Des Moines Leader (Newspaper) - January 5, 1899, Des Moines, Iowa f t K J ESTABLISHED 1848 SITUATION SAME AT ILOILO AMERICAN FORCES REMAIN ON TRANSPORTS IN THE BAY to Sy Will Avoid Hostilities If Manila Jan 3 Ices Just received from Hollo say rebels it a meeting eatlon which the oilmen inc tha Hiey might fand unarmed but if lean complain v Ill be tbe landed armed the natives ion mo American money with to duties v The Ben Ice for the and foreign malls Improvement confusion still 18 due 19 em The demoralization in the W ana sen Ice cannot be remedied Chlet Director a first Older to abolish the franking privilege which has been grossly The police Is being 01 No general Two or three homicides during the last days have been of the kind and have had no significance Cu bans and ate getting along Some feats of so of which the Amer 0 i ad L NES LEADER THE U THURSDAY JANUARY 5 1890 PRICE 50 CENTS PER would be uncontrollable It is further said that is made for resistance upon the part oc the rebels ahd that reinforcements are arriving from tlie negroes of The Spanish gunboat Kl Cano Is stm at Iloilo but as her status Is not ae fineO she has not been molested It Is that she Is destined to so to a town the Philip pine Islands on ex of the Island of Mindanao Thc troops are restless Tlie rebels are the beach evening in full view of thc American expedition which is still The California volunteers were em barked on four transports today Their destination is unknown The natives here arc quiescent but The American expedition at consists of a signal detachment Bat tery 0 of the Sixth artillery the Eigh regulars Iowa regiment it is commanded by General Miller a veteran fighter and arrived off Hollo December 26 onboard the transports Pennsylvania Arizona and Newport Tho edition was con voyed by the United States cruiser Bal timore and an auxiliary gunboat POT JOB Evidently induced to Oppose Americans Landing Washington Jan Otis at Manila has cabled the department that in his opinion General Miller has the situation well in hand at Hollo and he fully understands the purpose of president notto crowd the insurgents unduly It is highly desirable that a hostile collision between thn American forces and the insurgents atall hazards at least pending the ratification of the peace treaty and ar General Miller un this purpose on the part of the president he will guided it arid may be relied upon to to force only under absolute compulsion The officials here are now fully that the trouble at Iloilo may be traced directly back to the Spanish was the senior Spanish army officer in the Philippine group and in command the group includ Island of tho city and garrison of Iloilo General Otis re ports show that though besieged with his SOO soldiers by a superior force the position of the Spanish was tenable and was nu reason should not have held out It is significant that delayed the evacuation until he became Informed that the Americans were coming General Otis approaching the Filipino which Is to presumably st twenty miles from Manila on the island of Luzon Thursday next A good interest is attached to as General Otis reports that by the attendance the strength of party can be gauged Gen oral Otis feels that when Is made to convene thc parliament it will be fornd Unit lost hfs control of the majority and cannot command a working coalition Such a plate of would tend to make easier tbe task of the military authorities of the United Sates of es temporary form of government for the Philippines that will command the support of the people and receive the approval of the civil world General Otis has not yet published the proclamation by President McKin ley which was cabled from lon to him n ago Admiral Dewcy was from by cable at the navy department today hut made no reference to the political situation in the islands Ke reported he had found a tpr anaVar at and the department Hat once no un of the American sailors but realizing that the naval occupation of Manila boy is to be one of a permanent character Admiral Dewey a shore hcs Lons called upon Surgeon Van and after t con they cabled Admiral Dewey authority to establish the hospital Medical Inspector Rennis Pardons was selected to take charge of tlie new hos pital and has been ordered to start at once from New York The necessary will be selected from among the medical officers of Admiral Dew cys Danced authorities do not to use for of tins EN Very In tho Fu State Out ot Vnk Ownership of Cuban New Jan special ass By the pur chase of a large block of of the HuU company bankers representing Eng lish capitalists have secured a control ing interest In that line The same men have also been largi purchasers of the stocks of the and Clen fuegoa companies They expect to have soon a controlling interest In those two concerns and owning as they United railway lines will be in a posi tion to dictate terms to the Jucaro company which is the wealthiest and most prosperous in the island If the stock cannot be purchased the line will undoubtedly be paralleled a double track line from del Illo to Santa Clara has a capital stock of and a debt of The lini has a stock of 33 000000 and no debts The Cienfuegos line has a capita stock of and debts of The United railway has a capital stockof and indebt edness of This tiols the Havana bank nf commerce the Kesla and much leal estate which hard against the has a 1 stoik of 000 and no debts Pictures a Nei Jan special says The Temps tonight a of the future of the United States It the Tjm ted States cannot hide the fact that sard good bs forei ei to the erj wherein thes dispensed the standing army and laughed at burdens upon the nations m the conti hent by their There is not a democrat not a friend of the that modern society that does not deplore bitterly the inoculation with a spirit of con quest of territories and expansions of a democracy that has been peaceful and liberal President may say fare well for free America to the era oC peace and good will reforms economy internal progress and self govern ment WHITNEY SECURES cts Stock 1 lo M m IRL meul of the Lorn of Now lork loiX Jin hit is known as the Whitney syndicate has obtained control of the Edison Electric Illumin a ne of this c tj F Peabody second president and di rector of the Edison company admitted of the Irans action by which the com bination of headed by Wil liam CV Whitney had effected ture of the corporation Which syndicate the syndicate a practical monopoly 61 the electric heating and motive power of The title of the Whitney syndicate which is composed mainly of constitute tho Traction company in the New York Gis and Heat and Power company Harrisburg Pa Jan th of the opponents of Quay to secure a of the senatorial caucus until a later date the adherents of the senior senator carried their and secured the en of their favorite Iiy 103 of the 164 members of the Pennsylvania legislature This IB nine leen less then the number necessary to elect a United States senator on Joint ballot The leaders are jub ilant over tlie result of the caucus and claim that the man they are lighting can never succeed himself In the senate On the other hand the Quay people and Senator Quay himself express con Jf ultimate victory They say that two of tbe absentees will vote for Senator Quay This would leave him seventeen votes short of the number inen out of ghv Ni the licence ht to mtu fi more I who Use Quay after IHt cau cus that a of of those who did the caucus who will abide end vole for Its to cer tain IE hore aiding iUe people on the it is useless for any one to claim that the action of tho caucus is tlun t and that to tlu FIRST GREAT RACE NORTHWESTERN AND BURLING TON CONTEST IS NOW ON I Km Story of Hie The Initial heat of the splendid In the half thousand inllo race from Hie lake lo the between Hie Northwestern and Burlington was un Monday night and resulted In ill null got 1 votes either from the democrats who remained out lie as of the meeting train Chicago at p m a half It that the overland which about tolie over hauled by the mail had been ordered at Horn5 CiecH as ilBO had Chi cago In order I give the mall a clear out of lo quickly and passing ove miles west lie was miki in running is he did three mile in seconds Hat each However speed maintained ont journey was approximately fiftytwo an hour there belin many Ions the running rale exceed fortyfive miles an hour white at of lime lost changing engines cooling and packing hoi boxes lahing ori and put Lincoln Jan hoi hour before Ibe departure of North and drew up ut at Council Bluffs yesterday morning CONGRESS WILL f WILL ADJOURN ON ACCOUNT DEATH OF SENATOR i Hill of iiy In MiHr Will Hf Culled Ill Jan 3 w 111 re in with the terms of the holiday The senate will almost im mediately adjourn for Hie day as ah ling oil express and Incidental j evidence ot respect for the memory of of convened In lead halls at the capitol building this opened the twenty sixth tbe senate had to do In tho organizing und pre liminary was soon accom slower and did not until some time after urn shaving Its schedule eighteen mln thc run ot five hundred and tho landing three minutes lo tbe good on Us carded lime On the east ciut of the Iowa division of the Northwestern especially from to Cedar on certain stretches notably for ten miles before the branch had finished the day reaching Ml engine 902 re in the house Paul F Clark spending to the master touch of Eri to elect and the efforts of the Mean was elected speaker and the full i Heed poked her nose Quay leaders will be directed during be list of employes was accepted as made Into space and moonlight at thc ler next two weeks toward securing these out by the caucus In senale A n rifle speed of eightyone miles an hour TO delays that cannot be foreseen nor pro running has lo be stimulated to a ninth degree to make good lont time Musi II MuI Dully The efforts made by Ibe Northwestern and Monday night are as alone when It is con lhat it Is expected Unit the schedule fixed JK to be for days In the years tbe task becomes an arduous one Alsh ton of said yester day he was confident Hint company mako Hie run the year while as a matt of fact the has for more than a decade close connections at Council with mail for the west tly per cent of the lime These are the crews who bandied the Northwestern train Engineer Hurray August lochman Tom A 1 and Hurt Hells Tills ran to Clinton lowu There engine No DOS Kiven a rest and engine No rSC tlie tran witli IV V Retd it ill levor anil W II for At Iowa another change was made und engine No 590 booked onto the train with J engineer and Fred as conductor Trainmaster went on the he was by G P of the Pennsylvania Heading who came from tbe east to see how it feels to ride on a ipg The mail handled by four clerks under the of Chief Clerk W II Penh of Dts The clerks were A T Wilson Par ker B Frochling and A Van Huron Joseph was in Well out of and let your Uncle Sum get to work on With pleasure I wouldnt for the world trifles to with your i It goes without saving that the meet with bitter opposition The Qua during the past Talbot republican Lancaster was inade president pro tern but ould gne no been space were crowded dom US to tho caucus The v th though here was noin fact that thc wab belou their lowest claim is by li a source or great dis were spectators appointment to them people arc strong in ing the proceedings nml ev as it was previously an wj were fewer spectators This class of inthe where the belief that Senator Quay is beaten he decision of Senator David Martin at the last moment to the caucus bad much to do with the suc cess of the efforts of the Senator Quas his expressed great expense nl the vast electric plants necessary for the operation of the electric surface lines in this city a large proportion of the electric of which was wasted led tlie traction company to consider some plan by which this product could be utilized With Ibis idea in mind they decided to go in for substantial control of the whole business The Electric Illuminating company organized December IT under the laws of this slate The company owns and operates six cen tral stations in this state In 1897 the company had 227 miles conducts 660 miles of conductors 8711 customers lamps of 16 candle power and 7 201 arc lights earnings were its net earnings 1117497 confidence all lions that Martin would him when tho time came lo make his vote effective but others well Informed on the situation have felt if found It defeat Senator Quay he would throw all the strength of his political power against him Grady presided cau cus He made speech rer minding the party representatives pres ent that the duty of selecting a man to represent the great state of ania and the party in the United were even interesting The the ranks of the bouse last night threat ened to the was closed this members coining into caucus legislature will the November vote and Thursday the new state officers will he rated r The only development in the senator ial tlie announcement of A I Lincoln us a candidate Jan news re in Washington regarding the at of the rebels and natives at Iloilo and vicinity is similar in effect to that reported in the dispatches The situation officials say shows that the relations between tho Americans and those wilh whom they are much will require tact and forbearance on the part of both to avoid a collision It is also said that the in formation which has beert received here does not indicate that General Miller has landed with the American troops Smoothly in Cuba nml Xn Willi New York Jan Tribunes Havana special says American con trol in Cuba works smoothly Generals and are beginning the reorganization of the civil administra tion satisfactorily The Cubans are well pleased Part of the Spaniards ar sullen but the commercial classes are satisfied with the new regime The un is that no members of thc former autonomist cabinet are to he in eluded in General Brookes propose council of advisors They are all un popular and lack the confidence of boll elements The civil governor De Oas tro by order of tie military author ties has abolished the use of passport and of stamped papar In the govern merit office Prompt steps have als been taken for improving the section o hygiene The chief Interest on Monday con at the custom house Colone Bliss was assisted by the treasury ex pert r Donaldson who was at Santiago The merchant have been prepared for the Since noon on Sunday fifteen vessel had entered cirgoe for discharge umW the American tari rites Some contusion resulted as i tariff rates had been translated In Spanish That tendency will soon b have secure OF THE icy Arc at i a Hival Manner Calcutta new viceroy of ndia Curzon of Kedleston and arrived hero this jon and were received by tlie govern cnt officials and the military and civil The volunteers and native furnished a guard of honor nd gave a royal salute I ord and Curzon warmly reeled on alighting from the train hey in carriages attended y the personal staff the secretaries of he government and the Earl ot Elgins escorted by thc Cal light horse and the viceregal ody guard towards the government ouse As the procession appeared on the bridge a royal salute was thun ered from the ramparts Fort Wil was gaily decorated tbe treets verc lined with troops and the were crowded with natives he scene was extremely effective am be Curzons were delighted with the cordiality of their welcome On thc arrival of the viceroy at the househe was welcomed b he lieutenant governor t the foot o he grand which was with civil military and officers consuls the representatives o powers and a number of native and noblemen The of Elgin the retiring vice roy with bis personal start and th members of the council received th new viceroy at the top of the and conducted him to the throne room after which the troops withdrew Thc weather watf glorious and ther was no hitch In the arrangements A the scenes most beautiful The Earl of Elgin wilt give a stit dinner tomorrow lo Lord Curzon an the latter will assume the at t oclock on Friday morning Th Earl of Elgin will make his public d parture from Calcutta at 10 oclock til same day Nrw Washington Jan Ixm has completed detailed estimates fo congress for fifteen new he recommended to a constructed his report The are fi armament and armor for the ship Ji and construction and en IN D Jan was today la the sen contest The lead ers have been especially active and ac cording to the managers have secured seventeen iron f support and twentysix atos senate for the next six years was malingers grave responsibility and counselling clad pledge e legislators to exercise their utmost t altogether Iri somewhat autlon in discharging the important it is that the Johnson uty before them strength 3 from twentyeight to thirty The roll call showed 27 of 37 re and of his opponents place bis members of the senate pres strength i nt and 82 ot the 127 members of the i opposition The li ns thirtytwo mi nearer rn total of 109 j on a candidate but aie endeavor Senator Merrick of Tioga one of the fng to enough votes to it impossible for the congressman to secure a majority nnd to fight out struggle for the place nau among themselves The Johnson forces ume of Quay the vast crowd present nrt taking precautions against Inroads us brought Into prolonged applause on their strength by thc opposition nd cheering ft The nominating speech was a glowing South of Senator Quays career his t s p Jan inaugura In the performance of public duly Of today wilh f Allegheny tbe man mlt the first move toward est speakers legislature who ad been selected to place Mr Quay in did his work well When e had finished wilh thc mention of the FJones of once progress tonight and is largely attend hairman of thc republican national od by prominent people from all over and an hour half later swinging over the top of thc grade at Colo the splendid machine under gentle urging reeled off sixteen mics in twelve min utes the run being between Colo and Arnes There wert men on tlie train who when the engine over the brow of the east of Ames and tbe sag so fust ii made tbe nerves thrill to the linger tips en doubts If the man who han the throttle and the air brake Ije able lo bring the train under ontrol eastof but It answered the of the steel brake and dancing ip the gentle Incline swept Inside the switches ami came to u stop immediately opposite the sta tion speed from Iowa City lo Mar also Ko fast as to almost wicked and occasionally as tlie Hying engine rushed curves tho the mail car on tho rear end of the train would be thrown from their feet or pasted far mo munt the side of the car with an adhesiveness hut held them fast While the pace was desperate was une feature in wilh fa trains light that claimed Attention of those who observed it s the spirit of intense loyally which animated every employe of thi company from the man who the engine sent the train shooting like a bolt through night tci the bum blest man to tbe achievement of that for the Northwestern striving There was no excited hurry or rush There seemed to be a general plan with tbe details of which every man was familiar in so far as the part hu was to play was concerned Each had his work lo du and did it When tbe train swept up to the station platforms trucks were In readiness to receive the mail sacks and other sacks were placed In orderly array to b loaded Thc work was done with In precision anil sober judgment Kvery man had a place and was in it Tlir on Ilin Tin hurry ivan all on thu und there bustle rush and animation was of ho kind that kept nerves at tension tbat kept all on thu alert cause nt this orderly arrangement and formulation and execution of express car Every fast mile record including the Nosy York Centrals record for a mile in 32 seconds or at the rate of 1125 miles per hour made In 83 was broken on the trip The distance from the to Arlon two miles and was made in one minute and twenty seconds or at rate of 130 miles pei hour Four stop watches caught the time which however will not go oj record there being no speed indicator on the engine titrat Kim The Burlington excited the c some of its competitors and the lion of others Monday when No 8 th return fast mail train from the west made the run from Omaha to in and broke tbe record the cities Thc left Council Bluffs one hour and Iwo min utes late owing to the failure of thc Union Pacific train lo arrive from the west on time In spite of Ibis delay at the it made up the lost time and arrived in Chicago inside the limit of the schedule fixed by tlie card The distance between Council and the Burlington is SOO miles which was covered Including stops in a loss of thirtynine and onc It Is customary not o transact any business whatever on e is a possibility that a message may be received from he president transmitting the peace treaty as it is known tobe genei al desire that the treaty shall be for mally laid lief ore the committee at the earliest possible moment so that the committee may make Us report as promptly as consistent with Its dut la premises There will be two months of the ses sion left to a day from reconvening and the time will be fully occupied It the work Is to be done that is planned None ot the regular appropriation bills have passed the senate and the 13 to be added lo tbe regular list this sea sion The Paris treaty will be pressed along when reported with out regard to other bills Of other measures of magnitude v which will lie pressed ior consideration In the senate during Hie session tlie Nicaragua will lake precedence but it will be urgently pressed by the Ha government ing and the interstate commerce lo say nothing of the probability concerning measures for the Increase of the standing army senator has a number of measures of less Importance Tbe Nicaragua will command the at the beginning of the and will hold if it m i made evident that a vote can be secured on Ir before the appropriation are to be taken up Senator has given a motion to take up the as soon as tbe canal may be out of he wav There Is agrow ing belief that treaty will not he made the i long debute and what two weeks ago was i strong its in of No S shows some brilliant bursts of speed particularly on the Illi division From Burlington to Chi cago a distance of 01 miles was run in minutes including all stops Thirteen minutes wore required for slops and laking out the sched ule shows the actual running time to have been nearly if not quite a mile a minute Kill Not Walt Chicago Jan In the second nights run from Chicago to Omaha resulted this evening from the fact that Lake Shore fast mail from the east arrived at 10 oclock one hour and minutes laie The ton mail departed on time at not waiting for the belated eastern mall but the wailed pin before it departed all the mail from the lae Shore train Northwestern declare their train will reach Omaha at a m schedule milking up the forly delay necessitated at this emi If It does so the results will be of the record breaking variety cation may be said now to bea cei 1 Nothing less than some seen emergency can prevent the senat s favorable action upon it at the present n session There arc tho treaty which many senators consider objectionable but the facts that it Is a treaty of peace and that as a rule having nothing in Us stead to offer will prevent any factious opposition So far as the opponents have a plan H Is to let the treaty go through and then devote themselves lo Shaping lion consequent upon Us ratification They may amendment com this government an at tempt to exercise sovereignty in the Philippines but they donot expect It to become a part of the document Consideration of of laws for the territory of Alaska reported from ihp committee on the revision ot laws is expected tc take up the greater portion of tomorrow In the house There is no fixed programme for the re mainder of tbe week Monthly Statement Washington monthly treasury statement of the public debt minutes The that at thc business De Si the debt less cish In tht an the month ot SI 0 93 This increase is dueto oC 3 per cent honds ori the now pre for Total debt is Jl K This amount however docs not in clude centric lies and treasury notes outstanding arc offset by an amount ot cash in the treasury The cash in tiie Is aper a JonOs in national bank depositories in officers balances etc 9 HILLIS TO BE OF PLYMOUTH slatp ot the ture this afternoon and tile regular session will begin tomorrow governors nt anl asks for said i an appropriation tr prosecute him on I now move that the nomination be 1 the made in the The ballot was then taken tne an result being Quay OS Jones 0 Magee 2 As soon as vote was announced ii III IMt made unanimous Thc of applause which folj this motion was by far the great st demonstration of the night The motion was carried and adjourn ment was had immediately after mil 111 Tan were held tonight to select for officers of lhr which I ll VI Senator Quay made this at nominated JudRe L Y Sherman ua IIK io JUUKI l am entirely the re ift of h aml suit of tonights caucus A number of for members of thc did not to enter thc tonight have assured me of their cordial support hen thc assembly meets m joint con vention These will ba more than to elect me I em confident of my PUCCOP the absentees from tne caucus will bo held tomorrow morning to The claim five of those who in Iho will not be hound action taking the position that It wrs not z the exception of four all the cler for of the senate The democrats agreed upon V J Mahoney for president of and John I binding them to away from tlie f a Jolin gave out n stoto ment tonight In he says In part The vote of soy plainly that for The legislature oT the In there was not of delay from Clinton to transfer at Council on the Iowa The Illinois division was equally as well nnd competently II jr of tfu Iowa Joseph Cos fie Id mailer mechanic of the Iowa division for con in tho of the Norlh In tht motive power S H ler at Vlaine Patrick anl Luko Lynch road on thn middle ami ili wero thc of tho Norlh who p an ltd the rn I n The off at the of i inleiKlcut Aishton i nnl grand anl finish of the f cst tho of empire lying between tho if Michigan and sullen at engines New Turk Jan of Chicago is to Im called to pastorale oC the famous church of as the successor of Lyman Abbott The eloquence of lUnry has been to thu pastor of Central Chi cago The formal call win li to Dr after the tjf the committee of church to lie held This L certainly last night on Uie return from ol members of the committee which hAs beci iti with Dr Dr at one lime was m Tow a man and has a nf acquaint ances that rejoice in hip advancement Total Against ubich are lia outstanding amounting to leaving a net balance of Jan board of survey by tht oC war ti into report upon tho responsibility for the loss of of refrigerated beef of Swift to which was to Ponce anil which was subsequently brown overboard while en route on the return voyage met today but decided inasmuch as the proceedings nt a board of survey were subject l they would not be made public The board is instructed to ascertain If prop er effort was made to feed this beef to the troops in Porto Hico and fix tha responsibility In case proper effort was not made to ascertain as ported In thc testimony war he beef had been chem treated and whether thn United Katos was responsible for ils loss which involves a recommendation ns to whether Swift Co should bo reim bul Supor l Mechanic Mo Jan ninth nnl first at Irain on thn thc City Kort Scott Memphis tonight nt Sw near Tivo miles of this point Onfi of the jnt iho at Norwood thn of his io ami off there It was m by nr tho all members of ths with Wine and crs anJ tireman in Anil TIu them up about tw lii a lonely rut il waa in front of the and forced to break Inor nf Cin car The and matir rnl forced thm outside of tho car lf It nnd thr ir anil H Is not known nml Jan Thc statement o the receipts and tures of the United States shows that the receipts for December were as compared with for December 1897 This last amount however Includes about 31 700000 re on account of Pacific rail dad debt Independent of those pay the increase for the last month s compared the same month in about The receipts from customs last month an increase over De cember of 55100000 In rnal revenue an increase During thc last six months the re from customs increased from to and from in ternal revenue from ber only two at nil doubtful sis of that lime distance at even pace Some delay caused at by 1 Hot box on tho rear mail Ji in which officials nnd tMH will not follow a the of wts H was while the credited 1 elder The old are tonight in caucus 1 J box was the not to he menaced and the ntw Flint J overheard one of tho vole la at Anywhere from eighty to ninety T Adonis of Grand the for s tre not to in the Quay political family at thc present Urri Ths opposition to rule U took but fust a tie Jackson that ho and the second for might throw off the bridle thence lo tho 48 to ttr transfer and this was confirmed when ami Center Dec the iat fall lap Morris democrat pat 15 majority for const a bio Will an the ecc Tlie contort has clewed I In i ha elect Inn of M orris No will betaken A close scrutiny of ihc county ballot show some as s of con nd squires nc queer vo fusing an The disbursements during December last amounted to which U only in excess of thc receipts Oregon to Washington Jan 3 Secretary cabled orders today to the Oregon at Callao to proceed to Honolulu facing the distilling Iris with hen The Iowa was ordered to San Francisco to make repairs to her boilers and replace a broken cylinder bead With her wilf go the supply steamer Celtic aud col liers and Justin The will get orders at Honolulu lo proceed lo Manila it the situation docs not change in the meantime Tho has lieen ordered to Manila IK lo Washington Jan Senator Allison has been to bis the grip was W Ik at
