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New-York tribune., 1898-10-17
Az IL. u. FOR THE PRES!DENf'
,,,,pr,srs Ar TIE coNFERRING or THE w
GREE nY THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

rvrpcIsFs At THE CONFERRlNG oF III"
GREE nY THE UNIVERSITY OF chi'A''
Chicago oct. l6.-The degree OF IL :. ..,.,av
n. conferred tomorrow on President W. ,,,n,
hy the University o: Chicago. The IAN
and his marty will be- entertained at lun -
L., President and Mrs Harper. OF the la
sity, at their home. ami auer"ar"' ,ns,,t,.
nv the trustees and faculty OF tne h.rs
zion hs viii proceed to Haskell Museum "",.
Ia win be created doctor OF laws az
vested with the gown and hood 1,Iant
n that scholastic rank. Then the ,..n,.
will lead a proce sion Of the CniN''s'H ~sn,
ties. fellows and counse.lors across .,on,e
ms 10 Kent Theatre. where othfr .V' ,,,,-
win take place All the students '' ard
yersity. the graduate schools. the sen'O me
Junior colleges. the medical college Iac,ud.
various affiliated preparatory schoovnii nlrnish
ing the Culver Military Acaue'"I "ts zap and
an escort for the President. VINO u. a."
gown will afterward review 'h'""
New-York tribune., 1898-10-17
OUR STOCK

Is confined 20 tie BTST MANUFACTURED GOODS: II
includes a full line Of CUTLERY. COOKING UTENSILS
SILVER PLATED WARE. HCUSECLEANING Articles
CROCKERY FIREPROOF EARTHEN and PORCELAIN
COOKING WARE. CHINA and GLASS. SANITARY
ARTICLES for sick room and nursery. WATER COOL
ERs ICE CREAM FREEZERs. CLOTHES wRINGERs
WOODEN and WILLOW WARE. FIRE SETS. AND
IRONS and FENDERS In BRASS and IRON CEDAR
and CAMFHoR WOOD TRUNKS. CARPET SWEEP
ERS etc. etc.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-17

MRS. LEES CONDITION fhF""'
Richmond. Va. oct l6-It - stated - - "a some
Uospi,al to.nigh, that Mrs. Fitshush h'e .r hS
what better General Lee has ,o' ~
since his arr,s-S from Jaeks."Ns"~
New-York tribune., 1898-10-17
GyIs&@oAGER
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN
High Grade
Housefurnishing Goods,

NOW HAVE oN EXHIBITION THEIR FALL AND
WINTER STOCK WHICH is THE LARGEST
CHOICEST. AND MOST EXTENSIVE EVER OFFERED
IN THE UNITED STATES
EVERYTHING NECESSARY FOR KITCHEN
LAUNDRY CELLAR. DINING-ROOM. LIBRARY
PANTRY HALL BATH AND STABLE
New-York tribune., 1898-10-17
Eddy RefrigeratOrs
DIR STANDARD FOR TIE PAST QUARTER
CENTURY
. rEW SPECuAI.TIES.

psten, Safety Foidine Library Hall steps; the Rus
,., Coecc Pct for Table Tourist. Camp use English
yu,cheon and Tea Baskets for Travellers and ExcuI-
.,or,s, Infants Portable Folding Bath the Improved
Door, Warming Closet. Invalds OF Nursery Voyagins
r.,,n rNAMELLED STEEL Cooking Utensils that ARE
cT-.p .>.rrED TO RE ABSOLUTELY FREE FROM
polsoyo1.s COMPOSITION AND PERFECTLY SAFE
FOR USE
conns DELIVERED FREE TO ANY PART
o,, MI .CUEtTER NEW YORK." OR CARE
r,IJy PACKED AND DELIVERED Ar STA
TiONs WITHIN 100 MILES
ORDERS By MAIL RECEIVE PROMPT AND CARE
I'll ATTENTION.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-17

SECOND DAYS REGISTRATION FIGURES.
After a careful veri6cation OF the figures OF me
second day Of registration they were given out
or SATURDAY night the police yesterday found no
reason to change the total. eXccpt in BROOKLYN
where tho total was found be larger by over one
hundred than had tccn first believed
These are the corrected totals for the hVe DOT
The times., 1898-01-14
Do NOT WANT 1T REPORTED
Republican Opposition to the River
and HarbOr Bill.
The leaders See the p At idflf1
Law Revenue Cannni IT tx
penseS If 1t PASSES.

A quiet but very aggressive effort is
being made in the House to prevent
the reporting of the river and harbor
bill at this session of Congress. This
bill. which carries with it the bi-annual
pie, and which is usually made up
through a combine intended to carry
sufficient votes to rush it through the
House. is one OF the most difficult
measures to suppress, even though
backed by leaders of the House. Speak
er Reed is said to be at the bottom of
the opposition. and is being sgnally
assisted by Mr.. Dingley. The opposi-
ton is not so much due to opposition
to the bill as to a desire to have the
present tariff law bring in enough rev.
enue to meet the current expenditures.
The river and harbor bill will carry
anywhere from twelve to eighteen
million dollars. and if this sum is paid
out of the Treasury for these public
improvements during the next year, the
chances will be very remote for the
Dingley bill fulfilling the promises
made for it by the Republicans. They
claim that no harm will result from
postponing action on this measure un-
til the short session. and by that time
the receipts will be in condition to
stand the strain that will be put on it.
There is a better reason, however, than
this for postponing consideration or
the river and harbor bill to the short
session. That session expires by linn
itation on March 4. Appropriation bills
and all other measures are rushed
through under pressure. and II the
river and harbor bill is brought in at
that session the managers hope to be
able to keep out of it many of the jobs
that usually creep in, and force the
committee to screw it down to the last
notch. or fail to have it reach consid-
Grafton at all.
The members who are Interested in
river and harbor improvements are op-
posed to this proposition to postpone,
and will not listen to the advice of the
leaders 1t promises to be very pref
ty and very determined fight.
The times., 1898-01-14
hot TINE In CHINATOWN
There Is to Be TwO-Day New
Years Celebration.
The Chinese Minister'S Advice That
They Were Zoo Previous Not
Accepted by All.
There is trouble in Chinatown.

| There is trouble in Chinatown.
1t is all caused by the change made
by the new Chinese minister. who has
declared that the Chinese New Year
| should be celebrated on January - in
stead of the 21st. The latter date has
always been observed by Cinnamon in
the United States. but Minister WI
Ting Fang has computed the time, and
found that the Chinese who first en-
tered this country failed TO account for
the day lost in the calendars by the
voyage.
Now the Chinese are much aveTse to
changes of any kind, and particularly
when it comes to changing a custom
which they have observed for many
years, so there will be two celebrations
of the Chinese New Year Some Of the
progressive Celestials have accepted
their representatives advice, and Will
fall in line with the official family in
this country and observe the I'D. There
are others. however, who will celebrate
the 21st and from indications last night
in Chinatown they will also carry their
jubilation into the next day and make
it one continuous affair.
The Chinese restaurants have already
began the preparation of things intend
ed for the feast. They have received
large consignments of Chinese confec-
tions and dried fruits, and the mate
rial for decorations is being improved
in every way.
All Chinese laundries will be closed
on those two days. and beginning ON
midnight of the 2lst the Cinnamon will
gather at their various resorts for So
cial discourse and feasting. The chi
nese have been exceedingly successful
financially during the past year, and
each one has set apart a sum which
he will expend in the jollification. The
Chinese Secret Society has assessed its
members S25 each. and with this money
will spread a supper which will rival
the best American Christmas dinner.
Altogether, the affair promises to be
successful in every way
The times., 1898-01-14

asked. unmindfui of the interruption.
ana showed that only those fitted for
! the exercise of the right of suffrage
| were permitted TO vote. He read a
certificate for voting, which showed
! that an American could exercise that
1 privilege on the islands so long as he
| obeyed the laws. without interfering
with his American citizenship. The
Senator dealt extensively with the sub
| ject of property qualifications.
Senator White interrupted to ask a
few questions. but did not get into the
main argument. it being his intention
to deliver a set speech on the subject
in a day or so. Mr. White, however.
made some inquiry relative to the old
| treaties. which were replied to by Mr.,
Morgan in explaining the difference be-
tween the treaties of 1S43 and that now
before the Senate. There was no in
tention now to set UP the islands as a
State. and many of the other objections
raised to the old treaty had been done
away with.
Mr.. Morgan did not, as has been said
conclude his speech He will resume
today, and will discuss the military i'm
portance of the islands, the commercial
value. their impor tance with respect to
the Nicaraguan canal and their en-
HANGED value to the United States on
account of the disturbed situation in
the Orient.
Mr. Frye spoke but briefly and refer
red to the commercial value of the ISL
ands and the growing trade between
them and this country. If they were TO
, fall into the other hands, all this trade
would be diverted to other nations. but
the main reason why he wanted to see
them annexed was their greater inn
portance as a military stronghold. The
United States, without the Hawaiian
Islands. could not possibly hope. he
said, to hold and control the NicaTa-
guam canal. If the United States did
not now take the islands it could not
consistently protest if any other power
reached out and gathered in that which
we had rejected.
Senator Stewart. replying to the crit
icism that has appeared in some Of the
press that the Hawaiian beet sugar
was initiating against the beet sugar
industry of this country, said the ca =
pacity of the island for the production
of sugar had been reached. and many
of the lands that have been used for
this purpose have been turned to cof-
fee growing. 1t would not matter one
bit so far as the sugar industry OF the
ITnited States We're concerned, he said.
if the Hawaiian Islands were sunk in
the sea The sugar grown there had
no effect upon the market. and had
nothing to do with fixing the price.
The debate win be continued to-day
The times., 1898-01-14

how a lovable scamp, ana WhlIe tle
playwright strews the confidence man
nath with enough thorns TO preVent
innocent youth from wanting TO fOlloW
i'm his footsteps. there is a temptation
to older and more hardened good 1oihs
To think more kindly of some OF their
erring fellow men. 1t is very easy 70
consien a villain to perditiOn or prison
when he is nothing but villain, but
when he is shown as human man
who loves his wife. and can be charac-
terized as a man who has some good
in him after ALL then human nature
has a little tendency to forgive him,
and that is a good thing.
Miss Keith Wakeman made her ap-
pearance in a leading role for the first
time this week. in the part of Mrs
Prothero. and was as artistic, natural
and touching in her part as Mr.. Willard
in his. The other parts were all. OF
course, we'll taken. Mrs. Fl. Cane dong
a pretty bit of character work as Lady
CTarabut. and Mr.. Stewart Allen, MI
Wizards manager. playing the part OF
Reffel in finished manner.
The Lafayette bill for tonight and to-
morrow afternoon Will be David Gar
rick and tomorrow night THE MIDI
1IpTnan
The times., 1898-01-14

pressed the rioting in the morning;
that it broke out again at night, and
peace was finally restored. one OF the
most significant details of the report
was that at one time il was thought
necessary to suggest the guarding Of
the captain generals palace.
Captain Crowninshield, chief of the
Bureau of Navigation. said, referring
to the riot, that there was no signifi-
canoe in the orders of the fleet to no-e
south. 1t was determined on long ago,
their orders having already been pub
lished-
IN addition to the statement that
everything in Havana is quiet, Consul
General Lee telegraphed the State De-
partment yesterday that if he needed a
var vessel he would cable. This ac-
counts for the orders that have been
sent to Capt. Sissbee, of the Maine
telling him Of the trouble in Havana,
and to be ready to obey any instruc-
tions from Gen. Lee. This action gave
rise to the report that the Maine had
already been ordered to Havana.
Gen. Lees dispatch yesterday said
everything had quieted down. but there
was some perturbation still over the
nights troubles 1t can be stated pos
itively that the Maine was ordered to
Key West month ago for the purpose
of being near Cuba.
There was some talk at the Navy
Department yesterday that if ii were
determined at any time TO send ship
to Havana the Marblehead, now at
Key West, would be all that would be
needed. 1t is not intended to scare any
body by sending a vessel to that port,
but to have one there for moral effect.
The presence of ship like the Maine
with four ten-inch guns and ten six
inch guns might cause the mercuriai
Spaniards to imagine fearful things
and to act in accord with their fancies.
At the close of department hours, the
assurances We're repeated that there
was nothing at all alarming III the
situation. The North Atlantic SQUAD
ron will leave Hampton Roads tomor-
row for Key West, and Will undoubt-
edly be in the right place if anything
alarming should happen.
1t was denied at the White House
yesterday that any request was sent
to newspaper correspondents to assem-
BILE there for the purpose of getting Il
statement from the President in rela-
tion to in Havana riot.
The times., 1898-01-14
DEMOCRATS In CONTROL
They Have House Majority for a
Short Time.
Mr.. Champ Clark Takes Advantage
of 1t to Get Some of the Re-
publican Pie.

A Democratic majority in the present
| Congress was one of the peculiar fea-
| lures of the operations in the House
yesterday afternoon. After the seed
| distribution contest had ended a num-
Der of Republicans left the building,
not anticipating any trouble, and Mr..
| Champ Clark, of Missouri, took al gan-
| tage of the occasion to do some really
fine work for his Democratic friends,
who have at no time expected To get
any of the pie the Republicans have
been distributing.
When the item of appropriation for
animal industry was reached in the
Committee of the Whole. he offered an
amendment which provided for the dis
tribution of 10000 copies of horse
book. He made hearty speech III its
favor and pleaded that the farmers
particularly needed such work.
Mr.. Payne, of New York 20 tes- the
strength of his party, offered an
amendment, making the number of
books $4,000. There was a brief debate
on the question and, confident of the
result, the Republicans let it go to
vote and Mr. Payne's amendment was
Mr. Wadsworth, of New York. chair
man of the committee in charge
of the bill, haStened to the rescue of
Mr.. Payne and scouts were sent hur
rying about the Capitol to bring in the
absentees. while Mr.. Payne was making
a motion to strike out the appropria
ton amendment. The viva vece vote
left the result in doubt and tellers We're
demanded, and new vote taken, which
resulted in their favor by vote of 1G7
to SO. The applause given by the Dem
ocrats when the result was announced
was rapturous and the chagrin of the
Republicans intense.
Mr.. Payne Immediately gave notice
that he would make it the order of to-
day. and Chairman WadSworth then
proceeded with the rest of the agricul-
tural bill. AS soon as the items had
beens acted on Mr.. Wadsworth moved
the committee arise, which action was
taken. AS soon as the committee dis
solved and the House WAS in order Mr.
Wadsworth, fearing the Democratic
majority yet remained. although mes
sengers had been working hard to find
absent Republicans. refused to report
the action of the committee, but moved
to adjourn. The vote, ON the division,
was announced by Speaker Reed TO be
ia TO 100 in favor of adjournment.
Mr.. Champ Clark called for the ayes
and nays, which resulted in vote OF
III to ia for adjournment. The Re
publicans had drummed up enough Re
puhLicans to save them with the refusal
of two or three Democrats. to vote. who
had been paired without their knowl-
edge The light will be continued to-
day, and the agricultural appropria--
tion passed.
The times., 1898-01-14
Those Mysterious Boxes.

Yesterdays papers told about the 2,sOO
packages that arrived at one of the
local express offices from Columbus,
Ohio. and OF the mystery that surrounded
their contents. Many guesses were
made as to what was inside the packages.
the ma iority OF opinions favOring quart
bottles of whisky. The majority OF drink
ers of whisky know how good Tharp's
Pure Berkeley Rye is-there is no room
for doubt among them as to it's splendid
quality, superb flavor, and old age
The hundreds who call at sI2 st daily
attest its popularity. ~
The times., 1898-01-14
CHOICE BITS OF SARCASM
De Almonds Comments on Hanna S
Congratulatory kilograms.
One Proposition In the Telegram to
the President He Considers
InexplicabIe-

Senator Hanna's election gave Mr..
De Almond of Missouri. an opportu-
nifty for semi humorous attack on the
Republican party yesterday in the
House. He seized the chance While the
House was in a Committee of the
Whole, having under consideration the
agricultural appropriation bill
When Mr.. De Almond obtained re-
cognition he read long list of con-
gratulatory kilograms that had been
sent to Mr.. Hanna and some sent by
him. The one sent by the Senator to
President Mckinley. God reiea>s. and
the Republican party still lives.n was
a splendid opportunity for Mr. De Ar
mondS sarcasm.
The first proposition. he contended
admitted of no argument God reigns
and what followed was. therefore ali
the more inexplicable, the Republican
party still lives
With biting sarcasm he read and
commented on other dispatches. The
telegram of the President clainjnp
HannS'S election to be a victory bene-
fetal to the country" received the COM
ment that he could not understand how
the return of Senator Hanna could no
benehcial except as a horrible example
to be avoided. He added that he did
not wonder that Perry Heath. Senator
Hawley, and the dozen other represent
ative office-holding Republicans con-
graduated Hanna. for he was the
truest and best exponent and repre-
sentative OF modern Republicanism. I'm
all that was bad in that Darty Hanna
was representative.
The remarks of Mr.. De Arnond were
so vigorously applauded on the Demo-
cratic side of the House that the ire
pressible Mr.. Mahany. OF New York.
deemed it his duty to come to the de-
fense of Senator Hanna, and in a five
minutes TRADE he tried to impress on
all that there is but one God and Han
ma is His prophet. MIR. Mahany was
rewarded with hearty Republican ap-
plause.
The times., 1898-01-14
"The Rogue,s Comedy" Mt Lafayette

In the first act of The Rogues Com
edy' a. sympathetic chord is. touched in
the breast of every man and woman
who ever had anything to do with
hypnotic fakir. So skilIfulIy is the
character of Mr.. Bailey Prothero intro
duced and exposed Go the audience,
not the people in the play that ones
feelings in watching its development
are reminiscent to an extraordinary de-
gree. The playwright handles the sub
ject as delicately as Hawthorne might
have treated the superstitions of old
New England and there is always the
saving clause of. ProtheFois honest
declaration. that he. does have some
faith in his own powers, though they
are considerably padded. Mr.. Willard's $
work in this character is of a sort
which would be impossible to an actor
not consummately slzilifui and of
gentle, kindly and sympathetic nature.
He makes Prothero scamp, yet some
The times., 1898-01-14
uNpERFA hEHs-
Il, WILLIAM LEE
UNDERTA AKERs
s32 Pa. Ave. -. W
Ffrsf-class service. PbOnes 1850
DIED.


KELLUM-On wednesday. January j :,
1898, WILLIAM THOMAS hElLl NJ,
aged ten years, one month and nineteea
days.
Willie was our little darling,
Pride OF all our hearts and nome,
But God came and whispered,
Willie darling do come home.
Gone. but not forgotten.
BY HIS PARENTS
Funeral will take place Friday, January
II at g D. m. from his late residence,
1893 Third street southeast. baltithofe
and Virginia papers please copy.
Item
HOMER on Wednesday January | = Hild-
night CLARENCE s.. eldest son of carrie
F. and the late Charles H. Homer aSed
twenty wears and six months,
Funeral from residence OF ms uncIe'
C.. a. Mudtlinlan. 1912 Sixth street north
U-ast Frifia'v at Q O'Clock. Item
KENGL A-0u Tuesday, January IL,
1898 at IL clock p. IN, at MS late resi-
,Ience. No. GIL street southeast, j ACOb
H KENGL 4. -.
funeral viii take place from st. Peters
Church, on Friday. January Ia. 1885, at
ga.rn Services rt the residence private
iai 2-2t,em
The times., 1898-01-14
GOLD IN NEW GUIANA.
British Colony Is the Scene of a
Rich Find

san Francisco, Jan. 13-An Australian
steamer today brings news of the dis
covery of a rich gold field near the Nam
bare, in British New Guiana 1t is
on the Ikore, and from every gully good
washings were secured, and 1t is pre-
dicted that within a few months several
thousand men will be on the ground,
as the gold is far more abundant than
in any other camp discovered in New
Guiana.
The times., 1898-01-14
PATRIOTS IN cHINATowN.
Celestial Regiments Promised TO
Defend the American Flag.

Defend the American Flag.
New York, Jan. 13.-The war news"
has SO affected some OF the Chinese residents
of this city, that regiment is being got
together TO aidthis country yin fighting Spain.
Thomas l.. Lee, natnralized citizen, and
q prosperous merchant, read of the Havana
riots today. He started immediately for
Chinatown and issued cali for a special
meeting of the league. About fifty re-
sponded, and when the iue ct ing was
called toorder- Lee had a copy of one of the
afternoon papers. He read the war
news" and then made a speech.
I'VE are anxious" said he. ito have
the proper sort of Chinainen naturalized.
We can do more TO show the Justice OF our
demands now than at any other time. Let
us get up a regiment OF Chinese soldiers
from New York and offer ourselves TO the
Government TO fight these eowardly Span
isrds. Lawyer Price tells me that service
in arms under flag of itself gives the
right of citizenship. I ain rich. l am
ClllLch- nave lfaHN thouNd nus Oh uul-
lars. but there are Sorae of my brothers who
are not 80 Fortunate. 70 help them reach
where | ain | VIII he the first to enlist.
Who viii be the next -
Lees speech created sensation and
wasgreeted with applause. Within ten min
utes thirty names had been added To the
roUs II was decided Thai IaIyvnr Price
should toe retained to draw up the
articles of enlistment, and see that the
complete roll should &c forwarded in proper
shape TO the authorities in Washington.
The times., 1898-01-14
SHE ACCEPTS BANIsHMENr.
A Cuban Woman Prefers Ii TO
Tempting Her Husband

A Cuban Woman Prefers Ii TO
Tempting Her Husband.
New York. Jan. 13.-AIrs. IneZ Ponce DE
Rogue, wife of the commander of the in
surgent Cuban forces about Natanzas,
Brigadier General Rogue arrived in This
city last night on the Seneca, She pre-
ferred bauishIuent from Cuba rather than
serve as a Spanish messenger 10 her hus-
band 10 offer him bribe. she had been
Imprisoned in q Havana fortress for
seventeen months and for thirteen months
of that time was not allowed to hold com
munication with any one.
She was released recently on the general
amnesty order of the Queen Regent. The
only charge against her was that on the
dead body OF a Cuban was found a letter
from her to her husband. On her release
Gen. Blanco wanted her to take an offer of
a bribe 10 her husband. if he would sur
render and accept Spanish autonomy.
The times., 1898-01-14
Favorable to Connection

Mr.. Mcmillan, for the Senate District
Committee, yesterday made Favorable
report on bill authorizing the Washing
ton and Glen Echo Railroad Company
to obtain right OF way and TO construct
tracks in the District o distance of 600
feet. This is the connection of the Glen
Echo read with the Chevy Chase line at
point within the District adjacent to
Chevy Chase circle.
The times., 1898-01-14
Ex.consul Jones Dead.

The State Department yesterday re-
ceived a cabiegram from Shanghai an
nouncing the death of Alexa nder G.
Jones. late American consul at Chinkiang.
Mr.. Jones was formerly consul at Bergen,
Norway, and at Nagasaki, Japan. He
was about sixty years of age and had
served in the Confederate army and in
Mexico.
The times., 1898-01-14
Tbe Marblehead Accident.

Capt. Sigsbee, of the battleship Maine,
telegra ed from Key West to the Navy
Department yesterday that four of the
cruiser Marbiehead's men Were injured
while at small arms rifle practice. No
body was killed. He does not send
particulars.