FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE. -j
ESTAULISIIED JTJiNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , 3T1UDAY MORNING DECEMBER G , 18J)5. I ! SINGLE COPY" 3TLVE CENTS.
VALDEZ DRIVES MACEO BACI
ritcbed Baltic Fonght in Which the Insur
gents Are Incontinently Routed !
SPANISH LOSS IS RIDICULOUSLY SMAL
1'oor MiirUNinniifililit of ( lie Itclirli lie
NIOIINI | | | < - for I in in n ii I ly Hnjoyeil
! > tlie Kliiu'n TrooiH | , Who
C'roNNdl n Field Under Fire.
( Cuplilglitnl , 1893 , liy I'rtfs PutllnhlnB Company.
HAVANA , Dec. C. ( New York World Ca
blcgram Special Telegram. ) The Spanls
column under General Sivarez Valdcz me
Antonio Macco December 2 nt La llcforma
n cattle estate In Puerto Principe- province
About twenty mMcs from the eastern horde
of Santa Clara province. Maceo had unltet
forces with Gomez December 1 , With him
were the offlcers of the newly formed Cuba
republic. The total Insurgent force Is call
mated at 4,000 , Including 240 cavalry. General
oral Valdez had the Valladolld and Cuban
battalions , nbont seventy cavalrymen , and
ncctlon of light artillery.
Gomez adopted his usual tactics. Ho threx
out a skirmish line , and firing continued fo
Koino time , General Valdcz advancing untl
lie occupied the. camp used by the rebels th
previous night. General Valdcz followed th
retreating rebels , and was' Joined between
Jlcotea and Itlo Grande by a column 3,001
ntrong under General Aldccoa , who continue !
the pursuit.
General ValdM , In his dispatch to Genera
Campos , extols the conduct of Lieutenant
Churchill and Unrncs of the British army"
who were with him.
Gomez ami Maceo moved In the dlrectlo
of Mount Quiyos. The Spanish loss \vn
ildloulously small. The rebel loss Is un
known. Joe Mlllan was among the killed.
IJUAVE STAND OP KOIUGEUS.
The most remarkable fight of the war too
place December 1 at the sugar estate , Tran
qullldud , three miles from Manzanlllo , I
Santiago province. Twenty-eight mounted In
fantry of the Second battalion of Isabel !
la Catollca regmcnt , under Frst Lcutcnan !
Aqulllar , went out for forage for their horws
Four men sent In advance were attacked b
n large body of mounted Insurgents , wh
nummoned them to surrender. The Spaniard
replied by tiring and their comrades came t
thor rescue. Then there way a fight , 1
which the little band displayed tratlltlo'na
Spnnlrh courage. A wire fence In the rea
prevented retreat. Lieutenant Aqullla
formed his men In n semi-circle. The rebel
charged In front and on both flanks. Ma
chetcs were tired , mid three soldiers wcr
t3ken prisoner : ' . . Thc | soldiers fought Ilk
tigers. Ono man broke through the rebe
line ? , readied 'a plantation , secured nmmunl
tion and returned safely. The rebels flnall
retired , when troops from Manrnnlllo cam
up. Of the little band of twenty-eight on
was killed , eight were wounded and thre
were made prisoner ? . Lieutenant Agullla
was shot through a lung. A number fo rebc
dead were left on the field , and fifteen dcat
horses , Including the horses of the rebe
leadprt' , Salvntor , Rica and Gonzales.
THIS GENKRAL STILL LIVES.
General Aldave , falsely reported killed I
n bogus battle nt Jaguarco , Is hastening afte
Macao through a country of dense forests , In
ttrppsrwid'wlth open pralro and clearings.
Cattle railing Is the only Industry at L
Itcfornm. It was a favorite spot with Gome
during the former war. He named hi
Santo Domingo property after It. The rebe
loaders , Licrct and Sancho Perez , have ap
pwrcd In the country west of Clenfiiegos ,
short distance from Yugimramus. It Is pup
posed they aio trying to get Into Matanza
province at1 a point between Palma Sola am
Amarllhr. General Prat , at the head of n
Spanish column , left Yaguaramus yesterda ;
to icarch for them.
General Campos arrived In Havana today
WILLIAM SHAW I10WEN.
I.IKfTHNANT CHUUCHILL'S RBI'OUT
Llcut-enant Winston Churchill , a son o
the late Lord Randolph Churchill , arrive !
hero tonight from the Held. At the re
quest of the World correspondent he- send
the following signed statement :
To the Editor of the World : I Jolno <
_ fienernl Suurez Valdez's column nt Santo
Ksplrltu , and proceeded across the border
Into 1'nerto I'rlnclpo province to mee
Antonol Mnceo. Wo had very illtllcult
innrcheH , through wild country , nmld rains
nml heat. After t-omo preliminary skirmishIng -
Ing "we mot Oomcz nnd Mnceo , December 2
nt I.n Iteforma plantutlon , where a b.iltk
was fought. The country Is open nnd tht
buttle Held , half n mlle broad , was flankei
liy dense forests. The enemy was bofiliu
lieilgea with n forest In the ronr. Spanish
Infantry proceeded slowly to within thirty
yards of the enemy's position , where upon
the latter replied.
General Suaroz Valdcz , In full uniform
nnd on n whlto horse , rode up clopc behind
the Infantry. Ho was a conspicuous target.
acncrnl Onrrhi Nnvurro , commanding the
iiilvnncu , exposed himself in n manner no
rcmmundor Is justified In doing , The In-
mirgenls nre bad shots. It appeared to ma
that tons of lead passed over the heads of
General Vnldoz's staff , with whom I wn .
Three orderlies were wounded. The Spanish
loss wnuM hnvo been heavy Imd the enemy's
nhotH toM , for the troops , marched In close
ortlor thrmmh the open country towards
thi ! protected position hold by the Insur-
I wtis much Impressed by the patience ,
the cnurugc uiul , I may add , the Indifference
of the Spanish Infantry. The , men laughed
and snug under fire. Their obedience wan-
llko tbut of the Russian soldiers Implicit.
Twenty-llvo 8lmrphooterji , said to be
filibusters * , wore the only good shots the
ln urKi > nlN had. ISolofT nnrrowly escaped
capture .
1 returned vln Cleso do Avlla to Jnrara ,
Uiencu liy Kunbont to Clenfiiegos. I was
tieatod with much conrtrsy by General
Yiilile * . My Impression in that European
methods' of warfare nro almost out of the
question In n wild country , where the Cuban
nrmy operates. Cavalry as cavalry. Is use
less cxcopt for ( lurching.
WINSTON CHUUCHILL.
Lieutenant Fourth Hussar ? , Ilrltlsh Army ,
IlKINFOHrKMUNTS FOR DOTH SIDES.
HAVANA , Cuba , Nov. 26. ( New York
World Special Correspondence. ) The Spanish
mull xtramHilp Alfonso XIII arrived hero
tnilny , bringing 1,400 knldter * . forerunner * of
the S'.OftO reinforcements that will arrlvo In
the iifNt 'wovr > ? ks. Generals Toral nnd Rey
left Fpsln for Cuba today , and General Sal-
ccdo , who was given leave of absence by
0 nerat Cumpo ? , will soon follow them.
Thpro U no longer doubt that the cxpcdl-
lui ! of General Carrlllo and Colonel Agitlrre
rrnched Hi * caitcrn const of Cuba safely * nd
Joined the Insurgent army In the Interior.
Tha Hewn has not been published In the
local pjpcn . but II I * Known by everybody ,
There U a rumor , too , that General Quctnda
landed hl expedition a few d ys ago near
Santiago , ( U-ner.il Oarrlllo will go Immediately
Ii I/as VjlbB , wlirro he Is extrtmely pop
ular. Hli prerence tliure U thought to ho
jood for an Icmaio In lit ! revolutionary
army of 4,000 men at least. Doth Carrllto
and Agulrro have been confined In the castle
here since the revolution began , nnd were re-
leaiod through the efforts of Conpul General
Williams , na they are naturalized American
citizens. They were arrested simply on sus
picion , and when tried nothing could be
found to Implicate them In the present revo
lution , so they were set at liberty and put
on beard an American steamer railing to
New York.
_
Hl'MOIlM OF A CllllA.V VICTORY.
i Trootm Hnlil < o lie Routvil
Ii- tin ; IiiniirKctilN.
KEY WEST , Kla. , Dec. G. According to
advlcei which reach hero from Havana , the
Cubans have once more won a notable vic
tory over the Spaniards. The battle was
fought between Camajucy nnd Las Villas.
Generals Gomez and Sanchez , with 3,000 In
surgents , encountered Generals Suarcz Valdcz
and Garrlel , commanding 2.BOO Spaniards ,
Three hours of dcspsrate fighting was wage- ; ! ,
the Spaniards retiring with a less of 200
killed nnd 300 wounded. Among the killed
were several officers. Insurgents' loss about
half that of theSpaniards. . U Is asserted in
Havana that the report that Gomez nnd
Mnceo were routed was ordered cabled to the
United States by Campos to prevent , If possi
ble , the recognition ot the Insurgents by con-
grojs. _
CuliniiK HtiyliiK Hinnll Arm * .
HARTFORD , Conn. , Dec. G , The Telegram
today says : "There Is n very strong sus
picion here that emissaries and agents of the
Cuban revolutionary party are her ? for the
purpose of buying arms of the Colts patent
firearms company and to see If Pratt & Whit
ney's people have any machine guns Hint can
bo put together on short notice. Severn ! for-
elgncro , looking like Spanish or Cuban gen
tlemen , are said to have held a conference In
a hotel last night , but search of the- registers
ot the hotels failed to develop any clew ,
NATIOXAI * MVI3 STOCIC K\CHA.\ .
Kavorw LeKlxliitloii for I'lilforin
ItiNiieetloii of MentN.
CHICAGO. Dec. G. The executive com
mittee of the National Live Stock exchange
met In the exchange building at the stock
yards this morning preliminary to the annual
meeting to be held by the exchange at the
same place tomorrow. The committee ,
among other thlngo , will tomorrow report to
the nat'lonal body the recommendation that
the exchange favor the repeal of the tax on
oleomargarine , nnd new legislation provid
ing for the uniform inspection of meat. The
latter eubject was mncusMd for some time ,
and much stress was laid on the allegations
of Insufficiency and Irregularity In govern
ment methods of meat Inspection.
A report will also , be made to the conven
tion covering the work of the committee of
three sent to congress last winter to secure
legislation looking to the prevention of for
eign embargoes on American packing products
"
ucts nnd cattle. The "committee approved a
resolution favoring the Nicaragua canal. If
conducted under the control of the United
States.
W. H. Thompson , Jr. , of Chicago , presided
over the deliberations of the committee , and
Charles W. Uarker , also of Chicago , acted
as secretary. Those present were : J. G.
Martin , South Omaha ; W. J. Broderlck ,
postmaster of East St. Louis ; LevI Doud , C.
A. Mnllory and 'Irus Coy of Chicago ; D. L.
Campbell , South Omaha ; W. B. Stlckney ,
East St. Louis ; Frank Cooper , late candidate
for mayor In Kansas City , and J. N. Payne , ,
Kansas City.
AIIIAVARUT IjAMIS IN NEW YOHIv.
Coiiif.s ( o Slnrt nil Aiitl-SeiiiHv Cam-
lialmi In America.
NEW YORK , Dec. 5. Dr. Herman Ahl-
wardt of Berlin , the celebjateil anti-Semite
nglta'tpr , arrived today on the steamer Spree.
Ho was met by several friends and taken to
the Hotel Meyer In Hoboken. He was born
December 21 , 1SIC , and has been a member'of
the Reichstag four years. Herr Ahlwar'dt
says he came ever on the solicitation of some
New York and Milwaukee men and expects to
give five lectures in New York.
In an interview Dr. Ahlwardt said : "I
have come to America on the > lnvltation of an
anti-Semitic club In New York , , to deliver a
berle ? of lectures here. I am at the head of
the anti-Semitic movement abroad and am
the leader of the .anti-Semitic faction In the
Reichstag. For 'four years I have advocated
every measure against the Hebrews.
"Not long ago I received the Invitation to
lecture here. I came at once. Just where
the lectures will be delivered I cannot say
at present. I must consult the club's presi
dent before I divulge the plans. This much
I can say , the lectures will be given In New
York , Chicago , Milwaukee , St. Louis , Cincin
nati and Buffalo. Perhaps In other cities
later. "
MAX I'lt.\\CIHC ( > HOLDS UOOD GAUDS.
Count City After ( lie Convention In
Itcnl KiinicHl.
(
NEW YORK. Dec. 5. General J. S. Clark-
son , the national republican commltteemnn
from Iowa , returned from Washington last
night , and was at the Fifth Avenuehotel. .
A colleague , the republican national commlt-
tceman from Ohio , Mr. Halm , was also on
hand , and the meeting of the national re
publican committee in Washington on Decem
ber 10 and the probable results as to the
selection of a time and 'place for tha repub
lican national convention were discussed. It
turns out that Sa'n Franch-co la to make a
very hturdy fight for the convention , which
will bo held about June 10. The Golden Gate-
city has already from fifteen to twenty votes
of the flfty-two members of the committee ,
nml It was said last night the Callfornlans
could hold these votes and eventually , even
If they lost the fight , designate the- city
where the convention will be held. The
Golden Gate city clearly has the balance of
power In determining tJie location. General
Clarkimn said them was no mistake about
this. He added that the scene was shifting
every day , and that nobody could tell the
result |
( } iiic. % < ; o sin.\ AUK ix THIS mwrs.
I'roniiei-lM for < lie \utlunnl Couveii-
lloii Arc Not So llrlKht.
CHICAGO , Dec. D. Chicago men Interest
In bringing the republican national conven
tion to thin city next year arc In the dumps
today. The report of the committee ? ap
pointed to canvass for a guaranty fund did
not mo-ot the expectations of thu movers In
the enterprise , and it Is generally believed
thst Chicago's prospects for securing th ?
event are by no means so roseate as they
seemed before the attempt was made to raise
the $100.000 required.
According to figures submitted to the local
committee only (31,000 has been subscribed
as tlio result of work among the railroads ,
hotel ; , reftauranlj and other classes of busi
ness from which the best returns were ex
pected. Next Tuesday the republican na
tional committee meets at Washington to
rhous ? the place of the convention , and before
then over $00,000 more mutt be obtained to
put Chloaco In therace. .
CHICAGO , Dei5. . Thirty-four thousand
dollars of the UPC ; ciary 5100,000 has been
Hiilucrlhed to the guarantee fund for serur-
the republican national convention for
IF.HI-VS AXOTIlim HTOUV AIIOIIT IT.
tumor Unit fJn-tit Hrltnln JH Willing
lo Arbitrate ,
nilCAOO , Dec. C.-A Washington tpsclM
o the Journal-Press says ; It Is rumored
hat th > president has been informed that
, ird Sillsbury'd reply to Secretary Olncy's
oto asking that ( Venezuelan question be
rhtratd ! is favorable. The reply is ox-
cctcd on Saturday.
lovrinenlM of OITIHI V < ! el , Uou. fi ,
At New York ArrlvJ nrltminla , from
At Hiimb ; < rg Ari\.J Prussia , ( rcm New
York ,
SULTAN PLAYS A DEEP GAME
Using All His Arte to Break the Accord of
the Powers.
MANY IRRITATING RUMORS CIRCULATED
of HIP I'nrte lltixlly
In nn KfTort ( Iliiptiire ilio.
I'reMetit AKreeini'tit KxIxtltiK
lletweeii the INitwrN.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Dec. 4. ( Via Sofia ,
Bulgaria , Dec. 6. ) During the past twenty-
four hours' there have been frequent cabinet
councils nt the pnlac : and several exchanges of
communications with the representatives of
the powers , but no decision seems to have
been arrived at , by the Porte on the subject
of the firmans demanded by the powers for
the passage of extra guardshlps through the
Dardanelles. The dilatory policy of the
palace people Is continued , apparently In the
hope that some- hitch will occur which may
put an end to tfio accord of the powers , The
ambassadors do not attempt to deny that the
accord of Europe Is liable to be disturbed at
any moment , and It Is to attain this
that Turkey Is working assiduously night
and day with all the skill and subtleness of
eastern diplomacy. Irritating rumors about
the "real designs" of Great Britain are taken
to the Russian embassy by the agents of the
Porte , and annoying Insinuations concerning
the "ultimate Sims" of Russia find their way ,
through the Portc's agents. Into the British
embassy. In turn tha French ambassador
hears sly reports about the doings of the
German ambassador , and vice versa. So the
game continues , with the Turk still ahead In
spite of the efforts ot an apparently united
Europe. I
However , unless all signs are misleading
or unexpected happens , there will be a
decided change In the situation by Saturday.
The existence * of a cabinet crisis here has
long been commented upon ; but , as a change
of ministry is one of the- oldest and most fa
miliar moves of the sultan to obtain further
delay , little or no attention has b-en paid to
L'.io matter beyond conveying to Abdul Hamld
the intimation that another change of min
istry would In no way alter the determination
of the powers to take any action they may
think advisable under the circumstances.
SULTAN IN AN ANGRY MOOD.
All the Turkish ministers are guarded , and
all are In fear of their lives , not only dreadIng -
Ing nsiasslnatlon at the hands of tha Ar
menians , but standing In great apprehension
of being summarily dealt with by the sultan ,
who Is known to be- Irritated beyond any
previous degree at everything and every
body. Seeing the meshes of the European
net drawing closer and closer around him
every day , Abdul Hamld Is described as halng
frantic with Impotent rage- and likely to
wreak vengeance upon any or all of his min
isters. If he can only muster up courage
enough to do so. |
There are more rumors than usual. In cir
culation today regarding the massing of
Russian troops on the. Turkish frontler-And
the gathering of a Russian fleet near the Boa.
phorus. Indeed , It has been reported that
several Russian war vessels have been sighted
of ! the Black tea coast of Turkey , and no
body would bo astonished to see Russia's
extra guardshlp ste.am Into the Bosphorus
from the cast at about the same time that
Great Britain's extra gunboat passes the Dar
danelles.
Only recently Said Pasha was mentlone'd
as likely to be reappolnted a gr.tnd vlzbr ,
and when matters reached a crisis last weak
ho was called upon to u3 his Influence with
the British nmbastador at Constantinople , Sjr
Phjllp Currle , to have the British gunboat
Dryad ordered from the Dardanelles. ! Al
though not successful Immediately , Said
Pasha succeeded in getting Sir Philip to once
more refer the matter to hie government ,
although he had full power to act , with the-
eventual result that the Dryad was sent back
to Salonlca bay
AMERICANS ARE SAFE.
The United States ambassador , Mr. Alex
ander W. Terrell , has received a note from the
Porte to the effect that new and more rigor
ous orderu have been sent to the Turkish offi
cials In the. disturbed districts to take every
precaution necessary to protect all foreigners
and their property , and assuring- him of the
safety of the American missionaries at Caes
ar ea. from wliero a "disturbance" was re
cently reported. (
It Is reported here today that Zey Pasha is
going to bo sent as Turkish ambassador to
Germany In place of Tcwflk Pasha , who was
recalled to be made minister for foreign af
'
fairs. '
A dispatch received here today from Ma-
rash states that the American missionaries
there ( "Itev. and Mrs. Lucius O. Le , Miss
Harriet A. Lovell , Mrs. Etta D. Marden and
Miss McdaHess ) , are safe , and confirms the
story Hint the mission buildings were at
tacked by the Turkish troops.
The situation at Bltlls caused renewed
anxiety among the missionaries , as- many
alarming reports of rioting pud bloodshed
are In circulation. Efforts are being made
to obtain accurate Information on the sub
ject.The
The following ( statement regarding the sit
uation was obtained today from a high of
ficial : "Although the statement that the
powers have presented an ultimatum to the
sultan on the extra guardshlp question is'In
correct , It Is true that there have ben fur
ther representations by the ambassadors
which have resulted In a fresh Interchange
of views , and there is a strong feeling that
the delays of the sultan will not be allowed
to continue * much longer. "
BEDUOINS THREATEN REPRISALS.
Mall advices from Jlddlh , the seaport town
of Mecca , dated November 25 , say that the
Turkish authorities there have made several
arrests among the chiefs of the Bcduolns ,
with a view to force the tribes to surrender
those persons who madean assault upon the
British conbul and vice consul , the Russian
acting consul and the French consular sec
retary there on May 30 last. The Beduolns.
as n reprisal , are trying to capture- several
Europeans to hold as hostages. It Is feared
that unless a settlement Is arrived at the
caravans during the coming pilgrimage sea
son to Mecca will be attacked by the
Beduolns and there will be much bloodshed ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 5. The Turkish le
gation today received the following telegram
from the porte : "With the exception of the
Incidents of small Importance that took place
at Maruovan and Zeltoun , perfect tranquillity
reigns at the vlllayots of Dlarbeklr , Smyrna ,
Treblzondc , Hodjaz , Conla , the Islands of the
archipelago , Hroussa. Bagdad , Van , Bey
routh , Erzeroum , CaEtamounl , Adana , Mous-
goul , Yemen , Crete , Salonlca , Adrlanople ,
Janlna , Scutari , Slbnastlr , Tripoli of Africa ,
Mnmmoureteaul , Aziz , Syria , Bassorah , Slvas ,
Aleppo , VOSJOVQ and at the sandjaks of
Tchatuldja , Zoor , iJerusalcm and Ismld.
Thanks lo the .measures taken by the Im
perial authorities , the Inhabitants of Dlvrek
and Antlkabad , who suffered during the dis
orders In these villages , got back their stolen
cattle and articles. "
RO.MB , Ofc. 6 , A dispatch received here
this morning from Constantinople , dated DJ-
comber D , Bays that Said Pasha , the presi
dent cf the Turkish council of i-tate , and
formerly grind vlzlcr , has taken refuge In
th ? British embassy at Constantinople , be-
llevlng himself not only to be In dangr of
arrest , but fearing for his life ,
The Trlbuna publishes Information from
Naples tliat a squadron o ( five Italian men
of war Is anchored at Gaeta , and Is under
orders to be In readiness to proceed to Turk
ish W4ter ? .
PUSHING THE GUARDSHIP QUESTION ,
LONDON , Dec. 5. The Times will print a
dUpatch from Constantinople which cays tha
embassies have received Instructions from
their respective governments that the guard-
chip ? question must.be pushed home and that
It U Impossible fur the powers to retire from
the positions which they have assumed.
Mr. Oliditen * has written to the secretary
df thn Armenian lUllef association as follows ;
"I i'lll bciiiID tha Indisposition of the pow-
era to make themselves utterly ridiculous be
fore the world. "
The Dally News has a dispatch' from Con
stantinople to the effect thai the embassies
have unofficially Informed the sultan that If
the , firmans for the extra Hardships nre re-
fustd the Dardanelles will bfc fohccd by the
powers. Then the same correspondent says :
"Tho vtnnl press hrr * cJngra'ulates t"ie sultan
upon the success of hi * reforms and of his
repressive measures , but jf tin massacres
diminish It Is merely bichuse- victims are
l.tt'klng. Today's news Is "that 200 Arme
nians were killed In Kalshrych ( Cacsaren ) ,
A massacre has occurred at Kahlel , In the
vlllayet of Errcroum , about twenty miles east
of the city of Erzroum , whore the Armenian
monastery was sacked and burned and the
bishop , the vicar and othtr Inmates were
killed. A feeling- alarm still prevails. "
The Dally Telegraph has a dispatch from
Vienna which tays sixty-thrcfr Armenians
were butchered at Zlleh , and fifty-seven nt
Hassan Kaleh with every accompaniment of
Ingenious cruelty. This correspondent affirms
that even In Constantinople the aspect of af
fairs is far from reassuring.
A Berlin dispatch to the News afllrms that
Germany has been much more octlve In en
deavors to settle the Armenian difficulty and
to maintain the unity or flio powers than Is
generally believed. "It was upon Germany's
advice , " says the dispatch , "that the porte
opened negotiations' for the- submission of
the Zeltoun Insurgents , whlcli , however ,
proved fruitless , "
RUSSIA'S F1.I212T IS ALWAYS 1U3ADY.
Seven IlitUlenlilpN lli > niiy to Sail
Through the IIimiihortiN.
BERLIN , Dec. G. The Cologne Gazette to
day announced that a Russian squadron of
seven bajtleshlps and nine torpedo boats Is
anchored off Scbastopol under 'prders to hold
1 a If In read ness to sill at twenty-fojr hours'
notice. It Is added that the > orderu for as-
sambllng this squadron were1 Issued a month
ago- when Uusala assumed that Great Britain
mlglit attempt to send war vessels through
the Dardanelles without the consent of the
sultan of Turkey.
LONDON , Dec. 5. Referring- - the sensa
tional statement of the Cologne Gazette re
garding the awembllng of a Russian squadron
off Sebastopol , It was somt-ofllclaiiy stated
her * this afternoon that for , years- past the
Russian Black sea fleet has1 been under orders
to be prepared for nctlvo s'cr.vlcs at any mo
ment. Therefore , It Is added , there Is noth
ing nsw In the situation *
Moreover , It la pointed out , , a full under
standing has been established between the
powers In regard to the situation In Turkey
and no apprehension exists of any one power
taking Indspendent action' . ' '
Trrrllile Rule In IlrttUh Cliiiiuicl.
QUEENSTOWN , Dec. 5. A terrible gale Is
raging In the English channel totiay and the
White Star steamer GermaAilc.nvhlch arrived
this morning from New York , was obliged
to enter the harbor and an'chor Jn order to
land her passengers and malls. The depart
ure of the White' Star liner Majestic for New-
York Is delayed owing to the ( a'teness of the
arrival of the Holyhcad mall bolt at Kings
ton. The- British bark Royal Alice. Captain
Jones , from Rangoon May-.23 'for ' Falmouth ,
.Is entering the harbor partly dismasted.
Owing to the contlnuancq.of ths gale In tha
English channel , the packet service between
Dover and Ostcnd has bscn 'suspended. A
violent storm Is raging In Belgium.
< : < > rmim 1'nperN Conciliatory.
LONDON. D c. 5. The Berlin correspond
ent of the Times telegraphs to that paper a
suggestion that Germany anxiety to secure
control of Samoa may stimulate. ' her 'desire
to 'avoid a tariff war with Arnsrica , . The cor-
rcspotla-snt adds ! " "The tonf of the more re
sponsible" iiewppapera with reference to Pros- .
Idcnt Cleveland's' coiiipl In of Gfrman'-'re'-
strlctlons on American foccl..riroducis and
American -Insurance companies ls."sgnlfl- ! {
cantly modest and cpnclllitcry'-fir.d-ajthough
"
the Ani3ricnfl' ' grievances are "regarded as III
founded ; ! thoro'Ms little disposition to rassnt
th ? form In which'tho president uttera them. "
National finllcry Ct'tx a Cotitrllnitloii.
LONDON , Dec. n. The dlstrjgush ! : < ( l artist.
G. F.Vatts ; , R. A. , has inadq a gift , to the
National Gallery of portraits of Matthew Ar
nold , Robert Browning , Thomas Carlyle , Sir
Andrew Clark , Sir Charles Hallo , th ; pianist ,
recently deceased ; Lord Lawrence- , Sir Henry
Layard , Lord Lytton. Canllhal Manning , John
Stuart Mill , Sir Anthony Panlzzc , "Dauts ,
Gabriel Rosettl , Lord ShaflcMmry , Lord Shor-
brooke. Sir Henry Taylor , 'Lord Tennyson hhd
Thomas Wright , the Manchester philanthro
pist. " ' '
at Sen.
GLASGOW , Dec. 5. The British bark
Arabia , from Calcutta on October 22. has ar
rived here , damaged by 'a tire which destroyed -
stroyed 600 bales of Jut - ah'd Several hundred
bundles cf hides.
HABURG , Dec. 5. Captain.Tattcrnon of
the British steamer Madura , from Hamburg
on November 14 for Port Roj il , S. C , , tele
graphs from Corunna , Spain' , that the Madura
foundered In mldoqean on November 28. "
IVriivlnii CoiiKrcMH ConvriicNj
LIMA. Peru , Dc. 5. ( Via Galveston. ) The
extra seiulon of congress was opened 'hefa ' today
'
day , and the secretary r'fdd President Ple-
rola's messagenflclng for approval of the
budget and for other msasurjs , and for the
creation of sufllclent revenue 'to effect the
ransom of the Tacna Arlca 'territory from
Chill. .f'
_
MliilNtrr SIIN fop
SOUTHAMPTON. Dec. B. The American
Hn ? steamer St. Paul , which sails for- New
York on Saturday next , will takei among her
passengers Yang Yu , tha"Chlneso minister
to Washington. ' "
_ _ _
.Slfiiuii > r Short , f Cti'nl.
HALIFAX. Dec. 5. The steamer Hunt-
cllffe , from Mobile for Liverpool , put In
here today short of coal.- She has a cargo
of cotton. Gales and head winds have kspt
her back.
A.MKHICAXS FlfHTJN < ; FOIl CUIIA.
MlNxoiirl Mllllln Olllrer nui'l Two Iliui-
dri-il .lie n Join tli rl IiiNurK''ii < N.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 5. The mystery surround
ing the disappearance November 18 of Cap
tain Rost'er ' Roemer , who was In command
of the famous Busch Zouaves , lm been
solved. He Is now In Cnbi at the hiad of
a band of 200 Americans , fighting for Cuban
Independence , and with hliqju Sergiant Frank
Hllllgs , also a member of.tliu Zotisves , When
Rosier Roemer left St Uniiu , ostensibly to
visit the Atlanta exposition , .It way quietly
whispered among bis friends'that his detti-
natlon was much more- ? remote , thin the
metropolis of Georgia. Itru * ' known that
about the same time cert'afn Renders In the
Cuban cause , with whom Ciptaln Roemer
had ben in consultation , Uft the city. Today
came the confirmation otjtBo Etory , A close
friend of Roemer received frcnv .him a letter
direct from the Cuban 'eeit. of war. It Is
dated Havana , November 28 , IflSS. Much of
the contents are of a p'rlvkle liharacter.
He says ;
Just returned hero to hiaUnnarterB after
a skirmish uround Matanza ? , Ourdcnun and
vicinity ; only email bands there of natives
and I inn now detailed elsewhere , wliero
some G.OOO men nre quarte il. ' I will com
mand fomo 200 Americana with old rank
temporarily , but expect to advance rapidly ,
ere the past brBht | I wooUl bo happy.
Having realized a life's ambition , however ,
the former will stimulate- a better fu-
turu , I trust. Will wrlto ottcn as possible ,
but chancs are small for much of Unit
pastime from now on. Qo tn the front nt
2 n. m , Hard work , but n soldier's dirt. Tell
Andeixpn to hold the boys In line , and when
possible will write for these wlthlnir to
follow mo. nOKSlKR.
The Anderson referred to Is quartermaster
of the Busch Zouaves. .
Ilt'Vrrviiil I'roiihvt * In
PITTSBURG , Dec. 5. The third > lay < f the
prophetic conference attractoJ a large crowd
to the Fourth United J'resbytfrUn church uf
Allegheny. Devotldnsl exercl'sjs at tiila morn
ing's cession were led by Hey. J , A. Owens
of Elizabeth. N. J. , after which Dr. W. J ,
Erdnian of PJilladelpblu delivered mi ad.lreis
on the "Molds of Prophecy. " Fallowing ( his
address there was ad Interfiling question liuxj
led by Dr , Erdman , which lasted until tlu
noon adjournment. At this cf'enicon's ive-
glen Rev. Arthur T , 1'ierion , D. D. . of Phila
delphia , spoke on th ? "ComMy of the Lord ,
the Practical Center of thefttule. . "
JOHN II , GEAR IS RECOGNIZED
Iowa's Junior Sonntor Gets a Place on the
Republican Steering Committee.
LEW MAY'S ' CHANCES GROW BRIGHTER
Illx PrlfiiilN In WusliliiKtnii MnkltiK
nn Knrm'xt KfTort < o Secure 111 *
Selection UN t'nlteil StutCM
rinli CoiiinilsMloticr.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 5. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The appointment of Senator Gear of
Iowa on the steering committee of the re
publicans.to make up the list of committees
and officers Is regarded as an exceptional
honor for so young a senator , although Mr.
Gear has had long legislative experience.
The personnel of the committee Is decidedly
Interesting , looked at through presidential
glasses. Mitchell and Teller arc noncom
mittal on questions , Pettlgrcw Is for Allison ,
as Is also Gear ; Prltchard Is for McKlnley ,
Cullcm Is for Shelby M , Cullom first , then
probably Allison , whllo Chandler , Platt and
tuay are for Real.
A petition was circulated among the. Ne
braska delegation today , directed to the post
master of the house , asking that official to
appoint John Steen of Wahoo , Neb. , to a
place In the postotnce. Congressman Halnor
Is active In securing a place for Stc n , who
has scon Washington life In other congresses ,
and who would llko to bo back again , '
Lew May Is to receive , a boost In his can
didacy for United States fish commissioner
Saturday , when the Nebraska delegation will
call upon the president to urge his appoint
ment. While It may seem , somewhat singu
lar for a republican delegation to urge the
appointment of a democrat , tlio members rea
son that ns a democrat will be appointed ,
they would like to see the appointment go to
Nebraska. Only one objection Is heard to
Mr. May here his lack of scientific knowl
edge upon some phases of the work. This
objection is counteracted , however , by the
assertion that he will give the department
a clean bmlness administration , one-desirable
In every way. Senator Allen has written a
strong letter of recommendation In behalf of
Mr. May to the president.
MR. HAINER'S EARLY BILLS.
Congressman Halner will tomorrow intro
duce a number of Important bills which ran
the gauntlet of commutes and hotisa success.-
fully last session , but failed to reach the
prnulent. Among those which the member
from the Fourth will present are : A bill to
establish and maintain a national school of
forestry ; a bill to amend to certain para
graphs rslatlve to the more complete endow
ment and support of agrlcultxiral colleges
( under this bill $30,000 a year will bs perma
nently donated to colleges for the bene-flt of
agriculture ) ; to establish and maintain agri
cultural experiment stations In Alaska ; to-
transfer the bureau of the United States geological
logical survey and the Unltsd States Com
mission of Fish and Fisheries to tha Depart
ment of Agriculture. He will also Introduce
a memorial passed by the last session of the
Nebraska legislature , asking congress to give
to each surviving prisoner of the war $2 per
day for tljno while actually In rebel prisons ,
and $12 per month during life.
Congressman Plckler cf South Dakota has
received a large nurnbsr of petltlonsfrom
'regdcnts , anil would-be settlera on Indian
reservation lands "In South Dakota asking for
le > 3lslatlon"-to ; reduce' the.pflco chargedj.for.
reservation land/ ! : * '
ARTESIAN WELLS AND IRRIGATION.
Congressman Plckler of South Dakota had
a confererlcs of somei length today with Su
perintendent Walcott of the geological sur
vey concerning prospective legislation touch
ing artesian wells and Irrigation In the west.
Mr. Plckler favors an appropriation for ex
perimental artesian welly by the government
a.nd claims It Is. the- proper business of the
government to put down a siidlcient number
of wells to define'the artesian basin In his
and other states , so that the people Interested
may know that the. expenditure- money to
put down wells will be a successful under
taking , and further that the government
chould send men with practical experience In
Irrigation to such wells to demonstrate ths
means and process of the practical distribu
tion of water. Mr. Plckler says that there will
be an effort madeto make an absolute dona
tion of the million acres of land to each of
certain states for Irrigation purposes , which
was granted conditionally by the last con
gress.
Acting Secretary Reynolds rendered de
cisions in the following cases today : Ne
braska Andy Johnson against William E.
Holt , O'Neill district , decision of commission
modified , Holt's entry held for cancellation
and the land restored to public domain ;
Isham R. Darnell , exparte , McCook district ,
decision reversed and Darnell permitted to.
perfect his entry ; Isaac Dillon agalns-t Union
Pacific Railroad company , North Platte dis
trict , decision reversed , patent to Issue to
Dillon and the county allowed to make a
nsw selection. South Dak6"ta Carl Stras-
burg ngalnet M. S. McDearmon , Huron dis
trict , motion for review denied and McDear-
mon's entry held for cancellation.
OHTTI.\O CO.M.MITTttKS l.SHAPE. .
( rc < it'l'rt'HHiiri > Ilcliiur llroimlil lo llcnr
oil Ilir Siu-nUor.
WASHINTON , Dec. 5. Speaker Reed has
begun for the first time to definitely outline
hlu list of committee ! ) on paper. After re
ceiving members of the house all day yester
day ho sit down at O o'clock and worked
until a late hour putting on paper the as
signments he bad decided upon up to that
time. Today h& gave moro Interviews to
members , and listened to the presentation
of their claims.1. No Information has leaked
from the speaker's room , except remarks
made by Mr. Reed to III ? friends of a member
who asked for the chairmanship of the com
mittee on labor , which seemed to Indicate
tliat ho Imy decided to give that place to Mr ,
Phillips of Pennsylvania , whoso name lina
ben ! presented by the labor organizations ,
The labor unions are taking an Interest
In the committee on emigration , as well as
the labor committee , onO are endeavoring
to bring about the selection of the com-
mlttetmen who will favor Senator Lodge's
bill , which , among other things , would bar
Illiterate foreigners from entry. It Is esti
mated that not less than 20 per cent of the
foreigners admitted under existing lawt' would
bo excludtd by a pystem requiring tlio ability
to read and wrlto their own language , and
this la what the labor organizations wish to
secure.
Probably the strongest pressure being
brought to bear upon the speaker cornea from
various candidates ' for the committee on ways
and meant ) . The 'republicans will bo entitled
Jo eleven places on this body If the party
proportion of the last congress Is maintained ,
and seven Of the eleven are new men. The
Influence of business Interests of every class
and pjptlon has been Invoked , and many
letters and petition * are pouring in. Next
to ways and means In their desirability from
the standpoint of the membero are the com
mittees on appropriations and rivers end har
bors , tlio two bodies which have charge of
the distribution of the largett sums of money.
( "iillforiiliiiiH Arc lluxllliiK ,
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5. Congressman
BowelH of California was engaged today In
introducing Mayor Rader and Editor Os-
borne of the Los Angeles Tlinss to congres
sional members of the republican national
committee./They are the advance guard of
the California committee- appointed to secure
the nr.t national convention and claim to
have between fifteen and twenty promises ,
and nay San Francisco Is the e > ; cond choice
of nthfr members.
Condition at tins Trt'iiHiir- ,
WASHINGTON , Doc. 0. Today's statement
of the condition of the treasury shows :
Available cash balance , jn5,5C8,701j gpld re
serve , $79,5.7,309 ,
TIIIAI , oraKSfi ciunvn t'ltotmi-.s ,
CH no of < PRii aim Mnn
Swa Attention.
ST. JOSEPqSJg ? . 6. ( Special. ) No crlm-
Inal cass In tP ) hae attracted such Im-
meni-o crowds ifefil trial of Pat Crowe , on
the charge of usj Bobbcry. Crowe's attor
neys fought fortt Bjmiance on the ground
that Important wrWiesrs for the defcnsi
could not be here. U was alleged that two
nun will swear they saw Crowe In Omaha
the night the passenger train on the Kansas
City , St. Joseph & Council Bluffs roul was
robbed a mile north of this city , and cannot
bo present at the trial at thlti time. One of
the witnesses. Is said to bo In San Frnnclco
and the. other In New York. The application
for a contlmnneo was overruled.
A special Jury was drown to hoar the evi
dence In the Crowe case , and It Is being tried
before n special Judge. The strongest evi
dence for the state Is that of Baggageman
Skinner , who was In the cxpres sc.ir when
the robbery was committed. AVIth the con
ductor and Fireman Skinner he was stood up
In one end of the car and guarded by one of
the robbers. He says Crowo was the man
who guarded them , and alleges that Just be
fore the robbers left the * car , Crowe gave
him a bottle of whisky , advising him to
drink some of It to steady bis nerves. One
of the strongest points made by the state
was tlio fact htat nil knowledge of the bottle
tle of whisky was kept from the public until
Crowe himself , while ho was In jail here ,
spoke of It. Ho told a , number of witnesses ;
where the liquor had been purchased , and
the label on tlip bottle verified his statement ,
Stephen Crole of Omaha Is one of the wit
nesses for the defendant , who Is his brother.
Requisition papers have he-en granted for
Crowo on the application made by Governor
Mclntyrc of Colorado , and If he U not con
victed of train robbery he will be taken back
to Denver , where ha Is under Indictment for
a diamond robbery , as soon as he has served
the sentence for Jail breaking here.
Crowe has claimed that the charge against
him In Denver was dismissed , slncu the dla-
momlR were paid for by his brother , but the
Colorado olllcers who are- waiting to sea how
the train robbery case will terminate soy
there Is n strong case against him there , and
If he Is trlsd will get a long penitentiary
'
Mntcnce. Crowe has 'admitted on several
occasion that he committed the Denver rob
bery , but his attorneys say the admission
wau made during one of the periods when he
Is not responsible for his statements.
IOVACOMMITS st'ic
John W. Mvlnkiitlc SrnilM 11 llnltet
TliroiiKli lllH llrnln.
DENVER , Dec. G. ( Special Telegram. )
John M. Kinkado , one of the best known cit
izens of Denver and a former resident of
Iowa , committed suicide In the berth of a
Pullman car on the Hlo Grande road from
Cripple. Creek to Denver last night. The
discovery was made this morning , when the
porter of the car sllppe.1 In a pool of blood ,
and thrusting aside the. curtain found the
body of Klnkade , the pillow and sheet of the
berth In which he lay drenched In his life's
blood , and It was still trickling from n bullet
hole , In Ills head. He had killed himself dur
ing the night , bending a bullet through his
bialn. Several persons In the car" heard the
shot , but thought It was the Jarring of the
car. Klnkade had for years been a sufferer
from acute kidney troubles , and when the
attacks came experienced excruciating pain ,
and It is supposed that in ono of these
spasms ho decided to end his life. The sui
cide was deliberate , for he had not un
dressed.
Previous to taking the train he had talked
business with Mr. Hartin of Cripple Creek
and was hopeful of the future. Mr.Kinkado
was CO years of age. When a young man
he removed to Iowa , , coming to Denver about
fifteen ycara'ago , and engaging In the real
estate business. His trip to Cripple Creek
was with the object of starting In business
there. Hojeavrs six children , three In busi
ness In Denver , one In Chicago , and the
present addresses of the others are unknown ,
all by his first wife. He had been twice mar
ried.
M < > irrn.irc COMPAXY ASSISTS soi.n.
.InrvlN-CoiiUllii SfcurHlcH llrliit ; Alioul
Oiic-S < MMitli Knee Vnliic.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 5. Securities of the
Jarvls-Conklln Mortgage Trust company of
the face value of $1,775,000 were sold here
at public sale today by J. F. Downing , re
ceiver for the company. Ths North Amer
ican Trust company , of whlcli R. R. Conklln
of the old Jarvls-Conklln company la the
controlling ofllccr , bid In all the securities
In bulk for $236,000. Before being Mid In
bulk , however , the securities were sold In
separate lots , In which manner $10,000 more
was realized than when afterward sold In
bulk. The court which ordered the sale will
determine which sale shall stand. The North
American company alpo secured nearly all of
the separate lots , Bonds of the Northeast
Electric Railway company , Kansas City ,
amounting to $ r > 3,000 , were sold for $40,000.
Another series of 199 bonds sold at the same
rate. This gives the North American com
pany control of $202,000 of the $200,000 bonds
of the road. Bonds of Washington park , Kan
sas City , valued at $100,000 , sold for $25,000.
Sixty-four thousand dollars worth of bonds
In the St. Joseph stock yards sold for $ GOO.
A large amount of California , Georgia ,
Utah' and Oregon securities brought a very
low price ,
I < 'oiiiiilH a New UnlvcrNlty.
NEW YORK , Dec. C.-CImrlcs Burton
Phillips of Chicago , who died In this city
October SS , left si will which was Illed In
the mirrngate's olllca today , in holograph.
After making the hcqnrst of certain prop
erty in Cairo , 111. , and In Johnson county ,
Illinois , to lilH daughter anil HOII respec
tively , the will dlrcctH that the residue
of IIIB estate bo applied toward the estab
lishment of n polytechnic university upon ,
lurnl which the testator owned In Johnson
county , Illinois. Thin school , the will pro
vides , shall Include the community doctrine ,
or ns tlio words of the will put It ; "Tlio
organizing of the human family Into a vast
partnership , and'through whoso ugency no
member would ever want. " Thu Onelda
community of this stuto , Thomas 1 ! , Hryim
of Ghlcugo and the senior Justice of the
supreme court of Illinois nre named aa
trustees of the proposed university.
Duffy HIIJ-H Ktoni * IK n Prevaricator.
FOUT WAYNIO , 1ml. . Dec. 6. William
Duffy , John C , Stonu's partner , who Is
under sentence for three years , says that
Btono'K confession In false. Htono lias a
wonderful knowledge of crimes , but be
gained It by Ills Intimacy with crooks. Ho
has been considered nt times Insane , doubt
less due to lils vicious Habits. Owing to
the fact that Duffy lias exposed Ills true
character , Btone Is now attempting to con
nect him with nil the murders bo has ever
read about or has any knowledge of.
"Wnnt UlKlicr IIiitlcN o Wool.
WASHINGTON , Dec. G.-The National An-
soclatlon of Wool Growers met behind cloyed
doors today In order to adjust privately
omo differences within the nsfoclatlon
over the memorial to congress which It was
decided to draft. The delegates from Texan
and New Mexico protested to the association
that the McKlnley tariff frhedule worked H
disadvantage to their grade of wool , and
urged higher duties on such vvooln than
the McKlnley rates ,
Hark Hoc * Aernntul.
CHAUL1C8TON , 8. C. . Deo. G.-Tho Nor-
wrglan hulk OJo fimlth niouKh , Captain
OsinundHi'n , from Savannah , bound Inr
Charleston , went aground this morning on
the breakers In Btone river. Hho In In ten
feet of water and several feet of water it
In her hold. Unavailing efforts have lieun
made to pull her off , Another attempt will
be inado tomnnoiv ,
Illi-etrd n \ < MV Illxlioii ,
LEXINGTON. D-ic , C.- The RpUconal
council for thr Dimly created I.exliiKton
diocese , cumpilHlnx eastern Kentucky , thU
afternoon on the o'.oventli ballot elected
Itev. Lewis W. Burton of l.nulsvllle ar
hlahop. H will rcmuvu lo I.exliiKton , the
headquarters ot tjiti new diocese.
Mil Kiir TriiNt UuclarvN 11 Dlvlilcnil ,
"
NEW YORK , Dec. G. The director ; ) of
the American Sugar Rellnlne company have
declared the regular quarterly dividend of
I'i pur cent on the preferred slock ami 3
; > : r cent 0:1 the c'Jimuor. stock.
rnn * tn iMitnr' I\T TUP pwtTi' *
CUBA S CAUSh IN lllh SLNATh
Oall of Florida Urgca Imrnoditito Recogni
tion of Belligerent Rights ,
CASE COMPARED WITH THAT OF AMERICA
I'lcn ot ( lie I'lnrlilit .Slate * *
in n ii In IIHinlf of StrtiKKllnit
Inhabitants of tinluci'ii ot
tlic AiKlllcM.
WASHINGTON , Dec. r. . The session ol
the senate was brief again today. Its only
featured beyond the Introduction of a bill
by Senator Clundlcr of New Hampshire , for
tli ? free coltugo of silver when England ,
Franco and Germany should enact similar
legislation , were n resolution by his colleague.
Senator O.iUtngor , declaring It to be. tha
sense of the scnato that It was unwlso ami
Inexpedient to retire the greenbacks , and a
short speech by Senator Call of Florida In
favor ot the recognition of the Cuban revo
lutionists as belligerents.
A bill Introduced by Mr. Chandler , repub
lican of New Hampshire , for the coinage of
yllver at the ratio ot ID',4 to 1 , the bill to
become operative when Ungland , Germany
and France pass similar laws , was listened
to with great attention by the members of
the senate.
Petitions from Florida for the recognition
of Cuba , and from the legislature of Montana
against further Issuance of bonds , were pre
sented ,
A resolution offered by Mr. Call , democrat
of Florida , was adopted , calling upon the
secretary of state to send to the senate the.
correspondence relating to the- care of Gen
eral Sangulliy , an American citizen , sen
tenced to llfo Imprisonment for alleged com
plicity In the Cuban revolution , and directing :
him to procure a copy of the record In the
case. If It Is not on file at the department.
Mr. Galllnger , republican of New Hamp
shire , Introduced a resolution declaring1 It to
bo the i < enso of the senate that It was unwise ,
and Inexpedient to retire the greenbacks.
Mr. Mitchell , republican of Oregon , Intro
duced a resolution , which was agreed to ,
calling on the secretary of the treasury to
Inform the senate why the construction of
the public building nt Portland , Ore. , for
which nn appropriation was mada by the
last congress , was not proceeded with.
Mr. Call , democrat of Florida , then ad
dressed the pcnate In advocacy of his resolu
tion for the recognition of tlu belligerency
of Cuban Insurgents , and for strict neutrality
by the United States In the war.
Mr. Call drew a graphic picture of the ruin ,
nongovernment and barbarous cruelty ogalnvt
which the Cubans are contending and their
long struggle for freedom. He described the
former revolutions ami declared that the
progress against tyranny made by the natlvo
Ciibann who maintained , ns we had main
tained In l"7fi , that Just government must
derive Its authority from the consent of the
governed , entitled them to recognition a
belligerents and the neutrality of other na
tion * .
Ho considered It an outrage that the
United States should not hold out an en
couraging hand to those who were struggling :
for Independence. lint Instead of speeding :
the Cubans on their courso. he Insisted that
this government was actually retarding the
revolution ; was , In fact , furnishing aid to the
Spanish tyrant.
"This govcuitnent , " said'Mr. Call emphat
ically , "Is responsible for many of the out
rages that have been committed. I do not
mean to say that the president and .Ills cabi
net arc responsible , but'the attitude of this
government negatively , by not recognizing
the revolutionists nr belligerents In our porta
and territory , Is maintaining today the power
of Spain on the Island of Cuba. "
In conclusion he described Cuba as thn
qucn of the Antilles , the future center of a
confederated renubllc. that would Include * all
thu Islands of' the West Indies and called
upon the committee on foreign affairs to con
sider his resolution In the spirit of our fore
fathers and report It favorably at an early
day.
day.Then
Then at 1:20 the senate went Into cxccutlvo
session and at 1:35 : p. m. adjourned until
Monday.
IMIHSinii.VT STARTS OX A IIUVT.
xiK't'tH < < > Hi * fione Something Over
II IVvulf.
WASHINGTON , Dec. . C. The president
left Washington tonight on the lighthouse
tender Maple to recuperate from the strain
ho has been under In the preparation of hl
mussago to congress on a hunting trip
through the North Carolina sounds. With
him were Dr. O'Reilly , Commander Georgo.
P. Wilde , naval secretary of the lighthouse ,
board , and Commander Benjamin I * . Lam-
berton , In charge of the lighthouse- district
comprising the sounds. The little vessel was
well provisioned , and It Is likely that If tlio
weather is fair the president will not return
to Washington before the 12th or 13th of tlio
month. Thti Maple was headed for the mouth
of Chesapeake bay just about dusk , and the
trip began with a cloudy , northwest and a
rather raw and biting wind that Is commonly
regarded as the best possible weather for
water fowl In this section.
Unless It Is deemed well to lie. up In the
lower Potomac over night on the chance of
picking up some ducks there , the Moplo
should arrive at Norfolk tomorrow forenoon.
There she will enter the. Chesapeake ami
Albemarle canal and pass through to the
tipper end of the system of-sounds which ex-
lend from Virginia clear down to Wilming
ton , N , C , Reports received by the president
Indicate that ducks and gec-Ko havci appeared
In these favored waters In large numberu
on their flight southward before , the winter
gales , and It Is hoped that the trip will ha
even more successful that that undertaken
last spring In the same waters , whan most
of the fowl had already started northward.
All of the president's companions hnvc made
this trip before In his company , and con
sequently are well acquainted with the best
shooting grounds. It Is expected that the
cruise will extend as far south as Wash
ington , N. C. , though most of the time the
party will bo farther up tlio sounds from
Hoanoke Island ,
\VAITI\n KOH NAM.SIIIJHV'S
Ollli-lnl MeNMeiufer MlnrlH for New
York lo llrcrlve II.
WASHINGTON , Dec. B. The Urllish cm- ,
bassy expects the arrival today of the steam
ship Ilrltannlc , bringing the official mall
from the foreign office , which In this case
contain ! , the important answer of Lord Salis
bury to Secretary Olney'o letter , requesting
a final and definite statement of Great
Ilritaln'8 purposes concerning Venezuela.
Donaldson , the special messenger of the em
bassy , has gnno to New York to receive the
mall direct from the Ilrltannlc. He makes
a fortnightly trip for this purpose , carrying
the bags of official mall to and from Wash
ington and dealing directly with the stew
ards of the BteaniBhlpa. The steamships
flying the DrltUh Mag are the epeclal cus
todians of this clusR of mall , and ( hey In
turn .transfer It directly to the lepresentatlve
of th'o ambassador. U Is probable that thn
delivery of the answer will bo made lo Sec
retary Olncy tomorrow.
There In no olllclal information here an to
the contents of the reply. In diplomatic ;
circles no doubt l entertained that the Brit
ish answer follows Ilia lines laid down In tha
statement made In 1844 as to the HrltUh
policy. In subxtance , this Is that arbitra
tion will bn cheerfully accepted for the ter
ritory outsUlo of the SchomburB line , but
within that line no arbitration will be ac
ceptable , an It Is considered UrUlnli soil ,
SntollI'M Klcviillun l'o | | ioneil.
WASHINGTON. Dec. B. The diite of the
elevation of Mgr. Satolll to the cardlnalato
ita ben postponed from thn ICth to a data
lot yet announced. This was made ncccsiafy
Ji a r rult of cable Information that Msrqula
Jaurlpantl , bearing the berrctta , billed today
from ( Jcnoa cm the steamer Fulda. At U l
nut duo until thu IQth , and may bo delayed
beyond tha' dute , n i j tpoiicmer.t was ltn >