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Evening star., 1899-01-03

Chicago Pastor Asked to Succeed Dr.
Lyman Abbott.

CHICAGO, January 3.-News was re-
Ceiyed here late last night that Rev. DIR.
Newell Dwight Hills. pastor of the Central
Church in this city. is to be called to the
pastorate of Plymouth Church of Brooklyn,
as the successor of Dr. Lyman Abbott.
The formal call will be extended to DIR.
Hills after the meeting of the advisory
committee of the church. to be held today.
This was made certainty on the return to
Brooklyn from Chicago of members of the
committee, which has been in conference
with DR.. Hills.
DR.. Hills is a native of Iowa and is
forty years old. He was educated at Grin
nell Academy, at Lake Forest University
and at Mccormick Seminary.
For three years after leaving his theo-
logical studies he was pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Peoria. From 1890
TO 1884 he preached from the pulpit of the
First Church in Evanston. In 1894 ne sue
ceeded Prof. Swing at Central Church. DR.
Hills, like his predecessors of Plymouth
and Central churches, is a writer. The four
books he has published are '.Foretokens of
Immortality" How the Inner Light
Failed "A Mans Value to Society and
The Investment of Influence"
Evening star., 1899-01-03
ADMIRAL SAMPSON ON DUTY
Entertains His Daughter and Her Friends on
New York.
He Has Fully Recovered and Will Not
Go on Leave as Ex-
pected.

NEW YORK, January 3.-Admiral Samp-
son entertained his daughter, whose mar
riage takes place tomorrow, and her friends
aboard the cruiser New York at luncheon
today The admiral has recovered from his
recent indisposition. Il went down to
Washington said the admiral and
caught cold. The doctors told me it was
grip, so / went to bed. L feel now in first
rate condition, though L still have a little
cold. The reports that my condition was
serious were exaggerated, and my daugh-
ter's wedding will not be postponed on ac-
count of my own health or any sickness in
the family"
Admiral Sampson will not go on leave of
absence. as has been generally supDosed
The Navy Department is anxious for him
to assume direct and active-Command over
the North Atlantic squadron, and he will
ihdeiimtely postpone taking the rest which
ms friends think he needs so much. In the
course OF lew weeks Admiral SampSon is
likely to be at sea again on the New York
possibly in Cuban waters, although the pro-
gram for his squadron is not vet decided
upon. The annual squadron exercise in
efoiutlonS and target practice will be held
If feasible, but so many ships are now in
dockyardS or awaiting repairs and over
hauling that the squadron. after losing its
european contingent, will be a small one
Among naval officers generally it is he
lieved that Sampscn's retention on sen ser
wee indicates that the department believes
there is still much hard work to be done
by the navy in the West Indies.
SIMPSONS intimate knowledge Of all
questlonS affecting Cuba and his tact i'm
dealing with the inhabitants of that island
nave naGe his services almost indtspau-
sable. and so long as he does not apply for
shOre leaFe the department is only too glad
10 nave him retain the command and has
no desire to send him in charge of tba
European or other squadrons
Evening star., 1899-01-03
PULP COMPANY To MOVE.
treasurer Luke Says Move is ResnIt
of Prosecution

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND Md. January 3.-David
l.. Luke treasurer of the West Virginia
Pulp and Paper Company az Luke this
county, has written the joint committee
representing the towns Of Piedmont and
Westernport, appointed to inquire into the
company's intentions, that it is true that
they have determined to construct Il new
plant elsewhere at the earliest possible mo-
ment. Our engineers are now engaged in
drafting plans for the new buildings" says
Mr.. Luke, ''aud work will begin as soon
as the weather will permit" This move is
Potomac river. Mr.. Luke adds: The de
termination of the company to seek anoth-
ef location was reached reluctantly. We
preferred to remain where We are, and had
no thought of investing dollar in u plant
at any other point until driven to it by the
haraSSing and expensive litigation to which
We have been subjected. Nor have We lost
confidence in our ultimate success in the
courts; yet We see no good reason why
we should continue to spend the earnings
of the company, even for the privilege OF
winning law suits. when other Places offer
all of the advantages we have here ana
guarantee protection"
The United States government postal
card factory is located at this plant which
supplies il with material. Clarksburg and
Parl<ersburg. w. Va. bidding for the
plant. The new location has not yet been
settled upon.
Evening star., 1899-01-03
Transfer May He Nominal.
Will Try to Have Recent Customs
Order Modified.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA January 3.-Naj.
Gen. Leonard Wood, the American military
commando: here, has cabed for permissi 1If
TO go to Washington for two days, ard has
been granted leave of absence. He viii
leave Santiago on board the United States
tra nsport Mississippi tonight.
The reason of the generals departure is
unquestionably the order received from Ha-
vana TO transmit the entire customs re-
ceipts each week to that city. As cabIad
last night, compliance with these iusIrui.-
tions would involve the abandonment Of
many necessary public improvements,
would throw 10000 Cubans out of emplov-
bandits, and would revive SPANS practice
of monetary Capitalization, which caused
me ST of her troubles in Cuba.
1t Is believed General Wood is desirOus
OF seeing the President this subject
There was a mass meeting here this af-
ternoon of business men of all kinds TO
protest against the order from Havana.
The members of the San Carlos club are
in a fever of excitement. They say as
previously poii ted out, that the main cause
for complaint against Spanish rule was the
continual demand for money obtained from
the different provinces, winch, they claim,
should remain in the provinces ana be
spent there
Col. Naliente the Cuban who was ap-
pointed chief of the genearmerie, was quite
outspoken on the subject. He said the
Cubans had fought thirty years against
this policy, ard they were ready TO light
thirty years more if necessary.
Americans who are familiar with tho
have good cause FOR complaint in this in
stance
Evening star., 1899-01-03

States. Mr.. Pinckney Qhe representative
referred to) informs me that native labor
has been found both IN Sumatra and Bor-
neo TO be absolutely valusless. The Javan-
csc. thrifty and docile race, cannot he
trained to give the attention and patience
TO the growth of the leaf that is absolutely
essential. A Chinan.ap Is allotted u certain
number OF trees to guard and cultivate and
he Is paid only for the perfect trees at har-
vest time. II he goes to sleep on duty the
caterpiliars may render his years work
useless In single night. After the crop is
harvested the thin. delicate leaves have to
be handled many times with the greatest
care, such as no other race in the world
than the Chinese would give. The soil of
Luzon is volcanic. and after many trials IT
has been proven that the Sumatra leaf will
grow In no other soil.
In Sumatra the ground will yield one
crop every eight years, but my informant
believes that the tobacco lands of northern
Luzon, which lie at the base of an extern
sive watershed will Yield crop a year,
with proper manuring. II on investigation
this condition of affairs should prove true,
1t means the Introduction of an industry
into Luzon that will bring millions OF rev.
enue. and at the same time very materially
reduce the price of the Sumatra leaf
Under the Spanish regime, Mr. Pinckney
tells me, it was utterly impossible to at
tempt to establish this industry, although
for years 1t has been believed among the
planters of Sumatra that Luzon was the
only other part of the world in which they
could expect a rival OF course, nothing
will be done further than to test the soils
Until the Chinese exclusion laws are re-
moved frcm the islands. Broadly speaking
there IS not an industry in the islands that
Will not be ruined If Chinese labor is not
permitted. The same state of affairs eX-
lists in the Straits Settlements where no
dependence whatever is placed upon native
la bOr.'
Evening star., 1899-01-03
THE TREATY OF PEACE.
Ii VIII Probably Be Submitted TO
Congress Tomorrow.

The treaty of peace negotiated at Paris
will be submitted TO Congress almost i'm
mediately on its recOnvehing-probably to-
morrow. Although tempting opportunity
offers for the presentation of a most
forcible argument for the speedy ratidca-
ton of the treaty, in the shape of ring
ing message to Congress the subject,
President Mckinley has decided TO leave
the presentation of the merits Of the treaty
tc its friends in the Senate. Accordingly,
the treaty will go to the latter body with
the briefest possible message of transmits
sion by the President.
Although ii is admitted unofiicially that
the text of the conventions has been pub
iished in the newspapers with absolute ac-
curacy, the executive still insists upon
maintaining official secrecy as TO the
treaty, as courtesy to the Senate, which
will be allowed the privilege of making the
document public in its own discretion. IL
is not known at this time whether the
protocols will accompany the treaty. or
whether they will be submitted later 10 the
committee on foreign relations. At any
rate, they are now of very little public
interest, and that little is purely historical
for the results of the commissions work
being known. there is little general curi-
osity to learn the steps by which they were
reached.
Evening star., 1899-01-03
QUADRUPLE WEDDING.
Four Brothers Marry Four Sisters ut
Trail, Ohio.

CANAL DOVER, Ohio, January "A
most remarkable wedding has just taken
place at the small village called Trail, ten
miles north Of here, four brothers being
married to four sisters. The four knots
Were tide at the home of the four sister
brides. who are the daughters of a pros
porous farmer named James HochstettIeer
Their ages range from eighteen TO TWEEN
ty-eight. and the ages of their respective
husbands vary only slightly. The grooms
are the four sons of John Sumers and
are energetic young men of good habits and
some means. The ceremony of marrying
the four couples occupied almost an hour
the same clergyman performing all The
four brothers and their wives will live with
ing stones throw of each other
Evening star., 1899-01-03


General Marcus p. Miller, the officer
charged with the delicate duty of conciliat-
ing the insurgents at Iloilo and bringing
them under the peaceful subjection of the
United States government, is regarded as
one of the best officers in the service.
He is colonel of the Sd Artillery of the
regular estaD Dshment. but was made a
brigader general of volunteers at the out
break of the Spanish war. He is native of
Massachusetts, and was graduated from
the Military Academy July l, 1858. He
served with distinction in the artillery
branch throughout the war of the rebellion
and was brevetted captain for gallant and
meriJorious services at Malvern HILL major
for similar services in the cavalry cam
paign from Winchester to Richmond, leu
tenant colonel for services in the battle of
Dlnwiddie Court House, Va, and brevetted
colonel February, 1870, for gallant and
meriterious services in action against the
Indians in the Lava Beds, Cal, and spe-
cia! ga!lantry and military ability against
the Indians at Clearwater, Idaho, July IL
and IL. 1871. Promoted through the regu-
lar grades of the army he became colonel
OF the Sd Artillery April u, 1897, and served
with his regiment at San Francisco until
last November, when he went to the Philip
pines in command of the last expedition
sent from San Francisco to that far-distant
territory.
He is man of courage tact and discre-
tion, and is regarded by the officials of the
War Department as thoroughly competent
to protect the interests of the United States
in the present emergency and to handle the
difficult political questions presented to him
with cdlmneSS and discretion, and to the
best interests of the United States.
Evening star., 1899-01-03
OTHER DECISIONS RENDERED.
Opinions of General Interest in the
Supreme Court.

The United States Supreme Court today
decided a complicated will case involving
the construction of a codici contrary to
the arguage used. In the case in question
Mrs. Mary Ruth made a bequest of $1,000
to the hospital of the University of Penn
sylvapia and then devised the remainder of
her estate to the Home for Incurables of
New York On the same date she made a
codicfl revcklng the "bequest OF $1,000 to
the Home for Incurables and bequeathing
that amount to Emeline Colville." The
court held that the designation of the home
in the codici was incorrect and that the
intention of the testator was to divert the
bequest made to the Pennsylvania instilu-
ton to Mrs. CClville. The opinion was
handed down by Justice White and it re-
versed the decision of the Court of Appeals
OF The District of Columbia, which latter
decision was antagonistic to Mrs. Colvine
and the Home for incurabes.
Justice Peckham To-Day handed down the
opinion OF the United States Supreme Court
IN the case of the United States agt the
Buffalo Natural Gas and Fuel COMPANY
appealed by the United States from the de-
cision of the circuit court of appeals for
the second circuit. The case involved the
right OF the gas company to import gas
from Canada by means of pipes under the
Niagara river free of duty. The opinion
clasSifes natural gas as crude bitumen and
has the effect of admitting it free of duty
the present law.
The United States Supreme Court today
dismissed the case involving the right of
the corporation of Kansas City KAN to
sell lands of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company, on the ground that the court
had nc jurisdict ton. The case was decided
by the supreme court of Kansas against
the contention of the railroad company that
its lands could not be sold for taxes
Justice Shiras today handed down the
opinion of the United States Supreme Court
in the case of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Trust Company against Theodore
KrumseiS, involving the Minnesota state
laws prohibiting usury. The trust COM
pany had loaned Krumseig 81, 900 and TAX en-
from him ten notes of $500 each, or an ag-
gregate of $500. 1t was a part of the
agreement that krumseig's heirs were to
be relieved of the responsibility of future
payments in case of his death before the
entire amount had been settled, and it was,
therefore, urged that the contract involved
a life insurance feature.
The court however overruled this view
and Cancelled the contract as one merely
for the payment of money the ground
that is was Gsurious. thus sustaining and
affirming the decision of the circuit court
of appeals for the eighth circuit and also
the circuit court for the district of Min
neSota-
Evening star., 1899-01-03
TOBACCO IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Hope of Growing the Sumatra Leaf in
LuZOu.

consul General Wlldman at Hong Kong.
has made report to the State Depart
ment IN regard to the tobacco industry in
the Philippines, in which he says:
Ihe representative of the Dutch and
Ehghsh tobacco growers of Sumatra has
arrived in this city, en- route to Manila He
goes to test the soil there, which he has
already analyzed in srsall quantities and
has found suitable for the growth of the
Sumatra tobacco leaf If the soil of north
ern Luzon is found suitable, there will be
no difficulty in obtaining plenty of land at
a very moderate figure. The one uncertain
element in the whole proposition is labor.
Under the existing laws in Manila Chinese
coolies are not admitted except under the
same regulations as exist in the United
Evening star., 1899-01-03

Our Protest Against French Extcn-
sion at Shanghai.

United States Minister Conger at Peking
has not advised the State Department of
the reception accorded his protest against
the proposed extension of the French set
tlement at Shanghai over territory claimed
to belong to the American concession.
Therefore, the department feels warranted
in assuming that the matter is not finally
concluded, and it has not been advised
that the Chinese government has confirmed
the French claim, as reported Even if
that We're So the action could not be re-
garded as final by our government, which
has so far not had any dealings directly
with the French government touching this
conflict OF interests. The conflicting claims
are believed to be incident to the efforts
OF competing steamship lines and com
merciai houses TO obtain predominant ad-
vantages along the water front, and
though indirectly a question of principle
may be involved. it is not regarded as
probable that there will be any serious
difficulty experienced in arriving at Il sat
isfactory settlement.
Evening star., 1899-01-03
GEN. FOSTER ILL.
Former Secretary OF State Confined to
His Home.

Gen John w. Foster, former Secretary of
State, is confined TO his home in this city
by indisposition, which fortunately, in view
Of the severe ailments affecting so many
notable men at present, has not assumed
severe phase. General Foster is suffering
from over-exerton, which yesterday was
attended by slight fever
Dr. w. w. Johnston was summoned. but
found no dangerous symptoms Upon his
advice, however, General Foster kept his bed
today. This afternoon he was reported as
resting easily and with very little fever Gen
Foster was subjected to unusual exposure
last Sunday, attending the funeral of his
neighbor and friend, Senor Romero, the
Mexican minister. He went to the ceme-
terry and watched the placing of the re-
mains in the vault. General Foster became
chilled and exhausted upon the trip and ii
is supposed his indisposition is result.
Evening star., 1899-01-03
Sick Statesmen Improving.

Senator Allison was so greatly improved
this morning that he went TO the Capitol
and spent the day in his committee room.
Senator Tnrpie today sat up for several
hours and is steadily gaining strength after
his attack of the grip.
Senator Cockrell is also steadily improv-
ing.
Mr.. Wayne MacVeagh's condition was
about the same as yesterday. and he con-
night.
Evening star., 1899-01-03
work i'm Havap, u.r,.or

Col. Hecker has returned to Washington
from Detroit, where he has spent about two
weeks recuperating- He reports that the
work proceeding under his direction In Ha-
vana harbor looking to the erection of
docks at Triseornia is proceeding rapidly
and satisfactorily, and he expects to pro-
ceed to Havana soon to inspect the work
Evening star., 1899-01-03
Coremakers Win Their Point.

CLEVELAND. Ohio January Slight of
fifteen foundries in Cleveland have con-
ceded the demands of the coremakers for
a wage rate of $3.50 per day. The general
strike of coremakers in this city which was
scheduled to begin today, therefore did not
take place. The officials of the coremakers'
organization state that the remaining seven
foundries are willing to compromise on the
wage question but anything below a mini
mum rate oe $3.50 per DAY will not be ac-
cepted by the men.
Evening star., 1899-01-03
MORE TROOPS FOR CUEA.
The Mobile to Leave With Two Regf-
ments for Havana.

The quartermaster general has been no.i-
fled that the big troop transport Mobile
will leave Savannah today bound fer Ha-
vana carrying two more regiments of SOL
diers. As socn as she has completed this
trip she viii proceed to New York and be
fitted ont for her voyage to Manila by way
of the Suez ca2 al in company with the
Mohawk
Evening star., 1899-01-03

In no other city I'm the
world can households and
families be SO generally
reached by "a single medium
of adNcrtising nS can those of
Washington through the col
unhns OF The Evening star.
As business brinpers The
stars advertisements arc
without a parallel.
Evening star., 1899-01-03
Return of Assistant Secretary VAN
derIiD,

Assistant Secretary Vanderhp has reach
ed Washington from Florida, and is at his
apartments at the Cairo. He is still weak
from his recent illness. and will not be able
to take up all the active duties of his office
for some time. He may go west in a few
days for short rest.
Evening star., 1899-01-03
District Pension.

Peter Martel Of the District of Columbia
has been granted pension of $40 month.
Evening star., 1899-01-03
Gen. MIIler's Record.

These facts were announced to the cabinet
by Secretary Long.
Evening star., 1899-01-03
Judge McComas' Successor.

When Judge McComas leaves the bench
the 1st of March some changes In the as
signment will be in order. 1t is customary
for new member Of the bench to make his
debut so to speak, in the Criminal Court.
Judge McComas successor will undoubted-
ly be assigned to Criminal Court No = and
Judge Bradley will go to one of the circuit
or equity branches.
Evening star., 1899-01-03

General OTIS has not yet published the
proclamation by President Mckinley. which
was ca5isi from Washington to him about
4 Week ago. Feeling fun confidence in his
judgment the officials here are not disposed
10 question his judgment in withholding
the proclamation from the Fflipinos. though
II would seem that the animating purpose
IN preparing and cabling II was to s0othe
and satisfy the F'ilipinos ana counter,ct
the ins.ti'uS attacks which the Spanish
clement mas been making upon the integ-
rlty OF the Americans intentions respecting
the Philippines
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-08-31
IN GENERAL.

While bathing at Loch Lomond Lake,
near st. John, \. e., Melvin Stackhouse,
aged 10, was drowned.
The Hearst iEterest-one-third- the
great Homestake mine at Deadwood, S.
D.. is to be sold in London next month.
Four thousand masons in Havana held
a conference at which strike was
agreed upon. They asked $3.50 day
for ordinary work and $3.50 for special
work.
The towns of southeastern Alaska
have issued call for a territorial con-
vention to be held at Juneau Oct. 8. The
convention will be composed of seventy
delegates.
A colored man, believed to be Tom L.
Johnson of Toronto, delegate TO the
Colored Masonic grand lodge in Wind
sor, Ont, drowned himself in the river
near there.
The rural guard and Il number of Gu
ban soldiers had a conflict the other night
at Cuevitas, a small town near Santiago
de Cuba, in which FIVE were killed and
ten wounded.
Mexican troops under Gen. Torres de-
feated the Yaquis in three sharp engage
ments before Nican. Two MeXicans We're
killed and % wounded, while the Yaqui
loss was 40 killed.
Secretary Root has signed the order
for the Cuban census. The order ap-
points Lieutenant Colonel Joseph p.
Sanger director Of the census and Victor
II. Olmstead assistant director.
l., - ~, hnS
been abandoned at sea, in a water-logged
candition, and the crew of thirty eight
men was left in Honolulu. The City Of
Columbia sailed from San Francisco for
Hong Kong with q cargo of scrap iron.
No lives were lost.
1t is reported in New York that both
the American Writing Paper Company,
the corporation recently formed by con-
solidation of many writing-pap manu-
featuring concerns, and the independent
mills, will before long raise the price of
paper. The advance is attributed to the
increased cost of raw materials.
News was received at Halifax, y. s.,
from Maitland, fifty miles north, of the
drowning of four men in cofferdam at
South Maitland, where the Engineering
Contract Company of New York is build
ing a bridge for the Midland Railroad.
Something went wrong with an air pipe
and water rushed in, drowning the four
men,
Contracts have been let for the con-
struction of the Ontario & Rainy River
road from Stanley, los miles westerly.
Stanley is twenty miles from the Lake
Superior terminals of the Port Arthur,
Duluth & Western road, which is now
part of the Ontario & Rainy River,
and 1OS miles will take the road to Stur-
geon Falls on the Upper Seine river
among the gold mines