THE OMAHA DAILY
ESTABLISHED JTJ E 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOHNtfrQDECJEMHEK 25 , 1805. SINGLE COPT FIVE CENTS.
REBELS APPROACH HAVANA
Spanish General Evaded by the Insurgents
with Ease.
DECISIVE CONFLICT. IS NOW IMMINENT
riotnrr nnd MIICM-I > Midi I.armI'orctH
In I'ONNenlon of .11 any Slronir
I'olntM nnd . .Much Apiirelicii-
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MATANZAS , Cuba , Dec. 24. ( Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Tlirc ?
weeks ngo the principal scat of military op
erations In Cuba was In the province of Pu
erto Principe , between the line of the Trocha
nnd the border of the province' of Santa Clara.
Today the scene of operations Is transferred
ICO miles to the westward , Into the heart of
the province of Matanzas.
Generals Gomez nnd Maceo , at the head of
a column numbering from 4,000 to O.OOO1 men ,
probably the latter , have moved swiftly
across the entire province of Santa Clira ,
and were at last accounts In control of the
country defined by the railway from Jovel-
lanoslo Cardenas , and the railway line be
tween Jovcllanw and the city of Mntanzjs.
They have blocked every communication be
tween Jovcllanos and Colon , which latter Is
an Important center In the province of Ma-
tanzas.
General Martinez Campos transferred his
headquarters from Colon to Jovellanos three
days ago , coming by a roundabout route , the
direct railway line having been cut by rebels.
Yesterday the railway stations at Collseo
aud Josca wcro burned by the Insurgents.
CONTINUAL SKIRMISHES.
They are on the direct route to Matanzas
about twenty-five miles distant from that
city. During the week past the Insurgents
have had continual skirmishes with the Span
iards. It was thought that the latter had
surrounded Maceo , but he escaped. Gomez
marches with about 2,000 men. Maceo , with
bis lieutenants , Qulntln , Bande-ro , Serofm ,
Sanchez , Aquerre and others , follow. The
' "country Is lighted with the llnmes of burn
ing sitgnr estates. I know of twelve line
properties which have been destroy-xl , Includ
ing the Espann nnd Alavo estates , belonging
to Romero Rnblcdo , the recently retired min
ister of justice.
Campos left Jovellanos yesterday at th3
head of a Spanish column of 3,000 soldiers ,
expecting by u quick' movement to nngoge
the rebels. The latter wcro near C'miir- '
foncs , a point on the railway from Juvtllar.os
to Cardenes. Small detachments were evi
dently scouting or reconolterlng the country.
The general character of the latter la that of
n level plain. Luxuriant cane fields nre
everywhere to be sesn. There have been sev
eral sharp encounters between the Spanish
columns and the Insurgents , but no pitched
battle had occurred up to last evening.
REI1ELS APPLY THE TORCH.
General Navarro has had an engagement
with Gomez on the Alava sugar estate. The
rebels burned thccane and the Hpuiilards
passed though the fiery fields after their ad
versaries. Gomez entered tlio town of Itoque ,
a short distance cast of Jovall.uios. ths-te days
ngo. Ho remained there for two hours , and
afterward destroyed tno railway station at
Qulntana. .
The present location of the rebls Is onn-
gcroijs from a military poln : of view. .Strong
columns are closing around them. Gomez
has probably become reckless , because of his
wonderful success in moving west from
Puerto Principe.
rO-H 'trains wera running today beyond
Coabos. a station fifteen miles east of Mntan-
zas. It IB difficult to obtain Intelligence
or to transmit by cable , owing to the strict
censorship which Is maintained by the Span
ish. I make no attempt to give the details
of the news. The country bsing destroyed
way , before Gomez" advance , nn earthly
paradise , fertile and luxuriant. One reason
why Gomez harhesn enabled to move so far
to the west Is tha fact that the Spanish
army In Santa Clara , numbering 7.500 men
of all arms , was ? divided Into small detach
ments , guarding every point worth hold-
Ing. As long as the Insurgents continued
In small bands , this policy was sniccsssful.
Concentration of the Spanish troops Is rap
idly going on. There ought to be 40,000
troops near Gomez by thsl time.
LIKE SHERMAN'S MARCH.
Ths looter's movement lo a great raid ,
larger than any that took place In the
civil war , except Sherman's march to the
sea.
Gomez appears to hnvo no Intention of tar
rying anywhere. He Is constantly In motion
and carries no Impediments other than n
few pack animals laden with ammunition.
Hla followers are mostly men of color , who
llvo contentedly on sugar cano nnd kill an
ox now nnd then for sustenance when the
time permit * * It Is not necessary for them
"to trans-port , anything In the way of food.
Ono object of Gomes : Is to nrlso the negroes ,
who constitute a largo portion of the popu
lation of the province of Matanzas. They are
of a quieter nature , less turbulent than
those of Santiago ds Cuba. It Is nn Im-
portnnt question whether they could get
to the Insurgent
arms 10 ns te bo of assistance
surgent cause. I cannot ascertain that any
pupply of arms Is available fop them. So It
/ In scarcely probable that they will rebel.
" There have- been numerous reports of tha
killing of generals on both sides , but noth
ing of that nature definite enough to bo
regarded ns trustworthy has been received.
I nm psrjnttted to state tonight thnt the
column previously mentioned ai > being led
by Martinez Campos fell In yesterday with
Gomez's forces near Collseo. A light took
plnco In burning canoflolds. It It > officially
statfd that the rebels lost largely and also
that thn Spanish loss was only twelve.
Campos fdept. however , nt Llmonar station
list night , n point much nearer Matinzas
than were his last headquarters at Jovel-
lm.litmonnr Is only saventccn miles
distant. WILLIAM SHAW BOWEN.
CUIIAN CAPITAL IX A TURMOIL.
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HAVANA , Dec , 21. Shortly after noon to
day the startling nowu was received from
Matanzas that General Maximo Gomez , at
the head of the Insurgent army , snld to
number nbotit 12,000 men of all arms , fairly
well supplied with artillery , had by a feint
turned the flank of Captain General Mar
tinez L'O Cnnuio ? , In command of the Spanish
forcca at Colon , attempting to stop the ud-
vane of the enemy upon Havana , and were
well to the westward of Colon and threaten
ing Matanzas to the southward , and striking
directly ut Havana. The receipt of thla
etarlllng news han caused the greatest ex
citement here , both In official and unofficial
clrcl js. As previously detailed In thes-j dls-
patches , the Ir.surge-nti , a 1 ttlo over two weta
ngo , entered the province of Santa Clara
from the province of Puerto Principe , nt
' Iguara , and there dcf .atlug Colonel Seguera
and a Spanish column , they made a most
wonderful ndvunco through the province ,
pasted through the flower of tlu Spanish
army assembled there and raid to number
about 6,000 men ,
After Eoma tharp skirmishes In which the
Spaniards were worsted , General Campos ,
who had made hit headquarters at Santa
Clara , transferred them to Clcnfugos , with
the announced Intention of personally com
manding the troops which were to check tbe
Insurgents' advance * . But In gplte of the re
pented repulios the Insurgent ! pressed on
ward , and , paging Plucctas , Santa Clara , San
Juan tie Laiyer&s , lUncliucla and other
towns , pushed on for the frontier of Matan-
Z18 ,
DECEIVED THE SPANIARDS ,
At oue timeIt was reported that they In
tended to Attack Santa Clara , but their
tactics seemed to be to pnis all the big
towns , and preu on for Havana. It was only
few days ngo that the announcement was
made that the Insurgents were at Las Lnjas
and marching on to Havana. Then came
the news thnt the Inrmrgents had entered the
province of Matanzas nt Pnlma Sala. Before
this , however , General Campos had changed
his headquarters to Colon and he com
menced hurriedly concentrating his forces
there , Intending to compel General Gomez
to fight a pitched'battlo before passing thai
place. A day or so ngo the Insurgents caused
a scurry In Colon. Firing was henrd nt
AJuca , about fifteen miles from the place
and reinforcements were pent to the fronl
but this turned out to be little more than
an outpost affair , nnd while the Spanish
troops made for this point , the main body
of the nrmy passed south of Colcn , near
the line of railroad , nnd headed for the
frontier province of Havnna , thus turning
the flank of the captain general , who , with
the bulk of the Spanish forces In the Island
of Cuba , In now well to the rear of the In-
eurgent columns * . The latter , moving much
more rapidly than the Spanish troops , who
nro utterly unused to traveling In this
wooied country , without regular roads , and
with heavy grasses and low brush wooi !
to Interfere with every movement , are not
likely lo bo able to catch up with the
quickly moving Cubans , whoso machetes
clenr n road for their advance , and who are
mora familiar with the country nnd ac
customed to the climate.
EXAMPLE OF GOOD GENERALSHIP.
Gomez , by a beautifully executed counter
march , has turned the flank of the famed
Spanish commander , and today with his
nimy made his appearance closto the town
of Jovcllano. well to the rear of Colon , and
commanding the railroads to Cardenas ,
Matanzas nnd Havana. The movement ol
the Insurgents was an example of splendid
generalship , accomplished under the most
trying circumstances , nnd In the face ol
overwhelming numbers of Spanish troops ,
commanded by the best olllcers of Spain.
The Cubans were divided Into three columns ,
one to the south under Lacrcto and Suarez ,
numbering over 2,000 mtn ; another north
ward under Antonio Maceo , numbering over
3,000 , and the center , the main body of the
ItiHUigonts , numbering over 0,000 , under
General Gomez. In the center of < ach
column was the artillery , consisting only of
two field pieces for each column. After each
of the three columns was the vanguard of
1,000 men , commanded by Gcn.ral Fran-
clslco Peres.
The Insurgents burned tlu railroad station
of Qulntana , eastward of Jovollano , and
destroyed the railroad behind them to pre
vent the advance of the Spaniards upon
their rear. The 1-ast news received this
nffrnoon was that they had passed Llmonar ,
a small toun only a few miles from Matanzas ,
and were pushing for the railroad which
connects Matanzas with Havana. It seems
there Is nothing likely to prevent them from
besieging Havana within the next few days ,
for the Spanish commanders appnr to hnvo
entirely lost their heads , and unless Gen
eral Campos has accomplished a miracle of
daring strategy In allowing Gomez and his
forces to slip by , In order that the Spanish
troops may bo carried after them and by a
sortlo from Havana catch t"hm between
two forces , the Insurgents are masters of
the situation.
The odds against the Spanish being able to
press on after 'the Insurgent army are very
heavy. Not only have the Insurgents de
stroyed the railroads behind them , thus burnIng -
Ing their ships , ns It were , but they have
In many other ways done everything possible
to Impede the progress of the Spanish nrmy
and the friends of the Insurgents hero are
confident the arrival of Gomez before Havana
will shortly be announced. As It is"tho in
surgent cnvalry hns bean sighted within
about fifty miles of Havana , to the westward
of Matanzas , and had apparently taken pos
session of the railroad Hues joining that sea
port to this city.
Railroad and mall communication between
Jovollano , Colon and Matanzas are Inter
rupted , and It Is believed to be only n ques
tion of n lew hours when the telegraphic
communication with Matanzas and the east
will bo cut. General Campos has ordered
the Spanish commanders near to the Insur
gents , Generals Valdes , Alrocoa and Navarro ,
to do everything possible to attack the in
surgents under any nnd all circumstances , but
It is not thought likely that these generals
will be able to do what the captain general
has so far been unable to do.
FLOCKING TO GOMEZ' STANDARD.
A later dispatch says that General Campos
has managed to get out of Colon , and that ho
has placed himself at the head of the Spanish
forces at Llmonar , twenty miles east of
Matanzas , where ho expects to be nblo to
strike at the Insurgents. Thousands of people
plo from all parts of the country around
Matanzas nre flocking In terror Into thnt city ,
nccording to the official dispatches. But
other reports say that they are In the main
offering to Join the Insurgents , who are being
supplied with provisions by the Inhabitants
of all the towns along the route they follow.
At the llttlo town of Jacan , Santo Domingo ,
a detachment of Rovcnty-four soldiers , under
a captain and two lieutenants of the Spanish
army , were attacked , and , for the most
part , cut to pieces by the Insurgents.
HOPES SOON SHATTERED.
Christmas eve Is ushered In with something
Ilka dismay In this city , and there lo appre
hension , hourly gaining ground , that Havana
will Us besieged by armed forces before
Christmas day Is ovr. The advance of the
Insurgents seemed at latest advices to be un
interrupted , thu.3 contradicting a report sent
out during the afternoon that they had been
turned back In a pitched battle by Compos
himself , and wsre striving to make their way
back Into Santa Clara province. This rumor
stated In great detail that General Campos , In
person , nt the head of the Spanish forces , had
succeeded In coming face to face with Gomez
and his forces at the plantation of Cotlsso ,
which was In flames. This plantation Is sit
uated twelve inllru frc-m Cardenas and
twenty-one miles from Matanzas. The In-
uurgcnts , It was oald , were hemmed In and
wcro compellsd to fight. Desperate engage
ments were reported , the combatants being
surrounded by the flames of the burning
plantation. The Insurgents , It was said , were
dispersed , leaving 700 dead and wounded on
the field. The troops' Iws was , It was re
ported , comparatively Insignificant , being only
fourteen , and General Italdez and General
Luquo had already started to Sobanllla del
Incomdadum , supported by. several other col
umns , In pursuit of the flying Insurgents ;
who were supposed to bo making their way
hack to Santa Clara province at their best
speed.
Thla report had the effect of greatly restor
ing confidence here , and It was generally be
lieved for a time that It Indicated that Gomez
had given up lib campaign for lack of sup
port In Matanzas. The details of this engage
ment had hardly become disseminated
through the city , however , before there came
a further 'report that the Insurgents wcro
marching toward Guanabana , and that Cap
tain General Campos had hastened to that
point to oppose the advance , thus ones more
moving lila headquarters westward and nearer
Havana , aj ho has lad t3 do so often within
the lo.it few days. Guanabana Is only about
ftvo miles out of Matanzas and ten or fifteen
miles west of Cotlsuo plantation , where Gen
eral Campos was said to have won his Im
portant victory over Gomez In person ,
AUTHORITIES ALL AT SEA.
It became evident that the reports of Gen
eral Campos' successful stand and rout of the
tnmirgenti ) were cither unfounded cr that the
force he had met was merely a wing of the
Insurgent nrmy eent to make a diversion ,
while the main columns pushed on to the
westward. All Is contusion of mind here- and
tha authorities arc apparently ull at sea as < to
what will b * Inn next step of the Insurgs-nts ,
whether Mutanzns will be besieged or whether
the advance on that point U merely a feint
to hold the Spanish forces tlire , whlla the
Insurgents make away once more In the wtst
for Havana , which Is lest than fifty miles
from Matanzay. The- near approach of the
Insurgents to Matanzaa has , in fact , had the
effect of concentrating all the available Span
ish forctii at that town , and the country people
plo for miles around have flocked Into Ma
tanzaa.
The report was circulated yesterday that
General Oliver had hen wounded end that
Generals Sprabe and Modoy had been killed
In battle with the Insurgent * . All tlieio re
ports turn out to be Incorrect. General Na
varro has had several bklrmlrhft with the
Injurgenta while purtulng them townrdt the
province of Matanzai , and ban killed fifty-
three of them.
SOBER WORDS FROM ROSEBER1
Language of the Liberal Loader Praised bj
His Party Organs.
JOHN REDMOND DENOUNCED AS A TRAITOI
HIM I'ledRC of Irlxli Support to Ameri
can ArniH IlrliiKH DIMVH on llln
Head tin * Outpouring of
i Tory Wrath.
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LONDON , Dec. 24. ( New York World Ca
blegrnm Special Telegram. ) Today , as yes
terday , In the case of Mr. Gladstone's inc. '
sage , both morning and nfternowi papdrs civ
the leading place to the cablegram from Lori
Houjbcry , Mr. Redmond nnd various Engllsl
bishops to the World.
"At a time like this , " says the Standard
"no methods of eliciting opinion aids tin
cause of brotherly forbearance can bede
spitted. "
"Tho words t > f Lord Rosebery , " eaya tlv
Westminster Gazette , "are words of sober
ness nnd reason , put with point nnd cvci
plcturesqucness. "
Tlia St. Janic * Gazette heads Its republlca
tlon of Redmond's dispatch , "An nllegei
treasonable statement , " and oaya editorially
"When a man says that In case of forclgi
war he would side with the- enemy against hli
own country , thnt man Is a traitor. Tills Ii
conduct which has seemed suitable to Mr
John Redmond , If ho has really made thi
Btaement wo reproduce. Mr. Redmond sayi
that If America , fights \n to assert the Monroi
doctrine , Ireland will go solid for the re
public against this country. Wo believe thai
Mr. Redmond Is a llbellsr , as well as i
traitor. Ireland , when It had Jueter rcasor
for discontent than any It has had for de
cades , did not side with the cnamlcs of : Eng
land. It Is true a few Irishmen did so , ani
some of them received punishment , wblcl
this braggart , who poi'M as a rebel as long a ;
It lo safe , would certainly deserve It ho liai
the pluck to talk treason when treason rcallj
meant dnngtr to his own cowardly skin. W <
wonder , by the way , what would happen U
an American politician Just now , who said ii
the union went to war with us he would fi&hl
for England ? "
LIBERALS HOPE FOR ARBITRATION.
The throa organs of the liberal party ,
the News , Chronicle and Westminster Ga
zette , express the hope that Lord Sallsburj
may yet find his way opan to arbitrator
with due regard to England's honor. This
would bo much more significant' It " came
from any one of the administrative organs ,
The Times , from the beginning , has "beet ;
quite resolute , maintaining that the Amer
ican contention Is altogether wrong anil
Lord Salisbury altogether right and should
be maintained to the end.
The Standard declares today that in the
unanimity of European nations , one of which
must necessarily bo the arbitrator , agalnsl
President Cleveland's contention lite question
has already besn decided. It may , however ,
be of some significance that the Tablet , the
organ of Cardinal Vaughan and the- English
tory Catholics , says the responsibility ol
the threatened grave Issue is to bo fixed
upon X.ord 'Salisbury and his predecssjoi
at the foreign office. Lord Klmberly. It
says Lord Salisbury's refusal of arbitration
left President Cleveland no- other course
than that of inviting congress to hold nn
inquiry for the satisfaction of Its own con
science to determine tha proper frontier
between Venezuela and British Guiana. "The
only fault we find with the- president , " It
continues , "Is that ho has been needlessly
abrupt in closing the door on further ne
gotiations , making their resumption very
difficult. "
It also recalls the fact that in' the sum
mer of 1891 the president of Venezusla
commissioned Archbishop Tontl of Caracas
to go to Rome and beg the 'pope , whose
Intervention In the controversy as to the
Caroline Islands between Germany and Spain
had resulted so effectively , to offer his ser
vices as between England and Venezuela.
WOULD HAVE BEEN GRATEFUL.
"Leo XIII. In the cause of peace , " the
Tablet contnlues , "was quite willing to un-
dertnko the difficult duties of nrbltrntor ,
but Intervention which Prince Bismarck
had sought Lord Klmberly declined. The
decision of tuch an arbitrator , In whoso
soever favor It were given , would bavs been
gladly accepted as final , by the Catholic
people of Venezuela , while our own gov
ernment , If they had the Instinct of states
men among them , would have welcomed
an honorable and dignified way out of a
difficulty which now threatens us with the
most hideous calamity which could possibly
befall either branch of our race. "
BALLARD SMITH.
niUTISH SHIPS OO DOWN 1ST GALES.
Xliieteen SallorN of Ono VOHMO !
Drowned In SlKlit of Land.
DUBLIN , Dsc. 24. The British ship
Moresby , Captain Coomber , was stranded
yesterday off the Ballancourta light house
near Dungorvcn , about a mile and n half
from the shore. Her crew , numbering
thirty-six men , were lashed to her rigging
throughout the night , mid It Is believed they
will perish , as the sea Is too heavy for a
lifeboat to llva In It for any length of tlmo.
Later In the day a life boat succeeded In
gjttlng to the Moresby and rescued several
of her crow. The rest , however , remained
lashed to the riggings. The Moresby , at the
time the- life boat waa driven away from
her , was breaking up.
In spite of all efforts mads to save them
stvonteen of the Moresby's crow were
drowned when the vessel broke up.
A large three-masted vessel has ben ae-'a
flying signals of dlstresn In Kingstown hay. A
lifeboat which went to her ajslstanco was
caps'zed nnd her crey of sixteen were
drowned. A second lifeboat which started
for the rescue was also overturned , but tlu
crew managed to cling to the boat , which was
finally righted. The second lifeboat which
attempted to put off , finding It Impo3i < ! ble to
board the ship , returned to the tlioro with
tha greatest dlfllculty , the- bottom of the- boat
balng stove In , The coxswain states that he
did not tee any one on board the ship.
Whether tha first lifeboat took cff the crew
before capsizing Is not known. Tlis name-
of the vcDjel Is also unknown , but It U be
lieved to be a foreigner ,
It Is now known that nineteen
of the Moresby's crew perished ,
Including the captain , his wife and son and
all the officers. The captain , with his son
strapped to his back , made a gallant attempt
to swim ashore , while the mate swam with
the captain's wife strapped to Ms back ,
A large steamer Is ashore tonight In Dun-
dalk bay. A lifeboat has gone to her assist
ance.
Tbe crew of the three-mailed vessel are
feii to be still on board , and have cut down
the masts In order to eteady ths ship. A
Echconer has ben ttranded on the Tyne and
wrecked , the crew of seven bslng drowned ,
H of Ilif llerlln Sail at I.iiHt.
SOUTHAMPTON , Dec. 24. The passengers
of the American line steamer Berlin , which
was In collision on Sunday morning' with the
ilrltlsh ship Wlllowbank , tallid for New
York today from Liverpool on board the
iteamshlp Hbynlacd.
CAX UX.VMIXi : SPANISH III2COUDS
Conceded It nn n Cotirtciir bat Not Ac-
l < tu rlcilHliiK the Monroe Doctrine.
LONDON , Dec. 24. Lord Playfalr , whcs
wlfo wns Miss Russell of Boston , wrltos t (
the Times this morning , as follows : "We rr <
npt to forego the numerous expressions o
friendly and even brotherly sympathy tha
both countries have manifested toward .eacl
other. " Ho cites his numerous visits to thi
United States , nnd especially In 1887 , whei
ho Introduced the English deputation of mem
bers of the House of C.iTiimons , who wen
In favor of arbitration , to President Cleveland
land , "who then s-poko noble words cs t <
the need of close relations Uetwec-n the twc
countries. Mr. Blalne nlso wrote sharp ills
patches ns American polltlclnns are cpt to
but on ono occasion he tmtlujrUshl me to tel
Lord Salisbury that nothing ; would ever In
duce America to go to war ; with England
My object In writing Is to. emphasize Mr
Gladstone's ndvlco upon the necessity foi
common sense. "
The Times has a dispatch from La Guaynrn
Venezuela , snylng : "Meetings approving t' c
nttltudo of the United States and antagonistic
to England continue to be held. A decree
hns been published ordering the Immediate
enrollment of the militia In the various
states. "
A dispatch to the Standard from Madrlc
says that their correspondent understand :
that Spain will not object to the American
commission consulting the Spanish archives
about Venezuela , but will .clearly Intimate
that this Is on act of courtesy which does
not Imply the slightest admission of the Mon
roe doctrine.
A dispatch from Moscow lo the Standard
says : "The entire Russian press discusses
the chances of a conflict between Englani
and America with an ardor .approaching en
thusiasm , and In a tone of frank hostility to
England. "
The Vienna correspondent of the Standarc
quotes a journalist , who had an Interview In
Paris with Dr. Ralmundo Palaclo , cx-prcsl-
dent of Venezuela , In which he declared that
neither Venezuela nor the United States
could yield , and that the question could only
b3 settled by arbitration ; but that It was
well known , both in Venezuela _ and the Unltet
States , that there would be no war.
All themornlng papers have editorials
breathing Christmas sentiment of peace an < !
good will with reference to Venezuela and
Armenia.
Various English bodies hnvo cabled to their
brethren In America their sympathy with
their efforts for pease.
LONDON , Dec. 24. The jOhronlclo says
*
Mr. Augustus Hemming ; who was appointed
as governor of British Gularta , , goes to Guiana
In February. Mr. Chamberlain , the secretary
of the colonies , selected him on account of
his intlmato acquaintance with the Inside
facts of the case , and his knowledge of DownIng -
Ing street methods.
API'KAI. OK AUTHORS FOR PEACE.
imen AddreNM nil. Open Letter
to ThoNC of Aiitsrlen.
LONDON , Dsc. 24. An appeal has been Is
sued by the British authors , plgned with 300
names , to their confreres In the United
State ? . The names Include thos > 3 of Walter
Besant , John Morley , John Ruskln , Hall
Calne , Rider Haggard , Sir 'Edwin ' Arnold ,
George Meredith , Prof. W , iE. II. Lecky ,
Martin Conway , R. D. Blackmore , William
Black nnd Alfred Austin. The appeal says :
" "At this crisis in the- history of theAnglo -
Saxon race there- are two paths. One leads
wo know not whither , but In the end through
war , with all Its accompaniments of carnage ,
unspeakable suffering1 and hideous desolation ,
to the Inevitable sequel , oC hatred , bitterness
and disruption of our racel. It Is in this
path wo ask you to Join iis ln an effort to
make It Impossible. Not on the ground pf po
litical equity dowo address you , but we are
united with you by many ties. We are proud
of the United States. There la nothing in our
history that has earned us more glory than
the conquest of the- vast American continent
by the Anglo-Saxon race. "When our pride
is humbled by a report that you do better
than we It Is also- uplifted bj- the conscious
ness that you are our kith , and kin. After
dwelling upon the Intimate ties of relation
ship and brotherly sentiment the appeal con
tinues :
"There Is no anti-American feelIng -
Ing among Englishmen. It Is Im
possible that there con be anti-English
feeling among Americans. For two such na
tions to take up arms would be civil war ,
not differing from your calamitous struggle
of thirty years ago , except that the cause
would be Immeasurably less humane , less
tragic and less Inevitable.
"If war should occur between England
and America English literature will be dis
honored nnd disfigured fox n century to come.
Patriotic songs , histories of victory and de
feat ; records of humiliation and disgrace ;
stories of burning wrongs anU unavenged In
sult these would bo branded In the hearts
of our people. They would so express them
selves In poems , novels , and plays as to make
It Impossible for us who live through the
fratricidal war to take up ngaln the former
love nnd friendship for the United Anglo-
Saxon race that owns the great names of
Cromwell. Washington , Nelson , Gordon ,
Grant , Shakespeare and Milton. There is
such a future as no other ra'cshas had In the
history of the world ; a future that will be
built on the confederation of sovereign states ,
living In the strength of the same liberty. "
SPAXISH Ml.MSTKIl ilNOISTUHIlED.
IlldleiileH the Idea of Gontea Cnptur-
IIIK Iliivann ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 24.-yrbe " officials of
the Spanish legation appear ! not to bo dis
turbed by the news coming from Havana.
They rldlculo the Idea of 'tho InsurgJnts
taking possession of a city Ijke Havana with
its oppulatlon of 300,000 people. Minister
De Lome has received several dispatches
fiom Havana , showing In part the condition
of affairs. A dls-patch from G neral Arderlus ,
who Is second In command , reported that at
1 o'clock tcdoy ho had jubt had a confer
ence with General Campos. General Campos
Intended to start for Guanabana , where he
expected to pass tonight. Thi latter Is n
regular point of railroad communication , nnd
Is to the west of Llmonar , Yesterday the
minister Is advised , Campoa met the band
of Maximo Gomez , the engagement taking
place on a. plantation whiro the fires had
been started by the Insurgents , Tlio Spanish
loss was twelve wounded , who were taken to
the hospital at Matanzas , The Insurgents
fell back and divided Into groups. Cen
trals Valdez and Luquo aw In the vanguard
of the army in full communication with the
comniander-ln-chlef , }
A dispatch received by the , minister yester
day reported that the l\tidq ( of Maceo and
Oomez are avoiding fighting and burning
the caned Ida All the engagements , the
ilUpatch says , had been satisfactory to the
sovcrnment. The rebels , the dispatch ne-
scrts , hav ? not tnken any towns. They
ire roaming In theprovince of Matanzas ,
trying to destroy prop'rty and prevent the
grinding of sugar. MlnUUr De Lome ex
pects some dt'Volopmentu of an Important
nature very soon.
Soldier * Cannot Get
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 24. Detail * of the
terrible sufferings of tlie Spanltih troops In
the outlaying and remote Cuban district ? ,
and accounts of their dying like sheep from
fever nnd starvation , were br&ught hers
today by the crew of the Norwegian steamer
Morlngcn , Captain Olen , from Uaracoa. The
Spanish soldiers cannot procure sufficient
read to live , nnd contracting fever through
weakness , dlo by hundred ! . Around Baracoa
excitement 1s Intenue and every vewel ar
riving from the north Is searched by custom
officers and carefully watched ,
Ileeelver for Hntrl Property.
NEW YOUK , Dec. 24i-Chancellor Mc-
3111 of New Jersey has appointed Lewis C.
lleneger temporary receiver for the St.
lames hotel of this city. The stockholders
ire ordered by the chancellor to appear be
fore lilin January G and show cause why
the recelvtrehlp xhould not be continued.
The llabilltleH of the company nro : l-'urnl
lure , { 25,000 ; book accounts , $1,000 ; mortgage
on furniture JIO.OOO : attachments. 111,311 ;
outstanding debts. 128,000.
HOPE TO SETTLE THE ISSUt
Qreenwayites Oonfulont of Success in th <
Electoral Battle ,
MANY CONSERVATIVES ARE WITH THEN
l-'eelliiK AwnliiNt the Ottawa Govern
ment , Alrrmly Hitler , IN llremulnur
Store So Every liny OiionliiK
of ( hi % CniiiptllKii.
WINNIPEG , Jinn. , Dec. 24. There Is grwl
excltemtnt nmong polltlclnns here over the
announcement cf general elections within
three weeks' time. It Is n light between
the Dominion and provincial authorities. The
general opinion Is that the province can-
net lose. Defeat nt the polls on th school
question would ho n bad blow to theGreen -
way government. The Tribune , orgnn of Hit
Gtccnway government , sounds the keynotj ol
the campaign In these words :
"Thero ore few honest , patriotic Manl-
tobans but who heartily cndorrc the action
of the Gro'nway government In deciding even
as hurriedly as they did , to ask a verdict
fiom the people of the province on the con
duct of the great Issue that has troubled
us for years , and to secure the dictum of the
poplo ; to go forward nnd stoutly maintain
the undoubted right of Manitoba to preserve
the prcstnt system of schools. By what
right docs the Dominion government dare
to deprive this- province of her autonomy ?
If wo did not know that In s ? king to coerce
this province the Dominion government Is
weakly yielding to the demands of the
Homan Catholic hierarchy of Quebec In ordei
to secure the support of the church to ke'fi
It In power , the case might be different , am
Monltobans would have some patience with
the Ottawa ; authorities In the course they
have chosen to follow. Hut In the face of
the actual and deplorable facts , how Is II
possible to entertain feelings toward thai
government other than hostility and con
tempt ?
"That confusion and defeat will overtake
the Dominion government for Its traitorous
conduct cannot be doubtnl , for thousands
of the best citizens of Manitoba , whoso
custom It has been to vote for the conserva
tive party In Dominion affairs , are staunch
supporters of the local government , anO
will be found voting- for nnd working with
the local government during th ? coming
struggle for the maintenance of our rights
nnd the preservation of our national school
system. "
It Is announced tonight that Archbishop
Langevin leaves on Friday for Baltimore , to
be present nt the confrrrlng of the red lint
on Cardinal Satolll. The school question
will probably bo discussed with the heads
of the. church while Archbishop Langovln
Is In the United States.
PLEADING I.-OII 01.1) DILI , VOS11UUG.
Recorder Ooflt Ur ed to StiHiieml Ill *
Sentence Indefinitely.
NEW YORK , Dec. 24. Old Bill Vosburg
the green goods man who swindled Anoton
Clmfel , a farmer of Clarkson , Neb. , out of
? 500 , was arraigned for sentence before Re
corder Goft In part II of general sessions
today. His counsel made a plea for clemency ,
based upon the ground that his client had
never pought to-'tnke ' human life , Vosburg
contenting , hlmsalfl with making war on
property. The attorney concluded : "In
brief , let the law bo iherclful and grant a
suspension of sentence on account of Christ
mas and the crucifixion of our Lord. "
Recorder Goff said ho thought the legis
lature had made a law declaring that the
farmers who came on to buy green goods
should bo prosecuted as felons. H ? had no
sympathy for them. They were greater crim
inals than Vosburg/becauea hs was but flesclng
thieves. "I will consider your plea , " said
the recorder , and he asked the district attorney
during the day to endorse the papers with
his recommendation. "I will dispose of the
case after that. " It Is thought the recorder
will suspend wntence.
Late this evening Recorder Goff called
Vosburg up again and allowed htm to go
under a suspension of sentence. Recorder
Goff referred to the prisoner's very bad rec
ord and stated thnt he discharged him on the
recommendation of District Attorney Fellows
and In view of the prisoner's age , and also
an his own and his counsel's promise that bo
should obey the law In the future.
Senator VcHt UciilcH n Story.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 24. A special to the
Star from Sedalla , Mo. , says : Senator Vest ,
In a telegram to the editor of the Democrat
of this city , denies In tote the story pub
lished In the Sednlla Capital Saturday mornIng -
Ing under a four-deck head and sent by tele
graph to the metropolitan yapers that night.
to the effect that he had become Interested
with Consul General Crlttenden of Mexico
nnd J. C. Thompson , tha absconding cashier
of the defunct First National bank of this
city , who Is In Mexico , and whoso extra
dition the government of the United State ?
failed to secure. In a i > hoa manufacturing
concern In the City of Mexico. Senator Vest
says ho never heard pf the company , and
pronounces the story of his connection with
: he concern a base fabrication. The published
story was to the effect that the company , of
which Thompson Is to bo the secretary and
manager , had received a concession from the
Mexican government for the exclusive manu
facture of boots and shoes on a very largo
DcntliH of a Dny.
BELFAST , Dec. 24. Sir Edward Harland ,
tend of the famous ship-building firm of
larland & Wolff , died today. H was n mem-
) er of Parliament for South Belfast In the
: cnservatlvo Interest , was C4 years old and
wlco mayor of Belfast. Sir Edward Har-
and was for many years chairman of the
tarbor commission of Belfast and was one
} f the foremost organizers of the Ulster
: onvntlon. His baronetcy was the gift of
jord Salisbury nnd d-Hes from 1885.
Hun Into a Wharf.
CHAULESTON. S. C. Dec. 21-A shifting
engine on the West Shore Terminal rnll-
way crashed through a trestle extending
nto the wharves on the Ashley river , thla
: lty , this morning , killing Engineer u. 1) .
Inxter und Jirnhemun Clarence II. Turner.
W. A. llewey. n fireman , jumped from the
: ab , and Conductor W. P. Danncr from the
> llot , escaping with slight Injuries. ISaxter
vas 75 years old und had been nn engineer
forty year * . Turner wan 21 year old und
jnmarrled. _
'nnv AKIIIIH | < Mr * , llrnrnu
BOWLING QllKEN , ' Mo. , Dee. 2l.-Lato
his afternoon a telegram came to Dr.
learne from Ills attorneys at Hannibal , Bay-
ng : "I have letters from H. Clay Heather ,
irosecutlng attorney , authorizing him to
llsmlss the ciino now pending- Plko clr-
: ult court ngalnst Mrs. Fannie C. 1 learne ,
; harK d with the murder of A , J , Stlllwcll ,
Dr. Hoarno and Ills family at once began
ireparlng- leave for California , They
tope to go awny tomorrow nlclit.
at ii liny.
PARIS , Dec. 2 ( . Max J.ebaudy IB dead.
Max Lebaudy purchased the Bolr last suin-
n cr. Ho has gained considerable " notoriety
is a sportsman. One of the "first tlilnga he
lid upon coming Into his fortune wus to
onsult with an architect for a bull lUiht-
I\K \ arena , which was * built , und hero
.ebaudy cave matinees for bis pnorilnK
'rlcmlH , Previous to lila majority , lie wus
lotorlous In 1'arla as a plunger ,
Indicted for Hearlm ? Armour.
CHICAGO , Dec , 21. The Brand Jury today
otod an Indictment against 8. A. Owen ,
ho metal worker , who Is accused of having
nailed dynamite machines to Armour und
'ullman ,
million Thief UuU UlKlit Your * .
CAnSON , Nev. , Dec , 21. James Hender-
on , convlck-d of stealing from the Untied
itaten mint , hna been sentenced to eight
rears In the Nevada penitentiary nnd a
Ine of 15,000.
TO THE TEST
Vnlted StntoiH HILliot Afford to Re
cede ftaRFllM Position.
CHICAGO , D c. 24. Senator John M
Thurston of Nebraska , who left here tonlghl
for his homo In Omaha , believes congress
Is thoroughly In earnest nnd will stand bj
the president In his proportion on the Mon
roe doctrine. Snld he : "Thtr > r.ccms te
be only one sentiment In Washington. Mid
that Is In favor of standing by the position
taken by the president , whatever may be
the result. I do not think congrus was
txclto.l or wns led to unanimous endorse-
in tut of the president's policy by any mere
enthusiasm or warlike fervor. The fact Is
that , our people have had great occasion In
recent limes to think very do'ply of this
so-called Monroe doctrine. The Monroe doc-
trill ? has bron an American assertion mcr <
than anything else. It has ncv-r been put tc
n severe test because no great complication
has arisen.
"I bellevo mysvlf , nnd I thing that opinion
Is shared by the- lawyers In congress , thai
tlu Monroe doctrine Is not n part of what
is International law , and , ns Lord Salisbury
laid , It has never been accepted by the
nations of Europe as International law. But
Hero Is the apparent necessity for securing
HurccjgnKlon as lntcrnntlon.il law for
tli future , so It can never again be n serious
matter of complication between this country
nnd Europe. The caseof Cuba has been
cited In private conversations among sena
tors nnd members of congress , and It has
been suggested lately that Spain and England
were negotiating for a transfer of Cuba to
England. It Is felt tlu extension of Great
Britain's dominion by a purchase of that
kind would not ha such as this government
would permit. In other words , the Ameri
can position is and ought to be , that all
inon-irclitnl dominion In the western hemis
phere must not exceed Us present limita
tions' , and no chang : ought to bo permitted
except a change from foreign nils * to a re
publican form of government.
"I think the universal opinion was and Is
that the position now taken by the United
States will be maintained , whatever results
may follow. The United States will not re
cede. That Is the deliberate Judgment , based
on the popular sense of American statesmen.
Every ono would deplore any action that
would plunge this country Into a great war ,
and every one hopes that Great Britain will
see that her true course lies In submitting
to the civilized process of arbitration In this
boundary question. But no danger to cur sea
port towns , no disaster to our commerce ,
will In the slightest degree deter the con
gress from maintaining the position that has
new been taken. "
IIY UiaSCTKIClTV AXIJ 1JYXAM1TR.
Wizard KdlHoii'M Startling IMiiti for
Annihilating HoMtllcavloH. .
NEW YORK. Dec. 23. Thomas A. Edison ,
who was asked by a reporter If ho thought
American Inventors could dsvlso engines of
destruction sufficient to destroy the British
fleet , replied In the affirmative.
"It would require but the Impetus of a
war , " he said , "to bring forth such Inventive
g nlus ns would astound the world. As It
stands today , a battleon land need not be
fought. A handful of men could sweep away
an army. The destructive power Is found
In electricity. I believe that the submarine
boats now on trial by various nations can
bo so Improv-d that they will be irreslstlbls
when bent on destruction. With properly
compressed nlr I think It would bo possible
for such a boat to remain under water for a
day at a time. At prescnf th-y arc- top slow-
to be cff ctive. That could be overcome.
"I bclUvo that the aerial torpedo furnishes
us with protection from hostile warships.
Wo dro Jurt beginning to understand how
effective they are , and how ( > cy can he
improved. I have not the- slightest doubt
that an aerial torpedo can bo constructed
that can bo steered. The cost of construc
tion would be trifling about $1,500 for each.
Each torpedo could bo set to explode at a
certain time after being cut loose from its
ship. Now , suppose fifty of these things
were let loose at ono tlm ? , and sent out to
sea with a SOO-poundi dynamite torpedo hang
ing to acb. It would not be necessary to strike
the ship when dropped and exploded. The
very force of tlie concussion within two
miles of a ship would almost shiver her.
"Electric power can bo applied In so namy
different ways that I am convinced It will
furnish th ? machines to defend this country
against all foreign attack. If there Is a war
with England , which I trust there will never
be , you may quote mo as saying there will
bo some remarkable things den ? by Ameri
cans. For myself , I will say that I will
abandon nil clso and give my whole energy
to the service of my country. The dynamite
gun should b ? taken up first. A vessel
armed with a dozen dynamite guns would be
u terror of the raas. American Inventive
genltio will won supply whnt the army and
navy of the country lack. "
"In the event of a war between Great
Britain nnd the United States , " said Vice
President George G. Ward of the Commercial
Cable company , "It Is difficult to state what
disposition would bo made of the Atlantic
cables. I know of no treaty or international
law that would protect them , and I presume
that they would be subject to government
seizure. "
There nro five lines of cable between this
country nnd Europj. All but two go by way
of sonio point In. the British provinces , and
the other two via St. Pierre , Mlquelon , a
French Island. Of the latter two , ono goes
from St. Pierre to England , and the other to
France.
In raps of an Anglo-American war the
French cables would probably not bo dis
turbed. The English cables are so laid that
It the United States Invaded the British
provinces , British warships could get In com
munication with the foreign office at sea.
The cables are hung on buoys , and , with the
aid of an expert , the cables could be tapped
without much dlfllculty.
SIOUX FllIlN lit WIllHt.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Dec. 2J.-(8nclnl. ( )
A great whist contest between Sioux
[ ? Ity and Sioux Fallu will come off , prob-
ibly on the 30th of Ililst month. Lnst spring
two crock tcnmH from Sioux Olty came
lierc nnd met the local championstiiul were
bunion. They have now challenged thu
winners nnd the challenge linn buen ue-
3pjited. Sioux FnllH will send down hi'r
three best teams , Sluox Falls , up lo last
summer , claimed to bo thu chnmnlnn of
-iouth Dakota , Iowa and NcbtuHkn , In
Ihe Interurbaii tornnment of n year ago
* o defeated Hloux City , Cedar Hnpldw , Den
Molnep. Council Illuffc , Lincoln nnd Den-
: ilson , la. , winning the nip. in the pprlng
; he defeated Hloux City , Later she beat
Jcdnr Huplds , Still later Hho went down
jtforo Cedar Rapids , und two weeks aso
flood third In thu tournament at Council
jlluffs. The teams which will RU to Hloux
Jlty will be the strongest Hho has sent
jut for a years , nnd she hopes to again
also her tstundard.
CIIMO DffentH
UAWL1NS , Wyo. , Dee. 2l.-Hpeclal ( Tele-
rram. ) A glove content occurred nt the
jpera house last night between Kid Qnlla-
Iher , backed by local sports , nnd Dick
lace of Salt Lake. About 100 sporting
ncn enjoyed the mill , which wan an exceed-
ngly lively ono. First blood wns drawn
ty Cace In the third round , when he broke
inllasher's none. The fourth round wns n
doody one , Gallagher receiving a fearful
ilow In the face. Frow this on ( Tape hud
,1)0 ) fight all lilH own way , Gallagher
ilucUly staying until the Rovcnlh , when he
ccelvcd the knockout blow ,
o
Colder Weutlirr I'redlcd-d.
CHICAGO , Dec. 21. The weather bureau
: onlght predicts a cold wave over Illinois , .
jastern Iowa and eastern Missouri , the In-
llcatlons being that tlio temperature will
fall twenty to thirty degrees by Wednesday
ilgbt , Dispatches from many points In
Iowa and Wisconsin tonight report n heavy
mow storm , which Is likely to continue all
light.
_ _
Hinall Kli M - for Creditor * .
NR\V YORK. Dee. 2I.-J. . Bennett of
flrooklyn has been nppolnted receiver of
he Hocknway Electric Light company. The
labilities uro flOO.OOO , and the asset * 1D-
UrulKi-r Ala I in ; l'ul fo Sra ,
NI3W YORK , Dec , 21. The United Slates
iteamnhlp Marine , which arrived fcqm
s'owport. R , I , , left her anchorage this aft
ernoon and passed to tea.
TRUE LOVE ENDS IN TRAGEDY
Romance of n Dos Moiuos Oouplo Brought
to a Bloody Conclusion.
WALTER SCOTT KILLED BY C. W. DAWSON
Und Jimt Eloped With and MnrrU J "
Clin-a Dawxon Polleentan Unval
1'lnj * a MrlMliint Part Tlio
Story.
DES MOINKS. Dec. 21. ( Special Tole-
gram. ) Walter Scott , n young business man ,
eloped this afternoon with Miss Clnrn Dawson , -
son , for whoso hand ho Imil been a suitor
for two years. Ono hour after ho went
to thehousa of the girl's parents to get
her possessions nnil was shot dead by her
father.
After helping the girl out of nn Insane
asylum , a convent nnd n private school that
was n little better than n prison , Scott had
her brought homo ami she refused to marry
him. That was two weeks ngo. Hut they
met frequently , ami toilny wcrs to be mar
ried. The girl left her home , saying she
was going down town to do tome shopping.
She wont at once nnd met Scott nnd they
were married at 3 o'clock by Justice of tlio
I'fneo Sllvara. After the marrlags Scott
took his wlfo to n hotel nnd went to her
homo to get some of her belongings. He
went first to the police station nnd nfkcd
that nn officer be- sent with him. Officer
Duvnl was detailed. They went nt oneo
to the flat occupied by tlic Dawsons and
were admitted. Dawson looked nervous and
excited , and when Duval explained the ob
ject of the visit , ho said that Urn girl's
clothing wns not thsro. Duvnl Insisted , but
was again refused. Then he and Scott
turned to go , Scott going out ahead of the
officer.
POLICEMAN TOOK FLIGHT.
As they wcro near the door Duvnl looked
around and saw Dawson drawing n revolver.
Tha next liH'tnnt It had been fired and the
bullet wns In Scott's boJy. The officer be
came panic-stricken , and Instead of making
an "effort to stop the shooting , got out of
the way. Dawson stepped to tlio prostrnto
form of Scott nnd shot three times more.
Two of the bullets took effect ; the last
was shot Into the prostrate man's head , en
tering behind the cnr nnd going Into the
brain. Dawson stooped over him with the
utmost deliberation as ha fired , and death
was Instnntnncous. Duvnl was afraid to ar
rest Dawson and went away.
Dawson went Into n room nnd locked the
door. A detail of officers canio In ten min
utes nnd tosk Dawson to the county -Jail.
He mndo no resistance.
The girl nftor waiting some tlmo for Scott
.0 return , w nt lo the homeof his parents ,
1B25 East Grand avenue , and wns there
when the news of Scott's death cnme. When
a newspaper man went to tlio house and
found the mother completely broken down ,
wcplng and In hysterics , the girl pnlo ns
a ghost nnd almost ready to faint , was
bravely trying comfort her.
This evening the tragedy Is the only
topic of conversation. There has been general -
oral talk of lynching , nnd extra guards hnvo
jcen stationed at the jail. It Is not thought
thro ; la serious danger of trouble In tills
quarter.
STOIIY OP TI1EIH LOVE.
Young Scott had long been n friend of
Clnra Dawson , and for more than two ycnra
was not only an open , but on nrdent and
energetic suitor for her liand. Dawson'B
father objected strenuously to Scott's at
tentions , nnd endeavored by ordinary methods
to bruk off the attachment between his
daughter and the young man. Finally , ho
adopted heroic measures , and the girl wns
taken by her father before the commis
sion on Insanity , which found her Insane and
ordered her sent to the asylum at Mount
Pl-ncnnt. Scott set about to get her re
leased. Ho secured the aid of prominent
people nnd yovcrnl woman's societies here ,
and they went before the superintend
ent of the asylu'H , convinced him that the
girl wns sane and had been the victim of
ii r father's machinations , and secured her
release. Scott went to meet her , but her
father was on the ground and took her awny.
Ho took her to Chicago and placed her In a
convent. After several months Scott dis
covered wlrro she was , and went to Chicago.
It took ssveral days to locate the convent ,
but at last he discovered It and spent his
tlmo walking around tlio building. After
three days ho was rewarded by a sight of
Lho girl at n window. He- signaled her , nnd
she threw him n letter. He then wont to
the police and told them his Btory , but they
: oultl not help him. He hud a hard tlmo tel
l < ec-p from being taken Into custody. Flnatljr
lie wtnt to the convent and told the story
: o the sisters , who decided to release the
jlrl. Her father was Bent for , however , nnd
! io took the girl away.
This tlmo ho took her to Ohio , and placet !
tier In a private school. Scott lost track of
! ier for n time- , but at last learned where
ihe was. Then her father took her nwny ,
ind she was Bent to Keokuk to llvo with a
Irleml. Scott wrote letters , one of which
, vns Intercepted , In which ho urged the girl
; o let him come nnd marry her. Her father
{ ot one of these , and swore out a warrant
n Iho federal court , charging Scott with
sending obscene matter through Iho mails ;
Scott , meantime had gone to Kcolnik. Officers
followed him nnd traced him to the house
ivhero the girl wus utaylng. Ho arrived
inly a few momenta ahead of them , and was
n the arms of his sweetheart w.hcn ho waa
irrested. Ho was brought back here and
; ave bonds , proving that the charge against
dim wns groundless. Tha girl's father
wrought her back hero at thu same time.
Last Satuulny , a week , Scott went to the
lomo of the girl , accompanied by nome
'rletids , to demand that he bo allowed to
narry her. She has but recently become of
ige. When the party entered the house the
; lrl met them. Scott asked her to go with
ilm , and nlie refused. She told him that eho
10 longer loved or wished to marry him , and
10 went awny disheartened.
MEXICAN I'HKS AM * OK OMS MINI ) .
Ail vocnlcH ii llnlli'il .Hliiml for ( ho
Mil n roc DoL'Irlnr.
CITY OF MEXICO. Dec. 21. The nttl-
.lul o of the great majority of papers , In
cluding oven the pnpers In opposition to
ho government Is favornbb to the United
States In Its maintenance of the Monroe
loutrlno. Partldo , liberal , which stands
ilose to the government , ridicules the at-
.Itnde of the European press , which has
aid that tlio American nation had no right
o make the Monroe doctrine nn Intcrna-
lonnl law and udvoc.itc-H tint all the Amcr-
can nations shall unite' to adopt the Monroe
loctrlno as a means of maintaining the
lalance of power In this hemisphere ,
Monitor Uepubllcnno luartlly approves
Cleveland's attitude and snys England ,
laughty , according to her Invariable ens-
om , refuses to allow lier lights to be dls-
lusi'jd , nn6 > ire'flcts ) | the downfall of Eng-
und If the goes to war with the United
States ,
Government Getx n
TORONTO , Ont. , Dec , 21. The report of
lie vote In the Cardwell bye-election today
s. genuine surprise for nil concerned. Wll-
oughby ( conservative ) went Into the contest
> ledgd to support the Dominion government
a Its cocrclvo Manitoba cchcol policy.
Stubba ( McCarthyltc ) opposed thl policy , and
lenry went In as a liberal , The result ; WIN
oughby , 110 ; Btubb * . 1,201 , and Henry , 278.
Hils Is considered a torero blow to the gov-
irnment on Its Manitoba school policy , wo far
is the province of Ontario Is concerned ,
iiniill Dividend lo the Con < riiI I'lioino ,
NEW YORK , D c. 21. The announcement
vas tnado In Wall Direct today that tha
Southern Pacific railroad would pay on Janu
try 22 to the stockholders of the Central
'aclflo railroad , as under agreement , a icml
lunual dlvlderd of H of 1 per c ut , „