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I SOT. lly (lie Preim Pnl.ll.h-) I Inir Comiiniijr, York World. Circulation Books Open to All. NEW DECEMBER 27, 1897. HELP WfiNTED FEMALE 2 flDVTS.

IN THE WORLD LflST WEEK. More Than in the Some Week or Last Year. Forty-Seven British and Japanese Warships Acting in Concert at Korea. DIVIDING UP CHINA THE REAL QUARREL Stephen Bonsai's Clear Account, Written for The World, of the Issues Involved. HE HAS BEEN ON THE GROUND.

Knows (he Diplomacy and the Commercial the United States Is Affected. MIKADO EXTENDS AID TO CHINA. Vv Wllllnir to Lenil to Drill Mongol anil to Wnlt for Wnr Indemnity. A 'iDE CAUSED BY MISS HERBERT'S Utt Wclln, Prominent InBlon Society, Fallon-n TrnBlo Uxiiinple. 10 Tin World.) WASHINGTON, Dec.

Anna Virginia Wells, daughter of Judge I.twls 8. Wclln, prominent attorney of this city', commltled suicide to-day by nhoot- Ing herself through the heart nt her father's residence. Miss Wells was on acquaintance of Miss Leila Herbert, and it wag Miss Herbert's tragic death which brought on the fit of melancholy which caused her to end her own life In a similar manner. Miss Wells had been confined to her home by Illneps for the greater portion of the past four months. She first au'- fcred from an affliction of the eyes, which necessitated a difficult operation and a long course of tr ttment.

her health became shattered, and the once attractive and charming girl faded and gradually became a physical wreck. Miss Wells had met Miss Herbert at social functions and receptions, nnd, while not Intimately acquainted with the daughter of the former Secretary of the Navy, shn greatly admired her. When Miss Wells read tho accounts of Miss Herbert's death she became moro despondent and gloomy. Her attending physician was Dr. W.

W. who was also physician to Mlf5 Herbert, and she continually piled him with questions regarding Miss Herbert's fate. Finally, fearing tho Impression the suicide had made upon his patient's Together They Lived, Side by Side They Died in a Hospital. HAND CLASP, THEN ETERNITY. Close Together They Lie fn the Morgue, and One Grave Will Hold fhsir Dust LOVE THAT OUTLASTED LIFE.

Knch ThoiiBUt Only ot the OUicr, rnnclllNliiienn MnrkltiR Their Every Action. mind, Dr. Johnson refused discuss I i- SHANGHAI, China, Dec. British warships are reported to bo off Chemulpo, Corea, to back up the British Consul's protest, really amounting to an ultimatum, against tha King's practically yielding the Government of Corea Into the hands of the Russian Minister. Tho protest is specially directed against the dismissal of Mr.

McLeavy Brown. British Adviser to tho Corean Customs, In favor of tho Russian nominee. Tfife news produced consternation In which is heightened by the knowledge that Japan has a fleet of thirty warships awaiting the result of tho Brlt- isll representation, which Japan fully supports. Japan Is Irritated by the arrival of Russian troops in Corea, and It is believed that she will oppose them. Tho sloop PJioonlx sailed to-day (Sunday )under orders to join tho British squadron.

The utmost secrecy Is preserved with regard to the iatter's movements, but gossip, here suggests that its destination Is Tallenwan. According to ono report from a creditable source a British force landed at Chemulpo on Saturday and caused tho reinstatement of Mr. McLeavy Brown. There Is also a native rumor that tho Union Jack has been hoisted on an Island In tho of the River Yanktse- khing. Jaimn (Worn to China.

TOKIO. Deo. has offered to assist the officers at Peking In drill- Ing (he Chinese army and to consent to a postponement of the payment of the war Indemnity. Many of tho Viceroys and Peking pf- flolato favor the proposal. the mutter with her and souulit to direct her thoughts In another channel.

His efforts were to no purpose, and last night when Miss Wells retired she was extremely depressed. She had been accustomed to life and gayety on Christmas Day and tho sad contrast affected her deeolv. Mrs. Wells, who had been occupying tho apartment with her daughter, was arousicd about 2 A. M.

by the report of a pistol In the adjoining room. Going into thu room she found her daughter dead upon the bed, with a bullet wound in her left breast. The young woman had obtained the weapon from the closet of her brother, who was out of town. Miss Wells was about thirty-three years of ngo and a favorite among her largo circle of society friends. A nmall boy told a policeman of the West Thirty-seventh Street Station last Thursday night that two old men were 111 in their rooms at No.

603 Eleventh avenue. The policeman went there and found the men unconscious. Ho sent for an air.buldtice from Roosevelt Hospital. Dr. Mac tho ambulance surgeon, diagnosed their sickness as alcoholism.

He applied simple remedies and restored the men to consciousness. Thc were carried to the ambulance and convoyed to ricllevue Hospital, where they were placed In the alcoholic ward. Saturday morning, when they were able to talk Intelligently, William Bolan, the recording clerk, went to get their names. He questioned who gave his name as) Michael McDermott, a widower, and told hla address. "Who Is your nearest asked the clerk.

"John there Is tho bent friend I have on larth," thu old man answered, smiling fantly and turning painfully to look nt seeing the two bodies of her ol friends that uhc could sny little abon them, except that she would hunt their relatives and sec that they wcr burled tide by side. No. son Eleventh avenue an ol tumble-down frame house about fift. feet wide. It has a door In tho centr and In either side are wide rooms.

Until two weeks ago Mrs. Kcnrnej kept a little candy store In tho fron room on tho left-hand side of the hall On tho right-hand side of the 'hall lived the two brothers. Their only friend wa: Mrs. Kearney. A month Kearney told them she was going to closo tier little store and return to Ireland.

They begged he to remain, and when she moved away two weeks ago they wept Ilko children Then, they started to drink. Both were widowers. Michael left two girls, one seventeen and the other nineteen. They are living with their father's sister, a Rlglu. at Woodsldo.

L. I. MILLIONAIRES FLE1FROH CHICAGO. They Endurr the AVIndr City Wlille Mnklnnr Their Money, but Conic'Rant to Spend It. fpedM to Thn WorlJ.) CHICAGO, Dec.

Is the mat- tor with Chicago? An inquiring spirit has Inspected the records and learns that forty millionaires, controlling 000,000 In Chicago property, have become disgusted with tho city and lied to other cllmee. These absentees tnke 18,000,000 a year out of Chicago and spend it In New York, Washington. Boston and Europe. Among the prominent absentees are: toward the other end of the ward China to Olvo ImmuliMu Ailviintnaei. LONDON.

Deo. A. Pok- Uig correspondent of the Times cables: "The Government refuses to place tho Likln custom under foreign control as for the loan proposed by the Homy Tfong and Shanghai Bank, and asserts that unless the loan Is procura- without this condition arrangements will, forthwith be made for a Russian guaranteed 4 per cent, loan of 100,000,000 tools, to be Issued at 83 net. security would toe the land tax, would remain under Chinese ad- OhJna, In return, would a monopoly of the railways norfh of the Great Wall, opoti a terminus of the rail-way and would agree that ji should supplant Robert Hart of Chinese Imperial Marli jf these' conditions permitted British trade 1m THE JUSTICE, A I'rlnoner Vinvlltlii Told Him of the Plan to Chniiee 1IU Court-Itnoni. City Judge Schatz, of Mount Vornon, refuses to movo from his present courtroom to tho handsome court-room provided for him in the new quarters of the municipal government, contending It is not legal for him to sit In a building where liquor Is sold.

In tho building recently acquired for municipal purposes there Is a saloon the owner ot which refuses to vacate, as he has a lease for two years hence. Mayor Flske and the Aldermen have tried to induce the Justice to move and offer to assume all responsibility, but tho Justice will not until ho gets an opinion from tho Attornoy-aenoral on thu subject. Tired of waiting, tho city officials conferred and decided descend on tho old office early this morning and transfer everything, over lo the new room, thus -taking the Justice by surprise. But It will bo no surprise, for when Patrick Kelly was sentenced to the Kings County Penitentiary by Justice Sohatz yesterday ho 1 "Please suspend on me, as tho contractors I work for have a job on hand 'In the morning and will not be able to get a man iln my place." "What's tho Job?" asked the Justice. "Wo are going to move these hero things of yours over to the mxw Hall and wo must start by daylight," Tho Justice suspended sentence and has been seeing the Mayor and Aldermen all day to have them countermand the order.

whero tho other old man, hla brother' was lying. ISach the Other'. Friend. Bulan went to the cot of the brother and after asking him tho uouul questions, said; "Who Is newest friend? We would like to notify him 'In cftso anything happens to you." "Mike is tho only friend I have, nnd tho only ono I want. He Is the best brother that any man ever hud." Michael gave his ago as sixty-two nnd his birthplace us Ireland.

John gave his name us Terence ho was BO entered on the books of the hospital, lie gave age us sixty and his birthplace as the United States. Later ho told the clerk that he at one time had had some trouble about getting a license fjr h.s peddling wagon and that he took the name of Brady. The brothers were peddlers. Saturday afternoon Michael said to one of the nurses: "My boy, It would bo a great kindness to two old men If you would push my cot over near my brother's. I don't thing I will ever leave hero alive and I know that I would Ilko to be closo to him when I go." Side by Side to Die.

Tho cot was pushed over and the two patients turned on their sides so that they could look Fllihugh WmtohoosB Kdwln Sheldon Juclgn Dickey Z. Loller Son nnd daughter or ManhiH Only ot Judgo Ijmbert Treo Mrs. Win Doxlnr and daughter Mrs. Thomas N'etaon Page C. A.

Munn fleorgo Smith AKlRon v. Armour Knland Nlrkernon Walter flume? Itattlo Joni-n Frederick E. Ooodhart Stephen K. Oilo Horatio (I. l.oomlH I'hllo Carpcnler estate llelrjia ot J.

K. h-lsher Charles T. Ycrlicj Alexander GedJoa Hobart Wllllama Calvin DeWolf John Wentworth'a daughter Clarence Wtchworlh 12.000,003 1,000,000 2.000.00J 15.000,000 10,000.000 2.000.000 1.000.000 1.300.000 1.000,000 1.0*), 000 l.OOO.OOrt 1,000,000 3,000.000 1.000,000 2.000,000 3.000.000 1,0110.000 l.JOO.OOO 10,000,000 2.000,000 1,000.000 1,000.000 1.500.000 2.000.000 MRS. MINNIE WALLACE WALKUP KETCHAM. Romantic and Tragic Career of a Beautiful Girl of New Orleans.

TWICE SUSPECTED OF MURDER! Triumphantly Acquitted in One Case and Fully Exonerated In the Other. NOW FIGHTING FOR A BEQUEST. Cane Involving will of Millionaire Ketchnm to Come Up In Chlcnsro To-Morrow. (Special to Tho World CHICAGO. Dec.

Minnie Wal- lacc-Walkup-Kctch'am, the beautiful NC.W Orleans girl who has twice been accused of poisoning her husbands, but each Instance exonerated, will again o-morrow appear as contestant for a uinband'R vast fortune. Tho cuso involving her right to property valued at nearly K.OOO.OOO. given to come ur for AGED COUPLE SHOT TO DEATH. A Son Who MnKc- chrl.U a rt her in a will made by Keteham Just to his death, will hearing. Tho Incidents of tho marriage of Mln- ilo Walkup to John Koteham, the millionaire clubman, of Chicago, whose amlly connections In Toledo, were tho highest, have recently been fully Tho coupU, went from Milc.iKo to Milwaukee, whero they were uletly married.

Within three, months ho husband died. When the will leaving tho property the widow wan found HUHpIc-loii Im- nedtately attached to her. principally 10 doubt because she had been tried for a similar crime. A Career's Jury, however, found that Mr. Cetcham's death reunited from alcohol- im.

Kctcham's relatives In Toledo sought provn that no marriage had taken lneo In Milwaukee, but tho fact wiis They next took ninn Cnll Found lite llnillen of Hln INDIANA. Dec. NVa a prosperous farmer, and his aged were shot to death by an unknown po son ut their homo near Jacksonvill nine miles southwest of here, on Chris muB Day. Their bodies were found tin night by thflr nor, Harry who came pay a Christmas Olllccrs ai scouring the country for tho murdcre When young Ncal tried to enter hi parents' homo he found the doors loeke. He forced his way in.

On chulr I dls- seemed into each other's faces, to any cure foi HBN JQNSOL'S FOR THE WORLD. nnd Jod In fjjjliert Invasion of China. presented to diplomacy iirfportait" result, of tho neja proved too that "V9J hW THAT $8,000,000 CLAIM ON SPAIN. Secretary Shcrinuii, An.Uti.iit Sec- rotary Day and the SpiuiUh Mln- luter Have Noi Heard of It, WASHINGTON. Dec.

of State Sherman was seen to-night regarding the story cabled from Madrid that the United States has demanded of Spain indemnity to American traders for damages sustained during the rebellion In Cuba. The Secretary said that If any such damages had been elalmed ho had not heard of it, Judge, Day, Assistant 'Secretary of State, said: "So far as I know there Is absolutely nothing in the story. Some one.may have, attempted to foot up nil the'Indi- vidual claims that 'have boon filed, but even on that supposition I should not attem.pt to say th.elr estimate was correct." At the Spanish Legation It wag said thut no Information 'had been received of such action. The Legation had heretofore boon notified of filing 'of all individual but It Improbable that any claim in bulk would bo made. (fair Skater his own sufferings, but each was filled with solicitude for the comfort of tho other.

Dr. Leo. who has charge of the alcoholic ward, wns besought by one or tho other every time ho entered tho ward to do something for the other. "Neither asked me," said Dr. yesterday, "to do anything for lilm- solf.

It WUH always: 'Doctor, I am afraid Mike is in great or 'John lookD bad, doctor: do any little thlnir you ca.n for To each other they'hud little to say. By reaching out they could clasp hands, and they exchanged this token of affection many times during tho afternoon. Toward evening on Christmas Michael begajn to grow weaker. Just before 11 before 'he rank -into unconsciousness he reached out his hand foobly entwining his fmgers about tho hand of his brother, said: "Qood-by, John God bless ou The Hnu.l-Cla.p. lie died at 1.43 o'clock yesterday morn- John did not utter a word to any ono while his brother lay dying.

He "ooked steadily at the face of the old man. and even ono of the attendants told him that his brother was dead ho sold nothing. When tho long, coffin-shaped truck was wheeled Into ward and the' tho sitting-room lay the body of mother, Tier face entirely Kown At her feet was the body of her bus band with a hole In his head. At hi side lay a double-barrelled shot-gun both barrels empty. The woman was killed with blrdshot tho husband with buckshot.

There wer no marks of powder on his face, some tnlng which, It is said, would Have been Impossible to avoid had suicide beei committed with a shot-gun. In Mr. pocket was a bill and a bill lay on tho drewer Friends say they have a clue upon which they, will at once begin work to trace tho murderer. contesting tha will. Tho proceedings to- morrow will ir.dk-ate their clfcmlon.

In I the nu-nn tlmo they have employed load' Ing attorneys, and the prosj eels ore that long and bitter will contest will follow. Judge Tru.Ui and other iliigulshpj practitioners Imvo been tallied by Mrs. Koteham. A Iteimirkiilile Career. A sketch of Mrs, Ketcham's career was furnished to The World by a mom.

her of ono of tho oldest families of Now Orleans who has known her from her birth. Minnie Wallace was born In 1809 In Exonerated from the suspicion of polsoninp; her husband, aho IB fighting to secure hla bequest to her of property valued at million dollars. Th" case-will bo brought up in the Chicago courts to-morrow. ENGINEER IS FOUND. Walked Into 111.

llo amt Kl Seemliisrly Daneil, After nn Abnence of Ten George S. Boulnrd. the civil engineer of the New York Central Railroad, who dlHappearod from his homo at No O' East One Hundred and Forty-secon Ing. the It ao that It could be Morgue, John oald: "Walt a minute, please, i wan to touch the hand, of my brother once HIKl QroiYlied. KINGSTON, N.

Deo. Blfton, on the llencucr Creek, Miss Mary V. Vw Barber, aged twenty-three, broke thrTugh the (o MoHlphftel'went to her rescue, but jhe toe broke, u. der him, Botti were Ka'n ma ot 8 Sixth avenue, more," reached put both arid, taking the the dead in one of his own, he stroked Ii lovingly, with the other Five minutes, after tho body i.ad been removed John sank into nens, 5,20 he dled-lesf, tpan four hours after his brother'li His body alio ww to the Morgue- and placed Mielf ju.t above the one where Michael's boily li vi On Saturday afternoon, Jliolmel had told Dr, Lee that ho najl Kearney, 506 A nil 4- VIA I-U After thu of the Br. Lee' sent to.

Jvparney, had to Brooklyn, and It to an a smto fW'P HWMww $mk ti, i irr He walked Into.his house at 8 o'clock toa summoned the family physician, As ye her 'I! hot tho nt oluo where has been during; days of absence from 'home. Bc-ulard la the resident engineer of tho Harlem division of the New York Central road, and his wife believes he is simply suffering from a nervous strain because of the amount of work he has done during the past two 'years She believes that with careful nursing and a long rest he can be brought back to health. I'nrdoned Ilut to Leave I'rUou. OpeolM to The World.) COLUMBUS, Dec. Win- teraglll, a life prisoner in the penitentiary, who was a Christmas pardon by Gov.

Bushnell, Is still In the prison, and refuses to go, He has been the prison for twenty years arid says ho likes BO.well does, not care to He Is nearly seventy years A Ceiitonn-irlim In the 1'uliilt. (SpeolM to RALEHOH, N. 0.. Deo. oldest 1 io the 'Prilled State, is th'e Rev, James paw, of Gaaton County, who will be 100 next May, He has been oontlriuouily In Wo pulpit and still preaches, Uoohran Dlo or Fever, was determined.

bV Dr, Ezra Alison yprtOTday that Purser- Coohran' tl 8 steamer Ne.w York who died Saturday of what was feareri Wfta yellow fever, liad reaU tp uiiBumonla. undjieart di Suourabed a New Orleans. Her mother Mra. Elizabeth Wallace, who owned comfortable home In Canal street, whore she made a livelihood by renting rooms, her tenants being of tho butter class. Mrs.

Wallace, previous to her marriage to Judge Wallace, was the widow, of Dr. Klrby, prominent surgeon In tho Confederate Army. Even an Infant wns noted for her beauty. She was awarded irlze at a baby show In the 70's in Currollton, and still retains tho little ea service which was then awarded her. Her education was carefully looked ifter by her mother, who adored tho child.

At thn age of six she was sent a convent In Iloyal street, near tho Cathedral. At tho tlmo of tho New Orleans Kx- Minnie was a girl of about Mr- teen years. Among the visitors was a man of tho name of Walkup, the Mayor of Kmporla. and a director In thu Santa Ko Itallroud Company. He was to Mrs.

Wallace by a distant a lawyer In New Orleans. Wiilkup'x of Wenlth. Walkup became Infatuated Immedlato- with the bashful and attractive child, who was just from tho convent school, io bewildered her with stories of his wealth and position. Ho told her thai she would marry htm he would lift tor and her mother out of their comparatively straitened circumstances Into ffluonco and would give them a landsome home at Bmporla. Ho over- amo the objections of tho doting mother, and the child became his wife, Walkup and his young wife left for Consult.

The mother remained In New Orleans to settle up her affairs. Tho true moaning of the marriage to a man of brutal Instincts, which after vents proved this man of prepossessing to possess, soon dawned pan his child-wife, Soon after they reached Bmporla her us'jand gave her a proscription and Intruded her to go to a druggist In tho Qlghborhooj and purchase a quantity of rsenlc, which the prescription called or, Ho told her to tell the druggist lat It wan to ho used for her This proscription Walkup had se- urod from a well-known physician of Ctinsas City. Upon this Incident afte.rwyd inuoh was laid In tho prosecution of he girl on the charge of having pois- ned her husband. Throe after they arrived In Em- orla Walkup left for a trip of several which. It disclosed at jthe lal, were spent in-drinking.

On hn re- urn he was prostratedj and after 'an 111. ess of a -few- died; The autopsy hbwea that he died of arsenical polson- g. Walkup's family had never been riendly toward his Southern bride, and ho arraignment -and, trial of I'ha girl ono and qulgkly fol. wed. A known former United States Senator, visited her In the jail and was Impressed with Ii4r youth and Innocence.

Tbo Sheriff In whoie custody sho was also ho- came, through his wife, a. devoted sympathizer. There lived then In KmporH an npcd and wealthy bunker named Jay, known far and wldo as a philanthropist and churchman. Ho a plain man of rouifli exterior, bearing, it was often said, a striking reiiemblnnro to Lincoln. Prompted by thn youth of tho girl and her forlorn condition, ho visited her, heard her story, was convinced of her Innocence and cumo to her rescue.

He retained Judge Scott, a prominent member of thu Kaiisim bur, to defend her. A KnnioiiN Trlnl, The trial attracted tha attention of thu entire country. Tho family of Walkup, who had considerable standing In the business nnd social world of Km- porla, tnudu every effort to convict the Klrl. Almost at llin outset the attention of a leading physician of KUIIMIH City wns attracted to the CUHO. He communicated with the girl's benefactor, Mr.

Jay, and wild that ho believe ho recognized In tho picture publlshc of Walkup a man who had repcatndl called upon him for medicine to u.so a a stimulant. He was In thu habit taking arsenic for this It was Hhown by one of Wnlkup' travelling companions on his trip to tli Now Orleans Exposition, where he Ilrs met his girl wife, that ho wan taken II ut Memphis. Ills symptoms were ding nosed us those of arsenic poisoning. II was prostrated for noveral days at on of the principal hotels. Tho climax of the trial was reachee when tho defendant took tho stand at a witness.

The frank replies which sin made on cross-examination, sliowlnt, how shn came to know Mr. Walkup describing her original feeling townrt him, her repugnance when sho roallzoc his brutal Instincts, her unhosltatlnb acknowledgment that sho never lovcc him, carried conviction. Her whole bearing was that of simplicity and innocence Itself. The Judge. Jury, lawyers and stenographers wept at tho girl's recital of 'hui treatment by Walkup and her sufferings while In his house.

Tho verdict of acquittal, rendered without delay, was cheered by the crowds In tho court-room again, and again. The. Jurors gathered about tho bewildered girl and congratulated her. Ono of tho jurymen, a man of wealth and family, proclaimed an earnest de- hls Associated Press Reports that The World Correspondent Is an Official Envoy. ALL SORTS OF RUMORS CURRENT Uniieard-Of Privilege Extended to 'I he World Correspondent Startles Havana.

sire to adopt her. Mr. Jay and family received her at their homo thu 1 0 rla She was Idolized er 8tay ln tno olty. Mr. Jay i ii r.

ay jjublloly announced his Ueslre to adopt Tho girl and her mother, who was present at the trial, declined all these offers and returned to New Orleans. A Trip Abroad. The girl widow remained lu retirement 0 i lv 9 rieana '9 weral shrinking from pub lo gaze. Nor did there until some frlenda of tho family, prompted by desire to her so 1 far as poJsIb the terrible ordeal Ihrough had passed, furtilsttod Ih money for a' short tri she' requisite) 1 oney for a short trip -abroad. She travelled In Hurope with ri, and seven yeah ago went "to Ohi, KO.

Mhou.e a CL HI Oil Cflt awelllng; that Mottlf the furniture they New Orleans, whloh.s with a few additional jo furniture rleans. with a additforiai purchases In Chlpago. 'fgrmed the mirn total of their revenue apartments STARVATION WORSE THAN EVER. "Million Dollar Bridge" Contract for Riverside Drive to Be Awarded This Week. CONTRACTORS COMPLAIN, An Unfriendly Engineer, They Allege, Would Be Able lo Ruin Them.

AWARD MAY BE MADE TO-DAY, John C. Sheehan's Firm Is Likely to Secure the Work a Bid of $569,000. EXTENSION SCHEME ATTACKED. Mayor Strong Sn tllo the Intercut of I'crnonm AelKliborlna; Property. neo'H Uellef Will Harilly Cilve ao CenlM to Eaei, Ulc CiibauN.

(By Associated Preii.) HAVANA. Dec. Is reported that Sylvester Scovel, The World's staff correspondent In Cuba, nnd Sonor Rafael Madrigal, the American Consular Agent at Sanctl Splrltus. wore the bearers of an Important despatch from President McKlnley to Insurgent President MIIHKO and Gen. Gomez.

All sorts of rumors regarding them are current here. Ono la that iaa been hanged by the Insurgents. It untrue. Congressman Utah, has arrived here, William II, King, of Generally apeaklng, tho condition of he concentrados Is as pitiful as It was luring tho administration of Gen, TVoy- er, despite Gen. Blanco's relief decree A relief fund of will hardly give he sufferers 20 cents each.

Qen. Blanco gave a banquet to-night tho officers of the German corvette Stoln. Forty guests were present, In- ludlng the Spanish Admiral, tho Mayor 3f Havana and other naval and civil authorities. (Tho Associated Proas report that The Vorld correspondent bears "on Impor- ant despatch from President McKlnloy Insurgent President Masso and Gen Gomez" Is Inexact. The World corro- pondont goes with tho extraordinary (rlvMcgo of not only a safe conduct hrousrh the Spanish linos but tho permission of Marshal Blanco to oommuul- ate with "tho onomy" on a mission of he highest WDRID CHAFES UNDER'OUR REPLY pitiiUU Novrniiupcru Hint nt Wur to Stop Our "Headline" lu J'rouU Cuktllo'N'-; MADRID.

Deo. seUcommentlnB on tho opjy of the UnltW States' to Spain's ote In to the American Otov- rnment's Hrat oom'munloatlbn, the Im- afolal saya Spain must enlarge her ayy to be prepared for a possible con- Jot with the United States. peraldo says: meddling the United States Spain domosUo jiolltlcs has beoome ritole.rRbie resisted ener- Tha situation is dimoult. but 19 ought to end nuoh a hameful state. ot ftffftlrs oost Spmn'a The contract for building tho big via- uct across Manhattan Valley to form wrt of the Itlversldo Drive extension 111 probably bo awarded to-day al- housrh the bidding has been declared, good legal authority, to be In vloli- lon of the law.

The viaduct alone will cost nearly 1.000.0CO. It Is a great piece of engl- leering work that should have taken months of study and painstaking care the preparation of plans and specl- Mtlons. Instead, Knglncor Williamson says. hey were rushed through In two wefcir They are so -Incomplete that rejAl'tnDle nglncors and contractors Bay any roil ompctltlan In estimates was Impossl- e. The contract seems likely to go to a firm of which a deposed leader ol! nmmnny Hall Is a member.

At the meeting of tho Board of Street on Friday Mayor Strong de- ounccd the extension of Riverside Jrlve. "as thn act was passed solely la 10 Interest of property owners." When 10 vote was taken tho Mayor said: "I vote aye by order of the court and for myself." Voted Under Protest. All voted aye. Tho court hud ordered hem to do so. The mandamus was se- ired by property-owners.

This brings the matter up to the con- ract. The plans were prepared under 10 direction of Gen. ColllH. The bids ere opened on Thursday and on Friday icy wore tabulated. It was rumored at first that tho firm Stephens O'Hourke, of No.

41 had been the lucky one. In the afternoon it was announced that the figures for tho stone work would make a difference In tho allotment of the contract, and last night It was said that the firm of which John J. O'Brien and John C. Shcchan are tho partners who would get the award. Some months ago tho Board of Estimate and Apportionment appropriated WO.OOO to pay for the viaduct.

It was to bu a noble structure of steel, with asphalt paths and broad macadam roadways, bovcnty foot high. Handsome lamps and ornamental railings were to give It a decorative finish and broad stone approaches wore to lead to It at cither end. Tho general scheme pawed almost without dissent. The public hearings developed no Then nothing was heard of the vladuot for a time. It dropped out of public notice.

But suddenly, several ago, Gen. Collls gave a rush order for plar.a. Why so great a hurry nobody seemed to know, but the order, had evidently gone forth from some potent quarter to rush It through. PlniiN Hurriedly Drawn. Collls obeyed tho order.

He selected F. Stuart Williamson, who Is not connected with the Department of Public Works, to dtaw up tho plans nr.d spool, flcutlons. Williamson did tho work for this $900,000 job, It Is said, In tho phenomenal tlmo of ten days. Ho confesaes to a fortnight. made seven drawings of plans and compiled twenty-three pages of specifications.

For this hie pay will be small fortune. Under ordinary clroumstances an engineer would require at least three months for HHO)V an undertaking. Tho drawings made by Mr. Williamson are little more than sketches. The Intricate detailed draw- Ings usually for a work of this magnitude tiro Flguria are' conspicuous by their absence, i The plans and specifications" shown to Boiler, of Np, J7 street, a consulting engineer and expert, the construction of bridges, via- ducts and The World him tor his opinion pt them.

He Piled: "I have read the amlned tho general pinna for pon- struotlon of a vladuot with- promotion to form part of the of RlversUJe Drive, "On page four the BpeoincfttlQM Mil' 1 for 3,600 lineal feet of Iron referred, to. on page, where said 'details, of newel poets and Jt TT--1 urnjahod.