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The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
PASSAGE OF PEACE TREATY
OPPONENTS IRE STILL CONFIDENT
 THEY CAN DEFEATIT.
POssible-Nicaragua Canal Bill Will be Taken Up Tomorrow and a Final Vote May be Taken by Senate Before Adjournment cM That Day.

Washington, Jan. 15.-It is the pur- pose of Senator Davis, in charge of the peace treaty, to again call 1t up as soon as it can be reached without displacing other measures which take precedence under the existing orders of the senate. These questions are the Indian appro- priation bill and the Nicaragua canal bill. Under the agreement made last week, the canal bill will be taken up at o'clock Tuesday for discuss on in speeches not to exceed fifteen minutes in duration. There is no agreement for vote on the bill, but the belief is gen. eral that the understanding already reached will lead to an early vote. The senators opposed to the pending bill ex- press no intention of trying to prevent vote, and the friends of the bill are very confident that this continuation will not be postponed beyond Wednesday. Senator Morgan, who has led the con- test for the measure to-day expressed the opinion that the final vote would be reached before adjournment Tuesday.
 The opponents of the peace treaty profess great confidence in being able to defeat it, upon vote, and to believe that the friends of the agreement will seek to postpone a vote until next ses- sion. The democratic opponents of the agreement have held several meetings during the past week and these who have attended profess to be very hope ful concerning the outlook. They claim thirty-four votes in opposition, or three more than necessary to defeat. They say they will be satisfied to have the treaty ratified provided an amendment is engrafted declaring against the main- tenance of sovereignty in the Philip pines but the supporters of the treaty decline so far to grant any such con- icession, Some of them indicate will lingness to adopt a separate resolution to this end and it is not impossible that this course may be pursued. The SUD- pOrUers of the treaty do not claim to be in the least disturbed over the outlook. They count upon considerable delay Tn securing action, but still hold to tkeir contention that the treaty will be rati- fled just as it came to the senate.
 The work of the house during the sad rites attending the final tributes to MT. Dingley. These will be held in the house of representatives tomorrow at noon and immediately following the house will adjourn for the day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
SITUATION AT CIENFUEGOS.
Thousand Spaniards
 Still i'm the Vicinity.

Cienfuegos, Jan. 15.-The entire mili- tary department of Santa Clara, Major General J. c. Bates commanding, is quiet. Twenty-seven thousand Span iards still remain in the vicinity of Ci-
 enfuegos, but one transport is now load ing and twelve others are expected to
 arrive at an early date. It is improba-
 ble however, that the evacuation will
 be completed much before the middle
 of February. The Spanish troops, who are thickly quartered in the warehouses
 and along the wharves, swarm the city day and night. They are quiet and do-
 cile enough, but their presence makes
 impossible a proper cleaning of the
 town and prevents activity on the part of the American administration.
 Six companies of the Fourth Tennes- see regiment are at Trinidad, six com- panies at Sancti Spiritus, while the Sixth Ohio regiment is stationed here. A battalion of the Sixth Ohio will soon be assigned to the city of Santa Clara. The Sixth Ohioans are living in tents outside of Cienfuegos, and the general health of the men is excellent. The Spanish barracks in town were found in a wretched condition and quite un- habitable. Cuban soldiers garrison the country towns in the proviznce as well as guard the plantations, whose owners in some cases pay each soldier six dol lars a month. The bravery of the Gu ban troops in garrison capacity is high 1.rx o1~- i,n1i ina and maintain perfect order,
 The Cuban civil administrators in the interior towns are awaiting the advent of the American authorities. In nu- merous cases no communications have reached them from the latter and they are proceeding with their ordinary du- ties in default of instructions. The customs receipts here at Cienfuegos are from $5,0C0 to $6,O00 a week. The tele- graph service of the district is still in the hands of Spanish employees. Cap tain Rickard, United States signal corps, has made requisition on Ha- Vana for operators and the necessary implements to establish an adequate service throughout the department and many of the present operators Will be retained. General Bates in making evil takes fitness into consid- eration first and gives preference to Cubans, The Spanish general, Aguirre is still in charge of the civil guard in Cienfuegos. The plantat ons of the dis trlct are resuming grinding. The dis tribution of government rations to the poor rather tends to demoralize them and to prevent them from seeking em- ployment. General Maximo Gomez is expected at Santa Clara city tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
MR. DINGLEY,S FUNGRAL.
t.tf Services to be Held at tho Capitol at
 10 a. m. To-day.

Washington, Jan 15.-Final arrange ments were to-day completed for the public funeral tomorrow of the late Nelson Dngley in the hall of the house of representatives and for the removal of the remains to their resting pace m Maine. The body has been enclosed in casket of plain black with silver ham, dles. A silver plate bears the following inscription:
 Nelson Dngley, Jr., Born February 15,
 1S32, Died January 13. 1S9ol
 The body will be taken from the Ham, ilton house to the capitol about 10 o'clock and placed in the hall of the house. where the public funeral service VII be conducted. Subssq quently the re- mains will be taken to the Pennsylvania station and placed aboard a car attach ed to the 4.20 o'clock train for New York. They will be accompanied by members of the family now here, the committees of both houses of congress and other friends. The citizens of Lew iston and Auburn, Me, have expressed
  their former fellow townsman and on reaching Lewiston the body will be con signed temporarily to the committees of the citizens of those cities Arrange ments have been made by which it will lie in state in the city ha l at Lewiston proba bly between the hours of 1 and o'clock in the afternoon. Whether or not there will be public funeral ser- vices will dependent rely on the wishes of the local committees. Tuesday even ing the remains will be removed to the Dingley residence in Lewiston and pri- vate services held there the next morn- ing, after which they will be deposited in the receiving vault next to the body of Mir. Dingey's father, who died re- gently. Both the American and Cana dian members of the joint high commis- sion now here have sent floral pieces and in addition a large number have been received from persons in private and public life.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
SIII TIER M4K ES 4 ST4TEMENT.
Never Said That Beef Was Good Except
 That at Santiago.

San Antonio, Tex, Jan. 15.-Major General Shafter and party left this evening for San Francisco. Before leaving General Shafter said to re- porter of the Associated Press: q do not wish to mix in anybody's business. l have never said to General Eaean or anyone else that the beef over which the controversy has arisen, was good, be- cause I know nothing about it. l only know and only have said that the beef at Santiago was good. l saw it. I do not care to say anything in reference to General Eagan's tilado against Gen e,al Miles. The matter has reached an acute point and 1t is not my wish to have anything to say further than to disclaim having made to General Eagan or any one else the remarks attributed by report to me-"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
YORK ON MATlNA CUSTOMS.
Report of Colonel Bliss, the Collector
 Object Lesson to Cubnns

Washington, Jan. 15.--Assistant Secre- tary of War Meiklejohn gave out to- day a synopsis of a report recently made by the collector of customs at Havana, Colonel Tasker H. Bliss. Colo nel Bliss writes that the operations at the customs house at Havana are pro- ceeding very smoothly, considering all of the conditions under which he has to work. On the day following his install lation a number of employees vacated their positions. Some of them were Spaniards returning to their own coun- try, or were employees who, under the Spanish law, had become entitled to a retiring pension. Had this class re- mained in the service their pensions would have been jeopardizeG. Others left for reasons best known to them selves. At present Colonel Bliss is care fully readjusting his force, placing Americans only on guard where gen. eral supervision of the whole force IS necessary.
 Colonel Bliss says that in his opinion the customs service of the island should be not only an object lession, but a school of instruction for the natives. It can be made an object lession by having no one except Americans in the service. But it can be school of in struction only by having the natives for the great mass of employees with only enough Americans to see that their work is faithfully and honestly done. Colonel Bliss announces that in addi- tion to the weekly reports required from such collectors by the executive order of December 9 he proposes to in- stitute a system of daily reports, show ing all moneys received. He thinks he can keep the war department daily in- formed as to the revenues of the island at a trifling expense, Colonel Bliss found out when he took charge or the customs house at Havana only SLIGO. His collections on the first day amount- ed to in cash $l,522.2l. on the second day they rose to $3,92059
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
THE DREYNUS CASE.
General Mercier In an Interview Says
 Dreyfus Is n Liar.

General Mercier In an Interview Says
 Dreyfus Is Liar.
 Paris, Jan. 15.-The Soir says that Count Won Munster, the German am- bassador, who left for Berlin suddenly yesterday, was summoned to confer With Baron Von Bulow, German secre- tary of state for foreign affairs, con- cerning the Dreyfus case. General Mer- cler, who was minister of war at the time of the conviction of Dreyfus, has been interviewed by representative of the Soir, to whom he declared that in 1894 he knew nothing of Comte Ferdi- hand Esterhazy or of the latter's rela- tions with Colonel Sandherr "Drey- fus,' he added, Tied when he pretended l knew he had supplied documents to a foreign power in order to obtain more important documents in return, with a vieWof obtaining some mitigation of his sentence. However, I caused him to be asked the number and value of the doc uments he had so supplied. He refus- ed, and his refusal, therefore, pointed to his guilt" General Mercier asserted to the Soir representative that the Dreyfus dosier contained documents compromising the mutual relations of France, Germany and Italy" Arrange ments have been made to give Major Conte Ferdinand Esterhazy 8 virtual safe conduct to testify before the court of cessation in the Dreyfus revision in- quiry, the comte having forwarded to M n-,.I |, pd Tn criyo
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16

Daughter of Late Col. Schley, Second
 Cousin of the Admiral.

cousin of the Admiral.
 Baltimore, Jan. 15-Miss Anna HokeS Schley, daughter of the late Colonel William Louis Schley, poet, lawyer, and veteran of two wars and second cousin of Rear Admiral Schley, committed suicide to-day in her home here Since the death of her father to whom she was much attached, just a month ago to-day, Miss Schley had been inconsol- able. A week ago her mental condi- tion became alarming to her friends, and attendants were almost constantly at her bedside. This afternoon her sis ter, who had been chatting with her, went below stairs for a few moments, and when she returned found Miss Schley lying on her bed with bullet hole in her left breast. She had shot herself through the heart with one of her fathers revolvers. Two letters, which she had written to friends, ia- dicate that she labored under the hallu- cjnation that she and her family were being pursued by some phantom.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
REFORMS IN c. ". c.
AdjutaMt General Van Ixcuren Calls Att
 tenttOn to Certain Laws.

Hartford, Jan. 15.-In general orders No. ?, issued from, the adjutant gener- al's office January IS, Adjutant General Van Keuren calls attention to a para graph in the laws and regulations of the Connecticut National Guard in re- lation to military discussion and publi- cations. The paragraph is as follows: Deliberations or discussions among military men, conveying praise or cen sure, or any mark of appreciation to- ward others in the military service, and all publications relative to transactions between military men, either of official or personal nature, whether newspaper when authorized by the conlmander-in- chief, strictly prohibited as being un- military and injurious to the public in terest. Moreover, every officer and every soldier in time of insurrection, or when troops are under orders for the public defense, is forbidden to publish or permit the publication of any official letter or report, whether written by himself or others, without permission from the ommander-in-chief, or to al- low any copy of such document to pass into the hands of any person not au- thorized by proper authority to receive the same" A strict observance of the foregoing paragraph by every commits stoned officer and enlisted man of the Connecticut National Guard will be in- sisted upon and violation of the same will be promptly noted.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
MILES EIG1N IFFIIR.
Eagan May Communicate With War
 Commission This Week.

Washington Jan. 15.-Apparently the case growing out of the attack made by Commissary General Eagan pearance before the war investigation commission. During the coming week the probabilities are that some word will be received by the war investiga ton commission from General I1agan in answer to the letter of that body suggesting the expurgation of the ob jectionable part of his testimony. Gen. eral Elagan declines to make any state ment in the matter for publication at this time.
 William DeCaindry, the chief clerk of the commissary generals office, is out in card admitting that he had mailed his resignation to the secretary of war through General Eagan on the morning after the submission of the latters paper to the war investigation commission. He says that the report that the tender of it was due to the ac- tion of General Eagan in giving practi- cal supervision and control of the office of chief clerk to his military assistant can only be surmised. "rhe reason for the presence of every provision in the contracts made by him General Elgan with Swift & Co., for chilled, refrigera- tor or frozen beef for the army can be explained by none. and not being aware of any investigation of General Eagan as to who drew up the contracts there is no dissatisfaction on my part about the matter"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
SITUATION 1T ILOTLO.
Natives Disposed to he Friendly Op-
 pose American Landing, Though.

Manila, Jan. 15.-Official dispatches just received here from Iloilo, Island of Panay, indicate that the natives are disposed to be friendly although abso- lutely opposed to the landing of the United States forces without orders from Malolos, the seat of the so-called Filipino government. The United States transports Newport, Arizona and Penn sylvania with the Eighth infantry, the Iowa battalion, the Sixth artillery and detachment Of the signal corps, consti- tutlng General Mller's expedition are anchored in close to Gimaros Island, where an excellent water supply is ob- tainable. The natives, though indis- posed, now permit the American officers to go ashore and furnish them with an escort during daytime.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
THE DIS4RMA MENT CONFERENCE.
Bases of Discussion Suggested in Ctr-
 cmlnr to the Powers.

London, Jan. 16.-The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Times, who con- firms Fridays statement by the Vienna correspondent of the Standard as to the issuance of a circular to the powers embodying a programme to be consid- cred at the proposed conference on the limitation of armaments, asserts that the suggested bases of discussion are given with great detail. He cites, for example, the prohibition of employment of new inventions, of the use of explosives, submarine vessels and the practice of ramming vessels. The programme also proposes, he says, a discussion of the avoidance of war by recourse to arbitration whenever possi- ble
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
YALE AND H4RTIRD.
Conference to be Held To-day Regard ing Boat Race.

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 15.-Harvard and Yale will have a conference to-mor- TOW in this city in regard to the boat race in June. There will be present representing Yale. Captain F. D. Allen and Manager Ord Preston, while Har- wards interests will be looked out for by Captain F. l.. Higginson and Man ager Clarence C. Mann. The chief ob iect of the conference will be to form some definite plan in regard to the plan to be pursued toward Cornell. The date of the Harvard Princeton debate has been fixed for April 5. It will be held at Princeton. The subject to be dis cussed has not yet been chosen.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
WOW fl W FELL ON THE STOVE,
Overcome While Preparing Dinner
 Died of Her Injuries.

New Britain, Jan. 15-Edith E. Nich- ols, aged thirty-seven years. died at her home on the Old Mountain road early this morning as the result of burns sustained yesterday. Miss Nich- ols was preparing dinner and being overcome with a sudden weakness fell onto the store. Her clothing took fire and she then rushed into an adjoining chamber and tried to smother the flames by wrapping herself in quilts, but she was unsuccessful and the bed took fire. The house is somewhat iso- lated and Miss Nichols aged parents had much difficulty in checking the fire before it destroyed the house.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
SENIOR AG0NCILLO IGNORED
FAILS TO SET DATE TO
 MEET HIM.
Filipino Agent Calls Attention of State Department to This Fact-AIsO Files Memorandum Setting Forth Reasons for Claim That Philippine GOvern- ment Should be Recognized.

Washington, Jan. 15-Senor Felipe Agonclllo, the representative of General Aguinaldo in Washington, has filed with the state department memoran- dunn setting forth at great length the reasons for his claim that the Philip pine government should be recognized by the United States. Accompanying the memorandum is letter in which Agoncillo states he has received no re- ply to his communication of January 6 in which he asked that suitable time be arranged when he could be present. ed to the president. The letter and the memorandum accompanying it has been listed as official documents at the state department, and although the of1i- cials have themselves refused to make them public, they have nevertheless ex- pressed a willingness for Senor Agon- cilo to do so if he desired. The papers are now in the hands of Secretary Hay. The memorandum is along the same lines as statements heretofore made public by the Filipino representative.
 Senor Agoncillo asserts the Filipinos established and for seven months have maintained a form of government re- sembling the American in that it is based upon the right of the people to rule; that Spain, having at the time of the signing of the treaty of peace, pos session of only one port and the re- mainder of the Philippines, except Ma nila, being in the possession of the Philippine republic, Spain could give no title to the United States for the is- lands, and that having no title to give her claim cannot be rendered better by the ratification of the treaty of peace.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
BRfTISH RETERSE REPORTED. Tenth SOudanese Battalion Said to
 Have Been Entirely Destroyed.

London, Jan. 16.-The Morning Lead CT publishes the following dispatch from Cairo: "Rumors are in circulation here that on December 2S the dervishes under Emir Fedil, on the Blue Nile, de- feated the Egyptian forces, the Tenth Soudanese battalion being entirely de- stroyed It is reported that reinforce ments are being hurried up to the scene and that another battle is imminent"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
Promotions in Rockville Company.

Hartford, Jan. 15.--According to spe- cial orders No. g, issued by Adjutant General Van Keuren, First Lieutenant J. Paul Haun of Rockville has been pro- noted to be captain of Company c, First regiment, c. N. G, vice Laubscher, retired; Second Lieutenant Frederick ". Chapman of Rockville to be first lieutenant, vice Haun promoted; First Sergeant James H. Barnett of Rockville to be second lieutenant, vice Chapman, promoted-all with rank from Decem- Der 28, 1898.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
ST. LOUIS' TEMPESTUOU VOYAGE,
Big Liner Encounters Head GaIes-Spars amd Rigging Encased In Ice.

New York, Jan. 15.-The American line steamer St. Louis which left South ampton on January ', arrived to-day after most tempestuous voyage. The big liner encountered a succession of strong head winds and gales during the greater part of her voyage. The storm was accompanied by heavy seas, hard squalls and very cold weather The spray which flew over the ships side froze rapidly, encasing the spars and rigging in solid ice, making it very diff ficult to get about the decks.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
COUNTESS BECOMES 4 GOVERNEss.
American Girl Runs Away from Man
 Who Married Her for Money.

London, Jan. 16.-The Vienna corre- spondent of the Daily Mail says: "Countess Bosemont De Rouge Aix, daughter of MT. Steward, the Boston millionaire, has been living in this city incognito as a governess. It appears that within few minutes after her wedding she learned by chance that the count had only married her because her father had promised to pay his debts, amounting to 3OO,O00 pounds Sl,- 800, ,OO0). Overcome by this disclosure, she ran away as protest against being sold in this way, and she intends to earn her living here until she can di- yorce her mercenary husband.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
Gift to Colonel RUrdett.

Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. 15.-Colonel C. L. Burdett of this city received yester- day handsome solid silver loving cup from the League of American Wheel men, the gift being in appreciation of his loyal services while first vice presi- dent and president of the league from 1891 to 1893. The cupt is suitably in- scribed and is mountet ebony base.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
FORMER NET HATENE3 DE-A D.
Contractor Naher Who Built Several of
 the Yale Buildings.

Chicago, Jan. 15.-John Maher, for- merly a prominent contractor at New Haven, Conn.,, is dead in this city, where he had resided since 1884. While. in business at New Haven, Maher con- structed several of the Yalea college buildings, the New Haven watesworks,: the Union depot and the officers of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
LEASE OF DEL.4 GOA BIY.
To Prevent Britain Getting it Trans
 vaal Spent Enormous Sum.

London, Jan. 16.-The government of the Transvaal, says the Pretoria corre- spondent of the Times, has expended nearly GS00,000 since 1894 in trying to influence the European press and Flu ropean officials to prevent the leasing of Delagoa bay to Great Britain.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
TRE.fTY HITH THE CHEROKEES
Signed by the Comm tssioM-Must be
 RatifIhd by Congress.

Muscogee, l. T., Jan. 15.-The treaty kee nation was signed by the commits sion here last night. Sargey Sanders and John Luenter, two members of the Cherokee commission, refused to sign the treaty. To become effective the treaty must be ratified by congress on or before March f, 1899, and by ma- jority vote of the Cherokee people.