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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-27

There is no unan.mity of opinion among
pubic men as TO what disposition shall be
made OF the Philippines. whether we shall
retain them all. or only one. shall make
mem independent OF Spain or restore them
The suggestion of a Joint protectorafe
meets with general disfavor. 1t is not
believed that this government would under
any circumstances go into joint protec-
torate again There Is a strong sentiment
or regret in Congress that this country
went INTO the scheme for Joint protec-
torate over Samoa, and for some time there
nas oeen serious consideration given TO
the question of withdrawing from the mar
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21
AN ITALIAN CHURCH.
Apostolic Delegate MartineIH Con-
duets the Dedication Serv-
ices Mt Detroit.

DETROIT. MICH, Nov. 9o-Saint Fran
cesco, the first Italian church erected in
Detroit. was dedicated to-day. The occa-
sion was rendered the more notable ly
the presence of Archbishop Martinelli.
apostolic delegate from Rome to the Unit
ed States. who performed the ceremony of
blessing the new edifice and also solemnized
high mass. and afterward preached SER
mon i'll Italian. Bishop Foley and several
of the clergy of the diocese participated in
the services within and without the church.
The ceremonies We're of imposing charact-
err the musical features elaborate and the
church was filled and surrounded by a
throng of people. The archbishop and
Bishop Foley were escorted to the scene by
all the Catholic military organizations Of
the city. This afternoon Bishop Foley en-
tertained the apostolic delegate and the
leading men of the clergy at dinner. The
pastor of the new church Is Rev. Mr..
Francis Reccherini who had previously
established fiourishing Italian churches in
New York and other Eastern cities. Arch
bishop Martineili viii return TO Washing
ton Tuesday,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21
REVIEW OF THE BANKRUPTS.
Annual Report of Attorney General
VIII Develop Interesting
Features.

WASHINGTON. Nov 2o-The forthcom-
ing annual report of the attorney general
embraces a review of the operations of the
national bankruptcy law Of July /. 1895,
which has been prepared by Mr.. E. e.
Brandenburg in charge Of bankruptcy mat
ters in the department of justice. Mr..
Brandenburg, who is preparing book on
bankruptcy, briefly reviews similar past
legislation and details the operation of the
feature of the law permitting persons to
become voluntary bankrupts which took
effect August l, 1895. From this report it
appears that the applicants for relief have
tive of class or locality. and shows that
the large class Of men who have been un-
fortunate in their business enterprises have
Notwithstanding the law has been in
force over three months. the courts in
eight districts declined to proceed with the
reference and adjudication of the petitions
for the reason that the supreme court has
not promulgated the rules. forms and or
ders required by the act. In all other
cases the courts have proceeded and ad-
Indicated petitioners bankrupt or have re-
ferred the cases TO the referees for action.
Since the law took effect 1.7OO petitions in
Singularly the districts of Delaware, East
ern Pennsylvania. Southern Georgia, Ne.
Wyoming show. that no persons therein
have applied to be adjudged bankrupt. The
following shows the number of cases filed
California. Sc: Colorado. %: Connecti-
cut. 8: Delaware. none: District of Co.
ern district. /: Idaho. 3; Southern
Illinois. 80: Indiana, "a: Indian Ter
ritory. :; Iowa. A; Kansas, s.; Ken
land, 81; Massachusetts. 4. Minnesota, 1ii:
Mississippi. q Missouri. 81: Montana. IL:
Nebraska. %; Nevada. none; New Hamp-
New York, 267: North Carolina, IL; North
Dakota. 1; Ohio. i6: Oklahoma. 2: Oregon.
Q; Western Pennsylvania. 81; Rhode ISL
and. IA; South Carolina, 2: South Dakota.
.: Tennessee 60: Texas. 132: Utah. .: Yer
mont. H. Virginia. Eastern district. /:
West Virginia. IA: Wisconsin. As.
AS the involuntary features OF the law
which permits creditors to have their debt
ors adjudicated bankrupt did not take
effect until November !. 1898. il has been
impossible to obtain any data with refer
ence to the operation of this provision.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21
NEW JAPANESE MINISTER.
Jotura Komura, Representing the MI
kado. Arrives in Washington-A
Graduate of Harvard,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-Mr. Jotura 10
mura. envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of Japan to the United
States. arrived here late this afternoon
from San Francisco. He came by way of
Chicago, where he stopped for day or
two the guest Of Consul Nosse. He
made the trip from Chicago to this city
via the Baltimore < Ohio, arriving In
Washington at so o'clock Attaches cf
the japanese legation met him at the sta
ton and he was driven at once to the
legation.
Mr.. komura. who succeeds Mr.. Toru
Hoshi as the representative Of Japan ac-
credited to the United States, is a typical
Japanese gentleman. calm. dignified. self
contained and highly cultivated. His early
education he received in the best univsr-
stiles of mis- native country. Coming to the
United States in 1879. he entered Harvard
college and was graduated from that in
stitution in 1850. He returned to Japan
Immediately and during the past eighteen
years has been engaged in the diplomatic
service OF his country. When the war
between China and Japan broke out Mr..
Komura was the Japanese minister to the
Chinese emperor's court at Picking. He was
serving Japan assistant secretary of
state when he WAS chosen by his emperor
to succeed Mr.. Hoshi as minister TO the
United States.
No arrangements have yet been made for
his presentation TO the secretary of state
and to the president. but il is likely the
ceremony will occur some time during the
present week.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21
PAY FOR SPANISH TROOPS.
Every Effort Being Made by Spain to
Evacuate Cuba by the Last
of the Year.

HAVANA. Nov. 20.-Captain General
Blanco received from Paris to-day a cable
authorizing him to draw on Paris for
s., 100000 gold, to be applied in the pay
ment of the Spanish troops in Cuba. This
amount is in addition to the proceeds Of
the draft for 425O0O pounds sterling by the
Madrid government on London, which was
sold here last week.
The Spanish authorities are making
strenuous efforts to complete the evacua-
tion by the end of the year. The trans
ports Montevideo and Covadonga are e1-
pected on November "a, the Reina Cristina
on the 18th and the Grand Antilla, Juan
Forgas and San Isnacio Loyola between
November 20 and December 4. These will
be followed by the Puerto Rico, GalIart,
Montserrat, Colon, Cheribon, Notre Dame
du Salut, Ciudad de Cadiz, San Augustn.
Chateau la Fitte, San Francisco, Alfonso
KILL, Los Andes, PANEL and Grand Ali
cante. Ten other steamers have recently
been chartered to sail from Genoa. Mar
seilles and Barcelona to complete. the
evacuation.
Martinique has been selected as the place
of rendezvous of the Spanish navy for
evacuation purposes. The Spanish auxiliary
cruisers Patricia and Meteoro, purchased
| in Germany before the outbreak of hostili-
ties are expected here on December 49,
and will convoy the Spanish transports
from Cuban ports 10 Martinique, where
the Rapido, Ponce de Leon and Concha
from Porto Rico have already assembled
and from which point all will sail for Spain
The remains of General Santoncides and
Varadel Rey arrived this afternoon from
the South Coast railway and were escorted
10 the captain generals summer residence
at Quinta De Los Molinos, where they
| were deposited pending interment. Gener-
ais Solano. Marolo and Tejeda, with a
number of other high officials of the army
| navy and volunteer forces, acted as d
guard of honor. Representatives of the
best Spanish families We're present to re-
ceive the remains. The temporary inter-
ment will take place Tomorrow morning,
the bodies being deposited in the mauso-
leum OF the civil governor until shipped 10
Spain. ....
The remodeled pilot Office was formally
constituted to-day and armed with rifles
and machetes. 1t will begin active duty i'm
| mediately.
This afternoon thirty-two delegates from
the Cuban assembly at Santa Cruz del Sur
arrived by. rail from Batabano, among
| from Mendez Capote. Emilio NuneZ and
| other prominent Cubans.
A matinee concert was given to-day bY
| the Havana Yacht Club at Playa de Ma
| rianao in aid of the Cubans. Major Gen
eral Butler. Rear Admiral Sampson and
other American officers were present. The
| function was Il great success American
| national airs were introduced into the pro-
| Sramme and loudly cheered.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21

ships which were placed at my service
for the transportation of our sick from
Porto Rico, and ! take pleasure in tes-
tifying to the valuable services rendered
by the yacht May. of the National Relief
Commission. and the hospital ship Bay
State. of the Massachusetts, Volunteer Aid
Association.
Before concluding my report of the oper-
atoms of the medical department. during
our short and glorious war with Spain.
l feel it my duty to-cali special attention
10 efficient services rendered by the medical
officers of the army in the various respon-
sible positions which the exisencies of the
service have made it necessary for them
TO fill
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21
TWENTY-THREE WERE LOST.
Ship Atalanta, on the Or
/ exOn Coast.

YAQUINA, ORE, Nov. 3O.-Additional
particulars of the wreck of the British ship
Atalanta, Captain Charles Mcbride. from
Tacoma to Capetown, Thursday morning.
five miles south of Alsead. were brought
here by correspondent of the Associated
Press, who went to the scene. Twenty
three lives were lost, including all the Off
GERS of the ship. and only three sailors
survived to tell the terrible story Of the
wreck. The survivors are: Francis Nc
Mahon, a native of Belfast, ireland, aged
IS; John Webber, Tarrytown. N. Y: George
Frazer Philadelphia.
The lost are: Captain Charles Mcbride;
- Hunter, first mate: N. c. Huston, sec
ond mate, all of Greenock. Scotland; David
Steward, of Liverpool; Aleck Beck, ". Z.
Croger, NJ. o. Plikington. Joe Casa. -
Williamson. I. Lewis; Michael Gallagher.
John Marks. John Smith. seamen: -
Hamilton. sailmaker.
The unknown are two cooks carpenter,
saimaker. second mate and one sailor.
The body of jacobson was recovered and
buried yesterday.
Wednesday morning the ship stood off
hs E eas un bff bFh
about 70 o'clock. She kept backing off,
steering southeast by east and running
sang out, breakers ahead" Almost at the
same time the ship struck with a tremend-
Gus crash. She rose again OF the heavy
ground swell. .lurched forward, struck again.
was carried further by the seas, struck a
third time and commenced settling at once.
The seas by this time were washing CONF
pletely over the vessel and the decks were
quickly cleared of everything movable. The
crew had taken to the rigging, most of
them to the mizzenmast. Within half an
hour after striking the hull broke in two.
The main mast fell and this started the
mizzen mast, in which nearly all the crew
had taken refuge. At this moment, George
Frazer, a sailor, plunged overheard, pre-
ferring to take his chances by swimming
to be carried over by the tottering mizzen
the main hatch and held on for a few
minutes. when he was told that the port
lfeboat was near him. Frazer swan to the
boat after a desperate struggle and sue.
ceeded in climbing into 1t, his shipmates
in the. rigging giving him three cheers.
After helping Mcmahon and Webber into
the boat they soon drifted on shore.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21
GRAVE R0BBING CHARGED.
Insurance Men Cnuse Arrest of II. "
White. Who Claimed Deceased
Brothers, Insuranee

BALDWIN, MICH. Nov. Oh. v.
White. of New York. is under arrest here.
suspected of grave robbery for the purpose
of defrauding life insurance company of
5000 the amount of insurance on the life Of
his brother. Frank NJ White. November
10. H. V. White came here for the purpose
he said. of finding his brother whom he
believed to have been fouIly dealt with
somewhere in this vicinity. White spent
some time. ostensibly looking for the body
In the vicinity of where his brother was
alleged TO have been camping at the time
of his last letter. A body was finally found
his brother
Local people were suspicious. An in
guest was held. but it failed to establish
the identity of the deceased. After in
vestigation it was found that the body
was that OF Baldwin Man. Alexandar
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21
THREE BLOWN TO PIECES.
of Blasting Powder, killing
Almost Entire Family.

COLUMBUS. o., Nov. 20.-A Portsmouth,
o.. special to the State Journal says:
BY an accidental explosion of blasting
powder this morning, George Ferguson. a
qoarryman. is dying, two of his children
are dead. and his wife and another child
disfigUred for life. Ferguson was hunting
for wood TO build a fire and found pow
der can apparently full of coal. When he
attempted to start a fire with this. a
loud explosion followed which knocked
one side of the house out. AT the time
Ferguson. his wife and baby in arms and
four little daughters were grouped about
the stove. All were knocked down by the
force of the explosion. Iva, aged 6, and
Cynthia. aged II. died almost Immediately
from injuries. and Ferguson was terribly
injured. so that he cannot live The
mother and other children are terribly
burned and bruised and may not live. 1t
transpired that the can was partially
filled with blasting powder.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21
THRILLED WITH UNCLE SAM.
James Baker Charged With Stealing
Registered Letter and Is
Now I'm the Toils

WARRENsBURG, MO-. Nov. eo.-fspe-
cial) The postoffice at Cornelia, small
country town ten miles south of this city,
was robbed of registered letter last Fri
day. The postoffice is kept in the only
store OF the village. the merchant, I. D.
Dobbs. being the postmaster. He placed
this letter in the cash drawer with his
store funds. Suspicion was directed to-
ward James Baker, the village blacksmith.
who was seen near the cash drawer lust
prior to the disappearance of the letter
The United States authorities were no.
tilted and secret investigation instituted
which resulted in the arrest at Parsons,
Kas.. yesterday of Baker, who had alb
seconded Immediately after taking the let
lodged in jail. by Deputy United States
Marshal Morrison. and will be taken to
Kansas City tomorrow to answer a charge
In the United States court,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21
TOLD OF PROSECUTIONS.
nian Minister. Seeking to Arouse
American Sympathy.

Mr.. George S. Barsoom, the young Ar
menian minister who is travelling in this
country and working to create a stronger
public sentiment against the Turkish per-
secution of the Christians of the empire.
delivered addresses yesterday at two o
the leading churches of the city. In the
morning he spoke at the First Congre-
sational church on 1.-The Present Day
Moral and Religious Conditions of Con-
stantinOple." In the evening he addressed
an interested audience at the First Pres
hyterian church, taking for his subject
his personal experience with the Turks in
in their persecution of the Armenians.
Mr.. Barsoom is an elegant and accom-
plished speaker. and the terrible exper-
fences he has passed through have given
an earnestness to his appeals for American
sympathy which cannot be described Mr.
Barsoom looks upon the United States as
henceforth the greatest liberator of the
oppressed and believes that through the
spirit of the public here must come the
pressure that will finally force the Euro
pean nations to put an end to the suItan's
atrocities,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21
Commi..ion.s Time Extended.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 0.-The industrial
commission has decided TO allow the sub,
commissions the time between now and De
cember / in which TO prepare their syl-
Iabi. 1t was found at the general meeting
yesterday that the ideas Of the sub-com-
missions coniicted in many instances as
TO the limitations of their work and after
Il full discussion the commission decided
that each sub-comnission should have am
pie time to formulate its plans and syl-
Iabus and then when these plans were
submitted to the full commission December
!. 1t should settle all questions as to con-
fict OF Jurisdiction.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21
Eminent ENGLISHMAN DIES.
Sir George Smythe Buden-POweII, Po-
HticnI Economist and Author,
Pasaea Ayyny.

LONDON. Nov. 20.-Sir George Smythe
Baden-Powell, the eminent political econo-
mist and authority on colonial affairs who
has represented the Kirkdale division of
Liverpool in parliament in the Conservative
interest since 1885, died to-day in his 5lst
year.
The late Sir George Baden-Powell. who
Was born at Oxford on December "A, 1si7,
was Il son of the we'll known Rev. Mr..
Baden-Powell, professor of geometry in the
University of Oxford whose magnum opus
was written to demonstrate that science
and revelation are in harmony. rather than
antagonistic- Sir Georges mother was a
daughter OF the distinguished British Ad-
lnirat Smythe. He wars prepared for OK
ford at Marlborough and graduated from
The university with honors in 1876, winning
the chancellor's prize for the English es-
say. In the interiude between leaving
Marlborough and taking up his university
Residence, he travelled in India and Aus
cities, as Well as the Cape. The first year
of his university career saw published his
New Homes For the Old Country This
London Times standard work; the
London Atheneum declaring it to be IAN
encyclopaedia of Australian knowledge"
lea! economy, Protection and Bad Times.
and State Aid and Interference" In 1880,
he went to the West Indies to investigate
the effect OF; the sugar bounty, system on
West India sugar planting and two years
later Mr.. Gladstone appointed him a spe-
cial commissioner to report upon the ad-
ministration. revenues and expenditures OF
Great Britain's colonies in the West In
dies. His report contained in live blue
books, was regarded, when it was published
in 1884. as a complete summary of West
Indian affairs.
In 1855. he went to South Africa and
Joined Sir Charles Warren in Bechuana-
land, assisting him in diplomatic negotia-
tons with the native chiefs. At this time
he made a tour of investigation in Basu-
toland. ZuIuland and other countries in
that part of Africa. .-----.--.---
In the winter of 1SS6-S7 he was in Canada
and the United States drawing up state
ment of details in the fishery dispute. of
which Mr. Joseph Chamberlain was subse-
quently commissioned TO negotiate final
arrangement. In the autumn of 1857, the
British government sent him to Malta as
the colleague of Sir George Bower, who ar
ranged the details of the new Malta con-
stitution. 1t was at this time that he re-
ceived the honor of knighthood. In 1891 he
was appointed joint commissioner on tie
condition of seal life in Bering sea and in
the following year participated in the de-
liberationS of the joint commission at
Washington.
He was most Industrious and a prolific
writer, keen sportsman and socially a
great favorite in the house of commons.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21
Railroad Men Killed.

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-G. W. Rogers. of
Camden employed as a conductor OH the
Amboy division Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. and II. G. Rue. baggageElaster of
Rogers train. were killed at Railway, "
J., tonight. They had completed their run
for the day and were walking to the depot
to take a train for home when run down
by the Chicago limited, eastbound. Their
bodies were cut up and scattered along the
track for some distance. The engineer of
the limited apparently did not know he
had struck any one for he did not stop.
The bodies were taken to the morgue
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21
Protest to the President,

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 90.-The Forum Club.
of ST. Louis, at meeting to-day compiled
an address to President Mckinley relative
to the recent wholesale massacres of me-
groes in North and South Carolina. The
document points out that such outrages
are condoned and excused by the local au,
ing to prevent them. The address con-
cludes:
I'VE do not invoke war In our behalf.
We believe that there can be placed in
the hands of the president by the .appro-
pirate legislation spoken of in the Four
teenth amendment of the constitution, full
power to correct these evils and we re-
spectfully ask that you recommend to con-
gress such legislation
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21
Suit for 100000.

TRENTON. n. j.. Nov. 2o.-Gsneral
James F. Russling and a number of otner
shareholders of the Trenton Light and
Power Company at conference have de-
cided to bring suit against James Moses
the president of the company to have a
decree made declaring $4,000. which Moses
received from the sale OF $50 shares OF
common stock. TO belong to the sharehoId-
ers. They claim THAT the stock was held
In trust for the stockholders. Moses claims
that the stock was his own and in this IN
supported by several Of the stockholderA
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21
81 Feel Like . New Person.s
Mrs. GEO. LEACH,
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81 took doctors medicine but did not
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and after reading it 1 decided to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21
Baltimore Bellies Injured.

Clendenin and Lillian Rawlins. yo,1ng so.
ciety ladies of this city. were seriously In
jured to-day In a driving accident The
ladies were driving valuable and spirited
horse, which became unmanageable and
dashed the vehicle against a tree The &C.
cupants We're thrown to the ground and
Miss Clendenin's skull was fractured by
the fall: Miss Rawlns received painful
bruises about the head and body. The fren-
Zied animal dashed his head through a
plate glass window at the corner of Hunt
irgton avenue and Charles street, and as
he withdrew ii, severed an artery in his
neck and bled 20 death in few minutes
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21
More Indians RebeIIins.

SALT LAKE. L. Nov. aO-A special to
the Tribune from Price, T.. says:
Nearly all the bucks of the White River
Utes and part of the Uintah tribes are on
the reservation and probably a great many
of them are in Colorado. HeurS Harris a
halfbreed, who was sent out by the acting
agent. has SO reported to MAJOR Elsley. 4
large detachment of cavalry will be sent
after them upon the arrival OF Captain
Guilfoy!e who left here this morning. He
will reach the post tomorrow about noon
The Indians say if the government won't
pay for the land it bought from them
they will hunt on it as often ps they can
there TO hunt
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-21

NEW YORK. Nov. 2O-Antoni Saba!li. an
Italian. 50 years of age. was murdered to-
night in Hoboken by Antoni Anmodoe also
house. Anmodoe and another Italian tried
to wreak vengeance upon Saballis brother
in-law and Saballi ordered the men from
the house. They obeyed partly and when
followed to the door by Saballi turned on
him and shot him. killing him instantly.