davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
SCIENTISTS IN SESSION.
unusual Gathering In New York
 Interesting Papers Read

Interesting Papers Read.
 New York, Dec. 2S-Within the hall of the Columbia university there gath cred to-day such body of scientists as has seldom been brought together in session under one roof. Almost all the societies for research and higher sci ence were represented and the scope of their deliberations stretched from psy- chology to morphology. Each society held its meeting in a separate hall President Seth Low of Columbia visited a number of the meetings and welcomed the delegates to Columbia's new home At the anthropological section of the American Association for the Advance ment of Science these papers were read: "The Indian Congress at Oma- ha." by James Mooney of Washington, and Belief in Will Power Among the Pawnees," by F. J. Fletcher of Cam bridge, Mass.
 About 230 fellows of the American Geological society were present during the morning session, including Presi- dent Stephenson, Professor B. K. Elmer son of Amherst, Dr. G. w. Dalton of the Canadian geological survey, I. c. White, Virginia state geologist, and H. l.. Fair child of Rochester university. There were fifty-four papers to be read, and among those read this morning were: Outline of the Geology of Hudson's Bay and Strait" by Robert Bell of the Canadian geological survey; The Ge- olofy of Yosemite National Park by H. w. Tanner of the United States geo. logical survey; "The Geology of the Crystalline Rocks of Manhattan Island" !" by F. J. H. Merrill. At all the other meetings many papers were read, most of them relating to technical subjects.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
peculation as to Who Will Sue eeti Late Senator Morrill, as Chairman.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-There is much speculation as to what senator will sue ceed the late Senator Morrill, as chair man of the committee on finance. The committee is generally considered as in some respects the most important one in the senate. It certainly is so at times when financial legislation is un der consideration, but it has not here tofore been of the continuing import ance of the committee on appropria- tions. Senator Allison, who is now chairman of the appropriation commit tee, has, since Senator Sherman's re- tirement, stood next to Senator Morrill, on the finance committee, and under the unwritten rules of the senate he would succeed to the chairmanship if he should desire to do so, and the best opinion obtainable is that he will so decide. In order to take this place he would have to surrender his chairman ship of the committee on appropria- tions, but in view of probable arrange ments depriving the committee of much of it's prestige and power, he would not relinquish a place so important as 1t has heretofore been.
 Senator Allison declines to discuss the probabilities, saying that he has not had time to give attention to the mat ter. If he accepts this chairmanship Senator Hale will succeed him as chair man of the committee on appropria- tions. If Senator Allison should decline the chairmanship of the finance com mittee, that place would fall to Senator Ellis. There appears to be very little doubt that the rules of the senate will be changed very soon after the assem- bling of the senate so as to take the majority of the appropriation bills from the committee on appropriations and distribute them among other commit tees.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
Charming Reception.

The young ladies of the graduating class of the Misses Orton and Nichols school gave a very pretty reception in Andersons gymnasium last night. There were about fifty couples of con- genial young people present as the guests of the young ladies, and the evening passed all too quickly. Many exceedingly pretty and becoming gowns were worn by the ladies. There were twenty-four popular numbers on the programme, and each one was very much enjoyed. Leichter's orchestra furnished the music, which was splen- did. Among those present were the Misses Hempsted, Maziene, Sparks, Kelly, riley, Smith, Barnes, Brett, Bur nette Magic, Studley, Pierce, Corbin, Adams. Lum, Messrs, Hopkins, Ma ziene, Todd, Baker, Hulse, Adams, Garde. Beers. Wilson, Pearce, Filley, Doolittle Morris, Armstrong, Wrinn Hamilton, Dodge and Matthews.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
CALIFORNIA LIMITED WRECKED EGstbOund Train on the Atchison,
 Topeka and Santa Fe

Trinidad, Col, Dec. 28.-The east bound California limited train on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad was wrecked eleven miles east of this city this morning. The accident hap pened on a curve and it is supposed to have been caused by the spreading of rails. The engine, one Pullman and the dining car passed over all right. The observation car, two drawing room sleepers and a composite car left the track The wreck immediately caught fire from an explosion of gas from the composite car and the entire four cars were burned up. No one was killed, but the following persons in the com posite car were injured, none danger ously: Conductor c. D. Boucher, Frank Rope, brakeman; c. c. Fairbanks, Pull man porter, and Charles L. Beveren of New York. A corpse en route for Phil adalphia was crernated in the fire. Phy- sicians from this city went to the scene and cared for the injured people, after which they were taken to LaJunta.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
C-4RE OF BRITISH SOLDIERS.
American Officers Arrive In Jamaica to
 study Methods.

study Methods.
 Kingston, Jamaica, Dec. 2S.--The United States hospital ship Bay State arrived here to-day from Santiago, having on board Lieutenant Colonel R. M. O'Reilly, who is to be chief surgeon at Havana during the American occu- patton, and Lieutenant Weston, the two officers constituting a special commits sion, under orders issued by Surgeon General Sternberg, to study the meth ods now in use in the island of Jamaica for protecting soldiers of the British army stationed there from fatal infec- tious diseases and from the effects of the climatic conditions.
 The two officers landed after short quarantine and visited the consulate. They declined to be interviewed, but seemed annoyed at receiving no official recognition of their presence as com mission. As the colonial secretarys it was ascertained, in answer to inquiries made there an hour after the commits sions arrival, that the colonial author- ities had received no intimation that the commission was coming and had regarded the first report of it's arrival as a hoax. On being informed how ever, that the commission was in King ston, to study British colonial military methods, the authorities immediately replied that Dr. O'Reily and Lieuten- ant Weston would be granted all the fa- cilities they might desire.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
FOOL ROOMS CLOSED.
First Time tn History of City-Grand
 Jury Determined.

Louisville. Dec. 2S.-For the first time in the history of the city the pool rooms are closed For some time bitter fight has been waged upon the pool room in terests, which resulted in the three rooms in this city being raided on Sat urday The men arrested were released at a preliminary hearing, but as the grand jury had announced it's intention to continue raiding them the cases came into the criminal court this morning and the proprietors announced their inten- ton of closing their doors permanently. In view of this fact the indictments were quashed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
CHIN.AMEN IN 4 FERMENT.
Those in Springfield, Mass, Must Pro-
 duce ReStstration Certificates.

Springfield, Mass, Dec. 2S,-The Chi into a big ferment of fear to-day through the coming of pr. Jin Fuey Moy of New York, United States treasury official and interpreter. pr. Moy came here to round up the local Chinamen, intending to arrest all those who could not produce certificates of registration as required by the Chinese exclusion act of 1892. With a police in- spector he captured six fthe Celestials, one of whom was later released. The other five will be taken tomorrow to Boston to be tried before United States judge. Inspector Ralph Izart of New York will take the prisoners out of the city. They will be charged with il- legally living in this country, the pen alty being one years Imprisonment at hard labor followed by deportation to the old country.
 The coming of Dr. Moy terrorizad the hundred or more local Chinamen, with the result that a number getting a tip of what was going on, fled from the city. One laundry was found closed, with shutters down. One of the men arrested Jue Que, is highly civilized Chinaman. He rides bicycle, has cut off his queue and has a white wife in Boston. He has been here four years. pr. Moy said that complaints had been sent to Washington by local labor unions, and for that reason he was or dered her to make a wholesale raid.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
CHING F IN FREIGHT SERVICE
VIII Cause Fifty Men to Take Up Resi-
 demee in yylIllmantic.

Willimantic, Conn.,, Dec. 2S.-Com- mencing next Sunday, January 1, there will be a change in the running of the freight service on the Consolidated road which will cause upwards of fifty rail- road men to take up their residence in this city. On and after that date the crews of all freight trains passing through Wilimantic will make their headquarters here. At present freight crews from Boston and the Midland di- vision and crews from Providence on the Central division go through to East Hartford, carrying out the practice of the old New England road. The Con- solidated road has, however, made Will limantic the dividing line and for that reason the crews of all freights pass ing through here. which include con- ductors. engineers, fremen and brake men, will have to remove to this city. Many of the men are married and have families.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
VAR CLAIMS OF AMERICANS.
President to Recommend Legislation
 Looking to n Settlement.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Immediately upon the ratification of the peace treaty |. by the senate, the president will recom- mend to congress the enactment of leg islation looking to the settlement of the claims of American citizens from dam age sustained in Cuba, Porto Rico and other Spanish possessions which formed the seat of war. These claims to the amount of $26,OO0,00O on this score, al- ready have been lodged with the state department. It is true that an un- known proportion of these are claims based on depredations committed by Cuban insurgents, for which it is ques- tionable whether the Spanish govern ment could be held responsible.
 On the other hand, it is believed that there are many claims for large amounts that have not yet been present. ed owing to the inability of the claim ants to secure the necessary corrobor- atiVe evidence during the Spanish occu- patton of the evacuated territories, or because of the belief that it would be frultless to present any claim so long as spanish sovereignty was maintained. Now, however, by an article in the treaty of Paris the United States has assumed liability for all claims prefer- red by its citizens on account of depre- datlons, or in fact on any proper score. In it's turn the Spanish assumed liabil- ity for any claim that might have been made on account of Spanish citizens or the Spanish government itself against the United States. What such claims
 would have amounted to cannot be es
 timated None were filed with the
 United States government prior to the declaration of war. But it is recalled
 that there was much criticism on the
 Of the high Spanish officials of the al-
 legged failure of the United States gov
 ernment to observe the requirements of
 the neutrality laws and more than one
 statement to the effect that the Spanish government intended to present claim
 for round number of millions on that score.
 In the inclusion in the treaty of the | clause providing for the mutual as-
 sumption of debts by both parties, the
 commissioners were simply following
 the lines of the treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo, which terminated the war be- tween the United States and Mexico, all 1 though in that case there was a limita- 1 tion expressed in terms upon the amount of liability assumed by the 1 United States. So far as is known, the
 treaty does not specifically provide for l fha ir,tr of o +1 adjust these claims of the United States
 citizens, but as that is the usual meth
 cd of adjudication, it is presumed that
 commission will be created by an act of congress. The later cannot withhold ] it's sanction to some such arrangement
 after the ratification of the treaty, be-
 cause the convention itself binds the I government to the obligation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
COST OF NICARAGUA CANAL
ADMIRAL WALKER ESTIMATES IT
 AT $194, 100000.
Prof. Haupt Places 1t at sI23, ,0oO, 1000 While Gen. Haines Would Add go Per Cent. to the Walker Figures -Esti- mates Represent Maximum Cost of the Most Expensive of Three Routes.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Copies of the canal commission, of which Admiral Walker Is chairman, have been furnish ed to Senator Morgan and others inter- ested in the bill now pending on con- gress on that subject. The commission has not fully worked out all the details of the construction of the proposed ca- nal, but the report simply presents briefly the views of the commissioners as to the feasibility of the work and the maximum cost at which 1t is believed the waterway can be constructed. Three routes are spoken of, viz, the Old Low Level, the High Level or Monocal route and an intermediate route, and any of these Senator Morgan says the commission considers feasible.
 For the purpose of arriving at an es- innate of probable maximum cost the commission submitted figures on the low level route, which, the senator says, is considered the longest and most ex- pensive. For this route Admiral Walk CT estimated the cost would be S124,00,- O00 Professor Haupt $123, 100000, while General Haines added 20 per cent. to those figures because of various condl- tions, chiefly the question of the cost of labor, which it was impossible, he thought, to figure on with absolute defi- niteness. The report, says the senator, shows conclusively that the project is an entirely feasible one, and that in it's construction the government has the choice of any one of the three routes. It shows further, Senator Morgan states, the absolute accuracy of the surveys made by Engineer Monocal some years ago.
 The senator believes, however, that all these figures are too high and ex- presses the opinion that $100,000CO0 will cover the entire cost of construction, passing this belief on what has been done in the case of the Manchester, the Kiel and the Chicago drainage canals and on the reduced cost of materials and labor to-day as compared with what would have been necessary in the early discussion of the building of the proposed waterway.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOuEN. Mrs. Mary Wright Seyve1l Arrrn ging for
 Third TrionniaI Meeting.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Mrs. Mary Wright Sewell of Minneapolis, president of the National Council of Women. is here arranging for the third trienniaI meeting of the council to be held in February. Mrs. Sewell said to-day: The work of the council is we'll map ped out in it's standing committees and we have just added two new commit tees, one domestic relations under the law and on the care of dependent and defective children On the former ev cry woman is star in the legal pro- fession. These women will codify all existing state laws relating to mort gage, divorce and the domestic relations generally and bringing to the surface their inconsistencies, try through the national council to have some general and adequate legislation on the sub- ject. This congress will be most im- portant because it just precedes that of the quinquennial international coun- cil to be held in London in June There national councils of women in Great Britain, the United States, Germany Canada, Sweden, Italy, Greece and Hol- land, will be represented, and national councils are being formed now in France, Finland, Denmark, and Switz- erland." At the London convention Mrs Sewell, who is it's vice president, will speak on organization as factor of development in modern life; Rev. Anna Shaw on Women as Lecturers" Mrs Purdy Peck of Iowa on Social Educa- ton of Women;" Mrs. Margaret Kane, on Industrial and Social Culture in the United States" and Miss Octavia Williams Bates on Women in the Le- gal Profession
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
WEST INDIAN TEATHER SERVICE
Headquarters to be Moved from Kings.
 ton to Havana.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-To-day Secre- tary Wilson directed Chief Moore of the weather bureau to move the head quarters of the West Indian storm warning service from Kingston to Ha- vana, to establish complete meteorolog- ical stations at Cienfuegos and Puerto Principe and as rapidly as possible to extend the climate and crop service of the weather bureau over the island, So that within a period of probably less than two months our people would be fully informed as to the condition of everything meteorological and agricul- tural in the various portions of the is- land and as to the progress of the re- mobilization of the industries which, during the resent strife, were suspended or annihilated. The secretary of war has been requested to assign to the weather bureau buildings and grounds for the headquarters of the service at Havana.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
W.fRNER IS ON TRIAL.
The Ex-cashier of the Hampshire
 Savings Bank


 Northampton Mass, Dec. 2S.-It took some time after the opening of the su perior court this afternon to impanel jury in the embezzlement case of Lewis Warner, ex-cashier of the Hampshire Savings bank. The men finally selected with one exception are residents of towns outside of North ampton. The first witness called was 5. E. Cook, one of the receivers of the Hampshire Savings bank. He had a book of records of the bank and it's ad- mission as evidence was strongly ob- jected to by ". N Brooks, one of War ners counsel. The book was finally admitted Fl. A. Kimball, a former trustee of the bank, was next called and identified the book and some en- tries in Warmers handwriting. These were the only witnesses examined this afternoon. Many objections were taken by the defense. Warmers appearance was pitiable and at time it was neces- sary for the deputy sheriffs to support him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
CONCESSIONS IN PORTO RICO. General Henry Wtthdraws an Order Revoktng Certain spanish RIghts.

Santiago, Dec. 2S.-Generai Henry, governor of the military department of Porto Rico, has withdrawn the order recently issued by him revoking all the concessions and franchises granted by the Spanish authorities before the sur- render of the island to the United States. The intention of the original order of revocation was to deprive Span- ish franchise holders of the advantage given them over Americans. The order supplemented recent orders from the war department. Its cancellation by General Henry is on account of legal issues raised. There is no foundation whatever for any charges that the United States authorities have inter- fered or are interfering with religion in Porto Rico. All General Henry would do is to prohibit the inf1ammable utterances of the Spanish priests.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
WHY PANAMA C.iN4L COMPANT. Annual Meeting in Parfs-Superiority
 of the Route,

London, Dec. 2S-The Paris corre- spondent of the Times says: At the annual meeting of the new Panama Canal company to-day a long report was received In addition to showing that no definite plan has been adopted for the completion of the canal the re- port refers to the American interests in the Nicaragua route since the war and indicates the means taken to acquaint the United States government and the American people with the position and prospects of the Panama canal. On this point 1t says: We have offered to place at the disposal of the United States every facility for examining our works and plans, which will easily convince them of the superiority. from all points of view, of the Panama route. They will find in the treaties existing between them and Colombia and in the facilities allowed by our statutes all the guaran- tees and advantages which their na- tional interests require
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
NATAL GOVERNOR FOR GUAM. wiII Probably be Unlike Other Colonial
 Possessions in This Respect

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The island of Guam, unlike the other colonial posses sions of the United States, will probably have a naval and not a military gover- nor. The sole reason for the acquire ment of the island was to obtain a na- val station. The command will be inn portant, for the island has population of more than eight thousand people. about fourteen hundred of whom are of European extraction.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
INFER COLLEGIATE CHESS.
Columbia and Harvard Tied-Yale in
 Inst Plnce.


 New York, Dec. 2S.-This afternoon the students from Columbia, Harvard, Yale and Princeton began play in the third round of the inter collegiate chess tournament at the Columbia grammar school in this city. The openings adopted were as follows: First table, K. G. Falk of Columbia vs. J. A. Ely of Princeton, Ruy Lopez opening; second table, L. A. Cook of Yale vs. c. r. c. Aronsberg of Harvard, queens pawn opening; third table, A. s. Meyer of Co., lumbia vs. A. M Webb of Yale, kings gambit, declined; fourth table, A. s. Waston of Princeton vs. D. l.. Southard of Harvard, two knights defense. The third round was concluded tonight when Harvard and Columbia had won four half games each; Princeton two and Yale one game. The details of the afternoon game follow:
 Falk on the first board played a Ruy Lopez, in the course of which Ely at first had to lose. piece, then a rock and the game after forty-two moves. Cook selected 6-Q4 opening on the sec- ond board against Aronsberg. The lat ter played very poor game, allowing his adversary to capture two pieces. After twenty-one moves Cook won the game. Meyer proceeded in a kings gambit against Webb with fine attack which won him three pawns. This nu- merical advantage was telling in the end game stage and Webb resigned af- ter the forty seventh move. Weston was scarcely match for Southard, who won a pawn in the opening. This advantage sufficed to secure the Har- yard champion the win after fortysev- en moves.
 The record of the tournament to date is as follows:
 Columbia, AZ won, 11s lost; Harvard, | 4b won, 11a lost; Princeton, won, lost; Yale, won, lost.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
ACCIDENTAL POISONING.
Mrs. James Carney Took Carbolic Acid
 by Mistake.

Maria Carney, wife of James F. Car ney of 90 Carlisle street, died yesterday afternoon as the result of drinking car bolic acid, which she mistook for other medicine. There had been sickness in the family, in which carbolic acid had been used. Mrs. Carney took this, SUD- posing that it was another medicine which she was taking. She died shortly afterwards before medical assistance could be rendered. Mrs. Carney was thirty-two years old. Medical Exam iner White was called and pronounced her death accidental.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
Yale Team Defeated
Quaker

Philadelphia, Dec. 2s.-The Quaker City Athletic club hockey team to-day defeated the Yale team by the score of to l. Yale played a plucky and stub born game, but was no match for the Quakers. After an even contest in the first half the Quakers scored one. In the second half they rallied and by fast and vigorous play added three more to their score In this half Yale took a sudden brace and succeeded in shooting one goal. When time was called the puck was in Yale's territory.