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Evening star., 1900-12-24
TALK OF AN EXTRA SESSION.
Outlook in the Senate for LEGISLATION
Grows Less Favorable

Outlook in the Senate for Legislation
Grows Less Favorable.
Senator Hanna is said to have served no.
tice on some of the senators who are trying
to prevent the passage Of the shipping bill
that If the bill is not acted on at this ses-
sion there will be an extra session of Con-
gress in the spring.
Senators are generally inclined to the be-
lief that the President would be reluctant
to have an extra session merely on account
of that measure, but Mr.. Hanna is repre-
sented as being desperately in earnest in
the declaration that one will be called II
his bill fails.
The situation in the Senate is not as ia
vorable to legislation as it appeared to be
at the opening Of the session. The ap-
preparation bills and the war revenue bill
seem likely to consume more time than it
was thought they would, and some sena-
tors Of long experience express the opinion
that these bills and the reapportionment
bill may be the only public measures COM
pleted. The shipping bill Is spoken OF as
very likely to fail, while the Nicaragua ca
nal bill may have to go over until after
the expiration of the time allowed Great
Britain for the ratification Of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty; and the suggestion is
being seriously considered Of substituting
for the army reorganization bill provision
for the extension Of the present temporary
measure.
Evening star., 1900-12-24
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURES.
Important Business the Body Will Be
Called Upon to Consider,

Important Business the Body Will Be
Called Upon to Consider.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CAPE MAY, N. j., December 24-The
legislature of the state of New Jersey will
assemble at o'clock on the afternoon Of
Tuesday. January 8, 1901, and both houses
will on the Tuesday following vote sepa-
rately for United States senator, to succeed
Gen. William ]. Sewell AS there is forty
three majority in joint ballot General Seweu
will be his own successor. The republicans
of the house of assembly. who make more
than majority of the joint body alone,
have held their caucus and chosen their
officers and unanimously agreed to vote for
General Sewell. The Senate caucus will
not be held until after New Year day. For
mer Congressman Mahlon Pitney (rep.), who
represented the democratic fourth Jersey
district in the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth
senate, succeeding William NJ. Johnson,
whom President Mckinley last summer
made first assistant postmaster general, to
succeed Perry 8. Heath.
The coming session of the legislature will
be an important one. 1t will probably pass
the balance Of the Qualifications Of the gen.
eral laws of the state. For five years COM
missions have been appointed and working
geneous Jersey laws, and many subjects have
been revised and many unnecessary laws
wiped off the statute books. The last Of
them will probably be passed this winter,
which will reduce the general statutes of
the state from 5000 pages to about 5000.
An apportionment bill is to be passed in
order to allow for the new congressman
Jersey will receive to her allotment by the
act of Congress now under consideration.
1t will probably be that the districts will
be made that in the Fifty-eighth
Congress there will be eight republicans
and one democrat instead of six and two,
as elected for the coming Fifty
Evening star., 1900-12-24
Hat Dealers Much Interested

1t is very evident that Consul General
Perry M. de Icons last report from Quay
aquil in regard to the Manavi or Jipijapa
hat has excited great interest among the
hat dealers Of the United States, judging
from the number of letters the consul gen.
eral has received touching on that COM
modify. The dealers, he says, appear to be
very anxious to purchase the hat in large
quantities. but to do this will be more diff
cult than indicated in preceding reports, as
there are no regular factories and the in
dustry Is carried on principally by the ma
tives of the coast, who plait the hats at
home and maintain life easily that they
do not feel the necessity of being energetic.
Besides hats, yachting caps, cigar cases,
table mats and other fancy articles COM
bining utility, novelty and taste. are also
made from Ecuadorian straw
Evening star., 1900-12-24
KILLED AS A WITCH.
Particulars Received of an AtrOcfOus
Murder In the Philippines.

Murder In the Ph1l1pp1nes.
Word has been received at the War De-
partment of peculiarly atrocious murder
In the Philippines the circumstances of
which We're developed at the trial Of six
natives before a military commission at
CapiZ, Panay, P. l., Of which Capt. t. w.
Griffith, 18th Infantry, was president. 1t
appeared from the testimony that two of
the prisoners were responsible for the death
of the wife of one of their neighbors. With
seven or eight other men, they went to the
house of native named Victor Pere and
forcibly took him and his wife to the Panay
river. where they bound their hands behind
them and told them that their "last day
had come" The woman then struck
with bolo and her dead body thrown into
the river. Her husband witnessed her MUIR
der and, anticipating similar treatment
sprang into the river, and, notwithstanding
his arms were pinioned, managed to reach
the opposite shore. According to the wit
nesses, the motive for the crime was a su-
perstitious belief that the murdered wo-
man was witch, possessed Of occult pow
ers whereby she had in some mysterious
way brought about the death of neigh
bors child. The two men were sentenced
to be hanged, but General Macarthur niri-
gated the sentence in each case to cor.Ine-
ment at hard labor for twenty years out
of consideration for the exceedingly low or
der of intelligence and blind superstition Of
the accused.
Evening star., 1900-12-24
WILL BE DELIVERED TODAY.
Minister COnEer Cables That He Has
Signed the Pekin Agreement.


Secretary Hay has received cablegram
from Minister Conger at Pekin announcing
that he had signed the agreement reached
by the foreign ministers. but had done so
with a written explanatory statement set
ting forth the exact position Of this govern
ment The text of the statement is not
forwarded by Mr.. Conger, but it is under
stood to be based upon the last instruction
he received from the department, which,
while disappearing the inclusion in the
agreement of some of the more severe
language accepted it as the best arrange
ment that could be made at this time. 1t is
believed that the United States also. while
sanctioning the provisions of the agreement
relative to the maintenance of permanent
lines of communication, legation guards and
prohibition of the importation of arms into
China, indicates clearly that constitutional
reasons prevent the executive from making
of these plans. Minister Conger said that
the agreement would be delivered to the
Chinese plenpotentares today.
The signature of the agreement by the
ministers closes what is regarded here as
the first, the most important, and the most
difficult phase of the negotiations as TO
China, for it is not doubted that the Chi
nese ENJOYS will subscribe to the agreement
without amendment Its CONCLUSION has
been marked by one of the most curious
mistakes in the history of international ex-
change, for by a cipher error the majority
of the signatories found to their amaze
ment that they had contracted to do ex-
actly what they did not intend and more
over, the error was irretrievabe.
To Mr. WI. the Chinese minister, the
demands made by the powers are keen
disappointment and are not such in his
opinion should have animated the gov
ernments which have the ultimate best in
terests of the Chinese empire at heart.
He regards them harsh and severe, but
expresses the hope that they will be dis
cussed by both sides in an amicable and
conciliatory spirit, and that the powers
eventually will ameliorate the objection
able features
Evening star., 1900-12-24

Advises the Adoption of American
Money in the Philippines.

President Taft of the Philippine commits
sion has come forward with another sug-
gestion for the settlement of the Philip
pine currency questions which Is pressing
urgently for adjustment. He now discards
re two former plans of coming something
like a trade dollar, and of maintaining, hy
the credit of the United States a fixed ratio
between the Mexican dollar and American n
gold, and proposes boldly to adopt United
States money. pure and simple, as the
money of the Philippines He points out
that radical as is this move. it must be
made sooner or later, if the islands are to
remain under the control of the United
States. and that delay serves only to ag-
eyavate the evils of the present confusion
OF systems. The matter will probably re-
ceive further consideration by he entire
cabinet.
Evening star., 1900-12-24
GERMAN CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES.
This Government Will Hold That 1t /.
Not Liable.

The German embassy has presented the
State Department with the claims of a
number Of German subjects for damages
received to their interests in Cuba as a re-
suit of incidents occurring prior to the
Spanish-American war, and while the insur-
rection was in progress and during the eX-
istence of the war itself. This action of
the German government has raised most
in portait issue, and the Department of
State has given it the closest attention. 1t
has now been concluded. however, that the
United States government caisnot accept re-
sponsibliity for the claims. These are re-
sarded as practically the same in principle
as the Gain of Porto Rico against Cuua,
Tor S2oOO,O0O on account of a war loan.
The ansm er 10 The German presen cation will
be based upon the reply to Governor Allen,
recently made upon the Porto Rico claim
1t Is known that other governments be-
sides Germany have claims aggregating
very large total, all based on the Cuban in
suIrec1on. and succeeding events, and these
Will be by no means abandoned on account
OF this attitude of the United States gov
ernment, but on the contrary will probably
be held in abeyance until such time as Cuba
shall nave become Independent, when they
Will be presented directly 20 the govern
ment of the island with some urgency.
Evening star., 1900-12-24
STATEMENT OVERDRAWN.
Gen. Davis Comments DIR. Williams 8,
Report Oh Porto Rican Conditions.


Report Oh Porto Rican Conditions.
General Davis was seen at the War De-
I'artnlent today concerning the sensa tional
report of DR.. Williams, a contract surgeon
in the department of Porto Rico, setting
forth an appalling state Of affairs among
the coffee planters of the island General
Davis said that from his knowledge Of af-
fairs in that section of Porto Rico. he
should characterize DR.. Williams state
ment as much overdrawn and exaggerated.
That there was suffering In the coffee
planting section of the country, the gen.
eral said he had nc doubt. The heavy
losses incurred by the big hurricane, he
said, could have had no result other than to
greatly reduce the means of the planters,
who had sl2,OOO.OOO worth of coffee swept
away by the big storm. When General
Davis was military governor of the island,
the War Department issued rations to the
people of the island In order to help them
to weather over the evil effects of the hur-
rlcane.
When the government passed under civil
administration, however, the issuance of
the rations was discontinued, as 1t was be-
lieved the islanders had sufficiently recov-
cred.
The general said that DR.. Williams was
an acting assistant surgeon In the depart
ment, and accompanied a small expedition
under the command of Major Watt, 5th
Cavalry, which on march across the IS
land traversed the coffee-planting region.
The doctor reported bad state Of affairs
In that section in the way Of sickness and
want Of food, and was asked for fuller
report by General Davis. This was turned
over to Governor Allen.
General Davis left Washington this after
noon for San Francisco, where he will take
passage for Manila on the transport Han
cock, sailing on January l. He has been
ordered to duty as inspector general of the
division Of the Philippines.
Evening star., 1900-12-24
RAILROAD WRECK IN MEXICO.

A Number of Americans Believed to
Have Been Hurt.
CHICAGO. December PA special to
the Tribune from Monterey, Mexico, says:
Particulars Of a disastrous wreck Of a
northbound passenger train on the Mexican
National railroad. in which a score Of pas
sengers were hurt. have just been received
The accident happened near Salratorna, in
the state of San Luis Potosi
The track spread and the engine jumped
the track and turned over. The sleeping
car, which was filled with passengers,
among them being number Of Americans,
followed the express and baggage cars, and
on top OF these were piled the first and Sec
ond-class day coaches.
Over twenty persons are reported to have
been been injured Engineer Dupree and Con-
oGCtor wilson were painfully scalded.
The names Of the passengers who were
injured are not known here. Those who
were the most seriously injured were taken
to San Luis Potosi where they had med
tcal attention.
Evening star., 1900-12-24
M DON AID HELD
Declared to Be Responsible for Audi
tor Morris Death,
VERDICT OF THE CORONER'S JURY
Story Of the Events Attending
the Tragic Affair.
THE TESTIMONY HEARD

The inquest in the case of Frank Fl. Nor
ris. auditor Of the treasury for the War
Department, who was killed at the Winder
building Saturday afternoon by Samuel
Mcdonald, former disbursing officer of
his bureau. was held this morning. The
verdict was that Morris had come to his
death by reason Of pistol shot wound in.
f1icted by Mcdonald.
The members OF the jury first visited
Sreare's undertaking establishment, on r
street. where they were sworn by the coro-
ner. DR.. j. Ramsey hewitt. over the body
Of the late auditor. The remains were in a
casket in the rear room, the right hand
resting on the chest. exposing a cash on tho
knuckle OF the little finger The jury con-
sisted of George w. jefferson. James F..
Smith, ]. T. Fleischhaner. Harry Wills.
John H. Justice and E. Brannan. The Jury
was then driven to the sixth police pre-
ctnct station, on New Jersey avenue be-
Evening star., 1900-12-24
GUEST OF LORD PAUNCEFOTE.
Sir Percy SandersOn, British Consul
General at New York, Here.


General at New York, Here.
Sir Percy Sanderson, British consul gen.
eral at New York, is the guest of Lord
Pauncefote at the British embassy for the
holidays. Sir Percy has had distinguish
ed career in the British service, first
In the military line, when he was an
officer Of ordnance, and at one time
aid-de-camp to Lord Napier, as gov
ernor' of Madras. Later he was trans
ferred to the foreign service taking part
in the notable Danube commission, and
occupying an important consular post in
Europe and this country. His name and
th~t of his brother, Sir Thomas Sander
son, under secretary of foreign affairs have
been mentioned among others available as
ambassador to Washington to succeed
Lord Pauncefote when he withdraws, but
there is no significance attached to Sir
Percy's present visit here, as 1t has been
hiA custom for some years to spend his
holidays as the personal guest of Lord
fauncefote,
Evening star., 1900-12-24
His Gifts to Educational Institutions
Are COnfiuueA

CHICAGO. December 24.-Dr. D. K. Pear
sons has sent his check for $4,000 as a
Christmas present to Colorado College, Col
orado Springs, Col. Within the last seven
weeks DR.. Pearsons has given 100000 to
one other educational institution. but de-
clines to state the name of the recipient
who gave a pledge that the donors name
should never be divulged during his life
time. These two gifts together with $50, 900
said to have been given by DR.. Pearsons for
the erection of a woman's dormitory at
Northwestern University. bring the actual
total OF his known benefactions during the
past ten years to the sum Of s., ,4S9, ,OOO
though these figures fall far short of the
complete list The money rendered anony-
mcusly probably reaches $5OO, 600 making
the whole amount very close to $4,000, ,OOO
Evening star., 1900-12-24
AUDITOR BROWN IN CHARGE.
Deputy Auditor GrosvenOr's Resigna
ton Accepted Early Saturday.

ton Accepted Early Saturday.
W. w. Brown, the auditor for the Navy
Department, has temporarily been placed
in charge of the Office of the auditor for
the War Department Daniel A. Grosvenor
deputy auditor for the War Department,
severed his connection with the office on
Saturday morning, four or five hours be-
fore the murder of Auditor Morris Mr..
Grosvenor's resignation had been in the
hands of Secretary Gage for some time.
and was accepted Saturday morning. He
was not aware of it until Saturday after
noon. Mr.. Brown, who Is temporarily in
charge Of the office, was auditor for the
War Department when Mr.. Morris took
charge Mr.. Brown going to the office of
the auditor for the Navy Department. The
appointment of a successor to Mr.. Morris
will not be made until after Congress meets
again.
Evening star., 1900-12-24

The employees of the inspector generals
office of the War Department each received
pleasant Christmas greeting from their
chief. Gen. ]. C. Breckenridge, inspector
general, United States army, this morning
in the shape of an appropriate present
This custom has been followed by tneir
chief for several years, and these tokens of
good :il1 are greatly appreciated by their
recipients. Later in the day the employees
assembled in the room of their chief where
pleasant salutations were exchanged and
best wishes extended to the general.
Evening star., 1900-12-24
REVOLUTION IN VENEZUELA.

Peraza, Former Secretary General,
Leading an Uprising.
LoRACOA, Dutch Guianas December "a
(via Haytien cable).-Celestino Peraza, for
merly the secretary general Of President
Castro of Venezuela, has, revolted against
the Venezuelan government near Lezema,
in the Guarico district. "A force Of 2, 500
Venezuelan troops under General Aristides
Fandeo, has been sent against Peraza.
Evening star., 1900-12-24
Not Granted : Half Holiday.

AS result Of a decision OF the President
and cabinet the executive departments
were open for business until o'clock as
usual today. The employees were greatly
disappointed at the loss OF the usual half
day holiday. one of them remarking sadiv
that 1t was the first time within the n,em-
ory Of the oldest clerk that the depart-
ments had not been closed at noon on the
day before Christmas
Evening star., 1900-12-24
Arrival of Gen. Bates.

General Bates, member of the Booz
court of inquiry, has come to this city to
spend Christmas with his family. He says
that the court has taken a recess until
Wednesday. and has many more witnesses
to examine. The investigation will be most
thorough and complete, and Is expected
to develop all the facts relating to the
treatment of Booz and Breth and the prac-
tice Of hazing generally.
Evening star., 1900-12-24
SMALLPOX IN Kentucky

Several Hundred Cases in Greenup
County, With High Death Rate.
LOUISVILLE, December 24.-The Cour-
1er-Journal today says: 1.-THE smallpox
situation in Greenup county Is critical and
the state board of health has declared a
strict quarantine. There are several hun
dred cases and the death rate has been 20
per cent. the largest known in the history
of the disease in the state. Every person
in the county has been vaccinated" :"
Evening star., 1900-12-24
KIDNAPPED AT KALAMAZOO.
This Boys AbductOrs, However, Final
ly Released Him.

ly Released Him.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, December 24.-Ho-
bart Clayberg, seventeen-year-old boy,
whose father. John B. Clayberg. is promi-
nent citizen Of Helena, Mont, was kidnapped
in this city last night by two men. The
boy was blindfolded and compelled to walk
to Mattawan, distance Of eleven miles. 1t
became so stormy that the kidnapers re-
leased young Clayberg at Mattawan after
relieving him Of the small sum Of money he
had in his pockets. The boy telegraphed for
help and was brought home during the
night. The sheriff and force of deputies
have been working on the case since Clay
berg's return.
Evening star., 1900-12-24

Adjt. Gen. Corbin has returned from a
visit to his daughter in New York. where
he has been undergoing treatment for the
past five days for a severe cold which kept
him to his bed. He was on duty at the
War Department today, and although not
fully recovered, was much improved In
health.
Evening star., 1900-12-24
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
Chairman Burton Expects 1t Will Pass
After Brief Discussion.

After Brief Discussion.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
CLEVELAND. Ohio. December 24-Rep-
resentative T. E. Burton. chairman Of the
river and harbor committee, announces that
the river and harbor bill will be introduced
in Congress Thursday, January 8, and on
the following day would be brought up for
discussion. He hopes that after two days
discussion it will be put to vote and passed
Mr.. Burton adds that the measure is not
absolutely CO o:npleted. but that 1t will be
ready in a couple of days. The chairman
spent large part Of today at his apart
ments at the Lennox working on the bill.
Evening star., 1900-12-24
THE CUDAHY KIPNAPING.
Stronger Indications That Pat Crow
Was Implicated.

Was Implicated.
OMAHA, Neb.. December PA man
whose name the police refuse to reveal he's
identified Pat Grove as the light-complex-
ioned individual who. in company with a
woman, accosted him relative to the owner
ship Of the house to which Edward Cudahy,
jr., was carried by kidnapers last Tuesday
night.
When shown picture of Grove taken
from the rogues' gallery this man stated
positively that 1t was perfect likeness Of
the person he saw at Seth and Grover
streets. Questioned closely as to the mans
conduct, Dress manner and general descrip-
ton, he gave a detailed statement which
convinced the authorities that they are on
the right track.
Evening star., 1900-12-24
KILLED AN INoFFENsIvE CRIPPLE.
Intense Feeling Against Thomas Vest,
| Slayer of VIM. Fawcett.
| Snecinl DiSnatch O The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, December "a
William Fawcett, the restaurant waiter
who was shot at Elkins, w. Va, by Thom-
as Vest because he did not wait on him
fast enough, died at the Western Maryland
Hospital here at 10 o'clock this morning
His intestines were perforated and his
debiiitated condition made recovery impos-
sible.
Fawcett was cripple and altogether in
offensive.
Vest, who is a railroad subcontractor
from Virginia, is now in Jail at Beverly, w.
Va. There is intense feeling against him
and threats Of lynching are freely made
Evening star., 1900-12-24
ALL-NIGHT SALOONS,

buHalO buHeteers want q WIUe-Open n
Exposition Town.
BUFFALO, N. Y, December A.-Counsel
for the Saloon Keepers Union Of this city
has drawn up bill for Introduction dur
ing the next session Of the state legislature
providing that saloons in this city may be
kept open all night during the pan-Ameri-
can exposition. =
The bill also provides for closing saloons
at midnight Saturday and keeping them
closed until o'clock Sunday afternoon
Evening star., 1900-12-24
English Coasts Bor-Clad,

LONDON. December 24-Dense fogs on
the coasts are greatly interfering with navi-
cation, and several wrecks have occurred
The British steamer Brunswick grounded
In the Bristol channel, heefed over and
sank. Seven of her crew were drowned.
Evening star., 1900-12-24
DEATH SONG WAS A sERENADE.
Tragic Ending of an Italian Lovers
Romance.

NEW YORK. December 24-Louis Lom-
bardo undertook to serenade Josie De Parlo
in Brooklyn last night. The girls father
ordered him away, but Lombardo persisted
In singing love song, playing an accom-
paniment on guitar. At the conclusion Of
the song, and while his sweetheart was at
her window Lombardo drew revolver ana
with it shot himself in the head. He was
carried to a hospital. where he died two
hours later
Evening star., 1900-12-24
DURYIIA WILL CASE.
Way Cleared for Hearing of the
Contest by a Jury.


Contest by Jury.
NEW YORK, December 24.-Surrogate
Seabury of Nassau county received notice
today from counsel for the contestants of
the will of the late Edgar E. Duryea, the
wealthy starch manufacturer. that on be-
half OF his clients he would withdraw all
objections to the probate of the will. The
object Of his withdrawal, 1t Is stated, is to
pave the way to bringing Of an action in
behalf of the contestants, the testators'
three daughters, in the supreme court
where 1t is desired to have the case tried
by jury.