FRIENDS OF THE CANAL WIN,
NICARAQUA BILL SBCURES TIIE RIGHT
OF WAT IN THK SKNATK.
A Rnsoi.fTir-N lo.'Kiv-; to ABROQATION on
MOMPYCATtON OF THB CLAYTOR?_*_-??
v ';n Titi-xrv INTRODt'CKD
Waahlngton, Dec. 8.- in the Btaata to-day Mr.
Morgaa eaiied up ihe Nlearagaa Canal Mll with
n viexv t.i m tklni it tne aitflnlshed buMaaBB. Ha
moved that the Benate procflad to the .-onaldcra
ti.ui of th.* bill. Instaafly Mr. Pattlgrew moved
tn adjourn. I") this motion th.- ayea and noes
were ',-,. manded. .md Mr. Pettlgrew'a motion was
d- feated by ? \'-; i ot ?'-' t.< Kt.
Mr. Morgan'l motion to prceeetl with tho con
Blderation ?f th? Nlcaragua Canal bill was then
canled. und the bill xxas laid before the Senato.
thua I- .-. rnlng rh ? unflniahed husiness.
BaMrtiar in lh? leaalon llr. Caffery introduced
the f.iii, wlag reaolutlon:
That lt la thfl Bensfl of lhe Sfnate of tho
United Btatea thal the Prealdenl enter int.. r.e
-., tisti ms xxiih tl:.- Governmenl .-f Greal Britain
far the (")?; -ae "f abrogatlng nr modlrylng t'.*
Clayton-Bulwer treaty ao far and to tha extent ,
lhe aame may be deemed to prevenl the UnlteO
Btates from ownlng, conatructlng, controiung or |
oparatina an Interoceanlc canal acroaa the isth- |
mua of Parier.
The Benate adjourne. until Monday.
? -
TWENTT-8IX PEN8ION BILLS PASSED.
MR VEST ORJECTI to HABTT METHODi OP PRO
CEDURE.
Waahlngton, Dec. l-In th.- Senate to-day, tn
eoaaactlon wuh conalderatlon of bllla on thfl pen
siun ealendnr, Mr. Veat (Dem., Mo.) flald:
l ,, j . ? v ... .,, ba capUous about thla penston
_ . - to ael myaelf ui
passlnga ol <-f P?Mnn
'??"p-y ??? ' tr 1 to
a qu-: ii f the I not preaent haa gol t..
be atopped.
After further referrtng to the method? hy whieh
i. a t,.:.< are ii.----! by tl..- Benate, Mr. Veat
-
Mei ' thi Boutfl have sut h-r. and p.rrnltted
.!. havlng aome c
to thi course of i'?''?
ur< i;. ? -I- ts '..\.- obllterated se ' onallsm.
and u ' ' united and :ir- oi intry
Wi therefon ? '?; ana
d t une the w ?r_ aa?
ll oul 1- n ..f hnvins our motlves lm
nuened or our woi i rued We are paj mg
- . .... annually for pen
to find oul whj II
thlrtj thi .of the ? Ivll vv ir,
,i- - . ? i irmous
, - un I ' Hclsed by some of my
? iken a mnre determlned
Hon. I xxaii' "Wl VI r.
... pav munlf.eently and llherally in penslons. I
? nueh i-ymi ??? i- ?'. a icred .luty. bul I <-n
. paaaage of theae bllla without proper
: xx ith the aame reatrlctlona that
are hedga-d ' ' ' r ra. aun a
Mr Galllngei (Rep., N. H.), chalrman nf the
?- Commltl '? wlth Mr. Veai ln hia
to have the penalon Mll" carefully conald
. r. d ll.- thought a quorum ?f the Senate ought to
a n tha penalon .-ai-n-iur waa
\ number of penslon Mll? had been
? ,.r?. one or two ai a tlme,
true to his
? i ralsed thi poli if no quorutn.
re i to their namea, and
penslon bllla wai re* im. d. at
? ? f the h .ur allott. d to the penslon
Iar tw. ty-sli la b id b. en pasaed
?
ANT1 BCALP1NG BILL IN THE SKNATK
Waahlngl n. Dee I The Antl-Bcalplng Mll,
_.,--. yesterday by th.> Houae, waa recelved '.n
the 8 nd at lhe requ.-st of Mr.
Ct'LI.OM if the Committee on Inter
.-r. . . WBB .'nld nn the tahle, Inatead nf
? thal . ommlttee. A almllar bll]
haa ali been r- ;-orted hy the Ser-a'.e Com
mlttei oi i oraraarce.
PEX8I0XS FROM THE WAR WITH SPAIX.
B1LL8 XM.K.xiY IN CONOBBBB-NO NEED OF
OENERAL LEQISLATION. CRA1BMAN
RAT BATI
Waahlngton, Dec . - The firnt ff t_be speeial pen?
slon hills (trowlng out of the war wlth Spaln to he
Introduced nt the preaenl se??ion t? that nf Repre
tlv? Giliett. of Maaaaehuaetta, to pe..?ion the
.. of Captaln ni?kln?on. of the 17th Infantry.
who xv..? mortiilly wounded in the fi_*ht ar K: l tn.
.iv i Oth. ? ractei omin??
re tl oee to penslon the
r of Wortl - nava enalgn a ho
lost hi? Ilf. ii Wlnalow ln the
. ? -:i the
? r of Almiral
;.. v ? attla of M i?
llng i the war go to the Pen
n Inv llld Pen
lons, whl h ? il bulk of ponstoa lagls
I'ivil War
man R Invalld Pen
i >t lo -k for any
ng out of thf- r> -
??i ?
? Th. n .' ?? ? ild, "as all our
.; ; ?. ? thoae xx ho aerved
r of Jun?- 2". 1890.
? | ln the War of
ti.. Reb. 112 to a BOldler and $8
: . ??? .i . ..a withoul referenca to
But It la notlcei ie that
:t vi' not Bve yeari ifter the
there were m.ii-.v ?,_? d
? ? liers who wera entltied
? Government reference to their dl- a
bllitlea Bo tweni I eara ifter rhe iar- ? ir
be a number of old i
who ??' ?? - ' wlth spe lal favor bj 11 -
tr,.-r nn ael almllar to that nf
? em. Bul for the
present who Incurred dlsablllty ln
aerx the | neral law, and lf one
of then ??' or chlldrer. K>-t the beneflt.
This apparently meeta rh" condlttona of rh.- Bpan
lah-Amerl an War untli tlie aturdy young bo
_?.'; no one will t?-Kru>lge
them any | I il atd In the mean tlme lf
that be. i ?? i '-"
Sr.r.D OF PA88IXQ AS ARMY BILL.
OENERAL '-'. i PEAR BEFORE THI HOUSE
M1LITAR. AFFAIRA COMMITTEE
Washlngton, Dec. I General Milea expecta i
pear before the House Committee on Miiitary Af
falr? In a few dayi 10 iriv<- the re.i:-,,iis why bfl
thinks hl? Array bill ahould be pasaed, Th- moa_
urKent reaaon la lh? faci that Immedlatelj on th
forraal ....... .. w,..,, . ti, united
Btatei ? n.ay bfl suddenly re
duced almosi al a tlme when the
iiff d for troopa for gan rposei i- atlll press
ln*c. Thi? stat.-n : ply r-. voluntaer
troi'i.s As ita ted by the President ln his Mea
for tbe xx.ir, they mus- .?.;;
when rh.- War Departmen.,
i . under rh- authority conferred by I'ongresa
at tt:. it-i r i to n rult tha Reguiir
Army tn -t wai footing, 1 it< rnllatmenti It
pledg. r-i- r to dlai harge ..n
nl - i.w:, appll. atl t-cruil who xx li b
leava Ihe aervlce at th. f yeate, nl
th'i.igh the nomlna! r. rm oi enllatmenl waa for
... ,. Milea will refer . ?
prospei-t of a -
Parla and lhe slgnature of rh. treat; I .-? ?
un evldi :.??-? of 1 ? - ' -i -; - ? i- -?? ' iie
xt: . .. : ? n bi made f i I be fortl
t_.-tt.on of Mi
DELAY I\ Tlir ALDRIDOE CA8E.
IT WILL NOT BE PRE8ENTED TO Tlli: DECEM
lil R ORANO I'liV
AJbany, Dee I ll ? I unoOclally from
the Attorney-Oenei ? that the caaea of Um
Buperlntendenl f Publ '-'? ka the Bl ? Bn
? r xvii! not '. ? Orand Jury of
A'hai y ? '??'?':? It ls f .vl that th.
ja;.> ra ? innot be prepared ln tlrr.c for the present
i; mb wlll hava t? go over
!.'_!.;..? r
C0X0RE88MES ov COM Ml $810X8.
BENATOR VE8T INTROD1 CEB A BILL PROHIBIT-Ni.
BUCH APPOINTMEN
Washlngton. De. ? Benator Veal to day f .;:owed
up rh.- debate In executlve sesslon of yeaterday
eoacernlng the ippolntmenl --f Benatora and mem?
bera of tbe Ho '''? - '? ntlal . ommlidom by
ti,- rntrodurtlon ? bll] prohlbltlng Ihe making
of auch appolntmeni - ? ? aa followi
lui oi legts
!.Ti\- ofllce und. r the l'nlt. I Btatei
polnted ly :h- Presldenl commlasloner -r ..irenr of
q . i ? Departmen! --r Bureau
tbere. f.
UEX1CAN BOIXDARY TREATY RATIIUD
Waahlagtoa, Dec. 8 ? Th.- s- nate In eaecutlvfl flea
aion to-day rattfled lha treaty for . he extanaloa of
the tlme for the eompletb a -f l ?- Mextcan 1^*1111
dury airxey f.,r on. .ta . ThflTfl iva* no oppoal
-'-... -and i.j -it. o't.
COLGATE&CO'S
Holiday
Perfumes
\OMIXATIOX8 BY THF. PRS8IDENT.
HOBflflON PROMOTED M.\NV OTHER WAVAL
APPOINTMENTi
[ Waahlngton. Dec. I.-Tha Prealdenl Beal tnaaa
; nomtnaUo-na lo lha Benata to-day:
NAVY.
Aaatataat Naval Cawatruetor uk hm<.ni> P- HOBBON
i i r h n..ai eonairiR-tor.
Burr.. n NELBON U. FBRE8EI lo bfl a n.r.)i...i m
Paaaed AflflW.nl Bargeon I. W K1TK to tn ? wteoo.
Cltlflena to ba aa.i.innt earjeonfl: D. O- BEBBB, ?
Mlnneaou: C. I* LANOH* ?RNE. of V ?,?..? J . .
CHAPFEE. "f N"? Tork: F. U BENTOV J*^*
v rk W. m. OARTOX, -f lowa; F. ? R ' > ?'??-"< ".''?
? callfornla: r M. PL'HLoMl. of D^rlcl ?' "
tambla; <;- I- AOENT. of ?M?fff^hu_?%,?Uia;
hBL.li "f Wiaeonaln: H. C. ?< KU '' ?? { ?
W. U BatLU of fallforiilA; II <- WOlAZtjm*, ''
ttiw Vork
Paimaater J. FOBTER 10 tn* pfly laapecter.
Paaaed Aaatetaat PaynflBMr P. T. AftMS la N ? pay?
tna.tcr.
AflfltflUBt Paymaater J H. MERRIAM Ifl ta . paaaefl a?
atalaat |.?>ma.t?T
I*nv ln.reeter K. BELLOW8. to ta a pay dlrector.
Parmaeter T. B. TWOMPBON ie ta ? pay in.ne.-t~r.
Paaaed A?.utant Paymaalef T. H. HICKi lo ta a pay
naeeter.
<;. c, smafkr. rt ni.trt.-t ef Cohnnbta, lo ta aaalatanl
pa) maater.
T .1 ARMB of New Tork, lo ta fl?fll?lanl paymaaier.
Paaaed AaMtaUnt Kn.inr-rrs F. W, hakti.KTT. F. >'
BlEtl an.l H. QAQE to be rhlef enalneera.
li. E. BTEELE, ol Iyulsian-*, an.l C. H. DK-aONB, ef
New Hampehlre, te bc rhapiflin..
A. N SKINNKU. ? f IlllnOata, 10 ta ? piulflaao. ef rn.tt.ie
ifltlr*
AaeUtanl Naval Oo-aatrnctor o. n ROCX to ie a naval
n natrn I. r
j. iv >: WALKBR, "f Ma-aaachueettfl; A. C. CtTit
MNUHAM. ot New rork; H. II. RORBEAL'N, f
Pennaylvanla. an.l FRED THOMP80Y ot m.tri.-t
of ColURlbla, t . i.e rtvll enKlneer.*.
MARINE CORPB.
?Mond L-eutenanl a it. DAV18 lo !>?* llral lleutenant.
Klr.t Ll-?utrn..nt ?'. A DOTON 10 b< rapl-itn.
Majflf R l. MEADE lo ta lleutenant colonel.
Aaalaunt Naval Con.troctor. THOMAfl F RITHN,
LAWRENCE BPEAR an.l F. B, EAHM 10 br aaval
c. natru. lora.
POBTMABTERS.
New York EL'OENE HREELAND, Dumlee; K. W.
CI'BHMAN Hamllton: l" \ RpWARDR, Holley;
J DALEft Tl'LLAR, Jordan; OEOROE L TH"M1'
BON Kina*. Park; Mll.l.i Itl. D. M'NEIL, Ozlord;
MATTHEW LATTOR, Bchenectady.
Pann.vl\i.nia WILLIAM R. ROOT, CfcmblMgfl Sprlnft.;
.! II. HIBHOP, Bfllleravllle.
I BARNET CANNON, ,ir.. Belloarfl Fall..
Ilalnc LEWIfl C, PLA-OO, Benrlck: Al.Tlit'H i.
BROWN, Belfaet
Alao ? larga number t.f appolntmenta under tho
>f Interlor and .. number of promotlona ln the
Navy which bave heretofore been announced.
Naval Conatructor Hobaon haa been detached
fi. in ihe New-York and ordered to the A.latlr
? f'.r duty ln connectlon wlth ratalng and re
palrlni veaael. captured from th. Bpaniarda
TBE CAR0Liy.i RACE TROl BLE8.
TAI.K OP AN 1NVEBTIOATION BT C tNOREBB, BFT
NO PLAN VITT ADOPTED
Waahlngt m, Dee. I The North .ii.?l Bouth Caro
llnn metnbera of Congreaa say ihat no plan has
been formulated ..s to Congreaalonal aetion <.n the
rerent rac? troublea in the Carolinaa. Then
been .?"ni. talk of ? Congreaalonal Inveatlgatlon, bul
no move In thal dlrectlon h.ri-> been mad. by the
merni.er<i ..f the Houae, an.l one >.f th.m aaid to
day thai the niatta-r w.tuld probably he l?-ft to
Benator Prltchard, of North Carollna. wh.. is aaid
to have in oontemplatlon some kind >.f lne;iiiry
Repreaentatlve Whlte, th<- . -llf.r.-fl inemhor from
North Carollna, arrlved here to-day. He aeverely
nrralg*na tfie loadera of the rerpnt mobs. and aaya
the rare l>suo .ihb fthout rea-hed tho p.nnt whera
the negro must face elther . xtermln.itlon or eml
gratlon. Ile .zpreaaea reftref thn' the Prrsident'.
Mea.aga did not d'.il wlth tnr raoe queation Mr
Whlte has not prepared an Inveatlgatlon reaolutlon,
and he expreeaea doubt ?*li''h?r murh .-an bf c-*i
;.. t'-.i from Federal ir.riulry or Intervenl
DI8CC88ED HWYAIIAS C0ilBl88l0y BILL.
MEETINO f-F THE SENATE FOREION RELATION9
.*. iMatlTTEE.
Wa.hlr.aton. Pee. 8?The Senate r^anmlttee on
Fore|(rn Rrlailons hell <i iiuetiriK to-day : > confllder
the l.lll reported by the H wallan Commieaton for
ih.- Kov.-niment r>f the Hawallan lalandw The mu
was coi rtdered only ln a general wa>. tv eomm'tte.
ng i" poatpon. th. detall work on it for a
\< eek. This declalon n is rea ri. i ? iua. the fuii
r-;-..rt of thfl Commlaalon had net been printed Al
the meeting r,. x: Wedneaday the mea.ure wlll he
taken up Bectlon h> .-.-^tiiin. and the whole rntitt'r
wlll be carefully conaldered wlth l ? vlew of pre
? ?? | it ln a.i [it-rft- '. sha, ? Bf po.fllble to the
Benator. Cullom and Morgan, wh.". ar.
? :s of the Commlaalon and alao of thi com
mlttee, were pr. .-? nt and ? ap ilned many of th? e'-n
er.l featurea of th.- bill. No oppoaition developed al
to i-.i 'a meetlng.
The committee authorlzed a favorable report on
th<* joint reaotutloi for th. axten.lon ofthe m^x!
ean Boundary Tr'.ity for 8 year. This was in ac
rordance wltii a r?-.| iest contalned ln the Prealdent's
Meaaaae.
While no dlapoaltlon a f.atad to make any
oppoaition to th? Hawall ? bill as ;\ whole, aome
' ? ?? memhers of ti ?? . . mmittee Indlcated a <le
sire to amend it in aom. us. Benator Tur
pl" waH am-f-riK those w ? -.-...! siK'h a dlapoal?
tlon. Hia objectlon lo ihe bill afl reported la on ac
eounl of ti..- provlalon (??! a Delegate in .'opgress
The aupportera of tbe bill appearea wiiiiiik lo atrlke
out this provlalon, and it looka aa II it would be
FFTITIOX FR'iU CATBOLIC ARCBB18B0P8.
THET ASK CONUREH8 TO RBOPEN THE WHOLE
Qt'EBTION OP INDIAN EDUCATWR
".v.i^hinKton. itr.- b Cardlnal Olbbona, In
of hims.-:f and tha Archblanopa of the Catholie
Church ... Ao I a, haa aubmltted a petltlon to C i
, ?? -a .isKinx tl a: thl q ;es:lon of the oontrHc; -
ayatem bc reopi r;> i or.u ihat (*onj.'r'-.-s agaln k<. over
t:.<- whole flubjeci of Indlan educatlon, The petltlon
? ? forth ai l.nitli th. hlatory ofthe Indlan
?latlon appl) Ing to lt un lo tha
receni puivlalona ln Bpproprlailon lillla lookii
dlacontlnuance .,f Oovernmen: nld lo
..i. i hoola. The p#tltlon ..-ks ihat .. Con
grea be made ln plac*. of th. depart
menta; Inqulriea ln order ihrii ir.e ri"-r:t< ana .!??
of contracl achoola and Government Achoola
may be ahown. and "not kept aa a aecrei of s:.tt.',
iled In Ihe tll-s of anv departmenl or "fll ?
' ? lltlor .>...' i reai nted h Ri tn entatlve Al -
li.iir.- of Raltlmore, and wa? referred lo ihe Ho -<
Indlan rommlttee, which l- now preparln. the
Indlan Approprlailon iii Mi Qorman preaented a
almllar petltlon ln the Prnate.
Repreaenl i Bnerman, rhalrman -.f tb. Hou.e
I'atmmttte.- ..ti Indlan AfTilrs. Is Iii f..\..r of grant
Infl the requeai Ihat an Inveatlgatlon b. mad". Ile
li of thn opinion Ihat an the Catholie Church haa
made large rxpendlturea for Indlan educatlon m
*i.rectlon <>f bulldlnga, etc., it la fair thal Con?
greaa ahould know the ea ndltlon of thlnga
Mi Bherman aaid to-day thal he probably would
? k>- aome action lo bring ab?m auch an h veatlg-n.
lion l.ut not for aome tln..- io rome.
THIED TO 11!) ,1V AI'RolXTUFXT.
MEYER'B IMUITION TO BB A POLIOEJIAX UBD To
1 Wu I.AWSI ITS
Juatlea Diekey, !n the Bupreme Couii alttlnir ln
T/>:.k laland City, heard a caa. Involvlng the ,ni
leged purchaae of appolntmenta to the poUee force
ol New-York City i:i L88C Adam Endrea aued Jo
M'-y.-r for tUO, wlth Inui.st Krom the pa
; .-rs ln th< -as.- it would hav. appeared thal \i<?? - ?
collected 8120 of Endrea and faiie.i t,, :n.tk.' return.
Accordlna to tbi teatlreon) glven, Meyer In 18*82
waa anxl. ua to :<v appolnted lo membeuhlp ..f th.
?v" ?? J ? force. He h..d a frlend "work
?'?-' :">' nlm .ii tha ,u, who waa to obtaln the
dratred appclntm.nl al a coal .?.' 8M8.
Meyen bad .:>At and wenl to Endrea who al thal
time kept a aal* . in New-York, and borrowed
from him 880a Thia M.;. r gav to his frlend The
appointmeni w..h not n:.i.i.-. .-in 1 Meyer aued hla
frlend for the money and oi.tuin.-o" Judament. The
frlend paid the |4<>o ihrowgh a lawyer it then i
iti m i that Meyer faii.-,) to aettle ln fuii wlth
Endrea, and returned him only H80 ti.Ih i.-n }]%
.lue, nnd for thia the .alt y.n* brou.hi wlth . d.
in.md for Infr.-st to .late. Juatlce Dl- k.-i trl.-d to
' ihe nami of the frlend ,..i... utt to aecure
Ihe appointmeni f"r Meyer bui Ihe partlea to th
siii' aucceaflled In BUppreaalna li
The Jurj returned .. verdlcl aaa In.l M.yei for
?:.*" Ignorlna Ih. Intereat. Meyer'a counael aaked
;..i an arreel of Judgmenl on .. Bfty-day fltny, bui
lt waa refuai !
?
OBVEBAl. tlABCIA 8EB10V8L} II.L.
Waahlngton, i?e.'. g Uen.-r.ii Oartia, ..f th.
Cubaa Army, who ).?s been conflned lo hl. hot.-i
for ?..n," daya i? announced lo he -wrioualy lll.
Ther. ara f. ir. of pneumonl. Thl8 delaya hla
lli. li;:.*.. ha. developed Into piieum.inta, and
two pi. ? -. lan a ur- ln atta??danca. n- - a iaa of hia
,'i.lvanced aae. aixtytwo yaara, thfl outcom. ta
vtaw.d wlth aom. apprehenaloft.
MONEY POB -M.MY AND NAVY.
URGENT DKKICII.NCY HILL PAMMD BT
THI BOUSE without OPPOSmON.
COKDUCTOF THE vv.xlt N-'T CfttTK tBED -LENOTH
(>F VDI.I-NTFKltS- Sl.IIVI.'F. THE I'NI.Y
(,I T.STI.'N RAtBETJ
Waahlngton, Dee. 8.?T_a Urgonl DeUdflBcy
hill m provlde for the gupporl bf the tnllltary
aml naval estnl.llsht.ients WBfl pass-.l l.y thfl
Hniise to-day prnetically withoal oPPOBitloa
Feara hn.l been eapreased that the meaaurfl
might glve rlae to a proloaged debate on ihe
conduet of :!)?? xxnr. bul the Democratlc leadera
declded that sueh a debate would property eoma
later .rn the regular approprlatlon Mlla. or th<>
bill for the rBorganlaatlon of ihe Army. There
xxas nol a xx.ird of critlciam of the war In tho
debate.
Th.* only point on whlch nn Issit" waa ralaed
to-day xxas a.? to whether th.> bill, provldlng as
it did for the pay ..f the volunteera nntil Jnly 1,
1800, might n"i he construed as a modlflcatlon
of tbe law under whlch the volunteera wera
mustereil Into servl-- . Mr. McRae, of Arkans.is.
ofTered an amendment provldlng that lt should
not be s.i eonstmed, nn-1 on lt there xxas a jten
eral dlacuBBlon as to th.- fldvlflahlllty of muster
ins th" volunteera OUt before f e Tt-rTtilar Army
xiiis Increased. Mr. Cannon finaiiy accepted
the McRa? amendment, and lhal removed the
only flhadov of oppoaltlon to the hill.
Several ami-ndtnents xx ere adopted on tho r_C?
ommendatlon of the Committee on Appropria
tlona. whlch recelved flome BUpplemental esti
mates after the hin waa prepared, The largeat
of the.se xxas an eetlmate "f $3,000,000 for nn
emergency fund f..r th.- War Department, and
a_.78.U00 f--r the Ordnance Department. Increaa
Ing thfl amount carried by th..- bll] to t6Q,*t_ill,X?__
The conference report on the bill t-- render
the Buretlea >'f conauls, vIce-conBUls and eon
sular agenU llable for damagea In suits al law
vxas adopted. The Houae adjourned nntil Mon?
day to glve the commlttees nn opportunlty t.i
xxork without Interruptlon.
8TILL DI8CV88IXG RECIPROCITY.
THE LUMBER BCHEDULE OIV1NO MOBT
TROUBLE TO THE JOINT HIGH
COMM188ION,
Waahlngton, Dec. I The sesaton of thfl Ai
Ameriean Jolnl III b Coeamlsslon to-day was
ugaln devoted to tbe reclproclty elauae, hut there
ls no oili.-i.ii Intlmatton of how far ..r how amlc.bly
thi- diacuaaion ha led, II la understood
thal the r.H-k ahead al this itage is the lumber
?chedule, the Am.-riean Interesti along lhe border
brlnglng greal presaure to bear on the Ameriean
Coramlsstonera to preven! any material conees
slons, while rh*- Canadlana feei thal Bl pre?. nt
the foreal produeta of Canada ;.r.- the chlef aub- ?
.,-. t f-r t-onalderatlon In an) scherae of reclproelt)
Repreaentatlve Dlngle) entertalned lhe British
Canadlan membera of Ihe L'oramlaslon la the
Hous. of Reprenentatlves to-day. aceompanylng
th. m lo tti. dlplon Hl i ery and expl iln ne the
j.,, -edure on the tl.-" ind laler becomlng tl;.-ir
hoat nt i luncheon In lhe Houae reataurant, where
the parl waa oined l.y Bpeaker 11?-.. 1 and other
pr. mlneni offlclals. After th<- luncheon Bpeaker
Reed and Mr. Dlngley had a buslnesa talk wlth
lhe forelgn Commlssioncrs, In whlch. li ls under?
stood, the B| ? 'ker relnforced the vlexx? already
pr.ited io Mr Dlngle) aa io th. dlfllcultlei In
the \xi'. if lhal large degree of n Iproclt} whlch
the Canadlana deslre tf* Incorporate in a treaty,
It i- undersl.l lhal the Commlsslon wlll take
:i f.-u daya' reci-sa . vr the holldays, bul Just
how long ls not yel Btated. Buch a recesa la con.
si.ler-Mi ,. favorable algn, becaua. lf the difference^
in vlew were wholly unreconcllable it is thought .
thal the negotlatlona would he hmnah. to an ,
abrupt cloae IWore lhe holiday?. rflther than hrln<
thi Commlssloners back lo Washlngton to an- |
nounee a dlsagreement
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ACTIOS HY FARMERfT < OSGRE88.
l:i.i"l,i T!"NS FAVORINO MANT NATIONAL 1M
PROVEMENT8 PASSED
Kort Worth Tea., Dec. A?Tha Parmen- Na?
tional Congreaa waa ilow .n gettlng doWn to i-usi
neai l. -day on accounl of th. bad weather, Amnn.
the reaolutlona adopted waa one favorlng aid In
constructlng the Nlcaragua canal, -.vith Govern?
menl control of the aame, and another favorlng
developraem of tha beel augar Industry. A com
mlttee to engroaa the reaolutlona flnd preaent The
same to Conareaa wa? appolnted, compoaed of
M-ssrs. Clayton, of lowa: Candldage, "f Mass.
chusetts; Evana, of Colorado, and Prealdenl 11 ? ? ? rJ.
Resoiuiior.s rf.mmendlng Ihe paaBBge of lawa
provldlng thal graln h-. separated from seeda ..f
noxloua weeda before being pul o!i the mark"t
were ordered forwarded to tt,,- proper authorltles
The congreaa alao pasaed reaolutlona favorlng
?.-?? f.r -a'.e of -.nd lan ls. bo -i- to make Ihem
taxable and aaklng Congreaa for Increased appro
prlationa for rural fr*-,- mail dellvery; favorlng
,! lealslatlon to do avt ?> with the pri- . ? ?
accorded to origlnal pa.ge .1 oleomnrgarlne
under lhe Interstate L'ommcrce law; pro.iii.it ing .
the hrandlng ol -lairx j-.:-....:_. t._ wi*h th<- name of
the State or the Territory ln whieh they ar-- pro
duced, and urKinc rtie necessttv for instrurtlon
ln th>- prineipleB of asriciiture In puhlir achoola. ,
The resolutlom alao urged harbor Improvementa
foi Interstati enmmerce, ai xvei! a? for National
defen:-t .
80LDIER VOTE8 COl \ TED.
rorn thouband five hcndred \ni> two
Aibany, De. 8. Bei retary of Btate Palmer lo-day
opened the packagea of loldlers' votes that
-...-; recelved a1 hl- offlce. ln rh?- preaence ot I
M.itf.r Van Ai-'vr-. of thla eity, representlng the
Democratlc Btati Committee, and Arthur L An
drews, of thli clty, representlng William Barnes,
ti., ,,f the ttepubllcan Btate Committee, There
wera i1 i eotei eaal bj lhe soltUera, ai*cordlng to
tbe '".i'i! Thi ballota in eaeb package were com
pared witb th. i"H llsts of lhe membera of the
I'ompan] votlng, and In oni) t\x.- Instances wero
mlBtnkea found. lr, each of ti????? Inslancea there
. i.i....! ?h.>rt of thf number votlng accord
Ing t<- the i-eli llsta.
lt I? ii.i'i the dutj --f th- Becretary of Btate to
make n poll llsl for ? ?;?< h count) ln th-- S:.it< from
the namea of the aoldlers ".n Ihe envelopea eontaln
Ing the ballota Thi? worh wlll l k- b couple of ,
daya Wl.ei llnlsh.il thea< uoli li t- r.i ihe indl- :
vbi.nl rnve.npei from whlch lhe) ????.? made wlll
t... aenl to lhe Counlv Clerks The ''..uiii'. Clerk*
wlll Ihen reconvene th..'.rds of electlon Inspec- ,
tora n thi varli - dlatrlcta to ranva aa lhe i t.
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.IV nl ID l.i: 8EXTESCED T0 DEATH.
PTBLIC PEELINO IN ENGLAND OVBR THE CABE OF
i KN.XNT -x.vkk OP THK ROTAL
AR. ILLERT.
on, Dec. I Conalderable pulrflc feellng haa
been aroused over the caae of Lleutenant vv.uk.
of th Royal Artlllery, who was lo-da) sentenced
to .!???!. on :. charge of murdertng Ji. Vates, ..
??lrl of good famlly, by - -nspirtng wlth her to
? rrlmlnal operatltm,
Tha ? rldenc. t. nded t>. show l it th. Iri waa
solely responBlbli Blu made .. statemeni befon
ahe -ii--1 exonerntlng Wark, who declarea thal he
did ;ill he could to <1i uadi her from any illegal
,i t. There waa a dramatlc acene ... the clo
th.- trial when he protested hii Innocenc.
Tiie newapape-'s Inslsl th."!, even lf the verdlci
lt ls Imposslble thal tli" aenti m ? ihould
rrled out.
TO m II.h WCOMOTIYEB FOB PABI8.
Bchenectady, N v. Dec, I The General Elec
tri" Company hi ? recelved an order from the eom
pany whlch la ti tlng thi underground str.et
railroad n Parla for elghl ele rrlc locomotlvea and
th" li.ri-" quantlt) of apparatua thut ??"- s witb
thera Thai contraci calla for the expendltur. ol
;.?! i.. but the offlclala "f lhe General Electrlc
Company are eonflden! lhal thi preaenl order wlll '
he more than doubled, bb th. Paris rallwaj people
win make a number of ext. naloni lo their road
,,. eaaon The locomotlvei ara of the aame type
ii those bulll by th<- >'? n?ral Electrlc Companj
i,,r (),,. Centi ii i...ii'i.'!i I'nderground Rallwa.
Thry wiil be capable of pulllng .- rr itn ..f Bve eara
at a high rate of sp.-.ii lle length ..f ih.- Parla
r,,.,,i uiii be tlir.,- mlles, and It .-ill run through
:i Bt-ctlofi thal wlll glve i' an Immense triiine.
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S0 Rl I B.VI /: si t BPB l\ IHIS < t>l l;i
Taunton Mass., Dee 1 The Brlatol C un
Probate .'our; lm? declded thal hereafter ITnlted
Btatea revenue srami.? win nol be neceeaary an
kegal docuraenta llled in _>ach - ourta.
PtO 177 V'/ DEBT il IPED nl T.
II ia . li irned resterda) thal lhe Mlaaourl l'a
Rallway Ctompany'B ti. itlng debi had bean i
wip.-.i out iiii Tueaday by ihe payment to iiuaa.;; I
Bage. tha holdor of lha bonda, of a ctAeck for
1_.800.000.
Tiffany & Co,
Holiday Suggcstions
-(UI) ??
Rich Qbinet Ornamcnts:
Exquisitc French enameted silvcr
vases, coupis, plaques, etc. Silver
mounted sevres, faicnci, porcelain and
artistic glassware. Beautifully moJ
eled silver statuettesi
Reproductions in etain and silvcr of
the Boscoreale art objects. Rock
crystal, carved jade ani other hitjhly
artistic cabinet ornaments.
UNION SQUARE
NEW YORK
OBITVARY.
DR OOUVBRNEl'R M. BMITH.
Dr. Oouverneur M Bmlth, who waa ?> well-known
pbyalclan of tbla city, died anddenly al hla home.
No. ?'* Weal Flfty-llfth-Bt., early laai evening. He
):;,,! nol been ln a-. "i health for aome lime, an.l
owlng t>> iii--. Illneaa bad nol lefl hla houee for aboul
six week..
nr. Bmlth waa the deacendanl of a famlly tha:
had been actlve it. the practia <>f medlcine for
mon than a century. He w..s n ion of th. late
Joaeph Matber Bmlth, a profeaaoi In Ihe Colleae
of Phyal Iai - and Burgeona, Bnd a grandaon of Dr.
Mttvii Bmllh. Dr, Bmlth wan born ln thia city,
and In 18*61 waa araduated from th. New-Tork I'nl
rer.lt y, and ihrite yeara later r.- .-iv.-.i the deureo
,.f M. A, from th.Ilegi
In I8SS li-- waa r.'1'.i'lu.'.t.'l from th- Colleg. "?
Phyalclana and Burgeona, and u year lat i waa
phyalclan (.. the Demlll Dlapenaary. '" Ihe Clvll
w.i:- |:,. .,-i .,: gra ulloualy aa a medlcal offlc-r
,,i, board thi "nlted Btatea Banltar; i i
rt Danl. I W.i.-'. r ln I" ? *-'- h<
w.,- appolnti i act!n? **ur?.1 ln the
Army, ln which capaclty he aerved until the end
of th. war . , ?_,..
(,? the death ot hla rather, In IBBfl, l>r. Bmlth waa
-. . red hla father .1- one ol the alt. 1 1
in= d?, ? the New-Viirk Hoapltal, nf whl.-h
.inre iSTB he had l.n one of Ihe .multlna ph' -
-l latiH I'i Bm ih ha 1 alao .rrved aa nne ol the
altendlna phj Man ??: R< '?? H' ?\iu\, nn.l . n ?
of thi aii-ii.l'n-: and ronaultlnB phyal lann ol the
Preabi t. rlan Ho.j ,
From IB".*. t.i l**:1-- Dr. Bmlth waa vl.prealdent of
.'. ,. Ne-a \ ork Aeademj ? f M. 'llelne ...'"1 f"r
alM.ui i.f < ?". yeara he waa one ... i's iru.tee..
|.: \ttr, ... ,1 ?--- h. waa 1 ?? .1 I. nl ol 1 ? New
V..rk Bo. -rv for the Rell< 1 ol w dow. aml Oi
of M.-11.?..: M< 11. He wn te m
? .1 , numbei ol
,,,') veraea to well-known perlodlcnla.
|,r s; . .1111 m. mber tf the I" Ita Ph and
Phl I'-t.i K ipi -. ir.'.?? ? a.. th. Bo le:y ... ' olonl.il
Wara lha tentury aii'l Metropolltan club. an.l
th. New-York Hlatorlcal Bi lety, .1 memher of
tt,.- Board of Man igera of th. Boel. tj of the S
,-f ih. Revolutlon, ..n? nf ti"' rnrnoratora of tne
Borleti of the War of 1812, of which i.e waa - ?
the trea.urere; one of ihe - on.u.tli K P 1 ?' ';?
th. st Ni. I. Iaa Boclety and r managei ol l
New-York Aa.oclntlon for Improvlng the Condltl. n
md of the New-York Instttutlun f .r
th.* Bllnd.
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BAMIJEL W. MELLOR.
Newa waa recelved her. yeaterday ot th>* audden
death of Bamuel W. Mellor, 1 Ban Domlr.go Btigar
planter. Mr. Mellor dropped dead on U nday ut
hla big plantatton fu Ban Pedro de Mir. trla, Ban
Domlngo, from hearl dlaeaae, Hla New-York agent,
Hugh Kelly, of No. 71 Wall-at.. wlll pall for Ban
? ; of the bod) Mr,
Mellor waa born In Maawichuaett? alxty-llvi y. iia
ago 11.rved through th? Clvll War In a Maaaa
etta reglment, and had alwaya olalHied to be
the iiist man who ran a mllltary traln in thai con
ni.*t.
After th*. war he went to the Weal Indlea
a-1. ,-im; loyed aa an englneer ln Cul 1 and 8
Don .'.si" He a pngaged - ' Bpai . <? ?
eri menl In tiie Ti n V. ... - W ar to J illd 1 illrooda
and a.alat ln runnlng tralna Ur, Mellor rapidly
.,. imulated a fortune, and aboul aeven yeara ago
i.iir haaed th" Bun Pedro plantatlon, one of the
largeal In Ban Dominao On hla plantatlon he
? -.-,.:? im tn*;.-- of tramwayfl an.l brancheii
? ?-. them with ateam locomotlvea and
cara wlth whl li to haul hla producta to the r 1
1 ition and . qulpmenl ar. v ilued ai more
than 11 '?? ?"
s ? tnontha ln Ihe year Mr. Mellor waa on 1 i?
tatlon auperlntendlng Ita operatlon, and the *
-..\ montha were apenl ln New-Vork. where
he waa well known In Wall Btreel Hla country
1 .. , ? t.race < 'hurch-.t . Port Cheater, and
,,. ,. of the loeal Bre ompanlea in that vlllage la
ior Mr Mellor I. ft ' wl .
,.,. n M - M? llor I now at her cltj
N. 110 Rlvera dc Drlve.
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HENRY M. PLATT.
Henr) Morttmer Platt died yeat.rdaj -at hi? hnm-*.
No 183 Weal Thlrteenth-at., from pneumonla. Mr
plati waa born In thia elty on June 7, 1822, .in.l
.I Q rg. ? P itt, who waa well known
ln the Jea
a,lr platt waa edu< ited In thia city, and In Ihe
- - - mm.li"l . hemlatry ln Parl?. Later h.
Runlzed and c nducted whai ia belleved to ha\
,?,,, lh. firal gold and allver reflnery bualnea
thia country. He retlred from buslnea. ln 1W1.
-nd wa. ?u-i.'l by hla aon, ? harlen p. Platt.
Mr Platt 1. ' : ''??' ??""'
The funernl wlll be held al I o'clock to-morrow
afTernoon and wlll 1.nd .rted by 11.- Rev. E
, Btoddard a brother-ln-law of Mr Vl:, whu
,-:?na. N. .1. The huilal Wlll b. 1::
On ? nwo. d ? 'emetery.
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ALONZO l. MABON
-\|..m/,> I. Mofl m, .... oflieer of Parl III of Oei
,. fl ,,|ona Court, died yeaterday m "
a. ? | ,.-, Eiajhty-a. ond-al H. waa for
.. ,ta ihe lleutena.il of .tohn M I'.unner, lt
,, .. ? '.,f ,,.. x.SMll h Aaaemblj Dlatrlcl
'a,' n ,t al illfferenl tlmei i foreman ln thf
i-..,?,,.;.t Rubllr VV trka and ln the Btreel
?le',,1,1 Departm.nl. ? clerk ln the Navy fard
tloye in the Burroaate'n i ourt. He waa
..',,,,-w <-.f "Bill Poole. th- pugl lat. who a -
lot".. mirnbe, .If y. * -, In Ihia cltj Man,.,,
mri i >.- bur rd In tlreenwood
,,' ,. , .|.,k in tleneral Beaalona for three
, - I-*,;, the liat tv- ? ' hehad been i
kldn.y trouble.. He belonged to th
. ;.,. ,,; 0f .' "irt I'I rka ii .1 ln- wlfe
<? jo fi ra ? .-? oi.
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OEOBOE TIBDALE CLARK.
Oawego, N. Y . Dec v Oeorg. Tladale Clark, nor.
0t Oawrgo'a leadini cltlsens, died I la morning afti r
j ..;,;- ni, tot from ;?'?? irl.y. H. waa forty y*ara
, i ,? ,i ., ? ?' i" ' ;' P Clark, In Octo
,', V,. .. i. n . rli : lo Mlai 'ira -.? Downey. Mr,
,'l;,.k u .- .. brilllani aeholar and orator b< i .??
',';:,,,,:;,,. of t ? eva : .'i 'fi "' i ">"t Ontarto, July
he made an addn ?
THOMAfl WHITNEY WATERMAN.
Thomaa Whllney Waterman, a dlatlngulahed law
,,r ,.,( |egal iviiter, died In Btnghamton, N. Y.,
,?, Wedneaday. H. aaa born ln tbal eltj #*une 28,
.. . ,,, j Wnt Ihe aon of Judgi Thomaa Qlaaby
n'aterman who waa alao acel.*hrated lawyer Mr
\\ ,,. rm in ? ntereil Y..1- in I82S, but ii.l noi con
r courae there He travelled In Eur. ln IW II
"...-. ,i : na ;.. I v.f adraltted to the bar lu i'i- Ilo
nraetlaeil hin i. alon In ihia ? Ity until 1870, when
Im removed to Blnghamton ani thereafter chlerty
,. . . i tii. atti ntlon t.. wrtllna on legal aui |.
ii.- orepan i Amerlean edltloni of n large number
of i-1 -il-!*. legal text-booka ir.u num.roiifl re
..ri. ?'?' ' of earl) New-York r. port. ind wa th.
author of aeveral treatlaea on legal flubje ta
RDMPND PPLLBR WEBB
IVatervllle, Me., Dec v Rdmund Puller w-i.t.
neira of n.i"-"* death at lba Rever. Houm, Boaton,
... .a ,. ri eh -I here to-day, waa on.' of the
leadtng mi rnbern -f the Malnc bar He waa born lu
tlbion In !**?-'? wa? a Colbj L'nlveralty graduati and
\. ,M admlttr-d to ihe bai In r*,;T lt.- waa tart . fl
n>- ml ? r "f ihe Maine B, nate and Houae, an i .luriuK
n\n aeeond term In each au Ita prealdlng ..tll cr
jl,. aerved Ihre. reara aa Pounty Attornej waa ap
nolnted rommlaaloner of the I nlted Btatea Clrcull
.'..ur: lu 18*i Bnd waa chalrman of Ihe Prealdent lal
Committee ..-' Colbj I'nlveralti t: lha lltna <>f hifl
,!,. uh Ile l- ivea -t flrM ??? Bll I a ion.
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OBITI'ARY N..TK.-'
M.i'.u.i. Maaa., Dac I -Pather Patriok Cuddehy
th. oldeal Catholie "lergynMaa h. year. i- well aa ln
aervlce In th. Pnlted Btatea dlad thia ifternoon. He
w ,. . na i.'.'ii'ti u!..i ???? iiu' ti > aara old Death ?-i^
. ? dlae .-.- ln. Idental to old agi
ciovei-avin. N v Dee "< .ii.-ni, H Mlller. aboul
aixty yaara old ana ol the mo.t pr?.mlnent and
w.aithy rltiaana ...' 'Ilovercvllla, fall dead In hla drug
aior. at noon to-day.
THI. AHMY MKDICAI- SERVICE.
TESTIMONT OIVKN HY . LTUJF.ON-OEN
KHAL STEKNUKKO
Bl I E'l.AHIS THAT liVKItYTHIVJ POWIBLB WAS
I.ONF I-i-lt THK BOUHEWI HI.AI.T1I.V B0
I'oItTFM HV HIS Wl TKIMORS.
Waahtagtoa, Dac. v Tha condoct of the madlcal
?ervlee of lh? Araay wa? taken ap to-day by 'hc
w.-.r Departmenl laveatlgatlng Comralsaton, and
Burgeon-Geoeral Bternberg wbb rigldly quefltloned
ahout hia admlnlatratlon. Th*- Medlcal Department,
he aall. was eqtttpped only for an army of _.~.0<w
when thfl war brokfl OUt, and from year to year
ih- .tlmat.s he had sul.rnlt tel had bean materlally
reduced bj Congreaa In a .policy of econotay. As
soon as there *;,* a BCOepecl of war he had heKun
preparatlons, though noi et ifllng any aapenae. He
had modelB of ? beal i mada, he aaid, and equlpment
developed, I ut when he ..iiKKested to Becratarj
Alger u.e proprlety of ninki:!_ purebaaefl foi hia aar
vlce, "the policy xxas io walL" Ha -aid al one time
thera wera ?.- many aa tU contracl s':rge..n? tm
ployed, Tt'<? appolnteafl were moatly from thirty to
forty yeara old, with boapital or acttva profeaalonal
expertenee, hut whea permaneni eampa were t-fltab
II hed ln thifl eountry h* dl 1 not know they wre tf,
le (>f rmanent. He eoneeded that II was a ml?t.ike
not to h.txe appdnte.l more contract sunteons frf>m
thoae who hn.l aerve.l ln the Clvtl War. for their
experiencfl would have been Invaluable, but ho wa?
Ignorant at th.- outael "f the permanency of the
campa lt had heen Impoaslble for bim even to read
tha great volume of report? submltted, owtng to be
Ing overwhehned arith mattera requlrlng personal
attention. The reglmental lurgeona, he said, were
good bad and indlfferent, bul ba recollactad no ln
? nf -llsrnls?nl f*.r Incompfltfll
Tbreshlng over rh" controversy between regl
. ,n i dlvlsion h< apltala, he credltt i th<
lishm-nt of the lattei tb their Bucceafl in two yflarfl'
experlence In the Clvil War. At ihe outaei tha
maxlmum capaclty of The dlvtfllOfl hoapltal xxas IM
',. ls. but Hii- "iipaelty was gulckly found far Inade
quata. i!" could not recolleflt whether thfl chlef
lurgeon al Camp Thomaa had reported thal
tion thi re waa bad. The Departmenl now, bfl
said, hai ample evldence thal typhold casei arera
largely mlstaken for maUrlal fever until they
reached the dlvlsl n bospltala and that Bularla alao
had been dlagnosed aa typhold
-? neral Bternberg's recollectlon waa tbal prlor t >
the Inspectlon tour whlch '."ia mada of the campfl
? .-?? - ? ry Aiger, Quartermaati r-Oei ?
ton and hlmself. the Informatlon In hia hani
lltl ma at Camp Thomaa wbb un
offlclal il- aaid thal wlth tlme it xv ib praetk-abla
ire .. fairly large number of nursea, b il their
tnilnlng took tlme, and. be admltted, In war tlme
mighl be at the expenae of the patlents. II
. the :-?: vl "j of volunt. er aid aaeo la
Hons. an i od th. trained female nursea were - ttls
. , ._.; he h 11 re. elv. I aome reporta to the
contrary.
OCCA8IONAL DEPICIENCIEB IN BUPPLIES.
Il- admltted .. real deflcleney In niedlcal -
,i- timei Al Bantlago th. r landlng waa delayed,
. irlng ? - pxlgency of the tlmes, ind rallroadfl fallfld
to gei thera through In tlme ..t other p.-ir.!?. H<>
led, however, that I ? id been very little
ipplb i iu the war the greal dlffl
. ..u being thal - irge na frequently preferred other
ipply," and an unantl Ipated ty
.. r reak ha I al rably 1 ia< I
- ?? field resour. Purchaaes, however, had beea
made largely fr.-m hand to mouth, due to lack of
:? iiuiea ind la k of tlme f?r - alllng for
: ..ia, All the princlpal druga hav been avallable
for purchaae in ia: k-: quanlltlea on demand. He
thought ll would Bave tlme : j have .nedlca
I ,. . Hblpp. : llrectly to ihe i irge in ln liarge <
... itlnatloit withoul depenoing on tne '.' artermas
:. r Qeneral'a Departmenl for tran.p-rtailon. i il
now ue eisary. LR'U.m frequently imJ been ? >? ? - i
througa ixi.iii of lellver) to tha propar Bt-Uicai
" ...
- was an ar.linat- d dlscUsslon over a il*>la>
ln outflttlng the John Englls, whlch wus pur
? ? on Mav 18 aa a hospltal ahip General Stern
tald a;ter her pur fiaae ther- waa a lapse o;
three weeka ln whieh no wotk had heen done; trut
Bhe aailed for t'uba on the date of the Oattle ol
8antlago, and thal had she aailed live day; sooner
me medlcal aupplIeB Bt the battle-ground would
have been ampie The witnesa refuaed ro aay that
tha 'i i) waa unnecessary, or on whom the re
?Ibility should r-st. .
x-k-d if lt had been offlclally reported to him
. . .-. ..... . ii_e,,i,- at M..I-- mk '.Ilifitte-l . ,!'
? ? , ,..f bad hablta, he said there had been
one who drank, who 'i'i" from Fortresa Monroa
ai d la now or. duty at Jefferson Harracks.
? ; neral Bternberg said concerning the relatlve
merita of dlvlsion and reglmental hpapltala that.
while experl. uce h id taughi i go _d leai. the ' ?
orlca of iii- Departmenl as to medlcal adminiatra
.. re boi ne out ln the m iii
? of the _i.inti._go movement,
? 3tei nbei - x; laini l that thi r bad I ean
ai ab inda nedfcal oflfl 'ra and auppllea aent
to Bantlago, ind iaid the trouble ao far aa be
, .,,,',? ludee irose In their landlng and dlstrloutlon.
that he uid do no more in
........... . wh. re he thought they
were needed ind rei I promptly to requlsl
t| . . \\ tbls, he declared moal poaltlvely, had
lone
General Beaver asked1 "VV.-" you ar any time
red li- tbe disfharge of the dutiea of your
ofH e hv .ui' of i .ur i iperlon In the Department?
fiener il Bternt. r_ 1 ? ill ?'? 1 i - Id. rabv and
... ? ? i any appreclahla . x
There waa a psuae ar rhl? point. anl '.-neral
Bternberg haatened ro ndd: "Vou wiM underetand
thal on.> m..n eannot !o everythinr. al once, and
... ere ?? -ai - '' -? ' - ' ?" ear ?f
.. ? tary but nothing beyond tht?"
BU8TAINED BT Hll BUPERIOR8
?Then." BBld Oeneral Beaver, "we sre to under?
stand you had at ill Mmes tlv* h-.irty BUpport and
Koodwiii of those over you ln forwardlng rhe w.rk
..f your DepartmenlT"
? Ytt," waa the reply; "m at undoubtedly."
A? to the general condltlon of troopa In mobtllxa
ti.ui campa, he aaid, the trouble could nearly all
be lummed up In lhe two phraaea, "neglect of ?an
Itary meaaurei ' and "l-yttlng th.- troopa remain
too long iri ona - amp."
"You have to do one of two thins?" h.- said.
"You tn iai :: i '..::; ?- iur permaneni camp undf-r
the sanltari ondltl ina of ctvlllaed Ife, or you muat
. ! ahIM your camp when
you f.,ii! vour ground Hut you cannoi propheiv
?.ilut you - tu do ln uny partl ular case till
:.., me .: "u:il condltlona vou have to face.
| . in make ruh ahl h, ll followcd, wlll ln?;ire
rensonable Immunlty from typhold, but I eannot
their being followi 1 by the i;!-*n In the fl- II.
i ran iii.il waler for camp use, but you
-.,:,:..,; bmpel :n. r. to dlink ii This WBB a fre
qu. nl -xp-'i i '
a < to a new ratlon for ihe ln pL*a, Oeneral Btern?
berg B.ild he had made no Bpeetflc recommendatlon
.,! bul had i competen ifflcer now Inveatlgatlng
thi methoda of the Britiah .rm;. ln Jamaica and
. j -..i.n I.. be ahle to :n>ke a report, In regard
to female nuraea, Oeneral Bternberg said seiiouaiy,
bul aomewha! aadly, tl il "the) ..?;? expenalva
He aaid the War Departmenl xxas ......
'.?._- requtattlo.is now for bun i i#. ro klng chalrs
. her thlngs ?* blch wen unkno . n un '?
nurse i.'- ?
fi neral Flsgler, Chlef of Ordi ince xx i? (he laat
wltnesB .-: thi fay. II ?..
li ? - of imall armi and s;r. ,k,.|. Si
poa iler.
?
MR VE8T PROPOBKB .N INVESTTOATION.
Waahlngton, Dec. - Mr '-'??' t..-.'. Introduced
in th. Bi ii.i - - - ? be .1,.
t .mmlssl -ii to Inveatlgale th.
.'hnr-.-.s of corruptlon In the ondu i f the war
wlth Bpaln. The prean li l i th. resolui ?
?? - have i.
over the signaturen of .-,. n.-?,:..- partl thal lm
.ii, l ? orrupl n cuiia b it ? '? ?? n nnol to i
,,,:-!, ?- from the (Jovernmeiu f.,r the purchnse
,,f \---.-ls f..r the N .'. inl : .. ii i|ahln*
of l .thing nnil other n. ? for th"
Arim of the (.'nlted Bta ?? during th war xi i
Bpaln it n .slve siui X" tani rutes " The
itlon . alls for tl appi lntm< ni of 'Mr . .:? n
ntor.? and live memtierB "f ihe House, i :;.; lm
ii them the dut) of "In to the truth of
h chargi - and makl . ? :? ???'rt by '-ill - r oth* t
u iae " Th. B< na n an l ? i ? appol ited hy the
President of Ihe Bei te I the membera of Ihe
House hy rh" Bpeaki
HARRY IP/.1/-4A IT/V8 1 8FIT.
The lull of llai-r;. VViui.ii Igfl '?' the '.'xv-York
and Btafn Island Elec rl i .mpany for breach of
contracl wa trted before CIvll Justlce Kenney tn
the Flrsi Diatriet Munl New-Brlghton.
rd .i morning Mr Wlman, who ls a son of
Eraatua Wlman, waa employed by tba alectrle
eompan) .-i. -. y arly .ntracl \'.':iii!-i iar ed
montha of his conl i t, and na? dlscharged.
He broughl auil agalnal the company for HM
salary due on tlie laal tlir?- montha. Tht caae waa
trled i-v .uny. and thfl plalntlft recelvab Jtidgmeni
ln the full I ni unl
?*Thc way to bc happy is to have
a 500c. livcr and a ^ood h*2art."
You look to the heart
Ayer_.
PILLS
will take care
of the livcr.
MOURNJNO MILLINERY.
(Third Floor.)
SPECIAL ATrENTION IS GIVEN
TO THIS BRANCH, AND THE
.CORRECT STYLES WILL BE FOIND
IN STOCK OR CAN BE MAD! TO
ORDEt AT ONCE.
PRICES MODERATE.
Be&Umcm-VCOa
Vou can hcar the lates. opera, as you
sit quietly at home reading your evca
in? paper, it you own an Edison I'hono
p-aph.
THE STANDAKD COMPLETE. $20.
ALL MLSIC DE-XLFRS SELL THEM.
Tt playa l.mti tunM. You can mah.ria of
your own potco, v a Hon fun ?' i . .*.- tram..
National F'lionoajr.iph Company,
St. Jame. Building, Bn idwai j 1 2Wi st . X, y
Th" !at--.?: -edition ofoui Cata rua
teii?i ih.- dlfferem e between thi ? Mi
an'l why rach Ifl Iw :' 'rr ?--.?? \ irpoae.
norie crauiae
WITHOUT
ivooru
\Vh?*n you v. i.'- '^.r.ina;
l.t:; ? i. .-.: -.' Phonogi iph al ? 'A'hat
M r. Opetieer Heard.' ... n Evening. Durtng De?
cember.
Ovington's
3.30 Fifth Avenue,
Between 32d and 23d Streets.
The largcst line "! fin * . ite-s in -i'Mter
New York. Tht- mosl beautlful aieco
ralions. Tho r.ure^t prices.
reed & %-mm,
SILVERaSMITHS,
Broadway and 17th Street, N. Y.
8 Maiden Lane. N. V.
It doeai ?
make a poi
tlcU* of -lif
ferenre hoa
lorw tl..
trouble ha*
bcen ttand
litif. or bow
manr other
itia-.llciiiis nirl .I'Kt'-m
hare f.ill. 1 ? * I
help S0i.VF.lT AL
tti
Prosiailc
TroiiDSes
:a a
SOLVFIIT
AITEKAM
wlll CUIB i.i'". ..'ae
:.:'.-!'. :li '
. I'RK roiitd uni ?>!
TERAWS wlllCl HI". STRICTURE ind aM
aiiil.'.iv. Pfistatic Trotlilei.
lVecanprorethea.fi) Ul ?- ry aufferer If be
wlll aimpl) i 1 hl* i l addreaa ai i .-k
ua for nnr FREE BO K on l a <?'? - t. li you
bareafrteod a h - hasBi I l ? " i>'
cf this wotl ?.-.: ll EM?!K" MEDICAI CO.,
book for him. IfjaSwlihl * iTOB. MaaW
DEATB OF I.l!' irwXT KFWF.DY.
RlLLrKD iv AH r\n.' -i n in thi: t I N
rviVVDnR WORKI IN l'-RKKI.F.Y CAL
B.*-=ton. r>e<* I Lleutenanl Charl-*'. D Kenaedy,
whoae ^lp.-tth ir announced from nn exptoelon al tha
worka of th<? Judaon Powdar Company, il livrke
lay, .'ai. of which be wa. ma ifai * ib wll
rtnoam In thia elty H" ?>?- ia b. rn In New-Bfld*
ford. Oraduatlruj fr< u ? fin nn the
T'nit"'! st.it.j. revenu. ahlp Balmon P. Chaaa ln
laV*-. ha waa commla tenant. Ha
was appolntad to th. L'nlti I Btate. revenu. cut
tf*r Dexti r, and In 18W for i - ? ? ? n ih?
occaalon of the wreel iMty of i u tt
Goyhead, he r. f tbi
M fl.l | | '.;-? '*- Xtit*
ordered to th" Pncltl. ?' -"??*'?
i.,ms- II 11. ? he Arctlc aen ? Statea
?teatnerc Bear, Ku.h I "*?***- ?.'*r
recelving hH rommla.1 i nd lleutei .nt. rt.
realejned fr-.;n th. .eri ce t" ? ? ;?; th. ;? altlon ln
which h- ? ll
brothera and fltflter in N'ew-Bedf. -
ln this cltj
h"r.
brother
SI ll /'./,' VORDAtlE sl'" K.
thk fltriDOtv or rnvRLKfl iva i.l i - *M
Al I'I V I I ** >l'" ?*'.
Poaton. D****. 8 - Mr- Etfza A Wai ' !?**?/?
York. h;ia hr."icht (Ull agalnal a nun ' f **?
f.ndanta to nrorer ibe lum of MO OP I I ?
?-h;'.r.*s of atock, which ?h. allea;i hav. baaa
wroncfull) laken from the , Una ln
whi.'h flh? Ifl Intfleeati d Th '?
i'< for.. th. full hench ol "? thi*
i im Th. Old ''? '."i.v Trual roaii anj * I
thi Boat. t. ? 'ordaRi I'-impan) i I rlen H I
of Brookllni . i I ari. ? Dai la, of Se. I :
Erdwnrd M Felton. of Monti
Mra. Wall la tl bi i
. ntll hla -l- ath \a .- th
flrm ..f WilTTain Wall i gona t New \ ?rk Mri
IV ill brlnga mu a. th. itlni ' h-*
tirm. alleflna thal the 4. ? i -;.??- of - ? f.-rr-t
..Dok of-the National I'orda. rompanj rhlvh are
thoae Invo voa In thi lull -??? ranaf. ried v
her knowledt '' i* ? Ir-feml
<?;.. h had a part. It I - uion.
e
r\Riio\i:i> io nir I'Risiiirbi.
Wa ihtaft. n De. I The i-. ? ald. nt 1
ihe followlnc peraoni Aminda "i ?:? i r M
fartj. convlcte 1 In tl. B them Dlati ' OhK
.,- i aenten wl I i om y> r In |all at I. l*"
vlolatlon ut the pena Cowan, of the
Indlan T.-rrlt -ry. c .nvlcted I talnln* l
under fala. pretenee.; :<?>.* Youmana eonvletal
ln Colorado ut v ' ? > ? ''' !"'r''
>. nced for flln ye?n . Boyd >'. Dui well, of iM
i . n Territory, convl. ted .. ntei I to a
. - - ,.,,r ,,, ! f ,1 ?? - "
'..-it i.
.nd a*nti nced to prtwin * ? ' rm of tw"
.nd to pai i Iln. ' ir m lllna Uqu .r to the I
?K.l r.'-'.'v or Alit.ini.. aenten. -.1 to two ???'??*
and to pai a dn. for vlolatlon of ternal reve
n.ir. law.; W. B I- Price, of Teaai nenten td u
ih.- penitentlary for iln yeaj ? for robbery ia ?nara
O Partlllo. uh.. waa convtcted In Mlrneeota|?
rounterfeltlng .Hver dollara, ha. recelveal h eaar
mutatlon of hifl aentvnci from Ave to Ihre. y? ir*
\llRl\F COBF8 ORDBR8.
Wa-ahlnarton. Dec ? The foi wlni Martafl CBt?iJ
or.ler.-i hav l-'r.i laaiyd:
...... .;i.-it.ii: r ii-1-!'>? i >.-..? ?- n-? v.ra f?r
?.1 I..--V.II"! im
, ; ?-. n tf ? ui.if r.u .-.I i???? fot pmall waafl
Orai Ueuieaani -i ? M USMORE, Btaabeal fl a irMine
Nlnn.l an! .'i >r. ?! : ? M n- I
Lateuteaani i I BORDRK leifl ' -' fwai ????
Rrooklyn and oroefeal ? Rt In Uarraeaa, I a
Ivn
>.>,-,.n.l l.'ran'-i-..." l M IKWI - . ' f*m
Man...- U.i ? ? r,r.\ t tti-* ra*a-*iv
|. ? .ii 1 rar. .....
a.,,,ii,i Uamtewaal a B UBallaT, l< ? I ?? ?' fr,ini ",*
Kr.tr.klin an.l .r,l*ra->] 10 itr llra.'kl.ii
St. ,?i i. .,.:..". H LBONARU ' * f-n. tha l?i?'?
?nd ,:,..-!.-.! io the Bolae.
..., n<| l.,..n -....nt 11 l BKARBB BeiaeMd fr ni ih''
? ? . i. and ....'..-...I t.' w lahlaai ?
,m Umiimmoi !? I nV:imin>- Belaehfld teom Irflagafl
:-.!...! ani ..t.l-rr.l l.. \\ a- h.ngia>n.
Caair-ta.il U C, WKBiaTIJIt ..rdaia.l co Mara laiai?4 ***>
Yard 4fl Jud.a Bdeaaala vt .rnaral couii marttal.