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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
w A N T 600 RE IN D EE r
Preparing for the Klondike Relief E1pedi-
ton.
Secretary Alger Talks to Norway
Large Quantities of Condemned
Food to he Used.

Secretary Alger today cabed to William
a. kjellmann, the chief government rein
deer herdsman, who is now in Alien, Nor
way, away up on the 10th degree of north
latitude, to inform the War Department
Immediately how soon GOO reindeer can be
secured and shipped to this country. These
animals are wanted for draft purposes in
getting supplies to the miners in the Klon-
dixie region. 1t is believed that they must
De transferred at New York to the rail-
reads, and in that manner carried across
the continent and again by sea from the
Pacific coast up to Dyea, or such other
point as may be selected as the base of
operations by the relief expeditions
secretary Alger has determined, after
ADVISING with the medical officers of the
Wa ai , Dpirtmeht and persons who nave
hdG nuch experience i'll arctic regions, to
H. axe large use of condensed food prepara-
tlons This Will be necessary in order to
reduce 10 the smallest possible weight and
volume the goods 10 be transported over
tae dlifcu!t mountain passes of Alaska
Not only Will the meats taken be in the
most concentrated form, but particular eff
1orts are making TO secure some-such con-
oehssd preparation CT vegetables, such as
potatoes and onions. 1t is known that
such preparations are to be had in the mar
ket, but Just il what quantity is not
known; so Secretary Alger has begun an
q'iiy " a'Cer taln tue amount OF SUCH
stores available for purchase by the gov
ernmcnt, and the prices demanded for
them.
Tne State Department has already un-
dertakcn to request of the Canadian gov
ernme1t permission to rass these stores
through Canadian territory free of duty,
the British embassy being called upon to
facilitate the negotiations. 1t is not an
ticipated that any objection will be made
to granting the request, nor to the accom-
panying request that will be made for per-
madam territory as guards for the expedi-
tlons, although an order of the privy coun-
Gil will be required for the suspension of
duties
The President, Saturday afternoon signed
the joint resolutions passed by Congress
for the relief of the miners in the Yukon
river country and changing the appropria-
ton for the government building and dis
play at the Omaha, NeD., exposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
HAVE 1T ALL FIXED UP
Opponents Of Senator Hanna Have Held
49, Their Caucus.
ecial Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, December ?O.-Sen-
stcr Hanna is expected here tomorrow. ];
Is stated at his office that the senator will
take rest and endeavor to enjoy most
thoroughly the holiday season. 1t is fur
ther stated at the Office of Mr. Hanna tina,
he is losing no sleep over the senatorial
question: and expects to win in a walk.
Senator Burk and Representatives Bran
ley and Mason, the anti-Hanna members
OF the Cuyahoga county delegation, who
went to Columbus on Friday. returned
hcme. They succeeded. after much hard
work and numerous conferences with the
governor and Chas. Kurtz, in hiring Co
lrmbus lodgings. The legislators admitted
that they had talked to Kurtz.
There was an important conference Of
anti-Hanna republicans and democrats in
Columbus last week. One Of the Cleveland
conferees says that a plan was worked
cut witch will result III the defeat of
Senator Hanna and the election of a re-
publican who will oppose the recommenda-
tions of the President on the subject OF
financial legislation. He further AYERS
that all the democrats in the Ohio legisla-
ture, with three exceptions, have promised
to vote for an anti-Hanna republican. The
platform also contenplates defeating every
candidate for minor Office on the Hanna
STATE anu 0lVlClnE the 0IHceS between the
antiS and democrats
Politicians here regard the story as ex-
travagant. There was a conference held
however, with a view OF planning the de-
feat of Senator Hanna.
Prints Antt-Hanna News.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. December 2O.-The
CONGRATULATIONS of Cincinnati, a lead
ing republican organ In the state, has
opened its news columns freely to anti
Hanna senatorial news. and the fact is
taken generally to mean that it regards
his defeat as very probable.
This morning it's correspondence from,
this city contains the statement positively
made that the three republican represen-
tatives who came here Saturday, Mason
and Bramley OF Cleveland and Jones OF
Canton, pledged themselves to Kurtz to
vote against Hanna. This is no doubt
based upon information from Mr.. Kurtz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
British Far Eastern Squadron Or
dered to Rendezvous There.
OFFSET TO RUSSIA At PORT ARTHUR
Latter incident Has Stirred All
Europe to Action.
OS1TION OF JAPA n

LONDON, December 2O.-An unconfirmed
report is current here that part of the Brit
ish far eastern squadron will be stationed
| at Wei-HaiWei this winter. If true, this
| indicates that Great Britain is working in
harmony with Japan. The latter power
still occupies Wei-Hai-Wei, pending pay
ment Of the Chinese war indemnity
The evering newspapers are much dis
turbed over the situation What do We
get?" Is the burden of their complaint, and
they all insist upon the necessity for i'm
| mediate action.
The Globe says: Russia and Germany
now have the two most important stra-
teSical positions In northern China, and
Great Britain, whose commercial interests
there are ten times greater, must be con-
tent with the crumbs from the St. Peters,
burg and Berlin tables"
America's Probable Attitude.
The Pail Mall Gazette echoes the Stand
ards inquiry as to Americas attitude and
says:
or course, the partition of the coast
whlch is bound to come will not be con-
hned to Russia and Germany. Every naval
state in the world is actively concerned in
the disturbance of the equilibrium in the
Tar east, Great Britain, France and Japan
be treated as quantity to be ignored The
tame acuuiescence with these seizures is
not wortny OF our past and is fatal to our
future. we may remark that We shall not
ne Wltnout SEmpathiZerS, as the japanese
VIII most joyful!y back any scheme to re-
dress the bitter humiliation they have suf-
fered at the hands of Russia"
AdV1ceS received here from Paris show
that France is awaiting Great Britain s
action If Great Britain follows the lead
o1 Russia and Germany and occupies a
sea port, France Will forthwith follow
suit.
As Viewed in France.
BERLIN, December 2o.-The Paris cor
respondent of the Cologne Gazette teIe-
graphs that paper that he learns on re-
iiabie authority that the Russian occupa-
uon OF Port Arthur was connected with
the visit there of the British war ship
Daphne week ago, when in spite of the
protests of the Chinese the Daphne enter
ed the inner harbor, allegedly to ascertain
whether there were Russian ships there
China complained of the incident to the
representatives of the powers at Pekin.
lhe British far eastern squadron is said
to be at Talicmoan, and, according to the
correspondent quoted, is shortly expected
at Port Arthur.
The Cologne Gazette regards the occupa-
ton as merely a continuance of the CO.
operation Of Germany with Russia in East
ern Asia.
Russi:i's Attitude Explained
ST. PETERSBURG. December 2O-The
Novosd declares the occupation Of Port
Arthur has nothing political behind it,
adding:
1T must be a matter of indifference to
the powers who are not planning seizures
OF Chinese territory as to which point the
Russlan squadron chooses for it's winter
station"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20

He Presents Evidence to DisprOye
Charges Against Him.

Lieut.. Thomas L. Stevens of the navy
was before the naval examining board at
the navy yard today and presented a mass
of evidence 10 disprove the allegations made
against his moral character, which, If true,
will prevent his promotion to the rank Of
lieutenant commander, to which he Is eligi-
BILE by virtue of his number in the list of
Ieutenants. Lieut.. Stevens has been exam
iEed before for promotion above his present
gra de. but without success. 1t was alleged
that his habits were not what they should
be. The first board reported him morally
qualified. but professionally deficient and a
Subsequent board reported that while pro-
feSsionally qualified, he was morally def
cient. He has been on probation for some
time, and the examination begun today will
decide whether he shall receive the coveted
promotion, or whether his name shall be
dropped from the rolls of the navy He is
a son of Admiral Stevens and has MANY
friends in and out OF the service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
DUNHAM AT CIRCLE CITY.
Departing of Labor Is ReaSsured
About the Expert.

ri.e slight anxiety which has existed at
the department of labor over not receiving
any message from Expert Durham of the
department. who was sent to Alaska to
investigate the situation there. has been
dispelled. The last letter received from
Mr.. Durham was September 5, just after
he had crossed the Chilkoot pass. He has
been heard from now, indirectly, under date
of October 10. Commissioner Wright of the
department of labor said today that letter
dated Dawson City, October Is, has given
an interview with Mr.. Dunham, who had
then left for Circle City. The reason why
no message has been received from him
is. therefore, explained, as 1t would take
long time to reach Circle City. The COM
missioner, however expects to receive a
letter some time this week.
The reference in the letter published in
the Canadian paper from Mr.. Dunham
was follows:
Samuel c. Durham, statistical expert of
the United States department of labor, hav-
Ing made such inquiries as he cared to
make in and about Dawson, sailed on the
Bella for Circle City, He will winter in and
near Circle City, and intends to make a
careful investigation of the Alaskan dig
g1ngs and of the opportunities for miners
In the vast gold-bearing district
In an interview Mr.. Dunham stated that
the klondike is exceedingly rich and will
afford good field for capital for years
and years to come. In his opinion the
poor man should not be encouraged to go
there No man should think of going who
cannot take with him at least a ton OF
food and at least $1,000 in cash, and who
cannot lose year of his labor, his ton of
food and his thousand in cash without
vreckns his family or imperiling his life
scheme.
Neither should the weak man be encour-
aged to go there. Only the strong, healthy
nan, capable of enduring the utmost hard
ships and the severest toll, is adapted to the
klondike. For the prospector who Is strong
and has the degree Of independence sug-
gested, the region affords excellent oppor-
tunities, and for capital, Mr.. Dunham
states that he knows of no place that holds
out better chances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
INTRCDERS TO BE ARRESTED.
Instructions to Indian Agents in the
Wichita Country.

Wichita Country.
Instructions have been sent to the Indiar
agents in the Wichita country to arrest al
boomers" who trespass upon the lands moi
yet opened to settlement. This is the result
of information received by the Indian Of
flee that band of land boomers is camp
ing on the liLe of the Wichita country pre-.
pairing to enter the country. Copies OF
circulars have been received, which are re.
garded by the officials as a land scheme
designed to defraud. 1t offers for mem
bers protection and gives for its object the
settlement Of valuable lands in the kiowa
Comanche and Apache Indian reserva
tions. The movement is said to be insti-
gated by Capt. Hews, an old prospector
who has declared his intention of organ.
izing a band 10000 strong to enter the
country. To obtain membership in the
organization a fee of s. is exacted, and the
department believes the promoters have no
other idea in this move than to defraud
those who become members.
There is an agreement for the settlement
of the lands of the Kiowas now pending in
Congress, but the department does not look
for favorable action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
WORK OF THE STAMP DIVISION.
That for the Present Quarter the
Largest in It's History.

That for the Present Quarter the
Largest in It's History.
AS an evidence that the era of pros
perity has set in, 1t may be mentioned
that the work of the stamp division, Post
Office Department. has increased in such
degree that the employees of that divis-
ion are working overtime daily to bring the
quarters work up to date.
The increase is very large; in fact, the
work for the fourth quarter Of 1897 is the
largest in the history of the office. This
Is significant, as this division, handling as
1t does acquisitions from all post offices
for stamps. envelopes, &C., for sale to
the public, has it's finger on the public
pulse and Immediately detects an increase
in the volume of business throughout tho
country. The condition is encouraging, If
it is hard on the clerks of the always
overworked stamp division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
INSANE MAN KILLS HIMSELF.
Suicide of a Gambler in st. JOSEPH!
Mo-, Jail.

CHICAGO, December 20-John Hogan, a
patient at the Cook county insane asylum
at Dunning, and a brother Of the widely
known sporting man, Malachi Hogan, COM
mitted suicide last night in a peculiar man.
ner. He eluded the vigilance of the guards
and. going to the bath room, picked up a
dust pan and drew the ragged end of 1t
across his throat. completely severing the
windpipe and veins of his throat.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, December 20-Jack
McCune, a gambler, who killed VIM. A.
Albin on the morning of August g. commit
ted suicide in the county Jail today by TAX
ing morphine. McCune had frequently said
he would never be tried for the crime and
his case was to be called soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT CHANGES.
Announcement of Appointments, Re-
inducements and ResignatiOns.

indictments and ResiGnatiOns.
The following official changes have been
made in the Interior Department:
Patent ppointment-Rlchard S.
C. Hutchinson of Tennessee, copyist, 500.
Pension office.-Reinstatement
Curtin of the District Of Columbia, messen-
ger boy, 500. Resignation-Wyatt E.
Thompson of Georgia, copyist. $500.
Railroad ResigIation-Charles A.
Calhoun of Georgia, clerk, 81 400.
Miscellaneous: Appointments-Lester Per-
ry and David Martin Of Kansas appraisers
of the Fort Wallace abandoned military
reservation in Karsas, 81 per diem.
Commissioner to the Chippewa and Chris
ton Indians in Kansas, c. A. Smart of OF
tawa, Kan, vice Howell Jones of Topeka,
Kan, declined, SO per day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
FUNERAL OF ALPHONsE DAUDET.
Emile ZOla HOoted by Mob While
I'm Roufe

PARIS, December 20.-The funeral of Al
phonse Daudet. who died suddenly on
Thursday evening last. took place today
and was largely attended.
Emile Zola, who attended the funeral. was
hooted while en- route to the late residence
of NJ. Daudet and to church, where the SER
vices were held, owing to his support of
the efforts made by the friends of Alfred
Dreyfus to bring about a reopening of his
ease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20

The regular permanent family
circulation of The Evening Star
IS more than double that of any
other paper in Washington,
whether published in the MORN
ing or in the afternoon.
AS a medium for unobjec-
tionable advertisements it there
fore stands unequaled and un-
approachable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
wEYLER IS 1RRECoNCILABLE.
VIII Devote Himself to vindicatfOu
of His Conduct I'm Cuba.

of His Conduct I'm Cuba.
MADRID, December 2O.-The Nacional
prints in its issue today a double-leaded
leading editorial article under the caption
"Weylcr," to the effect that the personal
mission in life of Gen. Weyler at the pres
ent moment is to defend the army and his
&C ommand in Cuba against the insults"
alleged to have been contained in Presi-
dent McKinley's recent message to Con-
gress, and that he will energetically pro-
test to the minister for war (sen. Correa)
and to the queen regent against these 'in-
Suits" at the same time Justifying the
acts Of the army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
HIS PLEA IS sELF-DEFENsE.
John Anderson on Trial for Mutiny
and Murder.

ORFOLK,Va.. December 2O.-The United
States court this morning took up the
case of John Anderson, accused of the mur-
der of Mate Saunders of the schooner Olive
Pecker. Counsel for the accused, in pre-
senting his outline of defense tc the jury,
said he would show that Anderson was sub
ject to unheard-of and unparalleled cruel
ties and that Anderson's deeds were COM
mitted in self-defense to save his own life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
CONVICTED OF PATRICIDE.
Isom Lawson, n FOurteen-Year-Ol
Lad, Gets Life Sentence.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
LOUISVILLE. KY, December 2O-At
Barbourvilie, this morning, Isom Lawson
was convicted Of the brutal murder of his
father, the Rev. Irion Lawson, popular
Baptist preacher. and sentenced to the
rcnitentiary for life. The case has attract
ed widespread attention. as the lad is only
fourteen. and killed his father because the
parent saw fit to correct the youth for
some misdeed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
Infucnce From the Hill.

Mr.. Lodge-'If senators and representa-
tives would not interfere at all could you
not reduce your force and retain the same
efficiency?'
Mr. Evans-'I have agreed to reduce it by
100 clerks"
Mr.. Lodge-"Do inefficient clerks have
much influence?"
Mr.. Evans-"Ineficien clerks have the
most influence. They are engaged in get
ting influence. / am already getting letters
in anticipation of the reduction OF June SO
next"
Mr.. Lodge-"Suppose all clerks were an
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-15
The Deadly Consumption.

In all parts Of the country health officers
devote large part of their annual reports
TO pulmonary tuberculosis. 1t is a disease
that is present everywhere and at all sea
sons of the year. The health officer Of this
city, in his report published yesterday.
showed that there were many more deaths
from consumption in this city last year
than from any other disease. The report
Of the health officer Of New York, pub
lshed on Wednesday, showed that there
were six thousand deaths from pulmona-
ry tuberculosis in that city last year. The
report also contained the statement that
in New York there are now more than
twenty thousand well developed cases of
the disease.
A very large percentage Of the deaths
nearly everywhere being from consump-
ton, health authorities are constantly
urging the adoption of means to prevent
the spread of the disease. There is no
doubt that it is infectious. Therefore
those afflicted with it ought to be treat
ed in separate hospitals, when sent to hos
pitfalls for treatment, and when treated in
their homes should be isolated to as
great an extent as possible. The New
York health officer, in speaking of the me-
cessity for different methods of dealing
with it, says: 1T may be safely assumed
that from the failure to safely dispose Of
the sputum of consumptives, from thirty
to fifty inhabitants of this city daily be-
come infected by tuberculosis, and of
these about one-half later die from the
disease. All this suffering and death, in
view of modern scientific knowledge, we
know to be largely preventable by the eff
Gent enforcement of simple, well nm
derstood and easily applied methods of
cleanliness, disnfeotion and isolation.
"The knowledge now at command re-
gardng the methods of extension of pull
monary tuberculosis entirely justifies the
belief that its ravages can as certainly be
limited by proper sanitary control and APP
propriate treatment as can other infec-
tious diseases more acute, more dramatic,
and more readily communicated. but at
the same time far less prevalent, less fatal
and incomparably less important to the
welfare of the community"
Notwithstanding the fact that the dis
ease is infectious, scarcely any effort is
made in any part of the country to limit
its ravages by the methods which sanl-
tary science points out, or by any other
methods. Persons suffering from it, even
in its advanced stages, are permitted in
public conveyances, in sleeping cars, in
places of amusement, and, in fact any
where and everywhere The number of
deaths from yellow fever smallpox.
scarlet fever or dipththeria is very small
compared with the number from con-
sumption, and yet a person suffering from
any one of those diseases is kept Isolated,
and the greatest care is taken to prevent
the spread of the disease. Why is it that
there is so much indifference in respect to
pulmonary tuberculosis? 1t is only little
less deadly. Probably the fact that, as a
rule it does not claim it's victims until
long after it attacks them, robs it of its
terrors.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-15
a Monctnrx Commi.sion.

There is to be a commission to study
the currency question and report a bill to
congress providing for a reform of the
currency. The Indianapolis convention
has made that certain. But it will be
sometime before 1t will be known whether
the commission will be authorized by con-
gress and appointed by the President or
appointed by an executive committee of
fifteen members of the convention select
ed by it's chairman.
The conventions executive committee
has considerable work to do and a great
deal of responsibility. In the estimation
of it's friends it is an important COM
mittee. What it does may have a very
great influence upon the welfare of the
country.
1t is understood that there will be an
extra session of congress next spring to
pass tariff bill. The business of that
session should be the passage of re-
form currency bill. The republicans
however, think it is of much more i'm
portance to change the tariff than TO re-
form the currency, Notwithstanding the
fact that the currency was the chief, if
not the only, issue in the presidential
campaign.
Having passed tariff bill they may
think they are able to settle the currency
question without the help of commission
If they should adopt that view the In
danapolis commission would be appoint
ed. and would no doubt prepare a bill
that would be helpful in solving the cur
rency problem. We are inclined to think
the Indianapolis committee would select
more satisfactory commission than the
President would because the committee
would not be influenced in the least by
political considerations. The President
might be-
A commission, whether appointed by the
President or the Indianapolis committee,
insures a careful study of the money
problem by men qualified for work of that
kind. The opponents of the indianapolis
convention therefore have no excuse for
belittling the convention.