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The times., 1898-12-25
FILIPINO AGENTS RETURN.
r. Agoncille Tells of the Work He
Did at Paris.

r. Agoncillo Tells Of the Work He
Did at Paris.
New York. Dec. 24-F. Agonci 10 and hfi
Enslish-speaking secretary and interpre-
ter. 8. Lopez. who represented the Phil
ippine revolutionist. Aguinaldo. at Paris
during the sessions of the Peace Commits
sion, returned here tonight on the Cum
ard steamship Etruria.
Agoncillo and Lopez look much like
prosperous and educated Japanese mer-
chants. They were Orientally polite.
and likewise Orientally uncommunicative.
although quite willing to talk. Agonci 10
said through his secretary that he had
gone to Paris after having spent several
weeks In Washington to make known TO
the American Peace Commissioners the
hopes and desires OF the Fiipinos.
he had sent letters to the American
senators whom he believed to favor the
cause of the Independence of the Fiiipi-
nos. expressing his views on the subject.
which. in substance. are that Spain had
no power to cede the Philippines to the
United States. as she was not herself In
possession of them. and that the Fill
pinos are quite capable of governing
themselves.
AgOncillo and Lopez went To the Hoi-
land House, where they will stay until
Monday. They Will then go to Washing
ton, where they will await the coming of
the other Philippine ENJOYS, Juan Luna,
Gen. Reigo de Dros and DR.. Tjosada, who
are expected here on January 2.
The times., 1898-12-25
DISTRICT BILLS IN CONGRESS.
Rnpidity With Which Local Meas.
ures Are Being Pushed.

Three bills relating to the District have
already become laws at the present ses-
sion of Congress and five others have
been favorably reported to the House or
Senate by the respective District commit
tees.
There are a number of bills that have
been passed by one house.. and that are
still pending in the other. Among those
Nat have thus passed the House are bills
to change the name of the Capital Rail-
way Company, to extend Eleventh Street
northwest, to control wharf property and
public spaces. to incorporate the National
Congress of Mothers, to incorporate the
East Washington Heights Traction Rail
way Company. to impose license on
merrysgo-rounds. to require the Bright
wood Railway to abandon its overhead
trolley between certain streets, to author
ize the extension of the Metropolitan
Railway, to establish building lines on
certain streets, to relieve Ann Merkel. to
authorize the Washington and Gettysburg
Railroad Company to extend Its line into
the District, to regulate steam engineer
ing, to relieve NJ. A. Moiin,- to amend the
charter of the Suburban Railroad Conn
pany. to compel the removal of aban-
doned street car tracks. to regulate barb
wire fences. to authorize the extension Of
Columbia Railway and Contemporaries the
The times., 1898-12-25
A Woman bent on Marrying Boy.

Red Bank, n. J., Dec. 2i-Thomas Hop
kins, seventeen-year-old boy. of Mid
dietown, made arrangements to get mar
ried tonight. When his father heard of
his intention he inserted the following ad-
yertisement in local paper:
Notice to cIergymen: Understanding
that my son, Thomas Hopkins. has made
preparations to get married. 1 hereby
notify all clergymen that he is minor,
being only seventeen years of age. George
Hopkins
Mr.. Hopkins said this afternoon that
he became aware of his sons intentions
by means of a letter which he found in
the young mans pocket. The letter was
from the bride-eiec1 he said. Mr.. Hop
kins also said that the woman is more
than ten years older than his boy and
that she had ,boasted that she would
marry him in spite of all obstacles. Mr.
Hopkins refused to give the young wo-
mans name.
The times., 1898-12-25
LEFT ALONE
His Cabinet Resigns in Anger
at Arbitrary Methods.
MESSAGE OF THE LEADER
An Effort to Acquire Unlimited Pow
er-Opposition to n Dictntorship-
Crisis I'm the. Affairs of the FIJI
pinos-The Suspensfon of Bus ness
Causes Considerable Suffering.

Manila, Dec. 2i-The insurgent congress
at Malolos on December p adopted unani-
mously the Filipino constitution. which
had been under discussion by that assem-
bly, for, weeks. Aguinaldo and his cabi-
net had fully approved the constitution
previous to its adoption. and yesterday at
a meeting OF the council Aguinaldo sub
mitted draft of his proposed message to
congress.
He discussed the present crucial condi-
ton of the relations of the Filipinos with
the Americans and proposed a temporary
suspension of certain sections of the con-
stitution which limit the powers of the
President and wanted to add other sec
tions comforting absolute power upon the
president throughout the continuation of
the existing situation.
He desired the addition of section CIV
ing the president the right to declare war
without consulting congress. These pro-
posals created great surprise in the coun-
Gil. There was little discussion, but much
) opposition.
Aguinaldo's sudden change of mind was
attributed by the members of the council
TO the advice of a man not a member of
the cabinet, who is apparently more pow
erful with Aguinaldo than they.
The cabinet proposed to resign In order
that this mar might form new ministry,
and Aguina.do proposed to resign himself
but this was merely bluff.
Finally the cabinet resigned, and Agui-
naldo's friend Is trying TO form new one.
The whole trouble may mean simply the
opposition of the cabinet to the influence
of an outsider. More probably, however
1t is the first break against Aguinaldo' s
attitude toward the Americans, and also
demonstration of opposition to his
reaching out for dictatorship.
The steamer Union, which returned
here yesterday from Iloilo with natl e
and Spanish soldiers. and was refused a
landing at this place. has been detained
by the American officials.
Private adyices from the southern
provinces say that business is suspended
in all the leading towns, that supplies are
scarce. and that foreigners are only per-
mitted to travel when special permits
have been issued to them.
At Maloios, the headquarters Of the So
called Philippine government, near here.
the native soldiers are levying on the VII
layers for supplies of food, the people are
half-starved and general dissatisfaction
prevails.
The times., 1898-12-25
A REFORM MARSHAL KILLED.
Hartford. KY. the Scene of IA scnsa
tiOnal street Tragedy.

Hartford, Ky. the Scene of a Scnsa-
tional street Tragedy.
Louisville. Dec. A.-Samuel Casedier, a
prominent farmer from this section rode
into Hartford. KY. today upon a thor
oughbred horse with the ayowed purpose
of killing the town marshal. Cicero King.
He not only succeeded. but he also fatally
wounded Gabriel &. Likens. former clerk
of the Circuit Court of that district, who
attempted to capture Casedier after he
had slain Marshal King.
On his way to town Casedier declared
to several friends that he was going to
Hartford TO kill King because the latter
had been making himself obnoxious by
arresting persons for drinking and being
disorderly in the streets of the town. King
had, upon his Installation into Office, be-
gun reform movement and had aroused
the enmity of many people. When Case
dier ran across the marshal in one of the
principal streets this afternoon he
whipped out huge dirk and began stab
bIng him. Three wounds. either Of which
would have proved fatal We're inflicted.
One was through the heart, another in
the right breast. penetrating the lung. and
another in the left breast. almost sever
ing one rib. King dropped dead upon the
sidewalk.
Likens. who is prominent liveryman.
rushed out of his stable and attempted
to arrest the murderer. He was stabbed
several times and he will probably die.
A number of citizens then rushed upon
Casedier and he surrendered. The affair
occasioned great excitement and in order
TO avoid lynching Casedier was re-
moved to the Louisville jail.
The times., 1898-12-25
SUITS AGAINST THE B. & o.
Application for the Prompt For,
closure of MOrtraeer

Application LOT thc t'rOmpt fOrc-
closure of Mortgages.
Baltimore, Dec AIN the United
States Circuit Court here today the Mer-
camille Trust Company, OF this city, filed
supplemental bill for the foreclosure
of the Baltimore and Ohio mortgage of
December 10. 1887. a st5s
The original paper, filed September 10
last. was based on the default of interest
August l. 1895. and it is set forth that as
this has been continued for ninety days
the principal of the bonds is now due.
The claim is for SEQ, 900 interest and s1S.-
$4,000 principal, with interest in both
cases from August l.
a suit was also filed for the fore
closure of the s3,eoe,o00 mortgage on the
Psrkersburg Branch Railroad Company,
executed July 10. 1873. and the bonds is
sued und,.r II for per cent interest. De-
fault was made in the interest payment
of $4,000 due April l and October l of
the present year. Charles Coster, of
Tuxedo, n. Y; j. w. Brown, and James
Bond. of Baltimore. trustees under the
mortgage, filed the suits.
The times., 1898-12-25
ESCAPED CONVICT CAPTURED.
Lawrence Gay Quickly Brought
Back to Sing Sing.


Sing Sing Dec. si.-warsien Sage, OF Sing Sing
prison, this morning received teiegraphc mes
cage from Garrisons-on- the-Hudson saying that
Lawrence Gay, the convict who escaped from the
prison yesterday afternoon, was captured at Gar
risons this morning.
The warden sent out about seventy keepers as
soon as the escape of Gay vas discovered. They
were distributed along the railroad track and
through the different villages and hamlets be-
tween Mott Haven and Poughkeepsie. Every
railroad station and ferry between those points
was closely guarded One of the keepers who was
stationed at the GarrisoIs ferry recognized Gay
As he was about to cross the ferry this morning.
Gay were citizens clothes.
Gay was brought back to Sing Sing, and placed
in dark cell He refused to say much about
his escape. ard all the warden could learn was
that after getting away from the prison he ran
over the hills in northern direction Early this
morning he watched for an opportunity to board
a passing freight train. en- which he made his way
to Garrisons. He is thirty-one years old, and has
been serving term for burglary committed in
Mount Vernon. His term was for three yeats and
three months, and he would have had only about
eight months more to serve il he had not escaped
He will now lose several months of coumutation
time, ard will have to serre out his full term.
The times., 1898-12-25
HOW MORGAN ESCAPED.
Discovery Of the Tunnel Through
which the Confedcrates Fled.

which the Confedcrates Fled.
Columbus. O.. Dec. 2l--Tne tuInel
through which John Morgan and his fs.-
low Confederate raiders escaped from the
Ohio Penitentiary on the night of No
yember IS, 1853, was discovered today.
One of the survivors of the band Of
raiders who had been imprisoned here,
Thomas W. Buliitt. of Kentucky. in an
after-dinner speech, recently refeeiel II
the story current at the time that Nor
gan and his men had not tunneied out,
but had escaped by the col,usion OF War
den Merton. then at the head of the Stat
institution.
kir Builitt. to refute the story, said re
passage leading to the tunnel through
which the escape was made. Superin-
tendent Laney and squad Of men
worked al day yesterday and part of
today tearing up the wall of The cell in
the east block, where Bul;itt was con-
fined.
They found the old knife badly rusted
and another. They also found the cid
airchamber and followed it until beneath
Cell No. 81, which was Gen. John Nor
gan's. A large pile OF dirt was found and
also the stone which had been ioosenad
from the wall Beyond this the tunnel
had cayed and had been filed up long
since.
The times., 1898-12-25
washington anid UnlversIty RaIr0ad

Washington and University Railroad
Company. osrs
Those that have passed the Senate are
bills authorizing 1the completion of the
Washington nauetlnctstunnel; authorizing
the Commissioners TO alter or repsai GER
tain health ordinances; for the relief CT
the holders OF fcmtain tax-sale certifi-
Gates; for the sprotscti0n OF sewer pipes,
cables. ETC.. from eiectrolysis for the re-
lief of NJ. J.nCrapston and Harriet A
Ferguson. relative to the payment Of
claims for material and labor used in
District buildings and to incorporate the
American SOCIAL Science Association.
Z Work for the District will be pushed
after the holidays.
The times., 1898-12-25
To give a varied proeram.

Professors Yundt and Holmes. two of
the original members of the Madrid Quar-
tet, are sparing'' no pains to make their
flrst-season's concert an artistic success.
The musicale will be he'd in the parlors
of No. 935 X Street northwest, Tuesday
evening. December 2s. The program will
include some of the best Washington
talent.
Among those who are to participate
during the evening are Edward ]. Walsh,
a member of the Carroll Institute Ora
matte Club: William H. Conley. humor-
ist; Miss Helen "A. Nye, soprano: Miss
Blanche Muir, eontralto: Miss Antoinette
Warlitz, pianist, and Arthur Earnest, bar
itone. ~.
The times., 1898-12-25
Col. Rod.cyelt,, scIectIon.

Oyster Bay. ~, Y Dec. 24.-wiliam ].
Youngs, private secretary of Gov.-elect
Roosevelt announced today that the fol-
lowing selections had been made:
Judge of the, Court of general sessions,
James A. Blanchard, to succeed Judge
Fitzgerald. who was elected TO the su-
preme court: president of the Long ISL
and State Hospital at Flatbush. Truman
Backns, to succeed himself: District At
torney of Queens County. George Davi-
son, to succeed Mr.. Y6ungs.
The times., 1898-12-25
DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS.

Senate Subcommittee mt Work on
the HiIl.
The Senate subcommittee of the
Committee 7onz Appropriations con-
tinued Its work on the District
appropriation bill yesterday forenoon. as
sisted by the Commissioners and repre-
city government All who appeared be-
fore the subcommittee were anxious for
the assignment to. their bureaus of larger
sums than the House had been willing to
allow.
No decision as to any point of the bill
was reached and the committee adjourned
at o'clock until next Tuesday morning.
The times., 1898-12-25
Feeding the Cuban,.

This telegram from Gen. Lee, at Ha-
vana. was received by the War Depart
ment yesterday:
Seven thousand rations sent to Guines
and nearly 10000 In this province. RAJ
tions also are being distributed. Suggest
2.000 cases of condensed milk of four
dozen cans each be sent. 1t is best nour-
ishment for weaker women and small
delicate children.
The times., 1898-12-25
Old Price. Declared on.

Pittsburg. Dec. a-The wire and nall
trust, which operates under the name of
the american Steel and Wire Company.
in addition to absorbing new plants and
negotiating for the purchase of others.
has withdrawn all price quotations and
will inaugurate general advance imme-
diately after January /.
The times., 1898-12-25
A Big FIRE at BurlIngton.

Burlington, VT, Dec. 24.-The lumber
yards and planning mill of Shepard &
Morse were destroyed by fire this morn.
ing. The burned area covers twelve
acres, and the property destroyed in
cluded. eight sheds. one planning mill and
machinery, and u.0O0, 900 feet of lumber
The loss is s250,000; insurance, s1O4, 600
The oS.gin Of the fire is supposed to have
been incendiary.
The times., 1898-12-25
WALL PAPER.

BETWEEN MAS AND NEW YEARS is a good
time to have US paper the rooms Why
not let us start ROW your home will be ready
for the New Year, We paper rooms with rich,
stylish paper. 81 up. Finest work F. G..
NoLTE, $40 9th st. NO BRANCH. de2i-tf
FIRST CLASS PAPERHANGING AND PAINTING.
Rooms papefed. Sl.75 up; samples brought.
w. F. HUNT, 72s 10th ST. NV. deI5-lmo
The times., 1898-12-25
Drowned in n Reservoir,

Albany. n. Y. Dec 2f-Two boys we're
drowned this morning at the old TivoIi
reservoir. They were Fred S. Chewes,
aged fourteen years, and Frank Rapp,
aged eight years. The boys were playing
on the ice when it broke. Charles
Chewes, twelve years of age, was saved.
The times., 1898-12-25
DIED.

SUAINIY-on Saturday December 81. 1S9s. in
the eighty-eighth year Of his age. BENJAMIN
SUNNY. at his residence. go 10Th. Street.
Funeral services at Vermont Avenue Christian
Church. Monday, December se, at IL a. NJ. 1t
KIRBY-On Thursday. December %. 1s9s. at
$50 p m, at his residence, SAMUEL GILMAN
KIRBY. after brief illness.
Funeral from his late residence. 900 Street
northwest. Sunday. at p IN. Interment
private. des3-3t
The times., 1898-12-25
A wreclsins Expert From Sweden.

New York. Dec. 2i-Capt cedargreeH,
representing the Neptune Wrecking and
Diving Company. OF Stockholm. is at the
Continental Hotel. He Is going to San
tiago to-report whether 1t is worth While
trying 10 save the wrecks of the Colon
and yizcaya. II the report should be
favorable the Neptune Company will
probably make a proposal to the United
States Government.
The times., 1898-12-25
CHURCH NOTICES.

THE PEOPLES CHURCHES C st. NV. Rev.
Alexander Kent. minister, will speak az
II is Of The Worlds Debt to Christmas Seats
free. All welcome. Item
MRS NICKLEsS will hold service in Society
Temple Hail, 500 g st. NV, 5th St.
Sunday evening. az $50. Spirit messages given.
It. EN-
The times., 1898-12-25
LADIES, GOODS.

OUR ten dollar SeNin- Machines come with a i've
year, guarantee and complete set of attach
ments; instructions free at your residence; q
penny postal will fetch one to your house on in
spection free. C. AUERBACH, H. General
Agent Domestic Sewing Machine Co. del-5mo
The times., 1898-12-25
Txpewrifersl Cle.rea.

Oiled. delivered, q. Send postal 1905 r.
The Typewriter Exchange. des-1mo
The times., 1898-12-25

There is nothing injurious in
DIR. Henry's Cough Syrup, but it
will positively cnre cough in one
day All druggists, 15c.
The times., 1898-12-25
EDUCATIONAL.

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA,
Washington, d. c.
SCHOOLS OF LAW.
Professional school. Course three years. De.
gree L. B. University School Craduase
courses. Degree L. D. open October 4, 1893
Address W. c. ROBINSON, Dean
au5-s,i-tf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-19

Washington April 9er Of the hardest fought battles between the
two early hour this
Cuban resolutions which will be
AS finally adopted they read follows:
the Of the
Of
fromCu
of
( carry hose
Of the lar o s
conference the Senate conerrees d
the Republic,
inserting the and Ought Of right be free and nend
the first clause House confee would conced
further conference ordered
mentw reached above
adopted the Senate Dy vote OF ~ 3d. and
House by $40 too.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-19
SPANISH PESSIMISM INCREASES.
HEAVY DROP on THE MADRID BotRsE-ANN- y
IoUsLY AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS
AT WASHINGTON.

HEAVY DROP on THE MADRID BoURsE-ANX-
1ousLY AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS
AT WASHINGTON.
Madrid. April 1S-The general feeling or
pessirnism Increase and 1t is proved py the
fresh and heavy drop the Bourse to-day ana
the corresponding rise of exchange. The town
is tranquil.
Governmental and diplomatic circles are anx-
iously expecting developments at Washington
whence no definite information has been received
to-day
1t is asserted on good authority that the mis-
sion to the insurgent camp is limited to an
offer to the insurgent chiefs 10 recognize theif
present grades in the future insular army after
the withdrawal Of the Spanish forces from Cuba,
which will remain under the protectorate OF
Spain with a Governor preferentaly CIV
Nan." 1t is said that the Parliament about 10
assemble will sanction this arrangement.
The Cabinet Council is sitting TO discuss the
text of the speech from the Throne. to eject
number Of life Senators and to settle other Par-
Namentary details for the forthcoming session.
The Cabinet Council. after reading the last
dispatches received by Senior Gullon. the For
egn Minister Admiral Bermejo Minister OF
Marine and Lieutenant-General Correa, Minis
ter Of War, approved the speech from the
Throne drafted
"El Correo' (MinisteriaD says:
1t is reported from Washington that In the
event OF the Senate's resolution prevailing
PRESIDENT Mckinley will avail himself or MS
privilege OF ten days giving the resolution
his approval provided he does not employ the
actual veto. Amid much excitement the note or
war with Spain prevails at Washington, but FUR
.'er eeiays VIII probably occur owing 10 PaIlini
mentary routine or President McKinleys vacli-
laton
II Epoca' Conservative discussing the ques-
tion OF prvateering says:
spain cannot lawfully be prevented by Eu.
rope from employing the right. having reserved
her hperty OF action the time of the Declara-
tion Of Paris
III Correo Espanol" (CarlisU argues that. as
the rope mas not interfered reduce the
IeDeis 10 obedience to SPAIN" he will not.
nasty"
All circles are exercised intensely in expecta-
.ioh OF 'ne result OF the visit the nsurgent
caIhP OF the commissioners Of the Insular GOV
eInment. By most people this mission Is con-
sidered forlorn hope and the general public
anticipate the worst
"El Heraldo," pointing out the bizarre posi-
tion OF sehor Polo de Berr abe at Washington.
says:
Spain's Minister is stopping his ears and clos
ing MS eyes while the Government TO which he
accredited passes resolutions ignoring his
countrys prescrptive right
me Liberal this morning reproduces ver-
oatim the United States senate's Cuban reso-
.uuon' ano remarks that II is not frightened
- 10 reality. though 1t does not support the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-19
The Consul Of the United States at Malaga Is

The Consul OF the United States at Malaga IS
Richard NJ Barteman who was born In the
Charestown Navy Yard in 1863. his father hch-
ard NJ. Barteman being chief engineer IN t,'e
United States Navy. He was secretary Oh inc
standing committee OF the Massachusetts humane
Society from 1857 to 1890. when he was appointeu
by President Harrison Secretary OF Legation az
Caracas Venezuela For FIVE years he held this
place, being Charge d'Affares and Acting Minis
ter to Venezuela {. large part OF the time. On NO
vember Is. 1886. he was nominated to be Cohsui al
Antigua, West Indies place he held ior ohiy d
part of a year being nominated on June o. 1850
to the more responsible Consulate at Maiisa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-19
NO INTERVENTION BY THE POWERS.
THEIR WORK CONFINED TO MEDIATION IN ITS

London. April 19.-The Vienna correspondent
OF The Times" utters warning against Eek
aggerated and misleading reports respecting the
action Of the Austrian Government and En-
peror" He says:
1T Is not true that any very prominent part
has been taken by either the Emperor or the
Government. Moreover there has been and can
be no question Of intervention. 1t is mediation
in its least obtrusve form which the Powers
have attempted. confining themselves to appeal
ing to the principles Of humanity and proffering
their good offices in the two conflicting
parties should wish to take advantage OF the Of
fer. Between action OF this description and
actual intervention there is little in common.
ut is to be regretted that those well-meant
efforts have been unsuccessful. but failure was
to a large extent anticipated. 1t was foreseen
that the Americans would resent mediation.
and 1t difficult even to how President.
Mckinley could have mentioned the subject in
his message TO Congress without offending one
the other Of the parties concerned. 1t must
be remembered that the niceties Of European
diplomatic methods arc lost upon so practical a
people as the Americans