NO FIGHT AT 1L01L0. GEN. OTIS THINKS A CONFLICT CAN BE AVOIDED. AdTlrpfl from the ffrrne of Trouble. lt Cnlifnrulrt Hi-giiuetit ltnliik In Tuiiia port at MhiiIIii I'riminiutily for Hollo, (liinliiMit Cnntlne to tlie l'lilliplnt'. Manila, Jan. 4. Advices from Hollo Were received here yesterday by tins steamship Hollnao which left there on Sundny. At the time of the departure of tht Bollnno the inmirg-enta were still In ontrol of the city and no American troops Had been landed. The First California regiment em barked here nt four o'clock yesterday afternoon on board the steamships Campania and Martlma, presumably to report to Coneral Miller at Hollo. The steamships were convoyed by the gun boat Concord. Though It ha not been officially an nounced, It Is supposed that the ex tension of American occupation will now be systrmatically begun In the southern islands. General Hlos, the Spanish Rovernor of the Vlsayus, who arrived here yes terday from Zamboangs, on the Island of Mindanao, where he took the Span ish troops when he evacuated Hollo, Isited Central Otis In the afternoon. General RIoh denies the imputation of his collusion with the insurgents, say Inr that he gave up only when he wa3 ordered to do bo by the government nt Madrid. Agulnaldo Is evidently organizing his followers to oppose the Americans. Yesterday he hastily summoned tho Filipino cabinet and congress to assem ble. The Tlritish gunboat Ra'ttler left here yesterday for Hollo and Cebu to protect English Interests at those places. Washington, Jan. 4. A dispatch from Major General Otis, dated at Ma nila, was read at the meeting of tho cabinet yesterday morning, giving re assuring Information in regard to the situation among the insurgents at tloilo, island of Panay. General Otis said that he believed the disquieting reports from the sceno of tho disturbance had already proved unwarranted, and he believed that a conflict of arms, at any rate, could be averted. The dispatch was evidently based on direct and recent information from General Miller, the officer In charge of the United States troops sent from Ma nila to the Panay capital. The belief now Is that the moral effect of the presence of the United States soldiers will be sufficient to im press the insurgents with the folly of provoking an actual encounter with General Miller's forces, and that tho native troons will therefore submit quietly to the authority of the United States. I In response to a suggestion from Ad miral Dewey, and on account of the aerlons situation In the Philippines, the navy department yesterday ordered the gunboat Castlne to Manila for use In shallow rivers and harbors. The Castlne is at Havana and will proceed to the east by the Sue route. Quay Curries Caucus. Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 4. Despite the efforts of the opponents of Senator Quay to obtain a postponement of the senatorial caucus, the adherents of the senior senator carrried their point last night and secured the Indorsement of their favorite by 109 of the 104 Repub licans of the Pennsylvania legisla ture. This Is nineteen less than the num ber necessary to elect a United Stotes senator on Joint ballot, the total mem bership being 255, of which 128 Is a ma jority. Senator Martin was not present, but Senator Magee was, and It was on his motion that the nomination was made uner.lmous. The anti-Quay leaders are Jubilant over the result of the caucus and as sert that the man they are fighting can never succeed himself In the Sen ate. To Manufacture Corduroy. Pawtucket, It. I., Jan. 4. The Charl ton Manufacturing Company of this city, which has a mill at Ingraham vllle, hns leased a mill of the United States Cotton Company at Central Falls, nnd will fit it up for the manu facture of corduroy, and will consid erably Increase Its production. The mill will accommodate several hundred hands. The Hartford Evening Pnat. ! Hartf l. Conn., Jan. 4. The Timrs ycsteii v afternoon announced that the nmntlatlons which have been nendintf for prime time for the sale of the Hartford Evening Post have been practlcnlly completed. ; An agreement Is said to have been reached by which the controlling lntar est in the paper is to be transferred to I E. L. and H. D. Clark of of New Ha- ven. I Fatal Fire ut 1'rnvldrnee. Providence, R. I., Jan. 4. A fire broke out in the building, No. 6 Lime street yesterday morning, and befor. all the eight families who were ten ants In the house, could be rescued, Frank McDermott, twenty-four years of age, was suffocated, and Mr. and lira. John O'Brien were overcome by smoke. McDermott was rescued alive, but h died on the way to the hospital. Mis. O'Brien Is in a serious condition. Tartrlilice Making In F.ngluml. London, Jan. 4. It Is announced . that the Kynoch Company of Hirmlng- , ham has begun making ten million cartridges for the United States, at tho rate of one million weekly. An American Inspector examines tho work, and profiting by the war expe riences, a special metal Is used to pre vent the cases from Jamming In the barrels. Drawing Tin da to New York New York, Jan. 4. The Merchants Association has made arrangements with the railroads by which round rip ti kets can be bought for country -nerchants at one and one-third the sinsie faro rate. It Is hoped that this will bring a Sonet of spring- buyers to New York city. A GRAND DUKE'S VISIT: t'yrll oMluniin Talka Interest lujrly ofthn World' Aff'ulr. I New Tork, Jan. 4. The tJrand Duke ; Cyril Vladlmlrovltch, cousin of the czar of Ilussla, who arrived In New York Monday night on his way to Eu rope after two years' duty In Chinese waters, visited the Russian Orthodox church, nt No. 323 Second avenue, yes ;crday. The grand duke's stay will be brief. He sails on the Fuerst Illsmarck to day, to attend the wedding of his sis ter, the Grand Duchess Helena, to Prince Maximilian of Saxe. The duke received the representatives of the press In the state pi lor of the Waldorf-Astoria, which was profusely doc orated with palms and roses. Lieu tenant Koube was In attendance. The tlulte looks to be 28 or 27 years old. He Is six feet tall and good look ing. Ills fnee Is rather feminine In feature. It is almost too perfectly oval for a man, and the high cheek bones of the typical Russian are nbsent. Ills eyes are large and very Intelligent. His mouth Is small, nnd h wears a lUtle brown moustache that Is not at all Husslun. His hair Is straight and brown and he wears it short. His highness speaks good English, and speaks it as if firing off orders sharp, quick and curt. The duke thinks that the American success In the late war with Spain, while tt Is a source of congratulation, will also bring about new obligations and burdens not easy to bear. He believes that we will have much trouble with tho natives fn the Phil ippines, In fact, will have war with them sooner or later. The presence of the United States In the Far East, he said, was entirely satisfactory to Russia, nnd would lead to peace In the Orient. The opposition of England to all Russian possession in China did not dlnturb his people. He thought the partition of China Is only a question of time, and France, England, Russia and Germany will share the spoils. The grand duke spoke enthusiasti cally about the Trans-Siberian ' Rail way, and thought that It would be of the greatest value In colonizing Sibe ria, and also In affording easy access for troops to the raclflc. The American women will be happy to hear that his highness considers them "the most beautiful in the world." Hishop Nicholas, retiring prelate of the Russian church In America, who will take ship with the grand duke, to-day, presided at the church service yesterday and made an address. The church, by the way, is the gift of the czar to the Russians of New- York in return for the sympathy ex pressed at the death of his father. Ha sent the clergy over and pays the ren tals and expenses to a great extent. LYMAN ABBOTT'S SUCCESSOR. The Ueporled Selection of the Her. Dr. HI1IU of Chicago. Brooklyn, N. T., Jan. 4. It is not unlikely that the Rev. Dr. Newell Dwlght Hlllls, pastor of the Central Church of Chicago, will succeed the Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott as pastor of Plymouth church. It is very probable that the advisory committee of Plymouth church will recommend that Dr. Hlllls be called. It Is generally believed that he will accept and that by spring the celebra ted Chicago divine will be preaching In historic Plymouth. Dr. Hlllls Is a native of Iowa, and Is forty years old. He was educated at Grlnnell Academy, at Lake Forest University, and at McCormlck Semi nary. For three years after leaving his theological studies he was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Pe oria. From 1890 to 1S94 he preached from the pulpit of the First church in Evanston, Ind. In December, 1894, he succeeded Pro fessor Swing at the Central Church. Dr. Hlllls, like his predecessors of Ply mouth and Central churches, Is a writ er. The four books he has published are: "Foretokens of Immortality," "How the Inner Light Failed," "A Man's Value to Society," and "The In vestment of Influence." nialn by Drsperadonn. St. Paul, Jan. 4. John Wellmer of Lafayette, Nlcolette county, was shot In the head and hip by two tramps whom he had given shelter. They bound Mrs. Fellmer to a lounge with a clothesline and escaped wlili Wellmer's team. Mrs. Wellmer began gnawing at the rope with her teeth, and after several hours of struggle succeeded In biting the cord In two and liberating herself. In the yard she found her husband dead and his body frozen. A posse of farmers, armed with the rope with which Mrs. Wellmer had been tied, have gone In pursuit of the desperadoes. Cli!iittne Troop Fled. London, Jan. 4. According to a dis patch from Han Kow, there are alar ming reports from the upper Yang-tse-Klang region. Disturbances are In creasing in the provinces of Szcchuan, Hunan and Hupe. A body of Chinese troops was sent to attack the rebels, but they .are said to have fled before the enemy. The viceroy has been reinforced by thrfce gunboats and three thousand men. The dowager empress, 1t Is asserted, Is curtailing the authority of the vice roys, especially in the Yang-tse-Klang districts. Washington in the Grasp of the Grip. Washington, D. C Jan. 4. The grip Is now raging here with all Its force. Following are some of the prominent persons who are 111: Justice Gray of the supreme court, former Secretary of State Foster, Jus tice Weldon of the United States court of claims, Chief Justice Alvey and Justice Morris of the district court of appeals. Chief Justice Bingham and Justice Fox of the district supreme court, Senators Allison, Carter, Sew ell, Cockrell and Turple, and Colonel Schuyler Crosby, Honor Sagutls Heeoveriiig. Madrid, January 3. The premier, flenor Sagasta, sat up for four hours yesterday and received successively the minister of war, the president of ths chamber and the prefect of the cit.r of Madrid. ' !E COLUMBIAN. OUH l-LAU ON THE MAINE IUIsimI Over tlie Wrrck In llnvniia bylnpt. Mgnllei' Men. Havana, Jan. 3. It developed yester day that the company of the Indiana volunteer InfanU-y which waved Cu ban flags during the parade Sunday was not placed under arrest as at flrsi reported. Investigation proved thnt tho flag! were given to members of the comDan by Cubans In the crowd and that thf flags were thoughtlessly waved by tin cneering volunteers. Twenty-five Cubxns, well mounted nnd armed, Joined the column at th Prado nnd rode to Central Park turn ing Into n side street. They arousei: much enthusiasm. The seamen of the battleship Texas at 12.30 Sunday afternoon rowed to th- wreck of the Maine nnd hoisted tht Stars and Stripes to the fore Peak ot the wrecked battleship. The Mar was saluted by the ships In the harbor. A large American ting was also hauled to tho top of the shears at the navai dock. It could be seen for miles. Ilnrrnwft HrutH lingree. Detroit, Mich., Jan. 4. Oovernol Pingree has given up hope of defeat ing Senator Burrows for re-eleotlon and Is now bending every effort to savi his candidate for speaker of the house Seventy-three legislators have signet the Burrows call for a caucus to-night and there Is no question that nil tht signers will vote for him. Sixty-sever votes are all thnt is required to elect Plngree is trying to arrange an oper ballot for the speakership when the house Is organized, hoping to swing, the votes of Democratic members foi his candidate, John J. Carton of Flint Representative Adams of Grand Rap Ids is supposed to have the support of Burrows members. New Horticultural IIuIUIIiir. New York, Jan. 4. Oround was tiro ken for n range of horticultural build ings at Bronx Park yesterday. Park Commissioner August Moebus dug the first spade full of earth, and member! of the Botanical Society delivered ad dresses. The city granted the lands In Bronx Tark for a botannical garden, nnd ths buildings were designed by Lord and Burnham. John C. Sheehan has the contract foi building the buildings, and it Is ex pected the work wll be completed in eleven months. The city has appropriated $375,000 tc complete them. Senator Allison (tut Again. Washington, D. C, Jan. 4. Senatot Allison of Iowa, who has been con fined to his home with the grip, wal able to be at the Capitol yesterday afternoon. BITS OF NEWS. An earthquake shock was felt lii Freehold, N. J Monday. The state of Colorado mined 127,501, 460 worth of gold during 1898. Dlebler, who for forty years hai been public executioner at Paris, hai resigned. David Bennett, a farmer, living neai Sharon, Pa., was killed by a vlcioui bull Monday. The receipts of the New York cltj postofflce, exclusive of money orders were JS,560,206.86. A J2.000.000 fire visited Brooklyn or Monday. It started In Curley & Co.'i carriage factory. Applications for space at the Pari exposition already exceed the allot ment by 483,000 square feet. Fire destroyed much of the business portion of Carthage, N. Y., Sunday The loss will reach $150,000. Judge Day has received many offers from magazine publishers for article) on the work of the peace commission. A fund is being raised In England for the family of the late Harold Fred eric, who are said to be in destitute circumstances. There were taken from the Lake Su perior copper mines during the year 1S98, 158,250,000 pounds of ore. This Is the largest amount on record. A swindler has worked Yonkers peo ple to the tune of $1,000 by 'represent lng that he was raising money to pur chase an organ for a local church. Editor Wardner of the Boston Trav eler has been released from Dedham Jail, where he was placed for contempt of court, having made a written apolo gy. Mrs. C. P. Huntington of New York has given the means for a new girls' dormitory at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Tuskegee, Al abama. Professor Gardener, one of the In structors at Groton School, Groton. Conn., has presented the school with $75,000, to be used for building a nnv chapel. ' The Chinese government has includ ed In the Russian concession at Han kow property belonging to British owners. The latter have refused tu surrender the land. Andrew Carnegie Is to give a $3,000 organ to the Presbyterian church In Boulder, Col. The pastor of the church the Rev. Dr. Notman, was born neaf Mr. Carnegie's old home In Scotland. Mayor hase, the first Socialist evei elected mayor of an American city, was Installed in office Monday, at Ha verhill, Muss., and In his Inaugural ad dress he gave an outline of. his pol icy. According to official figures, Great Britain expends ninety million dollar! a year on the support of the poor, and Germany about twenty-five million dollars. 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