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HANNA TAKEN ILL ILLMISSES ILLMl ILLMISSES
MISSES Ml SES A BANQ BANQUET BANQUETSelzalor UET UETSenator UETi
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Senator zzaor Telegraphs He Cannot Attend the Civic CZ9 C Federa Federation Federalioll Federalion ¬
lion Dinner D llner Because of a Seveze ChilL Clz ll
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NEW YORK Doc 19 19s 19Snator Swator Qtor M A AHnnna A AHanna
Hnnna was wnsnot not present at the banquet banquetof banQu t tof tof
of the national executive committee of ofthe ortho ofthe
the Civic Federation tonight tont ht dospitb dospitbthe tlasIlltttthe t1ospitcthe
the fact that It had been announced nnnoun ed he hewould hcWould howould
would respond to a toast instead the thefollowing thefollowing thefollowing
following telegram was as read from him himI himIll
Ill I am taken suddenly 111 with a severe severechill sevel sevelchill seveicchill
chill My doctor will not nermit uerm t me to toleave tol to1ewe
leave l v my room I regret vary much my snyInability myInablUt myInability
Inability InablUt to attend attendAll attendAll attcndAll
All inquiries at tho W Wt1dor V < ilcor Hotel Hot Totel l
SECOND Ec1ill1II GAVALRY REAOY REAOYI IIEADYF1OR
I FOR F1OR LONG 1EiNGEATERN EASTERN TRIP TRIPSeven TRIPSeven TRIFSeven
Seven Hundred Officers and andJtten andMen
Men Sail Situ Away A way Today rrodaySHIp i ij iSHIP
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SHIP SHIPLOADOF LOAD OF RECRUITS RECRUITSFriends R RECRU E C R U ITS ITSFriends
Friends and Relatives of Soldiers SoldiersBrought SolaiisBrought Soldirsflrought
Brought Farewell Farew l1 Gifts Enough Enough to toFill toFill
Fill the Transport Kilpatrick KilpatrickNEW KilpatrickNEW KilpatrickNEW
NEW YORK Dec 19 19The The United UnitedStates Unlt Unlt5tnt
States 5tnt < army transport transport KilpatrickTvhich KilpatrickTvhichBulls Kilpatrlckwhich KilpatrlckwhichBUUS KiIpatrick which
Bulls early tomorrow for Manila has on onboard onboard
board the wives of Gen Leonard Wood WoodGen VoodGtn
Gtn W YH H Carter and Major H L LScott LScot
Scott who so g go to Join their husbands husbandsnow husbamlsnow
now on active duty uty In the Philippines PhilippinesMajor PhUJpplnesMajor
Major Scott Is the officer mcer who was waswounded v3Swounde
wounded in both hands while loading loadingan
an attack against the Moros at Slot SlotLake SiotLllce
Lake Jolo 1 olo November 16 He is a major majorin majorIn majorin
in the Fourteenth Fourteenth Cavalry CavalryMore C valry valryMore
More than 700 7OQcnlfstromen 7 enlisted men of the theSecond theStond
Second Cavalry Cwalr under command of Col ColV ColS
w V S Edcerly Edg ly will leave on onthe the Kilpat Kilpatrlck Kllpatrick
rick and have already aJrea been assigned assignedtheir aSslb cd cdthlr
their quarters on board boardPresents boardPresents
Presents Pr sents for Soldiers SoldiersThroughout SoldiersThroughout
Throughout the day Colonel Edgerly Edgerlynnd EdgedDnd
nnd lieutenant II tennnt Smeitzor who are in incharge Inharb
charge harb of the embarkation of troops and andtho andtho andth
tho th loading loadin of o the t oti transport n8pqrt were we be besieged betegml b
sieged by jf frt irtoiitis f feridk ridg arid nd relatives r lnUes of f the thesoldiers theSoldiers
soldiers who w bo CJ came ame to say goodby and andto andto
to bring them books and magazines and andbig andbig
big boxes of good things to eat eatOne entOne catOne
One woman the mother of a young youngsoldier youngsoldier oung oung1I01dJer
soldier In Troop roop F brought a big bl < medi medicine medJcine ¬
cine chest which she seemed s cmed t trunk trunkwould tnJnkwould
would be a n nice thing for him to carry carryore carryon
on light foraging excursions Anothorbrought Anotherbrought Another Al1uthorhrousht
brought n big dog that had beiMi it pot potof potof petof
of her he nephew nephe She seemed much put putout pulout putout
out whets whei told that no dogs wore VlJt al allowed 11 11lowcd ¬
lowed on the ship She had heard she flhesaid shesnJd abesaid
said that tUey were allowed in the Ocr German Ge Geman Ocrman ¬
man army and she didnt see se whv our oursoldiers ourlioJdlers oursoldiers
soldiers couldnt have them themSeveral themSeveral themSeveral
Several StooL StoosTiger StonsTiger
Tiger Is a splendid watchdog watchdo sac aftcsaid sncsnJd sacsaid
said and would be sure to warn arnthe arnthemcn arn the themen themen
men of an approaching enemy enemyMost enem enemMost enemyMost
Most of the soldiers soldl rs seemed to bJ b glad gladthey gladtl1tY gladthey
they were going and said anything anthn < t was wasbetter wasbttter wasbetter
better than being shut up in InbttTlzks InbttTlzksBut barracks barracksBut trtrraksBut
But the sweethearts and mothers and andaunts anIaunts tn tnaunt
aunts and some ome or the fathers and andbrothers andbrothers andbrothers
brothers didnt think so soWe soWe soWo
We expect to be fiftyflight days d s tusk making mnking tusklug ¬
ing tho trip said Lieut Smeitzer of oftho oftbt ofthe
the Fourteenth FourtC nth Cavalry who Is 1 one of ofalx otsix ofsix
six unattached officers going to t Join Jointheir jointhflr jointheir
their regiments but aswe shall shah stop stopat stopat stopat
at several ports on the way it will willnot wlUnot wiflnot
not be eo IO tedious a voyage as it would wouldbe wouldbofrom wouldbe
be bofrom from San Francisco FranciscoWe FrnnclsCDWe FranciscoWe
We shall touch first at Gibraltar Gibraltarthen Gibraltarthen Gibraltarthen
then at Port Said Suez Aden Colombo Colomboand Colomboand Colomboand
and Singapore arriving at Manila about aboutthe aboutthe aboutthe
the middle of February With good goodluck goodluck goodluck
luck and good weather we ought to have havea
a very VPr Jolly voyage voyageFamous VOJageFamous voyageFamous
Famous Troopers TroopersOn
On Christmas Day especially we shall shalldo shn11do
shallI
do our best to make m ke things merry Some Someof BomeoC I
of the officers omcerswlves wives havo promised to toeing tosing tosing I
sing and play for us and there are sev several severnl soyeral ¬
eral men among those of the Second SecondCavalry SocondCavalry SecondCavalry
Cavalry who can do their share toward towardmaklnc tonrdmkinl towardmaking
making the musicale a success Tho Thosoldiers Thot Thcso5dlers
t soldiers will get as good a Christmas Christmasdinner Christmasdinner Christhrnidinner
dinner as their comrades ashore and andany andany an anany
any little exuberance of spirits splr ts will be betreated betreated bttreated
treated Indulgently IndulgentlyWhat Indul IndulgentlyWhat ontly ontlyWhat
What Is probably the finest body of ofhorsemen ofhorsemen olhorsemen
horsemen In Uncle Sams army sails to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow ¬
morrow with the departing regiment regimentBesides regimentBesides regimentBesides
Besides tho officers and men mono the KU Kllpatrick KUpatrick KUpatrick
patrick carries a largo amount of com commissary commissary cornmissary ¬
missary and andquartormaster quartermaster terma8tor supplies suppliesFIFTEENTH suppliesFIFTEENTH suppliesFIFTEENTH
FIFTEENTH CAVALRY HERE HEREFROM HEREFROM HEREI
FROM THE PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINESThe PHJLIPPINEThi I
The two sections of tho special train trainbearing trainbeartng L Lbearing
bearing the second squadron of the Fit Fifteenth FlCttenth ¬
teenth Cavalry svalry from the Philippines by bythe bythe b bthe P
the way of S San n Francisco to Fort Oort My Mycr lycr Myer
cr Va arrived arrtedln 4n tn Washington shortly shortlyafter shortlyafter shortlyafter
after 2 oclock this tht morning The twen twenty twolty twez3 ¬
ty cars were shifted to the side track trackat trackat traclat
at Ninth Street and Maryland Avenue Avenuesouthwest AvonuosOJthwest Avonucsoqthwest
southwest and the men were not awak awakened awaken awakcued ¬
cued en The guards stationed statlon < < d oh on the theplatforms thpplattormzs thcplatforms
platforms of each car stood as santrios santriosuntil B sontriountil ntrt ntrtuntil
until daybreak da break The TheJ60 360 men and officer officerwore OmC o1lIcerw4re N Nvrc
wore all reported to bo wall and rest resting resting restIng ¬
ing easy easyAbout easyAbout easyAbout
About S oclock this morning Lieuten Lieutenant Lloutonnt Lioutoniint ¬
ant nt Norton and several other th r officers officersof offlcerot ofticerof
of thu Fifteenth who arrived at Fort FortMyer Fort1I1yer ForlZdyer
Myer several days ago and remained at atthe atthe al althe
the post awaiting the arrival of the themen themen thcmen
men will escort the officers In eharge ehargeto oharbto ohargto
to the Virginia garrison The men will willbo vIl 111 111ho I Ibo
bo taken to the Aqueduat Aqu uat Bridge in intrcet Inatrcet I Iitroet
trcet cars but will march up tho hill hillto 1111Ito I
to tho fort fortThe tortThe fortThe
The Fifteenths I < men will bo permitted permittedto I Ito
to rest today 4ufter axter their tItelrt11p trip ucrosa ucrosathe acr acrOs acrOsthe S8i S8ithe
the continent but they will have to set ¬
tle down to hard har work and regular knit ¬
ting Un tomorrow
i whore the Senator Is stopping resulted resultedIn resultedin
In tho information being bofitg given HIt iifc u1 that thatthe t thuttile hu t tthe
the Senator had retired at his usual usualhour usnalhour uuaihour
hour 930 p m mSo mSo inSo
So far as tho hotel authorities uthoritl s knew knewno lme lmeno knewno
no physician had been bo n callei and if ifthe Ifthe t tthe
the Senator is i ipdisposod dlsposOd it t is ur4lMiilv ur4lMiilvonly praltllvOnly rltoallhonly
only temporarily The hotel otliclila otlicliladeclined l1ficlalcIccUned oiflclilodeclined
declined to send any zany ny mO mnsgo m tissue sJ to his hisrpcm hJsrocm hiszocm
rpcm containing InqulrIc > relative tola hr to hs hscondition hisecndltJon hsccndition
condition
ALL A ll GHIGAGO FUNIRAtE FUNIRAtESTOPPED FURA FURASTOPED
STOPPED BY STRIKERS STRIKERSSeventyfive STRIKERSSeyentJfiYc STRIERSeventyfive
Seventyfive S Bodies Now NowAwaiting N ov ovA
Awaiting A Await waiting ng Interment IntermentFOUGHT Intel nlent nlentF
FOUGHT F 0 UGH T AT A CHURCH CHURCHPolicemen C H U R C H HPolicemen
P Policemen Needed to Quell Disturb Distuibances Dist Ib Ibf
f ances at the Obsequies of o a aMurdered aMurdered
Murdered Woman WomanCHICAGO WomanCHICAGO
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CHICAGO Dec IS 19Vlth With nearly scv seventyfive scvontfivo scvntyfive ¬
entyfive o funerals to be held in Chicago Chicagotoday htcngo htcngotoday
today t the livery drivers strike s rlke con continued continued ¬
tinued t with no sign of oCpuacc peace between betweenemployer botweenemployer
employer e and employe The employers employersheld emplocrsheld employerseld
held h eld a meotlngtoday and agreed to send sendout sendout
out o ut no more hearses until troubles tro bloq end endAt endAt endt
At A t the headquarters of the Teamsters TeamstersUnion TqamstersUnion
Union U nion the striking livery drivers gath gathered sntherad ¬
en ered e rod and nd reported to the leaders that thatnot thatnot
not n ot a n hearse had gone to a cemetery cemeterysince cemeteryslnco
since s yesterday morning morningTho morningTho
Tho most serious demonstration since sincethe sincethe sincehe
the t he strike began took place this thI morning morningat
at a t the funeral of Mrs Joseph Vlcck who whowas whoas whowas
was as murdered a few days d s ago Her Herbody Hcrbod Herody
body bod b ody accompanied only onl by her two twochildren twochUdron twohildren
children c was wa Jiurriedly driven from the theresidence theresHlonce theesidence
residence r to the family church In an anticipation unclpatlon anicipation ¬
ticipation t of troubla a detail of police policehad poUcehad
hc had h ad been b n 5 sent nt to the church where a acrowd ncrowd o
crowd c of about 360 men and boys many manyof nmnyot
of o f them strike sympathizers had gath gathored gathered gathred
ored oredWhen eredWh o red redWh
When Wh the tlto tlj waggn carrying tho dead deaddrove deaddroo deadrovo
drove d rovo up curses u ses and catcalls were hurl hurled hurlcd hurld
ed o d at the driver and the Undertakers Undertakersas
as h 8 a the body was being removed The Thecoflln Thecomn Theoma
coflln c oma was borne into the church with withmuch withmuch withmuch
much difficulty dlmculty the police being com compelled compelled cornpelled ¬
pelled to charge the mob Only fh fhtwo fliwo he hetwo
two t wo children wore permitted to enter the theedifice th thdifice
edifice e and in their presence the priest priestconducted prJestconducted priesionducted
conducted c the service the police mean meanwhile meanwhile meanwhile
while standing guard at the door doorTho doorTho doorThc
Tho services over four policemen bore borethe borethe borethe
the coffin bewccn a defile of officers officersto officersto offlcero
to t o the he wagon which was then driven drivenrapidly drlve drlver3ldly drivesraidIy
rapidly r3ldly to the cemetery cemeteryITALIAN cemeteryTAliAN t tITALIAN
ITALIAN I CLERKS EIISSTAIIT EIISSTAIIT1STRBNEIN START STARTInsist STARTDISTURBANCE
DISTURBANCE 1STRBNEIN IN HOME HOMEInsist RUMEInsist
Insist That Legislature Pass Bill in inTheir ir I ITheir
Their Interest Before the Christ Christmas Christmas Christmas ¬ I
mas Holidays HolidaysROME HolidaysROME HolidaysROfE
ROME Dec 19The olerks In tho thoministry thoministry themfnIstry
ministry of public works engaged in ina Ina ina
a domonstratlon today todn which threaten threatened threatened threatenod ¬
ed to develop into a riot or strike and andrequired andTIUlulred andrequired
required the IntervenUon of the minister ministerand ministerand
and under secretary before the clerks clerkswere clerkswere clcrktwere I
were pacified pacifiedThe pacifiedThe pacifiedThe
The disturbance dlslur anco was duo to the fact factthat factthat fad fadthat
that a n bill affecting the interests of ofthe otthe 01 01the
the clerks in the ministry of public publicworks publicworks publicworka
works was not discussed In the cham chamber chamber ¬
ber of deputies and the agitation agitationamong agitationamong agitatiotamong I
among those clerks began spreading spreadingamong spreadingamong apreadinamong
among tho dorks employed in other otherministries othorministries otheiministries
ministries ministriesIt
It was pointed out to the clerks that thatthe thatthe thaithe
the bill was not discussed because the thogovernment thegovernment th thgovernment
government could not keep the dopu deputies doputies doputIes ¬
ties in Rome Parliament only opened openedabout openedabout opene openeabout
about throe weeks ago but the depu deputies doputies ¬
i ties Insist that they must have their theirChristmas theirChristmos theiiChristmas
Christmas holidays holidaysCRANKS hoUdaysCRANKS holidaysCRANKS
CRANKS WRITE LETTERS LETTERSTO LETTERSTO LETTERSTO
TO ADMIRAL SCHLEY SCHLEYCINCINNATI SCHLEYCL r rCINCINNATI
CINCINNATI CL CINNATI Ohio Dec 19 19Admlral 19AdmlralS Admiral AdmiralW l lv
W v S Schley who has been here sev several several soyoral ¬
eral days this thl week the guest of t the theMystic the1IsUC th thMysuc
Mystic Shrincrs received at his hotel hotelit hotelit hotejt
it developed tonight several warning warningand warningnnd warnln warnlnand
and threatening letters One of those thosewarned thes theswnrfled
warned wnr od him that his opponents had hadsworn hadI ha a asworn
sworn to slay him at his hotel Schloy Schloyshowed Sehloyshowed Sable y yshowed
I showed them to several prominent gen gentlemen genUemen I Itlomen ¬
tlemen and the admiral and all agreed agreedthat agree ngreeI l lthat
I that they Vure hoaxos hoaxosPRESIDENT hoaxosPRESIDENT hoaxesPRESIDENT
PRESIDENT NOMINATES NOMINATESODELL NOMINATESODELL NOMINATESODELL
ODELL AS POSTMASTER POSTMASTERHiram POSTMASTERHiram 3 3Hiram
Hiram B Odell a brother of Governor GovernorOdell GovQrnorOdell r rOdd
Odell Odd of Now York has been nominated nominatedby nominatedby ci ciby
by the Prosl Proalfnt font for postmastershlp at athis athis ii Lt Lthis
his home Newburgh N wburgh N Y The nomina nomination nomination L ¬
Lt
tion was received by the Senate yes yesterdav yesterdav ywterdav t
terdav terdavBUTLER terdavBUTLER terdavBUTLER
BUTLER THINKS TYPHOID TYPHOIDEPIDEMIC TYPHOIDEPIDEMIC TYPHOIDEPIDEMIC
EPIDEMIC ISBROKEN ISBROKENBUTLER IS BROKEN BROKENBUTLER
BUTLER Pa Dec W 19Typhoid Typhoid claim claimed claimed I ¬
ed its sixtyfifth victim last night in inthe Intho I Ithe n
the person of John Meyers whoso home homeis homoIs horn to toIs
is In Jersey Shore Pa Paw He was unmar unmarried unmnrrled unmainod ¬
nod riedBut
But one new case of fevor has been beenreported beenroportcdto bee n nLO
reported roportcdto to the health bureau and an4 the thefeeling thefeellng Ui UiLt LO
feeling t now nlmQst convincing that thatthe thatthe Lbs Lbsthe Lt
the epid nic Is 1 broken
GRAND ARMY CHIEF I IACCEPTS
ACCEPTS POSITIONAS POSITION POSITIONFAS
AS COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONERI COMMISSIONERGeneral I
General Black Sets Poli Politicians Politicians ¬ i iicians
ticians PrediGtions Predictionsat PrediGtionsat PrediGtionsatNaught
at atNaught Naught NaughtAPPOINTEE NaughtifPQINTEE
APPOINTEE ifPQINTEE A DEMOCRAT DEMOCRATHis DEMOCRAtHis
C
His H is Name Mentioned for forSecona forSec
Secona Sec n1i Place on National NationalTicket N Nationa1Iicketin tio al alTicket
Ticket Iicketin in 1904 1904Gen 1904Gen 19O4Gen
Gen Jqhn C Black otllllnoi ot lmn t has hwr ac accepted aaceptcd ¬
cepted c the position of CIvil Service Sezv1ceth Sezv1cethissioner Com Commissioner t tmissioner ¬
missioner m issioner to succeed John R Procter ProcterThe ProcterThe
The T he President Pr ldent tendered General Black Blackthe Blaclthe
Tt
the t he position a few days ago aso The an announcement announcement anouncement ¬
nouncement n of his acceptance was was made madeyesterday marlecsterday
yesterday y ny nH afterno6n afterno n at the t o White WhiteHouse Whiteouco VhlteHouc
House HouseThe HoucTIe H ouco oucoT1o
The President will send in the nomina nomination nomination nominaon ¬
tion ti tic on on January Januar4 4 when Congress re reconvenes re reconvenes r ronvenes ¬
convenes c The acceptance by General GeneralBlack GeneralBlack Generallack
Black B Bf lack will relieve President Roosevelt Rooseveltfrom R ROoseveltrom osevelt oseveltfrom
from f rom considering the he names of a large largenumber Jorgenumber
number n of Democrats for the appoint appointment appointont
ment m ont Politicians were watching the thesituation thodtuaUon i iituation
situation s closely In the belief General
Black B lack would not accept acceptYesterday acceptYelterdny acceptYesterday
Yesterday the Kentucky delegation delegationcalled delogatIoncaJ1 delegationalled
called caJ1 c ct at the White House and asked askedthe Wkodthe askedhe
the t he President to name George B Gard Gardner Gnrdner Gardcr ¬
ner n cr for the position in case General GeneralBlack GenoralBlack Generallack
Black B lack declined declinedExRepresentative declinedExRcl1resentatlvc declinedEtcRepresentative
ExRepresentative William Elliott of ofSouth orSo ciouth
South So S outh th Carolina called yesterday at the theWhite theWhlt theWhite
White Whlt House He has been mentioned mentionedfor montlonedfor I Ior
for f or the place left vacant by Mr Proc Procters Procters Procens ¬
ters t ens death and his vislf viill raised the sup supposition 5Uposltln suposition ¬
position p osltln that his mission was in connec connection connection connOcion ¬
tion t ion with the appointment a In case Gen Genoral Genral Genral
oral o < ral Black Blackdld did not accept acceptPolitically ncccptPoIltlcaJl acceptPolitically
Politically PoIltlcaJl the acceptance is I of much muchImportance muchImportance mud 1 1mportance
Importance i General Black has been beenmentioned beenmentioned beermentioned
mentioned for the second place place5on on Ihe IheDemocratic 1heDcmJcrnUc thc thcDemcrntIc
Democratic Presidential Prcsldent1 l ticket tfck < t In tOOL 1904The tOOLlhe 1901The
The factthai he is head of the G A R Rmakes Rmakes Rmakes
makes it certain that his appointment appointmentwill L Lv1ll
will be popular with the old soldiers soldierstils soldiersHis soldiersits
His k its duties will not Interfere with his hiscontinuing1 hiscontlnulng hi hiontinuing
continuing1 c in the office omceof of commander commandcrln commanderInchle commandernchief
ln Inchle i chief of tho Grand Gririd Army Armymm ArmyIOHIGAGO ArmyllIAO
IOHIGAGO mm llIAO HOTELS IIOTESIIAIIGE HOSTRepublican HOST MUSTCHARGE
CHARGE IIAIIGE FAIR HATES HATESI llATE llATERepublican
I
I Republican RcpubUcan National Committee Will WillNot WillNot WI LI LINot
Not Allow Allo Extortionate Prices Pricesfor Pricesfor Pricesfor
for Rooms RoomsWhat RoomsWhat RoomsWhat
What seems to be an attempt on the thepart thepart th e epart
part of Chicago hotel managers managers to raise raisetheir Talsethclr mis e etheir
their rates during the Republican na national national national ¬
tional convention is to be nipped In the thebud thebud th 0 0bud
bud by the Republican National Com Committee Commlttec Cornmittee ¬
mittee mitteePostmaster mlttecPostmaster mitteePostmaster
Postmaster General Payne has tele telegraphed telegrnph teltgraphed ¬
graphed grnph to Chairman Hanna In New Noi v
York that evldenct has come to him In Indicating inI L Ldicating ¬
I dicating that extortionate rates have hacI hay e
baen fixed for the tconvention by the th C
I Chicago Ch cago hotels and suggesting euggestlng that un I ¬
less l ss assurances are at once forthcoming forthcomingt forthcomin g
ili t h regjular regular rates are to be charged chargedthat chargedthat I Ithat
that the national committee mmlttee should take takeprompt takeprompt talc e eprompt
prompt action acUonThe actionThe
The evidence referred to bythe Post Postmaster P08tmaster Postmaster ¬
master General In a telegram to a prom
Inent member of the House of Repre Representatives Represenlntlves Representatives ¬
sentatives from one of the large hotels hotelsIn hotelsIn hotel hotelin
In response to a request for reservation reservationof reservatioof
of a room for the three days of the con convention convention L ¬
vention The rate fixed was J20 20 a day dayand dayand da daand r Lr
and no reservation would be made tor torless torJess fe feless
less than five days daysThis daysThls daysThis
This member has been stopping at the thehotel thehotel Ut a
hotel in question queationwhon when in Chicago for forthe tortho to tothe r ar
the past ast ten years years The rate has been bee een eena a ai
5 i a day da for two In a room and J350 350 for forone frone fe r
one He figured that his room should shouldcost shouldcost stioulcost tf rtf
cost J15 15 for the three days Instead the thenew th thnEW a anaw
new rate would make his bill Just 100 100STEAMER 100STEAMER 100STEAMER
STEAMER FINLAND ASHORE ASHOREOFF ASHOREOFF ASHOREr
OFF HOLLANDS COASTWireless EOA8 r I I
Wireless Telegraphy Calls Tugs to Her HerAssistance HerAssistanceHundreds Th ThAssistanceHundreds r
Assistance AssistanceHundreds Hundreds of Pas Passengers Passengers Passengers ¬
sengers on Board BoardLONDON BoardLONDON BoardLONDON
LONDON Dec 19 IItThe The Red Star StarTliner StarLiner 5th 5thLiner
Liner Finland Capt F Albrecht Is Isashore Isashore I Iashore
ashore at Nieuwensluls near Flushing FlushingHolland FlushingHolland Flushinijolland
Holland and wrecking tugs have been beensent Mensont bOe bOesent
sent to her assistance She sailed from fromAntwerp tromAntwerp froi
Antwerp at noon today for New York Yorkin YorkIn Yor Yorin k
in very thick weather She was run running runnln rut 1 ¬
1LO
fling nln very slowly at the time she shegrounded shegrounded eli eligrounded LO
grounded groundedNews groundedNews groundedNews
News of other her predicament was sent sentout sentout ser t tout
out by her wireless telegraph system systemand fSyatemand 1 1and
and the tugs were en route to pifil ptl her heroft herort la r rthe
oft the shoal within an hour after she shestruck tihestMJ ttl te testruck
struck stMJ k She has 550 steerage stcerngepassengtrs stcerngepassengtrsand passengers passengersand 3 3and
and about 150 second cabin and saloon saloonpassengers saloonpassongers saioo n npassengers
passengers on board boardBEETHOVEN boardBEETHOVEN boardBEETHOVEN
BEETHOVEN MUSEUM MUSEUMPROJECT MUSEUMS MUSEUMSPROJECTABANDONE 7 7PROJECT
PROJECT PROJECTABANDONE ABANDONED ABANDONEDVIENNA ABANDONEDVIENNA D DVIENNA
VIENNA Dec 19 19The The project for the thepreservation theflreservntlon tl tlrreservation
preservation intact of Beethovens death deathchamfcr deal Lb Lbchamtr h hcham
chamfcr cham r and other rooms of his home homewhich homewhich horn e ewhich
which is about to be demolished mollshed has hashad hasbad h 15 15had
had to be abandoned owing to struc structural structural stru C Ctural ¬
tural difficulties difficultiesTho difficultiesThe difficultiesTue
The Beethoven committee the Duchess Duchessof Duche as asof
of Marlborocgli L Lid rd Napier N Plcr and nd othcrs othcrspurposed othcr othcrptrposed otheptirposed
purposed to jncorporate 2nenrporatehhe ltho tho r rooms Into lnton Inton in i iZ
n Z museum to O be > erected on the site siteof slleat si to toof
of Beethovp4s Deeth v lS residence rcslden9 rcslden9ti
ti
R USSIA SSIA SCOURS SCOURSEUROPE SCOURSEUROPE
EUROPE SEEKING SEEKINGBIG SEEKINGBiG
BIG WAR AR LOAN LOANN LOANNo
No No N Firm Found Willing Willingto iIljng iIljngto
to t Float Enormous EnormousBond EnormousBond EnormousBond
Bond Issue Issuel IssueFLEETS v vFLEETS
l 1 FLEETS LEEtS READY FOR F qR WAR WARJapan WARapan
Jap Japan J apan n Has A Aivantage 8 vantage va tageon tageonP on onPaper
Paper P per and Might Gain GamEarly G Gaini tn tnEarly
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Victbry VictbryLONDON V r rL
LONDON L ND N Dec 19 19The The British war waroffice warofll warifl
office ofll o ifl wQuId would not be surprised to receive receiveat receiveat
at at any nnY time t1m now the news newsthni that hostili hostilities bOS1l1Uett ¬
ties t ies have hnv6actuan actually broken dut < fut between betweenJapan b bteOnapanand hvean hveanJap
Japan Jap J apanand n and Russia RussiaThe Russialhe RussiaThe
The fleets of both nations 1tt1onshi in Jiar Far East Eastern Eastra t torn ¬
ern e ra waters wate11Jare are practically stripped 8trIpp djor djorwar for iforwar forwar
war and the match that will 111 ighltecthe ighltecthepowder Isnll the thepowder
powder Is all ready for Jlghting Jlghtlng This Thisbeing Thisbeing
being the case it is not at all sury suryprising sur surprlslng sur
prising that the stock market market Is In a apanicky a apanicky
panicky condition con ltlon and that financiers financiersarc financiersare
arc calling caUlngln tin all but butthe the surest loans loansIt loansU
It I t leaked out today today that that Russia has liasbeen 11nsbeen
been sounding SO1ndi g leading lcadin ftnancial financ1alintercsts financ1alintercstsregarding 1nancnII interests interestsregarding erQsts erQstsregarding
regarding the flouting or a bond Issue Issueaggregating IiIsueaggregaUng
aggregating 125COOOw 125COOOwMoney J2ijroJO O OMo
Mo Money oney ey Wanted at Once OnceThe Once OnceThe >
The money Is asked for at once but butso
so far none of the men anil nn and firms fihnsthnt fihnsthntare that thatare thatare
are usually ripe for a speculation speculationthis oil oilthis lLthis
this sort has shown any desire I to tofloat ton
float n al the loan This is not surprising 8urpJmI hi hiview 111view
view of the fact that Russia Is prac practically practically ¬
tically bankrupt and has ha no means of ofInsuring ofInsuring ofinsuring
Insuring repayment In fact the th Czar Czarwill tzar 1r 1rwUl
will have a n hard time securing sccurln the thenecessary theneccssar thenecessary
necessary neccssar funds to carry carryon on the war as asFrench nsFrench asFrench
French British and American Inter Interests Intorests Interests ¬
ests will not furnish It and tho c der lers lersman er erman
man Interests that might be expected expectcc110 expectcc110come expcctodto expcctodtocome to tocome
come to the 1hofront front are not able to rufoe rufoethe rnl rnlthe rdsothe
the moneySo moneySo money monOySo
So far as funds are concerned Japan JapanIs Japanis
Is in much better shape than th n KusslnNot Ru Russia la laNot
Not onl onb is she not Burdened with a aruinous aruinous
ruinous national debt but fl1e le has Jhasmoney hasmoney as asmoney
money available av Unble in the treasury treasuQ and andcan ImLlan andcan
can < an raise all that vrlll 1lI be needed No Nomatter Nomat
matter mat r what thesoutcomo the outcome of lh im impending jJI1pending Impending ¬
pending pending conflict conflict may m y b bs < tl t1ttttJ t J1Wp J1Wpwll STJ ttrs ers ersTrill
Trill not iidt tp permit i ilt Russia to fcOb gObIJa gobbi < bIJn3an bIJn3antherefore Tn3nn Tn3nntherefore
therefore money lent the Mikado H i sure sureto ur ure uretd i itd
td be repaid as the countrys natural naturalresources nnturdtresou naturalresources
resources resou es arc good goodStrength goodStIength
Strength of Fleets FleetsInteresting FleetsInteresting Fleetsinteresting
Interesting at atthls this time is a compari comparison comparison ¬
son of of t the strength of the two oppos opposing opposIng ¬
ing fleets iIetts in Far Eastern waters Rus Russia Russin Ruesia ¬
sia has h S available for instant service serviceseventyfour servicesev serviceseventyfour
seventyfour sev ntyfour vessels with a total ton tonnage tonnage tonnage ¬
nage of 200960 while Japafl has In com commission commission cornmission ¬
mission ready for conflict a similar similarnumber slmllacnumber similanumberof
number number numberof of craft but with a total ton tonnage tonnage tonnage ¬
nage of 252110 252110Thus 252116Thus 252flCThus
Thus the theadvantage advantage at the outset on onwater onwater onwathr
water will vlll be with the weaker nation nationand nationnn nationand
and nn if It Japan Japan gains the first victory it itwill ItwUl Itwill
will mean mean a protracted conflict Should ShouldRussia ShouldRussia ShouldRusslahoweverbe
Russia Russlahoweverbe however be successful successf successftlin 1 in the first flrstnaval firstnaval firstnaval
naval engagement the war may mo be bequickly bequlck1 bequickly
quickly qulck1 ended as the powers would be befurnished befurnished befurnished
furnished with sufficient excuse eXcuse to in interfere Interfere InterferS ¬
terfere Those acquainted with the thefierceness thefierceness thefierceness
fierceness with which party part warfare is isconducted Isconducted isconducted
conducted in Japan will recQgnlze It as asa asa asa
a remarkable change that the antago antagonists antagonlists antaonlth ¬
nists have come together on a Common Commonplatform common commonplatform mmon mmonplatform
platform of patriotism patriotismJapans patriotismJapans patriotismJapans
j Japans Leaders Leade Resentful ResentfulThere ResentfulThere ResentfulThere
There are no doubt wide and deep
1 differences between them on many de details detans dotails ¬
tails of domestic policy pollc but the respec respective respect1v respectlvd ¬
tive t1v leaders Count Ikarto and tho Mar Mariqiils Marq
Marr
qiils q ls Salonjlb are as one in passionately passionatelyresenting passionatelyrC3 passionatelresAnting r
resenting rC3 nt1ngthc the discourtesy of the Russian Russiangovernment Russiangoernment I Igovernment
government in systematically Ignoring Ignorin IgnorinJapanese
Japanese remonstrances and both states statesmen slntesmen statesmen ¬
men are highly incensed at tho last note noteof noteot t tof
of Russia The islanders are proud proudand proudand prouc I Iand
and patriotic and to their minds it ap appears nppears uppears ¬
pears clear that the St Petersburg Petersburgministry Petersburgministry i iministry
ministry desires to lower the interna international International International ¬
tional prestige of Japan by treating the theTokyo thoTokyo th 3 3Tokyo
Tokyo government as It would not dare daretreat d e etreat I Itreat
treat any an other world power powerThe powerThe powerThe
The Japanese are no longer to be beblinded bebUnded h hblinded
blinded by shallow pretexts and volumi voluminous voluminous voluminous ¬
nous proposals tho acceptance of which whichwould whichwould whiciwould
would brand the Japanese ministry as ascowardly ascowardly ascowardly
cowardly and inefficient Incmclent They Tho can see seewithout seowithout so sowithout
without tho aid of a field glass lass that thatRussia thatRussia thu thuRussia
Russia is dally strengthening her forces forcesIn forcesIn forcein
In tho Far East Reenforcements both bothof bothor botl botlof
of ships and men reach Admiral Alex AlexKtf Alexilf
Ktf 11 dolly dollyJapan daJl daJlJapan dailyJapan
Japan has already lost the advantage advantagenho advantagsb
nho sb he had two months ago while Europe Europefas Eurollehs Europ4i1S
4i1S fas been lulled to sleep by Russian Russianopiates Russianopiates 11 11opiates
opiates and Russian promises But Butday a aday aduy
day of reckoning is at hand and united unitedJapan unitedJapan uniteJapan
Japan is nearly ready read to begin its task taskof taskof Las It Itof
of rebuking Russian aggression aggressionRICHMOND aggressionRrCHMOND aggressionRrCHMOND
RrCHMOND WILL HAVE HAVEEASTERN HAVEEASTERN
EASTERN EASTERNLEAGUE LEAGUE TEAM TEAMNEW TEAMNEW TEMNEW 1
NEW YORK Dec 19 19Evory Every effort effortwill effor I Iwill
will be made to place the Eastern EnsternLengue i iLeague I i iLeague
League on ffsplld foundation foundationPresident foundationPrcsldent foundationPresident
President Powers Pow rs said that every pre precaution precaution precaution ¬
caution will be taken to nova have a circuit circuitthat circuitthat t tthat
that will play out the Reason Mr Pow Powers Powers Powera ¬
ers would not announce tho new circuit circuitsaying circuitBaying circuitsaying
saying that this would bo made known knownat knownt
t I at the annual meeting of the Eastern EasternLeague EasternLeague EastcniLeague II
League to be held Monday MondayIt Monda MondaIt MondaPIt
It was learned tonight tl tut at Richmond RichmondVa RlchmcndVa RichmcndVu
Va will be included in the circuit circuitREPORTED circuitREPORTED circuitREPORTED
REPORTED DAMAGE DAMAGETO DAMAGETO
TO DANISH WARSHIP WARSHIPCOPENHAGEN WARSHI WARSHICOPENHAGEN WARSHUCOPENHAGEN D
COPENHAGEN Dec 19 19The The Danish Danishbattleship DanishbattleshllJ Ii
IiL
battleship Ivor Hvitfeldt has ha been sel selrloubly tJ tJrlolily se seriouiily L
rloubly damaged by fire while In the theharbor thebarbor th a aharbor
harbor here hereLONDON hereLONDON hereLONDON
LONDON Dec 19 19A A dispatch to tho thoDally Ut e eDaily
rDaIlY Dally Mall from rom Its Copenhagen ocr correspondent ocrrcnpondojtt ¬
I respondent says that the battleship Ivor IvorHvitfeldt IvorI lye r rHvitfcldt
Hvitfeldt was destroyed estrOod by fire and andtank andflank an Cl Clsank
I tank i tI
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BUCHANANS NOMINATION NOMINATIONAS
AS MINISTER MINIST R TO PANAMA PANAMAIS
IS HELD UP BY MORGAN
BOTH B flTII HOUSES ADJOURN ADJOURNfOR AIIFOR
fOR HOLIDAY SEASON SEASONAFTER SEASONAFTE
AFTER AFTE BRIEF SESSION SESSIONSenate 8E88IO 8E88IOenate i iSenate
Senate S enate Discusses the theP Post Postoffice Postoffice st stoffice
office Scandals ScandalsPETTUS ScandalsPETTU ScandalsETTUS
PETTUS P TALKS ON PANAMA PANAMAHouse
1 1House
House H ouse Adopts Ado ts Williams WilliamsrSubstitut Substitute for forWanger forWanger
Wanger Resolution Resolu on Asking AskingInformation AskingInformatioti
Information InformationTbe InforIIUlt on onI I
I I Irbe
Tbe rbe Christmas recess of of Congress be began begail bear
gan gail g ar yesterday yestlrday when both b t1i houses ad adjotirned ndjottrncd
jotirned j otinried In accordgnse ac ordsne with the resolu resolution rcsolut ¬
tion t lon on agreed areed to a fetv1 fei days agg aggThe ag agThe age <
The Senate adjourned at 215 oclock oclockafter o cJock cJockatter
after a fter an executive session lasting lastingtwentyfive lastingtwentYfive
twentyfive t minutes minutesThe mlnut minutesThe s sThe
The House adjourned adjourn d even curlier curlierhaving eitrlieraving lIer lIerhaving
having h aving been In session only twenty twentyseven twent twentscyen twentyeven
seven s even minutes altogether In that thattime thatU thatime
tb time U t a substitute su tltntr resolution introduced introducedby Introducedby introducedy
by b y Flogr Leader Williams was agreed agreedto agreedto
to t o without division in place of the theNVangcr theVanger
NVangcr resolution reso utlon announced announc d as 3 adopted adoptedon
on Friday Inquiry showed Speaker SpeakerCannons SpeakerCannonf Speakerannons
Cannons C annons ballot had only kll r tied the vote votoinstead vot votInstead votenstead
instead I of giving It one majority The Theproceedings
proceedings p of t Friday on this matter matterwere matter matterwere
were ordered expunged from the Rec Recorri Recore Recrd
orri ore o rd
Debate in Senate SenateIn SenateIn SenateIn
In the Senate the Postoffice scandals scandalsand scandalsand scandalsnd
and a nd Panama were the only two Im Important Important important ¬
portant subjects on onl which there was wasany wasany t tany
any debate in the open session sessionThe sessIonThe sessionThe
The former subject was brought up I Iby
by Mr Gorman In proposing a < a resolu resolution resoluioi ¬
tion Uo t ioi calling on the Postmaster General Generalto I
to t o furnish to the th Senate the Bristow Bristowreport
report and the t result resuitof of the Investiga Investigation 1nesUiutlon inrestigation ¬
tion by Special Counsel CounselHolmes Holmes Con Conrad Conrad ¬
rad and C J Bonaparte BanapartConthe on the Tul Tulloch TUIloch Tuloch
loch l charges After a debating slUr skirmish sklrsh slUrnlsb ¬
mish r sh inwblcli In W1t la Senators ciators Lodgcpuay
Hale and Cullerson Cul COtherson rson participated partlcI pn ted the theresolution thcresolution
resolution went over on the objection objectionof I Iot
ot Mr Quay QuayThe QuayThe
The Pennsylvania Senators aggressive aggressivepart aggressivepart aggressiveart
part p art in the discussion marked his first firstattendance firstattendance
attendance at this session of the Sen Senate Sena Seate ¬
ate a t te He has been in i Florida since the theatter
latter l atter part of November and has jcat jcatreturn jcutreturnni
return returnni
Mr Pettus T Tiilks TiilksVher TL1kSWher lks lksWhen
When Vher the Gorman resolution r soluti n had beitn beitndisposes befmdlspOs be4indispOsC
disposes dlspOs I of Mr Carmack desired his hispending hispendingresolution I Ipending
pending pendingresolution resolution called c lled up p but after aftersome aftcrsome aftersome
some Interchange of views Iews the Bacon Baconresolution Baconre t tresolution
resolution re olutlon on the tariff and relative relativeprices relativeprices I Iprices
prices here and abroad was read to the theSenate theSenate thcSenate
Senate It transpired that lt I ita > authol authorhad autholhad autholhad
had not called It up according to the theplan thcplan th thplan
plan greed upon between him and nd Mr MrAldrich MrAldrIch MrAldrich
Aldrich and as he had h d no desire to tohave tohae te tehave
have it considered it retained Its place placeon placeon plawon
on the calendar calendarMr calendarMr calendarMr
Mr Morgan MorKnuthen then called up the resolu resolution resolution resolution ¬
tion he Introduced Friday declarlnpthls declarlnpthlscountrys declarlng1hlscountlJs 5 5countrys
countrys position on Panama matters mattersand mattersand mattersand
and Mr Pettus took the floor for a Ions longspeech Ionsspeech lon r rspeech
speech on the legal points Involved InvolvedOf InvolvedOf InvolvedOf
Of District Interest InterestDistrict InterestDistrict InterestDistrict
District matters submitted In the Sen Senate Senate Senate ¬
ate yesterday were as follows followsBy Collows CollowsBy followsBy
By Mrv Mr Martin a bill to authorize authorizethe nuthorizetIle authorizcttte
the extension extension construction and opera operation opernUon operation ¬
tion of the Great Falls and Old Domin Dominion DomInIon Dominion ¬
ion Railroad within Uhln the District of Co Columbia Columbia Columbia ¬
lumbia lumbiaBy lumbia lumbiaBy lumbiaBy
By Mr DuboIs a bill for the extension extensionof extensiorof
of Twentythird Street from S Street Streetto Streett Streetto
to t California Avenue AvenueBy AvenueBy AvenueBy
By Mr Gallinger a 3 communication communicationfrom communicationfrom communicatloifrom
from the Mount Pleasant Citizens As Association AasoelatIon AssociaLion ¬
sociation asking for the connection of ofEuclid ofEuclid o oEuclid
Euclid Street and Erie Street A bill billfor blUlor bii
biit
for this purpose was passed In tho last lastCongress laftCongrc las lasCongress t
Congress Congrc s by both houses but was lost lostin 105tIn los losin
in conference The action requested is isto 11to I Ito
to repair that oversight oversightFINE oversightfiNE oversightFIRE
FINE ELECT ELECTRiC IfLAY IfLAYHundreds iH PLAY PLAYENUS
ENUS BRIDGE OPENING OPENINGHtUldreds ENIN I 1 1liwidreds
Hundreds of Thousands of People Enjoy Enjoythe Enjoythe Enjo i ithe
the Spectacle on the New East EastRiver EastRiver EastRiver
River Structure in New York YorkNEW YorkNEW YorkNEW
NEW YORK Dec Ikc 19 liThe The days das cele celebration celebrntlon cetibration ¬
bration marking r the opening opcnh S of the new newEast newEast ne v
vr
East River bridge spanning the river riverbetween riverbctw nw nwbetween r
between bctw en Manhattan Island Jslan and Wll Wllliamsburg Williamsburg WI 1
1a
liamsburg came to end tonight with a along 3 3long
long parade of river craft and a gor gorgeous sorgOOUg go gogeous r ¬
geous display of o fireworks from the thebridge thebridge Ui Uibridge
bridge Both w viere aere re witnessed by hun hundreds hundreds hutcireds ¬
dreds of thousands who crowded every everyavailable everyavailable ever everavailable
available roof of buildings lined the thewater t1 e ewater
Uiik
water front on both slds sld > s and took tookpassage tookpnfJsagO toc tocpaesag ik
passage on such ferryboats as plied pliedthe pU plie d dthe dthe
the river Two thousand policemen policemenwore policemenworo n nwore
wore on duty In the two boroughs to toprevent tf tfvrcvent I 0 0prevent
prevent accidents accidentsThe accidentsThe accidentsThe
The bridge was outlined by b 20000 clct clcttric clettrtc dci t
th
tric lights The fireworks fir works began with withthe withthe wit h
the Illumination Of the entire length lengthof iengt cngthof h
of the bridge in changing colors the thesparks jhesparks p pin 10
sparks pouring down in a sheet from frombridge trombridge fioi fioibridge in
bridge to towater towaterCOLD water waterCOLD waterCOLD
COLD IN ADIRONDACKS ADIROKDACKSGLENS ADIRONDACKSGLENS ADIRONDACKSGLENS
GLENS FALLS N Y Dec 19 19Unu 19Unusunll Unu Unujsually
jsually sunll cold weather is prevalent prevalentI prevalcnttlfroughout prevalenthroughout t
I throughout the Adirondacks the ther thermometer thermometer thatinometer ¬
mometer ranging from fifteen fiftpen to twenty twentydegrees twent I IS
degrees below zero Lake George Is Isfrozen Isfrozen I Ifrozen S
frozen over from rota Caldwell to Eolton EoltonThis Eolton1hls BolterThis
This la about three weeks earlier than thanthe thanthe that thatthe
the average
TROOPS T ON THEIR TE If WAY WAYTO AY AYTO AYTo
TO POINTS OF OFYATAE OFYATAEAT VIM VIMColombia VANTAGEAT
AT PANAMAS BORDER BORDERColombi BRIIEOo1ombia
Colombia Has Begun Be Begu nn Active ActivePreparations Actl ctive ctivePrepaiaflons ve vePrepaiiation8
Preparations for Ol War WarCOGHLAN SVarCOGHLAN Vpr VprCOGHLAN
COGHLAN SENDS DETAILS DETAILSFiveHundre DETAILSFi
FiveHundre Fi F i Hundr HundredSoldieis Soldiers Soldie Bound BoU B uiidNorth 1d North on ona on ona ona
a Cruiser CruiserDpJomefs Diplomats Say Hostili Hostilities HoS Hostilities li lities ¬
ties Have Really Begun BegunAdmiral BegunAdmiral egun egunAdmlralCoghlut
Admiral AdmlralCoghlut Coghlan has has advised the NaY NaYDep1rtmtht Navy NavyDepartment NavyDepartmtht
Department from Colon that the Co Colombian CoJombliLn Coornbittn ¬
lombian l cr c cu1ser t1ser user Cartagena Is sailing sailingnorth sailingorth aihngnorth
north n orth with wlthoo uOO soldiers The dispatch dispatchfrom dlspntchfrom dispatchrom
from f rom Admiral Coghlan was badly mixed mixedup mixedp
up p and much difficulty dJfflcut was experienced experiencedIn
In i n translating It from cipher The trans translation translaUon transatlon ¬
lation l finally prepared was as flows fOlowsColon flowsColon
Colon Dec 18 1903
Secretary S 9ttlry of the Navy
titmburgAmerlcan E mburgAmerlcan Steam Packet
Company Compans s steamer Christiana from Car ¬
tagena ta1 na December 17 reports that cruiser
Cartagena sailed to the north date datemissing datemissIng datemissing
missing with SOt men Cruiser Pinzon Pinzonamplo PInzonampIo Pinzonampiti
amplo provisions cattle rice were wait waitng
Ing i ng for 300 men to go to rendezvous In
Gulf Gultor of Darien COGHLAN COGHLANNavy COGHLANNavy COGHLANNavy
Navy Department omclals believe the theCartagena tIteCartagena theGartagcna
Cartagena is headed for some of th thislands thJs1anda Uislands
islands I in the Caribbean which belong belong belongo
to t o Colombia It has been suggested l that thatColombia thatColombia thatColombia
Colombia Is Jsendeavorlng endeavoring to establish a abase nbase abase
base of supplies from rom which it may mayoperate m mkyoperate y yoperate
operate in case war Is declared de Jlr d with withthe wIththe witathe
the United States StatesElJictt StatesElliott v vElliott
Elliott to Go GoSecretary GoSe GoSedretary
Secretary Se tnry Moody Mooq had confersncts conter6nc conter6ncterd yes yesterday yesterday ¬
terday terd afternoon with wltJtmany many of the of officers 0 0tlccns offlcem ¬
ficers In the Navy Departmnt and sev several severnl saynal
i ernl eral marine m rlne officers and said last night nightit
it I c is practically assured urcd Brigadiqrv BrI lqrc Gen General 0011ernl Geierat ¬
eral Elliott lUott commanding command InS the Marfcie MarfcieCorps MarbieCorps Mar11 Mar11Corps
Corps will go to t the thcistJuiWIJ Isthmus htth iug w1h wh Wl tin tinother another U1 U1other
other battalion of pt marines mnr1n as soOn n as asthe nsthe asthe
the Dixie DIi1 reaches reaches Philadelphia PhiladelphiaMembers Phnn PflthLdelprMembers lp
Members of the Diplomatic Dlplom blplomaticCdrpz t1c C 5rps ps arc aremuch arcmuc arcmuch
much muc Interested in the trouble between betweenColombia betwo betvoenCokthbhi n nColcmb1
Colombia Colcmb1 and t tbe e prilled Stat St tU V I itnd itndmany nnclmany 1ntln
many n any of o f the f drelgn Jelgn representatives representativesmaintain rcpresutnttvcs rcpresutnttvcsmqJQ repreafittattycmaintain
maintain mqJQ n the two nations nwonsare are really fb at atwar atwar atwarnjw
war warnjw warnjwThe njvr njvrThe ItwThe
The action of the United State In Insending Insending Insending
sending marines ashore near ne r thV u tho mouth mouthof mouthof mouthof
of the Atrato River on the th Gulf of ofDarien otDarlen ofDarien
Darien is regarded by many man foreign foreignrepresentatives f relgn relgnrepresentatrves I Irepresentatfves
representatives IIlJ as unfriendly unfriendIytnd and is issaid Issaid it itsaid
said to have constituted a cause CL 3 fn fnwar tl tlwar firwar
war
Acts of War WarAlthough WarAlthough
Although the the right right of pt the the United UnitedStates UlItedStates Unitedt I
States to send marines Into southern southernPanama southernPaIlUlln eoutherrPanama t
Panama to t prevent art invasion is ques quesi questlonedby
i tioned tlonedby by many authorities who say saythli sayth1 sa r
thli country fiust 1ust limit its action to the thecnal tiucanal
1 canal stripmarinc3 arc now supposed supposedto I Ito
to be established Am On both the Gulf of ofDarien otDarlen ol
Darien and San Miguel Bay far south southof so souUiof L1 L1of I
of the canal zone zonePeru zonePeru zonePeru
Peru has accorded recognition to Pan Panama Panama Panama ¬
ama Mr Calderon the Peruvian min minister mln18ter ¬
ister called at the State Department Departmentyesterday Departmentesterd Departmentyesterday L
yesterday esterd y afternoon attern on and advised Assis Assistant Assistant Assistant ¬
tant Secretary Loomis that his govern government government ¬
ment has formally recognized the new newisthmian newIsthmian nesIsthmian t
isthmian republic republicPANAMA republicPANAMA republicANM
PANAMA ANM TREATY SAFE SAFEIN SAfEIN
IN I HdTFI HOTEL STRONG 5TRONP BOX RflXMinister BOXMinister BO BOMinister I I i
Minister BunauVarilla Displays Displ ys the theDocument theDocument th a aDocument
Document at the New Willard Be Before Before Before ¬
fore It Is Stored Away AwayPanamas AwayPanamas
Panamas treaty with the United UnitedState UnitedState UniteState d
State which hlch traveled all the way wa from fromWashington tromWashlnmon fretWashington
Washington to the Isthmu and back backagain backagaIn bac bacagain
again now lies in a a safe at the Now NowWillard NowVlllnrd No NoWillard
Willard Hotel It was placed there by byM bylL b y r
ya
M lL BunauVarilla Bunau Varllla the minister from fromPanama tramPanama nor a i
Panama who at noon yesterday in the thepresence thepresence th e
thr
presence of a delegation of newspaper newspapermen newspapermen r r
men opened the strong box in which whichthe whichthe whict whictthe it t
the treaty made Its It eventful < < ventful trip tripThe tripThe
The treaty bear the signatures of all allthe nIlthe a Ii 1
at
the members of the Junta at Panama Panamaand Panamannd t
and is the original draft The sending sendingback sendingback sendin sendinback g r
back of the original was unintentional unintentionalbut I Ibut
but the mistake is of no Importance as asa as asa a 3 3a
a a duplicate copy is to be forwarded forwardedfrom forwardedtrom d l
from rent the Isthmus Immediately which whichafter whichaCter 1
after the ratification by the Senate will willbe wUlbe wi wibe Ii 1
be exchanged for that copy in the pos possession possession I Isession
session of Secretary Hay HayThe HayTh
The Th original ort lnal will be sent back It Itwas Itwas I Iwrapped t
was wrapped in flags and decorated with withribbons withribbons wit witribbons
ribbons ribbonsAMERICAN ribbonsAMERICAN ribbonsAMERICAN
AMERICAN INVESTORS INVESTORSIN
IN COLOMBIA WARNED WARNEDMOBILE WARNEDMOBIL D DMOBTLI
MOBILE MOBIL Ala Dec 19 19J J B Loomis LoomisActing LoomisACUngSlCfetnry 3 3Acting
Acting ACUngSlCfetnry Secretary of State Informed InformedDr InformedDr 1 1Dr
Dr C F 7 Caracristl this after afternoon afternoon r rnoon ¬
noon that the State Department was wasunable wasunnble we Le Leunable
unable at the present time to advise advisehim advisehim advie ie iehim
him as to the safety of a 0 visit of cer certain certain ¬
tain tam American investors to Colombia ColombiaDs ColombiaD i
Ds D Caracrlsti is the promoter of large largeconcessions largeclnccsslons mrs e ecOncessions
concessions In the Gulf of Darien DarienHe partenHe DarienHe
He is In receipt of letters from the thoColombian theColombian Ut to toColothbian
Colombian minister of war saying Un Under Under 1 1der ¬
der present pr sent conditions Americans should shouldnot shouldnot shoul d dnot
not court danger in Colombia ColombiaHe ColombiaHe ColombiaHe
He appealed to Washington as the therights therights tii to torights
rights of Americans In Colombia are areguaranteed areguarnntMd at a
guaranteed guarnntMd by article 27 of the treaty treatyof treat treatot treatof1S4L y ay
of of1S4L of1S4LSee 1845 1845See IlH IlHSee
See J H Ma2ruders M rudets Advertisement AdvertisementPart
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Alabama Senator Takes TakesAdvantage TakesAdvantage TakesAdvantage
Advantage of TwoDay TwoDayRule TvoDayRuleto TwoDayRule
Rule Ruleto to Upset the Plans Plansof Plansof Plansof
of the Administration AdministrationEnvoy AdministrationEnvoy AdministrationEnvoy
Envoy Will Vill Find Himself HimselfBut HimselfBut HimselfBut
But Private Citizen Un Under Under Under ¬
der Commission From FromPresident FromPresident FromPresident
President Roosevelt RooseveltClaimed Rooseveitlaimed RooseveltClaimed
Claimed laimed That Republic RepublicHas RepublicHas RpublicHas
Has NotBeen Not Been Estab Established Established Established ¬
lished Under Rules of ofInternational ofJ ofInternational
J
International Law LawWhen LawThen LawWhen
When W WV I Buchanan now en route routex rout routi routethe
i x > the new republic of Panama lands landsAt 1andaAt landst
At t Colon he will learn that he Is not yet yetUnited yetUnited et etUnited
United States minister to that country countr countrut
but b ut only a private citizen under a a com comnssion comnlsslon cornmission
mission from rota the President His nomi nomination oomlnation nomiation ¬
nation n which was confirmed last Thurs Thursday Thursda Thursay ¬
day da d ay is still stlllpendIng pending before the Senate Senateand Senateand Senatend
and a nd it will probably probabh be about the middle middleof m1ddJeor middlef
of o f January Janu1 ± j 7 before he is made a full fullfledged tullficdged fullfledged
fledged minister ministerMorgans ministerMorgans ministerMorgans
Morgans Sharp Trick TrickSenator TrlckSenator TrickSenator
Senator Morgan played a I sharp triek trieleon triekon triekott
on the Administration yesterday by bymoving bymo1ng bymoving
moving inexecutlve in executive session t that nt the thevote theo therot
vote rot o by b which the nomination of Mr MrBuchanan MrBObhann MrBuchanan
Buchanan was confirmed be reconsid reconsidered reconsidered rcconsidcred ¬
ered Under Under a rule of the hc Senate the thefact thefact thetact
fact that nominations are confirmed is isnot Isnot isnot
not communicated to the President until untiltwo untutwo untiltwo
two days after the Senates Action ction Is Istaken istaken istaken
taken This gives any y Senator who whomay whoma whomay
may ma desire d slr to do so for any reason reasonthe reasonthe reasonthe
the privilege of voting ti W > reconsider reconslderr in incase incase Incase
case he voted for confirmation Sena Senator Senator Senatori ¬
tor tor Morgan yesterday took advantage advantageof a OianUtgo OianUtgoor
of this rule and just before the Son Senate Scnadjourned Sonate ¬
ate adjourned fpr Cor for the holiday hollda recess recessmoved recessm recessmoved
moved m oyed the reconsideration co nsrdCrailon of the Buch Buchanan Buchanan Buckanna ¬
anan confirmation confirmationRepublicans c9 confirmationRepitblicats aflori afloriRepl1bliuns
Republicans Protest ProtestlSenator ProtestSeri Protest ProtestSenator
Senator Seri tor Lodge L < > dge and Senator Se tor torICl1UO ICl1UO Culloni Culloniprotested Culloutpretested
I protested acnlnst Ilst such a dourse une on the thepart thepnrtof thepart
part pnrtof of the th Alabama Senator SeoatlJrcontend SeoatlJrcontendlhg contend contending contendfag ¬
fag that it it woul w oul ul tend to complicate ctmpllcatmatters complicatematters mpl1c1t mpl1c1tIJattcrs
matters and cause embarrassment embarrassmentTht embrranmuentTlit
Tht I effect of the motion to reconsider reconsideris
is that the nomination nonlnaU n of Mr Bucha Buchanan B Buchanan cha chaI ¬
nan is Is still pending Defore De torE ihe7Senate ihe7Senatewhich thtfS thdSenatewhich ennte enntewhich
I which does not meet again until Janu January January Juanany ¬
ary 4 and even after that date d te Jt Itwlll Itwlllbe will willbe willbe
be possible for the Democrats to towith towithbold with withhold witllbold ¬
bold confirmation for some tim tluiG16nger tluiG16ngerI tinuIdngor tinuIdngorTizije lonscr lonscrTime
I Time Tin for Democrats DemocratsNotwithstanding De DeiocratsNotwithstanding ocrats ocratsNotwithstanding
Notwithstanding the fact that his hisnomination hisnon1JnaUon hisnomination
nomination non1JnaUon is held up for thQ time be being beIng belag ¬
ing it is probable that Mr Ir Buchanan Buchananwill Buchanalwill Buchananwill
will be able n le to go on and look after the theinterest theirterest
interest ercst of the United States on tho thoisthmus thothmus theIsthmus
isthmus thmus as he Is commissioned by the thaPresident thePresident thePresident
President to do His confirmation is cer certain certaln cerLain ¬
Lain after the objections obj cUons of the Demo Democratic DemocraUc Democratic ¬
cratic Senators have been exhausted exhaustedThe exhaustede exhaustedThe
The e motion to reconsider however howeverwill howeverwI howeverwill
will wI cause additional delay and give the theDemocrats theDemocrats theDemocrats
Democrats further time to get together togetherif
if 1 they Intend to do so and determine determinewhether determinewhether determinewhether
whether or not they purpose to make a aparty aparty J Jparty
party issue of the Panama matter and anddefeat anddereat anddefeat
defeat the treat treaty as it is within their theirpower theirpower theirpower
power to do
doMr
Mr Morgans View ViewIt ViewIt ViewIt
It is understood that Mr Morfci as assisted assIsted asslsted ¬
sisted by Mr Gorman will fight the thaconfirmation th thconfirmation theconfirmation
confirmation of the new newmlnlst minister ministerthe r on onthe ll llthe
the ground that the President Presld nt has no noauthority noauthority
authority to send an envoy to a gov government government govemnment ¬
ernment which has not been establish established established establianed ¬
ed according to the rules laid down downby downb downby
by b international InternaC < nal law lawMr lawMr
I
Mr Morgans contention is tht the therepublic therepublic therepublic
republic of Panama has no constitu constitution ceustitution < < ousUtu ousUtution ¬
tion no legislature and no qualified qualifiedpublic qt1 qeaIifledpublic ilfled ilfledpublic
public officials and In fact is 1 10 o gov government government government ¬
ernment at all allLANDING aULANDING allLANDiNG
LANDING OF MARINES MARINESSURPRISES M MARINES MARINESSURPRISESOEN RINES RINESSURPRISES
SURPRISES SURPRISESOEN GEN REYES REYESGenertl REYESGeneral
General Reyes the Colombian envoy
hns been be n jfreatly astonished at the news newsannouncing newsaDnouncing newsannouncing
announcing the landing of marines from fromthe fromthe
the Atlanta tlnnta on Colombian soil near the theGulf theGulf
Gulf of Darien While he has not made madea
a protest to the State Department D partment as aset asyet
yet et he Is known know to view Jew the th landing of ofthe otthe ofthe
the troops with great surprise Ofll omclal1y 0111daily
dally however he has made no state statemont stateI statemont
j I mont m nt to this effect but it is understood understoodthat itndcrstood itndcrstoodIn anderstondthat
that In the brief on on which the Colom Cl Colontbian D Dbhm
iblan officials officials with their attorneys are areengaged aroen areengaged
engaged en = ased they will Jntrodur this mat matt matten
ten t r among amongthn thn grievance grievanceThe grlevanceTlJ grievanceiTI
The TlJ TI view lew taken by b the Colombian offi offiboatload official
dala cial is that whn while the landing ot the
boatload of marines wc rot an overt overtact oertnet overtact
act of war It would nevertheless nev eless lead leadmany leadmany leadmany
many of the Colombians to believe that thatthe thatthe thatthe
the United States had begun to take takesteps takesteps takesteps
steps to push hostilities outside of tha thastate thastatc thestate
state of Panama PanamaCHARLESTOWN PanamaCHARLESTOWN PanamaCHARLESTOWN
CHARLESTOWN MARINES MARINESHELD MARINESHELD MARINESHELD
HELD IN READINESS READINESSBOSTON READINESSBOSTON READINESSBOSTON
BOSTON Dec 19 19A A full company of ofntarlv ofn ofzrarlv
ntarlv n arlv 100 marines Is in readiness at the thebarracksin thebarracksln thebamrneksin
barracksin the Charlestown C rlestoVtl Navy Na Navy Yard Yardto Yardto
to be moved at short notice noticeAlthough noUceAlthough noticeAlthough
I Although no ofttclUl oft1cI oi11cLd Information to tothat tothat tothat
that effect has been received here her it Is launderstood isunderstood
understood the company companywas was mobilized mobilizedand mobUlzedand mobilizedand
I and is being held intact h J order to La Laready 1 1ready tsready
ready for quick dispatch to Panama PanamaMOCCASIN PanamaMOCCASIN PanamaMOCCASIN
MOCCASIN IS SINKING SINKINGNORFOLK SINKINGNQRFOLK SINKINGNORFOLK
NORFOLK Va Dec 19 19It It is ques questioned questioned questioned ¬
tioned whether the United States sub submarine submarine submarine ¬
marine torpedo boat Moccasin ashore ashoreon ashoreon ashotuon
on tho North Carolina coast will ever
be floated For ten days wreckers have
been pulling on her unsuccessfully The
Moccasin Mocc ln has already sunk six feet
into the sand