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The evening times., 1900-01-12
THE CABINET MEETING.
Secretary Hays Statement on InSu-
lar Exhibits Mt PnrIS

lar Exhibits Mt Paris.
At the Cabinet meeting today it is un-
derstood that Secretary Hay made a brief
statement to the effect that he had Sc
cured an additional concession from the
French Government for displays at the
Paris Exposition. The new concessions
will provide space for exhibits from Cuba.
Hawaii, and Porto Rico. in the portion
OF the grounds known as the Trocadero.
There will be abundant room FOR the dis
play OF these exhibits and orders have al
ready been issued. through Commissioner
Peck 10 have them prepared and sent 10
Farls. The displays from these islands
VIII be interesting and will be given "A
| position where they can be seen TO ad-
vantage.
The exhibits. il is understood Will en-
brace the principal products OF the islands
including tobacco from Cuba. coffee from
Porto Rico. sugar from Hawaii. and a col
lection OF minerals and natural woods. val
| liable Tor use in manufacture. Manufactur-
ed products also win form a part OF the
| display, especially the articles made bv he
natives Tor personal use or for sale in the
/ markets
! Secretary Hay would have preferred 10
! secure room near the space occunied nv
/ the United States, in which case The ev-
/ hlbits from the islands C'Uid have taken
| the character Of an anncS to the United
| States exhibits. But pre-aratious for the
EXPOSITION had proceeded 100 lar 70 admit
| Of that arrangement
! II is also stated that s0 4Fdifiopa1 cor
| cession has been secured relative 10 the
! admission Of books, writings. ani a6vs.-
using material into France for the Exposi-
tion duty free
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ARGUED BY MR.. EDMUNDs.
The Hanns-Payne Bu Before "A Sen
Hte Committee

The tianna-Payne Bill Before n SEN
Hte Committee.
The Senate Commerce Committee gave a
hearing today on the Hanna Payne Ship
ping bill. al which former Senator Ed
munds. representing the shipping interests
made the principal argument in tlvor Of
the passage Of the bill. He prefaced his
argument With a statement as 10 his p3-
sitiOn on the question Of expansion.
While he was still an anU-imperialist
and could not agree with the Admiais-ra-
tion policy in that particular. yet he was
convinced that it was a condition that
must be met He nad not favored the an
neXatiOn Of the Hawaiian Islands. but that
had been done and could not be undone-
and in view Of what had happened in the
Philippines the United States. he asserted.
must appear on the other side Of the globe
with power and commerce. The United
States must send 10 that portion Of the
earth strong vessels OF every sort.
Mr.. Edmunds said that when be had first
been retained as counsel for those who
favored the passage Of the bill il was with
the understanding that his services were
10 be in the direction OF explaining treaties
and ia drafting the measure Having served
so long in the Senate he did not wish 10 be
regarded as a lobbyist. He might have
afterward, becoming interested in the gen
eral subject he had concluded 10 take his
chances on being called a ''buttonholer''
or cloak room visitor
He then went on to explain the provis-
ions Of the bill and the effect its passage
would have on the different interests in
volved.
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THE SENATE EMPLOYEES.
Reports Concerning the ReOrEaniza-
tiOn of the stan.


II was reported on good authority this
morning that twenty Republican Senators
have formed compact to postpone the
reorganization OF the Senate stan until
caucus agreement can be reached FOR
clean sweep Of Democratic employees, re-
serving to minority Senators the privi-
lege only Of appointing their private sec
retaries. II is understood thar Senators
Allison. Lodge. and Hansbrough are the
leaders OF the combine and the opposition
is led by Senators Ho.r and Spooner. This
is given as the main cause OF the long de-
lay In recognizing the Senate staff. An
is the fight against Gen. James S Clark
son for Secretary, and AlOnzo Stewart
both O them Iowa men-for Sergeant-at-
Arms. The opposition has offered the
Secretaryship to State Chairman Odell OF
New York. which he has declined. and is
urging Col. Dan Ransdel OF Indiana. who
was President Harrison's Marshal OF the
District@of Columbia, for Sergeant-at-A Arms
Both factions, il is stated are
standing by their contentious and serious
injury to harmony Of party action on i'm
Portant matters is said 10 be threatened
Pending the faetional struggle Secretary
Cox, Sergeant alarms Bright and the
other Democratic employees will be secure
in their places
Ihere Is said to be a very strong desire
among the older Senators TO keep Ser
geant-at-Arms Bright in his present po-
sition.
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SCENES ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
How the Poor in the Boer Ranks
Are Treated.


Are Treated.
LONDON. Jan. 12.-Julian Ralph, cor
respondent for the Daily Mall IN a let
ter to his paper, says:
Let me describe the top OF one small
hill in the Belmont engagement, the one
In storming which the brave Grenadiers
suffered part OF their feGrfully heavy loss.
On that kopje the Boer commander had
compelled the poorer men Of his command
to live for weeks I took Il that these
were men Of the servant and the laDorer
class. Their dead. whose untidy and neg
lected bodies l saw, just as the British
bullets and bayonets found them. confirm
ed that theory for they were poorly clad,
unshayen. unclean. and hungry looking.
The food, the dirt. and the extraordi-
nary profusion Of cartridges and cartridge
wrappers were all mixed together. but the
earth and disorder we're not so offensive as
the grimy. beastly condition of the dead
II / could write steadily for a week, and IL
there were no such strict censorship as fet-
ters me. could not exhaust the list Of pc
culiarities. eccentricities. anomalies. and
novelties Of this war, waged against us by
an lqdisciplined force OF rebels who are
soldiers by instinct and farmers or cattle
raisers by business.
But I could not in all that week state
a more astonishing fact than that in some
of these fights the better class OF Beers
have come to battle in their carriages
looking more as If driving to the Derby
at home, and, having done their best, have
retired in the same way. leaving their
vassaIs 20 cover their retreat"
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THE MoLINEUx CASE.
Hurry Cornish and Mrs. Rogers d
the stand.

Hurry Cornish and Mrs. Rogers On
the stand.
NEW YORK. Jan. 12.-Harry Cornish and
Mrs. Rogers we're the first witnesses called
TO the stand in the trial in the Molineux
trial this morning. They were asked 10
testify reesrding the glass out OF which il
was asserted Mrs Adams had drunk the
poison. The witnesses were also questioned
regarding the spoon used in mixing the
dose which killed her. \ question as to
the identity OF glass and spoon had been
raised by the defence yesterday. and Corn
ish and Mrs Rogers were recalled TO help
in set-lin6 the disputed point.
Mrs. Rogers came into court accompan-
led by her brother Howard Adams ana
Harry Cornish. Mr.. Osborne was late.
When he came in at O:40 o'clock he called
to the stand as the first witness Harry
Cornish. Mr.. Osborne had called Mrs
Rogers, but the recorder suggested that
Cornish be called first. He testified as 10
the glass and the spoon, and said that he
did not recOllect drinking any whisky.
Mr.. Weeks tried to go into other mat
ters, arguing about the clothing Cornish
wore al that time, but the recorder would
not permit him TO do so. Mr. Weeks took
an exception and Mrs. Rogers was called
to the stand
These Witnesses said the recorder
were called only to enquire about the glass
and the tracing of its identity"
The recorder questioned Mrs. Rogers
about the glass
When did you first see it2''
After my mother died ] put IL on the
sideboard and then locked il in the china
closet on the top shelf"
Are you positive that the glass you
locked in the closet was the glass from
which your mother drank and which you
saw on the table?"
Il am positive"
The testimony of Cornish and Mrs Rog-
ers was effeCtual so far as Recorder Gof
was concerned, for he ruled in favor Of
the prosecution and allowed Prof Wit
thaus TO tell the results of his analysis of
the contents Cf the glass. Before the ex-
pert resumed his testimony, however, a
man from Cincinnati was put on the stand
10 identify a new Barnet letter. one Of
those asking for remedy. Then Prof
Witthaus was recalled.
He testified that he had found cyanide
OF mercury in the contents Of the glass.
From the glacs ne went 20 the results OF
his examinations OF portions of Mrs. Ad-
ans body. and for the first time in the
trial the prosecution established what il
alleged TO be a reasonable certainty. that
Mrs Adams died of poison.
Prof Witthaus said that he found evan
ide of mercury in the body, enough. he
said, TO kill a person and from the 0uan-
uty OF the matter he concluded that over
twenty grains had been taken. He also
concluded that the poison had entered the
system by the mouth and stomach.
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CASUALTIES AT LADYsMITH.
Anxious Crowds BesieEe the War Of
fee for News.

Anxious Crowds BesieEe the War Of
fee for News.
LONDON. Jan. 12.-The War Office was
crowded this morning with friends and
relatives Of the officers and men at Lady
smith The crowd was an anxious one
and appeals we're made for information re
garding the list OF those killed and wound
ed in Saturdays battle at Ladysmith- The
press announcement that over 500 officers
and men had been killed and wounded has
excited the relatives OF the men under
General Whites command and 1t is be
lieved the War Office is concealing the true
state Of facts at Ladysmith. II is not be-
lieved. however, that General White has
had an opportunity to get his complete re-
port OF the engagement through the lines.
He did report. though, since Saturday the
number Of deaths from fever.
Later in the day the War Office issued
a list Of the casualties among the Ofii-
GERS at Ladysmith. Thirteen officers were
killed and twenty-seven wounded. The
Earl of Ava, eldest son OF the Marquis
Of Dufferin and Ava, is among the wound
ed
The Evening Standard" states that the
casualties among the rank and file in the
Uattle at Ladysmith. January 9, were 135
killed and PAS wounded.
The evening times., 1900-01-12
GREAT BRITAINS REPLY.
This Government Satisfied with the
Answer Concerning Seizures.

Answer Concerning Seizures.
As nearly as can be ascertained from the
guarded statements made by officials, the
Government is highly gratihed over the
character OF the British answer to the con-
tentiOns of the United States in the -four
seizure cases. The view apparently adopt
ed by the State Department is that Gre I
Britain has made fun and satisfactory
answer to the representations Of this coun-
try, which leaves open no question directly
involved in the seizures.
II was not expected that .he British au-
tb)rities would give a general definition
OF what constitutes contraband of war as
diplomacy does not take cogniZance Of ny
pothetical questions and therefore Great
Britain, as anticipated, confined her re-
sponses 10 the actual questions concerned.
The British declaration OF principle in re-
gard TO he detention and confscation OF
Iooustuns =. regarded here as defining the
policy OF ti.at government in future.
Great Britain viii not. according to her
own assertions. seize fOOdstuns in transit
between neutral ports unless she has Uosi-
i've evidence at the time Of seizure that
they are intended for the military uses Of
an enemy. She viii not seize foOdstuffs
that are destined for the subsistence of
non hDalants IN an enemys country
and she will permit trade in foodstuffs
between neutral ports and an enemy's
country II such goods are not known to
be for the use Of the enemy's armed
forces.
The case Of the American foodstuns on
the British steamer Beatrice is stiu unset
tled owing 10 a question as 20 whether the
hour is owned by American citizens That
matter will be disposed Of through the ordi-
nary diplomatic channels The principle is
Jhe same as was involved in the cases Of
the Mashona and the Maria. and no loss
VIII come 20 the owners. whether they be
Americana Cr OF some other nationality.
great bFiain having in her answer TO the
United states virtually pledged herself TO
compensate all owners Of the foodstuifs de
tanned
The evening times., 1900-01-12
WRECKED and IN FLAMES
The Unknown Steamer Off New
fOundIand'S Coast Doomed.
Efforts of Life-SaVers to Reach the
Stranded Vessel FruitIess-The Fire
Forms of Men LHShed in the Rig
EinE DimIy Seen Through the snow

ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, Jan. 12.-The
unknown steamer which stranded on
reef in St. Marys Bay was still burning
this morning. and was in danger OF pound
ing 70 pieces. Immense waves We're
sweeping over her with furious force
Her bare outlines could be seen through
the driving snOwstorm, end in the rigging
the forms OF number of men could be
dimly made out. They appeared to be
coated with ice. and it is probable that
they have perished from cold. The tenn
perature is several degrees below zero.
Every effort OF the Hfe-savers TO reach
the stranded vessel has failed. At daybreak
a boat was launched, but was picked up
by the immense waves and hurled back on
shore to be smashed 70 pieces. Signal
fires were burned by the life crew
during the night to give hope to the ship
wrecked men, but there was no response
from the steamer.
The fire in her stern burned fercely at
times. but the waves continuously washed
over her. checking in a measure the spread
of the cOnfagration.
big tug has been despatched from
nearby port II viii be many hours, how
ever, before IL can reach the scene. II II
can make its way through the mountain
Gus seas. The colonial cruiser, Fiona Bay,
and the steamer Kite will also be
sent to the rescue from Placentic Bay. 10
pick up survivors, il any can be found.
Leaving today they could not reach St
Mary's Bay before tomorrow. Several per-
sons have been washed from the deck Of
the wreck during the night and il is
doubtful II those seen cIinasng to the rig
ging can hold out
There is a theory here that the wrecked
vessel took fire at sea and ran for the
coast TO save the lives Of those on board
and that she struck the wrong place on
account Of the storm that was raging 1t
is believed that all on board have per
/ ished.
The evening times., 1900-01-12
PHymnsters' Manual Changes.

The following changes in the army pay
masters manual has been published by the
War Department: Whenever an officer re-
funds money to the Government by pay
ment 10 an army paymaster. duplicate de-
scriptive receipts viii be issued by the
latter for the amount refunded. The pay
master will. with the least practical delay.
forward, without letter OF transmittal. the
original receipt direct 10 The Pavmaster
General OF - Army and furnish the officer
with the duplicate"
The evening times., 1900-01-12
THE LAWToN FUND.
AdjutRnt General COrbfn Now Has
$50. - In His PoSsessIon

The Lawton fund reached $S0. 1922 to-
day. and it is expected it viii 90 over $50.
600 in a few days. when about Sl0.0 600 viii
be received from General Shsfter.
Il is believed that after the mortgage on
the home and all other expenses are paid
SIS. 600 viii be left 10 turn over 20
Mrs Lawton. The principal subscribers
today were the Union League Club Of New
York. $685., and the citizens Of Mobile,
Ala S365
The evening times., 1900-01-12

PRINCEoN, Ind, Jan. 12.-The McGin-
mis- Private Bank at owensville. near this
city, was robbed last night, the robbers
blowing up the safe and wrecking the
brick building in which it was situated.
They then made their escape on a hand
car. The loss is about $4,000, not even
revenue stamps being left. Tuesday night
thieves robbed the postofice at Flat Rock.
Ind, and made their escape from there ol
a handcar
The evening times., 1900-01-12

NORRISTOWN. Pa, Jan. I2-Within
sight Of his home and family. John Nc
Neil. Of Bridgeport, met a terrible death
on the railroad yesterday. lie was on the
Trenton cutoff railroad bridge when he
was caught by the Pittsburg express. Nc
NeiIl's wife and children were still al the
doorway looking after him when the train
crushed him TO death.
The evening times., 1900-01-12
THE PENSION FRAUD TRIAL.
The Defendant Taylor Goes Upon the
Witness stand

" itnesS stand.
Shortly after the trial CT Matthew. alias
William H. Taylor. who is charged with
forgery in connection win an application
fer pension. was resumed today in Crimi-
nal Court. No. !, the Gt amt took .Le
stand TO testify in lis Ovz behalf. lie
said he was born in Virginia and ran away
from his master in 1853.
In 1864 ge arrived IN Boston. Mass. and
enlisted in Company G. Fifth Massachu-
setts Regiment. coiored cavalry.
Continuing, the defensRr told the move
ments OF his company and regiment until
ne was mustered out OF tho service in 1860.
His story, 70 great extent tailed with
that OF the prosecuting witness. William Il
Taylor, whom the prisoner is accused Of
impersonatiug in his attempt 10 secure a
pension. The defendant, however. stated
that he. with his company. was mustered
out OF the service al Cambridge. Mass
while the other Taylor said I'm his evidence
that he was mustered out in Texas.
The evening times., 1900-01-12
Armour on the Retired List,

CHICAGO. Jan 12-P d. Armour
will not abandon Chicago. even though
he has leased a house in southern Cali
fornia. j. Ogden Armour said To-Day that
his father would spend the winter months
In California, but summer would find him
in Chicago. Philip D. Armour has praeti-
cally retired from business. The Armour
interests are now in the hands Of ]. Ogden
Armour
The evening times., 1900-01-12
4 Fatal Accident 70 a Farmer

CHRIsITANSBURG. Va. Jan 12.-John
Fisher. a prominent farmer Of Franklin
county who resided near the Hebus neigh
borhood had the top OF his head blown of
by the discharge of a rife. He was max
ins preparation to Kill hogs and procured
a rifle OF the long-barrel old-fashioned.
muzzle-loading variety 70 shoot them with.
He placed the butt of the rifle on the
ground, useC as foot TO force back ,he
hammer, and. in order TO sec II it was
loaded. started to blow down the barrel.
Just as he brought the top Of his head in
line with the muzzle his foot slipped from
the hammer and the gun proved TO be
loaded, for he was instantly killed.
The evening times., 1900-01-12

The Director OF the Census and Alexan-
der Graham Bell were before the House
Committee Of the Census today. The form
er advocated an extension OF the Direct
or's authority under the law in the matter
Of printing the results Of the census and
favored some changes regarding the ap-
pOintment OF clerks. The bill favors hav-
ing separate enumeration OF deaf mutes
made by the enumerators
The evening times., 1900-01-12
West Point Cadct suxDcDdcd

NEWBURG. n. Y, Jan. 12-Cadet
Charles McH. Ely. Of Pennsylvania. has
been suspended from the West Point Mill
tary Academy for year When he returns
he will join the class OF 1902. Ely became
boisterous few days ago in the mess hall.
ordered a number Of plebes 10 get under
the table. tossed his plate into the middle
OF a lot OF glassware, and was cOurt-m
tailed
The evening times., 1900-01-12

The special Roberts committee was in
executive session all the morning. the
members making arguments giving their
individual opinions on the legal questions
involved in the case Of the Representative
elect from Utah In view Of the fact that
Mr. Miers. who is in Indiana, viii not re-
turn before next Tuesday, il was Vracti-
cally decided to delay the report until he
returns and makes his argument.
The evening times., 1900-01-12
Two ChiIdren Burned to Denth-

CHICAGO. Jan: 12.-Augusta StrvczUn-
ski eleven years old, and her two-y -year-old
sister Olga. were burned TO death in their
home in Hawthorne yesterday, during the
absence Of their father and mother. The
children were playing with matches. and
ignited oil from lamp that one of them
overturned. The blaze spread to a can of
kerosere. and in an instant the room wa
in flames. The children were burned al
most beyond recognition.
The evening times., 1900-01-12

LONDON, Jan. 12.-The papers this
morning gave much prominence to a re-
port that Raron Strathcona. High Com
missioner for Canada. had offered to equip
al his own expense a company Of 400 Ca
madam volunteers for service in South AZ
rica. The Times" described the offer as
patriotism on a splendid scale. In an in
terview today Baron Strathcona denies
that be made any such offer
The evening times., 1900-01-12

PARKERSBURG, W. Va, Jan. PA
terrific explosion occurred or TIE A. s.
Dyke farm, in the Hendershct oil field,
about seven miles north Of here, yesterday,
which resulted in the loss by fire of over
$50 barrels Of oil. The explosion was caus-
ed by oil clOgging in the pipes leading to
and from the heater, an arrangement FOR
keeping the oil running freely through the
pipes. The loss to the Southern Oil Com
pany, the owners Of the lease on said farm
Is in the neighborhOOd OF 81 900.
The evening times., 1900-01-12
A stone Drv DOCK Urpcd

The House Committee on Naval Affairs
held meeting this morning, and gave a
hearing to Representative Bingham OF
Pennsylvania. who made an argument in
favor of constructing the new dry dock at
the League Island navy yard of stone and
concrete as has been recommended by the
Secretary of the Navy
The evening times., 1900-01-12

BALTIMORE, Jan. IA seizure Of IL
quors and cigars has been made by Col
lector Stone, the liquor having arrived on
the Noregian steamer Framnes, Capt. l..
1horb1ornsen, which reached this port on
January y Five bottles OF gin. one bottle
OF bay rum. and five boxes containing ci-
gars, none Of which were cOnfscated under
section 2SO9 of the Revised Statutes OF
1874. In addition fine Of $3.50 was i'm
posed upon the captain
The evening times., 1900-01-12
An Earthquake in PnIemobonp

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 12.-There was an
earthquake in Palemabang. a Dutch
province in the island of Sumatra on Janu
airy 5. Fourteen villages were destroyed
and nineteen natives were killed Many
houses were destroyed. At BencoOlen. on
the west coast of Sumatra two persons
were killed, and five injured.
The evening times., 1900-01-12
Rural Mail Delivery Wanted

BERWYN. Pa. Jan. 12.-Postmaster Jay
A. Worst. Of this town, has forwarded 10
Washington to the Postofiee Department
a petition which bears the signatures of
over geo residents of Berwyn and vicinity
asking for a rural mail delivery system
in that section of Chester county. with
Berwyn as the distribution centre.
The evening times., 1900-01-12
Heavy SHOWS in New York.

MALONE, n. Y, jan 12.-Snow has fall
en- steadily here during the last twelve
hours. and excellent sleighIng now prevails
Lumber men on the northern slope Of the
Adirondacks we're setting nervous with
millions Of feet Of legs on the sIeds and no
snow
The evening times., 1900-01-12
Dischnreed for AttendIng FuneraI

SHAMOKIN. Pa, Jan. l2.-For attend
ing the funeral Of q Polish miner who was
killed at Bear Valley shaft. 100 men en-
ployed at the Bear Valley. Sterling, and
Henry Clay shafts have been discharged
They were told that If they did not report
for work they should not come out today
The majority belong 10 the United Nine
Workers OF America
The evening times., 1900-01-12
Anderson Caught I'm Riehmond.

n a telegr%-o received this afternoon by
Major Sylvester from the Chief Of Police
Of Richmond, Va, conveying the intelli-
gence Of the arrest in Richmond Of Vim
cent Anderson, twenty-five years Of age,
who. until recently was in charge Of the
cigar stand at the American House. An
derson is wanted by the local police on
suspicion of forgery.