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ESTABLISHED JUoSTE 10 , 1871. O fAIIA , MONDAY MORNIU , MAHCII 8 , 1897. St OLlD COPY FIVE CENTS.
SAYS NO' TO POWERS
King George Refuses to Recall licet and
Troop J from Ore to.
IIIS REPLY SHOWS NO WEAKENING
French Proposal of Oo-Operation the Next
Hopa of the Optimist ; ,
GREECE PREPARES FOR A BLOCKADE
Trojpa Are Using Rapidly Mobilized on the
Turkish Frontier.
SITUATION IS REGARD-D AS VERY GRAVE
KliiK Ivxpri-nMCH HIM ForveiitVlMh for
Pence , lint IN AltNiiliilvly Un-
jlclillnu ; In Hln lloMiilvv to
Stnml liy Crete. . „
( Copyright. 1197. by the Associated Pre s. )
ATHENS , March 7. The answer of Greece
to Ihe Identical notes of the powers was
discussed at a meeting of the cabinet nnd
approved by King George today. It Is re-
porlcd that the reply Is n refusal to call the
Greek licet and troops from Crete , on the
ground that the recall would be n signal for
pillage , Incendiarism and murder. The com-
plelo 'text of the note will not ho known
until It Is presented to the ambassadors of
the powers tomorrow.
In diplomatic circles It IK said that the
answer may lead to negotiations based upon
a proposal for co-operallon which has been
prcsonlcd by France , but In olllclal circles
this evening the hope ! not onterlalncd that
the , powers will accept the French proposl
tlon.
It Is stated that In view of the coatcm
y plalcd negative reply of Greece to the pow
crs , King George has sent orders to Colonel
Vassos. commanding the Greek forces In
Crete , 'to hold all the places now occupied
by him.
The king Is sllll hero and the dale of the
departure of the crown prince for the trim
tier has not yet been fixed.
Every effort Is being made to concentrate
the Greek troops on Ihe Turkish frontier
before the threatened blockade of the Greek
x coast can bo effected.
- Though the exact character of the Greek
reply to the powers Is not yet made known ,
It Is understood thai In addition to the
ground of refusal to comply because of the
Incendiarism and murder In
fear of pillage ,
Crete , the nole polnls out that ths Cretans ,
who alone should be regarded as entitle. ! to
determine their fate , have declared their
unalterable re-iolutlou to bo annexed to
Greece aa the only solution that will finally
pacify the Island.
King George and other members of the
royal family attentled a requiem mass In
the cathedral today for the ofllccrs and sol
diers who have fallen In Crete.
The Pllnghenesia publishes a telegram
Elating that a band of -Macedonians and
Eplroles caino Into -collision yest.erday at- '
Krnnla , slx'h'ourD'-march'froin Grencva. wllh
n fllroiis Turkish detachment. Thn Mace
donians attacked the TurkUu position to
ward evening and arc reported to have cap
tured It after an all night fight.
PACIFIC HUT UNYIELDING.
and there , tlnce
There are a few signs here
yesterday , that a paclllc solution of the
Cretan crisis Is yet possible. This lamore
particularly so In the case ot Greece. It
Is believed the government la sincere In not
which
desiring to start any conflagration
may spread far and wide. The gravity o
the situation Is recognized on all sides , and
nil Interested seem willing to arrive at a
peaceful ECttlemont of Ihe dltlleullles. If poa-
slble Greece Is displaying undlmlnUIiEd
nrmncea In her Intention to carry out at
MIC has mapped
nil costs the program which
out for hoiaelf In regard to Crete wh 11 * at
thi earno lime supporting tha pacificJnten-
* 'u'ViitatedathatCprlnce ' Mauroconlato , the
Greek minister at Constantinople , has addressed -
dressed a note to the Turkish government ,
reposing to recall the Greek troops from
the frontiers of Macedonia and Albania If
the Turkish trocjw near the Greek frontier
are BlmultancoUHly withdrawn. The porlo ,
haslc to accede
however , has not shown much
cede lo ibis proposal ,
v Al Ihe same tlmo this note was sent to the
-T" Turkish government , Blringent orders were
N Issued to the commanders of the Greek troops
In Thessaly to do everything possible to
nvold anything calculated to provoke a con
flict , while the hopff was expressedi to the
Turkish olllclals at Constanllnoplo that the
Porto would Issue similar Instructions to com
manders In Macedonia. Dispatches since
received here from Thessaly Indicate that the
wishes of King George will be carried out.
It was stated before that although the
Greek troops are animated with unabated en
thusiasm , nothing will bo done to needlessly
Irritate the Turks. An Incident showing
V 4 this to be the case has occurred al Mclun.
A Greek ofllcer of engineers was engugo.l In
supervising the work of rcp.iirlng a road close
to the frontier , nnd was jH'uvenled by some
Turkish officials fitim proceeding wllb the-
work The Grockn have not taken any action
In the matter , although It IB claimed they
were well within their rlybts In proceeding
with the repairs.
STAND NO COERCION.
On the other hand a dispatch received hero '
from Canca at 90 : tliU morning , states thct '
Colonel Vnfsoa , who IB In command of Iho
"Greek army of occupation , " as It Is termed '
In Athens , 1ms received at his camp nea- '
Platonla Instructions from King George to be '
prepared to resist coercion to the end. This
spirit. whhS pervades all the orders sent to >
the Greek commanders In Crcto Is further '
shown In Canca dispatches received at 9 '
o'clock thh morning , -pfi-rrlng to tlm Incl- ]
dent , which occurred at Scllno yesterday , 1
ll"foro deciding to land the mixed detach- '
meut of marines , thn admirals piur-parlc-ytvl i
for a-long tlmo with the Greek commander , i
Colonel Vassos , and the Greek vice consul , i
Kvaalvo answers were only returned to the '
admirals , the Greek commodore protesting '
against the obstacles which Eiirtno placed In I
the way of his action , and Colonel Vassos i
asserting that ho had no authority over the 1
Iniurgcnts. who were Infesting Scllno , 1
These replies , coupled with tha Insistence 1
of the. Greek vice consul thai he would only l
consent to go to Sellno on board a Greek <
war ship and In the name of King Geoige of
Greece , compelled the foreign admirals In f
deference to their Instructions' to decide to '
themselves deliver the Imprisoned Moslems ,
' even though they had to use force on the '
Insurgents or Greeks to do KO. Therefore , '
a detachment of marine * was landed at Se- '
. line from Ihe foreign war ships and U set 1
out forthwith for Candlamo , a distance of
fcovcn miles. The Greek vice consul , M.l
V. . llaracllr , thereupon Informed the adnrlraU '
' \ that the Greek government dec'lncd all re- '
epouilblllly for what might take place , It J
Is said there are U.OOO Moslems besieged at l
Candlamo , where Iho earthworks of the
Turks have been partly destroyed by the Ore ' .
fit the Insurgents , man- men being killed on
" - - .
both ei.
Additional advlcoi from Crete this mornIng -
Ing say thai Iho liuurpcnta bavo formed a '
rordon around C'anra and tlul yesterday '
evening tbo Insurgents attacked the Turkish
positions at Malaxa and Kpntldl , ulicre thry
attempted to den troy the blockhouse by
thn u of dynamUo. The flghllng wan
n drtiullory nature and thli mornlne li-stil
ltlr wrro reported to bo at a standstill.
It U announced Iliat imn mi > n of the Gro k
ruuTvej will embark tomorrow moraine at
Corfu for Karvatara aud Artc.
01WZ2U IM-.VNS TO conitci :
Kuroiirnti Ailnilrnln SlaUc
( n Tliclr ( lovoriiincnlH.
CAN'BA , March 8. (1 ( a. m. ) The admirals
have forwarded to their respective govern
ments their suggestions for the coercion of
Greece. The commander of a Russian cruiser
which has Just arrived from Scllno reports
tbo foreign vcsrcls fired guns there to In
timidate the Insurgents. The military gov
ernor of Canca has Informed the dragoman
of the Greek consulate that orders have
been received to flro on the Greek cavass ,
If he leaves the consulate. The Greeks In
the town are menaced by the Mussulmans
and the commanders of the foreign marines
decline to guarantee the safety of the news
paper correspondents who venture outside
of Canca.
The Insurgents failed In their endeavors
to force nn entrance Into Malaxa by the
use of dynamite at 0 o'clock last evening ,
but they made a breach In the walls at
Kcratldl , killing four and wounding several.
The garrison Is urgently appealing for re
inforcements. Skirmishing has been going
on slnco noon on the plains outside Canca ,
< ilillMA.\V CIIAAKI3S ITS PHOXT.
Shown SlKiiM of I'nllliiur In I.lnc ivlth
tin- Oilier PIMVITH.
LONDON , March 7. There was a lively
Interchange of telegrams between the Euro
pcati chancelleries yesterday over the re
jection by Greece of the proposals of the
powers and as to the measures to bo adopted.
The correspondent of the Associated press
learns ] that the admirals of the foreign fleets
suggested that the blockade should Include
the Greek ports as well ns the Cretan.
* So far as Germany Is concerned there are
some signs of a change of attitude. The
National Zeltung and the Berlin 1'ost con
tain statements , apparently Inspired , to the
effect that It will be Impossible for Germany
to bold out In her Intention If the other
powers glvo way so for as to negotiate fur-
thcr with Greece or' to Insist that Turkey
also shall withdraw her troops from Crete.
Tbo Ilrltlsh minister at Athens has wired
homo his belief that peaceful settlement will
now be arranged.
King Qeorgo of Greece has pent Sir Charles
Dllkc a telegram convoying his heartfelt
thanks and sympathy to Sir Charles and the
other members of the House of Commons
who signed the telegram sent the king from
the house Inst week , assuring him and the
Greek nation of the desire of themselves am
of the Englishmen and Irishmen whom they
represented for the success of Iho Greek
cause In the Cretan Imbroglio.
During the demonstration In Hyde parl
this afternoon , Hon. George N. Curzon , under
secretary of state for the foreign oinco
faultlessly attired and carrying on Ills arn
Mrs. Curzon , In a beautiful costume of pule
gray , strolled unrecognized through the
crowd , listened to the speeches and eccmed t
be somewhat amused by the harsh things sal
concerning his attitude In the Cretan dim
cultica. Lord Twecdmouth , Michael Davit
and many ctlier well known members o
Parliament listened to the speeches.
13\ < ; iA\l ) STAXDS HACK OK ( SI
I'optilnr I'ltrlMliiK' In CoiiilciiiitatlHii < >
Snllhlitir.v'N Attitude.
( CopyrlKhl. 1(97. liy the Auroclnlci ! Tress. )
LONDON , March 7. Little else 13 ta.lke (
about In Kurope than the eastern crisis , am
the possibility of a war between Greece am
Turkey which may Involve all the grea
powers. The olllclals of the Foreign office
hero , were busy throughout Saturday nigh
eud all day Sunday. In exchanging telegram ;
.with Constantinople and other cariitals.
.The French ne"yspr.persthis morning are
'allUpstMUnanUnous In anticipating' that the
Greek reilly to the Identical notes of the
powers will not bo a formal refusal to abide
by their decision , as , slnco yesterday morn-
Ins , the tone of the communications received
from Greece by M. Hanutaux , the French
minister of foreign affairs , has been more
distinctly pacific , a solution being hinted at
on the basis of mutual tuncceslons. The
soml-odlclal Vrcmdcnblatt of Vienna points
out this morning that It Is by no means cer
tain that If Greece provokes war with Turkey
that Scrvla and Bulgaria will iialst her , as
they might find means and concessions from
the sultnn to make a peaceful conquest by
wresting from Greece the ecclesiastical prov
inces. The Vremdenblatt reiterates that thtj
powers will not capitulate to Greece , no mat
ter what prasuro Is brought to bear on them ,
and no cno will withdraw from the threatened
coercion of Greece.
This view of the Integrity of the concert
of the powers Is supported by Constantinople
ple , which announces that pressure Is
brought by luo powers on the Turkish gov
ernment. The communication addressed by
the ambassadors to the Porto on Friday waa
In the fcrnf of a memorandum , supplementIng -
Ing the collective note of Tuesday last , and
pointing out that , as the principle of the pro
posed autonomy for Crete Implied a pro-
grerslvc reduction of the Turkish forces In
land , the Turkish troops In the Interior
bhculd. therefore , be concentrated in the
towns. The reply of the Turkish govern
ment to this collective note is expected to
bo delivered today and the representative of
the Associated preis at Constantinople learns
that It will state In substance that th ; Porte ,
In taking cognizance of It , declares to the
powers Its rei-olve to maintain the Integrity
of the Ottoman empire , and accepts In prin
ciple the establishment of an autonomous
administration of the Island of Crete ; but
the I'orto reserves the right to discuss the
precise definition of "autonomy. "
AGITATION SPH13ADINO.
The agitation of the lovers of liberty In
favor of Greece la spreading everywhere In
Great llrltaln according to reports received
from many places this morning , In every
dissenting church and In many pulpits of
Anglican churchra In London a notice was
road , urging the congregations to attend the
demonstration In Hyde Park at : i o'clock
this afternoon. Though the weather was
threatening , about 15,000 people were pres
ent. They consisted of all classes , although
worklngmen predominated. Six platforms
had lit'i'ii erected for the accommodation of
the speakers and the structures In all cases
displayed Greek flags. Among "those who
addressed thn gathering was Lord Coleridge ,
Harold JaniM Heckltt , liberal member of
Parliament for the Drlgg division of Lin
colnshire ; Richard McGhee , antl-Parnelllte
and labor representative In Parliament for
the couth division of Louth ; John Herbert
Lewis , advanced liberal member of Parlia
ment for the Flint district ; Francis A. Chan-
nlng , advanced liberal member of Parlia
ment for the east division of Northampton
shire ; David Lloyd George , Welch nation
alist member'of Parliament for the Carnara-
von district ; Sir Henry M , Havelock-Allan ,
baronet , liberal-unionist member of Parlia
ment for the southeast division of Durham ;
Kdward John Cljalmcin , liberal member of
Par'lamcnt ; Ilev. Dr. Clifford , the well
known free church minister ; several clergy
men and London county councillors and
others.
A resolution was adopted at all the plat
forms , with cheers for King George of Greece ,
exprcg&lng "tho ctrongtct sympathy with the
Cretans in their heroic struggle against the
Intolerable tyrant of Turkey , " and congratu
lating Oreoce upon having by her gallant conduct -
duct effected a deliverance \\hlch the united
powers were unable to achieve ,
The resolution further proteited against
any attempt to coerce Greece and demanded
that the marquis of Salisbury rcfuto to put
the guns of the Drlllali fleet to use' which
would be a disgrace and a humiliation to
Great llrltaln.
While the Hyde Park meeting was In
.iroRrefs , a similar program waa being car
ried out at a mass meeting , held In St. James'
hall , and another took place thlr evening1 In
Westminster cliancl. Kvery one at all the
meetings was urged to shower postal cards on
'ha marquis of alltbury. ° "hirh will be
I'-rlitcn. "No war with Greece1 !
A dispatch received hcu > from Ilirrcloni.
pain , Kays that fifty delegates of the Catalan
Homo Itule atxsaclatloiif. and a number of
imvtpapers have ulsneil a message to tbe
jrec'-c consul with the requeM that It be
nrwardcd to King George expreulng the do
Ire of the Catalan ) to tee Crete united with
"
( Continued on Second Pate. )
SCOVEL'S LIFE IN DABCER
Imprisoned Nowspapar Correspondent
Telegraphs Friends for Aid ,
MUST BE REMOVED TO HAVANA AT ONCE
StmiilnrilN Sliorv a Ilutcrniltintlnii to
f Tlielr Prisoner
AVcrlcr Continue * AVorlt ul
I'roiiertr- ,
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HAVANA ( via Key West ) , March C. ( New
York World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
By courier I have Just received the follow
ing from Sylvester Scovel : \
CALABOOSE NO. 1 , PRISON OF SANCTI
SPIIUTUS , Cuba , March L A veritable reign
of terror has lasted In this town during the
ten days of General Weyler's-stay. From
IB.OOO to 20,000 regular troops have Jammed
the narrow streets. Women and children
have been afraid to leave their homes. Many
of those who ventured Into tbo otrccts were
grossly Insulted.
Some Idea how Spain Is making war hero
may bo gained from Weylcr's own words.
Two weeks ago this captain general of all
Cuba had the aldermen of the town and the
townspeople assembled. In the public square.
Addressing them , , he eald :
"Last year Gomez and Maceo went west ,
destroying right and left. This year I am
coming east to finish what they left. I am
going to make grim war here and before I
get through the country wlil be bare as the
palm of my hand. "
The troops lu the towu have acted like
vandals. Twenty were allotted to the house
of a mulatto woman of good repute. I am
Informed that they horribly abused the host
ess. Cattle for this large number of- sol
diers have been killed on the public streets
and their entrails left to foster and rot under
the hot Cuban sun , spreading disease , llob-
bcry by soldiers has become prevalent. At
last a Spanish clerk In a Spanish store pur
sued one of the thieving soldiers , who had
stolen a hat , and kl.led him. The clerk will ,
of course , be shot. He Is In Jail now.
BURNING PROPERTY.
All about town the shlca are dark with the
fltnoko of burning property. Five newly built
housed of an American estate at Tulnlcu ,
near hero , have been devastated. All the
cane way burned by the troops four days ago.
Farm houses were razed to the grounj. As
I have no means of verifying ! them , I will
make no mention of tbo stories of wholesale
slaughter of farmers In the country nround
about. Wherever the Cuban chief ) near hero
has been ho ha.3 been doing some hot light
ing. Fully 600 wounded men have been
brought back to town by ox teams. I can
sc-o hospitals from my cell window. The
SpinhmUi and Cubans alike have been much
maltreated here.
There Is a Etrong , bitter sentiment against
Weyler here. Many telegrams came to him
from Havana. Ho has not answered any.
Finally , Ahumada wired his clilcf-of-staff
sifting : "Where Is General Weyler ? "
AVeyler started at once for the field and had
hf.i chlcf-ol-stnff answer : "General Weyler
loft this morning. We don't know where ho
la. "
I get this on undoubted , authority. It
scemu to show some friction somewhere.
Every day Weyler stays here Is a bad day
for Spain , for Cuba nnd for American. Inter
ests. SYLVESTER SCOVEL.
. Prior to Jho arrival of the co.urlcr. bearing
this dispatch , t WeylcrleturnoJ to Havana.
Today I received alarming cable mecoagcs
from Sanctl Splrltus. Consular Agent Mad
rigal cables : "Scovel mvat be taken away
from hero immediately. " Scovel later
cabled : "I must bo brought to Havana at
once , pending trial at Santa Clara. This la
Imperative. Have It done at once. "
The messages indicate that Scovel's llfo
io In danger In Sanctl Splritus prison , though
tlio danger is not dellnol. The news dis
patches today show the determination of the
Spanlardu to d.'flposo of. Scovel. The attempt
to being made by the Havana prosecution to
acqulro a jurisdiction over the case , and it
lj also proposed to put him on trial before
a. military tr.bunal to Insure his conviction.
All efforts to learn moro distinctly the
dangers of the situation at Sanctl Splrltus
today have been unavailing.
THOMAS G. ALVORD , JR.
COXOUATUI.ATIO.Va iOH ? 1,12
CoiiKiil Ofiicral at Havana Com-
laoiulcd for ( UN Klrm Stand.
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HAVANA , Cuba ( via Key Weal. Fla , ) ,
March 7. ( New York World Cablegram-
Special Telegram. ) Consul General Lee Is
receiving many leltera congratulaling him
upon Iho stand he took for protecting Ameri
can citizens 'In Cuba. Nearly all express In
dignation because Mr. Olney tried la make
II appear that General Leo neglected Dr.
Ruiz and only made a rackel when the doc-
lor was killed In order lo cover up neg-
loot. One New Jersey friend Insists that
Virginia wiil never elect Lee governor un
less challenges Mr. Oluey.
Nothing could bo further from the truth
than the assertion thai General Leo was
gullly of any neglect In Ihls case. Ho has
alwajo been earnest -In protecting American
rights , In spite of lack of support from the
State department nt Washington. From pasl-
tlvo knowledge I can say thai Leo did his
full duly al all times In regard to Dr. Ruiz.
The facts are that Lee Informed the Stale
.leparlment of Dr. Ruiz's nrresl and re-
porlcd him Incommunicado , Th ? general had
prolewlcd over and over again the pracllce
-f keeping American prisoners In solitary
confinement In a dark cell longer than
-teventy-two hours , but his protesting had no
effect , cither hero In Havana cr In Washing ,
ton , lie could not get acccra to Dr. Ruiz
and was > awaiting a reply from the State de
partment to his query as to what It held to
bo the length of tlmo prisoners should bo
hold Incommunicado when Dr. Ruiz's dealh
was announced.
General Lee Immediately made n personal
Investigation and found thai the dentist had
been murdcrsd In his cell. He wired the facts
to Iho department forthwith , nnd asked If ho
might expect a war ehlp to support him If his
demand for the relecao of Scott , another
American then In Incommunicado , was not
granted.
The fchamsful silence of Mr. OInoy Is well
known. That the attempt to lay blame on
the zealous and patriotic consul was equally
shameful Is clear. The records of Iho State
department will prove It.
Nol Iho slightest credence should bo given
to the alleged findings of the pretended In
quiry of Ihe Spanish authorllles Inlo the
Ruiz murder. Tlio so-called Inquiry'was a
farce. All tbo Inmates of the prison s-jy Dr.
Ruiz was clubbed to dentil In the dismal
dark cell ho was kept In fourteen days , and
that ho was then taken , after ho was dead ,
to the largo cell In which U was reported to
Madrid that ho died. But no man can tes
tify to this and remain on the Island. The
Spanish doctors say that Dr , Ruiz died of
congestion of the brain. Dr. Burgess , an
American plijticlan , saje In his report that
the wound on the head might have produced
congestion.
General Leo has no doubt that Dr. Ruiz
was murdtred. At noon on Thursday he
sent a dispatch to "John Sherman , Secretary
of state , Waahlngton , " and looked happier.
General Weyler Is angry because a stir
has been made over the Ruiz Incident , He
ho * rebuked Genera ! Foiidevlcla , who blame *
the Alcadc of Guanabacoa for having jr ,
Ruiz arrested , Fondcvlcla has released
moro than one hundred prisoners acmaed
by Ihe Alcade , on the ground that they are
civil , nM military prisoners , and If the Al-
eailu wants them ho ran arrest them him-
" ' " ' THOMAS G ALVORD , Jr ,
' 1'nrUlnli Urfralol ( 'onllrnu'cl.
CONSTANTINOPLB. March 7. There U no
confirmation of the report that 30,000 TurkUb
troop * crossed ( be Theesallan frontier and
were repulsed by an equal number ot Greek * ,
M'ICINLRY'S SIKSSACJltfTO I SPAIN
On Knrlh Pence , Oooil Vflll Towrm
Men , far Spain nnit Oilier Nation * .
( .Copyright , 1$37 , by rreMjJMMHilnir Company.
MADRID , Spain , Ma cli 7 t-Ncw ( Yor
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) E
Liberal's correspondent tent to Washington
Ssnor Morote , cables that Minister do Lorn
obtained for him nn Interflow with Preslden
McKlnlcy , who received htm cordially , Th
correspondent asked for Mine declaration , I
only a single ecntence , which he might tsle
graph to Spain. Thereupon President Me
Klnley gave him In writing , In English an
Spanish , the following :
"I consider It superfluous to add auythtn
more to the declarations contained In m
Inaugural address concerning my forlg
policy. But I will repeat what I aald In th
addrers , adding aa the bible has It : 'On
earth pcacs , good will toward men , ' peace to
Spain and ail other nation : . " -
The correspondent says > President McKIn
ley on taking leave nddcdl "I wish that my
worda may servo as a salutation to Spalt
through El Liberal. "
The president forbade Senor Morota to say
anything to the American newspapers nbou
the Interview. i
The Madrid press and politicians regnn
the 'president's words no confirming both th
favorable Impressions caused by his In
augural addrern and the Information tele
graphed again yesterday 'by Minister Dupuy
dc Lome to the duke -Tctnan concernln
the very friendly disposition" the presl
dsnt.
dsnt.There
There la an active exchange of telegram
dally between the government at Madrid am
General Weylcr at 11 avail /about the mill
tary and political situation 'Hi Cuba , with a
view to fixing n date for carrying out th
reforms , as the cabinet will' require som
tlmo for drawing up the necessary roya
decrees and regulations. Premier Canova
thinks General Wayler Is willing to under
take to carry out the reforms and such a
conciliatory policy ao the KOv'ernmcnt deem
expedient. ARTHUR , H. HOUGHTON.
\VI3VIjUll A.VXOUXCtCS HIS SUCCKSS
Marrlu-H Down thu iNlnnil. nnd Sail
Hack on a Ntvninor.
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HAVANA , Cuba ( via Key West , Kla. )
March 7. ( New York World Cablegram-
Special Telegram. ) General Weylcr marchec
down the Island and salted back on a
steamer. Ho announces that he has no
resigned and never had any Intention o
doing ro. But the belief that ho will be
recalled Is stilt strong. Hp cays ho Is
greatly pleased at the "flucccts" of his cam
palgn and has sent a wonderful account o
it to Madrid.
Private advices by courlcrs.'ond friends In
the provinces where Genera ! "Weyler has
been tell a different story ; 'Ttibugh widely
aeparated , all agree that General Weyler has
simply devastated the country througl
which he marched and , has nccornpllshei
nothing for pacification. As'a-military ex
pedltlon the campaign Was-a" total failure.
Spanish wounded are arriving * by ox teams
In Sanctr'SpIrltua. Th ' Insurgents are li
control In the San Luis valley. '
There has been hot fightlrig' ' around Santa
Clara anil bold raids are mado-'daily In Ma
tanzas and Havana provinces.
The Spanish arnla have not gained om
Inch of territory. They have ,3ald dcsolat
miles on miles , have killed hundreds o
women and children , hayo driven scores o
paclflcos to the Insurgent forces and havi
made" the revolution stronger'than ever b >
Intensifying Iho bltternelu of-ian outragci
people. That Is the sum jtotaljtot' , Genera
Weyler's "sucpcss. " r. * t '
It I * the''prevailing .belief that , Presiden
Clsncrps is'.dead. WjoU ojjlhenUeatpJ news
comes'that General Gomcz hts loft" his main
army strongly oncampe ( ln"5antaClara
while he , with a small ecorthns ( crossed the
Jucaro-Mcron trocha tot 'consult the Cuban
government. THOMASiG. ALVOKD , JR.
MIXKHS
Flvo'Ont of Xlm- SluiiVorItlitpr 'I'o-
K 'thcr AnTnlV ii Out AHve.
SALT LAKE CITY , U ah , March 7. A spe
elal to Iho Tribune from Park Clly , Utah
says : At 10 oc'ock today n heavy snowslldp
started from the mountain peak west of the
Morgan mine and struck one of the Dalj
mins bunk houses. The bunk house wca
shivered Into atoms. Nine- men were sleep
ing In the house at tholime. . Five were res
cued alive about an hpnr afterwards. Res
cuing parties continued'ih'elr work and al
4:45 : Ihis afternoon Ihe bd'dy of Nicholas
Paflls was recovered * Fifteen minutes later
the body of James , . Keating was found. He
was still In lila bunk with lib bedding
wrapped around him , Keating has n wife
and four children at Buttq , 'Mont. Nicholas
Rufette , the third and last man found , wzs
also de.id. In his pocket ww found the by-
lawn .of the Ancient Order of Foresters , Fer
ris , Cal. Joseph Zucca Is stil ( missing nnd Is
no doubt dead. s
John Boyle , A. Blakker and John Whalcn
wore working In the 200-fpot surface tunnel
al Iho moulh of which the snow was plied
up fifty feet high. They worked their way
out after several hours' hard work.
There were two other hcajy snows'Ides today
'
day , one at Iho Anchor m'ln' < 3 'boarding houisc
and ono at the Silver , Kln , but no lives
were lost.
i
CountH HlHKf > ' \ tyViitnrlcN. .
GUAUBLAJA , Mex. , ' March 7. Funeral
ceremonies took place today over the remains
of a man who claimed , arid backed up his
claims with almost Indisputable proof , t ( ,
have been born In Spain 164 .years ago.
Campreho died on Friday and/ according to
his afflrmallon and oilier testimony , ho wae
161 years old , He eaid ho' wumborn In Spain
In 1712 , nnd cama to tha ! country " when he
war 21 years old. wasllvlng , with hio
grcat-grer.l-granc'Bon nnd had copies of the
church register nt Valldolld , Spain , allowing
the date of his birth nnd baptism , December
12 , 1742 , Campreho was In full posscKilon of
his mental faculties to the fast and this fact
led many persons to doubt Ola1- veracity , He
frequently related Incidental which occurred
In the last century. A priest In tho' church
which ho attended , who te now 81 yearn old ,
says ha remembered Camprfcho as being an
old mnn when ho wes-a little' boy.
Ill- I.OHL-H JljM .Jlttnil.
NEW CASTLE , Wyo. , Mrroji 7. ( Special. )
Lewis Compton , aged 17 , losl his right hand
yesterday by Ihe accidental'jllscliarge of his
shotgun. Compton was leading on the end
of the gun when It 1 and was ills-
charged , both loads parsing .hrough his arm
between tlio hand nndiclbovfi Tendering am
putation necessary , i" , f
OHliiime Off fcjr ' \Viinliliinll > ii.
RAWLINS , Wyo. , Marchf 7. ( Special. )
John E , Osborno , - from
this state , has started ( or Washington , whore
ho will attend the special ( session of con
gress , Mr , Osborno has appointed as his
private secretary Rob'ert ilohnson of this
place. _ * '
VoliiiiteerH Arfe One } Yell r Olil.
NKW YORK. Murclu7. The first anniver
sary of the foiindln 'of thi ) American Vol-
unteeru was celebrujd { tctdiiy by two big
meetings at Metropolitan temple In the
iiftcrnoon nnd nt Cooper Union In the evenIng -
Ing , Commander Hooth wllpjprobably com
mission 500 otlicers tn AuHOcfatlon hall to
morrow nlglit. ' '
Htrlki * ii f Garment' UorUrrH Siireinlw.
NEW YORK. March 7-Srnall strikes of
garment workers In ( Kast Hide shops were
without niimljcrtodayLato' this afternoon
It appeared an though' leant 12OtO oper
ators In all liranchea'of thtuclothlng trade
would bo on a
of Oof/iu / Vrn rU , March 7.
At New York Arrived St. Louis , from
Southampton. Sailer-Mobile , for Lond-n.
At Liverpool Arrlveddrla tic , from ,
At Havre Arrived La Clminplaln , from
New York ,
Atcjutenntown _ ) Balled Etrurla , tor New
WEEK OF ORATORY IN SIGHT
Nebraska Demosthenes and Oicoros Sc
Their Opportunities Expand ,
POSSIBILITIES OF LEGISLATIVE PROGRAIi
Pemllna In llolh Itranclie
.Certain lu Provoke StoruiN of 1m-
Uloiiiivnoc mill
I'artlxait Protest.
LINCOLN , March 7.TSpeclal. ( ) Scarcely
ten days of thp legal llfo ot the present ses
sion of the legislature yet remains , and no
attempt has as yet been made to take up
for final action the big appropriation bills
Never In the history of the stale has n leg.
tslaturc so persistently neglected the more
Important work of the scsrlon and devoted
Its time to the consideration of purely par
tisan measures. Although nearly fifty legis
lative days have elapsed , but five completed
measures have received the signature oC the
governor. Two of these measures provide
for the payment of the salaries and expenses
of the legislature Hr-clf. The others consist
of the recount bill , a Joint resolution In
structing United Slates Senator Thurslon lo
vote for free silver legislation and a Joint
resolution directing the atlorney general to
spur up the county attorneys to proceed
against an alleged combination ot elevator
men In the state. U has cost , the taxpayers
of Iho slate of Nebraska $100,000 to scud
these five measures to the governor.
The appropriation bills are still tn the
hands of Ihe printers. So are more thai
100 other bills. It Is hardly possible for the
bill printers to complete their work before
the session closes and thousands of dollars
will be paid for the printing of bills which
will never even be considered by the sifting
committee. Rcprescntallvcs Clark of Rich
ardson , Hull of Harlan and Sheldon ol
Dawcs , who will take the lead In pushing
the approprlalloti bills , say that they be
Hove each of the two large bills can be
passed through the house In three days.
They expect determined opposition to many
features of the bill. Many Interests will ob
ject to the manner In which the pruning
knife has been used , and still others will
oppose the appropriations for the new build
ings. State officials and heads of flic stale
Institutions are making a determined effort
to Increase Items In which tiny arc per
sonally Inlcreslcd. Three days for each bill
will afford a narrow margin for the orators
of the house.
house.WORK
WORK FOR TEN DAYS.
The closing len dajs of liie liouso arc
likely lo be exciting as well at sensational.
The majority element has determined to push
to final 'passage the anti-corporation bills
now on the calendar whether the appropria
tion bills are conaldered or not. . The bills
regulating Iho stock yards , telephone , tele
graph , express and Insurancofcbmpanlea are
almost certain to pass niiejfor both , * houses
This fact Is freely conceded-the icpre-
seutatlves of the compwilei Irilerested who
cro en the ground andvwdrklng.inlght and
day to save themselves. One 'of the moat
prominent members of the third house , 1. e. ,
the lobby , said this evening that no com
bination conceivable could prevent the passage -
sago of these bills at the present session.
The Lincoln and Omaha charters arc also ,
likely to glvo the members , of the house
something to talli aboul. Both will be opr
posed , ' the ono for Lincoln , especially. The
Omaha charier has pasaod' the' senate' and
the Lincoln charier la on for a special order
Tuesday morning. Both will pass the house
only after a struggle. In which vehement
oratory will play the strongesl parl. There
are oilier measures which will require a
largo expenditure of eloquence In the house.
The Initiative a'nd referendum Is still endowed
dewed with a feeble existence and will re
quire several allopalhlc dcses of lalk before
It can _ bs given Itu final quietus. The pubMc
printer hill will also be placed on the desk
as a targal for verbal waddage , while Ihe
bill to Abolish Iho Soldiers. ' Home at Milton !
promises to afford food for eloquence for Iwo
daja al least.
For reasons best known lo itself the sen-
nto has taken a rest from Its labors until
Tuesday morning. No one outside ot the
controlling Influence In the senate 'Is ' ap
prised of the necessity for n two days' ces
sation from the arduous duties of legislation
so Into In the session , but It Is tolerab y
safe lo presume that several matters of
party policy are to bo arranged In the re
cess.
WEEK IN THE SENATE.
The coming week In the senate Is likely
to be fraught with Importance to private
Interests , but public business will hardly
play an Important part In the deliberations
3t the statesmen who repietient the people
in the .upper branch. The Lincoln charter ,
a bono of fierce contelillon , comes up ts a
special order Tuesday morning. No bill be
fore the senate la being puthed harder en a
dlsllnctlvely party measure. The charter
practically tin us the government of the city
if Lincoln over to the .hands . of the populJsls ;
They may nol win at Ihe coming cily elec-
Uon , bul If tlio charter becomes a law , the
populists will take Immediate control of
.ho police and tire departments and if the
mmerlcal strength of the lobby Is any cri
terion , Iho commission authorized by Iho
bill will have no difficulty tn finding men
willing lo fill all places at the disposal of
the board to be appointed by the board ,
Friday evening when Iho final contest over
making the charter a special order for Tues
day was waged to a successful Issua the
lobby back ot the senate railing was crowded
as it never has been before al Ihe present
session and Iho leading popullsls and free
silver democrals swarmed over lUo floor of
: ho senate so numerously that all the efforts
of the lieutenant governor to preserve order
were futile. When Iho vole -vas announced
Ihe applause and cheers of the lobby could
nol bo suppressed ,
The public prlnlor bill will bo reported
to Iho senate TutiVay or Wedmaday , but
In so strange a form that Its original tup-
porters will hardly recoinlzo It. In facl ,
everything after thii enacting clause will ha
stricken out nnd an entirely new bill lub-
stltuled , to the Intense menial anguish of
ono or Iwo Interests In Lincoln and Omaha
that have been paying hotel bills for the
men who have been pusnlne the bill. The
public printer bill as originally Introduced
was bad. Aft amended by th } senate It was
Infinitely worse.
'
KILLED OFF COMPETITION.
It pracllcally destroyed competition on
Gluts prlnllng and placed tbo work tn the
control of two large publishing houses of the
state. The senate , under the leadership of
Senator MuU of Keya Palm counly , added
amendments which , from careful ostlmatt-3
made by several mate and counly ollclaln ! ,
would have necessitated an Immediate ex
penditure of 100,000 by the counties of the
state , The amendment giving tha state
printer absolute control over all counly print
ing Included n proviso that the attorney gen
eral should at once prepare a new set of
forms for county records. This only meant
that every county In the state would have
been compelled to at , once purchase an en
tirely new equipment of books and blanks
and order them through the utate printer at
prices to be fixed by that official. The bill
ran the gauntlet of the senate committee of
the whole and waa ordered to third reading.
It was duly engrafted and placed on Us final
passage. Before the first section of the bill
had tiesn read It was recommitted to the
committee on printing. . The senate had heard
from Us constituents.
The BuLatltute bill revises the entire clari
fication and will be eo dcvlwid that the
printer with only meager facilities will be
itilo to bid upon email parcels of work. In
stead of a half doien firms controlling the
work , several hundred smaller concerns will
be able to crmpetc. The big plants will no
longer have the matter In their own hands
and the country printer with a single Job
prwi will be placed on an equal footing with
the big corporation with Its uteam prccaea
anil elaborate facilities.
PUK.\CHiS TO T 1111 IMtKSiniiXT
_
lllnlinii .Jolin rji HntnnnV Srrninti n
the MeljlsYllliiu Ctinrcli.
WASHlNGTOMfUrch 7. President Me
Klnley attended jEllf' ' ' on nls nrst Sunday
In Washington. BSvl'l about 6,000 prlvat
citizens who wljtjJlo catch n glimpse * o
him. Although M JlECttled that the presl
dent Is to bo alBHar attendant at Foun
dry church nt Hecntu r.n.l U streets
his first chuj B attendance was b )
special arrangl H : to hear a ser
m on by ] t' ' { H Jnln ' ' 'ow
man , at the MollHlltan Methodist churcl
at Four-and-a IoTand ( C streets. The
street In front ot Iho church was packed will
people two hours before the regular time to
eurvlce , but , anticipating the rush , only
powholdcrs were admitted up to half pas
10 o'clock. Then the crowd was let In grad
ually and filled every available foot of stand
Ing room from a triple row of chairs In
front of the chancel to the back row of tin
gallery. When there was not room for an
other Individual Inside the front doors , the
crowd turned to Tnlmadso' ? church
the Flist Presbyterian , only hal
a block away nnO this also
was soon filled to the doors while the strce
In front of bolh churches was packed fron
curb to curb.- When service commence !
fully 2,000 people were left outside.
The president drove down from the white
house with Mother McKlnlcy and Genera
Osborne. There was a , double fllo of police
men under Lieutenant Kelly of the Sixth
precinct at the door nnd these cleared the
way for the parly which entered the church
President McKlnlcy supported his mother on
his arm , and General Oaborne followed. A
pew had been reserved near the front of the
church , and In this with the president's
party were Secretary J. Addlsnn Porter and
Mrs. Porter. President McKlnlcy bowed his
head for a moment after being aeitcd am
then leaned back In the corner of the po\\
\\altlng for the service to begin.
Rev. Hugh Johnston , pastor of the church
assisted the bishop , making thu opening
pr.iyer and announcing the hymns. In the
milplt ulpo waa HfV. Dr. Manchester o
Clinton , President McKlnley's former pastor
The first hymn was particularly appropriate
ending with the lines :
Wntclimnn , tell us of the night ;
What Its signs of promise are.
Dr. Johnaton al.so especially mentioned the
president , the oiblnct and the congrc.is li :
the petition for blessing In his opening prayer.
Bishop Newman's sermon was on the text
In the gospel of St. Matthew. "For He Came
Not to Call the Righteous , but Sinners to
Repentance. " 11 was rather a pointed > er-
mon on the regeneration ot modern society ,
whcso hope , the speaker declared , lay not In
government , education , phllanthrophy , hut
In accepting the doctrine and philosophy of
Christ. Ho warned statesmen especially to
"stand back and not bo deluded by the be
lief that any form of government , autocratic ,
aristocratic , democratic or republican , eoultl
suppress vice and foster virtue to the ultl-
niato health and well being of the nation. "
When this warning was utlcrcd , there came
an audible nnd devout "Amen" from the
corner near the chancel. The presidential
party remained until the singing of the final
hymn , at Ihe last verse of which they arose ,
and , preceded by two ushers left the audi
torium and were driven back to the white
house.
' '
. During the afternoon the president. In com
pany with Mr. McWIlllama of Chicago , went
out for a short walk In the direction north
of Iho exccullve marslcn , and along Six
teenth street , ono of the most farhlonablo
thoroughfare. ! of the city. The weather was
charming nnd the streets were filled with
pcdostrlans. After a walk of about twenty
nlnute Mr. MclClnley returned to the white
i'Suse. ' Tlio evening wag spent very quietly ,
there being n family gathering nt the while
house , Including .some of those who ! are soon
to .leave the city for their homes.
11I.1SS 1IOI.US 111' TUB U3ASI3S.
\ < MV Si'frctar.v Cotw 'an IiiNiprlit Into
tlio TlinrHloii ( "mintKlKlil. .
WASHINGTON , March 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Leasxjs to u large number of acres
of land Included In the Omaha and Wlnnc-
bago reservation , In Thuraton county , hava
been held up , pending review by Secretary
of the Interior Bliss. Letters and telegrams
were received by Senator Thurston during the
last week prolesling ugalnat the making of
Ions-time leases , which It was fsarod ux-
Sccrctary Francis might execute without
knowledge of the prolcs/.H being entered. In
or.ler that no hasty action might bo taken ,
Senatcr Thurston addrswd a letter to Secre
tary Francis , calling hta attention to objec
tions made to the lea.sF.i nnd protecting
against the execullon of leases to run for
more Ihan one year. Secrelary Franch re
fused to do anything In the matter , leaving
a memorandum on his desk for Secretary
Bllf.i aa to what had been done aud the
f.tatiis cf the cuei.
Mrs. Beck , wife of Caplaln Beck , agent of
tlio Winnebago and Omaha Indiana , and who
lia.i been in the city for Bonn days , has
called at the Interior and War departments
In the Interest of her husband.
Congressman-elect W. L. Gicenc of the
Sixth Ncbrcska district arrived In town this
afternoon. Mr. Grccno says he has no freak
legislation up hl slcorc. nor has ho any clear
idea aa to the duties of congressmen , as Oils
la Die first time he was ever In the national
capital , Mr. Greene will have as bin secre
tary , Rod Smith of Kearney , who preceded
jis chief a. week ago. The arrival of the other
Ncbranka members la uncertain , They nr <
not expecteJ , however , before the beginning
of the week.
Log-rolling has already commenced for
places on house committees nnd It Is n prctly
; oed gucas Hint one chairmanship will go to
Nebraska. Dave Msrcer , having shown'his
fitneis on public buildings and grounds , may
secure that Important committee , although
ho Is ranked by Mllllken of Maine , the pres
ent chairman , Slrodo Is tlreil of his place
on Iho 9lccllons committee , and wants Home
ess onerous position , where conscientious
work would make n hotter t-howlng than In
ho thankless place he occupied In tlio taut
congress ,
Ex-members of ths Fifty-fourth congress ,
with the exception of 0. M. Kpm , are still
n the city , but will be pulling out for Nc-
ira&ka during the week.
I.MI'OHTICH OK DICKOHMKI ) AMK.VS.
I > , M. iiolilncr IN Arrcxlcil llniler ( lit
\ MV Immigration faw.
WASHINGTON , March 7 , Commissioner
General Stump of the Immigration bureau has
received the details of the capture In New
York of Plnkus Mclach Goldncr , who bun
urnlshcd the department with Its flist case
under section C of tlio new Immigration law ,
vlilch inakcft It a mlsdeanionor to bring
nellglble Immigrants Into Iho United Ftateu.
loldner Is an American nnd arrived on the
Mioenlcla on March 1 , In company with c
girl of IS and a boy of 11. booked as Eldnl
nd David Goldner. The girl had curvature
of the spine nnd a club foot and was nth r-
wlso deformed. It was learned from nn aunt
f the girl , Augusta llla'jner. that she was
not Goldner'a daughter , but that her name
vaa Blauncr and that hnr father had BCII !
Jier from Germany to gst rid of her. It was
ilso asserted In the ntatninent that Goldncr
lad mailo a business of bringing deformed
nd Idiotic Immigrants to tills country as liU
datives , an American citizen being able to
bring In , hls relatives undsr the law. Hlf
barge Is saJ | to have been JSO for each per-
on brought In. On the Phoenicia were also
n Imbecile , a blind man nnd another In-
llglhle peruon , wlioni It Is alleged Goldner
ttcmptcJ lo railroad through , but tlio num-
icr of his relatives brought him lo grief.
Uncase tva.i put Into'tjie Imnds of tli ? United
Stolen district attorney In Now York.
Di-liioi'riillii OIIUCIIN IK Culled ,
WASHINGTON , March 7\-Rcprcvcntatlve
lobprtson , the secretary , hna callcd t cau-
fii of the democratic ineniherM of the home
of the Fifty fifth ronKftw ( o meet at .1
o'clock next SutiinUy afternoon In I In- hall
of tha house of represent ith--H. Tht caucus
Is for Iho purpone of choonlng candidates for
speaker and other officers of the lower branch
of congress.
FVIF IN THFMSFfVFS
JUilJU 111 ILlJulllJJuL/ JuO
Bills that Are Wrong in Prinoiplo ancl
Dangerous in Application.
THREATEN SPIRIT OF ELECTION LAW
Measures that Would Break Down tlio
Eecreoy of tbo Ballot ,
PUTS THE OMAHA SCHOOLS IN POLITICS
Polker's Bill to Recast the Local Board of
Education ,
OTHERS FRAUGHT WITH GREAT DANGER
Siivclllu InxtiuiccN of PropoNcil
tliilt Would Work llnrni to I'lili
lle IntvroNt If Kliuilly
, Knnclcil. '
LINCOLN , March 7. ( Special. ) Will the
legislative slngo reached \vhoro liouso and
senate comuilttocs are reporting bis batches
of bills dally. It becomes almost Impossible !
to keep track of the different measures
that 'descrvo ' moro than passing attention.
The bill nics , although not entirely com
pleted , offer an Interesting study In bills
of all varieties. The bills that arc harm
less of course are In the majority , hut the
list of bad measures was not exhausted la
the review printed In The llet > last week.
A few of these are doubtless Intentionally
vicious , whllo others are Introduced as fa
vors to constituents or because their real
Import and consequences are not clearly
seen by the members behind them.
Governor Holcomb In his message strongly
recommended legislation that would prevent
partisan manipulation of the arrangement
of names on the olllclal ballot and Inci
dentally condemned In severe terms the
ballots designed to permit of and promote
straight party voting. Most of the bills In
troduced on this subject , however , Ignore
the governor's recommendations and con
template precisely what he denounced. Houeo
roll 463 , by Loomis , Is just such a
bill , and BO Is liouso roll 123 , by Durkctt.
Both provide for emblem tickets , for which
the Illiterate or venal voter can vote by
making a single cross mark and by which
the delivery of the goods can bo verified ,
whenever any one cares to tralllc In votes.
Doth arc still In committee.
WOULD AIL ) CORPORATIONS.
Senate file 2SS la a bill cleverly drawn by
some clever corporation lawyer. lie Import
Is to bar' actions for damages by reason of
Injury or death duo to negligence of any de
scription , miles ? commenced wlthu | six
months after the happening of such negli
gence. On Its face It may seem no moro
than fair that people should bring their dam-
ace nulls wllhln six months from the tlma
the cause of action occurred , but reflection
will fhow that In many cases of Injury by
neglect the extent of the Injury la not known
until six months Jias elapsed ? . Under ptt&siit. *
law damage suits of this kind 'Inay be Insti
tuted the Eqmo as any othsr personal Injury
suit < for < tort" any tmo | before four years offer
tlie'lnjury ' IB Inflicted. Should this bill , which
lias been consigned to the tender mercies of
: lie committee on miscellaneous corporations ,
become law a largo number of personal Injury
lamagc suits would he frozen out anil the
Injured parties left without right to recover.
NEW OMAHA SCHOOL UOARD.
Folkr's bill , house roll 231 , recasting the
alia Board of Education , is D.ipplementary
o his bill to make the school board all power
ful in levying school taxes. This hill wipes
.he present Omaha school board out of exist
ence and substitutes for It a risw hoard of
.wolvc members , all appointed by the mayor.
! 11Mend of removing the management of tha
mblic schools from politics. It alms to make
: hcm an Integral part of the city machine ,
to bo traded oft and perverted In the Intercut
of the maycr'o political ambitions and tlioso
of hh friends. With the schools as the tall
o the city hall kite , the resources of the ma
chine would be beautifully strengthened.
Another vicious measure la McLeod's
bridge bill , house roll No. 285. This bill pro
vides that whenever any county or district
Imlfl It desirable to construct a brldgo over
& 00 feet long It shall make application thcre-
'or to the Stnto Hoard of Pnblln Lands and
Dulldlngs , which board , should the appllca-
lon meet Its approval , shall proceed to build
t and the cost be defrayed out of the stata
: reasury. Thus the taxpayers throughout
he state who have paid for the bridges In
heir respective counties are to bo required
o pay again to build the expensive brldgoa
n gome far distant county. No neater
scheme to unload on the atato treasury the
Burdens which belong properly to the om-
nnnitk'H directly affected has been proposed.
This bill has been duplicated In the senate ,
nit neither have yet made alarnvlng progress.
Senate file No. 211 , by Hearing , allow.i
savings hankis to pay out money deposited
with them on order or check by minors. In
all other transactions minors are subject to
ho control of Iholr parents or guardlanx , If
his bill were to pass It would plaro savings
> anls In position to throw the responsibility
or accounts with minors upon the deposit
ors , It IB a serious question whether mlnora
should bo placed here on tha same footing
as adults , The tit'I IR still held 'by the coin-
nlttec on banka and currency ,
UOnS THE SCHOOL FUND ,
House roll No. 3fi7. by Orandstaff , an-
horlzcs the extension for live and ten jears
of leases of school lands. Most of these
fauna were made years ago at merely nomi
nal nppralurmcnU nr.d the lands by their
iso havn paid for themselves over and ovrr
again. If the lands wcro forfeited and now
eases taken as required by the law a It
lands , new appraisements wriild Invo to bo
nade and the benefit of Increased value gen
n thi state. This bill gives the lessee an
xtenslon without any compensating conoid-
ration whatever. It also Increases the tlmo
or the exemption of these lands from taxa-
lon , A long as the ochool lands are under
c.ieo they pay no taxes to the state or local
ovprnmnnts and with a low rental It In
Bually cheaper to use leased ground than to
wn It and pay the regular taxe.i that would
jo assessed on It If the title were not lu
lie itato ,
Grothnn's bill , senate fllo No , 81 , Is utlll
n the senate judiciary committee. It pro-
Ides that a counter-claim may bo pleaded
n civil actions , notwithstanding It Is barred
iy the statute of Jlniltatlonu , In other
vords It seeks to permit the revival of an
utlawcd debt , provided only the holder can
imnago to get a claim against bis debtor ,
t IB u dlbcrimlmtlon In the reino/ly afforded
n cases whore the statute of limitations
ould bo set up In def n e.
There are several bills affecting our mar-
iage and divorce laws , Hi'nao | fllo No. C5 , by
lowell , voids marriages between uncle and
Icco and nephew and aunt. Just what the
bject to be gained ID , unless It ls to rclcaso
ome property that has been tied up by sucu
lairlnges , U not discernible , because it the
ear rclatlonihlp wnru the objectionable ,
etituro , It would FUfllcc to prohibit mar-
laEW wllliin that degree , Ynlser has a
illl , too , that cm'iowera the court on appll-
atlon of cither nnu o ( the parties to declare
common law marriage of persons who liavo
obablted The Held this would open to
dvent'ireis , advtntun.mos and bUrkmallitra
ould bo practically llmltlets. Another bill
n thin subject ID really meritorious u Is
enate flic No. 155 , by Murphy , requiring
ounty attorneys to defeirl all divorce cultu
vhero Judgment appears to bo going by de-
ault. or In which collusive Inaction Is mini-
fit on I be part of the defendant. This
ould put an end to Ibo stealthy procurement
( divorce from nonresident'wives or hui *