The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-12
HE GOES TO ENGLAND
PEACE TREATY FAVORABLY RE.
PORTED TO SENATE.
CEN ,0RsHlp ON TELEGRAMS TO MANILA
Rios Declares the Rebels are Conc cantrating
Near Manila With the Intention Of At
tacking it and of Fighting
Our fotces at Onca.

Washington. JAN 1.-THE President
today sent to the Senate the nomination
Of Joseph III. Choate, of New York, to
be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plen-
ipotentiary to Great Britain.
Joseph Hodges Choate was born on
January 9th, 1882, in Massachusetts,
and is the son of DIR. George Choate.
He was graduated in 1852 from Har-
ward College and two years later from
Harvard law school After a years
study in Boston office he was admit
ted in 1855 to the bar. In the same
year he entered the office of Scudder
& Carter in this city. but soon left and
entered the office of Butler, Evarts and
Southmayd. He afterward formed a
partnership with William b. Barnes, but
in 1859 became a member of the firm
of Evarts. Southmayd and Choate. For
the last ten years Mr.. Choate has been
generally acknowledged to be the leader
of the New York bar and has appeared
in hundreds of celebrated cases, where
his iiuency and wit, and his searching
cross examinations brought him consid-
erah!e success.
Mr.. Choate's political career practi-
stump for Fremont Since then he has
been known as an ardent Republican,
though he has never held office. At
times he has not been in touch with the
party organization. Mr.. Choate was
president of the State constitutional
convention of 1894. From 1878 to 1877
he was president of the Union League
Club Of New York city of which organi-
zation he has always been an active and
influential member. The present name of
the law firm of which Mr.. Choate is a
member is Evarts, Choate and Beaman.
no NEWS FROM GEN. OTIS.
Washington, Jan. 11-lf is said at
the War department today that allso-
lutely nothiig has been heard from Gen
eral Otis at Manila touching the state
of affairs there. When inquiry was
made relative to report that there had
been a meeting yesterday near Manila
Of commission selected jointly by Gen
eral Otis and Aguinaldo, it was pointed
out that under the large discretionary
authority conferred upon him by the
department and in conformity with the
Presidents expressed instructions to
exhaust all peaceful means of adjusting
the difficulty with the insurgents Gen
eral Otis had full authority to adopt
such n course without express permis-
sion from the department. His course
is thoroughly approved by the President
up to this point The meeting of the
commission has served at least to avert
the crisis which seemed impending in
the Philippines, and there is now fair
ground for the supposition that the
status quo will be maintained at least
until the ratification of the pending peace
treaty.
CABLE UNDER CENSORSHIP.
London, Jan. 11.-IThe Eastern Tele-
graph Company announced today that
press kilograms to Manila are subject
to censorship.
IT'S LATE ESTABLISHMENT.
New York. JAM 1.-THE . Western
Union Telegraph Co.'S central office
has been advised by the Eastern Ex-
tension Company that all press messa-
ges for Manila are subject to censor
ship, which was imposed yesterday.
REBELS THREATEN MANILA.
Madrid. Jan. 11.-General Rios. the
tppdilsH lIolI
reiterating the assertion that the sit
uation of affairs in the Philippine Is
lands is most grave. The rebels, it APP
pears, arr concentrating in the neigh
borhood Manila with the intention OF
attacking chat place. Great prepara-
tions are being made for the defence of
the city. The Spanish General also as
serts that the natives of the Visayas
have again refused to permit the Am
orleans to land. threatening to resist by
force if an attempt is made to do so.
The Americans. therefore, according to
General Rios have abandoned the idea
of disembarking, and he confirms a pre-
vious statement to the effect that they
are unwilling to lombard Iloilo because
the European houses are stocked with
petroleum with the view of being set
alight by the American shells
General Rios also alleges that the reb-
els are determined to fight the Ameri-
cans before reinforcements arrive from
the United States.
In conclusion General Rios says Agui-
naldo's proclamation has produced inn
mense enthusiasm among the rebels"