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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-16

The American and Spanish Peace Com.
missiOners Pay n Farewell Call on
The President OF France

Paris, December l4.-The United
States peace commissioners present-
ed by the American ambassador, Gen-
eral Horace Porter. and the Spanish
peace commissioners, presented by
the ambassador OF Spain. Senior Leon
Castillo, formally called upon Pres.
ident Faure and the minister OF foreign
affairs, NJ. Del Casse, today, to thank
them for the kindnesses extended to
the commissioners while I'm the French
capital.
President Faure received the Amer
leans at the Elysee palace, surrounded
by his military STAFF. The reception
was really an informal exchange OF
compliments. President Faure, speak
ing partly In French and partly N
English, and Judge Day. speaking fer
the Americans. The latter expressed
the pleasure our commissioners felt iu
conducting the negotiations In the cap
| ltal OF France. and NJ. Faure said hs
/ hoped they had been pleased with
| their reception here.
| Then Judge Day. In the name Of
President Mckinley. thanked President
Faure for the uniform courtesy ex-
| tended to the Americans here and re-
! marked that Paris had been the scene
OF the most important negotiations be-
tween the United States and foreign
powers. particularly the signing OF the
treaty by which England recognized
the independence of the United Statea
president Faure requested the Amer
ican commissioners TO convey to Pres.
ident Mckinley and the American peo-
pie expressions OF the warm sympat thy
OF France. He then s1Hhed the Ameri.
cans a pleasant voyage
There was pleasant incident when
tne american commissioners called a
the office OF NJ. Del Casse. The rnInis'
ter OF foreign affairs showed them IN,
table on which the treaty OF thl
French-Amerfcan alliance. and ths
treaty OF 1a9S had been sigp~~. He alar
urged our commissioning come n
the exposition OF 1900.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-16
GENERAL GREENE RESIGNS
He Declined the Governor Generalshlp
OF Cuba-General Lee Greeted with
RejOicings Everywhere

Havana, December IA. General
Greene was informed on December End
by Adjutant General Corbin. that the
president had determined to appoint
him governor of Havana, but ne repli.
ed, declining the honor and Offering
his resignation from the army. In his
letter of resignation he said that his
private business had been entirely
without his attention for eight months
and he felt that, as hostilities were
over, he would prefer to retire TO pri-
vate life. Secretary Alger cabled or
ders relieving him.
General Lees presence has provoked
numerous demonstrations, though he
has sedulously tried to avoid them. He
ate luncheon today at the Hotel
Trocha with Generals Wade, Greene
and Clous and leaving there this af-
ternoOn, he passed with his escort
through CerrO, a suburb of Havana
where the ladies waved American flags
and threw flowers. The crowds along
his route cheered enthusiastically. At
Marianao his reception was equally
enthusiastic.
La Lucha announces that General
Lee proposes to treat Cubans, Span
iards and all other nationalities with
equal justice. This has produced a
great reaction among Spanish resi-
dents favorable to General Lee, the
hope being everywhere expressed that
he will act up to La Lucha's Nasser-
ton.
The steamer Whitney arrived at S
o'clock this evening from Port Tampa
via Key West with four companies OF
the Eighth infantry under command
Of Major Stafford. Havana is quiet this
evening.
Mrs. Sampson, wife Of the admiral
has started an endless chain among
her friends in the United States to
help the Cuban reconcentradoes The
last mail brought her 5000 and she is
now feeding a nunured persons daily
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-16

NOTIFIED OF HIS Appoinsmensa ~ Govern.
rofHavana Province Moore Troops
Landing-The March Throash the
C1av

Havana, December 1.-THE United
States transport Panama. with Gem
eral Fitzhugh Lee and his stan on
board, entered the harbor this morn
ing.
General Lee was informed by a cor
his appointment as governor OF the
province Of Havana He said he was
much gratified but had only wished for
a military command. The general add
ed that he is simply in command Of
his soldiers; that his duty is to pre-
serve life and property and that he
proposes to do SO with equal justice 70
Cubans, Spaniards and persons OF all
other nationalities. General Lee added
that he had nothing to do with the es-
tablishment of any sort OF government:
that his duties were confined to flying
the flag Of peace and order.
The headquarters OF General Lee
will be established at Quemado camp,
Marianao. Many prominent personal
friends called on the general when he
arrived here. including General
Greene and Captain Chadwick. OF the
United States cruiser New York. La
staff, accompanied by General Greens
in the tug Britannia started for Velado.
where he reported to General Wade.
Thence General Lee went on horseback
to Quemado camp.
A battalion Of the Tenth infantry
was landed from the United States
transport Saratoga today and march,
ed with band playing and flags flying.
to Marianao. The soldiers were fol-
lowed by crowds OF people. At every
street corner Spanish troops were sta
TONED. There was some enthusiasm In
the Cerro suburbs. The troops which
arrived here on the Michigan and Pan
anna are all well.
The transport Florida also arriveA
here today with the Eighth regular IN
fantry and is discharging quartermas-
ter's stores at the pier Of San Jose
The Michigan and Panama will land
their troops tomorrow morning. They
will march to the Quemado camp mt
Marianao
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-16

Adjutant General COFbln, Before the
House Committee ON Military A1airs,
Gives kais Views

Washington, December 14.-Adjutant
General Corbin appeared today before
the house committee on military at
fairs. His statements attracted un-
usual interest because Of their direct
reference 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, General
Corbin said that was a most serious
proposition. He proceeded:
The Cuban evacuation commission
consisting of Generals Wade and But
ler and Admiral Sampson-has submit
ted a statement that in order to restore
order and preserve order in Cuba, 1t
will require the presence Of an army
of $4,000 men,"
General Corbin said he would send
this recommendation, in confidence to
the committee, but later it was arrang-
ed that it should be submitted without
confidential reservations. 1t was on
this recommendation, said General Cor
bin, that the plan Of sending troops to
Cuba was based. 1t might be found
that $1,000 men would not be absolutely
requisite.
But we are holding $4,000 men in
readiness to go if required said the
general as to the Philippines, when
General Otis in command there, has
recommended that $4,000 men were re-
quired. In Porto Rico the officers in
command there recommend that the
force now on hand is about adequate
for the requirements. The present
force there is $500. That made $1,000
men, leaving, with an army of 100000,
about $4,000 for reserves at home.
'It must be borne in mind,'' said
General Corbin, that an army in time
of peace is like insurance. 1t is prep
aration for an emergency. If we had
such an army last June there would
have been no such loss of life as oc-
cured ;! I '&3
do you think $4,000 men for Cuba
a conservative estimator" asked Mr..
Jett, of Illinois.
II think it is," answered the general
And how long will that last?" ask
ed Mr. Hay.
eral Corbin, "but no man can say"
men, for the release Of volunteers the
Associated Press was requested to
send General Corbin's statement on
that point He said:
"The department is disposed to deal
very leniently as to letting off men who
are needed at home. In some cases col
OnelS have been instructed to reduce
companies to eighty men, so as to let
off men who are urgently needed at
home, and even below eighty we are
making discharges on satisfactory
statements that the presence of the
men are needed at home"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-16
THE FEDERATION OF LABOR
British Labor Representatives Recelv.
American Tobacco Company Boycott

Kansas City, Mo-, December 14.--At
the annual convention Of the American
Federation of Labor today the dele
gates listened with great interest to
talks by William Thorne and William
Inskip, delegates from the British La
Dor Congress, and to response by
President Samuel Gompers.
Upon the employment of women Mr..
Gompers said: THE American FEEDER
alton of Labor has always stood for
the organization and recognition ot
those women who are compelled Of ne
cessity to work" But" said he, I'VE
do demand now and we must always
demand equal pay Of for equal work. "
These sentiments were greeted with
a tumult Of applause. Mr.. Gompers
paid a warm welcome to the British
delegates and declared that The closer
the two English speaking nations came
together in fraternal unison the speed
ier would we approach the era of uni
versal peace.
ton presented by Adrian Jones, OF
Chicago, protesting against the pas.
sage Of the anti-scalping bill recently
passed by the national house Of rep.
resentatives, was adopted without dis
cussion.
The convention emphatically reaf
firmed the boycott on the American
Tobacco Company, declaring 1t to b.
a monopoly and a trust and to be un
der the ban Of organized labor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-16

More Victims OF the Gas Tank Disaster
New York, December 14.-Four more
bodies were found today in the wreck
age of the collapsed gas holder at
Twentieth street and Avenue A This
brings the list of dead up to six. No
one is missing. so far as the police and
persons living near the gas works can
tell.
As TO the cause of the collapse Of the
new gas holder. nothing is known. The
mass Of girders, sheet iron, braces, etc,
lies in great mound, as high as an
ordinary three story house
The reason for the wreck will be
known when this debris is cleared
away and the experts are thus enabled
to see the foundation on which the
structure rested. The theory most
commonly believed is that the tank
burst because Of settling Of the foun-
dation on one side, sending 5000, 900
gallons OF water with great force
against the northern side OF the struc-
ture- 1t is said that the foundation
on which the holder rested stood on
made ground which would be very
likely TO buckle under tremendous
strain.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-16

Eight More of Her Crew Rescued-The
Steamer. Maria Rfckmers Takes
Them From the Wreck-Eighteen of
the Crew Perish

Baltimore, December 14.-Eight ad-
ditional survivors of the crew of the
lost steamship Londonian were brought
into this port tonight by the North
German Lloyd steamship Maria Rick
mers. They are Captain E. B. Lee,
Third Officer Joseph Cottier, Boatswain
Behm, Quartermaster F. Carlsen, Sea-
men ]. Webb and w. Carness, Second
Steward D Darnell and Second Cook
w. Martin
These with forty-five previously res
cued by the Johnston Line steamer
Vedamere, complete the list of survi-
vors, eighteen having been lost in an
attempt to leave the disabled ship in
one of her small boats. OF the lat
ter two were cattlemen, and the bal
ance were members of the crew.
When the Maria Rickmers sighted
the wreck heavy swell prevailed, max
ing it difficult to launch boat, but
without an instant's hesitation the at
tempt was made and Second Mate D.
Lenz, of the Rickmers, together with
six men, put off to the rescue. For
more than three hours futile attempts
were made to reach the wreck. Final
ly as a last resort the rescuers got in
close to the stern of the disabled craft
and shouted to those on board, all OF
whom were huddled on the bridge to
| make their way aft and throw them
| line. This being complied with, the
, shipwrecked sailors were instructed
! to make the line fast about their bod
| les and throw themselves into the waite,
/ One after another they obeyed ant
We're thus drawn aboard the life boat
| When the rescuers and the rescuet
reached the side of the Rickmers, i
| was found that the sea was still S.
high as to make it impossible to brint
| the boat close alongside, and one afte
another Of the occupants of the littl'
craft were hauled aboard with line
and the life boat set adrift. The wrecl
of the Londonian drifted away in tn
darkness and those who had been ol
board of her have little doubt that sh
ultimately sank.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-16

Constipation prevents the body from
Kidding itself Of waste matter. De
Wits Little Early Risers will remove
the trouble and cure Sick Headache.
BiliiOLsness. Inactive Liver and cle,-
the complexion. Small, sugar cost q.
don't Eripe or cause 1Aussa. r. r. Bel
lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-16
Demand Twenty Million
Dollar.

Philippines Demand Twenty Million
Dollars.
Madrid, December 14-There is
great irritation here at the continued
refusal OF the Philippines to release
the Spanish prisoners, who are said to
exceed 10000 in number The insur-
gents are now demanding that Spain
pay as ransom for these prisoners the
so, 0O0,0 ,00O which she is to receive, ac-
cor6ing to the terms OF the peace treaty
from the United States, as compensa-
ton fo;- money expended in the bet
terment Of the Philippine islands,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-16

When you ask for Dewitts Witch
Hazel Saive don't accept q counter.
felt or imitation There are more CO..
OF Piles being cured by this, than an
others combined r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-16

Late to bed and early to rise pre-
pares man for his home in the skies.
But early to bed and a Little Early
Riser, the pill that makes life longer
and better and wiser r. R. Bellaa1y.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-16

Overcome evil with good Ovs.~,~,n~
your coughs and colds with ON -.
ute Cough Cure. II In 10 good childrex
cry FOR It. 1t cures Group, bronchftie.
pneumonia, grippe and all throat aoi
lung diseases. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-16
Inquiry Into Pay OF virginia vei.>.

teerS
washington, December A.-Senatop
daniel today secured the passage of 2,
resolution by the senate. directing the
secretary OF the treasury to inform n,
senate whether or not any OF tn,
amount due the state OF virginia -
reimbursement for transportatSo
ana maintenance Of volunteer trooDe
mao oeen withheld, and " 30. for WIN
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-18
TANNER SETS FORTH REASON
Explains His Action in the Virden
Strike as Enforcing Fair
Pla to Miners.

J NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-John r. Tanner,
reporter today in his room In the Waldorf
Astoria, to which he has been confined for
two days by an attack Of the grip. The sub
ject preached was the recent trouble between
mine owners and their workmen at Virden,
Ill.
I'VE have In Illinois," Governor Tanner
said, "46, 900 miners and 1000 railroad men.
TIL late labor trouble in my state was not
a fight against negro laborers, as 1t has been
reported, but was simply a fight against
the principle Of men invading our state from
other states under armed protection. be-
lieve the laws Of immigration should apply
as between the states as we'll as between the
different countries.
ut was a fight against bringing in criminal
classes under the Pinkertons-not Pinker-
tons. but thugs. There is a class Of men in
this country who hire themselves out to
xiii and to be killed, and this condition has
been tolerated too long. They made a great
howl about my violating the constitution
when I objected to this importation OF labor,
but I found a warrant in the constitution
for my action and I stopped the practice.
ut was simply a question Of interpreta-
tion OF the constitution, that is all.
Buchanan found no warrant for suppressing
state sovereignty, but you will remember
that Lincoln did. I was called a demagogue
for protecting the interests Of the working
men, but we won out. The men got the 40
cents for mining. which they asked for, OBJ
noxious men in charge Of the works were dis
charged and the stockade was torn down. I
feel that l did my duty as governor"
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-18

build and enlarge so that any act, no matter
Its magnitude. could be properly staged.
Just when the theater will be reopened has
not as yet been announced, but 1t will prob
ably not be until the middle OF the coming
summer. and in the meantime Omaha's
vaudeville wants will be supplied by the
new Creighton orpheum.
do I like vaudeville? Well, yes" said
Pauline Hall, just before going upon the
stage at the Creighton -Orpheum last even
Ing. I'm a way, I do and then again I don't.
The Pleasant things about 1t are that one
gets to remain in one place at least a week,
and thus, one, two and three-night stands
are obviated. We are constantly meeting
new people that we work with, and as a gen.
eral rule, I find them very pleasant and
quite congenial. Some people seem to think
the work easy, but I find 1t much harder than
In comic opera; for instance. I sing FIVE
solos and make four changes Of
costume, which, perhaps. only takes
me. altogether, from fifteen to twenty
minutes. But in what comic opera
does one have to sing that many solos and
make 30 many changes? In operas one goes
on the stage, sings a few lines or so and
then gets a chance to go to the dressing
room and rest a while before going on again,
but on the vaudeville stage 1t is one song
after another until you are through with
your act. Yes, l expect to return to comic
opera again and very soon. A French opera,
OF which / am not at liberty to give you the
name at present, is being translated into
English, and / expect to appear in 1t in the
part of a boy. The cast will also include
Lillian Russell, Della Fox, and Thomas O..
Seabrook, and it will probably have its first
production In New York early next fan. 1t
is now running in Paris and has made a big
hit there.
II have a little girl-Pauline Hall McClel-
land-whom the public may expect
to see upon the stage some day,
and while she is only 3 years
old. she is already beginning to show
talent. and can sing my doll song remark
ably we'll for a child. She speaks German
very well and talks 1t to nj nearly all to-
gether. She always travels with me wher-
ever I go and I spend the greater part Of my
spare time entertaining and teaching her.
Yes, my stay In Omaha has been very pleas
ant. I have met many old friends and hope
to come back here again soon" Miss Hall
left for Kansas City after last evenings per-
Torrance, where she will play at the Kansas
City Orpheum. where she closes her vaude-
Vile season, going directly to her home in
the east.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-18


cissie Lotus is on her way to this coun-
try.
Della Fox denies that she Is to be married
to Mr.. Hugh Chilvers Of her company.
E.. s. Willard has recovered partly from
nervous prostration and will spend the win
ter in Italy.
Henry Miller has a new comedy entitled
brother Officers" It is based on English
military life.
1t is said that Robert Downing soon will
produce a comedy entitled "The Butterfly
and the Grub"
John Philip Sousa is said to be at work
upon a new comic opera, THE King Of
Clubs" in which Walter Jones may star
next season.
Miss Burroughs was Miss Lille Arlington
of San Francisco and Il is to Lawrence Bar
rett that she owes her introduction to the
dramatic stage.
Ethel Barrymore. who Is playing with
Annie Russell in Katherine will Join John
Drew after Christmas and accompany him
on tour until the spring.
May Irwin is now the sole owner Of Gler
McDonough's farce. Kate Kip. Buyer" hav-
Ing purchased the authors interest for
sun reported to be &c. 00.
Otis Harlan's as Marble Hart In Hoyt's
"A Day and a Night in New York ha.
quite a companion success to his famou.
Hot Stun in "A Black Sheep"
Beatrice Morelaud has been rehearsing /,
comedietta here during her stay which sh,
expects to produce shortly. II Is called III,
kleptomaniac. She Is to be assisted In /
by Charles NJ. Seay.
Fanny Rice. who is so successfully star
ring In AT the French Ball." made her pro
fessional debut on the stage as a member O
the Bostonians. She aiterwsrd became
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-18

ford and q recitation b, Mr.. o. Forkei.
by oil the young people present.
A most ENJOYABLE and successful musicale
was given at the house Of Mrs. NJ. o.. Maui
on Park avenue last Tuesday evening In
aid OF st. Augustine's Mission church. Ex-
following: Mrs. Sunderland, Miss Helen
each excellentlv accompanied by Miss Julia
Baker. Mr.. Baxter gave two beautiful
mandolin solos on his instrument and Master
Maui delivered a recitation that was very
much enjoyed. The entire program, from q
musical standpoint. was very fine.
The Festival Choral society will resume
rehearsals OF THE Messiah after the holi-
days. Miss Officer left last week for Chicago
to spend the holidays and will take part In
the two annual Messiah concerts given by
the Chicago Apollo club, OF which she has
been an active member for several years
and through whose efforts 200 members with
MIR. Tomlins as conductor were secured to
sing at the exposition. In both Messiah
concerts the Apollo club is accompanied by
the Chicago Thomas orchestra. On Deem
Der 10 the artists engaged will be: Mrs.
Genevieve Clark Wilson. soprano; Mrs.
Katherine Fisk. alto: Messrs. Whitney
Woodbridge. tenor, and Frank King Clark,
bass. On the 21st the artists will be: Misses
Sara Anderson and Mary Louise Clary,
Messrs. Evan Williams and Myron Whitney,
jr. Mrs. Fisk and Mrs. Wilson and Mr..
Frank Clark were engaged by Miss Officer
to sing in THE Elijah The Messiah" and
the isaiah oratorio concerts at the expo
sition last June.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-18

A"es &ANst "hS aN~ oSSh ~
this city many times. but always at the
head Of comic opera companies. made her
initial appearance before an Omaha audience
in vaudeville and Of course much interest
was manifested In 1t, as local theater goers
who had seen her in comic opera were
anxious to know how she would take in
her new field. She is the same Pauline Hall,
with the same fine figure and, IL anything,
a better voice than ever, yet there seemed to
be- something lacking and that something
is the we'll trained chorus that was always
with her In comic opera to back her UP and
the proper stage settings to show her OF
She sang five songs, three Of them being ones
that she has made famous during her career
and two latter-day coon" songs. Each
seemed to take well and, with her beautiful
costumes, made her performance very pleas
Ing. Beatrice Moreland, last seen here with
Sol Smith Russell. pleased the people with
her new work and gave evidence that she
has a right to be a '%headliner." She ex-
poets to return to drama in the near future
and will probably be at the head Of her own
company. A good idea Of Loie Fuller's FIRE
dance, that created such a furore In the
east. was given at both vaudeville houses
and the magnificent electrical effects could
hardly help leaving q good impression of
the famous fire dance.
The announcement made the middle OF
last week that the Trocadero vaudeville the
alter would be closed temporarily with last
evenings performance was somewhat OF a
surprise to it's many patrons. who were
gratined to know that 1t would be re-
modelled and reopened again as one Of the
finest vaudeville houses in the country. q
will not be limited to vaudeville, but VIII
house other lines Of amusement outside o.
legitimate drama, such as minstrelsy. ex'
travaganza and comic opera. Since it's OPEN
ing this theater has given Omaha some ex'
cepticnally fine vaudeville bills, but it was
soon found that the stage was so small that
these acts could not be put on with the
same effect that a larger stage would Civ,
them. therefore the owners decided to re-