths to the War Department: At Matanzas, A. 11. Morgan, civilian, teamster with engineer battalion, killed accidentally; at Santiago Private William J. Cunnlff, Company F. Third Georgia, malarial hematuria: at Havana, Private Richard Orphan, Companv I, Second Artillery, killed. General Brooke says the alleged case of yellow fever at Guariajay was found to be malarial. HOOP FACTORY WRECKED ♦ PECULIAR ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED NEARLY 1*20.000 DAMAGE. Albert Shuck, a> Paroled Convict, Ordered Back to JeffersonvilleOther Indiana New*. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. DECATUR, Ind., Feb. 12.—The Hawk hoop factory at Berne, this county was the scene of a peculiar accident last Friday. All the machinery in the factory was running at full speed, with twenty men at work, when the governor belt on the engine slipped off Shafting and machinery began to fly about promiscuously, and the engine jumped from its foundation and plowed clear through the mill, smashing everything in its path, and finally tumbled over about twenty rods from the mill. No one was hurt. The mill and machinery are wrecks. The loss to Hawk Brothers, proprietors, will be nearly $20,000. The factory had been crowded with work and was running nignt and day. i _________ Industrial Affairs at New Albany. Specinl to the Indianapolis Journal. NEW ALBANY, Ind., Feb. 12.—A cooperative glass company, of which exMayor Brashear, of Gas City, Ind., will be president, will probably build a flint bottle works in this city. Mr. Brashear states the works will employ one hundred men, about fifty of whom will be skilled bottle blowers. The company proposes to buy its land and build its plant, providing first mortgage bonds to the amount of $20,000 can be floated after the works are completed. A committee has been appointed by the Commercial Club to secure subscriptions for the bonds from local capitalists and business men. The plant Is to cost $35,000 when completed, and the money derived for the sale of bonds will be used as working capital. A syndicate of Chicago capitalists have purchased a sixty days' option on the Ohio Falls iron works, which have been idle for the past four years. The plant was valued at $150,000 when it was in operation and gave employment to over three hundred men. Old Enough to Know Better. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ’ KOKOMO, Ind., Feb. 12.-Rebecca MartindaJe, colored, aged seventy-eight. Is an applicant for divorce from Moses Martindale, aged eighty. The plaintiff is at present serving fourteen days' jail sentence for smashing a stone jar over the head of her husband during a quarrel over the latter’s mother, Milly Martindale, aged one hundred and five, who lived with them. The woman asks divorce on the grounds of cruelty and failure to provide. All reside in this city. Moses, whose head was not injured by the collision with tho crock, had his aged spouse arrested for wanton destruction of property and hurting his feelings. The wife retaliated by applying for divorce.

Must Return to Prison. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, Ind., Feb. 12.—0n information from Jeffersonville Prison officials the police to-night arrested Albert Shuck, a paroled prisoner, sent from Richmond a year ago for robbing a box car. Shuck had a good situation at the enameling works, being a bathtub molder, but last week became intoxicated and quit his boarding house, and was reported to the prison officials by the landlady. The officers here do not believe Shuck’s offense warrants his return to prison. The woman asserts that Shuck threatened her life. Engineer and Fireman Injured. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FORT WAYNE, Ind., Feb. 12.—'The Grand Rapids & Indiana passenger train, which left Cincinnati at 9 o’clock Saturday night, collided with a light freight engine in the freight yards, one mile east of the city. Both engines were badly damaged. Engineer Frank Perry was badly bruised. Fireman George Crabill was badly burned by his clothes catching fire He ran to tho tender and jumped in the water tank, thus saving his life. A Village Suffers ly Fire. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. DECATUR, Ind., Feb. 12.—The Clover Loaf Railroad office, with all books and records, telephone and telegraph offices, posioffiee, towTi hall and the general store of A. J. Wood, at Pleasant Mills, near here, were destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss will be several thousand dollars. Air. Wood carried some Insurance on hi3 stock, and the tmildings were also insured. A defective flue was the cause. Mrs. John Lynn Fatally Injured. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WABASH, Ind., Feb. 12.-Airs. John Lynn, aged seventy-five years, one of the oldest inhabitants of the county, fell down stairs at her home, four miles south of Wabash, yesterday, broke an arm, cut her head badly and injured herself internally. Owing to her advanced years it is feared the accident will result fatally. Physician Paralyzed. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ENGLISH, Ind., Feb. 12-Dr. T. M. Hammond, a leading and enterprising citizen of this place, suffered a paralytic stroke in the left side this afternoon. His recovery is doubtful on account of his advanced age. He is also suffering from grip and rheumatism. Indiana Obituary. RICHMOND. Ind., Feb. 12.-Mrs. Wm. C. Hale died yesterday at her home in this city. She was the mother of the Rev. Wm. Bayard Hale, the distinguished Episcopal clergyman, until recently rector of The Church of Our Savior at Middleboro, Mass., but now of Philadelphia. A husband and two other children also survive—Alton Hale and Miss Minnie Hale, both of this city. ENGLISH, Ind., Feb. 12,-Rev. Reed Wright, a prominent Christian preacher, died of pneumonia here this morning. He was a civil war veteran and was wounded at the battle of Antietam. After receiving his discharge he entered the ministry and became prominent tn his profession, being a great revivalist. The Masonic order, of which ho a member, took charge of the remains. RIDGBVILLE, Ind., Feb. 12.—Philip Ulrich, a farmer residing four miles southwest of Ridgeviile. died yesterday aged eighty-four years. Mr. Ulricji was a native of Germany and one of the early settlers of Randolph county. The Quiet Men. Philadelphia Record. General Otis is another of those quiet men who attend strictly to the business they have mastered. Such men do not attract much attention until they attract everybody’s attention by some sudden manifestation of efficiency. General Otis is a steady old soldier who won brevet after brevet In the civil war, who was wot caught napping at Manila any more than he was at Spottsylvania. By and by people will learn that the quiet men like Dewey and Otis get there while the hustlers are doing the talking. The Chief Ruminates. Philadelphia North American. "Now that we have encountered those Americans," said Aguinaldo. "I wonder’’— "What, oh, great chief with the gold whistle?" "I wonder why they merely annexed Cuba, Porto Rico, the Ladrones and us. Why did they ignore Spain?"

VON BUELOW’S SPEECH REGARDED BY THE GERMAN PRESS AS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE. Comments of English Correspondents —Prince BlsninrcU’w Speech—General Foreign News. BERLIN, Feb. 12.—The German newspapers to-day are unanimous in the opinion that yesterday’s discussion in the Reichstag on the interpellation of Count Von Kanitz, the Agrarian leader, regarding the commercial relations between the United States and Germany was an event of the highest importance. All express the hope that the explicit statements of the imperial minister for foreign affairs, Herr Von Bulow, will put an end to the “fabrication of antiGerman rumors and news in the American press.’’ LONDON, Feb. 13.—The Berlin correspondent of the Daily News says: "What Russia is to Germany on the political chess board, the United States are to her in the commercio-political game. Hence the effusive amiability of Saturday's debate, which, while it is certainly dictated by Germany’s interests, is also partly prompted by considerations arising out of the Anglo-American rapprochement. The United States are to be shown that it is not only England who is their friend. Herr Von Buelow has achieved a brilliant success. Baron Bon Marschall expressed exactly the same ideas years ago, but they met then w’ith a far cooler reception. It must have done Herr Von Buelow good to hear his praises sung by Prince Herbert Bismarck. That is an incident not exactly favoring the early publication of the third volume of the Bismarck memoirs. Prince Herbert spoke very flatteringly of American statesmen, who, he said, always acted on the principle of fair play, so that negotiations of whatever kind had always led, in his father’s case, to satisfactory results, as his father had repeatedly acknowledged.” The Berlin correspondent of the Standard, who dwells upon the importance of Prince Herbert Bismarck’s speech in the Reichstag on Saturday, says: “The debate will scarcely' be of service to the German government. On the contrary owing to Count Von Kanitz’s partly unbridled expressions, the government will perhaps be compelled to be more complacent in the negotiations, despite all exertions for the maintenance of its rights.” The Dally News says: "It is futile for Herr Von Buelow to try to blame the foreigner. It would be more honest to admit that the German public backed the wrong horse and, having discovered the mistake, is naturally and laudably anxious to set itself right with the American people.” The Times, referring editorially to Saturday's debate in the Reichstag upon the interpellation of Count Von Kantiz, the Agrarian leader says: “The debate was a good omen for the establishment on a sound basis of the new order of things brought into existence by the overthrow of the imperial power of Spain. A reconciliation or rapprochement between Germany ana the I luted States would be heartily welcomed in England, as an additional guarantee of peace and progress throughout the world.” DISASTROUS GALE. Numerons Casualties Along: the Coasts of Great Britain. LONDON, Feb. 12.—iA heavy gale swept the British islands yesterday and has continued to-day, causing floods at many points. Rivers have overflowed their banks, railways have been submerged and there have been numerous casualties along the coast. At Newport, Monmouthshire, a huge tidal wave leaped over the sea walls, submerging thousands of acres and the lowlying portions of the town. One man was drowned. The unugual high tide to-day did serious damage to the sea walls at Ryde and Sandown, on the Islo of Wight. A coal lighter has foundered off Cromer, Norfolk county, and five of her crew were drowned. It is feared that the loss of the British steamer Arno, which foundered in the gale off Nab lightship will prove a very serious disaster. The captain and three members of tho crew who reached Southsea in an exhausted condition with their boat practically smashed up, report that thirteen men are missing of the shin’s company. One of the men had his leg broken and none for a time was able to give any coherent account of his experience, so terrible had been the sufferings. The Arno was wrecked within hailing distance of the lightship and sank rapidly. Three boats were launched, but the captain a boat was found waterlogged and It is doubtful whether the others could live in the boiling sea. After the boat of the survivors was stove in, they were literally cast ashore. At 3 o’clock in the morning they were found lying helpless by the police and coast guards and one was barely restored by artificial respiration.

To Combat Tuberculosis. BERLIN, Feb. 12.—A committee representing the International congress for the prevention of tuberculosis, which will sit in Berlin from May 24 to May 27 next under the patronage of Empress Augusta Victoria and the honorary presidency of the imperial chancellor, Prince Von Hohenlohe, called yesterday at the United States embassy to enlist American interest and co-operation in the undertaking. Dr. C. W. Stiles scientific attache to the United States embassy, is preparing a report for the medical press on the purpose and scope of the congress, whose main object is to devise ways and means of combating tuberculosis, especially as a popular scourge. Emperor William will entertain the members of the congress. Tne Siberian Story Discredited. LONDON, Feb. 12.—According to a dispatch to the Standard from Stockholm, Dr. Nansen and Dr. Nordenskjold, the explorers, refuse to give any credit to the story cabled from Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, that a tribe of Tunguses, inhabiting the Timur peninsula, North Siberia, found on Jan. 7 last, between Kcko and Pit, in the province of Veniseisk, the bodies of three men lying near a cabin constructed of cloth and cordage, apparently belonging to a balloon. In any event neither believes that the bodies were those of Andree and his fel-low-aeronauts. France Gets a Naval Station. LONDON. Feb. 13.—Italy and France, says the Rome correspondent of the Dally Mail, have agreed to share possession of Cape Dunieira, on the Rhaetia coast, at the southern extremity of the Red sea. It is expected that France will fortify her portion of the cape. In the opinion of the correspondent the British fortifications at Perim, in the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, at the entrance to the Red sea, opposite the Rhaetia coast, will lose much of their strategic value by this Italian concession to the French government. Spanish Villages Darned. OVIEDO, Spain, Feb. 12.—The forest fires which have been raging in the mountains northwest of this city, destroying the villages of Villar, Murias, Lanacos and Casavide, have finally been extinguished. Although many herds of cattle have perished there has been no loss of human lire. It is estimated that the fires have caused, a total loss of property valued at a million pesetas. Britain and France May Agree. PARIS, Feb. 13.—This morning’s papers assert that the negotiations which have been In progress between the French and British governments regarding the Bahr-el-Ghazal basin, west of the White Nile, are on the eve of satisfactory settlement. Great Britain has admitted the legality of the French claim to a commercial outlet on the Nile and negotiations are new proceeding for the delimitation of boundaries. COLD WEATHER WISDOM. Whisky a Bed Thing to Warn Ip on nt Such Times as This. Cleveland Leader. In very cold weather warm beverages, such as tea, hot lemonade and coffee, are much safer than any alcoholic stimulants for those who have to be much exposed to the rigor of the elements. Tea especially is greatly favored as a protection against chills and suffering from cold by the people of regions where the temperature is commonly far below zero In winter. It is considered the very first necessary of life by the trappers and traders of the Canadian Northwest, who have to travel and roam the woods when the thermometers stand twenty, thirty or even fifty degrees below zero. The Russian.-. who have plenty of experience witll extreme cold, agree with the employes of the Hudson’s Bay Company. In Russia it is often said that the man

who drinks whisky before he starts on a long, cold drive in extreme weather freezes, while the man who drinks plenty of hot tea gets safely to his journey’s end. The reaction from the stimulation of alcoholic liquors is as dangerous as the benumbing effect of strong drink and cokl together upon the mind. Many deaths occur every winter which can be traced directly to the use of intoxicants as a protection against storms and cold. Another simple point to be remembered when the weather is very severe is the danger of breathing through the mouth instead of the nose. Coid air is warmed somewhat in passing through the nose before it reaches the more sensitive throat and bronchial tubes. All authorities agree that it is best and safest to keep the mouth shut when out in bitter winter weather. For that matter, it is always weil to follow' the example of the horse, an animal that never breathes through the mouth, however hard pressed for air. It may be added that the weight of evidence is overwhelming that chills may often be warded off and serious sickness sometimes averted by a little unusually deep breathing, the lungs being tilled and kept full longer than usual at every inspiration, if a tendency toward shivering or chilliness is felt. That is a precaution so ersy and so entirely harmless that it ought to be more generally tried. OBITUARY, Prince Napoleon Charles Gresroire Juequesf Philip Donupurte. ROME, Feb. 12.—Prinea Napoleon Charles Gregoire Jacques Philip Bdnaparte, third son of Prince Lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canio and chief of the older branch of the Bonaparte family, is dead. The late Prince Napoleon Charles Bonaparte, who was born in Rome, Feb. 5, 1833, succeeded to the headship of the older branch of the house of Bonaparte in 1895, on the death of Cardinal Prince Lucien Bonaparte, his brother. He took part in the expedition to establish a Mexican qaonarchy, with the Austrian archduke Maximillian as king. In 1859 he married Princess Morii Christine, daughter of Prince Jean-Nopemu-cene Ruspoli, and leaves two daughters and three sisters.

Rev. 11. L. Bangher. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12.-Rev. H. L. Baugher, D. D., of Gettysburg, died here last night, aged fifty-nine years. For twen-ty-five years he was professor of Greek in the Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, of which institution his father was president. He was ordained a minister in 1863 and served as pastor in Norristown, Pa., Indianapolis and Omaha. He was for a long time a member of tne international Sunday school lesson committee. In ISSS he was elected president of the General Synod, in 1806 was chosen president of Luther League Os Pennsylvania. Jereuiinli Diugley. LEWISTON, Me., Feb. 12.—Jeremiah Dingiey, of Auburn, died to-day, aged sev-enty-seven years. Mr. Dingiey had served several terms in both branches of the Legislature. At the time of his death he was president of the hirst National Bank and a member of the Dingley-h oss Snoe Company. Mr. Dingiey was an uncle of the late Congressman DiJTgley. THE CASE OF GENERAL MILES. Unfortunate tliat Friction Exists Between Him and Alger. Philadelphia Inquirer. It is a matter of tho sincerest regret that the administration of the War Department in aii us brunches has been the ouject ol so much criticism and prejudice. That there were many eviis is admitted. Tliat some ot them couid have been prevented seems probable. That there snouid nave been no criticisms was impossible, but that the scandals were as great as many believe seems inconceivable. The truth has been a long time in coming out, and it is not yet clear exactly* wnere blame should be placed and how severe that censure should be. The commission of investigation has been at work tor months and its report is expected in a few days. Most of the testimony is known, and it must be said that so far it has failed to enlighten the public on some disputed points. , . . That the army was raised and equipped in a shorter time than history has ever before recorded is abundantly demonstrated. That much of the suhering and death from disease was caused by ignorance, carelessness and willful disobedience is unquestionably true, though tho death rate even for times of peace was abnormally low. That suffering was caused by the haste with which troops were concentrated, causing the delivery of rations and ’supplies to be retarded by congestion, is true. That the policy of sudden concentration of large masses of raw troops was a mistake is now admitted, but it was ordered according to the best Judgment at the time. The most serious controversy that lias arisen, however, deals with the supplies of beef for the army. The use of fresh beef as an army ration in time of war is comparatively modern, and the experiment has not proved an entire success. It is obviously difficult to supply fresh beef in tropical regions without the most perfect refrigerating appliances. Some of the beef used in Porto Rigo and Cuba was undoubtedly good, as abundint unimpeachable evidence shows. Some of the fresh beef, as well as canned beef, was undoubtedly bad, as proved by evidence equally abundant and unimpeachable. Tha v chief issue now is over the charges made by General Miles that some of this beef was treated with chemicals to prevent putrefaction, and that these chemicals were exceedingly deleterious to the health of those who ate it. This charge was indignantly denied by General Eagan, who made a vulgar, vituperative attack on General Miles, for which he was court-martialed and found guilty. This, however, has not disposed of the beef issue itself, concerning which the evidence is contradictory, leaving the unprejudiced mind to believe that some of the beef was treated with chemicals, or “embalmed,” to use the language of General Miles. But the beef issue is not a single otie. It is mixed up with a personal controversy which has wide ramifications. General Eagan was court-martialed, not for furnishing questionable beef, but for using language unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. The latter’s friends say that, regardless of the beef issue, General Miles has also acted contrary to the rules of war to an extent unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, in that he has attacked army officers and th< War Department. He is also accused of continuing to talk about purciy military matters through the press in direct violation of the orders of the President. It seems now certain that an inquiry will be made intc

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Work for France. Paris Letter in London Truth. Mark my words, the next European wai will not be Franco-English, but FrancoSpanish. I dare say the excuse will be reduction or nonpayment of the exterior coupon. The French government has been constantly looking out since McMahon resigned for places where they could go to war with good chances of success. They have done so to keep officers quiet by Ing them chances of promotion, and not ex** posing them to too great dangers. Tunis, Tonquin, Annam, Slam, Madagascar, Senegal, the Niger have in turn, and sometimes simultaneously, served this purpose. Col. Aehinard, when the government did not at once enter into his bellicose views In Senegal, made war there against Its orders. If French officers have not been led Into pronunclamentos, it Is because there have been so many expeditions. The venturesome spirits volunteer to take their chance of death or promotion In a wild-cat expedition. Spain will bo attacked, because weak, proxImiate and heavily in debt to French capitalists. Other powers. I dare say. would consent to a campaign there, if it led to allround payment of coupons by a French financial control. Casimir Perler, as foreign minister, threatened Portugal with such a control when the Portuguese government attempted to do French erfsiitors out of their lien on the tobacco monopoly. Tlie Trump May Yet Be Happy. Chicago News. Two separate soap trusts have formed, their aggregate capital being $120,000,000. Now if somebody will form a water trust the tramp will seo something in life worth living for. Clear. New York Evening Sun. “She was at the age when Bhe didn’t look it,” is the way a recent novelist puts It.

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