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Henrys fleet to Chinese waters Beyond
this they say all is conjecture to what
Germany will do, and they convey the idea
that these conJectureS as to the absorption
of territory are unwarranted by any of the
actual circumstances which have thus far
developed. That Prince Henry will extend
his field of operations beyond Chinese
waters and will embrace Samoa and Hawaii
is dismissed as absurd. although reports of
such movement have been current.
The British embassy has not received a
word from the Foreign Office on the East
ern situation, but in common with other
diplomats the officials view the situation as
the most interesting one now occupying at
credit the late reports that considerable
British fleet is at Port Hamilton, off Corea
and that a large number of japanese ships
are in the same vicinity. There are some
seventeen British ships on the Asiatic sta
ton, and good part of them appear to be
said to be apart from the general question
of Chinese partition, and to relate only to
the displacement of an English official who
has had an influential position in the adj
ministration of Corean affairs.
French diplomats say that France is not
likely to take any part in a struggle for
Chinese territory. If that eventually comes.
as France already has secured most extern
SiVe possessions in southeastern China
notably French Tonquin. 1t was NJ Pate
notre the late French ambassador at
Washington, who carried through the nego-
tiations with Ii Hung Chang, by which
France secured this foothold on Asatic soil.
Beyond the sending of the French cruiser
Jean Bart to- Chinese waters il is said that
the Chinese situation does not appear 10
have aroused France and the dispatch of
this cruiser is said to have no more sig
States ship Raleigh, which is now on her
way to the Chinese station.
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would rather take such products than our
gold2 Would il not thus relieve the treas
uFy OF the burden of providing for gold re-
demptions and make the banks supreme?
This we hold to be undesirable 1t would
make the banks guardian over our volume
OF money. and so of our measure of values:
il would enable the banks working in the
interest of the spectators to cause move
ments in prices with great certainty, en-
able them to depress prices by contracting
the currency and raise prices by expand
ing the same. 1t would make the banks the
masters and many the slaves. and would
enrich the few and impoverish the multi
trde.
In the statement you recently made be-
fore the House committee on banking and
currency in support of your bill you say.
and repeat the truism. 'that the less the
government owes the less ii will have
pay. Yet your plan involves the PROPOSE
ton Of the retirement OF our national paper
currency and greenbaciss, which pay
40 interest at all. and the issuance of bonds
in their stead in the sum of two hundred
million dollars. which we shall owe, and
upon which we shall be required TO pay
interest. The inconsistency of your state
ment and your plans seems glaring.
We oppose your currency bill bec--ise,
as has been well said. il is "A bin to provide
for the abdica ton of the sovereign powers
OF the government 10 the banks. for
strengthening the hands of the speculative
cliques. enriching the few and impoverish-
ing the MANY
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SCOVEL MEETS GOMEZ
AND PRESENTS SECRETARY SHEER
MANS LETTER TO THE GENERAL.
Narrow Escape of the Correspondent
Shot by Cuban Insurgents.

HAVANA, Dec. 29.-Many friends of Mr..
Sylvester Scovel, the New York CORE
spondent, went to the railroad station to-day
to meet him and were greatly disappointed
at his nonarrival. He is confidently ex-
pected tomorrow. News has arrived here
ahead of him that Mr.. Scovel was success
full in presenting President McKinley's
letter to Gen. Maxine Gomez. The rumor
that Mr.. Scovel had been sentenced 10 death
appears to have been well founded. The
insurgents sent word to General Gomez's
camp that two Americans, Senior MadriSai
and Mr.. Scovel, were on their way to induce
General Gomez to surrender. General Go
mez, enraged, directed that both be court
martialed on the spot, but on learning that
they were special ENJOYS from Secretary
Sherman, acting under orders of President
Mckinley. he instructed that they be re-
leased and agreed to meet them.
Senior Madrigal United States consul at
Sancu SpirituS. explained to General Co
mez that President Mckinley, in accordance
with a promise to Spain to use his friendly
influence with the insurgents to bring the
war to end. had selected himself (Senor
Madriga) and Mr.. Scovel to carry out the
mission. He then presented Secretary Sher-
mans letter to General Gomez. The latter
had the same translated for him and gave
orders that the commissioners should be
treated with all consideration. He fixed an
appointment for the following day, promls-
ing during the interval to confer with the
Cuban government with reference to the
action to be taken The following morning
General Gomez assured Senior Madrigal and
Mr.. Scovel that he was much pleased with
the interest shown by the American gov
eminent in the welfare of the island of
Cuba and that he would reply to President
Mckinley through the representatives of
the Cuban government a Washington,
he General Gomez was not allowed to cor
respond directly with foreign powers
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CHICAGO, Dec. 29-Adolph Moses,
prominent Jewish lawyer of this city. de-
liyered an address before the association
lodges Of the B'nai B'rith this evening. ire
which he reviewed the evidence in the casei
~ Captain Dreyfus, saying that the only
conclusion to be drawn from it was that
the accused was innocent. Mr. Moses con-
cluded as follows: ITO France we call to-
night TO awaken 10 the great wrong which,
contrary to her best traditions, she has
tnus far upheld against the protests Of the
outside world and the protests of lovers of
liberty In France. To the prisoner on Dew
II Is island we tender our sympathy and
words OF cheer and encouragement. We
would not have him surrender his convlc
ti0as nor wayer IN the least in the firm
Justice of his native land"
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LABOR AND POLITICS.
English AGitatOr Who Thinks Our
Trade Unionists Are stupid.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2e.-Edward Hartford,
who, with Havelock Wilson, NJ. p, consti-
tUtcd the British trades union delegates to
the Nashville convention of the American
Federation of Labor. sailed for Southampton
on the American liner ST. Paul to-day Be
fore sailing Mr.. Hartford said: The policy
of the American trades unions in not engage
Ing in politics body is stupid. How can
Trey expect to obtain any lasting reforms if
they hold aloof? BY pursuing their present
mummy plan of ignoring the control of the
political machine as a means of lettering
their condition they are not only fatally
Ignoring their chances. but are inviting the
seorn of the poiiiicians-the very class from
whom they expect TO get better laws for the
masses. Your American politician, as q
rule, - moved TO legislation for the masses
only BY Il show of superior force Exalted
Ieeltng he has none. Let the trades unions
force thia style of puppet into retirement
and send men to boards of aldermen. legis-
latures and Congress who will pretend
TO be the friends of the people in speeches
ana IN secret sell out to the corpora ions
and money power Things in England used
70 be much as they are in the United States
but they have changed. We trades-unionists
go right into politics. We have succeeded in
making the political parties there defer to
us. And why should we not? We are in
the majority. In every country the workers
are the snaiOrity."
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FATHER CORBY's CAREER.
History of the Famous Soldier
Priest and G. A. II. Chaplain.

NOTRE DAME, Ind, Dec 29-The death
of Very Rev. William Corby c.. S. c.. SUI
perior of the Order of the Holy Cross in
this country, was rather sudden, as he was
seriously i'll only a few days. Father Corby
had recently made. an extended trip on Of
fetal business, and on his return, about
week ago, complained OF cold.
He was born in Detroit in 1893, entered
Notre Dame University in his twentieth
year and five years later he became disci-
plnarian, the first of many important Of
fees with which he was to be charged. He
remained at Notre Dame until the outbreak
of the war. In 1861 he was commissioned
chaplain of the Eighty-eighth New York
Regiment, in the Irish brigade commanded
by Gen Thomas Francis Meagher. Father
Corby figured in one of the most impressive
scenes of the war. 1t was just before Get
tysburg Father Corby mounted a huge
rock to address the army He babe the SOL
diers remember that their country and the
welfare of unborn millions were at stake
| Turning to the Irish brigade, he said that
cowardice was as mean in the sight of God
as of man.. and declared that the church
would refuse the sacraments to any one
who should falter in his duty. BY common
impulse the soldiers fell on their knees
Protestant beside Catholic, officers and pri-
Yates, men of all creeds and men of no
creed while Father Corby pronounced a
general absolution. Then they rose, with
themselves in that awful fight is part Of the
worlds history. 1t was in remembrance of
the part borne by Father Corby in this bat
tie that the flag of the Irish brigade was
refused to the Legislature of the State of
New York and was sent instead to be hung
on the walls of Notre Dame University
The war over. Father Corby returned to
Notrc Dame as did also six other priests
from the university who had dotted the
professors gown for the blue uniform
Then followed a varied experience as pas
tor and missionary in various cities In 1896
he was chosen superior of his order in the
United States. and much of the remarkable
development of NOtre Dame University is
due to his initiative and skillfuT manage
ment.
Father Corby was chaplain of the Loyal
Legion of Indiana. position for which he
was nominated by General Lew Wallace at
the last encampment He was also the COM
mander of the Grand Army of the Re-
public Post No. $50 of Indiana. which was
recently organized. and is composed entire
ly of priests and brothers of the Order of
the Holy Cross at the university. The flu
neral will be held Friday morning at 10
o'clock. Bishop Rademacher. of Fort
WAYNE will sing the requiem mass and
Archbishop Ireland, who was also an army
chaplain. probably will preach the sermon
1t is expected that a large delegation of
prominent army men will take part in the
obSequieS.
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WANTS INTERVENTION.
Palma Thinks 1t Is Time for Uncle
Sam to Stop the War in Cuba.

Sam to Stop the War in Cuba.
NEW YORK. Dec. Ex-Governor General
Blanco's acceptance of President McKinley's
request that the American people be per-
mitted to relieve the sufferings of the con-
centrados in Cuba is tantamount to accept
ance of the offer of Intervention by the
United States in the conflict so long in
progress between the people of Cuba and the
Spanish government said Tomas Estrada
Palma chief of the Cuban Junto in this city,
to reporter to-day. LAS the administration
believes that peace in Cuba can be restored
only by political intervention, it cannot re-
ject the favorable opportunity that thus
presents itself to intervene for the purpose
of ending the war in Cuba" continued DR..
Palma. THE deplorable condition of the
concentrates has been caused by the cruel
warfare waged by Spain. and the govern
ment, finding itself unable to relieve the
situation has applied to the United States
for aid. President Mckinley must see by
now that there is no chance for peace to be
established in Cuba without Intervention.
and, living up to his word as given in his
previous message must intervene, and Spain
cannot nationally and consistently reject
such intervention"
Coming down to the relief plan itself. DIR.
Palma said: IF the American people are
willing to help the concentrates they should
send no money-food, clothing and the like
but no money. That would be the best plan
~ ~, iolI1" oI.; 1noHey VIII peileiil the opaH-
lsh only. Blanco has accepted the Amer
lean proposition as a way out of difficult
position. He knows that it would require
millions of dollars to permanently relieve
the concentrates under the present condi-
tons. But the United States can accom-
plish very little during the progress OF the
war. The only way to relieve the concentrG-
dos, and, in fact all Cubans, is to stop this
distress by the introduction of peace and
independence. With peace restored the CON
centrados will be able to return to their
farms and their residences. We have the
money, the tools and the materials that will
set those people right at work again. Let
the American people know that the best
plan is to@intervene for peace. They should
intervene Immediately. Spain is trying to
shake off the ignominy of Weylerism in Gu
ba, but it cannot succeed. 1t is necessary
that the world should know the result of
that work in Cuba and the world is learn
ing fast"
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CURIOUS CHINESE DECREE.
CeIestiaIs Urged to Avert the Wrath
BetOkened by a. Coming Eclipse.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The State De-
partment has just received a copy, through
United States Minister DENLY, of the recent
curious decree issued by the Emperor of
China to fend off the wrath of Providence
as indicated in the eclipse predicted for New
Years day. The document is pronounced by
experts to be masterful exhibition of typi-
cal Chinese craftsmanship, in view Of the
existing critical condition of affairs in the
celestial empire The decree reads as fol-
lows:
According to the Chun-Chiu (spring and
autumn annals), it has been stated that an
eclipse of the sun on the first day OF the
year betokens an impending calamity, renee
the sovereign of every dynasty which has
preceded us have always made it "a point,
whenever an eclipse of the sun is Drognos-
ticated, to undergo reimbursement and hum
BILE themselves before heaven, in order to
avert the wrath from above. In the case OF
ing the reigns of their Majesties, Kang-I1si
and Chien-Tung Q662-l79D there were OBJ
on a New Years day: and now according
to the Board of Astronomy, the first Cay OF
the twentyfourth reign of our reign (22d of
January. 1S9S) there will yet be another
eclipse of the sun. We are filled with fore
bodings at this news and hasten to seek
within ourselves for sins which may nave
thus brought the wrath of high heaven up
on the land We further command that the
ceremonies of congratulation, usually + ED
on New Years day In the 1dlnO-InTOne
Hall, be curtailed and only ordinary obeis-
ances be made, the place being changed to
the Chien-Tsing- Throne Hall, instead of the
Tai-ho- Ho-Throne Hall. The banquet US
ually given to the imperial cansmen on
New Years day must also be stopped, and
when the eclipse occurs let all members of
court wear sober garments and assemble in
the inner palace before the altar set up
to heaven to pray for fOrebearance and
mercy to the country at large. This is, so
far as shall concern ourselves. to show our
desire to propitiate high heaven; but as her
Majesty the Empress Dowager, is an elder
and senior it is but right that the full cere-
monies be observed in paying the courts
obeisance on New Years day to her Males
ty. Let all the Yamens concerned take
p0ta
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thing that has transpired in Japan. Corea
and China since mis- return to the United
States. He is paying particular attention
to the crisis now pending in China, and. with
United States Senator Morgan. OF Alabama,
believes the United States Will soon be
forced to intervene and stop the agrees
siOns of European nations in Chinese terri
tory if American commerce in that part
of the globe Is to be maintained He said:
The greed of the Russian bear and the
ambition of Germany now being manifested
in an effort 10 dismember the Chinese en-
pire seriously threaten the peace Of
the world. do not believe
those European countries that are now
seeking to gain substantial foothods I'D
the Orient care one rap for the acquires
ment of such territory will come In their
possession should their efforts succeed. but
are intent upon securing those vast depos-
its of gold that lie in almost every noun
tain of Corea. Japan and China. The other
great nations of the earth will not stand
idly by and watch this done. England can
not afford to let rivals like Russia and
Germany Outstrip her in such fashion. The
United States cannot afford to have her
great and fast growing commerce with
the countries of Asia throttled. All appear
ances very ominous. The war clouds
seem to be heavy and drawing near. | may
be mistaken. but don't see how strife can
be avoided. The United States may be nee
essarily involved for circumstances may
greatly modify the present conditions. but
war over the Orient will come and in my
opinion is close at hand.
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TO INSPECT THE ROUTE.
Rrominent Contractors VIII Visit
Nicaragua and Survey the Canal.

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-When the Panama
steamship Finance sails down the bay on
Friday she will have on board fourteen of
the most prominent contractors in the
United States who will go to Nicaragua
to inspect the survey of the proposed canal.
] the work is deemed practicable these
q IN will form a company and bid for the
job. The party is under the direction of
10. f. Cragin and ". l.. Cooley chief en-
glneer of the Chicago drainage canal. Most
or the contractors were associated with Mr.
Cooley in that immense undertaking. From
the meager Information in their possession
Engineer Cooley estimates the maximum
cost of the Nicaraguan canal at 81, 900 OOO
The army engineers say this is ridiculously
small, and predict an excess Of eighty mil
lions. Others have variously estimated the
cost of the project from $4,000 COO to $780,
@o.0a The members of the party are: w.
Q; Winston. MINNEAPOLIS; H. B. Hager.
Richmond, KY; ]. M. Jackson, II. p Ma
son, f. Davis and Frank NJ. Washburn,
chicago; Horace T.. Stevens, St. Paul; J..
u. Maloney. Brooklyn: Arthur McMullen
Cincinnati; e. A. Little and l.. II. Hooker,
New York, and Professor c. c. Wheeler, of
Chicago, who will act interpreter.
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GESSIE'S HEIRS CUT OFF,
But His VIII Provides for 100000
Private School.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Dec 29.-The will
of Robert Gessie, the wealthy founder of
the town of that name north OF here, will
be contested by his widow and son on the
ground that he was of unsound mind at the
time he wrote it in 1892 It's provisions are
eccentric, and they will furnish the chief
evidence. He gave to his wife $4,000 and
the use for life of seventy acres of land;
$1,000 to a son, now an inmate of a soldiers
home, and $1,000 to a son of that son. All
the remainder of an estate whose value will
exceed $100 900, is to be devoted to the found
ing and maintenance of private school on
lines which he gives in detail even to the
construction of the building. He tells how
the windows are to be arranged, the rooms
partitioned and the use of rooms. The upper
floor is to be a museum for the relics he
had accumulated. There are to be twenty
boys and twenty girls in the school, sep
arated according to sex. and to be selected
by three county officers, who are to serve
as trustees during their terms of office.
at Perrysville, on the Wabash river. where
he prospered as merchant. Later he
founded the town of GesSie, and for more
than q generation has been looked on as an
oracle and sort of dictator by the people
for miles, around. He a student, and
left a large and wel-selet ted library. In e
years before the war he was prominent in
state politics. and served in the Legislature
several terms. Several years ago he began
receiving anonymous and threatening notes.
They were stuck under his door, and when
walking on the road were thrown from the
brush at the side of the road to fall at his
feet. They threatened personal violence and
the destruction of his property. If he ever
knew who sent them he never told his
friends but for a few years pretended to
ignore them. 1t was suspected. however
that they were annoying him. and this sus-
picion was confirmed when. two or three
years ago. he moved from his fine residence
in Gessie to Perrysville, where he died three
weeks ago. 1t is the belief of all who knew
him that his death was FASTENED by the re-
ceinf Of the 60 threats
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Cable Notes.

1t is rumored that the Marquis of Hertz
ford will succeed the Earl of Aberdeen as
governor general of Canada.
M. Jules Cambon, the new French ambas-
sador to the United States, will sail from
Havre for New York, on Saturday.
M. Georges Pallafne, French director Of
the Bank of France, in succession to M.
Magnn.
Strong gales prevailed yesterday over the
western and southern coasts of Great
Britain. OFF the Lizard a hurricane was
blowing.
Richard Arthur Prince, the super who
assassinated William Terriss. the actor, at
London on Dec 16. was formally committed
Court.
Baron Charette, Baron Lambert. the
Compile De Lupe and other prominent
French royalists have issued a manifesto
protesting against the Duke of Orleans alb
dicating.
An imperial decree has been gazetted au-
Propagation of Parliament to levy taxes and
provide for the state expenditures from
Jan. to June 3 next.
accepted the invitation of the Unionists of
York to contest the seat in the British
Parliament made vacant by the death of
Sir Frank Lockwood, G. c.
1t is asserted that owing to his insomnia
the medical attendants of Prince Bismarck
have advised him to abstain from 2 i work
and excitement for some weeks to come.
DR.. Schweninger believes in the possibility
of a cure, but not a rapid one.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec 29.-Kitty Hays,
the Alexandria woman who shot and killed
Lewis Fink. of Columbus, o., early yester-
day morning, formerly lived in this city,
and was the lover of the notorious pugulist,
Lon Reed, known all over this section, and
81 present a fugitive from indianapolis
where he is wanted for the murder of a man
named Graves. She has a very bad record.
When Reed was in trouble at RushVilie
where he married and deserted a leading
young woman, she made herself con-
spicuous figure. She and Reed were under
arrest at Santa Fe for cheating several
wealthy old farmers S, and have been in many
other scrapes. Reed at present is thought
to be in Klondike, and news which comes
pretty direct is to the effect that he has
made a stake. The Hays woman will be
held for the murder of Fink in the first de-
gree She retained Thornburg q Teegarden,
of this city, tonight as her attorneys.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. 29.-The
miners strike in the coal fields along the
line of the Cincinnati Southern Railway, in
Kentucky and Tennessee. which began last
May over reduction of wages of 10 per
cent. inaugurated by the operators of the
various mines in the territory was to-day
declared off by the men. The strikers have
been suffering greatly and several times
committees from the strikers have solicited
aid for their starving families. To-day a
proposition was submitted by the operators
and accepted by the men to make the re-
duction of wages 5 per cent. instead of 10,
as originally proposed. Twenty-Five hun
dred to three thousand men are involved
This settlement does not include the mines
of the Dayton Coal and Iron Company
where three hundred miners are out.