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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26
IN FOREIGN LANDS.
Lieut.. WiSSmann Can't Lead the
Emin Relief Expedition.
THE PARIS EXHIBITION.
1t VIII Be opencd Promptly ON May 8.
Letters of the Late Baron JominI
Which May Prove To he
Important - Notes.

BERLIN, Dec u. 1T is reported that Lieut..
Wissmann has been intrustei with special
mission by the foreign ministry which will
necesSitate his abandoning the leadership of
the Emn relief expedition. Tue report lacks
confirmation.
Lieut. Wissmann and DIR. Peters have
signed an agreement regarding their respec-
tive functions in the Emin relief expedition.
Prince Bismarck is highly gratiflsi at the
English victory at Suakim. 1t is rumored
that the government intends TO propose the
appointment of an imperial commissary TO
the East African colonial forca Most of the
papers here have leading articles expressive
of qualification at the safety of Stanley.
The National Gazette trusts that il Emin
Pasha ever returns TO Germany his services
will he enlisted in the cause of African
colonization.
NJ Berger, director general of the Paris
exhibition, has declared that the work is so
far advanced that he is able TO assert with
certainty that the exhibition will open ON the
day fixed for that event, viz, May next.
He says also that the show cases will not be
empty, as is too often the case on the first
day of great exposition. There will be 2S,-
coo French and 1900 foreign exhibitors.
Among the latter, Belgium heads the list
with 1,60O, Italy comes next with 1000 and
England follows with 500
A new journal, entitled The Champ de
Mars, has just appeared. It's view is to en-
tighten the public on all matters connected
with that place.
The Berlin Post publishes an article similar
to the one which appeared last Christmas,
entitled ''The Christmas of the Dplomatistn
1t is less Chauvinistic than usual, its aim
being to show that, although the great
FTanco-German question Is unsettled the
season can be celebrated with gayety and
a feeling of ease and comfort.
Extracts from tie letters of the late Baron
Jomini, which have been published in ST.
Petersburg, show that he fully held his
fathers view that Russias great aim might
be to counteract England's naval power
Both were Of the opinion that the Car Alex
ander was wrong in refusing to contract an
alliance with Napoleon against England.
These letters may bave some influence on the
present Russo-Frerch arrangements.
Owing to Emperor Franz Josef's remon-
STRANGE to Cardinal Simon, the proposed
Hungarian demon stration in favor Of the
pope's restoration to temporal power has been
abandoned
The Chronicles Pome correspondent learns
that the American bishops are about to pub
lish a collective letter on the Roman ques-
ton.
Lord Colin Campbell has been admitted to
the Bombay bar.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26
STANLEY'S FATE.
Him, and Nyhu Is Pasted on Africa,
Thinks lie Is Dead.

PHu.ADEL PHIA, Dec a4 ~ Montgomery
James, the scion o. noble EGgiish family, a
distinguished soldisr of fortune, and an asso-
ciate of Explorer Henry NJ. Stanley, is in
this city, and has rooms ON Lombard street.
near Broad. He has been a close watcher
of events IN the Soudan. as told by
the wire, and is inclined TO take issue with
the European and African correspondents as
TO the fate of Stanley. Mr.. James accom-
panied Stanley on his third expedition to the
Congo country in 1888. Like Stanley, he was
employed by King Leopold of the Belgians,
and went on that famous mission to organ
izs the Congo Free State, of which King Leo
pod is the nominal sovereign.
Mr. James declared that he thought that
the explorer was dead.
"On what assumption do you base your be-
liefF was asked.
'Well,n said Mr. James, with considerable
consideration, II will outline the reasons for
my belief as briefly as possible In the first
place, when Stanley left Yambuya camp on
the Aruwimi river, with the intention of
reaching Lake Albert, where he expected TO
meet Emin Bey, he confronted a country
that has always been considered practically
impassable The distances from camp Yam
huya to Lake Albert is 2G1 miles, and the
entire route is a succession of bogs marshes
and quagmires. EIe took this route on ac-
count of its shortness, and this action of
Stanley has been the reason of much criti-
csm in the English papers.
'His object in taking the Congo route was
to take advantage of the cross cut through
the swamps The distance, of course, is less
than by the usual route, but the route is
beset with many dangers and almost insur-
mountable obstacles The route had never
l.. 1
if any Arab ever went that way. The coun-
try is flied with hostile tribes, and all OF
them are cannibals.
clared that he would reach Lake Albert in
two months and would return in double that
time From the fact that after the date OF
his departure on this journey of 260 miles
more than year has elapsed since he has
been heard from, draw the inference that
he is dead / do not think that he was the
victim of treachery, but of fever. I"
"Why do you think the dispatch from Zan.
zibar is a canard!a
'For the simple reason that "a letter could
not be carried 10y the usual way from Stan
lev Fails to Zanzibar in the time indicated
10y the disp ltches from the latter place The
dispatches state that the letter was dated
Aug %. | am sure that letter could not
reach Zanzibar inside of four months II
would naturally be carried by one of Tippc
Tbs ivory caravans, and four months is
quick time for them TO make the journey
Further than that, the letter would naturally
have been sent to the mouth of the Congo
which distance can easily be covered III
twenty-five days There is telegraph cable
there, and the alleged dispatch could have
been sent more than three months before il
was
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26
SLAUGHTER IN SAMOA.
Desperate Fighting Reported-Fifty-fiye
of Mataefa's Men Were Killed aud Ta-
masses Loss Was Almost as Great

SAN Francisco, Dec "a The latest adj
vices from Samoa, by the steamship Zealan-
dis, which has arrived from Sydney and
Auckland, via Samoan, state that on Nov. 20
the bodies of the Mataafa men killed during
the several engagements between them and
the followers of Tamasese were brought in by
the women Mataafas loss was found to By
fifty killed. OF these thirty-six hal
been beheaded and their heads taken Z
Tamasese.
As their bodies were taken through Laul
on their way to Apia and other places Il
scene was most appalling, the trunks lookit
like bodies Of dwarfs Five high chiefs w
among those killed on Mataafa's side
far as could be learned Tamasese's loss
killed and wounded amounts TO about fift.
There is considerable feeling between th
Germans, English and Americans. Tht
former are not on speaking terms with the
last named.
The wounded were tenderly cared for at
Apia. The surgeons of the English and
American war vessels constantly attended to
the unfortunates.
The wife of the British consul, Col Cote
son, was tireless in her efforts to alleviate
the suffering of the wounded. Among the
wounded were three women who were shot in
bdbbAS oi WV. - NbAAC DCttt ing NabrA W b4C
combatants
The English war vessel Royalist arrived
from the west coast of Africa on the 4th i'm
slant.
The American man-of-war Adams left on
the same day for San Francisco. The cap
tain of the Adams has earned the gratitude
Of the Americans by the manner in which he
protected their interests, having remained
here two months over the time at which a
three years cruise of the Adams expired
Since Nov. % no fighting of any Importance
has taken place. The Mataafa men wers
waiting for cartridges. King Mataafa and
his followers are strong in their admiration
Of Americans and their government, and
seem anxious to have the United States take
charge Of the island or establish protec.
/ Towofo
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26
HAS wANAMAKEK woN9
A Statement That He Is Sure of Cabi'
net Position.

A Statement That He Is Sure of Cabi'
net Position.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24 A dispatch to local
paper from indianapolis says:
There is hardly any question that Harrison
has promised to provide place in his cabinet
for Wanamaker, and it is believed that the
merchant has been offered the postmaster
generalship This information comes from
John c. New, who accompanied Quay on MS
visit to Harrison, and who has all along been
very friendly to the Pennsylvanian's appoint
ment. New is practical politician and is
quoted as saying that any man is fool who
refuses to acknowledge obligation to personal
worth because the possessor had the ability
to contribute and did contribute hberally TO
the campaign fund
In the presence of number OF friends
New said last night: "Quay's visit here has
not been failure, as has been reported, but,
on the contrary, the senator knew before
coming that Harrison would give Wanna
maker portfolio"
A gentleman who has been with the presl-
dent-elect ON two occasions since Quay 8
visit states positively that Harrison spoke In
the warmest terms Of Mr.. Wanamaker and
left the impression, though not saying so IN
words, that he would enter the cabinet.
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POSNERS 8

Ladies'. NE acdnt your
trade. Dyou are situated
so that yoat can come TO tie
city and deal aotth as in
person, DO so. If not, send
as your orders. We prom
iSe to not only treat yoat aoelt,
bit TO Seroe you qoell-to SeU
you the best goods TOR tie
least money, and TO make
eoery sale gioe tie fullest
satisfaction. Remember
that oar store iS the only one
Of its kind IN tie achole
South. 1t c00erS q Supeg1f-
cidl area Of 34 acres IN tie
aggregate, has SO 600 square
feet Of SdleSr0om, and IS de-
0ote TO go dfStinct and sep.
Grate departments. You
can ask as for anything you
aoaaat, In any line Of goods
SOLd az any a1dThet, and be
sure Of getting it TO in
duce y0u 10 trade aoiM as,
zoe agree to seeR all pur-
cldSes Of S5'dnd ooer TO any
point aoithiR 200 miles Of
Baltimore. free ct all trans
p0rtdti0R chGrgeS. Also,
zoe aoiU cheerfulty send sam
piles and prices Of goods
aohen requested, address
P0SRer Bros 215, 217. 219
Lexington ST., Baltimore,
Nd. n5 Pm
PC OSN ER s
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26

NEW YoRK, Dec. 24-The schooner Fred
erika Schepp. with cocoanuts from San
Andreas on the Musquito, coast has arrived
here after ternpestuous voyage During q
gale on Dec. IS she was struck by squalE
which swept everything movable fr ON her
decks and carried away few sails, but did
no other damage. Fears are entertained for
the brig Nile, which left Port Andheasat the
same time and has not l,een heard Of. since.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26

NASHVILLE, Ills, Dec. 24-Jehu Bakers
notice of contest served on Congressman-elect
Forman contains sixteen counts 1t avoids
specifications, but charges. every imaginable
Species of fraud. The most conspicuous
charge is that of using pasters- Mr.. Forman,
In an interview, declares that he resorted TO no
underhand means to gain the office, and has
no fears of the outcome should the contest be
tried on its merits. Mr.. FormaI declined to
acknowledge service of Bakers notice.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26
killed tie Man who Shot His Brother

SILVER CITY, N. NJ, Dec 24-Near Fort
Bayard, on Saturday evening, A. L. McAfee
shot and killed man named Hudson and
was in turn killed by Hudson's brother. The
shooting grew out of some litigation as to
the ownership of the Cassater cattle ranch
The surviving Hudson has been lodged in
iail here.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26
To Ignore the knights.

PTTTsBURG, Dec. 24-There is a movement
on foot among the large contractors of this
city to form a combination to ignore the
knights of Labor The prime movers in the
scheme are Booth & Flynn and Martin
Joyce The trouble is the outcome of the
recent strike of the paving stone cutters at
Booth e. Flynn's quarries, at Branch juno
ton, on the Pennsylvania road.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26
Gregory stiII Live.

HUSTINGBURG, Ind, Dec. 24-WilIiam
Gregory, the White Cap who was reported
killed by Davis for the alleged seduction Of
Davis daughter, is still living, with a chance
for bis recovery. Public sentiment is chang
ing in favor Of Gregory, and the act Of Davis
Is denounced as cowardiy and murderous.
Gregory vas. shot in the back as he stood by
stove Turning around, he faced his assasl.
ant, who fled. It is generally conceded that
there was no seduction In the relations be-
tween Gregory and the Davis girl.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26
A nisastrons Prairie Ere.

RAPID CITY, d. T., Dec. PA prairie
fire started southeast of here late on Satur-
day and spread rapidly before a brisk north
west wind. A large tract was soon burned
and much loss is feared. Many farm build
ings are in the line of the fire.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26
Robhed bv Footnads.

FARMINGToN, Me-, Dec. "a m S. Hough-
ton, who keeps hardware store in Wilton,
locked up about 10 o'clock and started home
Soon after he was found insensib!e in pool
of his blood in the road near his house The
keys to his store and to his safe and other
articles are missing. A suspicious character
was noticed about town in the afternoon and
officers are now ON his track
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26
The Engiaeer.s DAUGHTER Was Drowned.

EUREKa, Cal, Dec. 24-Breakers have
driven the steam schooner Mendocino, which
went ashore inside Humboldt bar Saturday,
inward on the beach. She win most likely
be a total loss The officers and crew have
been saved, but little daughter of Engineer
Bragg was drowned The schooner was
valued at SIS, 900 and her cargo at $4,000.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26
England seizes the Harvey Group.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 24-The Tropic
Bird has arrived from Tahiti and reports
the British war vessel Hyacinth has raised
the British standard over the Harvey group
of islands, and taken possession in the nans
Of the English government.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26

PITTsBrRG, Pa, Dec. 24-St. James Cath
olic church, frame building, at Wilkins
burg, city suburb, has been entirely de-
stroyed by fire, of unknown origin. Loss,
$4,000 No insurance A rare collection Of
relics and statues. the property Of Rev. Fa-
ther Lambing, were destroyed.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26
Death Of Col. James r. Casey.

WASHINGTON, Dec 24-CoL James r.
Casey, brOther-in-law Of Mrs Gen. Grant
apd formerly collector, Of customs 1t New
Orieahss died II GeCfgssdmn; CE pnaamoniA
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26
Townsend smiths De,th.

NEW YORK, Lee. 24-DJr Townsend
Smith, the Harvarl student whose death on
board his yacht Norma, in the West Indies,
is announced, died from typhoid fever.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26
NNAPoLIs WEDNESDAY EVENING DECEMBER 26, 1888.


We Will insert I'm this column advertIs-
ments of Wants, For Rent, For Sale, Lost
Eound, &c., not exceeding four lines. ONE
WEEK. or less. for 90 Cents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26

or one ORGAN. one large MIRROR and a
large 10 OF STORE UTENSILS, NOTIONS
etc, etc. 10 take place on Saturday, Dec. %.
ar II
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26
sir +. Pollock, Bart, Dead.

sIF y. POIIock, IaFI.s DesasI.
LONDON, Dec 24-Sir F. Pollock, Bart,
eaniT master Of the supreme court Of judicA-
turS aiaH duesh's remembt tdncdf5 q dead.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26

GTRAUSS & CO., I6 Market Space, Anuapo-
y lis, keep the best WINES and LIQUORS
for the holidays in the city Give us a call.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26
NOTICE

Two ladies' WRAPS left at the JuLe Bail
can be recovered, IL identified, on applica ion
at No. 20 Porter Row. Naval Academy. dI3
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-26

CHRISTMAS TREES, HOLLY WREATH
" rs, etc, for sale at 4. j. LINTHICUM'S
No. AZ Market Spacs DIR W
Helena weekly herald., 1888-09-13
THAT SILVER RESOLUTION.

Among the miscellaneous resolutions
adopted by the Democrats at Butte, after
having endorsed Cleveland in every way,
shape and form, in his message, administra-
ton and nomination, comes first and FORE
most resolve in favor of "free and un-
limited coinage of silver" etc. 1t sounds
rich, grand and fine. 1t was so we'll suited
to the place of meeting, in the great Silver
City, with one of the silver kings
for nominee. But the one who drafted
the resolution and those who voted
its adoption seem hardly to have realized
the ridiculous inconsistency of the matter
of the resolution with the well known
views Of their presidential candidate, Just
before endorsed.
They seem to have forgotten the letter
of Clev aland addressed to A. J. Warner
and Others Of the House, written February
"a, 1885,, after his election and before the
assembling Of the first congress
under his administration. A copy of
that letter is now before us,
which We would be happy to
show to any who really desire to
know how Cleveland stands on this ques-
tion Of unlimited coinage of silver. After
showing how the coinage of silver is driv-
ing gold out Of the treasury and out of the
country, he says These being the facts
Helena weekly herald., 1888-09-13
THE CONVENTION.
Resolutions Adopted and the Com
mittee Named.

BUTTE, September Especial to the
Herald. After the nomination of w. A.
Clark for Delegate to Congress yesterday
the Democratic Territorial convention
adopted set of resolutions and finished
up work expeditiously. The Territorial
central committee for the next two years
was appointed as follows:
Beaverhead, John c. Brennan; Choteau
w. ]. Conrad; Custer, Thomas Irvine; Daw-
son, J. R. Widmyer; Fergus, Granville
Stuart; Deer Lodge, James McNulty; Gal.
latin J. A. Luce; Jefferson, J. w. Buskett.. :;
Lewis and Clarke, w. r. Hundley;
Msayhsr, w. E. Tierney; Madison, S. R
Buford; Missoula, G. A. Wolf; Park, ]. II.
Elder; Silver Bow, M. J. Connell; Yellow
stone Alfred Meyers; Cascade, Paris
Gibson.
The committee then organized as fol-
lows:
Chairman, A. J. Davidson; treasurer, w.
B. Hundley; secretary, VIM. Wallace, Jr.
The joint delegations met to name legis-
lative candidates. Lewis and Clark and
Jefferson agreed upon William Wallace,
Jr., for joint Councilman. Park and Fer
guson named Granville Stuart. Choteau
and Cascade nominated Jerry Collins and
Z. G. Garrett.
Helena weekly herald., 1888-09-13
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

We are told that the Democratic plat
form adopted at Butte yesterday is brief,
but to the point. 1t might have been
more brief and more to the point. In en-
dorsing the st. Louis platform the Presi-
dents message, and the Mills bill, it en-
dorsed enough to ruin its hopes of finding
favor with the voters of Montana. 1t en-
dorsed the removal of the protective duty
on wool, which will absolutely ruin one of
the leading industries Of Montana; it en-
dorsed the reduction of the duty on lead,
which will close the working of many of
our mines and lessen the profit of all.
The platform endorses the administra-
ton of Cleveland and declares for the free
coinage of silver, which, it is we'll known
that Cleveland never would approve as q
law, even if both houses of congress were
to enact it. 1t approves of the appoint
ment of residents of the Territory to
federal offices, which is not in accord with
Cleveland'a practice in making appoint
ments. It favors the allowance to the
people of the Territories the free use Of
timber on the public domain, which this
administration does not believe in to any
considerable extent, if we are to judge by
the rulings and acts of its responsible
officers. 1t favors the immediate admis-
sion Of Montana as State, which the
Democratic majority in the House has op-
posed and obstructed in every possible
form and manner.
The resolutions about Chinese immigra-
ton, the cutting down of Indian reserva-
tions, and granting right of way to rail-
roads are in no sense party measures, and
cut no figure by being included in the
platform.
And all the talk about protecting wage
workers is pure nonsense, SO long as Cleve-
lands free trade measure is endorsed.
Every Golden Club member and news
paper pronounces it q free trade paper, and
they are experts on the subject. The let
ter of British Peer" in the
September North american prOn0unces
it free trade document, and
hugs Cleveland to the Tory breast
as child Of its heart. The great, great
representative newspaper of British free
trade, boasts that it has found one good
use for Irishmen, to send them to America
to vote the Democratic ticket. Every
southern member Of Congress and some
northern ones have declared fully for free
trade and boast that the Mills bill is only
onestep towards its accomplishment. If the
first step is approved others will follow in
quick succession. The party that opposes
protection to American industries is an en-
emy to the workingman and they are not so
blind or ignorant as to be deceived by pro-
fessions that are contradicted by actions.
Helena weekly herald., 1888-09-13

EX-SENATOR JOSEPH MCDONALD, of
Indiana, is Democrat of the most pro-
nounced type; but he is not slanderer
and does not believe in repeating false
hoods about political opponent. There
fore he takes occasion to say that the
course of Gen. Harrison during the In
dianapolis railroad strike of 1877 was that
of . good citizen and a true friend of the
labor element The committee appointed
to arrange a peaceable settlement of the
difficulty was composed of Gen. Harrison,
Franklin Landers afterwards Democratic
candidate for Governor) and Mr.. McDon-
aid and the latter relates what it did as
follows:
We met committee of the strikers in
the council chamber in apublic conference.
/ talked to them and told them that we
sympathized with them and recognized
their right to quit work if they were not
satisfied with their wages or their employ
ers, but that they had no right to prevent
other men from working. and that when
they attempted to do 60 they became law
breakers. Gen. Harrison and others also
talked to them in the same strain. We all
promised to help them to better wages if
we could. Ben Harrison and the rest of
us worked together all that time We
constantly endeavored to preserve peace
and good order, and can not remember
that Gen. Harrison was different from any
of the rest of us in sentiment or action
toward the strikers.
Helena weekly herald., 1888-09-13

of your present condition, our danger and
duty to avert that danger would seem to
be plain. 1 hope that you concur with me
and with the great majority of our fellow
citizens in deeming it most desirable at
the present juncture to maintain and
continue in use the mass of silver already
coined. This is possible By a present suspen-
sion Of the purchase and coinage Of siluer. l
am not aUare that by any other method it is
possible"
We are not aware that Cleveland has
ever expressed a change of views, though
he has had abundant opportunity and
cause for so doing. The coinage of silver
has continued and none of the evils he
predicted as sure to follow such course
have followed. We hope the secretary of
the Democratic convention was instructed
to forward copy of these resolutions to
the President. They would probably
strike a responsive chord.