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.- Jr v: i C.-.it u.ii n ." IrIT.iaK - j'p -" --t - - -- -" 's'!'!'-2J23y;11 1 -"' ,vc worn NUMHUR 1379. WASHIG-TOX, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1899. "Price One Cent. ufte a wwit j I- American Troops Rout Six Hun dred Filipino Insurgents. A ronitlon 'Norihcnrct if San 3In(co, IteiHirtecI tn lit- liiiiireffnnlile, Ta ken Ii' Colonel l.oekett Tvvent fmir Prisoner, One Gun, Forty Itifles. mill Jinny Morex Secured. General Otis cabled the War Department today of the engagement of a large force of American troops with GOO Insurgents who were strongly entrenched on a moun tain bevond Montalban. northeast of San Mateo, in which the enemy was again routed with heavy loss. Colonel I-ockett, with the Eleventh Volunteer Caalry, Colonel Schuyler, with two battalions of the Forty-sixth Infantry, Colonel Dorst with one battalion of the Forty-fifth Infantry and a company of the Twenty-seenth Infantry, and Captain Van Duesen, with two guns, composed the attacking force. A large number of the enemy was killed and wounded, and 2S captured, one gun, forty rifles, and a large amount of ammu nition and military stores were also capt ured. The fortifications taken by the Ameri cans had up to the fight been considered Impregnable. The casualties were: Lieutenant Enslow. of the Eleventh Caalry, and five enlisted men, wounded; Private Matson, of thfc Forty-fifth Inlantry. was drowned; Gen Otis despatch is as follows: "Colonel Lockett, with his regiment, two battalions of the Forty-sixth. Colonel Sehuvier commanding; one bat'alion o' the Forty-fifth, Colonel Dorst, and one com panj. Twenty-seventh Infantry, with two guns. C'aptbin Van Duesen. attacked the enemy. 600 strong, on their mountain stronghold, bejond .Montalban, northeast of Fan Mateo. A large number of the Insur gents were killed and wounded. Twsnty four were taken prisoners. Lockett captured one cannon, forty li lies. 20.000 rounds, of ammunition, 500 pound of ponder, arsenal fortlficaions, all food supplies, and considerabl? ether prop erly. This captured point Is lccjt?d on mountain trail, and was fo:merly supposed to be impregnable. Our casualties are Lieutenant Erslow, Eleventh Cavalry, and five enlisted men wounded, mostly Siight. private Matron, of the Forty-fifth Infantry, wa drowned." ANOTHER OFFICER KILLED. First l.ii-ul. -.ilMirl II. TnIor Hun Ihrr li it Triiln in Luzon. General Otis cabled Strretary Root to ila. announcing the death of First Lieut. Edward It. Tajior, cf the Twelfth Infant r. who ujx run oer by a train at the Agno River tossing December 25, at Bantista. Lieutenant TaIor was born in 1S71. in Illinois and was appointed to West Point in l&ko. from Idaho. He graduated in ISM. From that time to 1S9S, he was with his regiment in Dakota and Nebraska. He went with bb regiment to Cuba and was In the San Juin Hill fight. SHOT HIS WIFE BY MISTAKE. herinn Ilrnir (iiii.cmI Iij" ii IIiisliiniflH Fi'nr of IltirsrlitrM. "MOINT VERNON. N. V.. Dec 25 Plot. Alfred Morrison, a teacher of languages, at an earl hour this morning mistook bis wife for a burglar, and fired a shot at her with a H-calibre reveher. The bullet en tered the left shoulder, and lodged near the lung on that side. Coroner Archibald T. Banning was called, and took the wounded woman's ante-mortem statement. la it she exonerated her husband from all blame. The coroner savs the wound is a dingerous one, and fears that it may result in Mis. Morrison's death. Prof and Mrs. Morrison live at 233 South Tenth Avenue. Recently the prof.ssor complained to Chief of Police Foley that a burglar had stolen his overcost. He pur chased a 44-caiibre revolver, and said that he would give the next burglar that at tempted to enter his home a suiprising re ception. Ecry night he slept with the weapon under his pillow Last night, after they had retired. Mrs. Morrison arose to care for her baby, which was ill. Her husband, hearing her moving about the room in the darkness, awoke, and seeing a shadow near the door, drew his revolver and fired. Following the shot there wos a woman's scream: "Oh, Al," she exclaimed, "jou have shot me." Then she reeled and fell bleeding upon the floor. Morrison sprang from his bed and found his wife bins unconscious in a pool of b!od nsar the door. Physicians were hurriedly summoned. Mrs. Morrison begged that her husband should not be taken into custody. She thought he tnut have been dreaming abot-t burgUrs, and that he awoke so euddenly tbat he fired the shot without making an investigation. Morrison is nearly dis tracted with grief. "It was a terrible mistake," he said this morning, "and if ray wife should die, I fear I will go mad." BANK STOCK DEALS DENIED. t'ontrnilletloii of Ilenort of Muire TrilllHriTS. CHICAGO. Dec. 23. It was reported from New York last night that S. M. Nick, erson, at the time lie sold his First Na tional Bank- stock, disposed of 3.0CO shares to J. P. Morgan, James Stillman,, E. II Harriman. and Blair & Co., all of New York. James B. Forgait and John J. Mitchell denied the report. "The story is without foundation." said Mr. Forgan, vice president of the bank. "There has been no large transfer of stock to any New Yorkers, and no man outside of Chicago has a word to say about the management of the First National. I positively own more stock than all of the stockholders combined. When Mr. Nicker son's stock was sold a short time ago the names of the buyers were announced and all but two were Chicagoans. James Still man and J. P. Morgan were the only eastern purchasers, and they took small lots for Investment. The Rockefellers do not own any of the First National stock and have not a dollar on deposit with us." France' XnAn Iroirrnninie. PARIS, Dec 29. Premier Waldeck Kousseau, General Gallifet, Minister of War, and M. Lancssan, Minister of Marine, held a conference today and approved tie naval programme, which ls believed to In clude the building of twelve of the most powerfully built ships afloat. An expense of 400,000,000 francs for the navy is contem plated. Ilnnntli lIonorn1il Iftnchnrsred. NEW YORK, Dec 29 Herman W. Do r.ath, who was arrested recently on a charge of swindling a hotel, has been hon orably discharged after a trial In the court ot special sessions. rijnn'. nnslnesm Colletre. Nth and K '-ulns. (Unhand, tjpemltimr $25 a year. ENGLISH SHIPS ON WATCH. Crulxerse to I'trirnt FHIhunlerr. From Hnterliiir. Ciiiiiuln. HALIFAX. Dec. 29. Report was cur rent last evening that two ships cf the British North American tijjadron now- at Bermuda, would be detailed for patrol duty on South and North Atlantic coasts, to watch for filibusters from the Unitea States. Correspondents who called at the deck yard were tcld that none of the offi cials cculd positively impart information to the public while England was at war. Information was gleaned that the fleet at Bermuda had rectived cable instructions but nothing could be learned bejond the fact that If the United States Government failed to prevent any vessels from violat ing the neutrality laws vessels would be despatched from the N'orth Atlantic squad ron to patrol the North and South Atlan tic American coast, to keep watch for any craft conveying contraband of war for U6e of Doers. ME. BOUTELLE RESTING EASY. lluiim of ii Recovery From 111m oiim lllneNsu BOSTON, Dee. 23. Representative Bait telle, who Is at McLean Hospital, in Wav- erly. Mass., suffering from an attack of congestion of the brain, was rero ted this morning as resting a little easier than he has for scleral days. He was able to s'cep the greater part of last night, which is a most encouraging sign. Members of his family, who are staving with him at the Institution, entertain hop s that he will recover from his illness and their efforts to avoid publicity are ex plained by their desire to prevent the pub lic from forming perhaps conclusions. unwarranted FOX TERRIER HELD A THIEF. When Dog; ml Itohhrd tin- Till .In-. I Ills I.CK. NEW" YORK. Dec 23. Bismarck Is a fox terrier with sharp teeth and a discriminat ing eye. For an hour eery evening he keep shop for hi- master, Louis Brochfeld, butcher, of ."20 Fifth Street, while the lat ter U eating his dinner at his home In the rear. Last night Drochfeld's dinner was sud denly interrupted by a commotion In front. Rushing out, he found a man making des perate efforts to get out of the door. Bis marck was holding him by the calf of his leg. Breehfeld grabbed the man. whose hands were full of bills. While Bismarck guarded the prisoner, Brochfeld found that his till had been opened and $25 stolen. He turned the man oer to Policeman Papp. who lock ed him up at the Fifth Street station. He j said he was Samuel Grcenberg, eighteen jears old, a clerk, of US Bowery. A PROMINENT PAPER TOR SALE. The rhilnriVIphln Iteeiiril Open to it Purchaser. PHILADELPHIA. Dec 20. The "Phila delphia Record" will be sold for the benefit of the creditors of the late William M. Singerly. The announcement of Comptrol ler of the Currency Dawes to that effect wa made public in this cit today. Mr. Dawes briefly admits that Mr. Sin gcrly's paper is at present earning $300,000 net profits per annum. He further an nounces that "the paper will be sold to satisfy all claims against it." It Is' said the paper should bring from $2,300,000 to $3,000,000 at public sale. The tale will be advertised for sixty das in all the large cities of the Cnited Slates. MILLIONS IN TINPLATE. The iltlonill rmiiinu Grentl In. ereiiKC. It t'npllnl. riTTSnURG. Pa , Dec. 23. The Nation al Tinplate Company Increased the nomi nal capital of Sl.Ono.OOO to $5,000,000. J. C. McDowell, of the Philadelphia company, was elected treasurer, with the following board of directors- Former Governor James A. Beaver, of Bellefonle, Pa.: Sen ator N. E. Whittaker. of Wheeling. W. Va.; W. H. Rogers, cf Wheeling, and A. B. Dally, of rittsburg. Judge Beaver said 'Our plans hate not been clearly defined. I took up the Rog ers process scleral year3 ago. erected an experimental plant in Belkfonte. and know it simplifies the nunufacture cf tinplate." SERIOUS SAMOAN THREATS. WIiIIi-h AViirni'iI of Mtinleroii-i Ie KiKn 1 .NntiwN. VANCOUVER. British Columbh. Dec. 23. Passengers on the s.eamship Ninevea say Samoan natives have written anony mous lcters, warning certain whites that natives were going to murder all the Euro peans, one at a time. The warning is given significance by the fact that R. Cornwall, lhs richest man oa the islands, has been found dead In bed. having been murdred by natives. ICE OBSTRUCTS COMMERCE. An I.Mircwsi OIHee In Allmny Clone'si for lhe Winter. ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 29. The local of fice of the United States Evpres Company was forced to close for the winter yester day. The reason for thin is that the river Is closed by ice, and the company had no means of getting Its goods out of Albany. The American and National express com panies have contracts with all the lines of railroad leaving Albany, and consequentlv the United States could not get service on any of them. Senator Piatt is the president of the Uni ted States Company. l-'ntnl Trnln C'oIIImIoii In Colornclo. PALMER LAKE. Col., Dec. 29. A Colo rado Midland passenger train, north bound, and a Santa Ie freight train had a head end collision two miles south of this place Fireman Edgar Jones, of tho Santa Fe train, was killed and Engineers Lcavitt and Burke seriously hurt. No passengers were Injured. The cause of the collision is not reported. Tlcrliiier to He ColiinilsHloller. FRANKFORT, Ky.. Dec. 29. Thomas S. Pettit declined the place of election com missioner on the Gocbel board and Morton K. Gontz, of Muhlcnburg county, was elected. The Scorolon nt Cnrttiirenn. COLON, Colombia, Dec. 29. The gunboat Scorpion, with the surveying commission on board has arrived at Cartagena. Her commander reports all well on the gun boat. A Veternii Dlesi Suddenly. Coroner Carr was today notified of the death of Michael Earley, a former soldier and pensioner, at the home of James Thornton. 322S Sherman Avenue northwest. The death occurred at 7 o'clock this morning and Is thought to have been due to heart disease. tftJIZ to Baltimore and Ketenru 1 la II. A U. Saturday and Sunday, December 30 and 31, sood for return until fob lowins Monday. Tickets good on all trains ex cept IIoyal Limited. BOERS' HB Wlil Their Fortifications Valueless to Stop the British Advance. Experts Deelnre the Duteh Ilnve AVorL.nl Without IteHull Can He Avoldi-il by Lord Robert The llonihardmeiit of 3Infeklnr Few Official leMatchiN of Interest. LONDON, Dec. 23. Military men here, who are engaging in an analysis of every report, official and otherwise, received from the bases of operations in South Africa, seem to have reached a consensus of opin ion that, actuated by advices from the ex perienced German and Austrian officers serving In the Transvaal army, a decision has been reached that the turning point in j the war will be reached in the vicinity of t-unuM. .13 uc-any us jwsiijic, it is aumii ted, the Boers are making a veritable Gibraltar of their defences in all direc tions about this place, the storming of which they regard as an almost forlorn hepe on the part of the British. This -.lew, however, pertains to the sit uation as it stauds at present. New strat egy ujon the arrival of General Roberts lu South Africa may render the Boer enter prise north of the Tugela River compara tively valueless. The trouble lu the mean time Is that the enemy is sating men by keeping them within formidable defences which If stormed by a British advance would Inflict heavy losses upon the attack ing party and permit of the eniplojiucnt of a formidable army of aggression to fol low a repulse upon the Transvaal line of entrenchments. That the Boers are prospering on ac count of the delay Is the opinion of -military students of the present situation liiey are gathering recruits constantly and each day's postponement of attacks series to increase their confidence. The above impressions have a general existence, but there is none willing to deny that they possess a pessimistic shadow eay to be obliterated if the War Office would be more generous in expressing the official anticipations after Roberts arrives in the field and begins practical operailons. A War Office despatch from Mafel.ing dated December 12, sajs: "There Is a dai- ly bombardment and musketry firing from ! a sides. The health and spirits of the garrison are satisfactory. A despatch from Cape Colony, dela ed in transmission, sas heavy firing was re cently reported in the direction of Storm berg. TACTICS OF THE BOERS. Tlii-J Ilopt to Ntnrte lint Ihe l.ml?- laliilth tinrrlon. LADYSMITH, Dec. 22 (Delacd in transmission). The Boers have mounted a bowitser on Surprise Hill to replace the one captured by the Rille Brigade some weeks ago. They are strengthening their position on Lombard's Kopje and an adjacent bill. Apparently they do not intend to make another assault, but will attempt to starve out the garrison. There is an ample supply of provisions, however. General White in suffering from a slight attack of fever. The casualties since the siege began hare been 70 killed and 235 wounded. ALL WELL AT KIMBERLEY. A Concert I l.nneers In ('limp nt Moililer It Her. MODDER RIVER. Dec 21 (Delayed In transmisfiou). In reply to a heliograph enquiry last night as to the health of the garrison, Kimberley signaled, "Thanks, all well." Th Ninth Lancers gave a concert last night. The camp was crowded, and there was great enthusiasm, especially during the singing of the national anthem. BRITISH FORTS CAPTURED. A Report of lloer iicecN(.i lit Kuril- ninn. LOURENCO MARQUES, Dec. 27 (De layed In transmission). It Is reported that Commandant Visser captured two British forts at Kuruman on December 17. It is not belieed here that the reported captures are of much consequence, even If the statement is confirmed by official ad vices of the report, which are yet to be. made public. Iloer Synipiitlij- in I'MlnclrlpIi In. PHILADELPHIA. Dec 29. The Irish Americans of this city are about to enter an active campaign In favor of the Boers. The Initiative has been taken by the Irish American Club and a mass meeting will be held in the Academy of Music January 13. The "call" says: "That the voice of the City of Brotherly Love and of Inde pendence Hall shall ring out loud and dear In behalf of humanity and liberty, we in vite our fellow-citizens to assemble with us. and especially to ask the aid of the German. French, Dutch, and Italian or ganizations." Tnve on .tllne Output. PRETORIA, Dec 23 (Delayed in tran? misslon. The government has imposed a tax of 30 per cent on the output of go'd mines worked by their owners and 50 per; cent tar on the output of mlne3 worked by the government. A tax of 30 per cent will be levied on suspended mlne3 calculated on the output of three months' working. The tax Is retroactive, and will be operative from October 11 last. Flnniex In n Snsv Worksi Plant. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec 29. Fire which started at C o'clock this morning in the plant of the E. C Atkins saw works caused a loss of $10,000. About half of the plant was destroyed and thousands of fine saws were ruined by the heat. The com pany will resume work within a week. 31. CamboiiVc Date of Iteturn. TARIS, Dec. 2?. M. Jules Cambon, the French Ambassador to the United States, will return to Washington on March 3t. A Defective Flue CniiKCN a Fire. A defective flue caused a fire at the home of Helen Anderson, 228 Delaware Avenue southwest, shortly after noon today. The damage resulting amounted to $163, fully covered by Insurance. The property Is owned by Daniel Rollins. -S"o. 4 Engine Company responded to a local alarm and extinguished the fire. -Norfolk & IVnulilnBton Steamboat Co. Delightful trips daily at 6:30 p. m. to Old Point Comfoit. Newport Neva, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach. For schedule, esse page 7. THE LAWT0N FUND. Mure Thnn Three Tliounand- DollnrN Added o It Today. More than $3,000 was added 'to the Law ton home fund cash subscription today, making a total of $30,523.10 received by General Corbin. an increase of $3,772.50 over the sum received yesterday. The newspapers of various cities con tinue to send In encouraging accounts of the growth of the funds in their localities. The first Chicago Installment was received today. It was a check-for $1,122. and sev eral thousand dollars more will follow. The Bankers' Trust Company of New York vostcrday added about $500 to the fund be ing raised by It. and .other idvlce. show that the fund Is safely beyond the $40,000 mark. Among the cash subscriptions received today were: Cash, Philadelphia, $100; Chicago subscriptions, through Alexander H. Kevell. $1,122; John E. Parsons, New York. $100; E. C. Connerse, New York, $100; Hon. James McMillan, $100; W. L. Elktns. Philadelphia, $500; daughter of Mr. Einstein of the "New York Press," ?100; Mrs. Elenor Martin. New York. $100; Hon. Timothy O. Woodruff, New, York, $100. OVERCOME BY GAS. The .Nnrroir lcnpe nf a Faiull) Frc.iu lleiith. WELLSBORO, Pa., Dec. 23. A curious combination cf gases almost wiped out the family of Henry Segars, at Westficld, Thursday night. Mrs. J. J. Hegmann, a neighbor, found Mrs. Segars and her daughter Bessie ou the floor unconscious. Mr. Segars was HI In another room. The phjslcian who wa rummoned found that to ail appearances Mrs. Segars was suffering with para!) sis, while Bessie's symptoms were those of epilepsy. It re quired six hours' hard work before they fcbowed any improvement, and the doctor was also affected by the deadly gas. An investigation fcealed that the chim ney leading from the natural gas stove had become clogged with soot, and that the water mm the combustion had trans formed the accumulations into a deadly, penetrating gas. Mr. Segars, the first affected, was able to get to his room, but Mrs. Segars sud denly fell off a chair, and this frightened Bessie, an Invalid, who fainted. Neither had detected any peculiar odor. ARRESTED FOR LARCENY. 1 Former Floor Wxlker lAerimei! of Mriillnsc n I'neketbook. William Rlordan, lhlrty-fle years of age. who was formerly ercplojed as a floor walker in a lo?al store, was arrested this afternoon by Defectives Parhani and Baur on a charge of larceny. The arret was made at RIcrdan's home, 3S Myrtle Strtet northeast. He will be arraign in court In the morning. Rlordan is accused of the larceny of pocketbeok containing $3 in cash and a pawn ticket for a gold watch, .ill the prop erty of Mrs. Sarah Gibbons, or 21S Indiana Avenue northwest. She reported to the police on December IS that her po:ket had been picked while she was in the 3 and 10- cent store. Rlordan was employed there at the time. Immediately after the robbery the police notified the pawnbroker, rho had issued the lost pawn ticket not tJ honor It. In due time the ticket was presented and re fused. Later another man. whom the pawnbroker and his assistants declare was Itiordan, presented the pawn ticket with $5.60, and attempted to redeem the watch pawned by Mrs. Gibbons. The police were again notified, and the arrest of Rlordan followed. He denies that he stole the pocketbook or any of its contents and claims that he found it in the gutter In front of the More where he was employed. MANY MISSING PEOPLE. core of IVrsiius for Whom the Au Ihortfle Are Srnrehlnpr. Nothing has been heard by the police ot the missing people reported to the au thorities within the past week. Tolay an other mystery was called to the attentloa of the detecthes. when friends reported the disappearance of Mars Moran, rcven leen years of ag, from her home, 1313 K Street southeast. The girl started from her home to visit a friend in another part of the city late Christmas Day, and has not since been seen. It was stated today that Jacob Bauber, HIng In Anacostia, who was employed as a drher by Mrs. Mary- P. 'Walther, was still absent from home. Investigation of the disappearance of Max Schneider, a baker, formerly employed at the La Fctra Hotel, corner Eleventh and G Streets northwest, has led to no fresh develop ments. It has now been a week since Lawrence Appier, twent-two years of age. left his home. 2S0S P Street, Georgetown. Frank Kane, forty-three years old, a member of Troop K. Third Cavalry, lo cated at Fort Myer, Va., who left there ten days ago, has not returned to Join his company.. It is said that Ihe case of T. T. Duke, whose brother came to this city jester day morning to sarch for him, Is still sur rounded by mystery so far as his move ments are concerned. Up to last night be had not been located, and no definite clew has been discovered upon which to base a successful search. -. T.nek of Work Cnu-frs, Sulelcle. NEW YORK, Dec 29. Despondent be cause he was out of work", -William Snyder, twenty-eight years old, killed himself by bhootlng in his flat at-221 West Twenty- first Street. Snyder lived with his wife. Jessie, twenty years old. and her mother. Mrs. J. W. Green, "who are employed in manicure parlors on Sixth Ayenue. When they returned home last night they found Snvder dead on his bed. -A .revolver was by his side. A .Munifleenl .Ve'Vehr Gift. PHILADELPHIA. Va., Dec 29. Provost C. C. Harrison, of the University of Penn sylvania, will give the university $230,000 as a New Year gift. The money will be placed In the hands of the trustees to be used as they think best. When seen this morning Provost Harrison refnsed to say anything about his gift except that the cash would be paid to the trustees on Monday. A IVIiolenalc Grocery Burned. BURLINGTON, Iowa, Dec 29. The building and contents of the BIklen WInsor wholesale grocery were destroyed by fire today, entailing a loss of $130,000. Tic in surance Is- about $95,000. The Smallpox Cnsiea. Frederick Youns, one of the patients at ths smallpox hospital, was discharged cured yesterday. Young was taken from the house In Shepherd's Alley about a month ago, aid waSjSJmost pasf'the crls's of tho disease when discovered by the Health Office. Inspector; Two other cjs:s have -been traced la expo:ure to-Toung's case before the spread of the disease was checked. There are now four patients In the. hospital, and three perrons In the de tention camp. Reports from both of 4Jie;e places, which are received by the HcaJth Officer dally, state that all are doing as well as could be expected. WBITE HOUSE RBCEPTIOB The Official Programme Issued for Xciv Year Dav. The Order in AVIileh the I'rml.lriit lit to Iteeefie DlMtlnKulnlieiE Cnllerft.' Cahlnet .Wemherit ami the nlnlo inntlc Corpn to l.euil the Supreme Court JuftUeen, Senntom unit UtherM The official announcement of the ar rangements for the reception of callers at the White House on New Year Day was Issued by Secretary Porter this afternoon. The reception will begin at 11 o'clock in the morning, when the President will re ceive the members of the Cabinet and Dip lomatic Corps. The Chief Justice and As sociato Justices of the Supreme Court, the Judges of the Court of Claims, the Judgc3 of the Court of Appeals, the Judges of the Supreme Court of the Dlstrl-t of Colum bia; former Cabinet members and former United States ministers are to be received fifteen minutes later. Senators and Repre sentatives, army and navy officers, tho higher officials and heads of departments, veterans, and citizens will be received In the order named up to 1:30 o'clock In the afternoon. The reception programme Is as follows: 11:0U j. hi TLe members A lhe Cabinet: ti'f Diplomatic CVrjirt. 11:15 a. huIIip Chief Justice and tlie Associate Jiwtice tit tlie Supreme Court of the L'nitrd Matf: tlie- Judcw of tlie I'niti-d Stat: Court of Claimi; the Judscs c.f tl.e Court iA AppcaN; tlie .IuiIjm of tlie J-upmne Couit of the District cf Columbia; rvtatiiurt tm'inbc-rs, and ex-Ministtrs of tlie- Cnited HaltA. 11:25 a. m.- senator. ItepreMTtathes, and Dfli-Katcs in CtiiiKic-Mi; the 4mnii.iotifra and Judicial tlrticrrs of tlie Ilitric.t of Columbia. 11:10 . in. -flHiccrruf the Mm. Officers ot tlie Nacj; OtlicrM of the Marine Corps; Commanding I.Vnrral and crneral tarf of tlie militia of the IlUtrict of Columbia. li.'Kl m, The Hrzcnw and Secretary of tlie Smithsonian Institution; the Commissioner cf n-lwrirs; tlie Chit Scnh-e CommlrJ-fon; the In terstate Commerce Commiiioii ; tlie CommLtion- r of l-dior; .itant secretaries of Departmentj; AUlant Postmasters f.'enrral; tlie solicitor Gen--eral: A-i'tant ltornej lleneral; the Treasurer of the tniled states; CorrmUiioner of Pensions; Coicint-ioutr of Patent; Comptroller of the Cur rency; the lleacU cf llureatu in tlie seeeral De partment; Ihe Prewdent ot the Columbian In stitute for the Deaf and Dumb. 12:1 p. in. Ihe Associated eterane of the War of !;..;; the lliand .rm c.f the ItciHihlio; the Military Order of the Local larzion of tlie United Mates; the Fnion teleran licion; Spanish War icierans; in .ciemrer ol the Oldest Inhalu. tantu xsCNiatinu ot the lli4nct of Columbia. 12:35 p. in. Itrceplion ot Citizen", ivbicll will tetminate at I-ID p. ni. Carriacre n ill aonruach ihe IlTet-utiie Mjn-in-i be the scestern rate and leace bj the eastern. l'eilestlian's will approach the Mansion l.v the ccesieili sale and leace by the caster). In act-ord-atii with custom, the t-rour.il-. south cf the Man sion awl the MU(,(ru enlranc will lie clcvs-d on Srvk "tear 1?. The Secretary of the Navy has issued tie following order regarding the attendance of the naval officers at the President's re ception Monday: OlticTrs of the Nary ard Marine Corps in this city will assemble in special full-die-, uniform, at the Ortlctr of lhe Secielarv f the Nacc, .arj D-part-iirut. at H-.Tr) a. m.." Monday. January 1. !Wsl. whence they will proceed to the Kxetmtire Mansion, to pay their rtr-xxtc to the President of the I'liitrcl states. EILIPINOS MAY SURRENDER, Tli Term to lie llrriclecl I'rri.!- ilelit Melvlnle;. PHILADELPHIA. Dec 29. "If Presi dent McKlnley will decide on anything like reasonable terms for the surrendor ol Agulnaldo and through us. Its the Filipino congress representatives in this country, the Filipinos will lay down their J arms within the next month or two and the war will end." said Jessup Luigi T. de Franandez, who claims to be one of three special representatives of Aguinaldo and the Filipino congress, who arrived in New York on Christmas Eve on the Cam pania, from Liverpool. He admits, how ever, that he hat no authority from Aguin aldo. PLEADED GUILTY TO ARSON. Is-nne s,, Ka-m AiIihIIm Ttint lie Set I'lre lo Ill's store. Isaac S. Kent, the colored man arrested last night by Detectives Peck and Miller, charged with setting fire to his store. 17 Fourth Street northeast, at an early hour yesterday morning, entered a plea of guil ty to a charge of arson when arraigned before Judge Scott in the Police Court to day. The complainant against Kent was R. E. Sullivan, the local agent of the North western Insurance Company, who held tho insurance on the property of the defendant. In view of the fact that Kent admitted his guilt It was unnecessary to present evi dence against him and Judge Scott ordereel the man held In $1,000 bond for the action of the grand Jury. In default of bond Kent was committed to Jail- THANKS FOR FIREMEN. Chief I'nrrW Iteceiicx n I'leasinnt Let ter From J. C Crninntoii. Chief Joseph Parrls, ot the Fire Depart ment, today reielved a communication from J. E. Crampton, of 722 Sevejlh Street southwest, extending thanks for the efforts of the firemen at a recent fire at his home. The letter, which is dated De cember 28, is as follows: "It Is with feelings of the deepest grati tude that 1 address you to return- than', s to Foreman Kuhns and his men for their promptness and quick work done at my borne ou the morning of December 26 In extinguishing tne fire that would have so:n destroyed the entire dwellng; also to the police officers, who awakened us, and u-cl every effort to save the building until the department arrived. My fami y Join me in these acknowledgements." KREBS HELD FOR TRIAL. The Allffred DresiH.Clittiiifr Barten der L'neler Ilnil. Max Krebs, twenty-four years old, em ployed as a bartender at the Saengerbund Hall. No. 311 C Street northwest, and who is suspected by the police of being "Jack the Cutter," was arraigned In the Police Court today on a charge of destroying pri vate property, and through his attorney, Morris Smith, demanded a jury trial. He furnished bond to the amount of $300 to appear in muri. when wanted. Krebs was arrested yesterday on C Street by Detec tives Paiham and Gallagher upon a warrant sworn out by M. O. Chance, of No. 20 R Street northeast, who alleges that the dreS3 of his wife was cut by the defendant with some sharp Instrument while she was In the act of boarding a Capital Traction car at the comer of Pennsylvania Avenue and Seventh Street Wednesday evening. Mr. Chance says positively that he saw the man cut his wife's dress. Krebs, who Is an inoffensive-looking young man, denied the charge. $1.25 To Baltimore and Re- J1.2r. turn via Pennsylvania Railroad. Tickets on sale Saturday and Sunday, De rernVer 30 and 31, good to return until Mon day, Jaauary 1. All trains except Coaffres-ioLa Limited. THE CABINET MEETING. Cuba ninl Alnakn Dlarusied by the I-rmldent and Secretaries Alaska and Cuba were discussed at the Cabinet meeting today. Secretary Root re ported at some length' on the conditions of the military establishment In Alaska. He said that more troops would be sent to that Territory In the spring and that a large military poet would be established at Cape Nome. Other Important towns would be garrisoned. A cumber of the troops In Cuba would be brought back to this coun try to take the place of soldiers stationed at various! pons, and the latter would be sent to Alaska. Secretary Wilson stated that his depart ment had conducted a large number of ex periments In Alaska, and It had been found that many kinds ot vegetables and plants could be profitably raised In that climate, and that there was abundance of , en Principals representing two factions en grazlng land for stock, which could be gaged In a fight, during the course of which kept even through winters of that coun- a revolver and a hatchet played prorninenL would be made rnnmX .a?! mWa. . teresta In Alaska and that the condition ot the people could be greatly Improved by farming and stock raising. Secretary Root also reported on the progress of General Wood's administration .. i.e., umn.ui us cuca. oc ess.u that the people of the Island appeared to be co-operating with General Wood and that bis recent appointments bad given general satisfaction. General Wood's ac tions were approved of by the Cabinet. DIVORCED IN A HURRY. Mm. Albert stirinc .lolinrcou I'reed In nn Hour nncl n Half. SAN TRANCISCO, Dec. 2. The wife of Albert Sidney Johnson, of Gahcston, Tex., a grandson of the famous Confederate gen eral, was granted a dtiorce here yesterday one hour and twenty minute3 after the pa pers were filed. Mrs. Johnson obtained the decree on the ground of cruelty, but the custody of the thirteen-year-old son was given to the hus band with the provision that the boy was to live with his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary Johnson, ot Gaheston. and the mother has the pri liege of seeing him every other day. This settles a rase which created a great sensation here t'ecause of the unusual course adopts by the husband to keep possession of bit child. Johnson repre sents In San I'ranrlscci a big New Orleans business houte. Mr. Johnson's sister gave testimony in regard to the husbands cru- euy, anu me wiie aiso lesiiueii inai ce beat her and treated her badly in other ways. The defence offered no testimony and the wife was given a decree with $30 . .. le.. .. . - ..:- .. .. .1 h a ..I.e. e.n a month alimony. TANNER NOT A CANDIDATE. Hoes .ot Until to lie Iteiiiiiiilnnteil j lor i CHICAGO. Dec. overiior. 29. Governor Tanner announced last night to the Republican leaders gatht-ied In conference a"t Spring field that be had not been a candidate for the governorehip since the time he entered his present office and was not a candidate for re-election. It is now probable that Judge Elbrldge Hanecy, of Chicago, will be the bead ot the Republican State ticket in l'.'CO. WILL EXCHANGE COURTS. Jneltse Kliiilmil unci Scntt to He. plaee llneli Oilier. Beginning with the New Year. Judge Kimball, of the District branch of the Po lice Court, and Judge Scott, of the United States branch, will exchange seats. Judge Kimball will thereafter hold forth In the upper court room and Judge Scctt will dispense justice downstairs. It was formerly the custom of the Judges to alternate every three months, but for the past year no change has been made. It is now understood that hereaft er they will change annually. Both Judges occupy the same positim relative to appointment and imwer. but the nature of the cases brought before them are entirely different. In the loner court room where the charges of disorderly conduct and cases cf miner importance are disposed of the work has been much heavier than in the upper court, and the change h?s been agreed upon by the judges- for the purpose of giving each an opportunity to deal with a different class of criminals, and also for the purpose of making the work of each judge mere equable throughout the term. With the exception cf ihe change contem plated the personnel of the court rooms will remain the same. WILLIAM LEE'S TRIAL. Coiilrailietory TV-t!iiion Given liy M'lenil Wilnessit.s, Tlie trial of William II. Lee, a colored pool and billlard-rccm proprietor, who Is charged with conducting a disorderly re sort, was commenced today. Several witnesses for the defence vvere placed on the stand and testified to the re spectability of the house: the number and names of the occupants before the raid in November by Sergeant McNeely and a squad of policeman, and a general descrip tion of the manner in which the defendant conducted his business at 223 Pennsylvania Avenue northwest. A number of contradictions occurred in the testimony vvhen cross-examined by Prosecuting Attorney Mnllowny. The tes timony of the Government witnesses was concluded late in the afternoon. Their tes timony went to substantiate the charge preferred against Lee, but varied some what upon cross-examination. 1'atipers suld ni Mas en. WATKINS, N. Y., Dec. 29. An Inspec tor has reported to the State board of chanties tnat bcnuyier county has no county almshouse and Its dependent pojr are armed out to the lowest bidder, re ceiving treatment In many cases cruel and inhuman. Only the houses ot the very poor them selves are open to these county charges, so that the poor themselves are caring for poor. In many cases the charges are housed in unhealthy quarters, given no medical attention and made to do the hard est labor. A -Votorlonr Counterfeiter Causlit. Chief Wilkie, of the United States S: cret Service, has received information from the Secret Service agent at San Francisco ot the capture and arrest of A. Guadello, alias Lustavo. Guadello was caught In the act of manufacturing counterfeit gold eo'u. and the Secret Service agent confiscated a full set ot counterfeit tools and a larg? quantity of spurious coin. Guadello tad only been discharged from prison after serving a ten-years' sentence for the same crime. A Xeir Carpenter of the Iloune. One of the most remunerative minor of fices of the House of Representatives is that ot House carpenter, held for four years by a son of former Congressman Brumm of Mlnersville. Pa. Now that Brumm is out of Congress, Republicans from other States demand that his sen be removed. The carpenter is paid by the job, and it is said Incumbents have drawn as much as $7,000 in a year from the con tingent fund. AN AFFBAY IN A HOTEL A Serious Early Morning: Affair at the Owen Honse. A ltuxliiex-i Altercation Culminate In a KiKlit Locan Proxltie and Blake Tally the Injnred Parties. The I'nrtlclpnnln Arralirned In the 1'ollee Court and Held for Trial. The Owen House In Pennsylvania Ave nue. bitween rourteenth and Fifteenth Streets northwest, was -the scene of a bloody encounter early this morning. Sev- . " a rU "e Wt l men ere scrlcusiy Injured. Logan Prosise. carpenter thirty years of age, has a bullet wound In the back of his head, and Blako Tally, a civil engineer. In the employ of the DUtrIct Government, has an ugly gash .,-,,, , ,. .... rJ , ., ........ ue, ....... tsic Usui slue oi uis noso across the left cheek Just under the eye. His assailant was Prosise, who wielded tne hatchet. The injury to Prosise was In flicted by a bullet from the revolver in tho hands of Thomas te Cuyer, one of tho proprietors of the hotel. Both injured men recehed treatment at the Emergency Hospital. Neither Is In a dangerous con dition, although Talty will nrobablr he permanently disfigured. It required thir teen stitches to close his wound. The others, said to have been cngsg l in the altercation, included Jthn J. Moy lan, former proprietor cf the Owen Hous?; Henry A. Lehman, who now eperates th hotel In connection with Ls Cvyer, F. A. Salamsn, a promct.r, and a guest of t""e house, and Night Clerk Matsjal. of the hotel. Of the entire numb.r, L Cuy r, Lthmsn. Prosise. Talty, and We Is were arraigned In court later. A'l but Talty were charged with assau't and the com plainants were lrOiie againtt I.; Cuyer Salarr.an against Lehman, and Ta'ty agalnst Prosise. The charge against Talty was affray. Le Cujct and Lehman were rep-e.cst'd In court by Attorney Forresr, wtl:e As sistant District Attorney Muilonny locked jout for the prosecution. Attorney Caip- , nail carrtngtcn appeared tjr Moylan. w o though neither accused nor corap'a nant. J alleges that his property interc.ts are en- : . i ciacgtrcu. I'roslse was also looked after by Attor ney Carrington. When the case was called before Judg" Scott Attorney Forrest demurred to a trial today, stating that his clients were not ready to proceed. He asked that a cen j tinuance be granteil and that the elefend- ants be released on collateral. I Attorney Carrlngtou stated that his cli- ent Prosise was ready for trial, but in or- der that all cases might be heard at one lime juuge aeon sei tomorrow morning as the elate for a hearing. Le Cuyer fur nished $300 bond for his appearance, while IVosise and Lehman furnished $25 and $2ft collateral respectively. Talty was released on $10 collateral. The trouble that led up to the alterca tion Is said to have been of long standing. According to statements made by Le Cuyer and Lehman, they are two-third owners cf the business at the Owen House. A sis ter of Moylan has the other third interest. This partnership. It Is said, was estab lished by purchase and transfer from -Moylan, who had been proprietor. It is fur ther claimed that at the tim of the trans fer of the hotel it was in a depleted con dition. Since that time it Is said the busi ness of the house has Increased to such proportions that Movlan Is desirous of re gaining possession cf it and to that end has sought by various methods to dis possess Le Cuyer and Lehman. Recently trouble occurred at the hotel and tnough the police took a hand in it tha matt r was settled cut cf court It appears that several days ago the trou ble was renewed and a climax was reached last night when Le Cuyer and Lehman were Informed that Moylan Intended nail ing up all doors to the premises at the close of the day's business, with a view of ejecting Le Cuyer and Lehman this morn ing. They, it is eaid. Immediately set about to circumvent the alleged contem plated move and requested that Talty and Wells remain at the hotel over night to witness any such attempt as had been im puted to Moylan. About 4 o'clock this morning the trouble began. 1105156 who. it is alleged, had been employed by Movlan and who had been at the hotel all night, began his task of nailing up doors. This Movlan admits, but claims that Le Cujer and Lehman were similarly engaged. -Movlan also ad mits that he ordered the pulley of the ele vator blocketl so that the car could not bo operated. That he says was done to pro tect his rights against Le Cuyer and Leh man, who. he claims, are employed by him as bartenders. It appears that on the oc casion of the former trouble when thj doors had been barred Lehman gained ac cess to the lower portion of the building by means of the elevator. Juet. who precipitated th? a'l'rca 1 n this morning is not known, as versions o." the affair differ. It is a certaiaty. how ever, that seven persons met on a low r stairway landing of the house, and tr-at a. fierce fight ensuecL Talty was struck Ii the face with a natchet. it Is said, by Pro sise. They grappled, and as they s ruggle-I for possession of the weapon. Le Cujer is said to have used hU revolver Tha bullet struck Prosise In the back of tto head and glancing imbsdded its U la tho wall. The wound inflicted was sl'clit Le Cuyer claims that he fired believlnj Ta ty's life to be in clanger. Either Just before the shooting or Imme diately after it, when the fight appea-s ti have become general. Sa.axan was ftm.k several times. He claims that L hman and Wells were his assailants. He was rough ly handled, and expressed himself as beliic sorry tLat he had taken pait In Ihe a"a'r. His presence on the landing at Ihe t me cf the fight, te said, was due to a request for it made by Moylan at an earlier hour. Movlan had told him, Salaman claims that th' was going to be trouble, and that help would bo needed. The pistol shot and the general noise ot the melee attracted Policeman Hodges, who wa3 soon on the scene. He sounded a distress call which brought Policemen Murphy. Warren, and Perks to his assist ance. Talty and Prosise were removed to the hospital for treatment, while Le Cuyer. Lehman, and Wells were taken to No. 1 station. After receiving treatment Talty and Prosise were also taken Into custody. Le Cuyer and Lehman stated this morn ing that Moylan did not own the Owen House or the lease for it. They claim to be the owners and state that the liquor license Is In their name. They say that Moylan has been attempting to get rid of them for some time because of their re fusal to retransfcr the property to him by sale. Moylan admits that the licensa is in the name of Le Cuyer and Lehman, but, it Is said, claims that was a ruse re sorted to by him when he was refused a license. . i Captain Rearlek Retired. An order was Issued- by the Navy De partment today retiring Capt, Peter As Rearick, February 17. 19C0, with the ran of Tear admiral, junior grade. Captain Rearick is well known in Washington, hav. !ng resided here for many years. JllttssalllllllMalMaiiiitt aki?si SSS-Vsv-