Nebraska Newspapers

    DUTY ON WHITE PISE
Vest's Attempt to Place it on the Free
List ia Unsuccessful.
PARTY LINES BROKEN ON THE QUESTION
Missouri Senator's Motion Defeated by a
Vote of 20 to 28.
ALLEN OPPOSES THE DUTY ON LUMBER
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Tries , Without Eucccsi , to Substitute the
Wilson Schedule.
TKURSTON COMES TO DEFENSE OF BILL
Itt'ooil Schedule IH Finally Adopted an
lU'comiiieiiiteil 1 > y Committee
Tolineoo Schedule to He
Taken Up Toduy.
WASHINGTON , June 7. The senate today
disposed ot the lumber paragraph , which has
bcon more stubbornly contested than any
feature of the bill thus for , by defeating the
motion of Senator Vest to place white pine
on the free list , yeas 20 , nays 28. The
contest was mainly significant In breaking
party lines , which have been maintained
with few exceptions during the early stamen
of the debate. On the final vote , eight
democratic senators voted against Mr. Vest's
proposition Messrs. Bacon und Clay of
Georgia , McEncry ot Louisiana , McLaren
nnd Tlllman of South Carolina , Martin of
Virginia , Rawllns of Utah and White of
California. On the other hand , Mr. Carter ,
republican , nnd Messrs. Cannon and Mantle ,
silver republicans , voted for the Vest motion.
Following this a vote to substitute the Wll-
Eon schedule was detcatcd , 17 to 37 , nnd the
schedule was agreed to as reported. The
debate preceding the vote was nt tlmos very
breezy , owing to the break of political linta.
A general discussion of the future iiiogram
of the bill continued before the senitto ad
journed. It led to a statement by Mr. Alli
son , In charge of the bill , that the com
mittee piobably would submit amiii'lnwnts
to the sugar schedule. For this reason he
announced that the sugar scuod'ileuuld :
bo passed over tomorrow , and the tobacco
schedule taken up.
TARIFF BILL TAKEN UP.
The consideration of the tariff bill wan
resumed eoon after the session opened and
the discussion proceeded on the paragraph
placing n duty of $2 per 1,000 feet on lum
ber. Mr. Allen , populist of Nebraska , moved
to substitute the provisions of the Wilson
bill , which placed lumber on the frco list.
The senator spoke In particular against re
storing whlto pine to the dutiable list , urg
ing that the ratca were designed to bo pro
hibitory against Canadian pine , There was
nothing , ho said , In the "claptrap argument"
of American high wages , as the wages ol
lumbermen In Canada were , on the whole ,
higher than in the United States. This was
simply an attempt to pay back to the lum
ber eyndlcate the advance which It had possl.
. Vly made less than a year ago and in the
eyes of every honest man was nothing short
of absolute larceny legalized larceny.
Mr , Berry of Arkansas spoke against re
storing the duty on white pine. He had been
appealed to by the lumber Interests ot hU
own atoto to support the duty , but ho coulil
not do It when It laid such heavy tribute
nn the agricultural people of the westeri :
Bacs. Mr. Berry expressed bis astonish
ment that any democratic senator would sup
port this restoration of duty on lumber.
Mr. Bacon of Georgia , who U supporting
the lumber duty , reminded Mr. Berry tha
his ( Bacon's ) support was" due to the fac
that the duty was a revenue rather than i
protective rate.
Mr. Berry responded with a vehement ar
ralgnment ot the bill , framed , he Raid , In th1
Interest of every trust and combination li
1 the country. When ho saw In the bill tha
It gave a large Increase of duty to the Suga
trust and to every other combination of capl
tn ! this satisfied him that the metauro wa
framed dlytlnctly on the llnea of protcctio :
nnd not of revenue.
Mr. Caffery , Louisiana , opposed the dut
on whlto pine , and Incidentally criticise
the position of Mr. Bacon of Georgia , whi
lie said , favored a protective duty. Th !
the senator from Georgia denied. M :
Caffery announced his opposition to all pr <
toetlvo duties , but favored the Imposltlo
of duty for purely revenue purposes. II
said the supply of pine In this country v r
inexhaustible and repudiated the "reputed
representatives of lumber Interests of hi
state who went before the ways and -i.ean
committee and nskrd a duty of $2. H
could not , he said , find a slnglo basis fc
thla duty on lumber , so far as the souther
timber Interests were concerned.
"Tho platform I stand upon , " Interpose
Mr. Bacon , "the orthodoxy of which the sci
ator from Louisiana may not subscrtOo I
( Mr. Cnffcry supported the Indianapolis go !
ticket ) , warrants my position , The Chlcap
jilntform tsald : "Wo favor a tariff for rev <
line with duties so adjusted us to opcral
equally throughout the country , and n <
discriminate as to class or section , It
tliat plank In the platform upon which
Etond. "
ESSENCE OF DEMOCRACY.
Mr , Cattery said there might bo a dlscro ]
anuy between the Chicago nnd the Indiana ]
oils platforms , but the essence ot democrat
was opposed to a tariff on raw matcrla
because dUCh a tariff necessarily require
compensatory duties on manufactured art
clea. "If one wrong is conceded , " ho oske
"sh ll we multiply H7 Can error bo BO co
reeled ? That may bo the logic of yoi
democracy , it Is not ot mine. "
"My position , " said Mr. Bacon , "Is tin
If duties are to bo levied on manufacture
articles for revcnun purposes they stiou
ho levied nlsd on rnw nmtcrliUh , that i
favors should bo shown. "
Senator Hoar Improved the opportunll
Offered to humorously "goadSenators Bare
nnd Caffery by Intimating that their revcnt
Ideas became decidedly protective wlic
homo Interests were affected sugar fi
Louisiana and lumber for Georgia ,
Mr , Caffqry , with n display of temper , 01
nounccd that there was not an lo'.e. ' of jin
trctlon In his makeup. "I favor a duty c
Biigar , " said he. emphatically , "but the du !
IACCVS Into the United States tieasury , Yc
favor protection on articles which enabl
manufacturers uf Uioso article * to put It
pn.ulvalent of the duty Into their own pod
tits , "
SHARP EXCHANGES.
Mr. Hacon and Mr , Caff cry had a elm :
exchange anJ Deemed about to sul'aldo wt < (
Senator Hoar again made some rather pa
rastlc references to Mr , Caffery's Inconsl
tenry. describing 4iltn as a tree trader \ \ )
rrleJ always ) , "Sugar , Sugar , " and who , wb
the Wilson bill was before the . .senate.v <
to doubtful ot what that Mil wculd dn t
sugar that he voted "aye" on tlio s.ig ;
rrliedule and "no" nn the final passage
tti bill , and thru changed to "y u , "
Mr , Baron protested at being termed a fr
trader. He favored a duty on all raw mat
riali.
"Ml raw materials that compete wltb tl
products of Georgia , " irmarlied Mr , Ho
amid laughter , "If wn could commit tl
framing of a tariff bill to the free tra.lo se
p.ton who are conducting the ? dt > bate > , on tl
other side , " § ald he , "we would dlscoy
tlmt every Industry In llu'lr respective slat
had been amply protected. ( Laughter. ) Me
ally thcro is a grt-nt dcsl ot IUHIWI netu
In deirncrats. "
The merriment was so great that the ch :
was compelled to uupprtta It ,
Mr , llacou sought to turn the argutne
Agalnat Mr , Hoar by asking his position
to a duty ou liWes , but tbo
senator , after explaining his Ideas on thla
subject , neatly avoided committing himself
by asserting that In such a bill as the pres
ent one ho would yield hla Individual convic
tions If he could not persuade his colleagues
that ho was right.
After Mr. Caffery had made the state
ment that ho had no apologies to make for
his vote on the WlUon Wll the debate be
came desultory.
Mr. Allen of Nebraska touched briefly on
the subject of a duty on hides and then In
veighed against the lumber duties In the
bill , which ho said would bo particularly
oppretfllvo lo the people of Nebraska , who
were the victims of the lumber trust. Ho de
clared that 80 per cent of the lumber cut
from Maine to Mlnncrota waa cut by men
of foreign birth and a great portion by men
who are not citizens ot ( ho United States.
THURSTON DEFENDS THE BILL.
Mr. Thurston of Nebraska defended the
proposed lumber duty In a short statement ,
concluding by arguing that the lumber sched
ule In the bill would not Increase the cost
of lumber to the people of Nebraska one
cent per 1,000 feet.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas characterizes ai
absurd the claim that this country wan being
flooded with foreign manufacturers of lum
ber , In the face ot the fact that but $7,600,000
worth of lumber was Imported last year ,
against $540,000,000 consumed. He spoke of
the "Innocent" lumber barons ot the north
west who wanted the people of the country
to pay for the alleged high stumpage paid for
by them , the great rl-sks they ran on account
ot ( Ires , etc. , as set forth In the petition to tha
waja and means committee.
Mr. Spoaner of Wisconsin protested against
the analgnmcnt of lumbermen as a whole ,
because of the unscrupulous methoda of a
few , and paid a high tribute to the Integrity
of the better clctis. Mr. Spooner called at
tention to the remarkable nature of Mr. Vest's
amendment , which proposed to exclude white
pine from the gcncial duty ot $ G on timber
Why should the lumber Interests of Michigan ,
Minnesota and AVIsconaln bodealt this blow ?
Mr. Vest disclaimed any intention ot dis
criminating , and eald he would be willing to
withdraw his amendment and take the yeas
and najfl on Mr. Allen's amendment , to put
all lumber on the free list. All he wanted ,
he said , was a test vote on free lumber.
Mr. Spooner expressed hla willingness to
agree to thla , whereupon .Mr. Vest declined
to withdraw his amendment. To put white
pine on the free list , Mr. Spoonor oald , would
give an undue advantage to Canada , and
would amount to the confiscation of the
property of men who had Invested their
money on this side of the border. From the
standpoint of the senator from Missouri he
could flee some logic In a motion to put all
lumber on the free list , but none in a propo
sition to single out white pine and leave the
timber ot New England , the south and went
protected from Canadian competition by a
duty of $2.
GRAY OPPOSES.
Mr. Gray of Delaware spoke In opposition
to a tax on , lumber. If private ownership
of land , he eald , is to be defended It can
not be defended with the Idea that the own
ers have the right to tax the great body ot
the people before they can enjoy the bounties
the land possesses.
Upon , the statement by Mr. Ht'o that Mr.
Gray's rcmarka resembled those v/ a free
trader , the latter said he had no objocMon
to the word "free" or "freedom. "
"Why do you draw the line at the frca
coinage of silver ? " asked Mr. Tlllman , where
upon the senate and galleries roared.
"The protection senator from South Carolina
lina takes up the sword of the senator from
Nevada ( Mr. Stewart ) during his atnence , "
replied Mr. Gray. "Free silver , like the
flowers 'that bloom In the spring , has nothing
to do with the case. "
Mr. Rawllns , democrat of Utah , spoke ol
the unfortunate fact that democrats who were
now standing shoulder to shoulder In their op.
pcoltloru to this tariff bill should have been
divided In tbo last campaign. "If eome ot
them , " he eald , "had stood with us then , we
would not now bo fighting thin bill. "
"If the senator , and others like nlm , in
terrupted Mr. Gray , "had paid more attention
to free trade and a little less to free silver
that would be true. "
Mr. Rawllns said the time for the demo
crats to have stood together was six moiittH
ago ; now it was too late , and opposition , tc
a bill that waa sure to pass was futile.
Mr. Rawllns' speech brought Mr. Cafforj
to his feet with the remark that there wcc
no reason why democrats who objected to tne
Chicago platform on the money questlor
should keep their mouths closd on the
enormities of the present tariff bill. Ho expressed -
pressed the opinion that the republican !
should have brought In n tariff bill to supplj
the deficit , and regretted that they had not
But , much as he opposed the tariff , he con
Bldered the freeing of silver at 1C to 1 fai
more dangerous. Mr. Caffery continued a
Borne length on the subject ot free silver
stating the reason for his opposition to 1
and concluded with the statement that In
did not see what place a discussion of colnagi
had In a tariff debate.
VEST'S AMENDMENT LOST.
Mr. Vest's amendment to except white pin- -
lumber from the $2 rate was lest 20 to 38.
The negative vote Included eight democrat :
Bacon and Clay of Georgia , McEnery o
Louisiana , McLaurln and Tlllman of Soutl
Carolina , Martin of Virginia , Rawllno o
Utah , and White of California. Heltfeldt
populist of Idaho , who has been voting wit !
the democrats , voted no. Carter , rcpubllcai
of Montana , voted yes , nnd Quay , republican
was paired for the amendment. Allen of Ne
brnska. Harris of Kansas and Kyle of Soutl
Dakota populists , voted yes , as did Cannoi
of Utah and Mantle ot Montana , silver re
publicans.
Mr. Allison offered a new paragraph , whlcl
was agreed to , placing n duty on boxes fo
fruit at 30 per cent ad valorem. When eucl
boxen are exported they may bo relmportC' '
ut one-halt their rate.
The house rate on manufactures of oslc
or willow of DO per cent was restored.
The lumber paragraph as a whole was thci
BRiced to ; also the paragraphs on clapboards
shingles and chair cane.
Mr. Allen then moved to substitute th
provisions of the Wilson bill for the cntlr
lumber schedule. . Rejected 21 to 37. Tht
disposed of the wood schedule and ng. l !
brought thp Ecnate up to the sugar schedule
AS TO SUGAR SCHEDULE.
Mr. White asked Mr , Allison as to the plan
of the committee on going oil with tun
schedule.
Mr. Allison responded that It was passlbl
that semi ) aincndnientn mlght bo made to th
oiigar schedule , eo ho thought It would bo In
expedient to gu on with It tomorrow. 1
wim the purpose of the committee , howevei
to have that schedule considered as early a
possible. If any changes were made the
would be proposed In open senate and nftc
that sulllclcnt time would be given gentle
men on the other side to consider them. 1
uugar went over tomonow , the tobacc
schedule would be considered , and It the
went over , the agilcultural schedule woul
be taken up In response to further Ir
eiulriea Mr. Allison said that Mr. Ahlrlc
hoped to bo present during the consldcratlo
of the sugar schedule , and his health wo
such that he might bo back In the taiiate tc
morrow. He again stated that the Bilge
schedule "might be modified , " In which cat
Kcnalars on th ? other sldo would have fu
opportunity to consider the changes. M :
Allison said the committee was ready to pn
ccrd tomorrow on any schedule the other slel
might desire to take up.
At this point Mr. Jones of Arkansas sal
the minority desired to know positive !
whether the eugar schedule would or not I
taken up tomorrow ,
"The senator should remember , " answere
Mr. Allison , "that the sugar schedule In I
order now , and sufficient unto today is tt
evil or the good thereof. "
"I submit that thu minority baa a rlgl
to know what will bo done , " persisted
Jones.
"Then I glvo notice , " concluded Mr. A
Itson , "that the sugar echedulo will I
passed over tomorrow end that the tobaci
schedule will be taken up , "
In response to Inquiries by Mr. Cunno
Mr. Allison stated that the committed wnu
probably return to tut sugar schedule ar
dlsposo of It ahead of tuclt other echedul
as senators deilrcd to have out of tbo way.
At 6:31 : p. m. the senate held a brl
executive sc&Blon. and at 6-lu : p. m. a
jouruvd.
MONEI IS READY TO SPEND
Effect of a Bit of Ski'.lful Legislative
Manipulation Announced ,
EXPOSITION APPROPRIATION AVAILABLE
Secure * ! the Insertion of the
AVorilH mill the. Sundry
Civil Illll Cnrrlex a Neat
WASHINGTON , Juno 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) By his signature to the sundry civil
bill President iMcKlnley has made Imme
diately available $200,000 for the Transmls-
slsslppl Exposition , the appropriation for that
purpose being classified In the bill under
"miscellaneous objects under tbo Treasury
department. " This was accomplished during
the final days ot the bill's consideration ,
Senator Thurston and the committee on ap
propriations having manipulated the Inser
tion of the words "to bo Immediately avail
able , " that the exposition might have the
benefit of all thereto accruing , so far as
the government was concerned. Now that
the amount can be used at any time , It Is
expected the architect of the government
will go ahead Immediately with the plans
ot the Government building , and , BO far as
can be ascertained , It will probably be
among the first buildings completed on the
grounds.
Senators Thurston and Allen got mixed up
today on the lumber schedule as applicable
to Nebraska Interests , the Junior senator de-
feuding the schedule as reported by the
nance committee , whllo Allen made a plea
or "homes for the common people , " as he
hooscs to call Nebraska farmers. Thurston
oatcndcd that the schedule would not af-
ect the lartnera any more than under the
Vllson bill , but would glvo additional cm-
loyment to hundreds , as logs Imported from
annda were placed on the frco list , which
ould have to be worked up In the states ,
ho controversy was short , but brought out
i relief the divergence of opinion between
epubllcans and populists.
W. E. Andrews , the newly appointed
udltor of the Treasury department , arrived
i the city today.
Major TJ S. Clarkson left today to attend
ho graduation of .Miss McVlierson , - a niece
f his , and daughter of T. B. McPherson ,
onnccted with the Stock Yards Nextloml
ank of South Omaha. After visiting his
lece the couimander-ln-chlef will go to At-
antlo City , N. J. , thence to Zcnui , Dayton
nd Chilllcothe , O. , where ho will terminate
Is odlclal visits.
Cropsey , Nuckolls county , Is to have a
ew postmaster , who will In , all probability
e Frank Moore , a dycd-in-tho wool populist.
The olilco pays a very small salary , and no
cpubllcan could be found to take the place ,
s the ofllce la maintained for comrades of
Grand Army of the Republic , and Moore
< ; IIIE an old soldier , It is understood that
enntor Thurston has recommended him for
tie place.
Iowa postmasters named today : Fulton ,
ackson county , E. B. Roush ; Lorau , Caen
ounty , R. C. O.'sorr.
South .Dakota postmasters : Bear Gulch ,
jawrcnce county , R. A. Pratt ; Jolly , Clark
ounty , S. H. Heath ; Keystone , Pennlngton
ouuty , H. P. Graham.
Comptroller Eckels has approved the Na-
lonal City bank of New York as a reserve
gent for the First National 'bank of Council
Huffsla. . , and the Union National bank oi
\rnes , la.
Dr. Anthony Keller was today appointed
a member of the board of pension examining
urgeons at Falls City , Neb.-and Drs. D ,
i. Bradford , C. T. Brown a.nd T. D. Ford at
Vaverly , la.
Senator Allen has Introduced bills grantlnp
enslona to Howard C. Friend of Douglan
leb. , and granting an Increase to Almoi
Stuart ot Mlndeii , Neb.
James Stuart and wife left for their home
n Madison , Neb. , today.
Amos Field and family of Omaha are al
ho National , Dr. J. O. Dawson of 'Ltncolr
9 at the St. James , F. M. Hamllng and fain ,
ly of Omaha are at Wlllard's , Dr. G. H
Simmons of Lincoln is at the Shoreham
E. Her and N. C. Fleishman of Oman ;
are at the Arlington.
Continuation H.
WASHINGTON , June 7. The senate to
day confirmed the following nominations :
W. L. Penfleld of Indiana , to be Eollcltoi
for the Department ot State ; W. W. Browr
ot Pennsylvania , to bo audltor Jor the Wai
department ; W. E. Andrews of Nebraska
10 bo auditor of the Treasury department
Postmasters : Ohio J. E. Barr , at Cam
bridge. Kansas -C. E. 'Bowman , at Argen
tlno ; H , H. Lusk , at Parsons ; S. I. Rockford
at .Herrlngton ; A. York , at Fort iRellly. Mis
Eourl F , M , Atkinson , at St. Joseph. Col
orado John Alfred , > Leadvllle. Texas
W. E. Draw , at Ouro.
Sell the Grain j Semi the Money.
WASHINGTON , Juno 7. Louis Klopsch
publisher ot the Christian Herald of Nev
York , which had undertaken to procure car
goes of grain to bo sent to the famine suf
ferera In India , has notified the Navy de
partmcnt that the grain on band will be soli
ind the money forwarded to India Instead ai
the ? best and speediest meana of relief. Ac
cordlngly the department lies abandoned It
pfforto to secure a steaushlp at New Yorl
to transport the grain to Bombay.
Kxiieiuleil on Uiuier MIMHHHII > | .
WASHINGTON , June 7 , The secretary o
war sent to the senate today a statcmen
showing the total expenditures under th
Mississippi river commission up to date. Th
statement was made In response to n resolu
tlon of Inquiry and shows that the total fo
the river above the passes Is $21,357.331
with an unexpended appropriation of $856 ,
368. On the jetties and below the South-Past
$8,222,773.
UoiiNe AilJouriiM to
WASHINGTON , June 7. The house toda ;
passed the senate bills to amend the act t
authorize the construction of a steel brldg
across the St. Louis river and to authorlz
the construction of a bridge across the Peat
river In Mississippi. By a vote of 191 to 7
It then adjourned until Thursday , the demo
crats opposing an adjournment In the Intel
est of the Cuban and bankruptcy questions.
I'liNtjione Shrlvur Cade ,
WASHINGTON , June 7. The trial of Job
S. Shrlver , the curreiponaent of the Nei
York Mall and Express , Indicted for contemr
In connection with the cenato sugar Invest !
gatlon did not begin today , District A' '
torncy Davis this morning as eoon as com
opened asking and obtaining a postponement
until Tuesday a week on account of th
absence of two Important witnesses ,
Hutch nev 1'ontiiiiiNterH ,
WASHINGTON. Juuo 7. The effect of tli
recent ruling of the Postofllcc department t
consider as vacant all offlreit which are du
to expire between now and July 15 was ai
parent today , when 153 fourth class J > OB
musters were appointed , Seventy-two of tl
vacancies were created by lemovals ,
IllvldcnilN DeeJiireil ,
WASHINGTON , Juno 7. The comptrolli
of the currency has declared dividends I
favor ot the creditors o ( Insolvent nation :
banks as follows : Ten per rent , tlio Marie
National bank ot Dulutli , Minn. ; 15 per cen
the National Hank ot Jefferson , JelYmo :
Tex.
Alcer Hetiiruv.
WASHINGTON , June 7. Senator Algtr r
turned to the city this afternoon after
week's aLsciice ,
To lavenllsnte Claim * .
WASHINGTON , June 7. Senator All <
'oday Introduced a resolution providing fi
the appointment , composed ot three men each
of the senate and house comwlUcce , to In
vestigate nil claims now nenfllllg'vhlch | have
been acted upon favofably by either the
senate or the house ,
cm MI : or A itEJUiCTiJi ) SUITOH.
ShootN n YuntiK AVomnit mill 13mln l y
Coiiiintttlnpr Snlclile.
WASHINGTON , Juno tv7. The throng of
government clerks and cjlhcre hurrying up
Pennsylvania avenue , near Four and One-half
street , about ten minutes before 0 o'clock
this morning , were startled by the attempted
murder ot Miss Dorothy H. Squires and Iho
suicide of Charles Barber , a batent attorney
who had gained much nbtorlcty of late by his
eccentric actions. Barber shot Miss Squires
nnd then , turning the revolver 'on himself , put
a ball through his brain , causing almost
Instantaneous death. Miss Squires is still
nllvo , but the extent of her injuries is not
known. Barber had considerable of a patent
practice , but had been growing more and
more eccentric and of late many ot his
friends thought him mentally unbalanced.
Miss Squires formerly worked for
him as n stenographer and upon
leaving his employ v ho annoyed
her with his attentions , threatening
to Injure her If ehc would not permit him
to call. Finally the matter became so serious
that Bho had to appeal to the courts for pro
tection and he was placdd tinder bonds to
keep the peace. Ho" seems not to have
deslr.tcd however , for sfnco tlien the girl had
rccclvod several threatening letters from him ,
In the last of which he announced that he
would do something which they both would
regret.
Barber also came before the Washington
public In another but similar ; role a few days
before , being brought Into police court for an
assault case with some sensational features
arising out of a struggle for a "One dog he
possessed. IIo came to Washington from
Plattsburg , N. Y. , and was1 associated In a
few cases with the late General Benjamin
F. Butler of Massachusetts ,
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Dally TriMiNiirj3 Statement.
WASHINGTON , Juno -Today's state
ment ot the condition ot thd treasury Ehows :
'
Available cash balance , $23Q.073423 ; gold re-
servo. $143,078,036. l
_
FIVE MEN IXSTxYM'lA' ICIM.ED.
Ttvo FreiRhtH Colllile jfvar IlnilNon ,
AVlM. , tilth Fntitl lU-NUltN.
HUDSON , WIs. , June 7. Five men were
Instantly killed and four "were badly Injured
by a collision on the Chicago St. Paul , Min
neapolis & Omaha railroad' near Hudc < : n
Junction this afternoon. The trains were
running nt a high rate of speed and met on a
sharp curve , affording the criws no possible
escape.
The dead :
E. S. HURD.
JOSEPH LEIOHEISER , laborer.
THOMAS REILLY. laborer.
MILTON , SWAIN , laborer.
HERMAN REBY , fireman. . ,
The flrdt four named' are ot "Eau Claire ,
WIs.
Injured :
Brogan , engineer , head'"bruised and face
Injured. ,
James Owen , conductor ; slightly hurt.
A. Selttleman , engineer , pile , driver , Mc-
nomlnee , Wis. , legs badly bruised ; internally
Injured ; will probably die.
Frank Thayer , Altcona , WIs. , foreman ,
fatally injured Internally.
The way freight , west , bound , , was coming
In at the rate of .eighteen . mile ? an1 hour
when , upqn turninga-Blior.t cjirve on a down
grade. It came upon a'wojk train backing
cast at a speed of thlrtyjfjvc miles an hour.
The collision waa something terrific. _ 0n the
rear of thej'wprk tr.aln.was ttie bo'ardjng car ,
In which were four meri belonging to-the
work crew. They were riovcr awara of their
danger' ' and were undoubtedly Instantly
killed. The car took fire arid three bodies
were burned In the wreck. _
Herman Reby , flreman of the work train ,
was also Instantly killed , * bpL ] the body waa
recovered. , BotU engines' were totally
wrecked.
The wreck wascaused by the disobedience
ot orders by Engineer" James Owen of the
work train and the conductor , whe
were given right of way to\ \ the westbound
tracit , . They forgot their orders and took
the eastbound track and did not dlscavci
their error un'll too late. Owen Is nearlj
crazed and a guard his beeen placed ovei
him. The damage is estimated at $60,000.
iv.juieKi ; > IN A FA'ELIXG ' LIFT
Klcvator Ilroim ami Six SI en An
Hurt , Two "Fatally.
NEW YORK , June 7. EW { he falling o
a freight elevator in the pcstoffice toda ;
six men were more or less hurt. Four wen
postal employes and the ttlicr two wen
engaged by the contractor vho has chargi
of the alteration ! ! now'going on in the federal
oral building. ' , w. ,
The Injured are : Jam.es 'Cox , 70 years o
age , examiner in the sea'scrvlco of'the Pest
office department , Mlddlelown , N. Y. , In
tcrnal injuries ; may die , George W. Dally
railway mall service clerk , Easton , Pa- , lei
broken. Frank Birdcall , Brewoter , N. Y ,
railway mall service clerky broken ankle
Thomas < McGoveinplasterer's helper
Brooklyn ; likely to die. , John Murphy , pins
torer's helper , Brooklyn , , J broken ankle
Joseph Luffler , CO years old , elevator con
ductor , left arm broken. Luffler bad startei
the elevator from the ground floor with th
five men and seven b'ags gf.jceraent upon 11
When the mezzanine floor was reached , tb
elevator almost came tp a Standstill. In i
moment or two It that up , again until I
had nearly reached th6 floor , iwhen ther
was a stop and the elevator ; dropped to tb
engine room , which Is , twenty feet beloi
the level of the street. Then the Jieav
Etecl cables began 16 Unwind and the Ira
niciifo weight of the cabled ( ell with a eras !
on the- defenseless heads of the men 1m
prisoned. In tlio elevator.
CHICAGO. June 7. An elevator In th
building at 95 Dearbo'rnjfltreet fell from th
second Moor to the basement with thre
passengers and the elevator man today , Ir
Jurlng all ot them. They &rc : F , Deneeri
Albert Dougherty , McGfe , and A. E
Van Purnlfih , the clovptor 'man. The fal
was attended by no eerlous eimsequences , bu
the Iron weights which .balance the ear wer
released from their place arid'crashed dow
upon the roof of the elevator , crushing It 1
and Injuring tbo occupants/
STATUS OF THIS IjJlJnVi'AXT CASI
Uxeeiitloii IN JTot I/llci-Jr to Occur o
Next lt'rlctiif' '
SAN FRANCISCO , June \7 \ , ' The pecullt
status of the Durraqt casi | la exciting a
unusual amount of public comment. Sine
the postponement of WordecV execution tl :
opinion la generally expressed that Durrai
will not hang em Friday next , Attorne
General Fitzgerald 'bald tpJuy that unlci
ofllclally notified or restrained' Warden Ha :
stands ready to carry d < H , the sentenc
Warden Hale has asked for Jhi oplnlon of tl
attorney general , who will reaflir his declslc
tomorrow. So confident is Durrani of the ou
come of his appeal to the ; court of last reso
that he la already making plans for tt
future , U Is generally believe ! among U
legal fraternity that pending the action i
the supreme court the1 governor will grant
reprieve ,
ASI112S OF" MILMONAIHK DAVI
I'hllmlelphln ITnileVtakcr Holilx Thei
for I'aynieut for a Cuukut.
SAN FRANCISCO , June 7. A eensatlo
was eprung by caurlsel for the contestanl
. In the Davis will caas today , when It wt
| " shown that the ashco of the deceased mlllloi
' alre , over whose property bta helra are no
wrangling , are being held by Undertake
Schuyler In Philadelphia as .security for tl
sum of $800 , the value of ttie casket lo wliic
the remains repooed be'foro being cr inatei
ta well as for the proc'ert of embalmlni
U la contended by the other fide , howeve
that the ashes only remain In the cuatoi !
of the undertaker because no one bia ar
authority to take charge ot them.
M'LAIN ' RETURNS TO DRBANA
Ecaclio3 the Scene of the Rsc < mt Lynching
Without Molestation ,
CAPTAIN LEONARD MUCH WORRIED
UretitiiH ot Terrlhle Oeeiirrcnee * mill
llenr * ( lie Himllnw t the M 1i _
Governor Iltiihiiell IloKlnN
I HIM
URBANA , O. , Juno 7. Sheriff McLaln
reached homo on the Big Pour ( rnlu from
Springfield this afternoon. Ho was met at
the depot by Deputy sheriff Klrhy In ft cab
and was hurried off to hla mother's home.
iMayor Ganzon wrote a card today. In It
ho condemns mobs. He says that all was
done by tlio sheriff to save Mitchell that
could have been done , and If more force had
been used men , women and children would
have been killed.
Captain Leonard was In Cincinnati In
cognito Saturday and Sunday. He said to
Colonel Hunt , his Cincinnati host : "My
business Is ruined and my family broken
up. I do not think I shall ever go back ! to
Urbana. I dream ot terrible occurrences
and awake with a start at night with the
din of that howling mob In my ears. I
hear that the father ot Bell , who was
killed , has threatened to shoot mo on sight.
I am going to leave the city , but my where
abouts will be kept secret. "
The feeling hero has subsided very much.
A strong reaction has set In and the best
public opinion tonight favors protection to
the fullest for Captain Leonard and his com
pany.
COLUMBUS , O. , Juno 7. Captain Leonard
ot Iho Urbana "Military " company Is hero as
the guest of the state at the Nell house until
ho can return homo. Citizens of Urbana
have telephoned Mm to come homo , assur
ing him safety.
He left the jail In a buggy and was recog
nized , when somebody shouted , "Hang him ! "
The horse was put to full speed.
GOVERNOR INVESTIGATES.
Governor Bushnell tonight began an official
Investigation of the military phase of the
Urbana affair , Adjutant General Axllue as
sisting him. The governor was In his office
until late tonight , and heard the statements
of Colonel Anthony of the Third regiment.
Captain George O. Leonard and Lieutenants
R. C Campbell and W. C. Glfford of the
Urbana company. It developed that Sheriff
McLaln did not have telephonic communica
tion with the governor on Friday night , as
reported. Captain Leonard stated that at
the time the governor talked over the tele
phone , as the governor believed , with the
sheriff , the latter was In the jail , and had
no means of getting to a telephone. It Is be
lieved that Borne officious person representing
himself to be the sheriff , communicated with
tlio governor , and that the real facts were
lot made known , the Idea being to convey a
also Impression to the governor. The fact
hat Sheriff McLaln telegraphed for troops la
ot denlpd , but the previous misinformation
egardlng the situation telephoned to the gov-
irnor misled him In judging of the necessities
if the occasion demanded when the formal
: all for froops was made. Th'o governor will
nvcslgate the matter thoroughly.
The governor has received assurance that
t will be psrfectly cafe for the officers o !
ho Urbana company to return home and
hey will K to Urbana. In a couple of daya.
'romlnent officiate and * citizens of Urbana
lave advised against civil action in Cham
paign county and the talk ot Indicting the
ifflcers of the Urbana militia. It le now
> clloved , wilt come to naught.
LEONARD TO BE PROTECTED.
CINCINNATI , Juno 7. The Tlmcs-Stai
special from Urbana , O. , says : General Ax-
Ino spent Sunday In Urbana and while hen
called on Mrs. Leonard and assured her thai
Japtaln Leonard would be protected. There
s no feeling agalnat the members ot com
pany D , the people generally believing thej
inly obeyed orders , but Captain Leonard hai
leen severely censured for giving the orden
: o fire on the mob and It was well for hln
: hat he was out'of town while the indlgnatloi
against him was at Its height. Leonard ha
always been ah efficient and popular office
until thin unfortunate affair occurred. Tin
declaration ot General Axllne that ho wouli
De protected Is approved by the majority o
the best people who desire that things shal
return to their normal condition as qulckl ;
as possible and further bloodshed b
averted.
Sheriff McLaln still comes In for consid
orablc' unfriendly criticism and Is not gain
Ing in popularity during his absence.
Harry Bell , the young man who was she
through the right temple and Instantly kfllei
the night of the riot , was burled thl
afternoon. The employes of White , Valen
tine & CO.'B Ms broom factory , In whlcl
yonnK Bell was employed , turned out ani
marched In a body to the cemetery. Llcuton
ant Campbell , who worked at Hurry Bell'
sldo In the broom factory , Is in a wretchei
etato of mind over the unfortunate buslnes
and sayn he would give half his life If th
crowd had not been fired on. '
Governor Busline ) ! , in a letter to the Com
merclal Tribune , eays : "The members o
the National guard at Urbana did their dut ;
and are entitled to the support of the state
Lamuntabla as the results were their effort
were to maintain the majesty of the law an
they should to upheld by all the people. "
Adjutant General Axllno Fays : "A carefu
examination at Urbana fails to ehow tha
the national guards' conduct was anythln
but that of courageous und obedient soldier
and wlu-n the public Is In full possession c
all the facts and complications that BUI
roupded that service the unwarranted crltl
clsnis that have gone out to the world will b
speedily corrected , "
COLUMBUS , O. . June 7. A special to th
Dispatch from Urbana cays : There Is gren
Indignation here over the published reporl
that Champaign county or Urbana Is to t
placed umlvr martial law. There is no IK
ctsslty for anything of the kind. It lo suj
posed hero that the report originated wit
Colonel Anthony at Springfield , to wbee
regiment the officers and men are attache
who went to protect the jail , and that he :
disposed to take this course an a means <
protection to them. McLaln returned to Ui
bana today.
MOSIIRIl'S FAT ! IICH DHOI'S DICAI
Ili > N KiKlileiilv While KutlnK I.iuielico
In a ChleaKO ItfHliiiirnut.
CHICAGO , 111. , Juno 7. ( Special Tell
gram. ) C. D. iMosher , who for twenty-elgl
years conducted a photographic studio I
Chicago , dropped dead this afternoon I
KohUaat's Washington street lunch rooi
wlillo eating his luncheon , Some of the a
tcndants raised < Mr. .Moshcr up , but the fin
examination showed that heart dUease t
apoplexy had done Its work. Mr. Moitu
was 68 years of age and lived at G155 Ingli
side avenue. He Jeavea a widow and tw
eons. Ono of these , W , C. . Moaner , we
formerly president of the Capital Nation
bank'at Lincoln , Neb. ; the other , Edwin ,
a Block broker In St. Louis.
Coiiuiieiiceinriit Week ut Veriulllui
VERMILION , 8. D. , June 7. ( Special. )
The baccalaureate sermon before the eenli
class of the university was preached by Re
D. O. Scott of the Congregational church <
Sioux Falls. His text was "Cast Thy N
On the Right Side and Ye Shall Kind. " Tl
university chorus furnished the music. Th
opens the commencement season , The annu
sermon before the Chilstlan associations wi
preached by Rev. J , G , Morrison of tl
Methodist Episcopal chiirrli of Lltcbflcl
Minn. Ho was a student hero until 1892.
Graduating exercises of the subfreshmi
take place Monday evening , the annual co
cert of the music department Tuesday eve
Ing , Wednesday the eenlor class , nmriberlt
nix , will be graduated. The lUumnl bauqu
U lo the evening.
POSTAL miieATis IM CHICAGO.
After I'Minl AVeleoinlttHT Ccrcmonlcw
They Are Driven Aroniiil the Cltj- .
CHICAGO , Juno 7. A special train arrived
here this mtrnlng at 7:30 : with the delegates
to the Universal Postal congress , their wives
and friends , In all about 200 people. The
delegates proper to the congress number
about ninety. The postofllce officials who
accompanied this excursion were First As
sistant 1'ostir.astcr General Heath , Second
Assistant Pcetmaaler General Shcllabarger ;
Captnln White , general superintendent
ot the United Stairs railway mall
service ; Captain Brooks , general surer-
Intendent of otrclgn United States
railway mall service and five or six
other prominent postal officials. The five
American representatives to the congress ,
adeJ by General llatchellcr , who Is presl-
nt of the congress , were all present. There
cro precent also Spencer Wnlpole , post-
nstcr general of Great Britain ; Dr. Ne-
atier , postmaster general of Austria : Bruno
'rltsch , dltcrtor general of postoinccs and
jlcgraph of Germany ; Saba Pasha , post-
lastcr general of Egypt ; Postmaster General
vcnson of Denmark ; Postmaster General
Icyddaht of Norway ; Postmaster General Au-
ault of France ; Postmaster General Chabez
Mexico. Nearly every other nation was
presented by Its highest postal official , Ac-
ompanylng the delegation were Count I.lch-
cnbclde , minister ot Belgium to the United
talcs ; Mlcrza Khan , Persian minister to the
"nlted States ; Chin Ton Ye. Corcaii minister
) the United States.
The Palmer house was tendered and ac-
epted by the delegates as their hcadquar-
ets during their stay In the city. iMayor
larrlson welcomed the delegation iln a brief
peech , which was responded to by E. Hoso-
ratcr of Omaha , and Spencer Walpolc. The
olegates then entered carriages and were
riven over the city , ending up at Jackson
iark for luncheon and entertainment during
lie afternoon.
They will leave at 8:30 : tonight for Niagara
'alls and Buffalo , making short stops at
.Ibany , Syracuse and Rochester on their
ray from the falls to Boston. From there
" 10 delegation will go to Atlantic City , N. J. ,
nd"Philadelphia , thence to Washington.
11 , VIC II IlEl'UIIMCANS TO MKIJT.
i'rlemlM of tin- White Metnl AxNeiuhle
111 Chleiigto Today.
CHICAGO , Juno 7. A meeting of conslder-
blo Importance to the advocates of free sli
er who were formeily Identified with the
epubllcan party , IB to be held hero tomor-
ow , when the national provisional commlt-
ee of the silver republicans will be called to
rder at the Leland hotel. It Is expected that
t least thirty-two states will bo represented ,
Unong the more prominent members who
mvo already arrived are ex-Senator Dubols
f Idaho , Senator Mantle of Montana , Con-
iressmen Harttnan of Montana , Jones of
Vashlngton , Shafroth ot Colorado , A. M.
itevenson. Judge Peter M. Palmer , Samuel
Jelford of Colorado , Judge Peck ot Okla-
ioma , J. S. Prcttyman , jr. , of Delaware and
. ' . J. VanVorhees of Illinois. Senator Petti-
row wa3 hero but left tonight for Washlng-
on. It Is understood that Senator Teller will
10 offered the chairmanship of the meeting
omorrow.
Congressman Hartman said tonight : "Wo
ant It distinctly understood that the or-
; anlzatlon of the silver republican party will
lot bo antagonistic to any of the orcanlza-
lens that endorse the free coinage of silver ,
lut that we will make war with them on the
: ommon foe , the republican party standing
or the goldstandard. "
The national provisional comrnltteo will
leclde upon a plan for permanent national
rganizatiou calling a'national convention for
; hat "purposer it Is given out as the Inten-
| on to organize thoroughly from the voting
iroclncts up , with tlio .view of , electing oon-
jrcrsnicn where possible in 1898 and also ot
aklng an active part In the next preslden-
lal campaign.
iIYSTIO SIlIlIMCItS AT IJETIIOIT.
lehlKnii'N MetropollN Filled with the
Jolly FollowH.
DETROIT , Mich. , June 7. Some 2,000
Arabs ot the Mystic Shrine are sheltered In
: ho Inns of Detroit tonight , with perhaps as
many more en route across the deserts to the
annual gathering ot the imperial council.
The oat'ls of Detroit was badly water soaked
today , but the weather cleared In time to
permit a spectacular entree of the nobles
from Medlnah temple , Chicago , and Zurah
temple , Minneapolis , this evening. The two
temples of about COO men were escorted up
Woodward avenue by the Detroit Arab patrol
and brethren ot the Moslem temple , several
hundred strong. The evolutions of Zurali
emple drill corps of Mlnncipolls won mucli
applause.
The hcadquarteres of Borne of tha tomplee
are marvels of fantastic beauty and oddity ,
The Syrians of Cincinnati tonight gave ar
opening In an uncanny looking cavern ln >
habited by spooks. Syria temple of Pitts-
burg has transformed n Russell house par
lor Into an attractive bower. The chief at
traction of the Hcllams of Dallas , Tex. , Is t
generous supply of rare tarantula juice , ISC
years old. The Seem Seems of Brio have t
big band and a reputation as entertainer ?
and the brethren of a score of other tem
ples have Invented novel features to add
to the general jollity. Tonight was spent In
visiting. The actual .functions of the meet
ing begin tomorrow.
JUDICIAL , UI..KCTION.S
IlKht Vnte IH Polled ami Ileiiihlleam
Curry ' ( lie Day.
CHICAGO , Juno 7. The judicial clectlor
today was carried by republicans , who
elected all their delegates by pluralities ol
about 12,000 In the city and 4,000 In the
county , mitsldo of the city. Although the
ticket was called republican , It Included al
the fourteen judges now on the bench o :
the circuit court , eight republicans and si )
democrats. In addition to the judges of thi
circuit court Judges of the superior cour
and one judge of the supreme bench wen
votwl for , but Magruder , for tlio latter peal
tlon , and Brentano , for the former , were en
dorsc-d by the republicans and democrats.
The silver party had five candidates In thi
field for the circuit bench , but Its candidate ;
secured but about one-fifth as many votci
as the republicans. The interest In the clec
tlon was small , scarcely half the rcgula
vote being polled. The amended Torren
land title law was overwhelmingly adopted ,
Judicial elections were held throughou
Illinois today. Returns up to midnight Indl
cato that tlm republicans have carried twclv
of the seventeen districts , Dcmocratlo gain
wore registered in a number of cases.
AVIM * IIHOI' THIS SATTLKV CASH
KaiiHiiH City AiithorltleN Ilec-lde * No
< < > I'ri-HH the Mutter.
KANSAS CITY. Juno 7 , E. C. Rattlej
cashier of the Kansas City Safe Deposit an- -
Savings bank , who was recently pardoned ou
of the penitentiary by Governor Stephem
will probably not bo returned to Kansas Clt
to undergo trial on the remaining Indict
incuts hanging over him. Today Marsha
Chllca received word from the chief ot detec
ttvcs cf Chicago stating that Hattloy was nc
In that city , as had been published , nod I
addition Sedalla relatlveu of the cashier as
sort ho Is at Del Rcsa , Cal. , In company wit
his wife , at the homo of Cyrus Newklrk , ex
president of the wrecked First National ban
of Sedalla. After receiving this tnformatlo
Marshal Chiles Indicated that no further al
tempts to secure Sattley will bo made , stal
Ing that lie believed Governor Stephens woul
not Issue tbo necessary requisition papers.
Ciilhollu IloNiilfiil fur ricrre.
PICRRE , S. D. , Juno 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) BUbop O'Gorman ban approved tli
plau of establishing u Roman Catholic ho :
pltal at this city , and work will coon b
commenced preparing the old houbo In Kas
Piurro for that purpose. The uocplta ) wll
bo opened about October I ,
Clone * for KlrHtoii.
CHICAGO , June 7 , On account of the Ji
dlclal election being held today there \.i
be no gralu uiarkttu.
DEATH OF DR. RUIZ
Outline of Eoport of General Lo Mada
Public ,
STARTLING REVELATIONS BROUGHT OUT
Unfortunate Prisoner Driven Insane by
Unjust Confinement ,
WOUND ON HZAD CAUSE OF HIS DEATH
May Have Lfl'cteil it iu Attempts to
Preo Himself ,
CONSTANTLY CRYING OUT FOR FRIENDS
CoiillniMl on Truiiii ( Ml-Ui > ChnrRCB
He Klmilly lleeaiiie Mail nit-
liONNllile to Aneer4alu What
Canned Katal Wouiut.
NEW YORK , Juno 7. The Journal thin
morning publishes the full text of Consul
General Leo's report on the Ruiz case to
Secretary Sherman. It la dated Havana ,
May 31 , aud says In part : "I deduce , from
my knowledge of the facts the following
conclusions :
Klrst , Dr. Uulz was arrested on a false
charge.
Second , ho was placed under an Improper
jurisdiction , and died before the proper
tribunal considered his case , thereby giv
ing him no opportunity to prove his Inno
cence.
Third , he was kept "Incommunicado" In
a solitary cell for 315 hours , In violation ot
his treaty rights , which limit such confine
ment to seventy-two hours.
Fourth , ho died from congestion of the
brain , produced by n blow on the top ot the
head.
Fifth , thcro arc two theories connected
with the wound on the head. Ono that la
a state of mental excitement ho ran across
the cell as described by one of the Jailers
and butted his head on the door In a fran
tic effort to get out. Another , that ho was
itruck over the head with one of the clubs
: arrlcd by the Jailers by the Immediate
vatchman who had probably ordered him
o ccaso his cries for relief and for his
: hlldrcn , and upon his not doing so , struck
iilm with more force than he Intended , or
it Is possible the blow was delivered to make
Mm confess OP give evidence against others.
MAY HAVE GONE MAD.
It Is posslolo ho went mad , and many
: ausos combined to produce such a result.
His knowledge ot his own Innocence hla
lonilnement in a gloomy cell , where b.o was
tot allowed to communicate with his family
ir friends , or to eond or write. Alone , all
ulonc , Iho thought doubtless Impressed Itself ,
upon hlo mind that he was liable In the
reign of terror then existing In and around
Guanabacoa to bo summarily executed at
any moment. Ho loved his wlfo and children
and IriTtmro'ar'kness and loneliness of Ills'cell
10 was constantly crying out for them. . .
The thought that they were but a few roda
iway , and yet he might never BOO them again
) r hear the sound of their voices or feel the
ouch of their lips and hands maddened him
ind proved too much for the mind of the dis
tracted and unhappy man. I thought it not
Improbable as the long hours passed by , It
aiay have given way , and I left him a mad-
Ill's wife says his derby hat was all bat
tered up and his clothes greatly torn when
oturncd to her. But whether , when bereft
jf reason , be Inflicted the blown which pro
duced brain contention or whether he died
ttt the hands of others , the truth will prob
ably only be known when the hearts ot all
are lovealed the fact remains , his unjust
confinement killed him , and und he been
released from Incommunicado by the
hand of man at the end of seventy-two
hours the hand of death might not have re
leased him at the end ot 315 hours , and
today the widow would have had the support
of her husband and the moans ot his fathor-
Utis children would ncwr have been heard
In the lanJ. '
.1 therefore conclude , saying as I have
done In nil previous reports about this case ,
that whether Dr. Ruiz killed hiraselt or waa
killed by uomo one else , will , under the ex
isting conditions always remain unknown.
COMMISSIOXEK CAI.HOUX TALKS.
IIlH IiivextlKalloiiN Into Iluly. CIIMO
I'rove Unther ItiiwiUlNfaetory.
NEW YORK"June 7. William J. Cal-
noun , who was sent to Cuba as a. speol J
commissioner to Investigate the circum
stances of the death In prison of Dr. Ruiz ,
an American citizen , reached this city on
his return today. IIo was accompanied by
George W. FUhbaclr , his secretary , and
Cliarlra M. Popper , a Washington newspaper
correspondent , who went to Cuba with the
commissioner. Ramon O. Williams , formerly
United Stales consul general to Cuba , came
on the same steamer. Mr , Calhoun said that
the commission held three sittings between
May 20 and June t nt Havana , RcgulUB and
Guanabacoa. The papers examined In the
case were chiefly military records. The
final report will be made to Washington by
General Lee. Mr , Calboun declined to glvo
hlfl opinion on the case.
Mr. Williams said he had been traveling
through Moxlco and had a very enjoyable
trip , When Informed that Ills name had
hern mentioned for this Spanish mission lie
expressed nurprUo , and said he had not re
ceived the offer.
Mr. Calhoun said In response to a repor
ter's questioning ; "Wo examined several
witnesses , but when you ask mo If they
were plentiful 1 can only say that they did
not run after us and wo hail to use no force
to keep them nway. They were composed
of Spanlardi , and Cubans , The Spanish wit
nesses , nnd , In fact , ell of those who ( rati
fied were BO surrounded with safeguards
tliat It wan Impossible to get at tha naked
truth. One prroon who we would like to
have heard could not bo found , Tills was
Fondflvclla who commands the Spanish
troops in the Ouanabaroa territory. He dis
appeared nnd It was Iniposulbln to find him ,
Captnln General Wtyler did not put In an
appearance at the Investigation. Wo In
spected I tic jull Rt Guaimbacoa , and when
wo were there It was suspiciously clean , "
CAUSE OF WOUND A SECRET.
"We Jparned that Dr. Rula was arrested
on February 4 , charged with having Homo
connection with an assault which took place
In a railroad train between Quanabacoa and
Havana , He was placed In solitary confine
ment , or as It U known there , he was In
communicado , Thirteen daya later lie was
taken out of lib cell on account of hU men
tal and physical condition. It wan then found
that ho was Buffering from a euvere wound
on the head , and ho died two houm after lie
had been released from the- eel ) In which the
secret of his injury Is burled. The question
of the deceased doctor's American citizen
ship was never denied. The autopsy showed
that he died of congestion of the brain , HI *
remains are Interred at Guanubacoa. We
had no positive or direct proof of any as
sault whatever and the conclusion
arrived ct muet be based on the de
tailed oviJciico In the rtport of Consul Gen
eral Leo , which Is now on Its way to Wa n
Ington. I myself will make no report ind
I prefer not to Kay any'nlng us to my Idea
of tha affair unt1 ! the report la made public
by the proper authorities at WashltiKton. I
shall go to Washington tomorrow morning , "
Mr , Calhnuu said that lie had been treated
courteously wlillo In Cuba by all those with
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