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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-14

LONDON. Dec I4.-Aecording 10 des-
patches from Pekin. the military forces Of
the allies have had another clash with the
Boxers. The Chinese insurgents attacked
several eouriers near Hosiwu. on the road
from Pekin to Tientsin- last Monday.
Upon hearing Of the attack, the aIIies
In the Chinese capital sent detachment
of troops to the scene Of trouble and there
was q brisk fight. The Boxers were found
to be gathered in almost overwhelming
numbers. They we're driven back on Mons
day, but on Tuesday the battle was re-
newed. The Chinese in this second en-
gagcment were routed with heavy losses
The forces of the allies suffered 10
losses and occupied several villages where
the Boxers had modified There are pros
poets of further t-oubIe With the Chinese
notwithstanding their defeat It is un-
derstood that they are again concentrate
ing for the purpose OF resisting the for<
eign troops.
despatch from Pekin. dated yesterday
at $50 p. m, says that Ii Hung Chang
and Prince Ching have sent note to the
foreign ministers notifying then that the
Emperor and Empress Dowager had is
sued a special edict on December 10. Civ
ing them full powers in carrying on the
peace negotiations The ediet is coming
overland from Singan-fu.
Dispatches from Hongkong say that the
rebels in the vicinity Of that place who
have been posting placards. melting the
Chinese to rise against the foreigners. are
being rounded up By the authorities and
viii be made to suffer for their acts
Twenty Of the rebel leaders who we're
charged with posting notices. Offering re-
wards for the heads Of foreigners. have
already .been captured and viii be behead-
ed
Mr. Wildman. the American Consul. q
despatch says. has received information
that a placard has been put up, giving
notice OF a general uprising OF the Boxer
element in January.
Il Is expected that the execution OF the
ringIesders in the plot TO inclte secret So
eieties TO further outrages against for
eigners viii have a salutarv effect and
that the proposed movement for a general
nprising viii have little OF 10 support in
the vicinity OF Hongkong
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-14
SICK LEAVE FOR PRINTERS.
Representative Mudd to Introduce =
Bill to That End.

ESSPEeSSntSIAEe mu0d to Introduce a
Bill to That End.
Representative MUdd OF Maryland, WHO
has always taken an interest in the vel
fare OF the employees of the Government
Printing Office, is preparing a bill, which
he viii introduce IN the House, to give me
Printing Office employees thirty days sick
leave. the same privilege already accord
ed the clerks in the other Departments
MY attention has just been called to
the fact said Mr. Mudd. that while the
employees in the Printing Office are allow
ed by law thirty days leave of absence IN
every calendar year. they are not allowed
any sick leave Now, this is an injustice.
am opposed to any discrimination in this
matter. I think everyone will concede
that there is no class of Government en-
ployes who work harder or longer hours
than the men and women employed in
Uncle Sans big printing office Il the
thirty days sick leave is given to these
worthy workers-and they are entitled to
it as much SO as any other class of Gov
ernment employees believe the privilege
would not be abused. When this matter
is laid before the House and the mem
hers are made acquainted with the facts.
I believe the necessary legislation will be
enacted giving the Printing Office en-
ployes The thirty days sick leave
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The Senate today at 1880 O'Clock. on
motion OF Nj. Lodge, went into executive
session for the further consideration of
the Hay -Pauncefote Canal Treaty.
Mr.. Morgan is said TO have stated that
even il the treaty were withdrawn he de-
sired to have the Senate abrogate the old
/ Clayton-Bulwer Treaty for all time, that
the Nicaragua Canal bill might make
some headway. He stated. it Is said, that
he desired vote On his resolution de-
claring the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty abro-
gated
Mr. Foraker is said to have offered an
amendment to the treaty which formally
declares the Clayton -Bulwer Treaty OBJ
rogated rom the date OF the ratihcation
Of the new treaty
Nj Morgan is said to have held that his
resolution was the better since the treaty
might never be ratified.
Ar Allen, it is reported, offered an
amendment striking ont OF the treaty
clause Z, Of Article Il, which reads as fol-
mo Notifications shall be erected com
manding the canal OF the waters ada
cent
Mr. Money is said to have offered an
amendment declaring the Clayton -Bulwer
Treaty, by special enactment, to be abro-
gated.
Mr.. Teller asked, 1t is said. that theaen-
tire third section be stricken out. This
reads as follows:
me nigh contracting parties viii i'm
mediately upon the exchange of ratifica-
tions Of this convention, bring it to the
notice of the other Powers and invite
them to adhere to it,
al
styled an underhand scheme to forever lie
the United States to the European powers
This made the treaty not a convention be-
tween the United States and Great Britain
but between the United States and the
Powers Of the world.
Mr. Tillzaan, it is reported, offered q
further amendment, striking out clause 2.
Article L. which reads as follows:
Ihe canal shall Eeve- he biockaded nor
shan any right Of war b. exercised nor
any act Of hostility be committed within
it
Mr.. TfilmaE is said 20 have expressed
the hope that by the time the Senate got
through with the treaty there would not
be enough Of it left 20 amend
Mr.. Money, ii is said, then spoke on his
resolution directing the President 10 enter
into negotiations with Great Britain for
the abrogation OF the Clayton -Bu;wer
Treaty.
He held that even though the treaty
were withdrawn the cid treaty would re-
main in force as a menace 10 the con-
struction cf an Isthmian waterway. He
is said to have argued that 10 matter
what form the present treaty took, the
abrogation Of the Clayton -Bulwer com
pact could be best effected in a direct
way, In place of adding a clause to the
new convention.
Mr. TiIIman, 1t is said. followed, ia
voring the Money resolution as the direct
method of killing the obsolete treaty.
Mr. Lodge, It is reported, warned the
Senate TO be careful in piling amendments
on ~he convention. as there we're already
too mapy Of them
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DEBATE ON TAX REDUCTION
Democratic Objection to the Bin Re-
ported From Committee.
sIr- Maddox Characterizes 1t as =
Party Measure-sr- suIzer's
Plea for the Brewers.

VIXEN the Journal had been approved by
the House Of Representatives today Mr..
Loudenslager offered resolution that
Capitol employees be paid their December
salaries on December 2o.-The resolution
was agreed to.
Mr. Barney OF Wisconsin presented the
bill making appropriation for the payment
OF invalid pensions.
At I2;10 o'clock the House went into
Committee Of the Whole for the consider
alton Of the bill for the reduction of war
taxes
Mr. Richardson of Tennessee, IN control
CT the time for the Democratic side.
yielded fifteen minutes to Mr. Maddox of
Georgia, who answered certain PROPOSE
tons laid down by Mr. Grosvenor IN his
speech yesterday. Mr. Maddox contend
ed that the deficit which occurred during
Mr.. Cleyeland's Administrations was real
" created during the Republican Admin
istrations preceding. He thought the
pending bill was a good measure from a
Republican standpoint, but from the
standpoint Of the Republican party only.
Mr.. Otey Of Virginia said that 1t was
useless to appeal fer a reduction of the
tax on tobacco, an article which was al
most universally used by men.
Mr.. Suizer said that when the War Rev
enue bill was being discussed, In 1898, lead
ing Republicans said that just as soon as
the war with Spain should close, the var
tax would be removed. II the Republican
members OF the Ways and Means Commits
tee had done their duty. they would have
brought into the House bill repeating
the war tax. Mr.. Sulzer made a strong
plea for the abolition of the additional tax
on beer.
Mr. Gaines closed the general debate
for the minority and spoke for Ieiuc-
ton Of taxation greater than that proy;;t-
ed in the pending bill
Mr.. Dalzell next addressed the chair II.
behalf of the passage of 1ha hill
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ROUTINE m THE SENATE.
joint Resolution sspRropriatius $780,
600 for Local improvements.

Joint Resolution sspRropriatius $20.-
600 for Local improvements.
Before going into executive session on
the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty at 1850
o'clock, the Senate spent about three
quarters OF an hour on routine matters
The electoral votes Of TTiaois and Wash
ington were received and placed On file.
MT. Mcmillan. from the Committee on
the District Of Columbia, Introduced a
Joint resolution appropTisating s2e, goo for
the paving OF First street northwest from
B TO c streets; Second street from B to C
streets and C street rom First to Second
streets. The resolution wss adopted.
After the introduction u numerous bills
in the Senate, principally pension bills,
during the morning Eo-lr, the concurrent
resolution for holiday recess from FRI
day, December q 70 Tnarsdsy. January g.
vas reported by Mr. AIlisoa from the Com
nittee or Appropriations and agreed 10.
Senator's Hanna. SpooneF, and Jones Of
Arkansas we're appoiHted by the Presiding
officer as a committee &c make arrange
ments for the Inauguration OF the Presi-
dent-elect on the 4th OF March next
The resolution heretofore referred 20 the
Committee oE ContinKeHt Expenses au-
thorizing the Committee On Privileges and
Elections TO send for persons and papers
in the case Of William \ Clark and Mar
tin Magfnnis, appointed BY the Acting
Governor and Governor, of Mon
tana. as Senator from that State.
was reported back under
technical objection and was referred to
the Committee on Privileges and Elections.
Mr.. Chandler. Chairman % the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections, reported
back the resolution TO the Senate and ask
ed for action upon It, but objection was
made and the resolution vas sgain refer
red to the Committee OF Contingent Ex-
penses-
Mr. Vest introduced bill to provide for
a national bureau of criminal identifca-
tion to be established at Washington. He
asked that the Committee on Judieiary
give the matter immediate consideration
Mr.. Wetmore asked that the bill to pro-
vide for the preparation Of designs fcr a
statue to Gen q. S Grant. be referred
back to the Committee On the Librars
The request was agreed TO.
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MILLS MAY HAVE TO GO.
Result of the Booz Enquiry Likely
to Affect the superintendent.

Result OF the BOo1 enquiry Likely
to Affect the superintendent.
Colonel Mills, tenure of Office as super
intendent of the West Point Military
Academy may depend. it is said, upon the
result of the investigation ordered by the
War Department and that which Congress
may make into the Booz case.
It is generally regarded as probable that
If there was the slightest reason to ap-
prehend Beoz's death vas the result OF
the hazing at West Point a general over
hauling of the faculty viii follow and an
other Superintendent may be appointed.
When the appointment Of Colonel Mills
was made two years ago, he then being
and still is captain OF cavalry, there was
considerable astonishment throughout the
army that an officer of inferior rank had
been chosen To a post hitherto held by
colonels and generals. but It was explained
that the exigeacies OF the Spanish war had
made 1t impossible TO secure a competent
officer from the high grades owing to their
absence on more important duties.
Colonel Mills, 1t is said, has not been
the most popular superintendent that
West Point has had and does not in the
opinion Of army men come up to the stan
dard exempIifed by General Lee. General
eral Wilson, Chief of Engineers He has
on several occasions, and especially with
IN the last month, issued several orders to
the cadet corps, which, It is alleged, have
almost caused InItinr. i IS reported to the
War Department unof1ciaIly that recently
he issued an order foTbidding cadets
of the first or senior class from speaking
10 '.piebs'' or members Of the fourth class
and that SO iReensed was the corps, so il
is alleged, that the officers of the bztta1-
ion sent in their designations, which the
superintendent declined tc accept, and
compromised by modifying the terms Of
the order The army. It is said, has felt
since his appointment that the Importance
of West Point 10 the service called for
superintendent higher in rank than cap
tain who. as superintendent, however, is
given the rank of colonel
The Congressional investigating COM
mittee expects TO 90 to West Point during
the Christmas holidays.
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CONFERENCE OF REPUBLICANS.
Decision to Further Amend the Hay
Pauneefofe Treafv

OScishon 10 Grther amend the Hay
Pauneefote Treaty
at & conference OF prominent Repub-
hcan Senator's this morning. an agree
ment was reached looking to the further
amendment Of the Hay-Pauncefote
Treaty The amendments were prepared
by Mr. Foraker, and eliminate the Clay
ton-Bulwer Treaty entirely and deny the
right of European Powers to assent or
dissent to the terms of the convention be-
tween this country and Great Britain.
In the preamble OF the Hay-Pauncefote
Treaty it is stated that the United States
and Great Britain. etc, being desirous
to facilitate the construction of a shin ca
nal TO connect the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans and to that end to remove aay OBJ
tectioas which may arise out Of the con-
Veation Of april 19, 1880. commonly called
the Clayton-BulweF Treaty" etc.
Mr. Foraker's amendment inserts i'm
mediateIy after this reference to the Claw
ton-BuIwer Treaty these words: "And
which convention is hersby terminated
This, by specific words, abrogates the old
treaty and removes the objection that all
agreements in the Clayton -BuIwer Treaty
not repealed or modified by the Hay
Pauneefote Treaty, still remained in fun
force and effect.
Mr. Foraker's second amendment strikes
from the treaty altogether the third ar
ticIe, which is as follows:
'eThe high contracting parties will i'm
mediately upon the exchange of the rati-
fcations of this convention, bring it to the
notice Of the other Powers and invite
them TO adhere to it"
This amendment meets the very. serious
oS<eet.Dn Of Mr.. Teller to the effect that
It Greeted a European consent, with a
voice in the affairs OF the Western Hemis-
phere.
During the debate it was admitted by
even the friends of the Davis amendment
that with this article retained the United
States could not, after adherence had
been given by the Powers, abrogate the
without the consent of all the Powers
signatory TO the convention
The agreement to push these amend
ments followed visit by Mr. Lodge and
Mr. Foraker to the State Department this
morning and a conference by the same
gentlemen with the President. These SEN
ators informed the President that the SEN
timent Of the Senate was such that the
treaty must be still further amended be-
fore It could be ratified.
AS soon, therefore, as Senator's Lodge
and Foraker reached the Capitol. d con-
ference Of Republican leaders was called
to meet in the room Of the Committee on
Finance
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THE GRADE CROSSING BILLS.
That Relating to the h s p. Road to
BE Reported at oace.

A. R. Serven, I B. Linton, G. A. Lyon.
jr-; George A Bean. T. Menefee. Gren-
vile Lewis, P A. Auer. S. ID. Laitzeu. R.
H. Strother. W. s. Chase, ". R. Kennedy.
u. L. Bundy, Fl. e. Blair, J. H. Lane, W.
N. Irwin. and s c. Kemon. representing
the citizens Of lexington. called on Chair
man Babcock Of the District Committee
this morning, just before the hour fixed
for the executive session and asked that
they be given a further hearing to protest
against the proposition OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company TO locate the
proposed round house at lexington, as
provided in the Baltimore and Ohio grade
crossing bill, which-was considered by the
Committee yesterday
Chairman Babeoek was very polite. and
gave the Citizens Committee a cordial
greeting. but informed them thai ansthe...
hearing was out Of the question
The first thing done by the District
Committee was to take I vote on a motion
TO reconsider the vote by which the
Pennsylvania Railroad Grade Crossing
bill was ordered fayorably reported at
the last regular meeting OF the commit
tee This was defeated. A vote VAS also
taken on an amendment requiring the
Pennsylvania Railroad to remove its de-
pot below the Mall This too, was de-
feated- Mr.. Mudd was then directed to
report the bill, and amendments. with
the recommendation that It do pass. He
viii prepare the report today, and will
cal ii uD next Tuesday Mr. CoWherd
gave notice that he viii file a minority
report.
Th. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Grade
Gross t'ig bill was taken up a3d discussed
for more than an hour Engineer Com
missioner Beach, representing the Dis
trict was present, and explained 70 the
committee different seetions of the bin.
There was but one point that provoked
discussion and that was section 4 which
gives the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company bonus of 81 500, coo Tor making
the needed improvements Some members
OF the committee could not understand
why the railroad company should De paid
sl0O. goo for new Toundhouse, especially
when the roundhouse was TO be a benefit
to the road. It was finally decided TO ask
the engineers OF the road to furnish the
committee with additional estimates as to
the cost OF the improvements and to ex-
plain more fully just why the bonus
should be paid the railroad company
When the committee adjourned at 12:IS
the understanding was that another meet
ing viii be held when the estimates ask
ed for are received
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ROOT APPLIES THE GAG.
Order ForbiddEnE Bureau omciaIs to
Discuss His Arassy Bin.

Order ForbfddEnE Bureau oHciaIs to
Discuss His Arasy Biz.
To prevent surreBtitious criticism OF his
army reorganization plan which he may
not have chance to meet, Secretary
Root has issued an official circular. which
has been sent to each OF the bureau chiefs
of the department. calling attention to
the army regulation declaring that "ef-
forts to influence legislation affecting the
army should never he made except
through regular military channels and
directing that all communications that 1t
may be desired to present Congress
shall be forwarded as requ ID by this
regulation. Hitherto it has sn tacitly
understood that ehief-of-staff Depart
msnts were exempt from the requirement
Of this section, and tl5ey have not Resi-
tated TO communicate directly with mem
bers Of Congress Interested in their
corps.
Secretary Roots bill IS not popular in
army circles, except in tfse Adjutant Cen
erals Department, and the chiefs of some
Of the bureaus have lost no opportunity
to supply members of Congress with am
munition with which to lombard it.
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GUESS PLL CELEBRATE A LITTLE.
PUPILS PERISH IN A FIRE.
FataIisie. "a a Blaze tn a New York
state Normal school.

FREDoNIA, N Y, Dec 14-Fire was
discovered early this morning in the room
Of Piiineas Morris, the janitor Of the Fre-
donis State Normal School, and before it
could be stopped the building with It's con-
tents vas totally destroyed. eata8ling a
loss Of $469. Geo. Before the fire was dis
covered il had attained such headway
that it could not be stopped.
The two spiral seaircases formed a sue
up which the ere Ieaped quickly to the
third story, where slept seyenty-aye wo-
men teachers and students The ringing
Of the alarm beII on the building aroused
them and when they rushed into the hall
they found their esease cut of. 50 in their
night robes they we're taken down the
ladders and fire escapes.
All escaped except three. These are
still missing. and supposed to be in the
ruins. They are:
Inez Jones. of Bust, Chautauqua cOun-
ty
Cora Storms. of Boston. Erie county.
Mabel Fizzle, OF Bradford, Pa.
The janitor perished in his room in ths
basement
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TO SEIZE DISEASED CATTLE
The Maryland HeaItl, Board to Pur-
Nirnrnus cou

The Maryland Health. Board to Pur-
sue n Vigorous Course.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 1.-THE State Board
Of Health yesterday decided that all dis
eased animals uaat for food coming under
the observation Of the board and intended
for market be seized. killed. and tanked
under the supervision OF an officer of the
board.
Secretary Fulton reported that on Mon
day lumpy-iawed steer after being seiz-
ed by an inspector Of the board was claim
ed by a droEer from Virginia DR.. Fulton
refused to permit the droyer to reship the
steer, but placed it in car, which was
sealed under his observation and shipped
to the alleged owner. Dr.. Fulton retain
ing the railroad oompany,s receipt. He
then notifiea the State Board OF Health OF
Virginia that such diseased animal had
bsen forwarded.
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Tragedy in a Piano Fne,arx.

NEW YORK, Dec 14--David sehrank,
ffty-one years old. yesterday shot and
instantly killed George shaeffer, forty
years old, of Long Island City, and seri-
ously wounded Henry Becker. ifty-eight
years old. of Astoria. Long Island City
shooting him in the right shoulder All
three men were employed in the sounding
hoard department of the sehmer Piano
Factory, in the Astoria section OF Long
Island City. Schrank was arrested after
a lively chase. He Is believed to be in
sane Schaeffer and Sehrank were not on
speaking terms. They qIaTrelsd over poll
tics about year ago when Sehseffer Il 5
alleged, spoke IN a sipTring way about
Scarank,s wife
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Hnne - - n FInrer

PARKERsBURG. ". Va. Dec. 44-M-s.
John Tucker was hung up by a finger
Thursday in a peculiar 1nd painful man
ner She was about to descend a pair OF
stairs when she lost her balance, and to
keep from plunging headiong down the
stairs she threw her arms up and the. ring
on one of her fingers caught on q hook
in the wall The whole weight of her
unable to regain her footing until help
came The finger was terribly laeera7 ed
by the accident and had to be amDutatad.
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In EXECUTIVE Session
The Senate Considering the Hay
PaunceTOte Treaty.

VIZ. Morgan and Others said to Have
Insistea ON the Abrosatfon of the
CIayton-BuIwer Compact-Mr. For
aker Reported to Have Offered
an amendment to That ETecf-sir.
Lodge said to Have warned His
Colleagues That the Conyention
Under Consideration shouId Not Be
Leaded With AInendmentz-Expre
sioDs OF Hostility to Arrangement.
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PRICE oNE CENT
ALLIES ATTACK BOXERS
Two Fights With Chinese RebeIx
On the Pekin-T -Tientsin Road.

Routed with Heavs
Losses = Several Native viiiasek
Taken by the international Troops.
which Suffered 30 casuaIties-La
HING Chang and Prince Ching Ad<
wise the Miaisters That They H@vs
Been Authorised by specisE Eascs
to Carry On Peace Negotiations
ceIestiaIs who Conducted HsnE<
kong Uprising to Be Behesdeae
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THE POWERS NOT CONSULTED.

Question in Parliament Regarding
= Fortified Isthmian Canal.
LONDON. Dec. 14.-In the house of
Commons today Viseount Cranborne, IN
der Secretary OF the Foreign Office, reply
ing to question by Henry Norman, Lib
eral member for the WoIverhampton dis
trict and one Of the editors of the Daily
Chronicle" said no communication had
passed between the British Government
and the ether Powers as to whether they
would agree TO consider neutral q ship
canal through Central America that was
occupied and fortified by the United
States.