Show BY TELEGRAPH F reit reet W ir union ulon rz awl AMERICAN washington 27 promoters washington of the nicaragua canal enterprise have become considerably alarmed by inteL lately received from europe in in regard to the activity of lesseps and the friends of his panama scheme and are beginning to bestir themselves in earnest in order to secure early action by congress upon the bill introduced by morton in the house they fear that unless some act actions action ionis lonis is taken soon to show that government is in earnest in its determination to enforce the monroe doctrine and ready to pronounce decidedly in favor of the nicaragua project lesseps will gain such headway and support in favor of the panama enterprise that the former will prove abortive robert M wilson agent of the Ok oklahoma Okla okia labama hama colonists succeed ed on saturday in securing an interview with the president wilson was accompanied by colonel 13 boudinot a half breed who acted as spokesman the president received wilson courteously and after hearing his story frankly but bluntly replied that during this session of congress be he would take no action whatever in the direction of anything like an abrogation of the treaty the attorney general had after careful consideration of this subject rendered an opinion nion stand which for the tho present musi MUSt must stand as us the construction of la law w in hi the ine meantime antime however the president said it wilson cani can bring forward any valid reasons for so doing the attorney actor pey rey genera general I 1 might review his opinion the board of naval officers will meet on january fth to consider the case of each commissioned officer on the active list before the grade of tear xea admiral and report to the sec see detary of the navy for his consideration the date from which in his judgment the length of service of officers should be estimated in determining ter mining their thein precedence under existing law receipts from internal revenue today to day and from customs the investigation as to the abuse of the franking privilege e shows that during the campaign nine mail bags came from new york under the frank of senator wallace containing over anvel ed d by the signatures of 13 democratic senators and members the intention being to fill them with printed documents for circulation by y the committee official advises advices have been received by mail from peking bearing dales dae s about two weeks p previous to the conclusion of the two treaties signed in that city on the but shadowing foreshadowing fore their principal points to an extent which in con eon connection with the official telegram received by our government last month mouth fully corroborates the statement heretofore telegraphed concerning them in these special dispatches and also quite clearly outlined some additional interesting particulars of the price language and minor details of the new treaty on the subject of immigration in migration Z will not be known here in advance of the receipt of the doeu docu ment but it may confidently be exacted expected to contain as the main provision a stipulation substantially allaro as follows the emperor em p eror eron of mas gas china a consents that whenever ever in the opinion of the united states the coming hither of chinese laborers erthein or their residence in this country affects or threaten to afflect injuriously the interests of the united states then the united states government may regulate limit or suspend such coming or residence in such manner as the united states may deem proper er it may be noticed that this form of provision while giving congress practically full control over mongolian immigration does not involve an absolute and perpetual prohibition which the emperor might liht consider omen oTen offensive sive the treaty according to the latest fore shadowing will contain some express ress stipulation permitting the 9 Chine hine seto come here as teachers students and merchants and for the purposes of travel curiosity and plEA piea pleasure ure friends of grant severely criticise criticism critic ise the utterances of gen sherman iii in opposition to the t e proposition to make general ene grant rant captain general this dis dissatisfaction satis vatis action with ith sherman is not so mu mcclaver clAver the merits of the case as ns because they regard this attitude of sherman as indicating gross ingratitude grants military friends are well aware that shernan sherman has been under constant and deep obligations to general grant but for the magnanimity of the latter sher mans military record would have suffered severely aside from these thing which the public vill will have a clearer idea when the publication orthe odthe records of the war is completed it is regarded as little less than ludicrous for sherman to td sneer at the proposition pro mon i to create a new office ce for grant on the ground that for the him he cannot see what the general generl would have to do or of what use he would be the tribunes washington special says the president and mrs hayes spent a quiet but bilt much enjoyed christmas at the executive mansion today after breakfast the distribution of presents took place in anticipation of which mrs hayes spent friday afternoon shopping on pennsylvania avenue dinner was served at 5 the president is 18 peculiarly a family man and on this occasion he was radiant in but ton hole bouquets he looked the picture of dignified contentment and no lady could prepare to resign a the social honors of the white house than does mrs hayes she will entertain several lady guests thi th is swinter w anter most of whom are expected before new years lay day among these is miss mills of california a daughter of 1 D 0 mills the impression still prevails that justice swayne will retire from the supreme bench after the holidays and that stanley matthews will supply the vacancy the democrats are quite concerned at the story that senator davis would leave the senate to accept an appointment on the supreme bench and this would result in a republican gain in the senate and it excites the democrats accordingly it is believed here that Secre secretary tiry ramsey ramses will be elected senator from minnesota that general miller will succeed Booth in california and an d that jonesi Jone will swill bere be reelected re elected from florida and the republicans expect to elect their man in tennessee which the democrats stoutly refuse to concede morton is the favorite in new now york and oliver in pennsylvania it is learned that governor hartranft will be here with pennsylvania sylva nia uia militia at atthe the inauguration the ponca indian chiefs today to day had another long interview with secretary schurz at the interior department standing buffalo and white eagle were the principal speakers and in making known their wants seemed anxious about schoolhouses and educational facilities for their children secretary schurz informed them that the schoolhouses now being built would be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible he hoped the pending indian severalty bill would be passed during the present session of congress and as soon as it became law each one of them would be given a farm the title to which would be as valid as that of a white man at the conclusion and after explanations by secretary schurz the ten chiefs signed the paper that they had requested to be draw drawn up NEW york 27 the thie JS evening post says cays bev rev dr chapin died yesterday friends of dr chapin have known for a long time that chavn his s recovery was impossible he was bom born on the of december 1814 a native of new england finely educated and one of the brightest lights in the church dr chapin fretted constantly from some cause or other he worried lest jest the church members would be discontented on account of his frequent absence and if he noticed any prominent members not regularly larl lari marlyin yin in their pews ho he would attribute their absence to his own shortcomings cb and make himself miserable dr chapins last jast sermon in his church of divine paternity was on palm sunday last year on that day it was feared he would not be able to finish the service he went to europe last summer but came dame back no better imagining from the fact that he met no familiar faces in switzerland that his friends were deserting him he left the house but seldom this autumn and then only for a short drive with his nurse two weeks ago he went out for the last time he passed yesterday with liis his six grandchildren no danger of death being apprehended until the evening he died an absolutely painless death so far as could be noticed after 12 midnight for the last four years dr chapin has complained of fatigue which no amount of rest seemed seemed to relieve frequent trips to europe failed to do him good and in fact unless sur sva rounded by friends during foreign trip sile silo slie she was apt to become homesick and worry constantly until he could return yet such was his indomitable will to bo be seen in every look and movement of the man even when fi ill lii that he would not allow the trustees of his church to engage an assistant until recently when it became evident that he would not be able to preach again although gh troubled with asthma and dyspepsia ia it cannot be said that he llad lind contracted any particular disease and his mind remained elear clear NEW YORK 26 the tribunes london special says many americans in london are inquiring with solicitude whether general garfield intends to retain mr air lowell as minister to england there is a universal desire that mr lowell should continue in the position which he has filled under difficult bublic public circumstances and stress of domestic trouble with singular ability and general acceptance the real truth is that no american min ister has shown himself hi myself more un uncompromisingly amerlean American winning winni ng nevertheless great popularity among the best english people with a wide and favorable reputation among all classes and marked admiration from officials officials of conspicuous ability in the transaction transact i ibn of diplomatic business I 1 hear hean nu numerous berous expressions of 0 opinion PT of his english en lish friends and ani ali american alike deprecating a change george allots ell Eli lots death moves profoundly the best english circles newspaper eulogies though almost unstinted hardly overstate the general loss many inaccurate particulars are published respecting her life the truth be being in that george eliot lived in much retirement though surrounded by a circle of intimately attached friends herbert S spencer pencer contradicts the story that he educated george eliot saying he knew her only after her character was formed after she translated the life of jesus by strauss or after 1851 when she was already distinguished by that breadth of culture and universality of power which has since made her known allover all ali over the world A private meeting convened yesterday at the ath eneim club of eminent friends unanimously resolved against the injudicious proposal for her burial in westminster abbey stanley was ready to accede to the proposal if desired it is now settled that her funeral will take place on wednesday in kensal green A durban alurban dispatch reports that boers have given notice that th at they will seize a certain elt eit city eity on a specified day boers were shelled out of they lost killed and many wounded the authorities at cape town have communicated further with the home authorities in regard to reinforcements and it is probable e two regiments of cavalry two of infantry and two batteries of artillery will be sent to the transvaal cape town 25 sir george pomeroy colley received a dispatch from pretoria dated the dinst communicating muni cating the decree of the transvaal republic stating there was no desire to shed blood nor did the re ra public bublic wish for war it rested with the he british whether the republic would be forced to appeal to arms in self defense which would be done with all ail reverence for the queen and with a full knowledge that it was a struggle for the sanctity of the treaties which had mid been broken by british meers officers off omm it was hoped an anI amicable cable cabie arran arrangement ement would be arrived r ive lve d at with major 1 lanyon for the republic was anxious to operate cooperate co in everything leading lead aig to progress this could only be done when its independence was acknowledged an answer was expected within 24 hours it was in answer to this decree that major lanyon issued his proclamation of nering offering pardon to all who immediately withdrew from the malcontents camp dul DUI DUBLIN BLIx 26 A circular of the magistrates in reply to corsters For circular states that the macli magli magistrates are unable to carry out the law owing to terrorism A farmers house at portadown Port has hns as been maliciously burned the mand land league meeting which was to be held in borris in ossory bossory on sunday was prohibited the military and police were present to enforce the prohibition there was a riot on saturday in Dublin between soldiers and civilians the police separated ed the combatants the gazette publishes a proclamation prohibiting a meeting at ath atil greany wicklow on sunday which was called for the purpose so of denouncing noun ei cing eing ng a certain individual the gazette declares limerick court to be in a disturbed state requiring additional police at cork today to day on the police or ordering a disorderly crowd to disperse a volley was bred fired at the police pollee from revolvers A polie polle ceman was shot but not mortally wounded monaghan 26 the anti league association hiis has issued a manifesto calling caring on loyal men to combine for mutual defense and to combat the th hateful teachings of the land league london 27 john bright replies to the earl of Carno letter protesting against brights speech at birmingham last month ho he says you comment on my speech of the of november and find in it terrible blemishes not discovered by other critics you condemn me for attacks on sovereign aristocracy and landowners land owners I 1 have defended the monarchy although defence is little needed in this country and in this thia region I 1 have warned the aristocracy of f the he danger I 1 wished them to shun As to the land owners I 1 have been one of the most prom prominent supporters of its policy so necessary for the country and so wise for them that had it been steadily res resisted resi resl sted SLed sied the great land owners of england and scotland would long ago have been beell fleeing for their lives as some of the irish land owners are reported to be doing now I 1 will not reply at length to your letter I 1 am content to leave it and my speech to the judgment of the public the home rule members of parliament held a meeting in the city hall today to day edwin gray presiding there were 37 members present parnell was elected chairman of the party par ty parnell parnel 1 proposed that tha t a vice vic d president be chosen as lie he might be una unable ble to attend parliament justin mccathy was then elected vice chairman A resolution was carried pledging the members to consult toge together thel on important questions and to abide by the decision of the majority A resolution was also adopted binding the members to sit in opposition to every government measure that refused the just demands of the irish people especially that for legislative independence when parnell coming out of the meeting entered his carriage a crowd detached the horses and drew the carriage through the streets many of the jurors in the state trials are securely boycotted and mrs rs dunlap and daughter have been fired at in Monaster berce county South but neither was hurt their assailant fled miss dunlap becu secured red her gun A |