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The record-union., 1898-12-15
VOLUNTEERS AT MANILA.
Many Will Remain in the Philip
pines After Discharge.

MANILA, Dec. 14-At an enthusias-
tic meeting of the Astor Battery at it's
quarters to-day, preliminary steps were
taken to establish the Philippine Devel-
opment Association of American Vol
unteers for the purpose of promoting
the development of the islands when
the volunteers are discharged from the
service.
While willing to bear arms as long
as required, many of our volunteers are
desirous of remaining here to engage in
various enterprises Some of them are
determined to settle down in the ISL
ands, even if they are compelled to re-
turn to the United States in order to get
their discharges.
The association proposes to commu-
nicate with the United States authori-
ties, in order to obtain the discharge of
all volunteers who are desirous of set
ting down here, and will urge that the
men be granted a travelling allowance
in lieu of transportation when their
time has expired. Meantime the asso-
citation intends to procure information
regarding the resources of the islands.
It's membership is confined to enlisted
men of good character.
The Astor Battery has been ordered
to deliver up its equipment to the Quar-
termaster, preparatory to embarking
in a homeward bound transport.
Official advices from Iloilo contain
the names of the members of the newly
formed "visayan Republic" They are
as follows: -. Lepez, President /;
Vicente France, Vice President; Ra-
mon Aymnceno, Secretary of State;
Venancio Conception, Chancellor of the
EXchequer; Jovita Tusay Chief JUS
tice; Fernandino Salas, Departmental
Secretary The Liberal party consists
| of several noted officers.
A proclamation issued by the Gov
ernor General salutes 1.-The sovereignty
of the Visayas," and expresses the
hope that under Gods protection they
will soon be free people under the
shadow of the tri-color banner, and on
the basis of the Constitution of the
Filipino republic"
The record-union., 1898-12-15
TROOPS NEEDED IN ISLANDS.
Fifty Thousand Will Be Required
to Restore Order in Cuba.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-Adjutant
General Corbin appeared to-day before
the House Committee on Military Af-
fairs. His statements attracted unusu-
al interest, because of their direct ref
erence to conditions in Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines, and the mill
tary requirements on which the War
Department was acting. AS to the
need of an increased army, he said that
was a most serious proposition. He
proceeded:
''The Cuban Evacuation Commission,
consisting of Generals Wade and But
ter and Admiral Sampson, has submit
ted a statement that in order to pre-
serve peace and restore order in Cuba,
it will require the presence of an army
Of $1,000 men,"
General Corbin said he would send
this recommendation to the committee,
but later it was arranged that it should
be submitted without confidential res
ervations. 1t was on this recommen-
dation, said General Corbin, that the
plan of sending troops to Cuba ives
based. 1t might be found that the
$4,000 men would not be requisite.
But we are holding $4,000 men in
readiness to go If required said the
General.
"As to the Philippines" he went on.
General Otis, in command there, has
recommended that 25,00O men were re-
uuired there. In Porto Rico the Off
GERS in command there say that the
force now on hand is adequate for the
requirements. The present force there
is 6, 100
The record-union., 1898-12-15

ised, when the old rules wee tempo
rarily adopted at the first session, that
q code of rules would be presented
within thirty days.
Henderson Indignantly denied the
charge. He pointed out that he had
only expressed his opinion that a new
code of rules would be presented within
thirty days.
Il urged it on the committee" said
he, emphaticaQly, land 1 DO not want
this charge thrown into my teeth now
because the committee OF which i am
a member did not agree with ME. 1t
is a cowardly thing to Co."
De Almond CD Of Missouri got the
floor and proceeded to contrast the con-
dition Of affairs in the House at pres
ent with the days of which Grow had
spoken, when there was full opportun-
ity for discussion. He declared that
the Speaker held the balance of power
on the Committee on Rules, and it was
he who, in fact, had determined that
it was better that no new code of rules
should be presented and adopted by
this House. He was exceedingly ironi-
cal in his reference to the decadence
of the old-time privilege of full debate.
1t had become the fashion, he said, to
bring in repressive rules to cut OF de-
bate upon every important question
and he asserted that the rules under
which the House was now operating.
and which could not have been adopt
ed permanently had become perma nent
by the attitude Of the Speaker
The Speaker, from the chair, replied
to his criticism as follows:
''The gentleman from Missouri has
permitted himself to make statements
in regard to the relations between the
Speaker and the other members of the
Committee on Rules that I am happy
to state are not justified by the facts.
The House must not feel itself to nave
been treated to an unusual discourse
upon the lack of liberty given to the
citizen. 1t so happens in this world
that there are many citizens. It so
happens that in the House OF Repre-
sentatives there are many members,
and while in theory every man can oc-
cupy all the time in discourse, in actual
practice he has to occupy 1t in subordf-
nation to the rights of every other
member to the rights Of the body it.
self, and to the prosecution of public
business. In actual practice, also, the
House may have noticed that however
much despotism is exercised by the
rule, there is no subject in the heavens
above or in the earth beneath that has
not been discussed, even in the present
Congress. Naughter)
Nov, if the gentleman from Mis-
souri, will turn to the annals of Con-
gress, away back in 1916, during the
period Of liberty such as he thinks he
desires. he will find that John Ran
dolph, who certainly was heard enough
to become famous for century, was
complaining about the despotism Of the
rules of that period, and was also COM
planning that even the arch inquisitor
himself would have been satisfied with
the wickedness of them. So you see
that human nature is the same in all
time" daughter and applause on the
Republican side.)
The House then, at 2:O5. adjourned.
The record-union., 1898-12-15
new YORK GAS TANK DISASTER,
THE SCENE PRESENTS A SPEC
TACLE OF RUIN.
Bodies Of Four More Victims Re-
covered, One the Engineer Of
the Fuldner Factory.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14-When dawn
the collapsing of the big gas tank of
tacle of ruin was presented. Twenty
first street was barricaded by the bent
iron stanchions, girders and timbers.
piled high in one promiscuouS mass
Building laborers succeeded in clearing
Avenue A so that cars could pass.
All night long hundreds of men
worked to discover the bodies that
might be in the ruins. In the base
ment of the furniture factory of Henry
Fuldner there was six feet of water.
Three men on a raft f1oated, searching
for the body of the missing engineer,
Pious Baum, who was in the basement
attending to his duties when the del
uge from the tanks swept away the
rear of the building. His body was
found among a mass of debris.
The tank that collapsed was 175 feet
in diameter and 100 feet in hight, ard
the iron supports over which the i'm
menSe cables ran were over 200 feet in
hight The lower tank into which the
upper one fitted, was twenty-five feet
in hight, and rested on the brickwork
L
The builders were testing the
strength of the tank with water press
ure Immense pipes had been pouring
water into the lower tank all day. The
upper tank had risen about twenty
five feet. The workmen were prepar-
ing to leave the place, when the ma
sonry Of the pit crumbled away like
clay. 1t was said that there were
Df tnv. ~, 10
at the time of the break. The water
was over Sc feet in depth. The steel
plates of the tank were rent asunder
by the pressure like SO much paper
The great force of the water vented
itself on the rear walls of the building
on Avenue A, and all We're torn away,
with the exception of a part of the
rear of the gas company's engine. The
masonry and brick were thrown into
the street and piled into the Railways
of the houses and buildings ON the Av-
enue A side.
The rushing waters cut the rear Of
the Fuldner factory away and rushed
into the building. The tremendous
iron beams and uprights were snapped
by the water as if they We're so much
timber and carried away down Twen-
lletH anu twenty -HlSI StieelS W tifo
river front.
AT the foot Of Twenty-first street
were two barges laden with coal The
rushing water sent beams and joints
with such force against these coal
laden boats that they We're parted
from their moorings. The steamer
Paul Kochawa was also lying at the
foot of Twenty-firSt street, and her
moorings were also parted.
The arm and leg of a man were
found entangled in the barricade on
Twenty-firs street to-day.
Later in the day the bodies of Gus
tave Winke and George Brenner were
found in the cellar of a building on
Avenue A and Twenty-first street.
where they had been carried by the
rush of water from the tank
The record-union., 1898-12-15
A Chico Citizens Narrow Escape.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14-Owen
O'Neil, a recent arrival from Chico, was
found asphyxiated in his room to-day
He was resuscitated without much diff
ficulty It was accidental.
The record-union., 1898-12-15
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS BILL.
The House Committee Begins Con-
sideration Of the Measure.

WASHINGTON, Dec. lathe House
Committee on Territories to-day began
consideration of the bill to provide a
territorial form Of government for the
Hawaiian Islands.
Representative Hit, Chairman of the
Foreign Affairs Committee, and Brew
er of Hawaii, who were members of the
Hawaiian Commission, explained the
conditions in the islands and the bill
which was prepared. They followed
the lines of the committees report
The bill will be referred to a sub
committee, which will take up the bill
section by section, and Mr. Brewer will
remain here until its completion to give
any information needed.
Henry of Texas made the motion to
refer the bill to a subcommittee.
The record-union., 1898-12-15

There are some minor changes which
may be made, but the principal source
of opposition to the bill is the provis-
ion which empowers the Governor of
Hawaii to appoint the Judges of the
Supreme Court for life and the Circuit
Court Judges for six years. In the
opinion OF some members Of the COM
mittee the Governor, by the terms Of
the bill, is given too much power. They
think the Judges should not be appoint
ed for a longer period than four years.
which is the length Of the term Of
Judges in the other Territories.
There will also be opposition to the
provisions relating to the qualification
of voters.
The subcommittee will begin work
on the bill Immediately.
The record-union., 1898-12-15

Man was made to mourn and some
men seem to think they must put in all
their time at it.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-04
Crows Chase n Cat.

Cav, cav, caw.' shrieked Il couple Of
crows I'm the nurseries near Chamou-
nix drive in the West Park yesterday
afternoon. Park guard No. IS. who hap
pcncd 10 be on the drive az the time.
cooked uD his ears. Something wrong
with those crows" said he 10 a cyclist
who had stopped near by TO rest; never
heard them cav that way unless there
was something up." The incessant cawinB
grew louder and closer each moment.
Suddenly out from a bunch of small trees
dashed a big black and white tomcat,
running as fast as he could. Two int1ri-
ated crows were lowering over him. tax
ing turns at sWOOping down upOn him n
picking him |viciously with their sharp
boaks. AT each attack the cat accelerated
his speed, and. with bristling tail, SIM
ply flew over the ground. The crows
bounced upon him numerically. until,
finally. when the chase had almost reach
ed the two SUI prised spectators, the cat
took refuge in "a cnl"ert ~~"fch runs nnter
ne drive at tnat point. One OF the Gro ~
alighted on the edge Of the c~ulvert, n
then, catching sight Of the TWO specta-
tors. turned and flew back 20 some tall
pines back Of the nurseries. We'll. what
do you think OF that?' exclaimed the
guard. Did YOU ever see a crow chase a
cat before Never? Why. a cat can lick
any kind of a bird. That cat must have
been rObbing their nest. Well, III be
hanged?'-Augusta Chronicle.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-04
PREPARING AN OVATION.
Petersburg Will Give a Unique Recep
ton TO Her Passing Troops.

PETERSBURG, Va. June 3.-Syc..ll.
AS the Fourth Virginia Regiment. to
which is attached the A. T.. Hin Rifles.
Of this city. IS expected TO pass over the
belt line of the Atlantic Coast Line to-
morrow. en- route to jacksonville, Tia,
arrangements AVE been made with The
railroad authorities for the trains to
stop for a short time at Birdyille, the
home of Major j.. X. Lassiter, Just CUT
side OF the corporate limits. where an
ovation viii be accorded the parting
soldiers by the citizens of Petersburg.
All ex-members of the Rifles and the
Grays viii turn out with s%hOtguns, with
which they viii fire salutes on the ar
rival and departure of the trains, n
the ex-Confederate veterans Of Peters
burg will also turn out In force.
A number of citizens left here tonight
for Richmond. and a large crowd viii
90 over tomorrow morning to a leave
Of the Petersburg Grays. OF the Third
Virginia Regiment, which regiment IS
expected TO leave tomorrow for Dunn
Loring. near Washington, from which
point IL is thought they will be sent TO
the Philippine Islands.
Each OF the three colOred military
companies of Petersburg have just re-
celved orders from the Governor TO re-
crult their hanks up to eighty-three
men.
Mr.. ]. D. sublett. proprietor Of the
Shirley Hotel, IS critically Ill.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-04

out of which ne had duped the simple
towns-peoplc OF Newport News.
Chief HarwOod succeeded In tracing
Sturgis to Philadelphia; his extremely
swell dress making him the observed OF
ali observers. His trunks, which were
double checked. were delayed nj old
Point. and were forwarded on the same
train with the Chief. They were put on
at Philadelphia. and Chief Harwood no.
tilted the baggage master not 10 let them
20 before he could get an officer. 4 de-
tective was found who Immediately went
into camp along with the baggage, de-
termined to await Sturgis' arrival.
This morning. after his return to the
citv Chief HARDWOOD received a tele-
gram from Superintendent OF Police Lin
den. OF Philadelphia. stating that Stur-
gis had been arrested. and requiring that
the proDer papers be prepared at onco.
Chief Harwood vvnt TO Richmond this
afternoon, arnk.d with several warrants
each charging felony. upon which Cow
ernor Tyler notified the Chief his MORN
ing he would issue requisition papers.
Sturgis left here In company with his
wife. but they parted company az VIII
mlngton. There is general feeling Of SYM
pathy for her. and she is believed TO DO
perfectly Innocent OF n knowledge con-
corning her husbands crooked dealings.
sturgis has a dark record in the past,
having been arrested for embezzlement
when he first came here on a charge is
suing from Cape Charles, but he was not
tried as he made a prompt settlement.
II Is said he is well known in Balti-
more, where he formerly practiced law,
and which city he IS said TO have been
forced TO leave, owing 10 stress OF cir
cumstances arising from his crooked
ness.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-04
4 Night March i'm Cuba.

Shall / ever forget hat night? 1t had
rained a little and the ground was s0f.
and heavy. We had to walk on an old
disused railway track for two or three
miles. / have heard OF the troubles OF
certain members Of the dramatic profess
sion while they were adding 10 their
muscular development by walking on
railroad ties. l ~sympathize with them
from the bottom OF my heart II they
ever struck such a road as We did. Be-
sides the night being pitch dark. the ties
had never been aid carefully, for the
line had been used only for conveying
sugar cane. We stumbled and fell over
the ties and into the swampy ground
betweon them until we were sore from
head TO foot. When at last We left the
track. 1t was 10 meet fresh obstacles; our
route lay across a mountain, and 1 am
inclined TO think that a volcanic erup-
ton had occurred there In years gone
by. for every few feet a huge rock OF
irregub.r shape lay In our path. hsoots
OF trees aud branches OF thorn helped 10
make lie miserable, especially when y
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-04
Insfanfaneons Photography.

"There will be no lack Of photographs
this time remarked a ~Wcll-kn0Wn army
officer 20 a star reporter, and already,
though we have only entered II, thousands
of fine photographs have been filed in the
War Department and even more by naval
officers in the Navy Department. Every
conceivable view Is Instantly photograph
ed tnere being hundreds OF the Maine IN
her stages of life and death, as also,
am OF me otner vessels. crews, guns, ana
other belongings. Photography mas IN re-
cent years been a study az west folhs
and the Naval Academy, ana many or
the leading officers are now as expert az
taking pictures as they are AT the other
branches of their profession. a pnotO-
graph explains many things that officers
who are possessed OF the most NoluDle
descriptive powers M9uld ne unaDle 10
the war with Spain are prepared they
can be most thoroughly illustrator Dy
these photographs.
Besides. the volunteers are equally Wen
equipped as photographers. there being
one or more fine photographers with each
company. and with the S,u0 soldiers now
at Tampa, Chickamauga ana Other place.
there are az the Owest calculation several
hundred who are thoroughly prepared TO
take snap shots. with double hat num-
Der OF skilled amateurs, which VIII be
the means of permanently preserving IN
a pictorial way every scene ana incident
In which they Wall tahe paTH btessinss
this war Will prove a blessing TO the va
riOus makers OF cameras and other par
aphernalia and material nat is used in
connection with the up-to-date photo
graphic art. The soldier boys are already
loading down the malls with the photos
they have taken. and II VIII not be long
before the Government will not only have
a picture OF each organization In the
service. but also OF every soldier and
sailor who Is participating In the war,
n every temporary anu permanent camp
and camp outfit. "-WashingtOn Star.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-04

or. and never fails TO touch the hearts Of
his audience.
jackson. Gladstone. and Sturgeon viii
BE spoken lpOn for the following three
Sundays with Reys. j. +. Smith, D. D.,
r. II. Rawlings. and j. c. Hiden. ID. D.
respectively. speakers.
An men are cordially invited to at
tend these meetings. They are always
helpful. and young men can find no bet
ter place 90 spend an hour.
The Boys Gospel Army viii meet In the
Association parlor at g o'clock.
Mr.. +. W. Bandy. president OF the Ep-
worth League Union of this city, and a
very interesting speaker. will talk 20 the
boys on the subject "The Time 20 En-
list" Every boy in the city is invited
90 these meetings.
The Gymnasium Bible Study Club will
meet in the blue room. at 3 o'clock I'm
charge Of Mr.. Merrill. and the Workers
Training Glass in the Association parlor
Immediately after the mems meeting, I'm
charge OF Mr.. n. v. Lineback.
All strangers or visitors i'm the city
are invited 10 attend any or all Of these
meetings.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-04
FAIR EXCHANGE
OF PRISONERS.
One Was Carried From Here to Phil
adeIphia.
OTHER COMES TO VIRGINIA
From the Quaker City to Answer a
Similar Charge "a That Against
the Fellow Sent Away-The Lat
ter Operated in Newport News.

Governor Tyler yesterday received a
telegram from Newport News. notifying
him that an officer WAS coming here
with a request to have rendition papers
issued for L. NJ. Sturgis, who IS now
in Philadelphia. and IS wanted in New
port News upon the charge Of forgery.
he Is alleged TO have misapproprlated
fsnds IN a number OF cases. Among his
victims. It seems, the local Democratic
organization was caught for a snug
sum. sturgis is believed to have worked
swindilng schemes in Newport News
to the amount OF several thousand dol
lars.
An officer came from Newport News
and called upon the Governor with a
request that rendition papers be issued.
The Newport News officer had no re-
QUESTION papers with him, and brought
only a warrant for the arrest OF his
IN Governor Tyler declined 10 take
any steps in the matter until the re-
QUESTION papers were made out. The
Commonwealth Attorney at Newport
News. it 8 understood. will see that
that this is done at once.
There are q number Of victims in New
port News who are DESTROYS OF seeing
Sturgis punished. and he Will likely be
dealt with firmly when he is carried
back to that city.
TWO OF A KIND.
There IS a striking coincidence con-
nected with This case. While the New
port News authorities were trying to
get Sturgis brought from Philadelphia,
the authorities Of the latter city We're
taking steps TO carry back there Philip
W. Ayirett from this city. Avirett Is
wanted in Philadelphia upon practically
the same charge. His counsel made am
other effort yesterday evening 20 per-
suade Governor Tyler to issue an order
keeping the prisoner here. 4 telegram
had come TO the Governor from the
prisoners father, Rev. MIR. Avirett. OF
North Carolina. asking that his son be
held here until he could reach the city
and take steps towards having the trou-
BILE settled. Governor Tyler stated that
the prisoner had been turned over TO the
PENNSYLVANIA authorities by due process
of all. all the paperes had been legally
made out. and he did not think IL was
reason able then or courteous TO the
Governor Of PENNSYLVANIA 10 have the
prisoner detained here.
THE BONDS STILL HERE.
Avirett is understood 10 have practical
" admitted his guilt. He asked now
long a time would probably be given
and stated that his father-in-law' whose
name he IS charged with forging, had
sajd mat he would put him behind the
bars yet.
THE Young man deposited a number OF
tho forged bonds at the Jefferson Hotel
where he slapped awhile and ont quite
"a figure. These bonds are now held by
the hotel people. The depositor's bill has
not been paid.
Avirett came near selling one OF his
spurious bonds 10 a well known banker
here. and would have done so, but Tor
n timely warning By Sergeant Alexander
Tomlinson. who had been al work on the
case for some time.