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HERNANDEZ IN DEFEAT.

CnstrO's Army Wins Decisive yietO-
ries Over the Insurgents.
In a telegram to the State Department,
f. B. Loomis, the United States Minister
to Caracas, Venezuela, expresses the belief
that as a result of a battle on December II
between the Venezuelan Government troops
and the insurgent forces under General
Hernandez the attempted revolution has
completely failed. Mr. LOOMS sent pre-
vious despatch to the department reporting
a battle between the Government forces
and those of Hernandez in which he said
that General Castro, the head Of the Gov
eTnment forces. claimed a decisive victory.
The second despatch said that a crushing
defeat Of HernandeZ's army was claimed by
Castro; that Hernandez was in flight and
might be taken prisoner. and that the end
Of the revolution was believed TO have been
reached.
Hernandez was the instigator Of the re-
cent revolutionary movement against the
Venezuelan Government when Andrade was
President. Castro also took up arms
against the governor of one Of the prov
inces who had defeated Castro in the gen.
eraI election, which resulted in victory for
Andrade over Hernandez 1t was said 10 be
the understanding between Andrade and
castro LnaJ the latter MOulu C0nHne MS
hostilities to the province of which he
sought to be the head. Castro soon forged
ahead of Hernandez as a revolutionary
leader, marched on Caracas, and compelled
Andrade TO fee Then he proclaimed him
self President in Andrade's place. Her
nandez who had heretofore acted in con
junction with Castro. attempted to over
throw his former ally His troops took
Maricaibo and it is supposed that the de-
cisive victory claimed by Castro was
gained near that place
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its share in the cost OF the proposed struc-
ture. Senator Mcmillan has already intro
duced bill providing for the erection Of
the building. which is to cost s.. 500 900.
Another project is d Hall OF Records.
which IS to be strictly Federal building
Secretary Gage brought this proposition
into great prominence in his last annual
report to the Speaker of the House OF
Representatives. This building is to be
used for the storage Of files and records
which now cucumber the various executive
departments, and which are not often re-
quiTed for reference
The third project is that of the erection
OF new and magnificent building for the
accommodation Of the Supreme Court
This was a pet idea with the late Senator
Morrill, Of Vermont, and it has many
friends in Congress. The bill has already
been introduced in the Fifty-sixth Con
gTess.
The Memorial Bridge, to cross the Poto-
mac River between Washington and Ar
ington, has been recommended by the
Chief OF Engineers. L. S. A, and by the
Secretary Of War. The Virginia delegation
in Congress will work as one man for the
passage Of the bill. and Grand Army posts
throughout the country are interested in
the building Of this bridge
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Aside from the vote on the passage Of
the Currency bill today and the announce
ment Of the committees by Speaker Hen
ders0n there viii be nothing further for the
House 10 do until after the holiday recess
Il was said last night that a lively time
might Be expected today when the vote is
taken oa the Currency bill. a motion, it
IS asserted. VIII be made by some Demo
crat, probably Mr. SuIzer. to recommit the
bH with instructions tc report back an
amendment providing for the free coinage
OF silver at is TO J. Mr. SuIzer said last
night that be intended 70 make such a mo-
tion. il he carries out his purpose the
Speaker, under the rule adopted for the
consideration Of the currency measure, VIII
no doubt refuse to entertain the motion, in
which event an appeal may be taken from
the ruling Of the Chair. thus giving the
Democrats an opportunity 10 make a record
On the silver question.
Ar. Overstreet said yesterday that he
would ask unanimous consent before the
vote is taken to allow the Democrats TO
oner a free silver amendment. OF course
MI DheL@aEEEl lllDNE AiLdl SUN a req
win not be entertained for the simple rea-
son that the gold Democrats VIII object, as
they did when the request was made last
saturday.
Just how many Democrats viii vote for
the bin cannot be positively stated but
D. is known that q number OF the Eastern
gold Democrats have declared their in
teuU3n of voting for the measure. A mem
ber who has made canvass among them
said the following members had expressed
their purpose Of voting for the bill.
Messrs Scudder. Levy, RUPERT Unierhiil,
DriEgs Fitzgerald. Clayton Wilson
and Muller Of New York. Mr Thayer OF
Massachusetts, Mr. Denny cf Maryland, and
SIR McAIeer OF Pennsylvania.
Il was said last evening that Hessrs.
Fitzgerald and Nsphen OF Massachusetts,
and Mr. Smith OF Maryland viii refrain
from voting
Just after the bill is passed the House
wlH probably adjourn over until Wednas-
day when the committees viii be an
uounced. which VIII be followed by the ad-
souument Tor the holidays
THIS was the programme given out last
night by a gentleman whose relations with
Speaker Henderson are OF a most conf
Dental character.
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STRONG QUARANTINE LAWS.
The Threatened BubOnic Plague the
Cause of Mnny Bills.

Several bills have already been presented
in Congress for the purpose Of strengthen
ing the national quarantine law. This
haste, it is said, is in view of the threaten
ing bubonic plague. When these bills come
into the House and Senate, should they be
reported from the committees to which they
have been referred. there viii be a general
discussion Of the progress made by the
Marine Hospital Service in its investiga-
tion into the causes OF yellow fever. Iep-
rosy, and other dreaded diseases.
The work of the commission detailed br
direction of the President to enquire into
the cause Of yellow fever has, il is said
achieved important results The commits
sion verified the findings OF Sauarelli. in
his discovery OF the bacillus icteroides Il
demonstrated that the disease is received
into the human system through the respira-
tory tract and indicated the probability of
a protective and curative serum similar in
Its use 10 that now employed iH the treat
meut Of diphtheria.
Il has been pointed out that the efforts
of the Government authorities were sue
cessful in diminishing the prevalence OF
the disease in Cuba II is believed that
there are many seapGrts in this country in
which yellow fever sometimes becomes. ep-
idemic because Of the bad sanitary con
ditions which might be readily removed by
proper sanitary engineering
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be installed as pastor of this church, a
great multitude may be gathered in. There
are within easy walk OF this church 10000
people who never see the inside of a
church
1T is as though there had been a great
battle and 10000 people were left upon the
field. Three or four surgeons were to take
care Of them, but they gathered a small
number into a barn and ministered unto
them alone. Suppose the general was then
TO ride up and say, Come out and take
care Of these wounded and bleeding men,
and the surgeons would reply, We have a
house full Of people here and we cannot
go out. When We are not taking care of
them we are keeping off the flies That
is a picture of the conditions in the world.
There are thousands Of them outside the
Church who are wounded and sick and
dying. 1t is a good thing to help those
on the inside but how about the multitude
without
Christ says that ministers are to be
fishers Of men. Now, when l go fishing l
do not want to go to anybody else's pond.
/ do not want to drop in my line where
ten or fifteen others are fishing-the lines
might get tangled. And yet there are min
listers constantly fishing in other peoples
ponds. They throw in their lines and pull
out a Baptist. Pretty soon they jerk out
a Methodist. and then follows an Episco-
palian. They throw in in another direc-
tion and catch a COngregatiOnalist There
are plenty Of fish in the big waters which
are free to all fishermen and these are the
ones to be brought in"
In making his charge to the pastor-elect.
the Rev Dr. Sunderland reviewed the his
tory Of the church and spoke of Dr.. Tai
mage in glowing terms. He portrayed the
scope of his field and the difficulties the
new pastor would encounter in his work
He spoke of the character of the people
he would meet both within and without
the church. and commended the flock to
his safe keeping He charged the Rev
Mr.. Mcleod TO study the letters of Timothy
and Titus, to apply whatever executive
ability he may possess TO its full extent,
and to enter into the households in pasto-
rate work. He warned him against max
ing the pulpit a nest for yellow literature
and learned nonsense. Above all, he
should keep himself unspotted from the
world
In the charge 10 the congre egation the Rev.
Mr. Alexander asked the people TO be loyal
to their pastor and not expect that every
effort of his shall be a great one. They
should give him faithful, united support.
and not be unreasonable in their demands
He is not here to entertain you. he said
but to preach the word of Cod" The
Rev. Mr. Alexander also spoke of his being
only a man, no different from any OF the
preachers he mas ever met who were none
of them more than human, and he coun-
seled the people TO love him with their fun
hearts.
After the benediction the members Of
the church and friends gave to the new
pastor the right hand of fellowship. well
coming him to his work in Washington.
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MAGNATBS Strike A SNAG
The Wrigley Fine Likely TO Be a
TwO-Edged Sword.
Failed to Brighten the Brooklyn
Baltimore Syndicate Into Submis-
End and Dare ExpuIsion-Price of
the Franchise Has Been Doubled.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE National
League baseball schemers, in their efforts
to secure the eight-club circuit, struck an
unexpected suag today. They discovered
that the $500 Wrigley fine imposed upon
the Brooklyn club is likely to be a two
edged sword. The fine. it is asserted, was
levied with the idea that it might serve
to frighten the Brooklyn Baltimore syndi-
cate.
Abell Ebbetts, and HanIon were some
what in favor of paying the fine on Satur-
day, thereby letting the matter drop. They
also attended the conference of the clubs
supposed to leave the circuit. They agreed
there upon the plan already outlined, that
the League should pay to Baltimore, Wash
ington, Cleveland, and Louisville a lump
sum of $l62,5O
When Robson, of st. Louis. carried the
demands of the four clubs to Chairman
Brush Of the circuit committee, late Sat
urGay evening, the way seemed well paved
for an amicable settlement. Abell, Hanlon,
and Ebbetts, however, had not consulted
their partner, Vonderhorst.
Lawyer John NJ. Ward had interviewed
Vonderhorst and also advised Abel, Han
to pay the fine They listened to his ad-
vice, and then consulted with VOnderhOrst
The result is that the Brooklyn club has
finally determined to fight the League to
the end II viii refuse to pay the amount
of the fine and will dare the League to
expel it from membership. The case will
be taken into the courts, if necessary, as
the Brooklyn magnates believe they have
the law with them.
Further than this the Brooklyn men
believe they have strengthened their posi-
ton. They know that the League wants
to reduce the circuit to eight clubs and
that Freedman has refused TO strengthen
the New York team unless the circuit is
cut down.
Vonderhorst said today:
"The League wants to cut down the cir
cult and must come to the Brooklyn Balti-
more syndicate to do IT, The Brooklyn
club has been unjustly humiliated and
fined $500 for a transaction that comes
strictly within the requirements of the
national agreement. Our attorneys have
rendered an opinion and we are ready for
the League TO do its worst.
Before the Brooklyn club will consent
to sell out Baltimore at any price the
League must rescind its illegal and dis
honorable action in imposing this fine. We
mean what we say. The price for the
Baltimore franchise we have doubled since
Saturday morning. They cannot buIldoze
! the so-called syndicate, and they VIII
realize that fact before We get through
with them. We fully appreciate the fact
that failure to pay the $500 is punishable
by expulsion.
According to the League constitution,
however. it requires a unanimous vote
to expel a member. For that matter the
constitution is so absurdly worded that the
Brooklyn club cannot be expelled without
! its own consent. We control two votes
| in the League and that will protect US from
The times., 1899-12-18
ALEXANDRIA, NEWS.

ALEXANDRIA. Dec. I-.-Wsshiaston, AIexan-
dria and Mount Vernon Railway train number
$50, leaving here at 4.50 p m today for Wash
iEgton, in charge OF Conductor Crosau and Motor
man Tiehiing, became dsrailed short distance
this side Of Spring Park, a suburb @ this city.
The train vas composed Of motor So. IL. which
was slightly damaEgd The accident was caused
by a portion Of the track bed being ioossued.
thereby cllsluE Tine rails To spread AZ I'D
O'Clock the misplaced rails weEe replaced. and
travel. which had been pursued with dlHleulJy.
was resumed NO enc was hurt
William Kelley today complained that an at
tempt had been made last night by woman
named BERTHE C.yers ID rob him % a sum %
money she suppCzed was IN his pockets a var.
rant was issued ll;e- fer her arrest, and served
by Policeman Belts. The case VIII be Leard -
police court tomorrow morning
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any unfair work else we would drag Ger
tain persons into the courts and sue for
heavy damages.
The twelve club circuit cannot be bro
ken without the vote Of every club That
is in black and white The League has
been trying the bluG game. with US long
enough. Now we intend 10 call iJ and
call it hard"
Hanlon made practically the same state
ment with the additional remarks
"On Saturday I thought perhaps IL would
be well to pay the fine and let the matter
drop for the sake of diplomacy. But
have changed my mind. We are going to
fight this case and we viii win it TO a Ger
taintv.'
The times., 1899-12-18
DIED.

WILSON-on Sunday, December Il, Is99, at
9:3O a. m, RUTH L., the Youngest daughter OF
the late A. X. and Cora \. Wilson, aged SIX years.
one month, and eleven days.
Funeral services at Rock Greek, p. m. It
TYLER-At the Methodist Home. Twelfth and
n Streets northeast, on saturday, December l6.
1899. ELIZA BOND TYLER mother OF Mrs. ",
II. Brock, born at Waltham Mass, August IS,
1911.
Funeral from the Home Monday December IS,
at > p. IN. Friends invited. IutermeHt at Glen
wood. It
SMITH-On Sunday, December L, 1893, at II 80
a. m at his residence. 29lG Street northwest.
JOHN NJ. beloved husband Of Katherine J.. smith
p. m from Christ Church. Thigiy-frst and o
Streets. IntermeRt at Arlington National Gene
tery. IL
BOOTH-Ou Friday morning December IS, lsg3.
at his residence. l43 5 Street northwest, JOHN
L. BOOTH
Funeral IRON the house, Monday, pe re'-s
Is, at O'Clock p. m. d.I1-st
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GREAT PUBLIC WORKS.

Four Measures OF the Utmost I'm
portaBce Pending in Congress.
-Four great public works in the District
of Columbia may be provided for by the
present Congress. The recommendation
Tor each has come from high sources. First.
Is the projected new municipal building
The Commissioners OF the District have
urged II. They have pointed out that the
District government has its central offices
fn rented quarters which are III suited TO
the purposes 10 which they are pat. The
District = ready, they have said TO bear
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THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
The Protests Against IL to BE Con.
sidcred Soon.


sidcred Soon.
The Senate Committee on the Nicaragua
Canal viii be called upon at one of it's ear
ly sessions 20 consider the protest which
the Maritime Canal Company OF Nicaragua
sent to Secretary Hay on December 2
against the action Of the Republic of Mica
ragua In seeking to grant to W Z. Eyre
and F. i. Cragin concession for the con
struction Of a maritime ship canal across
the territory OF the Republic named. In
the protest 4 is set forth that the Maritime
Canal Company. chartered by act of Con-
gress approved February 20, 1889, is the
owner Of a concession for a ship canal
granted by Nicaragua on April a. 1887.
knoBa as the Cardenas Menocal conces-
sion. This company also claims a conces-
sion from Costa Riea, both Of which con-
cessions Ii holds TO be still outstanding
aud in force.
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THE GUATEMALAN REVOLT.
by No Means Over, Notuithstanding
Contrary Statements

NEW ORLEANS Dec. 17.-Passengers
from Guatemala declare that the reyolu-
tion there is by no means over. in spite
of the statement OF the Government to the
contrary.
Jose Leon CASTILLO. one of the candidates
for the Presidency OF Guatemala at the last
election, has Joined the revolutionists. He
was at Tegucigalpa. the capital of Hon
duras. when Guatemala, under the arrange
ments between the several Central Ameri-
can Republics to &rrest all unfriendly per-
sons, demanded his arrest.
Castillo fled during the night to the from
tier and joined the other revolutionists who
have also been re-enfOrced from other
quarters.
The times., 1899-12-18
SPECIAL NOTICES.

WILL THE LADY WHO HANDED THE
bundle OF papers to Miss Ashburn after
the accident that caused the death Of her
mother. on Saturday. November 4, at New
York Avenue and Tenth Street, send her
address TO 924 New York AyeuUs2
deII-2r
SPECIAL NOTICE-A meeting Of ths
stockholders Of The National MetropOH-
tan Fire Insurance Company OF the District
Of Columbia win he held DECEMBER IS.
1899. FOR the election ot directors Polls
open at L M. and close AZ 1 clock p N.
SAM CROSS Secretary. nO23-f
The times., 1899-12-18
CLEVELAND HAS RHEUMATISM.
Former President slightly III at
His Princeton Home.

PRINCETON, y. J.. Dec. 1.-Former
President Grover Cleveland is confined to
his home on Bayard Avenue with a slight
attack of i-1ammatory rheumatism.
Doctor J. Fl. Wyckoff Mr. Cieveiand's
physician. when questioned in regard to his
patient. said. Mr. Cleveland has slight
attack Of infammatory rheumatism il his
Ief. foot
The times., 1899-12-18
Tree Ornaments.
UNIQUE and Cav.

Wonderful variety Of Scrap Book Pictures. etc.
J. JAY GOULD, 42I 9th ST. deI1-7t
deI7-1t
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TEE CURRENCY BILL Vote
Lively Time Expected az TOday's S
Session Of the House.

Democrats TO Offer an Amendment
Providing for Free Cefnage Of SiI-
10 Entertain the Motion-sIr. Hen
derson VIII Announce Committees.
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piles Cured

piles Cured In = to NiEhts.-Oue
application gives relief, Dr. Acuew' Ointment is
a boom for Itching Piles. or Blind. Bleeding Piles,
it relieves quickly and permanently. In slin
eupti0Hs it stands without a rival. Thousands
OF testimonials ii you want evidence. 50 cents.
Sold by r. $ Williams. 9th and + sts. Edm0nd5
& Williams, 80 and Pa. avc--s.
hit, a very palpable hit is what Heurich's
Maerzen Beer makes. Phone 6Sl for case.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-23
Parliamentary Drill.

Tomorrow afternoon in the Southern
Methodist church at o'clock Mrs.
Stoddard will give a parliamentary
drill, especially for the ladies of our
city who are interested in the law gov
erning deliberative assemblies. Gentle
men are not debarred from attending
this drill, for from generations of ex-
perience, they have great knowledge
along this line, and are found of great
est help to the ladies in helping them
out of any or rather the many parlia-
mentary snsrls that deliberative
bodies are apt to become involved.
Mrs. Stoddard has had very fine
opportunities of learning the science,
as in addition to having attended many
conventions of state, national and
world organizations, she has received
instruction from the best talent along
this important line.
In Houston and other cities of our
state the Federated Woman's clubs
have invited her to give drills, which
received many compliments and ap-
preciative expressions from the ladies'
The church should be we'll filed on
this occasion.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-23
THE QUESTION OF PROFIT
CONTINUED from 1st page].

'The claim is set up here that mi
crobes killed the patient-occult in
fuences-and 1 say that it is the duty
of the jury to render a verdict for de-
fendants. The doctors say: 1--WE
don't know what killed Hanway.
They can speculate and theorize and
disagree and give opinions, but they
don't know what killed him. The sur
geons say that Hanway came out of the
operation on the morning of the 18th
in an excellent condition. They never
saw q man in better condition. The
operation was we'll performed; the pa
tient, was recovering. And yet plain
tiff's attorney, Mr.. Clarke. would have
you believe that DR.. Turner had de-
Iiberstely killed the man. What does
DR.. Turner say?
FATTY EMBOLISM KILLED HANwAY.
He left his patient believing him to
to be on the road to recovery, satisfied
that he would recover. He was after
wards notified that his patient was
sinking. He sprang into carriage
and was dumbfounded to find when he
reached Hanway's bedside that death
had already set his seal on the fore
head of the patient and marked him as
he didn't know then what
killed Hsnway. 1t was all
a mystery to him. What did he do?
He says he read all the books that he
could get his hands on endeavoring to
probe the mystery. AT last he dis
covered the truth. Hanwsy died from
fatty EN- bolism, and not from the effect
of the operation. Other physicians,
some of them the foremost in the
United States, bear out the theory OF
DR.. Turner. Fatty embolism killed
Hanway.
Another thing, whether it was fatty
embolism, or microbes or toxins or
whatever it was that got into the veins
of the injured man, witnesses testify
that it could not be prevented. It was
not the fault of the surgeon. 1t was
not malpractice.
IT a surgeon cuts an artery and the
patient dies, that's malpractice. If q
man has the symptoms of one disease
and surgeon or physician treats him
for another, that's malpractice. We
are told that the air is full of microbes
that they are everywhere. One ex-
pert witness testifies that with the
proper matter to feed on they would
multiply SO fast that In five hours they
would fill the ocean.
Five days." interrupted the court
Every witness had testified that it
was q microbe, an occult influence land
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-23
CLUB NOTES.
The Moman's Club Entertained.

The Woman's club met Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Aron-
stein, and was delightfully."- entertai ned
with music and recitations.
Mrs. Goodman played selection
from List and q Beethoven sonata.
Mrs. Cohen and Mrs. Msggi each
sang two numbers, and Miss Bowman
gave recitations.
The program was one of the best of
the season, and after q dainty repast,
served by the hostess, the ladies went
home well pleased as ever with the
success of the club
Mrs. Stoddard, president of the state
w. @. T. u, invited the members of
the club to attend the meetings which
she will conduct while in the city.
The club meetings of December 9Th
and 18th will be held at the home of
Mrs. Townsend.
There Is much enthusiasm over the
generous gift of Mr.. Carnegie to the
library, the sblishment of which is
one of the principal features of club
work in this and all other Texas cities
Arrangements for the dance are about
completed, and there is every assur-
ance that it will be grand success.