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fflK-jf -t-V"" "V1 4m-L- 1Ji.sWhtTHL.iwf 7 Wwflg ; - -i ls- j. j, s -VV"-AS; - ruvnv;1 CTi -?-- ; 5j(? r.""' 'SV-'- J?-1 ! tmt I Circulation Yesterday 44,610 Parity cloudy; fresh easterly winds. WASHINGTON, Fill DAY. Nto,MBEIl 18, 1898. Price One Cent. Number 1675. Tf V J J-"!. -sw ,, No Mrcat On the Flillippino Question Contemplated. SPAIN MUST JW SUBMIT The rinj niitl Nnj-ltemlj forCieii t mil It le A Projective Eurooenn Cuuiluuliil for Admlrnl Schle JJvl dcnceK of Ftllliluo Medillluir in i:unir VKulnnltlo'H AKdit .Icllic III llcrlln mill Home V rllilll "Word Sent fo Our ComnilmiioncrK in Pnrl l'nnnj iinnlnrdH In PeII. The action of the President and his ad visers in taking decisive action and elim inating from the peace controversy any further contentions over the sovereignty in the Philippines, as published exclusive ly in The Times jesterdaj morning, was the principal topic of discussion in Gov ernment circles j esterda j . Joy was expressed on all sides that the United States had decided through its highest authority that the Philippine archipelago is as much an American pos session as Porto Rico and would be held os such against all comers and all Span ish contentions or bluffs. It was the consensus of opinion that such a decided stand should have been taken at the first. The significant statement was made by a war official that the army and navy of the United States is prepared for any emergency. He pointed out that ten regi ments of regular troops and many regi ments of volunteers are under standing orders to be prepared for active dutj at eight hours' notice. Also that the activity in naval circles means much- It indi cates he added, that an American fleet could be placed In readiness for a demon stration or for participation in active hos tilities within three or four dajs. The placing of Rear Admiral Schley on Raiting orders at this time, to eventually command the European squadron is also rigarded as significant. The activity of Agulnaldo's agents In Europe has become an additional clement in the peace negotiations. It Is under stood that these Filipino diplomats, acting under the direction of shrewd Europeans, are representing at the courts of certain countries that Agulnaldo's so-called gov ernment Is an Important factor in con sidering the future of the Pnilippines. Ihej claim in addition to their alleged natural rights the right of conquest, and point out that the were waging a "suc cessful war against Spain" when the United States began hostilities against that countrj and Dewev's Ileet entered Jltnlla Baj. These agents also point out that the than expectation to gain her point in mak ing this useless suggestion Therefore, there is no reason for the United States to jield to a whim, the gratification of which would merely delay a task that has already consumed too much time. It was for the purpose of testing Span ish good faith that jour correspondent to day had a long conversation with a cer tain Spanish diplomatist, ot the highest rank. First assuming that the Americans might accept a modified form of jester- day's proposal, 1 asked if thej' had suffi cient confidence in the strength of their case to submit the protocol alone without argument to an impartial Jurist for inter pretation. The answer was: "We are willing to submit the prelim inary official correspondence and the pro tocol itself without argument by either side to a suitable referee for his Im mediate decision." "Whom would Spain suggest for arbi trator?" I asked. ' ' The diplomatist replied: "Anj' qualified Impartial man would be acceptable to us." "Lord Chief Justice Russell?" I sug gested. "Pardon me," the diplomatist said, "but we would not regard any Englishman as eligible." "But," I said, "I.ord Russell is an Irish man, a Roman Catholic, and no jurist liv ing is more fearless, independent and clearsighted." "That is true," was the response. "We had not considered his name." There was some further discussion, end ing with these words bj the eminent Spaniard: "Yes, on consideration I think I may saj- Spain would not reject Lord Russell's name." It may seem incredible to American readers, but as the result of long inter views with several representatives of Spain during the past few dajs I am forced to believe that some of them are sincere In thinking that the language of the protocol does not permit the sacrifice of Spanish soverelgntj' over the Philip pines, and thej' are really confident that a referee's decision would be In their fa vor. The principal reason for their con fidence is, of course, their imperfect knowledge of English. There is also their explanation of the ue of the expression "a priori" in Duke Almodovar del Rlos's letter of August 7. an explanation which thej- have not jet advanced publlclj. This is that Spain ulreadv had in mind the necessitj' for selling the Philippines in or der to obtain release from the financial difficulties of the government, and had determined to do so. But if the Spaniards think thej- stand some chance of winning in the arbitra tion thej proposed jesterdaj, thej are wlselj- skeptical about getting" the oppor tunltj to do so. They fullj- expect the Americans to reject the suggestions Sat urdaj', and although thej profess to dis believe In the immediate dellverj of an ultimatum, such a course on the part of the United States would hardly surprise them, as it certainlj' would not surprise any European diplomatist. Spain will certainly get no encourage ment to further postpone her acceptance of the Inevitable. -No single ppwer has In timated to her that it considers the American terms onerous, and everjbodv In the diplomatic world, as well as out side of it, is now tired of the quibbles which Spain Is raising to e-cape the con sequences of her follj. The time has come when the American Commissioners may properlj insist on the immediate completion of the simple tasl liRACE'S CONCESSION LEGAL. Clininnnn of Mrariinna Canal Syndi cate SajH III Grnnt la DIndlnK. New York, Nov. 17 W. R. Grace, chairman of the Nicaragua Canal syndi cate, said todaj-, in reference to the re turn of that organization's representa tives from Nicaragua, that a clear, work able concession had been granted them bj' the Nlcaraguan government, ratified by the unanimous vote of the congress, giv ing it the exclusive right to build the Nicaragua Canal w ith all the rlgrts atd privileges asked for to enable this g eat enterprise to be carried out, and that all statements to the effect that the conces sion was not legal and binding had no foundation in fact. He further stated that the government of Nicaragua and Its legal advisers con sidered the concession of the Mailtime Companj- forfeited, but in deference to the rumored wishes of the Government of the United States, it was decided that the Ejre-Cragin concession should take effect fiom October 10, lbM, when the Maritime concession lapses by limitation. Mr. Grace added that until October 10 he la not called upon to take anj' action in con nection with this business, bejonii that of completing the organization of the com panj that will carrj' out this enterprise, Mr. Grace declined to discuss the lights of the Marltime.as he considered that a matter which solely pertains to the offi cials of that companj-. The Atlas conces sion, so much referred to, is not, he ajs, in anj- waj- an obstacle. He states that thej- will place In the hands of the Gov ernment of the United States for its In formation copies of the concession just obtained, in order to build the canal it was necessarj to secure a workable con tract, and that under concessions hitherto granted the work could not have been carried out without Important modlfi'a-tions. ME. KOMURA IN CHICAGO. Jniimi'M Aen Imperial lteiircHentu tlvc Welcomed W'urmlj. Chicago. Nov. 17. Jotura Komura, the Mikado's newlj appointed imperial rep resentative at Washington, Is seeing the sights of Chicago He was met at the Northwestern Overland Limited this morning bj- Tatsu Goronose, the Japanese consul, and driven to the consulate. At noon he was the guest of honor at the Union League Club, and this even'ng he attended a banquet given bj the consular corps In his honor. Mr. Komura will remain in Chicago un til Saturdaj-. Tomorrow he will vlflt the stock jards, attend a luncheon at the athletic club, given bj- his countrjmen, and dine with II. II. Higglnbotham He will viit the parks and poslbly the drainage canal before leaving Ch'cago. THE FLAG IN OTTAWA. DurllnKlon, Vt CMUeun Prenent Ca nadian Troops Willi Old Glorj . Ottawa. Nov. 17. The Stars and Stripes presented to the Torty-thlrd Battalion of Ottawa by the citizens of Burlington, A't., were brought to this city by a large depu. tation of military and civil' representa tives accompanied by 'their wives. The party includes Gen Peck, Col. Booth, Capt. Hurd, Senatpr Foster, and Repre sentative McGrarj-. The ceremony of presentation took place in the armory tonight and the large building was crowded. The flag, which was presented by Gen Peck, Is a regula tion United States silk, standard mounted on an oak staff, surmounied by a gold spear. There was an extraordlnarj' out burst of enthusiasm when the flags of the two nations were blended, and cheers were given for the President of the United States, the bands plajlng American and national anthems. Gen Hutton, the new commander "of the militia, welcomed the Americans on behalf of the mllltarj and the minister of militia of the government. Tile minister. In the course of his speech said: "I believe the daj Ms not far distant when the two great Anglo-Saxon nations will stand shoulder to shoulder. That al liance would guarantee peace to the world, but If war did come It should only be in defense of the great principles of personal llbertj- and commerlcal freedom." After the presentation, the visitors were entertained bj- Gen. Hutton at his residence. Negroes Meet in New York to Denounce Mob's Action. SCENE OF WILD DISORDER Hot-IIendcd T.caderH Evince a Spirit of Heens IHntM of a. IJnj- of IVnrful lleckoiiinir Dr. Neott'i I. on nnd IrrltntliiBT luKlnuatloim A I'rencher'M Admonition ot to Die Alone. ANGLO-GERMAN UNION. Sir. INJURED IN GAS EXPLOSION. Fllfnlnn fnrpps uprp nn iinnortnlil nart nf the victorious armj. which conquered the which thej came to Paris to perform Spaniards and that their soldiers now occupj- Islands In 'the group which were captured bj Agulnaldo's armj alone from Spain. Thej- base upon these claims their al leged right to take a leading part in the disposition and future of the archipelago. Press dispatches from Rome and Berlin Indicate that these traveling agents of the Insurgent leader have exerted some influence In both Italy and Germanj. Angoncillo, the accredited representa tive of Agulnaldo, went to Paris after his chilly reception at the White House by President McKinley. His reception bj' the American and Spanish Peace Commission ers was equallj- frigid, and he disappeared mjsteriouslj- from the French capital. This disappearing Filipino was next heard from at Berlin and is now believed to be In Rome. State Department officials believe that since leaving Washington, Agulnaldo's cmlssarj- has been emplojlng himself ac-tivelj- throughout Europe. Spain's troubles are multipljing, accord ing to reports received at the State De partment. The latest information is to the effect that in addition to the Carllst uprisings, the Moors arc congregating and arming for the announced purpose of driving Spain from her possessions In Af rica "Poor,degentrateSpain,"sald Capt. Nor ris jesterdaj- when he heard of this move on the part of the fierce and warlike Moors, ' it appears after centuries of mis rule, crueitj, and barbarity, that retribu tive justice has overtaken her at last and even the lower nations of the earth, who make no claim to civilization, are enter ing into the natural consplracj- to wipe her from the face of the map." No steps were taken at the War De partment jesterdaj to order anj of the American armj In the Philippines to the Island of Panay to protect the Spanish garrison and population from massacre at the hands of the enraged and icto rious Irsurgents. It Is not considered ad visable to do so. Administration officers say, with the peace negotiations at Paris In their present state of uncerlaintj. It was learned jesterdav that the Presi dent sent to Chairman Daj-, at Paris, at a late hour AVedneeday- night a supple mental dispatch making the explicit in structions of Wednesdaj' forenoon even more explicit and "sealing the loun of Spain's soverelgntj in the Philippines,' us a friend of the President expressed It. nearlj- two months ago The Spaniards have still two or three moves In reserve, onlj- one of which Is of anj- importance, and that ha been fullj discounted in these dispatches All these maneuvers should be forestalled in a brief, decisive message to b delivered at Saturdaj 's session MADRID PRESS FOR SURRENDER .Aothins: Clin lie Giiiucil lis Portlier Dllnd.r) Tiie-Mcx. It Sn. Madrid, Nov. 17. The newspapers here do not conceal their conviction that the suggestion to arbitrate on the protocol Is useless. Thej- urge the abandonment of dilatory' tactics and the hastening of the conclusion of the peace negotiations, as nothing can be gained bj- prolonging dis cussions with opponents who are perfeci-lj- determined beforehand to have their own waj knowing that Spain cannot re new the struggle or expect European as sistance They do not Indorse the ministerial ex planation that Spain is prolonging the negotiations with the view to exhausting everj- possible device in defense of the country's rights Thej saj it would be far better to settle on any terms and al low tho countrj to attend to Its domestic, espeeiallj- its financial, affairs. THE DON CARLOS LOAN. Simln'M London ?ent SnjN tli- Pre tcmler Got "No Alonej There. London, Nov 17 Count dc Rascon, the Spanish ambassador here, denies tuat Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender, has raised a loan In this citj Three "Men Ilndlv Burned ejirchlnu; for a Lcuk. In h Alnlu. St. Louis, Nov. 17 Wilbur Grehan, Frank Welmjer and George Allen, em plojes of the Laclede Gas Light Companj-, were badlj burned bj- an explosion jes terdaj afternoon. Grehan and Welmjer ure in a serious condition. The men were going Into a manhole to search for a leak when their lighted lanterns Ignited the accumulated ga. POSTOFFICE BURGLARIZED. ProfcKHlonnl CrucUii en l'nc I nn- niile to Open the Sufc. Sioux Cltj-, la., Nov. 17. The postoffice at Smlthland, near here, was burglarized earlj jesterdaj morning, and between J3W and $400 worth of stamps, J150 In cash and some jewelrj- were taken, in all amount ing to about JlsOO Djnamite.was used to blow open the safe. It was evldentlj the work of professionals No clew has been found to the burglars. ClilimlicrluIii'N lVorilH I'lml Item!) Echo In ilerltit. Berlin, Nov. 17. The aspirations of Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, the British colonial secretarj-, for an Anglo-German entente, to which he gave utterance in his speech at Manchester jesterdaj, are well le eched bj the press here, which, however, contends that the relations between the two countries would never have been otherwise than frlendlj-,biit for Great Britain's determined oppouilion to Ger man, colonial development. The National Zeitung fajs that an amicable settlement of differences would be welcome, but a change in England's attitude Is necessarj. Tho Tageblatt says that an entente would be extremelj- advantageous to both countries. The Cologne Gazette declares that it sees no ground for refusing the hand that Mr. Chamberlain extends, but It adds that co-operation is only possible on the basis of equal rights The Post Sdjs It will be. well to regard Mr. Chamberlain's allusion to the communltj" of Interests in Asia of Great Britain, the United States, Germanj- and Japan as a "feeler" so far as Germanj- ls concerned. J ARCHBISHOP GROSS BURIED. t'nrdliull GHilioiiH Celelirutcx Ponti flclnl Ilieli Mil n Ilnltliuore. Baltimore, Nov. 17 Cardinal Gibbons celebrated solemn pontifical high mass this morning at the cathedral for the late Mot Rev. William Hlcklej Gross, arch blshof of Oregon. Over 100 "urpliced semlnirlans chinled the mass and the cardinal pronounced the eulogj. The burial was at the ceme tery of the Most Holy Redeemer. AMERICAN RILLED IN KOREA. Murderer I)tiNlie leitfn vMlrnlim Out AMtli an Iron Weight. Vancouver, B C. Nov . 17. George Lake, an American citizen keeping a large store In Chemulpo, Korea, has ben murdered. The murderer crept into the bedroom and with an iron weight attached to a Chinese steeljard dashed the man's brains out while he was sleeping The United States legation at Seoul Im paneled a coroner's jurj- and in less than three dajs Patrick Flannagan. an Ameri can citizen, was in jail. Flannagan had been working for the murdered man He is believed to be an accomplice of the murderer. New York, Nov. 17. Despite the best efforts of Its organizers, the meeting of colored people at Cooper Union tonight to denounce the action of the mob In Wil mington, N. C, evinced a spirit of re venge. Some oflhe speakers were mod erate In their remarks and wise In coun sel, but there were others, and these were the ones who roused the most enthusiasm, who spoke of a daj- to come, sooner or later, when the blacks should revenge themselves for all the persecutions thej have undergone, and the speech of one of the orators was along the verj- lines which resulted In the Wilmington riots. An amendment to the resolutions advo cating retaliatory measures was handed up, but was smotnerea. The meeting was called to order by Thomas Fortune, who introduced as chairman, Ebenezer J. Barrett, former minister to Haiti. Mr. Fortune was the first speaker. He began bj- sajlng: "We do not come here with djnamlte or Winchesters, but to appeal against the mobocracy ot white men in the South, to appeal to the better feeling of this great country, to appeal from the white Caesar drunk to the white Caesar sober, as American citizens to demand our rights under the flag." "Yes jes," shouted the crowd eagerly. "And how shall we have them?' pur sued the speaker. it .was the spark of the train. The answer came thunderinglj from all parts of the hall: Tight for them! Fight! Fight!" "No, no," cried a few of the cooler heads on the stage. "Order, order. "We came here for order." Mr. "Fortune reminded his audience. "We did not come to arouse, revenge." There was some applause and cries ot "That's right!" but they were drowned bj the voice of a big negro who shouted at the top of his voice: "No.no! Kill 'em! Give 'em what, they gave us!" "Put Tilm out," "Order," "He's all rlKht," "Let him talk," "Run him out. If not well. If there's nothing else to do. If- you've got to die. don't die by j our selves (cheers and jells)." B. G. Grannls, of the Social Purity League; Richard Googan, and "W. II. Hun ter also spoke. MR. TOLBERT'S STATEMENT. Stor of IIIn Abrupt Depitrturc Prom South Carolina. R. L Tolbert, the Rtpubl'can nominee for Congress In the Third South Carolina district, who left his home In Abbejville because of the threat of the mob wM:h shot his father and brother, after laying ids case before the President and Attor ney General Griggs, has Issued a state ment of the events leading up to his abrupt departure. He made a canvass of the district, be says, and had returned to his home to vote, when he was Informed that hs brother. T. P. Tolbert. had bitn shot and mortally wounded at Phoenix. His father, who is collector of the port at Charleston, and who also came home lo vote, started with a nephew to ths reW of the wounded son. and were fired upon bj .1 mob of fortj or flftj- mn. The father and nephew were both badlj wounded. Tolbert sajs he met his father on the road, took him to the house of Major White, a prominent Democrat and a life-long friend of his father, where medical relief was rendered and thej spent the night. Earlj AVednesdaj- he took Us father to his home, where he arrived In such an ex hausted condition that tie phjsiclan was again summoned, but said the people would not let him come. Wednesday afternoon Tolbert's horse was, he sajs, taken from the driver at Greenwood, tne latter escaping from the crowd and run ning eight miles to notifj- Tolbirt tint the mob would be at Tolbert's house that evening to kill Tolbert, his father and his brother. j BLACK TROOPS KM) Gen. Wood Orders Their Re tirement From San Lnis. CUBAN ATTACKS CONTINUE Little- tlention Paid to Hie Pre ltiuitliiKH llnrul Policeman Kill a, Drunken InMUrccnt Jlnnr ot Per e'n Former-S-oIdler "Will 'ot Glvo L Arnm nnd Take- to ther Hilla. Santiago de Cuba. Nov. 17. Gen. Wood decided today to remove the three negro regiments the Ninth Immunes. Twenty Third Kansas, and Eighth Illinois some members of which were responsible for the riot on Monday, from San Luis and station them temporarily in camp on tha wooded hills five miles back of the town. The officers will be Instructed to allow none of the men to go into San Luis, ex cept on important business. Gen. Wood called the commanding of ficers of the three regiments today and told them that unless they speedllj- got their men Into shape for duty he would take their arms away and suspend them from the functions of soldiers. When the riot occurred there were no regular army officers at San Luis. Gen. Ewers and CoL Crane are both ill. Col. Marshall, of the Eighth Illinois, a negro. Is the senior of ficer of the brigade at present, Gen. Wood has decided to put one of tha negro regiments on Ratones Caj', a small island near the entrance of the bay. a He sent his wife and cni dreii j mile from the nearest land, as soon as ar- to a hamlet fifteen miles away for -afetj, ranaements can be made for the transfer. This encampment will probably fail to the lot of the regiment which contributed the largest number of men to the crowd which caused the disorder Monday. and appealed to Sheriff Nance, of Abbey- llle County, for protection of the life of i i the elder Tolbert, an old schoolmate ana armj comrade of the sheriff. The latter replied as follows: "Abbej-vllle, S. C. "R. I. Tolbert, Jr.: I am sick and tan- The local papers continue to attack the Americans todaj-. The editors became not come out tonight. I have " au-f boioer after seeing In print the stuff they to jour house without an order from the governor. I am jours, F. W. S. NANCE. "Sheriff of Abbejville Countj-." Fearing the mob would burn the huse and kill them all, the Tolbert bojs, wi'h the help of six colored men, carried their father to the railroad, three miles away, and flagged the train bj building n tire He was taken to Columbia, one of the 1 sons going along to assist, and both were arrested on arrival there for Inciting riot, being locked up in the penitentiarj"- Tolbert, Thursdaj- morning; arranged his affairs so they could be handled bj hls executors if he were murdered and There were hisses and applause inter- 1 then went to bid his wife and family minzled. but in an instant Mr. Tortune good-bje, as he then supposed, for the Kid thi meeting Under control again T can't blnrriP anj men," said he, "for feeling some resentment but he's a fool who butts' his head against a. stone wall. L telling him that a desperate characters SPAIN ACTS IN BAD FAITH. llnx n Hope That Her rMtmtliiu Prolonl A ill lie Accepted. (Special Cablegram Copj righted ) Paris. Nov. 17. The American answer the Spanish proposal that the Interpreta. tion of the third article of the protocol be referred to arbitration will be a re fusal. Such is the unanimous decision of the American Commissioners, and nothing except contrary' Instructions from Wash, lngton, which nobodj In Paris believes possible, will prevent the dellverj- of the rejection Saturdaj-, accompanied bj- a de mand for an Immediate answer from Spain to the question of her acceptance of the American terms. The reason for this prompt decision of the American representatives is thit thej do not believe that the Spaniards made the arbitration offer in good faith This belief Is most natural. It Is almost im possible, as an American official said, to jour correspondent today, for anv-Eng- lish-snp.-iUmr nerson to conceive any- AMERICAN TRADE IN CUBA. PirMt hesNlnn of the Hoard Orgnii je for Active Aorlf. Havana, Nov. 17. The American Board of Trade of the Island ot Cuba held its first session todtv, with representatives of the principal American firms engaged In the Cuban trade. It was resolved to elect directors next week and to draft a petition to President McKinlej setting forth the damage that w 111 result to the countrj- and trade if the Americans delay long In taking control of the island. La Lucha sajs that President McK'nlev desires to bring about a restoration of the agricultural and other Industries in the island and that Gen. Garcia, in addition to discussing with him the affairs of the Cuban army, will endeavor to obtain con cessions in Washington in favor of the Cuban trade. MR. MEIKLEJOHN IN OHIO. AKxistnnt Secretarj of "War the Cucxt of Mr. llnnun. Cleveland, Nov. 17. Assistant Secretary of War Melklejohn arrived here this afternoon and is the guest tonight of Senator M. A. Hanna. He Is confident that the Nebraska legislature will elect a Republican United States senator. He will go to Washington tomorrow. GERMAN FLAGSHIP INJURED. The Knitter Meet nil Accident In Sniiixnli Ilaj. I.ondon, Nov. IS. A dispatch to the Times from Shanghai saj that the Ger man flagship Kaiser has met with an ac cident in Samsah Bav, The German consulate announces that the results of the accident are less serious than were anticipated and will not neces sitate a postponement ot the ceiemouj of inaugurating the memorial to the men who were lost at the line the German warship litis was wreckedj last time. He took the train at Donalds for Greenville, the conductor offering him protection cs best he could give and KAISER'S CHANGE,OF PLAN. Political Coimldcrlitlonn ulil to lie Behind the Action. London, Nov. IS The Berlin corre spondent of the Dally News sajs that, notwithstanding the official explanation, the emperor's sudden abandonment of his plan to return to Germany bj the sea route was one ot political, consideration. To lufcnect O'e OM ettc. ,w mn!n of the third artice-tf the A board of sun ey; w-iin crij uen. 0l .--. .-.-.. ". r - it .-j...i. 1 c Hiinihii- .41 Iis head, has been ar- Uun thai, it- puces iuiwnuns-- - " protocol political fate of the Philippines In the hands of the commission for decision. The proposal to arbitrate could scarce ij be more superfluous. The inference must be that Spain has other motives Doom Inch mid n. hnlf tlilcl. im perfectly clear, suitable for oil finish, one of Llbbej Co.'b leaders $2 elsewhere. AN OVATION AT HAVANA. Gen. finrcln's Uciinrturc the Oeen Nion of llncli niitlillMlnHiu. Havana, Nov. 17. The departure of Gen. Callxto Garcia and the other Cuban- commissioners for New York and "Washington was made the occasion of an enthusiastic demonstration. The steamer was surrounded bj- many tugs filled with men and women, who cheered for Gen. Garcia, Cuba, the United States and President McKinlej-. The wharves were crowded with people anxious to see the well-known Cuban general and bid him good-bje and when he came to the dock to embark he had an ovation. pointed bj the. War Department "to meet on board .the Olivette, now-ljing at Phila delphia. Pa , November 17, 1SSS, or as soon thereafter: as practicable for the- pur pose of Inspecting all the damaged prop-ertj- on that vessel and recommending its disposition." A CHAPLAIN RESIGNS. 'Hie Ilcv. Ilr. Aiuiilcvvntcr. of the bcvciitj-llrnt. IlcHcutx JIlt..ri.. New York. Nov. 17 The Rev. Dr. George R. Vandevvater has resigned the chaplalncj of the Scventj -first Reg m'nt, and the officers saj that the realgnat'ou is the direct result of the insults which were cast upon the chaplain when his effigy was torn lo pieces nnd trampled upon bv several hundred privates of the Seventj-flrst In the armorj on Tuesdaj. while others stood about and hooted Dr. Vandewater sent the paper, which was a formal resignation of the office of chap lain by a special messenger to Ad.t. Abeel last night. The receipt of the doc ument was bj no means a surprise to Adjt. Abeel, as Dr. Vandewater had yes terday morning expressed his resentment of the demonstrations in emphatic terms. Dr. Vandevvater was hardly ab'e to re strain himself when he entered the ar mory jesterdaj and the sneers on the faces of the men as thej crowded abut him, giving him barely room to pas, caused his face to redden perceptlblj. Dr. Vandewater would not saj this morning when seen at his home, 7 AVest One Hundred and Twentj'-second Street, whether he had resigned. In regard to'' the trouble, howeverhe snld: "I have been with the Seventj-fi st Reg iment for seven jears, and have served it faithfullj and well. I was honorably discharged, and onmj- discharge papers : -r ttr. it... t iTr .iTT..r--1 i xnrc was written inac i nau serveu it luiiu fully. I am unwilling to remain with a body of men who haveno more idea of military dignity than toinsult and abusa me In the wa j- that they- bav e doneJ Dr. Vandewater's resignation will be handled in the usual waj, and at the proper time will be sent to the adjutant general at Albanj-. SIXTY-PIVE MENsDROWNED. Three JiipnncBc 'choonern and One Meniner I. out Off Sllicrln. Vancouver, B. C , Nov. 17. The Empress of China brings the news- of a terrific storm oft the coist of Saghalien, Siberia, on October 10 Three Japanese schooners and one steamer were lost. Sitj-five men were drowned. COL. PICQUART'S CASE. It Unit Hcen Tec-mlttcd to tin- Coun cil of lir. Paris, Nov. 17 The case of Col. Pic quart, who Is confined Jn the Cherche Midi mllltarj prison, on ,the charge of using forged documents in Connection with the Drejfus case, has been remmea the council of war. to T HAV ANA'S CUST&MS TARIFF. U Don't im $2 cluewlicrc for Doors, Llbbej & Co sell same quality for 1. Illlnds licdt innnnfncfnrcil ?l pair, at Llbbej S. Co.' s clear, white pine. i Scnor filri. n Suth It JAVI11 lie In Force Slxl l)n; Iineer. Madrid, Nov. 17. Scnor Rpmero Glron, minister of the colonies, hasjnformed the Barcelona board of trade.' that the cus toms tariff at Havana, would remain In force for slxtj- dajs. longer-- rV Sir Gcorjre Ilnden-I'ovvcll 111. London, Nov., 17.-Sir George Baden Powell, member of parliament for the Kirkdale division of ;Ltv nrpool. Is serlous lv 111. The bulletlnsissued this afternoon declare his condltionVa0 causing his fam ily and friends greai alarm,;' - ' ' L ' Senor Swrnatef, Couvulenceut. Madrid, Nov. 17. Prime Minister Sagas "tcTis now convalescent -He ts able to go out doors e l " lAnnlausoA "Let the white men of the South pro claim themselves the lawless element. Let us have patience. We are a peace able, religious, law-abiding race Let t.s continue so. There are todaj thousands of white men and women In the Southern States who are opposed to the ruffianism of the persecutors of our people. AVe want that element with us. AVe want all the law-abiding and law-loving elements of our nation. That's the path to vic-torj-, and jou know It, (Applause) That will win In the end." Joeph D. Peaker, president of the State Sumner League ot Connecticut, and Law son N. Fuller made brief speeches. The chairman then introduced George AV. Brown, a negro who escaped from North Carolina onlj to meet violence over the border, and who finallj made his way here. Mr. Brown did not make any speech, having nothing to saj. according to- hH statement, and Dr. J. N. Scott a minister from North Carolina, was introduced. Dr. Scott made a speech which would not. to the average Northern man, be of any rre.it slrrniflcance should he read a -ver batim report of It, but with the emphasis which he gave It and the commentary of the audience it was fun ot meaning me most unmistakable Near the reporter sat a Southern bred man. Before the speech was over he was pale to the lips and as he went out he stopped and said to the reporter: "You can put this down: That if he il made those insinuations in the South, he would never have lived to finish the speech." At the outset of his speech Dr. Scott said that in A-ilmington white ministers were going about carrying guns and abet ting the lawlessness and asking that the n.itnlts and Christian people here should denounce such "exponents of the gospel. He also said the reason for the persecu tion of the negroes In the South was that the negroes are getting all the land away from the whites But this Is the part of his speech that aroused the audience to the keenest evi dence of delight thit had been shown during the evening: "Nowadavs we hear of a great manj ljnchings of colored meiu- It takes verj little cause now to ljnch a colored man. Arell, It didn't used to be so. Down In my part of the South I know- how It used to be. The joung colored bojt the nicest of them used to put young mistress in the buggv in the morning and drive her to school and lift her out and leave her there; then they'd come after her and lift her back In again and take her home. Was anjbodj Ij nched then? ' There was loud laughter and shots of "No. no ljnchlng then." "That boj would take joung mistress all around, and he never got lj nched for It. (Laughter and applause ) AA'hj-. he'd even have to go Into joung mistress' room In the morning and put it in order." Here the speaker's remarks were inter rupted bj- a perfect storm of laughtei and applause. One might have supposed thit a witticism of most stupendous merit had been uttered. AA'ave after wave of applause kept the speaker waiting, and when he finally got a chance to go on he spoke of the pride of the Southerners used to feel in a fine mulatto boj or girl AA'hen, at the end of his speech, he mentioned President McKinlej 's name there were cheers. Almost as much applause as was given to the foregoing speaker was roused by his successor, the Rev. AA. H. Brooks, who said: "Don't go out with jour shotguns to shoot down jour oppressors. Don't do It; not rcadj- jet. AA'hite man has the rail road, the telegraph, all the facilities. Other races have looked in the eye of the white man and have perished. The colored man looks the white man In the eje and lives (cheers). Let us keep cool. Keep a grip on jourself and jour teeth closed. AA'ln peacefullj- If jou can, but picked for the occasion, had gotten off at Donalds with instructions to kill Tol bert. He was advised bj- the conductor to sur render to the sheriff at Greenville, and wired the latter to meet the train with a carriage. The sheriff met Tolbert at the train nnd protected him until he left for Washington. He reached here Fri day morning. "The canse of the trouble," Tolbert sajs, "was the affidavits of voters that mj- brother, Tom Tolbert, was having subscribed to and witnessed at said vot ing precincts. Tom had secured the per mission of the owner of the storehouse to take these affidavits In his store. Mr. Watson gave him a box and chair on the piazza on which to take these affidavits. J. I. Elheridge, the Democratic manager at Gaines's polling precinct, two miles and a half off, came over to Phoenix, with the avowed purpose of driving Tom Tol bert away from the polls with these af fidav its. "Etheridge insulted Tom Tolbert by curslnghlm, kicking over the box and ink and at the same time striking him. Tol bert struck back, another man, Cheatham, beat Tolbert with a stick, and all three clinched. The other Democrats ran down stairs As thej- came out of the door onto the piazza, with guns and pistols, the firing began and one of the first shots killed Etheridge. Tolbert was also shot down, receiving n load of buckshot in his arm and a load of small shot in his left lung. After the shooting was over and the guns emptied, Tolbert got up and said to the mob: " 'You have-shot me almost unto death. I have no arms jou can kill me, but -jou can't change mj- politics, and started off" for home. After going half a mile, he fainted on the roadside, and was carried bj- different pirties from point to point until he reached his home, nobody being with him but his aunt to attend his wounds. The mob Increased to 150 or JOO strong at Phoenix, and sent a party of fortj- or flftj in pursuit of Tom. "After falling to make Tom confess to the killing of Etheridge, or tell what ne gro did kill him, they were just in the act of leaving when mj father and little len-j ear-old nephew drove up and were assaulted without notice from them." had written yesterday, and finding that they were not clapped Into jail for writing it. The burden of tneir articles today Is that it Gen. Wood does not probe the San Luis matter to the bottom they will make an appeal direct to President .cKlnley, and then, if they do not get justice, they will act for themselves. They declare it is an outrage for the Americans, to send b-vndlts and criminals to maintain order in Cuba. The Indepencia tells Gen. Wood that he is listening too much to soft advisers, meaning Gens. Garcia and Castillo, whi have not the real interests of Cuba at heart. It adds that If their advice is fol lowed the consequences to the Americans in Cuba will be serious. The paper sajs. that, base as the Spaniards were, thej ncver commltted-an act so atrocious a3 the massacre at San Luis. The novelty of such talk has worn awaj and sensible Cubans and Americans are no longer amused by It. News was received from. Guantanamo today that one of Pedro Perez's rural po lice, in attempting to disarm a drunken Cuban soldier, became Involved in a tight and had to kill the soldier. The man who did the killing was a member of Perez's regiment during the rebellion. Gen. Perez has telegraphed to Gen. "Wood that he would soon have the rural police force at Guantanamo completely organized, and that they would then be capable of maintaining order throughout the district. Gen. Perez has made many enemies among his former soldle-s by ac cepting the post of major of Guantanamo under the American Government. He Is not having as much success as was ex pected in disbanding the Cuban forces In the district. Several bands have refused to surrender their arms, and have taken to the hills. Gen. Wood has appointed Gonzales Perez judge of the Court ot Flr,t Instincc in the Guantanamo district. The judge is a relative of Pedro Perez." The Fourth Gallegos, formerlj part of the Spanish forces In the province or Pinar del Rio, arrived today on an Eng lish steamer from Havana- They were landed on the iron pier, loaded on trains and dispatched lmmediatelj- to the Spanish-American and Jurasua mines at Slbo ney and' Baiquiri. They got through the town so quietly- that the Cubans who have been talking of not allowing then to land did not know thej- were here. GEN. GARCIA IN AMERICA. LARGE VESSEL A "WRECK. Seen Tiieaduj I'lootlnjr Bottom I p On sjan Snlvndor. Santiago de Cuba, Nov. 17. The trans port Port A'ictor, which arrived todaj, re ports that she almost ran into a wreck that was floating bottom up just outside Crooked Island Passage, off the Island of San Salvador, two nights ago. The Port A'ictor's officers were unable to make out the character of the wreck, owing to the darkness. It was that of a large vessel, however. NO HORSE SHOW FOR CHICAGO. Hoard of BrIciilturc "Will ot Tempt Vllte in Tllllt AVuj AKniu. Chicago, Nov-. 17. There will fce no horse show here this jear. J. C. Pearce. who was active In the 1S97 exhibition, on behalf of the Illinois State Board of Agriculture, sajs it will not tempt fate in that direc tion again. Lack of a suitable building is assigned as a cause of the project's failure. Cuhnn Ui'lefinte Poss Tlironcrli Tnm pn an Their AVnj Here. Tampa, Fla , Nov. 17. A distinguished party ot Cubans passed through this clty this afternoon from the Island, en route to AVashtngton. Thej- were met at the depot by the Cuban band and a large crowd of Cubans. The partj includes Major General Callxto Garcia, Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez, Dr. Jose A Gonzales, Manuel Sangully, and Ramon Vlllalon. The commission was appointed bj the recent congress of the Cuban revolution ary part j to confer with President McKinlej-and his Cabinet on the present and future plans for the government of Cuba and to present a plea for the establish ment of an Independent Republican form of government. Gen. Garcia placed no particular cred ence In the warlike rumors that are pre valent In the States, as he sajs the Span iards are entirelj- dethroned. Cnnip I.one Buildings. Etc, Sold. Exeter, N. H.. Nov. 17 The buildings and camping utensils at Camp Long, where the Spanish prisoners were kept previous to their departure for Spain, were sold at auction today, netting $569 til. f 1JK! To Baltimore aind lie- 91.2S turn B. irO. Saturdaj- nnd Samlnj. 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