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WILLIAM TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR. NO. 66. STEEL AND IRON SKY SCRAPERS Do Not Prove Fire^Proof When Put to the Test NEW YORK'S TWO TALLEST BUILDINGS Burned Just as Handily as One-Story Cottages, But Did Not Collapse or Fall on the Firemen —Loss Associated Tress Special Wire NEW YORK, Dec. 4.—ln a blinding rain storm tonight the massive block of buildings on Broadway, number.- 2511 to 259, and in- eluded between Murray and Warrenstreets, was almost destroyed by fire. Within three hours more than a million dollars' worth of property was destroyed. The fire began in the live-story brick building occupied by the men's furnishing firm of Rogers, Peet It Co., on the southwest corner of Broad way and Warren streets. Adjoining the Rogers-Peet building and south of it was tire magnificent white building oi the Home Lite Insurance company, aud next to this was the brown stone building of tlie Postal Telegraph company, erected at a cost of millions only a few years ago. IT WAS PICTURBSQUB Within a few minutes after the discovery of the lire the Rogers-1 Yet building was a roaring furnace, and an alarm bad been turned in which brought out more than a score of engines. It Waa but a short time when tin- flames had eaten thtuugiTthe wall of the Home Lite and were ro.il ing bigli above that lofty structure. Thousands people had gathered on the seen* and tin blinding glare of the flames lit up the lower part Of tlie city. Even in the downpour tbe great crowds of people grew and tin police were called out from many stations and kept the people back for block-. Qreal showers of sparks were carried in all direc lions by the gale that blew sixty miles an hour. It was a picturesque fire. PRIVATE PAPERS LOST The Home Life Insurance building was occupied by that Company and a large num ber of prominent men in Various lines ot business. Every effort was made to save the valuable papers stored in some of the offices, but many of them were lost. The offices of the rapid transit commission were or the ninth Moor of this building, and it is beleved all the plans and schemes ol work with which the commission hns been working these many years have been de- In the Postal building, as Well, there were many setious losses of a private nature, and when the Harms reached the operating room o,' this itructure, which they did within thrte hours of the outbreak, the one or two solitary operators who remained at their posts were compelled to flee for their lives, leaving unsent messages at the hays. Tlie lire burned even more fiercely in the Home Life building, owing to the great height of tbis structure, ami in an incred ibly short time the upper half of this mag nificent building was in flames. The water towers in the streets were able to throw their heavy streams only into the lower part of the structure and the firemen, al though they worked with great bravery and untiring energy In the blinding smoke and beat, could do little in the face of such a fierce sweep of flame and gale. It was only a question of time when the Postal building, so far as the upper stories were concerned, went the way of the others. ESTIMATES OK LOSS The estimate of the losses by Chief Bon ner, after midnight, was a million dollars, with a probability of a still lurther loss should the fire continue to make anything like rapid progress. At that hour he be lieved be bad the fire under control within reasonable limits. At 2 o'clock, however, it was still burning fiercely in front, and al though not observable by the thousands of people, was burning slill more fiercely and extending lower down in the roar. An insurance man roughly estimates the losses at about as follows: Rogers, Peet 4. Co., building, stock and losses to ol her tenants, $3.K1,000. Home Life Insurance company, building and losses toother tenants, $500,000. The Postal Telegraph company, building and looses to tenants, $100,000. Losses to surrounding buildings, $50,000. Chief Homier thought that this estimate on the basis of a million dollars' loss was about, as near correct as was possible to make. The ltogers-Peet building wns tbe prop erty of the Hoffman estate, and was_one of the historic buildings of Broadway. It was erected 35 years ago. Tbe fire started from three explosions. What caused the explosions the firemen could not find out. They thought gas had escaped in some manner in the basement, and, so resulted iv explosion and lire. The Postal Telegraph company officials say that all their wires have been burned out, find that they have no connections from their building. The Hardware club's quarters, which were on the top floor of the Postal building, were ruined. Their loss, is heavy. Tbe Home Insurance building wns one of the hand somest on Broadway, nnd was supposed to be absolutely fireproof. its summit was 280 feet nbove the sidewalk. Leading ar chitects of the country submitted plans for its construction. WHERE IT STARTED The fire started in the rear of the base ment of the building occupied by Rogers, Peel & Co., clothing, about 9:3o>ocloc-k. Two policemen standing within half a block of Warren street, heard a loud explosion and a moment later saw a thin line of smoke curling up from the side of the Rogers, Peet 4- Co. building. At that time rain was fall ing in torrents and the wind blew a gale. An alarm was sen.t in, but before the first en gine turned into Broadway the Rogers, Peet k Co. basement was a roaring furnace, with One Million Dollars grout flames bunting through tho Moore above and l ushing fiercely to the root. With in (en minutes five alarm! had been sent in, bringing engine after engine to the scene. Hy Id oclock, so rapidly and fiercely did the flamei make progress, that there wai nothing but the shell of the Roger*, Peel & Co. building left, with mountains of Hanu roaring a hundred feet in tbe air anil en circling the adjoining structure, tbe Horn. Life Insurance building. In- the blinding rain the liremen worked, stretching the black and slippery lines of hose through the building, lighting tbe Haines from every side. GROSSES THE STREET Soon a great wave of fire swept across Warren street and caught the I'nited States Life insurance building at the west conic of Broadway, Nbs. 2.T0 and 261. Tin.'wood work on a dozen windows was afire in^n'mo ment and from that time on several streams were played on this building to save it from dest ruction. When the Warren street wall ol the Rog ers, I'iet, building fell at 10:30 oclock. a dozen firemen were directly beneath, Sev eral of the men were struck hy bricks, but none was more than slightly injured. . Act ing Chief i'erle Ceil but was dragged to sale ty by some of his men. THE THIRD VICTIM dust before 11 oclock Home Lile In surance company's building, sixteen stories high, at 2f>s and 207 Broadway, caught lire. The firemen already had their lines in this building up to the seventh fioor. They were greatly handicapped hy tbe many stories. Flames had eaten their way through the side wall in many places and the huge white structure burned fiercely. Tbe elevators made trips up and down. The men running tbe cages were compelled to Bee for their lives and in this way many of the effects of tbe offices were saved. The three top floors were on fire almost simultaneously from the beginning. The smoke was dense. Flames shut high above the roof and over the massive biownstoue Postal building, and everybody al. work in the structure had been ordered out of this building long before. Desperate c fforts were being made to save it. The interior of the Home Life Insurance building was by this time a furnace. By this time from the windows of the six or eight upper stories the flame.; were pouring in masst;s. In the rear nine stories were afire and the lire department, so far as t his portion of the building was concerned, was absolutely powerless. THE niG POSTAL BUILDING At 11:10 the Postal budding of fourteen stories, caught lire. Chief Homier, who bad charge of the firemen, took |he elevator and went to the roof to give personal directions. Alt this time there)werelal iew operators who had ignored the orders of the fire chief, two or three clerks and a few boys at work in the building, working in smoke, and mes sages were sent until the dames came and made them run for their lives. The unsent messages were left at the telegraph keys. Chief Homier had under his direction all the engines stationed in tbe lire houses be low Twenty-third street, [v addition five hook and ladder companies, including water towers, were at the seer.*. Most of the men worked in the lower parts of the building to save adjoining buildings. Only a few gangs were with the fire chief on the top of the Postal building. They fought with all their strength to keel) the flames back. Put, not uithstanding all their efforts, at, 1 oclock this (Monday) morning three floors of Ihe building had been partially destroyed. The fire was then working its way downward. UNDER CONTROL Chief Bonner thouch:, however, lhat he had it under control. He did not expect to get much below the stores now burning. At 2:3(1 Chief Bonner went home, saying that the fire would burn itself out in a short time and that it could not spread, and was practically out. ANOTHER BLAZe Fire early this morning wrecked the end of St. Agnes' Catholic church on Fifty third street near Third a\enu», destroying valuable altars, paintings and a new organ. Loss $100,000. White's House Party LONDON, Dec. 4. -Ex-Empress Freder ick of Germany drove from Windsor castle today to Wilton park, near Deaconslieid, where she lunched with Mr. Henry White, United States charge d'affaires, and Mrs. White. Mr. and Mrs. White's house party included in addition to Lord and Lady Cur zon and General Lord Kitchener, the Duke of Devonshire, lord president ot the council of ministers; the Du. hess of Devonshire, the Earl of Rosebery, Viscount Cranbotne, eld est son of the MarqiMS of Salisbury, and Viscountess Cranborne. Zelaya's New Cabinet MANAGUA, Nicaragua. Dee. 4.—Presi dent Zelaya's new cabinet, which will take the oath tomorrow, is made up ns follows: Minister of foreign affairs, Joaquin tSanson; minister of interior, Fernando Abunza; minister of public works, Ruiz Ramirez Ma rietta; minister of finance, Felix Zelav^. Means Will Be Found LONDON, Dec. e.—Righs lion. Jair.et Bryce, Liberal member of parliament for South Aberdeen, in reply to a nestion oi whether in his opinion n< ~v States constitution permitted the holding of colo nies, said: "I should think that, notwithstanding the The herald language used by the United Stales supreme court in a famous case more than forty years ago, the means can be found whereby the United States can hold the acquired ter ries without violation of tbe constitution)! and without confining Upon them the priv ileges of states or territories, for which they are obviously unfit." WING FAIRLY FLEW And Caught the World's Record for the Quarter SAN" JOSE, Deo. 4.—Today at Cyclers' park Jack E. Wing of the OlymplcNtlub wheelmen lowered the one-third mile, one fourth mile, one-half mile and two-thirds mile coast records and the world's nailer mile record. Floyd Mcl'atland bad charge of (he pacing, which was done by a tandem and two triplets Irom Ihe Garden City Wheelmen. The coast records were for merly held by George Fuller and the world's quarter mile record by ,1. S. Johnson. Ai stilt and comparison: instance Johnson. Wing. One-third mile :34 4-5 34 Quarter mile :2S 1-5 -24 One-half mile ;gs 4-5 "i,2 2-5 Two-thirds mile 1:12 1-6 1:11 3-G One-fourth mile :2t 2-5 :24 A SHIP ON FIRE A German Steamer Standing by to Give Aid NEW YORK, Dec. 4.—The Herman steamer Dalrearli, from Rio, which arrived today, when in latitude37.4B, longitude 75.57, came alongside of a ship ablaze from tbe stern to foremast, while a large yellow fun nelled German steam-hip was standing near flu- flaming wreck. Nobody could be seen on the deck of the binning vessel, nor were there any boats struggling amid tbe waves, so it is probable that the crew weic rescued by the steamship which was waiting to note tlie end. After steaming around the wreck twice the Dalrearli proceeded on her way. The steamer by the burning'ship was either the Wer ra or the b'ulda, of the North German Uoyd line. Both vessels sailed in company from this port last week bound for Havre. PICQUART APPEALS Hoping to Escape Trial by Court Martial PARIS, Dec. I.—Colonel Picqunrt, now in custody and awaiting trial on a charge of hav ing communicated to his counsel documents that had come into his possession in the military department of the secret service, has applied to the court of cessation, now en i gaged with the Dreyfus affair, to declare whether he is amenable to military or civil jurisdiction. His application is based on various articles in the code of criminal pro cedure. A Six-Day Race NEW YORK, Dec. 5.- Thirty-one men started in a six-day bicycle race in Mndison Squaie garden at lire minutes alter 12 o'clock this (Monday) morning. The starters are al) in excellent condition, and the plunk track, ten laps to the mile, is in perfect or der. Tho attendance at the start was not large, owing to the stormy weather. The score at\ the end of t lie first hour stood as follows: Frederick 21.5, Hale 20.9. Stephane 19.4, Monachon 20.8, Joyeaux 20.8. Cistac 17.1t, Miller 21.3, N'avin 21.1, Schinier 21.7, Pierce 21.1, Pilkinson 10.9, Waller 19.2, Forester 20.5, Kinse 18.6, Smith 20.8. Ueacom 20.2. Julius 21.2, Stevens 21.3, dross 18.2, Meal 20.6, RafTerty 14.9. Burke 17.6, Lawson 21.3, Aaronson 20.1, Fallon 20, Bliven 19.9. Albert 20.8, Grim 21.1. Judville 21.5, Leslie In Kice 21.1. Deaths at Manila WASHINGTON, Dec. 4,- The war de partment has received the following report from General Olis of deaths among the troops at Manila: November 24—Otis W. Tlrew, private, Second Oregon, smallpox. November 30—Irwin .1. M illet, musician, First South Dakota, dysentery; .Tames E. Link, private, Co. L„ First South Dakota, dysentery; John J. Mahoney, private, Co. X., First South Dakota, typhoid; Clyde D. l'itts, private, Co. L., Third artillery", acute melancholia; Charles O'Donnell, musician, Co. 1., First Idaho, dysentery; Frank Tem poo, private, Co. 1., First California, smallpox. A Deliberate Burglary SACRAMENTO, Dec. 4.—The residence of State Librarian Frank L. Coombs was burglarised early this morning. The thieves effected an entrance through a pantry win dow and literally turned tlie house upside down. The rooms occupied by the deputy secretary of state, W. L. Sesuon, were ran sacked, but as he is absent from the city his loss is not known. Two overcoats belong ing to Mr. Coombs were taken. None of Ihe family awoke. A Despondent Miner SAN JOSE, Cal.. Doc. 4.-lt has been as certained that tbe old man who committed suicide a fortnight ago in the Guadalupe creek by shooting himself and then drown ing, was Gilbert Hilton, a resident of Liver more, and in early days the driver of a stage between this city and San Francisco. He had lost money in mining ventures, and sui cide was the result of despondency. Iglesia's Mission WASHINGTON, Dec. 4—President Iglesia of Costa Rica left today for New York, where he will remain until next Sat urday before sailing for Paris. Hp was ac companied by bis suite, and by Colonel Car ter of the army, the personal representative of the president. No Deal Made ST. LOCIS, Mo., Dec. P.—Thejlepublic tomorrow will say: .lohn ,T. Mitchell, one of the largest stockhejders in the Chicago and Alton railroad, denies that there is an option on that railroad or that it has been sold. On the Diamond SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4.-The Watson ville baseball players today defeated the Sacramento Gilt Edges by a score of 13 to 0. About 4000 people witnessed the game. Champion Chess NEW YORK, Deo. 4.—Shownlterwon the seventh game of the match against Janowski. Janowski 3 games, Showalter 2, Drawn 2. LOS ANGELES, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5, 1898 FROM LAKES TO THE EASTERN COAST THE BITTER BLIZZARD IS RAG ING AGAIN NOT MUCH DAMAGE REPORTED But Only Because Telegraph and Tele phone Wires Are Down and Traffic Almost Paralyzed Associated Press Special Wire PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. i.—A heavy rainstorm which began here yesterday con tinued all today, increasing in violence, ac companied by winds of almost gale velocity. Shortly betorc midnight there was a clear sky. At the maximum the wind blew 42 miles an hour. Telegraph wires from this city south were rendered almost useless on account of the heavy wind. Trees, swing ing signs and chimneys were blown down, but no great damage is known U> have re sulted. T\ few dispatches received at the maritime exchange told of a very heavy northeaster prevailing at the Delaware breakwater and other points along the New Jersey coast. At many points the tide rose to the highest point it has reached in years. At Atlantic City great damage was caused to w ires, and tho city is in comparative dark ness tonight. Several private residences on the meadows were completely surrounded by Water, compelling occupants to use boats in going to and irom buildings. Reports from Eastern Pennsylvania in dicate the prevalence of heavy winds and rain, accompanied in some instances by a slight fall of snow. At Shenandoah, where snow fell, many small buildings on the out skirts were blown down. Telegraphic com- j munication was also crippled. All Hands Lost NEW YORK, Dec. 4.—The Nova Scotian schooner Wallecfa arrived today from Gon aives, and reports that during the height of tiie hurricane on November 28, in latitude 30.22, longitude 7.1!, she sighted a dismantled schooner of about 700 tons Hying signals of distress. It was nearly dark at the time, and her crew could be seen on the decks gesticulating front ically for assistance. The Walleda bore down on tbe stranger, and got close under her lee and hailed her. They shouted that the vessel was sinking and asked to be taken off. Captain Kemp told them that his boats j were stove in and useless. They said they would come to tbe Walleda with their own boats. During tbis time tbe Walleda laid to, but found she was rapidly drifting to lee ward, and wae then about on quarter tack, and after several tacks managed to cross tbe bow of the wreck, and again drifted down to the leeward port. The Walleda hailed again, but got no answer. In the meantime, an t other three-masted schooner came to her as i instance, and assumed a position to the wind -1 ward of the wreck. Both of them stood by until daylight. When morning broke tbe wreck was seen to be deserted aad the boats gone. It is supposed that the unfortunate men had attempted to launch their boat during the night, which capsized, and all hands were lost. All Over Ohio COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 4—All day ter rific storms have raged all over this state, particularly in the northern part. Rain and sleet have fallen all day. A special to the State Journal from Lima tells of conditions existing there, saying: T|ie severest storm in years has prevailed here today, doing thousands of dollars' worth of damage to telegraph, telephone and electric light companies. Poles have given way under the weight of the wet snow and hundreds of wires are down and crossed "ANYONE LOOKING FOR TROUBLE?" —Chicago Chronicle. so as to make them useless. The city is in daikness tonight. Trains on all roads ate late and a rear-end collision between Cin cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton trains result ed on account, of the blinding storm. Aother special from Findley says: The heaviest snowstorm known in years has raged all day. Street oar traffic is entirely suspended and railroad trains are very late. The snowstorm last night was followed lodny throughout the Ohio valley by rain and sleet, with high winds. Telegraphic communication, steam railways and trol leys are badly crippled. The rain and sleot continues, but it has turned so cold that the storm will be soon over. In Maryland BALTIMORE. Md., Dec. 4.—The most severe wind and rainstorm that has visited Baltimore for many years prevailed today, aud did thousands of dollars' damage. Sixty miles an hour is tbe wind velocity given out by the weather bureau, tbe high est for nineteen years. Fully SOO houses in the city and vicinity were unroofed, chim neys innumerable were blown down, trees uprooted nnd telegraph poles leveled. Over the Lakes TOLEDO, Dec. 4,-The worst storm ot the season on Lake Michigan is in progress. Heavy snow has nearly cut the city off from the outside world. Wires are down in every direction. Dozens of boats are in the bay and fears for the safety of many of them are entertained. The wind is blowing a gale over the lake. A Railroad Wreck NEW YORK. Dec. 4.—A landslide, brought on by the rain and snow melting, caused a very bad wreck on the N. V. S. and W. railroad near Swartwood today. En gineeer Herbert Wayne was thrown down the hill and sustained internal injuries and Fireman Posten was badly scalded. The Storm at Sea GLOUCESTER, Mass., Dec. 4.—The Procyone, Captain Stanley, arrived today from the Oeorges with the crew of the Buf falo barge Porter, rescued Tuesday night, two days after the barge had parted from the steamer Aragon, which was towing her with two other barges to New York. Glnd to Reach Fort NEW YORK, Dec. 4.—Tlie British steam er Angers arrived in port today in distress and having encountered terrific gales on the Atlantic. She also brought eight ship wiecked mariners who were taken from the dismantled and waterlogged American schooner H. B, Ritter in mid-ocean. In Indiana INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 4.-The storm throughout Indiana was heavy today and the thermometer dropped twenty degrees. The railroads have not been interfered with | much as yet. An Elk Memorial SACRAMENTO, Dec. 4.—The annual me morial services of Sacramento Lodge, No. 328, B. P. O. E., were held in the Congre gational church this afternoon. The ser vices were impressive, and the singing of the Klk Double quartet and of the Lyric quar tet, the latter composed of ladies, was of a high order. The memorial address was de livered by Joseph D. Sproule, of Chico, and the eulogy was pronounced by Judge C. N. Post of this city. A Transport Arrives NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-The United States transport Port Victor, which sailed from Santiago on November 23, via Ponce, No- v«mber 82, arrived this evening, with all well. The Port Victor brought 120 passen gers, most of whom wore soldiers returning home on furlough. The Port Victor brought ns a cargo about 6000 Mauser rifles and seven Spanish cannon taken from the Morro castle at Santiago. THE AUDIENCE IS WAITING For the Play to Begin on the tional Stage THE CURTAIN TO RISE AT NOON TODAY The Only Business Likely to Receive Attention Is Embraced in the Money Budgets and an Increase of the Regular Army Associated Press Special Wlrei . WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -The curtain will ring up tomorrow at noon on the clos ing session oi the Fifty-fifth congress. The war and the fruits of the American victory curry in their wake many problems Which the national legislators must solve. Bui though many questions may press tor solu tion, the brief space covered by tins session, which expires by limitation March 4th. pre cludes the probability of much being accom plished beyond the passage of the regular money budgets, the legislation for the ill crease of the regular army, which tlie ad ministration deems necessary to meet the result of the war, and probably the enact ment of a law to give a permanent territor ial government to the Hawaiian islands. This covers all the important legislation which the congressional leaders expect to see enacted at tbis session, It is almost the unanimous sentiment of tlie members lhat no attempt should be made to legislate concerning the possessions acquired by the war with Spain at this session. There arc earnest advocates of the Nicara gua canal who will strive to secure tlie pass age of a canal bill now, and in this they may possibly be successful, but neither it, nor any of the measures like the pooling bill, anti-scalpers' bill, etc., which have strong! friends, will be allowed to interfere with the bills, the passage of which is deemed abso lutely necessary to prevent an extra ses sion. NO EXTRA SESSION. The leaders at both ends of the capitol have put their heads together at the be ginning of tbe session and are bent upon the idea of avoiding an extra session. With this purpose in view, the appropriation bills j are to be given the road at both ends of tbe capitol and pressed through with all possi ble haste. The sub-committee on appro priations of the house has been at work for a week. The deficiency bill to meet the ordinary expeuses of the army and navy during the six months from January 1, 1898, to Jttly 1, is ready to submit to the full committee tomorrow, and the regular Dis- j trict of Columbia appropriation bill will be ready By the end of the week. It is neces-1 say that the former should become a law I before the holiday recess, which this year is to be shorter than usual, and Chairman Can- j nan hopes to see it through the bouse and in the senate before the end of this week. The Democrats of the house have not dis closed thiir position, but it is not believed! they will seek to obstruct any appropria tion bill necessary for the maintenance of' an army now in the field. Should there be I a disposition to open up and prolong a de-| bate upon the. conduct, of the war. upon this bill, if. is safe to assume that the committee on rules will be invoked to bring in an order to close the debate. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Great interest is manifested in the presi dent's message, which will De submitted lo : congress tomorrow, on account of the many questions which it will have to deal with, ! and no presidential message in years has been listened to with the eagc-ness j the interest with which President i McKinley's message will be heard to morrow. The reading of the message will occupy probably two hours. The first thing | in order after Speaker Reed calls the house to order tomorrow will be a call of the roll j to determine the presence of a quorum, j Concerning this there is littie doubt, as! members are arriveing by every train audi tbe hotel lobbies are already thronged with I them. A quorum having been developed, | committees will be appointed to wait upon the president and the senate to inform them that the bouse is ready to proceed to husi nss. Pending the arrival of tlie president's message, several members electd to till va cancies caused by deaths or resignations will be sworn in, and immediately after the read-! j ing of the message is completed, the house , will adjourn out of respect to the memory of I I .Messrs. Love of Mississippi and Northwayi ;of Ohio, who died during the recess. On I , Tuesday or Wednesday at the latest the ! house will plunge into the work. Chairman : Cannon will have the deficiency bill ready and it will occupy the attention of the house lo the exclusion of everything else for the remainder of the week. REED HAS ARRIVED The hotels arc rapidly filling up with mem bers of congress preparatory to the opening j session tomorrow. Included in the arrivals today was Speaker Reed, who paid a nmn ! her of congressional calls during tbe after | noon and evening. SENATE FORECAST Members Anxious to Dispose of the Business Promptly Senators express a determination 'to take up the work of the session vigorously- in the beginning, with the hope of getting well advanced before the holidays, and they are counting upon taking up the appropriation I bills al a very early date tor the purpose of I preventing an extra session due to any fail ure on the part of the national budget. It is expected that the army deficiency biil wili reach Ihe senate during tbe present week, the understanding at the north end of the capitol being that the house will dispose of it within a very few days after assem bling. The commtitee on appropriations will bring it in early, for the double purpose of having it passed quickly and of testing the feeling of senators on questions con necteel with the war. The first day's session will be given up almost entirely to the messnge and there is great interest manifested in hearing the minutes and details of the president's rec ommendations. After the reading of the message, the senate will adjourn till the next day. All plans for legislation of gen eral scope awaits the promulgation of this document, and, as a consequence, one hears DEMOCRATS PRICE FIVE CENTS far less than usual of measure! to be in* troduced. It is impossible to say what matters will oceiii.v the week after the disposal of the message, but it is probable that some speeches tnay be delivered upon the policy indicated by the message, and also that the calendar may be taken up. t here are many measures which have been reported I and there will be no difficulty to find employ inent it the senate is disposed to settle t» routine hi early in the session. During the closing days of the last se» sion Senator .Morgan gave notice of his in tention to cull up the Nicaragua canal bill at the bt ginning of the present session. He unquestionably will redeem his promise, and would doubtless seek the first opportunity but for t he possibility of change of sentiment in favor of having the government under* take tlie entire responsibility of building the cina!. All the indications are that thi- i|iu -tion will be one of the most impor tant subjects under consideration during the session. Opposition is developing lo ihe bill which the Hawaiian commission will bring in and for which early consideration will be asked. There is a considerable contingent in the senate opposed lo constituting the islanda into a territory because of the apprehension that they may be converted into a state, and deliberate consideration of the subject 1 will be asked. While it is quite too early to reach a definite conclusion, there are decided indi cations of a disposition on the part of the senate to confine the session's work to rou tine measures and the appropriation bills, and it need surprise no one if the close of the session would demonstrate that this general policy had been pursued. GILLETT IS IN MEXICO 1 OSTENSIBLY IN SEARCH OF RANCH PROPERTY . - llf He Doesn't Get Lost Again He Will Be Arrested by United States Officers KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 4. —A dispatch, to the Journal from Chihuahua, Mex., says: Grant 11. Gillett, the missing Kansas cat tin plunger, whose sudden disappearance so startled the financial world, arrived in Chihuahua on November 33, and left on the morning of the 24th for Durangu, where it is stated that ho deposited a large sum of money in the hank. He remained only a shor. time iv DurangO, when he bought a return ticket lo Chihuahua. Two prominent business nier.: of this city came up from DurangO on the same train with him and stated that he bought a first class ticket and rode in a second class coach as tar .is Torreon, where he took the Pull man. The gentlemen got into conversation with him and he said lie had made considerable money in Colorado in the general merchan dise business, and that he was in Mexico with a view of investing in a ranch or mining property. He conversed quite free ly upon various topics, referring occasion ally to the cattle business. He was well* dressed and wore several beautiful dia monds. At Jiminez he was met by his attorney, C. R. Troxel, and the two entered into low conversation and remained together until they reached Chihuahua. They arrived here last Monday and went to the leading hotel, where they registered. The man was undoubtedly Gillett, at his signature corresponded with his signa ture to a document heid in this city. Troxel left Tuesday on the stage for the west, presumably to the mining camps in the Sierra Madre mountains. (iillett is still in the city, but his where abouts arc unknown, except to the de tectives who are closely shadowing his ev ery movement. The report that Gillett has been arrested and held iv custody here is untrue. The Jefe Politico says tbe Mexican authorities have not seen him and know nothing of hie w hereabouts. He will be arrested immediately upon a warrant from the authorities of the United States, who are expscted to arrive soon from El Paso. Their baggage is all in this city and on one of the trunks is the tag with the name C. R. Troxel. Three letters which have arrived at the hotel for (1. G. Gillett have mysteriously disappeared. TELEGRAPH NEWS INDEX Gillett, the Kansas cattle plunger, located at Chihuahua, Mexico by offi cers armed with warrants for his ar rest. Both parties in conference at Paris confidently predict that the Hispnno- American treaty will be signed within a week. At noon today the short session of the mfty-ififth congress begins, to expire by limitation of law on March 4th; the only business likely to receive attention is the regular appropriation bills and the increase of the army made necessary by the war with Spain.