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la- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMLBEll 3 , 1808-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. A riTTM t I 1\A'P ' t T t TITP ACUIMLDOS SfAlUS Filipino Leader in Certain to Assume aMore , Conciliatory Attitude. HE IS ONLY A FIGUREHEAD , ANYHOW Eival Leaders Make Life Somewhat o a Burden for Him , THEY ARE CLAMOROUS AS FUNDS RUN LOW News of Cession of Philippines Creates Little Btir an Manila , AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS SHOW DISGUST Object to Doing GarrUon Duly After Peace In Declared One Manila Editor nalli at the United StnteH. MANILA , Dee. 2. Owing to the fact that the result of the Paris conference has long been anticipated here , the agreement of Spain to ccdo the Philippine Islands , to the United States created no excitement. The Americans made no demonstration , commer cial circles were relieved , the Spaniards were indifferent and some of the American volun teers were disgusted at the prospect of being detained here , now that the fighting Is finished. Agulnaldo Is certain to assume a con ciliatory attitude , because his position Is dally becoming more untenable. Moreover his rival Intruders are becoming uncontrol- ftblc , especially since funds have run short end the outlying provinces have become disaffected. Although never much more than a figurehead , Agulnaldo has been con- elstcntly temperate and the authorities have no rcasou to fear that he wll ? depart from tbt * policy. Nevertheless the native newspapers con tinue to publish Inflammatory articles. The Republlca Plllplna today publishes on artl- lo headed "The Moment Has Arrived. " Denlei Spain' * Authority. "When the conference terminated Its la bors , " says this paper , "the Filipinos had already conquered all of the Island ot Luzon end tbo adjacent Islands except the towns Of Hello , Ccbu , Leyte aad Samarlllo. There fore , Spain has ceded authority which It did not possess. The Filipinos will never consent to the Ignominy of being treated as chattels. They will shed their blood In tor rents again before bowing to foreign do minion , however light. "America bi might the great chief , Aguln- eldo from Hong Kong and recognized our nationality by allowing our flag to be raised at Corregldor Island , and to eall the bay in full light of all the foreign fleets. None dared to Interfere. If America now declines to 'openly .acknowledge our Independence a ' great injustice will be committed. Had Brain asked 140,000,000 ( or the Islands the Filipinos would gladly have given twice that rather than lose their kM * ot'taose who _ * * ril S f n e of f-rtavery. " In conclusion the article affirms the friendship ot the Filipinos for the Ameri m cans , insists that the insurgents will never flro the first shot and adds that the har mony exatlng will only be broken by "priests or traitor * inducing the Americans to at tack us. " HEALTH OF PHILIPPINE TROOPS. One-Third of Prevent Sick Lint Ha * Typhoid and Malarial Fever * . WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. That there Is a decided Improvement In the health of the troops In > the Philippines Is shown by the following cable message from General Otis , commanding at Manila , received by Adjutant General Corbln today : Per cent of sick ot command Novembei 30 , 10 1-6 aa against 12 1-5 October 31 ; No vember death * twenty-six , as against forty- flvo for October. Thn sick rate In command about the same as among the troops of othei governments serving in tropical countries , One-third of present sick suffering from typhoid and malarial fever * , one-sixth from Intestinal trouble * and the remaining hall of aliments slight in character. HOPES OF THE DEMOCRACY Gorernor-Elect Theme * of Colorado , Denlea He Seek * a Union of Eat- ern aad Weitern Faction * . CHICAGO , Deo. 2. Governor-elect Charle Thomas of Colorado ha * been In the city the last two days , on his way to New Yorl and Washington. When asked conccrnlnt a possible union of the eastern and westerc factions in democracy , he was emphatic Ir denying hit Interest In any such effort Croker and Tammany In the east , In hi ; opinion , were the cause of the recent defeai of the democrats. "We feel , " he said , "that o far as thi national democracy Is concerned , It * prin ciples can only be subserved by a negatlot of the things for which Tammany stands ; and we feel that the cause of democracy1 ! decadence since ' 92 ha been due to the con. fusion created by attempted blending of tbi Fo-called Tammany democracy with the na tlcnaT democracy. The Chicago platform Ir Its proper shape represents what tbo wes rcgarda as orthodox democracy. The con ventlon of ' 96 has done moro to renew thi confidence of the common people In thi democratic party and ttu purposes and mo lives than " anything that has been dom by that party since the rebellion. "The purpose ot western democrats , with out exception , Is to renew the pledges o 189G and organize upon that basts , firm ) ; convinced that they are bound ultimate ) : to triumph. So far as the Rocky mountali region I * connccrned , and the states lylni vest of It , with the exception of Oregon they will cast their votes solid for the can dldate vvho may be nominated by that part : in 1900 , upon such a platfrom. Speaking to jny own state , ' think I can "ay llh perfes propriety that It Is out ot the republlcai column so long as It stands for the St Louis platform and nothing can change thi condition except a surrender ot the demo craU to the forces wUlcb controlled It prlo to 1S9C. Its electoral vole will be given t a free coinage candidate for president tvr years hence ; and , at the came time , a sena tor will be selected , and two representative whose views will be entirely In accord wit K those of Henry M. Tel ft r. We have baom a great gold mining utatc , notwlthstandln the owners of our gold mines , a * well as th rjlccrs thcnuclvrs. are all of them frc coinage men , stauncb. nnd true. The prc dlglous serlec of the slate and the charactc and enterprise of o < tr people ha\e enable , us ( o get along ftlrry well , noUllnslandln \T \ ( the adverse Industrial conditions ot the pai fUe years ; and while wo can endure thes conditions , perhaps , with less Buffering tha Irss favored sections of the country , nevei ihtleta , we are ai anxious for the retur V of general prosperity as any other section of the country. " The governor-elect left for Grand Rapids tonight with Mrs. Thomas and from there ho will go on to New York. . PROMOTE THEJNAVAL RESERVE Aimorlatlon In Annual Seimlon at I'hllaileliihln Favor * Support of State anil Naval Illlltln. PHILADELPHIA , Die. 2. The fourth an nual meeting of the Association of Naval Militia of the United States met here today on board the old receiving ship St. Louis , representatives being piescnt from Florida , California , Georgia , Illinois , Louisiana , Ohio , Maryland , Virginia , New York , Now Jersey , Missouri and other sta.es. Tbo meeting will b ono of national Im portance , on account of the movement now on foot looking toward the formation of a national naval mllltla. The conference was called to order by Captain J. W. Miller of New York , president of the association , who , In a few remarks , Introduced Governor Hastings , who formally welcomed the dele gates. Captain John W. Bartlett , who had charge of the auxiliary naval force during the war , spoke briefly. Ho said the Navy depart ment made some mistakes , as did also the naval mllltla. There were bound to be mls- takce In times of war , and these can now happily bo overlooked. * Upon the conclusion ot the reading of the reports the remainder ot the day was given to a general discussion of the advisability ot forming a naval reserve of a national character. U appeared to be the opinion of all those participating In tbo debate that uch a step would be a move In the right Ircctlon , and about the oo'y ' point on which hero seemed to bo a difference was whether r not state naval mllltla should be dis pensed with. Captain Bartlett , U. 3. N. . ( avored the ontlnuatlon of the state mllltla as a step- Ing stone to a higher organization , to be nown a the National Naval reserve. He eld that the state mllltla could be made a aluable training school and give to the atlonal reserve men ot experience. Lieutenant Sutherland , representing the Navy department , gave his views , as out- Ined In his recent report , and held that ho men composing tbo national reserve hould be trained from the start In that > ody and under Its regulations , exactly as Is lone In the regular navy. CATTLE GIVEN A RECEIVER Dnnch of Glllett'n Covra Will Be Taken Charge Ot by Mlnonrl Court. KANSAS CITY , Dec. 2. A special to the Star from Abilene , Kan. , says : Suit was oday filed In the district court by Morton tourdan asking a receiver for 1.500 of Gll- ett'3 cows with their calves ot the " 70" brand , now near Herrlngton. The petition tales that last July Glllett gave mortgages 1.1 said cattle to Elmore & Cooper of Kan- as City for $37,000 , due November 16 ; that hey were then extended , addltonal notes 'or $9,034 given , and the notes all endorsed and sold by Elmore Cooper to plaintiff ; hat Thomas Klnnehan claims to own the : attle , and the National Bank of Commerce , Kansas City ; Third National Bank of Com merce , Kansas .City ; Third National bank. im' Interest ln"the'h rd , dertyed.under Klnnehan , and that thi caltle are , 'suffering 'or ' care and deteriorating In value. George A. Roger * was appointed receiver * by the probate Judge In thi absence of the district udge , and went to Herrlngton at once to ako charge of the stock. Nothing has been heard here or at Wood bine of Glllett's capture. TWO COAL BARUEsTfiE LOST Tow Line * Are Broken and Heavy CraftH Sink with Ten of the Crew * . NEW YORK , Dec. 2. The coal barges Helicon , Qulnnebaug and Corsica , It has Just been learned , were lost during the re cent storm with ten of the twelve men who composed their crews of four each. The bargee Helicon and Qulnnebaug , loaded with coal , In tow of the tug Ocean King , and the Corsica , In tow ot the tug Luckenbach , left Norfolk on November 23 for New Eng land points. They encountered the gale In all Its force and when about thlrty-flve miles off Bargate the Corsica broke from Its tow and went down , followed by the HeMcon , and of the eight men composing the two crews fill were drowned. The Qulnnebaug , being the rear tow of the Ocean King , was lost sight of. It was learned the Qulnnobaug went down off Scotland light ship , Saturday , prob ably taking Its crew ot four men with It , The Luokeubach Transporting company sayc the tugs were worth $20,000 each. EXCEEDS REQUIRED SPEED Torpedo Boat Farracut on % Secoiii Trial Trip Make * H0.18 Knot * Per Hoar. SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 2. The torped ( boat Farragut had Its official trial on th < bay today and succeeded In exceeding thi required speed ot thirty knota by 0.18 ot i knot , the official time being 39.18 knoU with 419 % revolutions. The exact offlcla time will not be given out for a day 01 two. Cleveland Returning from Duek Hum NEW YORK. Dec. 2. E. C. Benedlct'i steam yacht , the Onelda , Captain A. C Ptckett In command. Is expected In port to morrow from a southern trip. Ex-Presl dent Cleveland. Captain Koblcy D. Evani and ethers are on board the yacht a nucsU of Mr. Benedict. The party ha been on a two-weeks' hunting trip to thi preserves of the Sactcn club on the shore : nt Wtnwoh bay. Just below Georgetown. S C. About 100 ducks and-a quantity o other fowl and came bave been sent nortl as a result of the crude. .Striker * Given Free Hand. DENVER. Dec. 2. Judge Johnston of thi district court today dissolved the temporar ; Injunction Issued to restrain the strtktni employes of the P. M. Davis Iron work from Intimidating non-union workmen o declaring a boycott against the company The JuOpe > ald that the coudltlon ot affair \\ns not so serious as to warrant Inter fcrcnce on tho' part of the c .urt an 1 tha the police \\ero able to maintain the peace The plaintiff took nn appeal. Cxi > lolon of Turpentine. DETROIT. Dec. 2. An explosion of tur pentlne today on the second floor a Rctither & Co's. carving and modeling es tabltshment caused serious Injury to thre men. William Lt-nore. an employe , wa ! > erhaps fatally burned about the arms , fac and bead. Joachim Jungwlrih. a membe if the firm , was burned about the face an hands , and Charles Kummerfleld , an em ploje , had a leg broken. The damage b ( Ire amounts to $6.000. Qneer Defence of Mnrderer. NEW YORK. Dec. t. A dispatch to th Herald from Montevideo , Uruguay , says Arrodondo , murderer of Tretldent Idrart Borda , has been absolved by the court be cause ho Is said to have acted under th Influence ot political effervescence. The pub lie prosecutor will appeal agalnvt the judg metit. FINANCES OF PHILIPPINES Silver it the Basis of the Currency Tiled on the Islands. VALUE OF EXPORTS LAST YEAR $41,342,4EO , Hemp Industry l > nd In Importance nnd Olhcm Arc Sugar , Copra and Tobacco No Danger of Over 'reduction. WASHINOTON. Dec. 2. Edward Harden , who was appointed In August last an hon orary commissioner of the United States to make an Investigation of the financial con ditions In the Philippine ! , baa made bis re port to the secretary of the treasury , In the course of which he says : Silver Is the basis of the currency In the Philippine Islands. There la no gold In ; cneral circulation and there has been none 'or ' more than twenty years. The Mexican dollar of a date previous to 1877 Is current n the Islands , and It U practically the only money In general circulation. The Spanish ; overnment In the summer of 1897 coined 16,000,000 of sliver In a local currency which was sent to the Islands. These dollars are .Ighter In weight than the Mexican dollar , jut the scarcity of money In the Philippine islands caused them to be quickly absorbed. There Is a local note Issuing bank called the Banco Espanol Filipino which has In circu lation notes based on silver , of which there was outstanding on September 30 , 1898 , ap proximately 12,600,000. The currency of the Islands was originally gold , In pieces of $1 , $2 and $4 , and the Mexican silver dollar and the old Spanish silver dollars , the latter circulating to a limited extent only. Previous to 1876 silver was often at a premium over gold. When sliver began to depreciate 4n value the gold coin was rapidly exported and re placed by the Mexican silver dollar , which has for a long time been In general use throughout the orient. Gold became BO scarce through the cxporfof the gold coin , and the sliver was taking Us place so rapidly that the1 Spanish government took steps to atop the export and the Import of the other. In the spring of .1878 an edict was Issued from Madrid prohibiting the Import of all silver dollars bearing a date subsequent to 1877. This law was maintained until the control of the Islands passed to the United States. Fluctuating Money 8ytera. The amount of money needed for the trade and commerce of the Philippine Isl ands fluctuates in the different seasons. In the height of the * ugar season y from February to. June , when large amounts of sugar are exported there Is a sharp In crease In the -demand for money. For the ordinary needs of the country little money Is ued , as the credit system la In vogue throughout the Islands , and there Is , therefore , no great amount of money needed for the payment of wages to 'the laboring classes. In the off season , when exports are light , the demand for money woiild become so small that the circulating medium would be found to be much more than sufficient for the needi of the country. The fluctuation in the demand for money . - - , . - - , . -p- wM ly flfcW { lngrilffi \ ot exchangTand in th . : , continued floV of money either to or from the Islands. The law which prevented the , importation of the Mexican dollara of a date subsequent to 1877 proved a great hardship to the busi ness interests and would have been a much greater evil had It not been for the laxity pt the officials , which permitted anJ en- counted smuggling. It was not uncommon for the dollar to go to a premium of 10 or 12 per cent , and this would Immediately start the flow of silver toward the Islands , which would be continued until the demand was mot. and the rate of exchange was reduced to a point to cause smuggling to cease to bo profitable. Silver Smufricllnir an Industry. The smuggling of sliver Into the islands was a recognized Industry. It was carried on largely by the rich "mestizos , " or Chinese half castes. There was a regular system for the bringing In of these coins. The result of the Spanish laws was to make money dear during the season when there was a big demand for currency , and the producers a well as the merchants and bankers have been robbed from year 'to year. year.After After the American occupation of Manila permission was given the banks to Import silver freely , and the result has been to keep exchange rates on a more stable basis. | The Spanish government kept no statistic * of currency and finance , and the bankers here only give estimates of the most gen eral character. The most careful estimates of the currency of the islands , therefore , are likely to be incorrect. There are 8,000,000 people In the Islands , according to the esti mate of the Spanish government , of whom only a email fraction live In the territory contiguous to Manila and Hollo. When money once leaves these centers It passed out of the knowledge of business men , and It Is Impossible to form any correct Idea ol the amount of money now In the Islands , There "is } G , jCO,000 in Philippine dollars coined by the Spanish government and sent out a. year ago , of which only a small .per- centage Is now In Manila. U Is estimated there Is In circulation $10,000,000 of subsidiary coins , 10-cent , 20- cent and 60-wnt pieces , which have been recolned from Mexican dollars by the Span ish government. The estimate of the Mexi can dollars now in circulation , as given bj one of the best Informed bankers In the Island , Is from $20,000,000 to $25,000,000 , This , with the $2,500,000 of notes of the Banco Espanol Filipino now In circulation , constitutes the currency of the Islands. Five Dalian I'er Capita. This would make a total of from $40.000.- 000 to $16,000,000 , speaking roughly , for th ( entire Islands , or approximately $5 per caplt : for the total population of the Islands. I must not bo overlooked that these figure * are given on a silver basis and that , there tore , In figuring on our own standard a ! these figures "must be cut In two. Thro banking Institutions do the banking buslnes of the Philippines , aside from that done b ; the large commercial houses , which buy am sell exchanges and to a limited extent carr ; on .tho business which legitimately belong : to banking Institutions. Of the three bank : the two most Important are branch concerns the third being a local institution controller by the Spaniards and natives. There Is In Manila a savings Instltutlo : and public pawn shop , which Is practical ! ; under 'the ' control of the church. It 1s callei the "Monte de Pledad. " It was establlshe < to make loans to the poor people and ha : done a good work during the few years 1 has been In existence. It has been falrl ; successful and has proved to be a source o profit to those interested In It. Under the charter of the Banco Espano Filipino It is permitted < to Issue bank note In amount equal to three times Its capita stock. The present capital is $3,500,000 am Its note Issue may amount to $4,500,000 , Ol September 30 there was In circulation , a previously stated , approximately $2,500,00 of those notes. These notes arc issued on < \ ilvcr basis and arc payable on demand to earcr. The charter require * that there shall be maintained In cash and paper , which can 00 realized on in ninety days , a sufficient amount to cover Its outstanding obligations > u bank notes , deposits and Accounts current Ihcro mutt be maintained In the bank's \aulta silver in amount e4iial to at least jue-third of the notes In circulation. Can , Vie Only Sllrer/Carrency. The question of the future currency of the islands Is one which is of vital Importance to all business men in the Islands. Tbe best Informed men in Manila are unanimous In their opinion that under present condi tions the silver currency ts the only one adapted to the Islands ; A great deal of the trade of the Philippines U wi.h China and Japan , the Strait nettlements , India and Australia. In China and Japan and In India the whole trade In on a silver baste , though Japan has adopted the gold standard , having , how ever , as the basis of its currency a gold dollar lar which Is , approximately , worth only 50 cents , and Its currency , therefore , in effect , Is on a silver basis , the same as China and India. The natives of th Philippine Islands are conservative to a degree in the .matter of their currency , and it would be a long and tedious task to educate th m to a dollar lar which would be worth twlbe that now In circulation. Notwithstanding the Americans have a force of 15,000 soldiers In Manila who are paid in gold the people of the Islands will have nothing but silver. All of the soldiers when they are paid In gold take their money to one of the banks and exchange It for local currency. The native will take the M-sxlcan dollar , worth IMS than SO cents gold. In preference to the United' ' State * dollar , worth 100 cents. If the UnHed States retains the Philippine Islands a Special coinage of silver dollara might b * minted for clrcula- lon In the archipelago , the came as the British dollar has been put In circulation In he Strait settlements. In Hong Kong and in other ports where British Interests pre- lomlnate. In time the gold standard might ) e put In force In Philippines , but in .he opinion of the business'men generally It rould have to be accomplished slowly. Con- Ideratlon would hav * to be given to the lonservatlve attitude of the people and to .ho fact that they would have to be educated to the value of the new currency. Mexican Dollar Is ) Standard. The Mexican dollar in general circulation n the Philippine island * contains forty- even grains of sliver .900 flue. The pur chasing power of the. dollar Is the bullion aluo of the silver contained In It , and it increases or decreases la value In accordance with the quotations ( or bar silver in Lon- on , which are received every1 day by cable n Manila. The Spanish government has lought in every way to favor borne manufac- urcrs and has tried to keep exchange rates 'avorable to Spanish markets , lifts was the reason ( or its prohibition of , ta ! . [ Importing f Mexican dollars , , the Inte'klu * ' . .being to jupply the Islands with jjpaatas coins. It has never met the demands rfh country , however , with coins beatlng tte Spanish stamp , and the rwrchaa'tii aa Wnk rs .have been compelled to obtain through the smuggler * . rr There is an tosue of | 40 , .eM which waa put out by ' ment in July , 1897 , nd Mr the customs receipts of't These bon * -were " " cartws , " payable tesf nterert at the rate ot port cent. The issue irlce was 92. Their were divided into two ilasse * , calltd A And B , bonds. The A bonds consisted ot $25,000,000 issuable In" Spain and with interest and principal payable there. The B bonds comprise the remaining $15- 100,000 and they were to be Issued In Manila , with Interest and principal payable in Ma nila. Of the A bonds $20,000,000 were under written by the Banco Hlspano Colonial ot Madrid , which paid a commission of 3 pe * cent. Of the B bonds Issued In Manila , those that were put out were practically a forced oan. The Spanish government in Manila received deposits from private individuals , and In effect It compelled those having money to deposit to receive these bonds In settle- n.ent of their claims against * ho government. In this way about $6,000,000 of these bonds were floated In Manila. Praotlcally all of the export and Import trade ot the Island * lo In the hands of for eigners. There are a few Spaniards engaged In trading , but the bulk of the business in a commercial way Is done by British , German , Belgian and American citizens. These do not meddle with the insurrection and they have been able to maintain friendly rela tions not only with the Spanish government officials , but with the natives as well. Export * of the Ilnnd * . Tbe most reliable figures that can be ob tained on exports from the Islands for the year 1897 give the following as the value at the point of shipment of the various princi pal Items : Hemp $18.040.160 Busar 12.928.0W Copra 4.462.9JU Tobacco lea ( 2,786.200 Cigars S"-600 Various articles 1,000,000 Indiffo 10700U Coffee 96.1W Rope G3.30U Blbucao ( dyewood ) 49.UXJ Gums . ' . . . . WjWJ Skins for glue 38,900 Mother of pearl shells , M 28.700 Total $41,342,480 There are no official figures obtainable giving the Imports for the Philippine Islands. One ot the larger Importing houses which keeps statistics of Imports and which has practically complete figures of all goods shipped Into Manila , has prepared the fol lowing table , giving the approximate yalut ot Imports during the year 1897 , Including goods Imported by shopkeepers and Chinese from. Hong Kong : First Woven fancy goods ( plnR- hams , erandvlllcs , muslins , re- Kattns , trouserings , etc. ) SSO.OOC Second Printed conds ( prints , printed Krancllnes. etc. ) 270.00C Third Yarns and sewing thread. . . 130,00 * Fourth Ironware , hollow ware and fancy articles , known In China trndo na "murk nnd trurk" SSO.OOt Fifth Sklrtlrms. Kray clothH , drills ( white nnd twills ) , crydonH. etc. . . 300 Of * Sixth Imports from Hong Kong. . . 300.00 Total 1,810,001 Value In , Mexican money , $10,100,000. Import * Estimated. Coal Imports amounted to about 90,00 tons. Petroleum Imports amounted to abMit 114 , 320 cases. The average value of coal In Manila I $10 , and petroleum Is worth on an averas $3 a case , or $342,990. Adding these tw Items to the estimated table of Imports give a total of $17,342,990. Taking this as being correct , there la i trade balance in favor of the Islands c $23,999,290 , that being the excess of exporti over Imports. The four principal Industries of the Island In the order named are hemp , sugar , conn and tobicco. Tbe hemp Industry supports a large pro portion ot the population of the souther : part of Luzon and Hands to the sout and , according to the opinion of those mos familiar with tbo trade , there Is no dange of un overproduction. U Is all exported and there would ceem to be room for th establishment ot a plant for the making o _ cordage. There Is practlaclly no rope manu 1 factured In the Philippine islands. NEW YORK GOES TO HAVANA United Statei Cruiser Will Proceed to the Cuban OapiUl. SAMPSON TO HOIST HIS FLAG ON ARRIVAL First United Stated Ironclad to Enter Havana llnrlior Since the llat- tlenhi Mnliie 1'ut In Its Appearance There. NEW YORK , Dec. 2. A special from Washington says : Orders have been Issued by Secretary Long to the armored cruiser New York to proceed to Havana , Cuba. Thu battleship Texas , which has left Tompklns- vllle for Hampton Roads , will become the flagship of Commodore Philip , who will re main as commander-ln-chlet ot the north Atlantic squadron until the return ot Rear Admiral Sampson. The New York will be the first Ironclad ot the United States to enter Havana harbor since the battleship Maine arrived there. Upon Its arrival Rear Admiral Sampson will hoist his flag on board nd It Is expected will come north In It the ust of next month , It was stated at the epartmcnt that there was no special cause htch Induced Secretary Long to send the ruleer south , as Spain baa complied with le American demands for the evacuation ot de Island , and there la no question which equlrcs a demonstration. Cool weather Is omlng on and there Is less danger ot the rew contracting y el row fever , though Cap- aln Chad wick , commanding the vessel , will se every precaution to prevent that disease ottlng aboard. Upon the arrival ot the New York at lavana , Admiral Sampson will resume his duties as commander of the North Atlantic qadron and again will holat his flag on ha New York. Whether or not the Cuban ommlsslon will return north on the cruiser will depend on their own wishes. To Sustain Cuban "Honor. " HAVANA , Dec. 2. The executive commit- ee of the Cuban assembly agreed at its ast session to make It compulsory upon the iart of any Cuban officer Insulted by Span- sh , American or other officers , to chal- enge the person so Insulting to fight a duel. The measure has 'two alms , according to he Cubans , first , "to maintain the dignity if the Cuban army , " and secondly "to check the Impudence and Insolence ot many so- called Cuban officers , who , without having ever put their courage to a test , having enlisted after the armistice , are swaggering about with Cuban uniforms , endeavoring te offend Spanish officers. " It Is learned on good authority that the Cubans have recently secretly acquired qul e a formidable armament , the ulterior object of which is not known. It Is added that they have purchased over 8,000 rifles wHhln the last ten days. The fact Is causing con siderable speculation here. . The United Statei transport Florida arrived here today with quartermasters' supplies , 164 mults Sad horses and thirty-four stablemen. ' ' ' .The Sjonlsfi troops that remained in the , Isle'of Fines evacuated today. General Greene baa asked the Cuban general , Marie Meriocal , ( or 200 extra men to' assist In the preparing ; camps. attar * -ttflMtttofrf ioiB " " " street cleaning. Tbe United 8tafe * transport Roumanian eaves today tor Savannah , returning shortly with , troops of the Seventh army , corps. THUS far all the trosps and officers to arrive are n excellent health. The' United States trans port Cheater , which left Savannah November 10 with the Fourth Tennessee volunteers , arrived at Trinidad this morning. Mr. Garrison , one ot the legal advisers to the United States evacuation commission , and Dr. Lalne will leave for -the United States tomorrow by a Plant line steamer. The volunteer forces of Havana were re lieved today of all further garrison duty and they will shortly bo disbanded prior to the completion of the evacuation of Havana. OPEN COURT IN NEWjtEGIME ncorgnnlicd Santiago Supreme Court Ileume * Sitting ; ! With Somewhat - what Elaborate Ceremonle * . SANTIAGO. Dec. 2. The opening of the recently reorganized supreme court this morning was an Impressive ceremony. Cble Justice Echeverrta and the associate Jus tlces , prior to the opening , called at the palace , where they were received by Gen eral Wood , after which , with General Wood and his aldea , Robert Porter and others they were driven to the supreme cour chamber. Here the Judges donned their robes o office , long silk gowns trimmed with white lace , and , accompanied by the attorneys practicing In the court , who were , similar ! ; dressed , formed in procession and passed Into the court room , the chief justice es cortlng General Wood. The procession having divided Into semi circles , General Wood in a few tactful and forceful words opened the proceedings , de Ilverlng the court , In the name of the United States government , to the chief Jus tice and his associates and demanding from the public Implicit obedience to the court's decisions and decrees. His pronouncement was translated Into Spanish by Captain Men- doza. The chief Justlco , replying , accepted the Judicial offices In the name of Justice , for mally recognizing the United States aa the supreme power and declaring that the bench would render Justice to rich and poor alike. The proceedings terminated with hand shaking. The first session of the purely Cuban courl waa then opened. Among Cubans the evenl Is a matter for general congratulation. The local news-papers consider It the dawn of : new era and express the hope that thi Judges , who are men of legal acumen am ! profound research , may be ible to show the world that the Cubs ulatlon ha < within Itself the element od govern. ment. Monday 1EO men will bis 10 build thread < road to Holguln. The dls'anec , making al lonances for necessary deviation , U seventy. five miles. General Wood Is determined t ( facilitate the means of Intercommunicate ! at this end of the Island , and on the sami day 100 men will begin a road to Guan. anamo. In this case a distance of fort ; miles must be covered. A road will b < tarted to Manzanlllo later. These road : vhen completed will bo of Inestimable valui ( or military and commercial purposes. PATROL FOR ISLAND'S COAS1 S United State * Customs Service i Porto nlco Will Need Some I'rotecilon. WASHINGTON , Doc. 2. Captain Shoe maker , chief of the revenue cutter service us returned from Porto Rico , where hi vent some weeks ago to Investigate thf ucsUon of the necessity for a revenue cut ter patrol of the Inland's coasts Mr. Shoe naker today said : DurlnK an absence of about fifty days 1 have visited every port and so-called barboi CONDITION OF THE WEATHER "orccnst for Nebraska Colder : Northwest Winds. Ycntcritny'ii Temperature In Omahni rlnnr. IleK. Hour. Den. on the coast of Porto Rico. For the meat iBH the ports are simply open roadsteads , untlrcly unprotected from \Ninus and gales > ta\\mil. The harbors of San Juan aud lluanlca are Ideal as harbors of refuge , both being , securely land-locked. A vust portion of the former la capable ot being dtcdgcd and will atford ample anchorage tor a large number of vessels In deep water. The har- uor ot Guautca Is wholly and simply a har bor of refuge. There Is a small village ot poor people on the shore , probably to the number of COO or COO. Vessels going Into .his harbor would carry from seven to ten fathoms of water and not less than four and a halt close In to the shore. This Is the point where General Mlles landed his army. It would furnish an anchorage for ut least 250 vessels. The nearest town from this harbor In about six miles back from shore , from which point there Is a railroad com municating with the Interior of the Island. Of the ports , such as Fajardo , Huatnacao and Arroyos are simply the entry ports for cus toms purposes of the towns , which lie otne Qvo or elx miles In each cose In the Interior. Ponce Is no exception to this rule. The playa , which Is the port , Is built on the beach and the cltv itself Is two miles back. It In reached by a fine road. There Is per haps no coast In any part ot the world so well adapted to Illicit trade AS the coast > of Porto Hlco. For the protection ot revenue * , when our customs and navigation laws shall be enforced , there should be at least two vessels ot thn revenue cutter service as signed to duty , with headquarters to be designated , one at San Juan and one at Ponce. Tbo shores of the Island In Its en tirety are bold and very easy ot navigation and comparatively speaking there are no ob structions. The charts at present In use are blind , many shoals being shown upon them that have no existence In fact , and many shoals are found that are not laid down on the charts. The soundings are gen erally Inaccurate , furnishing no accurate guide for the mariner. The question a * to when the patrol of this coast should be inaugurated Is a mat ter which will bo determined by the secre tary of the treasury , probably at an curly day. EXPOSITION FOR NEXT YEAR Official * at Washington Speak Quite Encouragingly of the Project. WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. ( Special Tele gram , ) Mr. Rosewater , who has been In Washington the last week interviewing member * of the cabinet , heads ot depart ments and cithers In official life as to the advisability of continuing the Omaha ex position next year , has met with great en couragement from those Interviewed. Even President McKlnley , In a talk , had with Mr. Rosewater , conceded that there were many arguments ln-favor of continuing theexposi tion , but thoughtUiettoeieo shortin which an appropriation to cover the expense * or a curtailed government exhibit , with exhibits from Cuba , Porto Rico and the Philippines , wa * also discussed in all its bearings , but uo decision waa reached. While Mr. Hose- waiter Is not prepared to definitely commit himself to another exposition until he has ascertained what can be done in Washing ton , ho says the proposition 1s received with enthusiasm in many official quarters , which is decidedly encouraging. He will be tne guest of Frank G , Carpenter at the annual dinner of the Gridiron club tomorrow even ing at tbo Arlington. Secretary Bliss today affirmed the de cision of the land commissioner In the case of Stephen Kcyler against Thomas S. Gal lup , Involving lands In the Huron , S. D. land district An order was Issued establishing a post- office at O'Leary , Plymouth county , la. , and Adam McLaln was commissioned postmaster Postofflces discontinued : Iowa Key Bremer county ; mall to Wapsle. Wyoming Tlvaton , Johnson county ; mall to Clearmont An order was Issued onanglng the name of the postofflce at Haram , In Lincoln county S , D. , to Leevllle. REMOVAL OfSOLDIER DEAD _ DUInterment Hnt lie Pat Off Until February for Sanitary Reaaon * . WASHINOTON , Dec. 2. The War de partment has decided to adopt at once the suggestion of General Wood , In commanc at Santiago , that the removal of the re mains of American soldiers from that sec tion of Cuba be deferred until February at the earliest. While It Is fully realized tha this postponement will bring great disap pointment to the friends and relatives o tbo dead soldiers , the officials believe they have no right to expose to the horrors o the yellow fever outbreak the large popu lation of Santiago and neighboring towna from a mere sentimental consideration. The department had advanced very wel In the preparation of plans for the remova of the dead and was In position to begin the work of dlslnterment almost Imme diately. It had employed the services o an expert named Rhodes , who bad tbor oughly gone over the ground at Santiago and arranged tbo details of the plan. Fo some time past * the department has been granting permits for the removal of th remains of Individual soldiers , provided th relatives of the soldiers furnished a molallt casket , whlch'could bo hermetically scaled thus preventing the Introduction of con taglous diseases Into the United States. WarnlniE to Itohhem. WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. The British am bas.iador has furnished the secretary estate state with a copy of a notice Issued by th Government of the Bahamas for the bcncfl of the Inhabitants of the outlying Islands to the effect that certain vesls In dlstres were robbed by divers persons Inbabltln the outl > lng territory In December an January last. The notice calls attentlo to the fact that persons committing sue acts are guilty of felony , and on convlctlo are liable to bo kept In penal servltud for any term not exceeding fourteen years GarrUon Troop * at Honolulu. WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. The First Nev York regiment of Infantry having b J ordered home from Honolulu , Its place ma bo filled later on by a detachment of regula troops , the selection of which , however , ha not yet been determined. After the Nev Yorkers depart there nlll still remain a Honolulu some companies of the Second en glneers , which , for the present , will constl- tutu an adequate garrison. DUpoNe of l ,0im Manner * . WASHINGTON. Doc , 2. The secretary o v\ar lias directed that the li.OOO Mauser rifle taken from the Spanish troops at the sur render ot Santiago be disposed of. HITCH AT PARIS Peace Negotiations Projrresaine Satisfactorily to United States Government , OMMISSION BUSY WITH MINOR DETAILS No Doubt Remains but That the Treaty Will be Signed. MERICA LOOKING FOR A CABLE STATION laroline Islands Most Desirable Place for Such a Location , OME FEARS CONCERNING THE FILIPINOS American Troop * Are Arriving Dally at Manila , However , and the Force In ThnitKht Ample to Cope With the Situation. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dec. 2. H can b tated positively that no hitch has occurred n the proceedings of the peace coramla- Ion , at Paris , and an Impression to the ontrary In certain quarters probably Is duo o a misunderstanding of the phase those roceedlngs have reached. With the ac- lulcscence by the Spanish commissioners n the American demands set out in the riglnal protocol , nil danger of a failure to each the point of signature of a peace reaty disappeared and that such a treaty will be forthcoming , covering at least all he protocol points , 4s considered assured. What Is now going on In Paris Is a negotla- lon respecting certain objects which the Jnlted States government seeks to ac complish In that manner , Instead of rcsort- ng to the moro usual but more , tedious method of correspondence between the two governments. These objects have been clearly stated In general terms , namely , the acquisition ot one of the Caroline Islands aa a cable station and cooling station ; of certain rights to land cables on Spanish possessions at other points ; the prncure- nent of freedom of religious worship In the Carolines , and the revival of certain treaties of trade and commerce , olc. But , as stated , these matters are purely ho subject * ot diplomatic negotiation and do not In any way effect the conclusion of he peace treaty. They might all fall to > o realized and still the treaty would not be effected. Moreover , while Spain was the lubjcct ot peremptory demands In the case of the protocol point * , that nation ts free of compulsion now , while these diplomatic exchanges are in progress. U may sell to the United States one of the Caroline slands , or may refuse to do so , and , more over , if we buy the Island * It must be at a price satisfactory to Spain. Spain may even tell the , Caroline croup to Germany , nstead of the'United States , If It oan'obtaln a better price from the former. There Is good.reason , to assume the correctness ot tfie report thai Gerraa ; r la , 'even now , bar- Unlncfor.gUue , * f * i' and not * of demsnd. , The statement that Spain ha * refused to sell u Ceuta , opposite Gibraltar , for a coal and cable station , Is Inaccurate. The United State * government has not made any such proposition for the acquisition of that Is land and would hesitate very long before entering upon the turbulent field ot activity Involved in the assumption ot territory In the neighborhood of the Mediterranean. Caroline * Are Deiilraltle. The case Is different respecting the Care lines. The American naval expert * have urged very strongly that this group , on the. whole , bo retained , It possible ; and la addition , that the Pelew group , lying lethe the westward , be purchased. They have pointed out that the southernmost Island of the Ladrone group , Waleoa , lies only 300 miles north of Ponape , In the Carolines , and the Pelew islands are only about 600 miles distant from the Philippines , With these the United States would have a com plete chain of Islands located at convenient distances more than half way across the Pacific. Moreover , the vast bulk of trade In that quarter of the world passes directly through the natural channel between the Ladroncs and the Carolines , of which the United States ) would have command. If Germany Is able to outbid the United States for thcso Island * It may obtain them , but a suspicion Is entertained that the naming of $2,000,000 was Inspired by a desire to get the best possible terms for Spain from the United States by raising the price of the goods. One of the pledge * which Is almost as good as a treaty obligation In Its force , even now , la that the United States , In return for the release of the political prisoners from Cuba and Porto Rico , 'held ' by Spain , will secure 'the release of the Spanish prisoners heldby _ Agulnaldo , and to this matter at tention Is being devoted here. There 1m * been an almost dally dispatch from General Otis announcing the arrival of a transport there loaded with United States troops and the War department Is fairly confident now to undertake the full control ot the Inlands with the assistance of the naval contingent under Dewey , It Is realised that the task of Inducing Agulnaldo to surrender the cap- fives , for whom ho has demanded such an extravagant ransom $1,500,000 under pen alty of cutting their throats , Is going to b * a difficult one ; but , after all , the United States commissioners In Paris have only undertaken that the United States govern ment shall URO Its best efforts to secure tha release of the prisoners ; they have not pledged the government to perform the Ira- possible , Comnilmlon An alt * InntrnnlloiiH. PARIS , Doc. 2. The Joint session of Ihe peace commissions today lasted two hours. No real progress was made. The Spaniards are awaiting Instructions. Spain's proposi tion for commercial privileged In the West Indies wan not settled and was scarcely considered today. The Americans have uUo asked for Instructions on certain matters. The Caroline Islands question was not con sidered. The Joint commission adjourned until Saturday. The United States peace commission con cluded Us consultation with Major General Wesley Mcrrtlt at today's private session , after which It took up the question of Span ish commercial rights In the West Indies for a term of years and other subjects of negotiation to bo considered later at the Joint section. Spanish sympathizers having , a quasi- connection with the Spanish commission are making much over the reported attitude of the Filipinos toward the United States. These sympathizers profess to have Informa tion that Agulnaldo means to fight and that he now has 60,000 soldiers. AgulnnrJo'n soldiers are now armed with 60,000 Mauser rlfleu and eighteen quick-firing guns , and It Is asserted that ho will be sat- Irilled with nothing but Independence. Agon- clllo , Agulnaldo'H agent , was reticent when questioned on the subject this morning , l y-