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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
TALKED OYER DEFICIENCY.
Fire Commissioners at Last Nights
 Meeting-Usual Bills Signed.

Aabt NlkAt,b
 Meeting-Usual Bills Signed.
 The fire commissioners held regular meeting last night and aside from sign- ing the usual bills the only business transacted was to talk over the finan- cial condition of the department and the deficiency of about $1,400 that ex- ists therein. The opinion of the board is that if about $6,0OO in addition to what the board of finance recommends for the department can be secured, the department can be carried through next year with no deficiency. Of this $6,000 $3,500 is required for the equipment of No. 1O's engine and $2,50O for new re- rair shop. The old repair shop on Wa ter street is in very delapidated con- dition, but despite this fact one of the old ladder wagons is now being repair ed there and when it is completed the commissioners think that it will be as good as new one. They think that with well equipped repair shop aS great saving can be made in the ex-s penses of the department by saving the buying of new apparatus and by lessen ing expenses of repairs now done out side
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13

Morgan. "SO that MT. Cleveland by his first diplomatic act against the judgment of congress gave vitality to treaty that was dead. A question was raised as ito the language of the bill guaranteeing the neutrality ot the canal in case the United States were at war with any country. MT. Morgan said that the language of the bill specl- fically excepted such a case.
 MT. Hoar differed with MT. Morgan, If the United States, he asked, were at war with England and England should dispatch a hostile fleet to san Francisco could that fleet pass through without interruption? MT. Morgan said no nation would misunderstood the Ian guage of the bill, but he was willing to accept any language that would make our right more specific. MT. Hoar sug- gested that the clause relating to the neutrality of the canal should pc amended so as to read: Except as to nations at war with the United States" MT. Morgan said he would accept the amendment. No senator should vote against the bill on this account.
 Mr. Morgan said the president, in l Wllolll ColiSiSSS Iidl SO SoiiiANiiiSiS y 1 trusted a fund of $5O00O, ,00O to be used
 "'at his discretion" should certainly be trusted to hear and determine the ob- 1 jections of Nicaragua or Costa Rica or 1 the stockholders of the Maritime Canal 1 company. MT. Morgan said his plea to- day was plea for action. This bill did
 not seek to build the canal it simply placed the question in the hands of the
 president In reply to a question, MT.
 Morgan said that he did not believe it
 would be competent for the United
 States, independent of any corporation, | to proceed to the construction of the
 canal under the treaty of 1868. At the
 conclusion of MT. Morgans speech the
 senate at 5;10 p. m. adjourned.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
FRENCH CHAMBER IN IN UPRO4R
Government Interpellated Regarding
 Dreyfus Affair.

Paris, Dec. 12.-In the chamber of deputies to-day M. Grousset, radical so- cialist, interpellated the government on the indiscretions of the general staff in the Dreyfus affair. He read extracts from newspaper articles which are al- legged to have emanated from members of the general staff, which caused a violent uproar, during which the depu- ties rose and rushed at one another and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
INSTRUCTIONS TO GEN. OTIS
RELEASE OF SPANISH PRISONERS
 HELD BT INSURGENTS.

The American Commander to be Au-
 thOrized to Use His Good Offices Once
 More to Bring 1t About-Unless the
 Release Takes Place the United States,
 Upon the Ratification of the Peace
 Treaty, VIII Probably Start Immedi-
 ately to succor the spaniards.
 Washington, Dec. 12.-The authorities are about to send instructions at once to General Otis to seek once more, through the use of his good offices, to secure the release of the Spanish pris- oners now held by the Filipinos. Until the final notifications of the treaty are exchanged the technical title to the Philippine islands does not lie in the United States save in those portions the territory in the vicinity of Manila actually in the possession of the United States. Therefore there is a question as to the right of our government to go outside of these limits to release the spanish prisoners supposing that Aguinaldo refuses to heed our peaceful application. However that may be, the prisoners will be released in the end, for with the ratification of the treaty there will no longer be doubt as to the obligation placed upon our government to free them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
SIR WILLIAM JENNER DEAD.
Physician to the Houses of the Queen
 and Prince of Wales.

London, Dec. 12.-Sir William Jenner, the distinguished physician in ordinary to the house of the queen and the Prince
 He was born at Chatham in 1885 and
 He was born at Chatham in 1S435 and was president of the Royal College of Physicians from 1881 to 1889, when he retired from the practice of his profes- sion. He was the first to establish be- yond dispute the difference in typhus and typhoid fever. On the death of Dr. Baily in 1861 Jenner was appointed to succeed him as physician extraordinary to the queen. In recognition of his ser vices rendered during a severe illness of the prince he was made knight com mander of the Bath. He wrote numer- ous papers on fever, the acute specific diseases. diphtheria diseases of children and diseases of the lungs and skin.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
MRS. ROTKIN,S TRIIL FOR MURDER Box of Poisoned Candy-Story of Its
 Opening Recited.

San Francisco, Dec 12.-The taking of evidence in the trial of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, for the murder of Mrs. J. P. Cunning, commenced in Judge Cooks court to-day. Harry c. Pennington, a brother of Mrs. John F. Cunning and Mrs. Joshua Dean, who wee killed by eating the poisoned candy, gave his tes- timony. He. told of the receipt of the box of candy at the Dover postoffice and it's delivery to Mrs. Cunning to whom it was addressed. while she was sitting on the porch of the Pennington residence with group of relatives and friends, the opening of the box and par taking of the sweets by those in the gathering and the subsequent illness and fatal terminations. The other wit nesses to-day were the Hon. B. Pen ming, father of the dead woman, and Joshua D. Dean, husband of one of the deceased women.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
ANTI- I-IJTPERIdLIST LEAGUE.
Cleveland, Carnegie, Atkinson, Sher-
 man and Carlisle Vice Presidents.


 Boston, Dec. 12.-The anti-imperialist leagues executive committee met this afternoon with ex-Collector Warren in the chair. It was reported that the committee of Correspondence is receiv- ing many letters from publishers of newspapers in the central and western states offering their services in opposi- tion to the policy of annexation The list of vice presidents is as fol- lows: Andrew Carnegie, George F. Ed munds, ex-United States senator; Sam uel Gompers, president of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor; John c. Bull in of Philadelphia, Herman Wykoff of the National Grange, Edward Atkinson, economist; Patrick A. Collins, ex- United States consul to London; Samuel Bowles of the Springfield Republican: Carl Schurz, ex-United States senator; James c. Carter, New York lawyer; Henry C.. Potter. bishop of New York; H. s. Pingree, governor of Michigan; Grover Cleveland, ex-president Of the United States; Hon. Reverdy Johnson of Maryland, Hon. John Sherman, ex- secretary of state, and John G. Carlisle ex-speaker and ex-secretary of the 1 treasury.
 1 Ex-President Cleveland wrote under | date of Princeton, N. J., December 8: 1 Owing to my absence from home have just received your note inform l ing me of my election as a vice presi- l dent of the anti-imperialist league. am emphatically and intensely opposed to American imperialism, and to pend l ing American expansion. I desire l therefore, to express appreciation of the honor conferred upon me by the actior l of the club'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13

Another Evidence of the Strained Re-
 Iations Between the Countries.

St. Johns, N. F., Dec. 12-Further evidence of the strained relations be- tween Great Britain and France is af- forded by the action of the British ad- mirality in distributing circulars all around the island of Newfoundland in- viting fishermen to enroll themselves in the naval reserve for which special inducements are offered. The regula- tions require the men to enroll for a period of five years, during each of which they must put in twenty eight days drill in the shore batteries, to- gether with six months on board a war ship during the period of enlistment. They will receive an annual retaining fee of $20 besides uniform, kit and eighty cents a day while drilling. If called out in war time they will be paid the same as the regular blue jackets.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
Ex-conyiet pecnmpsd With s1oo.

Middletown, Dec. 12.-Word was re- ceived here tonight from Deep River that a recently released state prison convict who had found work in a wood turning establishment there, decamped early this morning with over $100 in cash and quantity of clothing that he stole from his boarding house. The man was stopping at Mrs. Ryan's boarding house and some time during the night ransacked the place very thoroughly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
BRYAN,s RENOVATION ACCEPTED.
As Soon as Received Notice Was TeIe-
 craphed to Him.

Washington, Dec. 12.-All doubt re- specting the intentions of Col William J. Bryan was removed to-day by the re- ceipt at the war department of tele- gram from him stating that he had mail ed his resignation of his commission as a colonel of volunteers and that it was approved by the division corps commander. The written resignation came to hand at the war department this afternoon by mail and was accept ed, notice of that fact being telegraph ed to Colonel Bryan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
Boot and shoe Concern to Ass,rn.

Nashua, N. H., Dec. 12.-The directors of the Nashua Boot and Shoe Manufac- turing company voted this afternoon to make an assignment to $. D. Eaton The capital of the company is S60,O00, but no statement has been made of the assets and liabilities. The company is ten years old.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
,yarDepartment in form ed

Washington, Dec. PA long dispatch giving an account of tre trouble be- tween the Cubans and Spaniards in fla vana was received late this evening at the war department Adiutant General Corbin declined to make it's contents public, but said it agreed substantially with the press reports of the fight.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
Faculty Gives In.

Buffalo, N. Y, Dec. 12.-The students of the senior dental class of the Univer- sity of Buffalo, who rebelled a few days ago against decision of the fac ulty not to give them notice of the mid-session examinations, returned to their duties this morning, the faculty having agreed to give them at least twenty-four hours notice.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
Sorry for France.

Paris, Dec. 12.-At meeting of re- ligious society of which he is presi- dent, the British ambassador, Sir Ed- mund J. Monson took occasion to-day to express his great sympathy for France and his profound conviction that she would unite herself with Eng land and the United States. II hope," he said, that at Christmas time there will be no longer any question of war between Great Britain and France"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
Knowlton,s Estate s1.ooo.o .ooo.

New York, Dec. 12.-On the written consent of Mary, Countess Von Franck- en-Shertiff. the will of her father, Ed ward r. Knowlton, was admitted to probate in the surrogate's court, Brook lyn, to-day. The estate, valued at $1,- 100000, goes mainly to the titled daugh- ter and her descendants
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
Ipr, Antonio conte Renier Dead.

New York, Dec. 12.-Mgr. Antonio to Poe Plus TX, died in the Columbus hospital Sunday from a complication of heart and kidney troubles. He was born in Venice in 1855 and had lived in this city for eight years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
PALMER DEFEATS TRIMMER.
Latter Knocked Out in Seventh Round
 DObbs Whips BWrGe.

London, Dec. 12.-At the National Sporting club here this evening there was spirited bout between "Pedlar'' Palmer and Billy" Trimmer, for the bantam championship and the National Sporting club purse of G500 a side. Palmer finally knocked Trimmer out in the 17th round.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
Admiral schIey Better,

New York, Dec. 12.-AdmiraI Schley, who has been confined to his room in the Hotel Kensington, this city, for the last two days, suffering from the grip, is reported much better to-day. He ex- poets to be around as usual tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
PARIS STILL GREATLY EXCITED. Picquart's Release Delayed Owing to
 Quibbles Between Authorities.

Paris, Dec. 13.--The city is greatly excited and the troops are under arms Colonel Picquart's release is still de- layed, owing to judicial bubbles be- tween the civil and military authorities Comte Esterhazy has written M Ma zeau, president of the court of cassa- tion, pledging his readiness. if granted a safe conduct, to appear before the court to be confronted by all the wit nesses and to defend his own honor.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
ANOTHER TRIPLE ALLIANCE. Senator Davis Said to Favor One Be- tween America, England and Japam.

London, Dec. 14.-The Paris corre- spondent of the Daily Mail has sent to his paper an interview he has had with Cushman K Davis, of the peace com- mission, who advocates triple alliance between the United States, Great Brit tain and Japan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
MILITARY GoTERNoN OF HAYAN4
General Ludlow Designated by AIger-
 General Greene to be Retired.

Washington, Dec. 12.-secretary AL ger to-day designated General Ludlow to act as first military governor of Ha- vana city, with full powers to deal with all local questions. He will leave for his post shortly. General Greene at Havana will remain there until relieved by General Ludlow, and then come home to be retired.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
Held for Incendiarism.

New Britain, Dec. 12.-Peter Smik, who was under arrest for alleged in- cendiarism, was given hearing before Justice Elmer E. Austin of Berlin this afternoon. Probable cause was found and he was held under s1,500 for the next term of the superior court,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
RIOT OVER GARCIA'S DEATH
CUBINS ATTEMPT TO CLOSE TREAT FRS IN HAYAN4.
Meet With Resistance at the Spanish Cubans Killed and Spanish Officer and Two Cubans Wounded Bullet Shat ters Mirror Near Where General Hum- phreys and Major Martin Were stand- ing.

inG.
 Havana, Dec. 12-Three Cubans were killed and one Spanish officer and two Cubans were wounded last night in an duty and number of citizens and a party of Cubans, who wished to close death of General Garcia. The Spanish troops on duty intervened and restored cia's death spread through Havana ear ly yesterday evening the Cubans wished to have all the places of amusement closed. They succeeded in closing two places frequented by Cubans, but the management of the Tacon theater where there were many Spanish officers among the audience, refused to c,ose the house. Thereupon Allegrette, a .ur- mer captain of insurgent troops, got into an excited argument with the man agers of the theater and Allegrette was escorted to the sidewalk by the police on duty.
 | U discussion with a Spanish officer, who struck him across the face with the fiat of his sword Then there was a colli- sion between the Cubans and the Span ish military men, more blows were 1 struck on both sides and many persons from the cafes and parks cheered for | Spain and brought crowds of people to the spot from adjacent streets and squares Suddenly shot was fired y a Cuban or by Spaniard, intentionally or accidentally, and the Cubans retreat ed into the Hotel Inglaterra. More shots were fired on both sides and Ar turo Tuzet, a French citizen born in 1 Havana, was shot and seriously wounded while sitting at table, More shots were fired and the Cubans ran through the hotel office and made their way up stairs. Jenus Sotolongo, a Gu ban, fell wounded on the stairs and an- other wounded man broke into the room occupied by Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee, son of the famous general and forme consul general here, demanding protec- l tion.
 l At the time the Cubans and purSu- l ing Spaniards ran through the Hotel 11ngellSd Generdl t1uIiDHTSyS Wdo III tHs l lobby talking with Major Martin oi 1 General Greane's staff. A bullet shatter- ed mirror near which they stood and two others splintered the staircase. R. S. Rowland, editor of the Providence Journal, and w. l.. Riley a New York contractor, were jostled by the sudder rush of shouting and fighting men Julio Sanguily was sitting at table ir the lobby. The violent scenes in the cf- flee and on the stairs lasted, however for a few minutes only.
 On the outside the Spanish soldiers
 were clearing tho great square ant streets in the vicinity. The hotel wa!
 full of American officers and civilian:
 and some of them, with their wives
 were standing on the balconies at tho
 imminent risk of being hit by bullet:
 fired at an upward angle to scare tht
 crowd. From that point they watched
 the spectacle in the electric lighted
 square. It is reported that in addition
 to those killed and wounded who havt
 been previously mentioned, fourteen ar,
 being cared for in private houses. Thret
 arrests were made.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
Dinner to III. Delcasse.

Paris, Dec. 1.-Count Von Munster. the German ambassador, gave dinner this evening at the German embassy in honor of M. Delcasse, French for- eign minister. The papers tomorrow will make much of this incident.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
Dr. Billings Blade nn Assistant surreou

Washington, Dec. 12.-The president to-day sent these nominations to the senate: To be assistant surgeon, with rank of first lieutenant, Edward Pink ham of Massachusetts; to be assistant surgeon, William c. Billings of Connec- font
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13

Newcastle-on n-Tyne, Dec. 12.-"Bob' Dobbs, the American, beat Dick Burge in boxing contest tonight for purse of e25O and $500 a sida. Burges packer claimed foul in the eighth round which was not allowed and he thereup- on threw up the fight.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
GERMANY'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS
BARON TON BULOW DISCUSSES
 THEM BEFORE REICHST4G.

but Not Settled -"Like Sea-Serpent, One Bite Appears After the Other"- Germany's Security at the Golden Horn-Thc Expulsions from Prussia - The Dreibund Not shaken-The Rcin- tions With Great Britain Attitude of Germany During the Hispanio-Ameri- ..-.. H.. n..o n ID nunl NeufrnIifY.
The times., 1898-07-10

New York. July 9.--Kingdon won fresh
laurels today at Brighton.
He conceded all kinds of weight to his
five rivals in the race for the Undergrad
uate Stakes, and those who at first grab
bed even money as liberal odds spent
some very uncomfortable minutes while
Kingdom cut up his usual pranks at the
post. When they got off, Kingdom took
nice place in the bunch and stayed there
to the stretch, where he came away with
out much of an effort and won by length
from DIR. Parker. Summarizes
First race-One mile Hand Press, 10
to 8, won; Atlantus second; Alarum,
third. Time, 1:44.
Second race-Fiye furlongs DR.. Eich-
berg, 2 to 7, won; Loiter, second; Subject,
third. Time, 1:02 3-4
Third race-One mile. Rondo, to 2,
won; Sir Gawain, second; Poetess, third.
Time, 1:42 3-4.
Fourth race-Five furlongs, Undergrad
uate Stakes Kingdom, even, won; DR..
Parker, second; Muggins. third. Time,
1:02
Fifth race--One and quarter miles.
Rappahannock, even, won; Dutch Skater,
second; Marlin, third. Time, 2:o9 IA.
Sixth race-Six furlongs. Tabouret,
to 5, won; Athamas, second; Prince Auck-
land. third. Time, lis.
Seventh race-One and a half miles,
over six hurdles. Forget, to 5, won
Kinvarra, second; Beaufort. third. Time
2:53
The times., 1898-07-10
AN ELOQUENT sALvAT1oNIsT
Large and Fashionable Audience
Listens to Major Williams

Large and Fashionable Audience
Listens to Major Williams.
Major Williams at his initial meeting
in this city last evening, in the tent on
the ruins of the old power house, at Thir-
teen-and half Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue northwest, more than sustained
the expectations of the immense congre-
CATION which gathered to hear him. An
open-air meeting, attended by several
hundred persons, preceded the service in
the tent.
The white tabernacle was filled with an
audience composed largely of fashionable
persons who never before had attended
a Salvation Army meeting. After the pre-
lfminary service the major began TO
speak. His eloquence gains greatly by
the simplicity with which he expresses
his ideas, and he is highly interesting
without being sensational. His text was.
And they all. with one accord, began to
make excuse"
During my fourteen years service as
preacher of the gospel" he said, II
have told every one of the audiences
have faced that If they could give me
good reasons why tney should not be
good, I would burn my Bible. Why is It
that whenever three or four men gather
on the street they seem to feel it neces-
sary to indulge in vile, filthy language, so
that when innocent women and children
| pass them their ears are assailed by tor
rents of the most awful profanity and
| obscenity? II is because they will not
! be good-that's all"
| Throughout the talk the speaker car
! ried his auditors with him, their interest
! being sustained during the entire dis
| course At times the major became filled
with the spirit OF simple. true poetry, and
| the sympathy OF the man with the woes
| of human kind was evident in his every
| utterance.
At the close seven persons went for
| ward and professed conversion. In the
! after-meeting. which was the old-fashion-
/ ed, camp-meeting sort, many church
| members who were present knelt in the
| sawdust and did the same work as the
| salvationists were engaged in. and ap-
| parently with the same zeal Old-time
songs were sung with great feryor, and
| the meeting closed in regulation Metho-
dist camp-meeting fashion Today the
services viii be Held at II a. m and 3 and
| p. m. They viii beicontinued until the
| 24th instant. II att